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Yeah! It should be backwards or upside down on the side of his head. What was he thinking?

Now you're sounding like my son.

I miss Vanilla Ice Classic.

I thought about that, too, because I did see Kessel set up many beautiful goals with his passing ability. But I don't think that's the point that McGuire is making with his critcism. I think his point goes more toward team chemistry and the idea that some players help the players around them elevate their level of play in big games through leadership or setting an example. It's more of an intangible quality that can't be seen or measured with stats. Did the Sioux miss a beat when Drew Stafford went down with an injury and Chris Porter took his place on the Toews line? If they did, it was barely noticeable. It's probably one factor that elevated Toews in the eyes of NHL scouts.

I'm thinking that it's more of a fashion statement. I see that he wears lots of different caps depending on the outfit he has on. He probably doesn't even know the logo's relationship to UND. We just got lucky for the BET Awards.

Actually, I do like some rap. Not any of the "gangsta" stuff, but I did really like some of MC Hammer's stuff when he was big. And who can forget Rapture by Blondie?

I just got off the phone with the police department. They said that this is such a problem all over town that they've run out of traps. So I guess I'm on my own in dealing with the little critter.

It'd get rid of my garage, too, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

That must be it!

That's right. UND homerism continues to reign supreme on SiouxSports.com. I'm not sure why you're always surprised by that.

In this column, TSN's Pierre McGuire makes the same comment about Kessel that he did during the NHL draft: I have to believe that between Team USA's poor showing at the World Juniors and Minnesota's poor showing in post-season play, it raised some questions about Kessel as a team player. As McGuire says, all that could very well work to his advantage in developing as a pro.

We don't purposely feed it. The peanut butter toast was bait to lure it out for pictures. We'd caught brief glimpses of the animal, but weren't sure what it was. We knew from the poop and pee in the garage that something was living there. We just didn't know what. Now we know. Maybe it's time to get rid of the bird feeder.

Maybe if I wave my team-autographed Holy Cross practice jersey at the garage, the sudo-gopher will get the message and go away.

There's no need to correct you. You pretty much nailed it.

MC Hammer?

That NOT true! It's 70s diva Chaka Khan.

A Sioux fan pointed it out to me.

Is singer Chris Brown - who won the Best New Artist and Viewer's Choice awards at the 2006 BET Awards last night - wearing a Fighting Sioux cap? Sure looks like it to me. Quick! Someone call Myles Brand!

Maybe I got the flickertail because I already have a Sunny dog.

While it's on my property and living in my garage, it's either a ground squirrel or a flickertail. I'd never rent to a gopher. I noticed that in pictures of true gophers, they were ugly compared to the creature in my garage. True gophers have big claws, too. But nobody's answered this question: why is it living in my garage?

Really? I thought they were mythical creatures that lived under Lake Agassiz. Well, at least it's not a gopher. This has to be a plant. I wonder if Doreen Yellow Bird has been seen hanging around my neighborhood lately.

I thought he did admit to that months ago. If not that, something worse than that. You're just hard to please.

Knock off the smack talk. It's not allowed here.

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