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http://www.nhl.com/draft/2006/round1.html

Toews looks good with a Sioux Blackhawk logo on his jersey.

Expect somebody who really NEEDS a defenseman to try to trade up ... Or for STL to draft Johnson and trade immediately to get a couple forwards...

http://www.startribune.com/503/story/498515.html New wounds, old wounds United States soccer coach Bruce Arena tried to inspire his players the night before the team's World Cup debut against the Czech Republic by screening the Minnesota-Holy Cross NCAA tournament hockey game. Unfortunately, Arena's stallions decided to channel the Gophers' lackadaisical sleepwalk instead of the Crusaders' passionate victory performance. BOB CARRINGTON, Eden Prairie Maybe he showed them a Sioux game before Saturday's match with Italy.

Agree, with just one modifier - "have solid answer on costs and revenues". I think there's money being left on the table today, that would go a long way toward bridging the gap to the costs increases. Revenue alternatives (these are obvious even to a layperson like me): 1) A spring sport that generates revenue, AND publicity during a time of year when there's less going on at the high school and college level. Hmm... Generating $200k+ from LAX is doable (probably not in year 1, but within 3-4 years). (In order to add to the AD bottom line, clearly, lax would need to be funded by cuts in other programs, such as baseball.) 2) Men's basketball is the next big revenue opportunity. Increase average attendance by 1500 is doable even assuming all games at the Betty ($200k revenues) Add 1-2 road games at big name opponents ($x) and bring in a top mid-major for a game at the Ralph (10k heads --> $150k) 3) Bring in a top-name women's team (Big Ten type), might it too bring $100k+ for a game at the Ralph? 4) Women's hockey is totally untapped. Needs to be competitive first, but this town loves hockey and WBB proves the town will support top, competitive, women's sports. Even 1000 heads per game = $200k per year. 5) Not sure how much the payoff would be from Frozen Four appearances ($y) but that's not insignificant. 6) Volleyball ... is there $50-75k possible? Sure. Did we find a million yet? What did I miss? It can be done, but it needs good marketing, good scheduling (conference!!)... and so on. ==================== As to faculty, if they can be convinced it adds students ($$ for academics), the proposal flies.

Last time I got measured for speed, they had to use a calendar.

If you have a HC jersey, you are definitely on the inside.

OK, I was kidding about the auction thing. Lucia came up with the idea of pairing rivals, but I think the rest of it was a league thing ... the games in GF were boring, partly because we were so ineffective and played disinterested. But the Sioux got revenge with some brilliant goals at the Final Five.

Lot of good points mentioned above. Sic, thanks for the link on Ralston. Having done a lot of hiring (not basketball coaches) I've been part of a committee hiring process, and I apologize to those of you for which this is obvious, but its worth mentioning for those that haven't. Its common in committees for each member to assess the candidate in his/her area of expertise. For example (and this is pure speculation), that Ralston will assess each candidates history and qualifications in meeting NCAA compliance standards. And, again hypothetically, Roebuck may assess knowledge of basketball strategy, tactics, etc. (It seems doubtful that a VB coach would assess BB knowledge.) And each member of a committee will probably also assess one or more of the fundamental qualities needed to succeed in the position - leadership, motivational skills, communication skills, etc etc. If the process is worked properly, it avoids the syndrome where one person falls in love with a candidate. A committee process has a couple other invisible advantages. First, it builds consensus across the department, helping to minimize any friction among those who may have differing opinions. Second, it gives the newcomer the stamp of approval, so that when he/she goes to Twamley or meets with other U staffers, they get more clout... All of which helps the new person become effective quickly. Again, sorry if this is obvious but it seemed worth mentioning. Bottom line, let's let the process work ...

I heard the same thing from Spirko's girlfriend.

Playing Indiana and Purdue is cool, even if we get cleaned out. Of course, the big 1011 continues to duck the UND women's basketball team ...

Bogey, great work, AGAIN, on this recap. You have a terrific artist touch, and thanks for sharing it with us.

OK, so Lacrosse would make sense from several perspectives. A few other questions: 1) What about conferences and scheduling? 2) Does the Big Sky have lacrosse? 3) How would opponents feel about playing indoors? (Will quality opponents come to GF?) Seems like we need a conference to make this work ... or, more accurately, it needs to fit the plans for conference affilation that anyone prudently planning for a D-1 move would make. I note that DU's lax results show well over 2000 for big-name schools (Notre Dame, North Carolina), and less (1000-1200) for lesser names.

U R AWESOME!! Thanks a million for doing that.

Setting the nickname aside for a moment, I am particularly pleased that the University is moving to advance the cause of providing educational opportunities, including a scholarship endowment. Count me among those who are proud to be alumni of a school dedicated to doing everything possible for Native Americans. There's a lot MORE that can be easily done to build relationships, educate the non-Natives; there will never be a better time than now. A tip of the cap to President Kupchella, and others at the U who are on the right track in that regard.

Coool!! Another USA sweatsuit for his collection. And another good pickup for team USA.

... not to mention its nicer than about 40 other D-1 arenas (except for the rust and the roof that is)

Devils looking really good right now. Hale getting some decent time, as did Zach. After Madden got his hat trick, some dude threw his hairpiece (toupee) onto the ice. Plus there were a couple hundred hats. Good crowd, by the sounds of it on OLN.

I think that whoever uses the most exclamation points wins an argument.

Antidote For Offseason.

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And people think Sioux fans are obsessed. http://board.uscho.com/showpost.php?p=2545805&postcount=256 Get used to it. This one will be around for a while.

Brian Lee makes tough plays look easy, and unless you're really watching (as in isolation-cam style watching), its easy to forget what he does because its not memorable. He doesn't make the flashy hits or wind the big slapper a lot, but that's fine by me. What he does do is play great position - really I can't think of a time in the whole season where he got totally caught in the wrong spot. Defensively: What I remember is how well he plays 2-1 and 3-2 or 2-2 rushes. He'll hold his ground and flick the puck into the corner at the right moment, retaining his spot between the man and the net and in the passing lanes. Offensively: agree with some of the comments here ... if he gets 1/2 step quicker, a lot of the plays attempted will succeed. Don't really agree about the big slapper because in this day and age it never gets through. Would like to see more willingness to heave it into traffic for a tip .... He reminds me a lot of James Patrick, who played a similar style of game and was also a fluid agile skater. Patrick also got criticized for not making big hits, but came in to UND at 18 and played 20 years in the bigs. I agree he has a lot of improvement potential. How far he comes, and how good he gets, in my opinion, is up to him. Of all the great talent on this year's Sioux roster, he may very well have the longest NHL career.

Yeah and he had a worse GAA, proving once again that Atlantic Hockey > WCHA.

I didn't remember that song, but thank you for reminding me. All I can remember is Another One Rides the Bus.