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Just make it respectable. That is all I ask tonight.

With Huff in... this thing is withing single digits at this point. Who knows with Nash.

Bigs nailing threes with confidence. How do you compete with that?

Totally agree! Whose case has more merit in your opinion? Or were they both equally being screwed?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/ncaa-reinstates-ucla-freshman-shabazz-muhammad-effective-immediately-012746416--ncaab.html Must be nice to be a big powerful school like UCLA ..... OK, I'm officially starting the "Free Jaron" campaign. Think it will work like it did in UCLA? I didn't think so.

LOL, Yeah, to be honest, I didn't say it out loud, but I mumbled it under my breath. I've just seen it to many times this year. I should not be down on the ladies, though, they are doing fine. And, as I look to next year, wow, just wow...we should be stacked.

When I saw she was up to serve toward the end of the fifth set, I called the error before she did it. It was the turning point toward UND's doom.

Has Ulrich ever not service errored in crucial situations?

No, you're not drifting. I agree with you. Had you offered up a different rival, I would have followed up with: "Do you frequent Rival B's message board more or less than Siouxsports?" or "Do you have more or less fun on Siouxsports than on Rival B's message board?" All that said, (bringing it back to the topic that I replied to), for my money, I would want to play my biggest general rival every years in as many sports possible, including football, but I do understand that NDSU has its own yard to tend to. Thanks!

I'm curious about your opinion on this: Who, in your mind, is NDSU's biggest rival in general? (meaning, not limited to one sport in particular, and not limited to just sports at all -- academics, student recruitment, etc.)?

And the North Dakota theme just keeps getting better. 6'3" middle hitter Faith Dooley commits to UND. http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/380390/group/homepage/

I like how Hardee continues to scoop up top N.D. talent. Sounds like a good "get" for UND. Still curious what he didn't see in the Steffen girl out of Red River. http://www.inforum.c...group/homepage/

Talk about starting flat footed against a team that was fairly warmed up and at home in a familiar setting. Add on top of that: No Nash (who has played minutes against K state) Benton benched for alleged violation of team rules No Salmonson (still a mystery) Sounds like a recipe for a K-State tune up to me.

Agree with all of that. I would add that FU is also lucky that Brooking's defensive back likes to wear his jersey un-tucked. 'cause if he doesn't have to drag the FU receiver 12 yards he's gone for a pick 6 and that would have put the momentum clearly in back in Brooking's favor. * FU = Fargo University and BU = Brookings University per the Summit Leagues new naming convention rules. ( Yeah, I know that they play in the Missouri Valley, but it's still funny stuff.)

UND is listed third in this preview behind Montana and Weber. http://www.ksdk.com/sports/college/article/345509/199/College-Basketball-Preview---Big-Sky-Conference

From the Topeka, Kan. newspaper, about UND's first opponent's first game: K-State dominates inside to beat Washburn Cats struggle at free throw line Posted: October 30, 2012 - 10:13pm MANHATTAN — The early evaluation of Kansas State’s basketball team looks much like last like last year’s squad: Aggressive defense and strong rebounding but challenged offensively on the perimeter and at the free throw line. The Wildcats rode their defense and board work to an 81-61 exhibition victory over Washburn in coach Bruce Weber’s debut Tuesday at Bramlage Coliseum.

I believe KSU has its first game tonight against Div. II Washburn, if you want to scope the interwebs for how they look (albeit over an overly matched opponent).

So someone throw out conjecture about what the "higher ups" are doing, and now all of a sudden it's fact. This is what we call "message board facts." I am not saying that there's not the possibility, but, without proof, I wouldn't go assuming it to be true. This is how the old legend that "Ralph had dynamite placements incorporated during construction so that it could be blown up if the nickname went away" started. I still to this day hear from people who believe this as gospel, especially out in the western part of the state. Beside, I was at Friday's game and there was enough Sioux chants and references to Fighting Sioux from the crowd to make this old fan very proud of my alma mater -- from the National Anthem on.

I agree with everything you noted. I do think, however, ISU was picking on the young freshman Spearman, and she did respond with some rookie errors. (to be expected, mind you). You are right, though, she did show some flashes of agressiveness and the talent that brought her to UND.

Felicia, Lauren and Lexi looked bewildered out there tonight (less so on Lexi, but not her best night) No one really stood out. ISU had more energy, digs, blocks and fewer unforced errors than UND. The ISU subs were even louder than the UND crowd at times. A half step backward tonight. And I got a parking ticket. Yeah, I'm bitter. Thanks UND.

Got it. But, you know, it will be relatively rare for any UND team, regardless of sport, to run the table or suffer only one or two losses in a competitive conference like the Big Sky. Same goes for the new NCHA in hockey. Unfortunately, losses are going to be part of the bargain in tough conferences, especially for a first-year team. Eventually, it will happen that UND makes a spotless or nearly spotless run to the playoffs, but I sure as heck never thought it would be this year. I don't know where your expectations were at this year that you would have gotten burned (if we're talking football) because UND has not lost to anyone that it absolutely should have beat. (SDSU, Cal Poly, No. Ariz. and EWU).

What's new?

It was just odd that at the beginning of the season he was about a month away from playing, and then we heard nothing -- crickets. Or maybe I missed something and it's old news.

Has anyone heard anything on Kleason's status? It's getting to the point now where a medical hardship year might be an option. Thoughts?

Please take it to the new UND-NDSU smack thread. This is not the place. Let this one get back on track. Both of you.