Walsh Hall

As a respected and wise jurist frequently said, bringing a claim for an appearance of conflict of interest is beyond sophomoric. There is either a conflict or there isn’t a conflict. If someone is bloviating about the appearance of a conflict of interest, tune them out. If there is an actual conflict of interest, with actual facts to support the claim, that’s something worth discussion. What a shock that this is a giant pile of nothing.

What is the difference between a message board poster claiming an "appearance of conflict of interest" and an "actual conflict of interest"? A distinction without a difference it appears.

What, specifically, is "this"?

Many posters need to go take (or retake) introduction to logic. The conclusions being drawn from the available information are absolutely insane. Reminds of an 80 yr old aunt that takes a rather innocuous piece of information and spins it into some crazy convoluted story.

Folks think that Berry would risk decades of good will, and his professional name, for a few bucks on a few jerseys? There was absolutely nothing surreptitious about this. If you're trying to hide something this ain't how you do it. Some of the speculation is completely bonkers. Risk your livelihood and reputation for $100,000?... come on... If there was something nefarious by Berry it would be an all time bonehead move. I don't see it.

...or she could have thought she could make some $ and Brad had a fatherly conversation with her. Could be a ton of different reasons...

I'll throw my guess as to what happened... UND's attorney was of the opinion that NODAK, as presented on the jersey, did not need to be trademarked. Jersey's made. Berry's daughter obtained trademark and has received nothing from the University. The motivation behind obtaining it, I have no idea. I see no way that Berry would facilitate payment to his daughter for this. That is so clearly a conflict, and I just don't believe it's in his nature at all to do something so stupid.

I'm doing a cursory review, but I don't see just "North Dakota" as being trademarked. It it was, it would be a specific color/font... I do see that UND had these (2) but they indicate as expired. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (THE WORDS)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 0002548144Inactive - Expired01/19/1994 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (THE WORDS) ALONG WITH THE WORDS "LUX ET LEX" WITHIN A ROUND SEAL. SEAL ALSO BEARS IMAGE OF A TREE, PLOW & RISING SUNUNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 0002547157Inactive - Expired01/19/1994

If NODAKS was the school moniker that would be a secondary meaning outside the standard connotation and would be a valid trademark. As the school name is not "Nodak" it could be assumed that "Nodak" is just the common contraction for North Dakota and thus not trademark protected. I don't believe that "North Dakota" was trademarked when that was on the hockey jerseys.

A search on the ND Secretary of State's website shows a ton of trademarks/business's which include Nodak. I see that UND has "Nodak Nation." I'm not so sure just "Nodak" would survive a legal challenge as a trademark.

On the bright side, gotta love a back door cover.

So, if the bids are in the same ballpark the higher seed gets the game, if the lower seed blows the higher seed out of the water with their bid they get the game. As previously mentioned, just seed the teams and higher seed gets home field.

The money needs to come from boosters. There isn't 200k sitting around at the end of the year to cut a check. I have no idea what arrangements Chaves tried to make, but I'd imagine a school would want to have the money lined up well in advance in case it's needed. Feel free to contact Chaves and guarantee a pledge for next year's playoffs for 50K, 20K, or even 10K to get that bid started. I'm sure the program would greatly appreciate it.

He's earned over 8m and played 354 NHL games as a 24 year old. What an underachiever.

That year when Johan and Liariano were cooking was an entertaining summer. Made batters look like absolute fools.

Do other similarly situated institutions have NLI groups? If so, do they generally try to provide a payment across the board to all players or use the funds to try to attract specific higher end athletes. I don't have a clear picture as to how to best utilize NLI at the FCS level to try to achieve a competitive advantage.

Why people wouldn't support the local kids, and actually belittle them, is beyond me. Just having a cup of coffee in the NFL for a ND kid is something to celebrate. I don't recall Jim K or Phil H getting the crap that Carson does. He's only the 27th best QB in the world? Oh god, let's disown that guy.

The Twins have 23 quality starts this year. Worst in the AL. I believe there are (2) major reasons for this horrible stat. One is on the pitchers, the other is on the manager.

That's not because the shot isn't considered holed, but to prevent damage to the cup or lip. Not a rule of golf per se, but certainly good manners and golf course etiquette. Similar to pulling the ball out of the cup with your putter.

It's extremely well documented that the younger generations have a propensity to prefer the flexibility of "apartment life." Statistically they are more liking to frequently change jobs and to relocate. Their spending habits and priorities are statistically different than older generations. There is a measurable different is favoring experiences over possessions. Less of that demographic has the goal of a classic home ownership model. It's not a coincidence that higher end apartments with many amenities (dining, coffee shop, services, entertainment space) are becoming more popular.

It wouldn't hurt to get an inning or two more from the starters as well. Getting 4/5 innings from the starter adds to the bullpen strain. In the (5) blown games the bullpen pitched a total of 23 innings.

I have zero information about the particulars of this situation. That said, the administrative process which was followed is completely different than a criminal proceeding. The statement that he was "charged" is misleading as best. He was not criminally charged with anything (outside a DUS). The evidentiary rules, finders of fact, and burden of proof are all vastly different in the admin proceeding vs. a criminal case. The standard to charge him criminally would be much more analogous to the final admin burden. The alleged victim does not charge anyone, the State (or Feds) does. I'm making no statement about Otis, but when anyone comes before an administrative tribunal the odds are incredibly stacked against them. When the situation involved an institution of higher education, the odds get much much worse.

Taken from the Sinclair parking lot.

Do you have any idea on how Berry has handled the scholarship dollars? Who's scholarship dollars were cut or eliminated to bring in the (4) Freshman(F)? How does Berry pushing non-scholarship players to the portal assist in bringing in a scholarship player? Do you believe Spicer would come in with no scholarship? None of this is just a simplistic player-for-player analysis.

I think the point is that having Budy go to the portal will NOT free up any scholarship money.