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Yeah, R13 had some problems. I am sure that they have the R15's which has several improvements, but it is still expensive. It's good to see Intel starting to recover but the chip still runs hot. It's been a while since I was on the line with motherboards rolling out. Fun stuff and blast from the past.

I am sure those machines are custom spec. Nothing better than a day at mirco center.

Thanks for everything you have done and I do hope that you keep posting. We need to keep people around with a strong historical knowledge to keep things balanced.

I am really excited about the offense this year because I think the O-line is going to be good.

Well, I am sure Oxbow6 thinks it's a new golf ball to get an extra 7.8 yards on his drives. And MafiaMan will think it's a new jersey manufacturer. Of course me teasing MafiaMan will lead to grammar policing for the next 6 months on all my posts. But, yes your point is taken PFF can get nerdy at times. And peace to Ox and MM - remember Sicatoka started it.

This is a good read from PFF. It outlines the need for explosive plays to be successful. PFF Data Study: Explosive plays and re-thinking offensive success | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

I was going to put that... but until I see more depth at CB. I will go with Luke.

I am wondering if the addition of Wesley Eliodor really opens up were Red Wison lines ups this season. I am really excited to see his impact on defenses and the safeties when he is on the field. Plus, Wesley and Luke back on kickoffs. Which side do you kick the ball toward?

They three campuses: St. Paul, Minneapolis and Rome. MINNEAPOLIS - Urban Campus. This campus is in the epicenter of downtown Minneapolis and it is home to our Opus College of Business, School of Law, School of Education and the Dougherty Family College.

St. Thomas brings many things to the table that SCSU or even UMD do not. One primary example is that Midco Sports channel is now on Xfinity in the Twin Cities. The Summit League tried for years to break through. The first year St. Thomas joins they break through in the TC metro. What other opportunities are available to the Summit Leage and NCHC with St. Thomas in the fold? From a Summit League standpoint, I noticed that St. Johns has declining enrollment and cut several programs. My question now is given this new information. Would St. Johns be willing to look at moving up with St. Thomas now that they have see a path. I would love to see both St. Thomas and St. Johns in the TSL.

Or add St. Thomas and dump the Clowns. Addition by subtraction.

I was simply providing a range for potential attendance based historical numbers. 50,000 to 75,000. FYI - was snacking on a small handful of walnuts when I read your post. So, life must be good. "Based on those numbers with the right teams playing in a 10 team format - Men's 45,000 and Women's 30,000 seems possible and the total would be 75,000. The bottom seems to be around 50,000. This year was 57,000."

Right now, SDSU drives attendance for TSL Tournament Attendance 1) Men's attendance ranges from 22,500 to 40,000. 2) If SDSU is in the championship game attendance ranges from 36,000 to 40,000. 3) If SDSU is not in championship game attendance ranges from 22,500 to 24,000 for 8 team. And 31,500 this year for 10 team. Ladies is stable because USD and SDSU have owned the conference. Ladies range from 24,500 to 29,000 for 8 teams and 26,000 for 10 team. 2017 is the only year that neither USD/SDSU reached the finals. Attendance dropped to 21,000. Based on those numbers with the right teams playing in a 10 team format - Men's 45,000 and Women's 30,000 seems possible and the total would be 75,000. The bottom seems to be around 50,000. This year was 57,000.

Does the development of St. Thomas program help replace the Gopher X Factor in St. Paul in the future?

Not all is lost thou. We still have tennis. Plus, all the kids got participation trophies. So, it is all good.

Anyone interested in parting with a NODAK jersey from Las Vagas this year. My nephew is graduating from ASU (journalism major - covered the game down in Las Vagas - he tried to pick one up - but they were gone already) and I thought that I would pick one up for him as a graduation gift.

Exactly, so they have more money available to support women's hockey because they don't have D-1 costs from the other sports. If you aren't a P5 school, you have to make difficult choices. Unfortunately, expensive sports with limited revenue makes the sport vulnerable. High Revenue/ High Cost - you can survive. High Revenue/ Low Cost - no brainer Low Revenue / High Cost - vulnerable Low Revenue / Low Cost - you can survive.

Isn't Duluth D-II

In my opinion, women's hockey is holding up women's hockey. WCHA is by far the best conference and none of the other conferences come close. When they limited the conference to 2 teams and the 3rd best team in the conference is ranked 4th or 5th and not playing in the national tournament. You are going to limit the growth of the sport within the WCHA footprint. In addition, when you run everything through one location (MSP) for conference tournaments and NCAA regional and frozen four. You are limiting exposure for other locations and schools. So, if you are NOT UofM or UofW why are you going to make the $2 million plus investment in the sport. Other Big Ten schools can afford that because of MENs sports in particular football and basketball. But, schools can not afford that commitment. Follow the money and womens hockey is expensive.

Looks like you need to play zone against UMKC.

New market, and great talent in the local market.

Are trolling with that as a flood forecasting site? You do see the ".gov" right!!

Min St., Augie, Ferris St., Grand Valley St., Wayne St., Metro St. (Denver), Colorado Mines are the only schools that I can think...

RE: What's next for realignment? Welp, I don't think the paywall is going to get fixed this week, so I might as well make everything free for the next two days. I have a story I am contractually required to run tomorrow AM, and then I promise I'll share the low major realignment stuff last clue, and I promise I wont string yall along like this ever again it involves a D-II team It sounds like D-II school.

Maybe Robert Morris - they play in the Horizon and are included in the Big South which is falling apart. Drake and St. Thomas looing to go scholarship.