mikejm

I should probably confess my role in this whole fiasco and beg forgiveness. You see the Bunings and I met over a couple of beers the other day and I told them that he was to be fired on Monday. Obviously both Tom and Debi were more than a little surprised at the revelation. I did have to explain that the firing had been delayed, as it was originally scheduled to happen 16 July. But I told them in no uncertain terms that I had it on good authority that Monday would be it. I'm sure the Bunings spent a lot of time over the days after our meeting weighing their options. While the leave of absence concept seems a little lame, perhaps it was the only thing they could come up with on such short notice. So, again, I am sorry for whatever role I might have unwittingly played in complicating this situation. Had I not told Tom he was to be fired, I'm sure the whole thing would already be behind us.

Who among us is a research wonk? I'm interested to know how many threads have been detoured into this identical Final Five discussion. There are a number of corollary findings that would be interesting: 1. the average number of posts it took to get off the original topic; 2. the weighted average number of posts by season (in-season or out-of-season); 3. the geographic location of the poster whose reply tipped the thread into the detour; and finally 4. the cumulative number of hours wasted reading and replying to these detoured threads. This Final Five issue is, has been, and always will be a :deadhorse:

azsioux: Does your keyboard not have a key with that little dot on it? Down on the right... between the comma and the slash.

Anyone else think this is a move to clear the way for "favorite son" Rob Bolllinger to come home? What's next? These folks want to ask Tom Clifford to come back as president? Or will Phil be okay?

Interesting choice.

Oh, but there are pictures....

I guess I've now attained "insider" status as well, as I received the same heads-up. I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve! I can hardly wait... Is this the "Buning's fired" announcement that's been alluded to over and over? Is Bollinger coming back to save the athletic department from certain doom? Or maybe Roger Thomas? Stay tuned...

Sooooooo....... wadaya think? Did Greene and Paukovich fight? Did they go out to dinner afterwards? Just wondering, folks.

Will you leave it alone now? This is like watching a kid pick a scab for crying out loud. On a side note, is it okay if I run this post past RedWing; he's sort of the official translator around here now. I'm especially having trouble with the part after "you may thing they were..."

Thank you redwing. Will you volunteer to serve as official AZSIOUX interpreter for the coming season? Please?

Could you parse this sentence for me? I'm not sure what you are saying.

Obviously the HockeysFuture people who prepare these reports have never heard of SiouxSports.com! There's no way Brian will ever make it to The Show.

I always wondered where He played His college hockey.

I'm not certain of this, but I believe Triouxper used up his eligibility. Or something like that.

Nice work Jim. I'm still catching a few remnants of the "old" green hue on some buttons and in the google ads at the top of the page.

You're selling yourself short Triouxper. You are the only person I know who has ever had his game-worn underwear bid upon.

Yes. Several of us. And the answer has always been the same. There is nothing to worry about.

I am tickled pink that Chris has finally been signed. I'm surprised, though, that the Black Hawks aren't the team. My conversations with Chicago's scouts led me to believe that they were

Guess I'm sitting this one out. Chicken Little has so ordained. Suffice it to say I have had countless communications with people a lot closer to the situation than anyone on this board and there simply isn't any fire where fs1 and 7nationaltitles are seeing smoke. People both inside and outside the AD's office. I prefer not to deal in rumor and innuendo, a choice neither of the above-mentioned posters seem to specialize in. And I deal in contracts and contract law every day of my life and it is not at all unusual for a contract presently in full force and effect to not be extended prior to its expiration. I now return you to your regularly-scheduled over-wroughtedness.

Do you even read your own words before you hit the "add reply" button? Try it sometime.

Ummmmm, are you saying he has to show his crack? Has it come to that? October can't get here soon enough.

As much as I'd like to jump on the bandwagon here, I see too many unanswered questions on this Fighting Sioux team to make them the overwhelming favorite to win the WCHA. Where is the scoring going to come from? Who is going to step into JToews' position who can feed Duncan and TJ? And beyond that, who is the go-to guy? Similarly, I don't see UofM dropping outside the top three. There is simply too much talent left. And I'm not about to overlook either Denver or CC. St. Cloud finally has a competent coach and some legitimate talent. I see the top five from last year simply swapping a position or two in the final standings: 1 UND St Cloud (tie) 3 UofM 4 CC 5 Denver 6 Wisconsin 7 Tech 8 Duluth 9 Mankato 10 Anchorage

I keep reading about how we need to show "respect" to people by giving them a contract extension before their existing deal is expired. Is this a new thing? Did I miss the memo? Hakstol has a contract with the university to perform a job. The university has a contract with him, under which he'll get paid a not insignificant amount of money in return for performing that job. Quid pro quo. I think it is time for some people to take a deep breath and relax.

Too lazy to re-read this entire thread, but wasn't Buning supposed to be fired by now? Did I miss something?

Well, next to Michigan, of course.