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Game on. Zaba has to make a good save on Fabian right off the faceoff. Lamoureux makes three big saves on the other end. Ferris State leads N. Michigan 3-2 if anyone cares.

Is there still time to postpone the game until tomorrow?

Yes, it's time to emulate The Don. By the way, love the new avatar.

In the pre-game show, Hennessy said the Kozek and Miller were the two forwards that Hakstol was unhappy with. Hak mentioned that Miller and Porter passed up shots and tried to make the extra pass when they probably should have shot. Hak thinks they should forget about the extra pass to score the perfect goal. They just need to shoot the puck and get to the net. I say Amen to that.

I know practically nothing about baseball or car racing. But I don't see why that should stop me from pontificating about them on the radio.

I can come up with lame theories and baseless rumors with the best of them - winter, spring, summer or fall.

The wonderful thing about sitting in the press box during Sioux games is that I get to hear all sorts of lame theories and baseless rumors that some media types take very seriously.

I'm sure that the only independent scientific polls conducted on the issue support my position, not yours.

It doesn't matter. As long as one Goth descendent is offended, you must give up your name. Certainly my efforts to convince you are in vain. However, I don't believe that your thinking is representative of most Americans, let alone most American Indians.

There goes one of the pillars of Rick's "character" case.

Hey, Gothmog, a descendent of the Goths called. He wants to know when he gave you permission to appropriate his tribal name. (Hat tip to The Sicatoka.) And, yes, I can complain to the NCAA about its use of Pontiac as a sponsor because the organization's leadership made the decision to do it. Even when the NCAA granted exemptions to certain schools that have tribal permission to use their names for their athletic teams, the association contended that the practice is wrong. The NCAA has also said that using any symbol or word related to American Indians -- no matter how generic they might be -- is wrong and violates its policy. Clearly, in applying the policy, the NCAA has not limited its application to specific tribal names or symbols or to complaints from specific tribes or organizations. Look, you can play all the semantics games you want, but the entire argument revolves around a single core idea: Anything that belonged to or originated with American Indian culture, traditions, heritage, religion, etc. is owned by them and non-Indians cannot have it or use it. To do so represents "cultural genocide." I don't care if we're talking about the Fighting Sioux nickname, Bear Butte, LaFramboise Island, the Black Hills, Devils Tower, dream catchers, Crazy Horse Malt Liquor, American Indian religious practices, artwork, a mountain carved in the likeness of Crazy Horse, eagle feathers, ancient skeletal remains, artifacts, beadwork, words or whatever. The argument from American Indian activists has always been the same, and the cotroversy over UND's use of the Fighting Sioux nickname stems directly from that core argument. Either you buy that argument or you don't. The NCAA can't condemn one of its members for using an American Indian name and image at the same time it's accepting millions of dollars from a company doing the exact same thing. No matter how you attempt to portray it, spin it, sugar-coat, rationalize or excuse it, the NCAA is blatantly hypocritical.

And I'd like to have Stafford, Zajac, Spirko, Parise and Smaby back, but it ain't gonna happen. So the Sioux better find a way to win with who they have, including the coach.

Even assuming that Hill was quoted accurately, I think you're reading too much into this. Isn't it possible that Hirsch's mental problems -- whatever their cause -- had become a team problem? I fail to see how this proves or disproves anything about Hirsh's mental state.

In the post-game interview, it was clear that there were two or three forwards that Hak was unhappy with. It'd be interesting to know who they were.

Unfortunately, the one thing that's been working for the Sioux this season is the power play. Without Toews, Chorney and Lee, the Sioux power play has lost much of its power. It's too bad that we desperately need wins at a time when we're missing three key players. But all is not lost. If the Sioux can get the win Saturday and sweep UAA next weekend at home, the situation won't look as hopeless as it does right now.

DU beats UW 3-1.

No, your headache is real and so is the Sioux loss.

Unfortunately, that's the story of Phil's career.

Sioux lose 1-0

Reminds me of this game.

Horrible knee-to-knee check by Wisco player on DU player. Looks bad.

Less than 4 minutes. CC leads 1-0.

Big save by Phil. Still 1-0 CC. 5:25 left.

Still 1-0 CC with 6:29 to go.

It's the curse of growing up in a family of photographers.