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If you want to get into Engelstad's history, take it to another thread in either the Sioux name or community forums and I'll be happy to discuss it with you. In short, you don't know what you're talking about and dragging Engelstad's name into this thread is pointless.

Did you see the goal Kozek scored against Mannino in Denver? He has one hell of a wrister. Hakstol has called him a "natural goal scorer" numerous times. I'll trust Hak's evaluation of his talent before I trust yours.

Perhaps NDSU and SDSU will be the excpetion to the the rule that in DI, the rate of revenue increases don't keep pace with expenditure increases. I wouldn't bet money on it, however, because as NCAA president Myles Brand writes, the odds aren't good.

Maybe this has already been mentioned, but while listening to KFAN over the lunch hour, I heard Dan the Common Man use part of the Holy Cross radio highlight audio in his introduction.

A Washington newspaper makes T.J. Oshie one of four finalists for its Man of the Year in Sports honor. Herald Man of the Year Finalist: T.J. Oshie The Herald announces its first candidate for the 2005 Man of the Year in Sports. Over the next three days three more men will be revealed. The 2005 winners, who are selected in balloting by previous winners of the award, will be announced on Sunday.

So maybe he was sick. It happens.

Strike two.

You didn't tick off an accountant or a guy. Plus, your photo link doesn't work, which means whatever joke you were trying to crack didn't work, either.

Murphy must have changed his mind because the stories I read about his appointment quoted him as saying that he supports keeping the Fighting Sioux nickname at UND.

Slim and none would be my guess.

I think it closed before that. We moved to Grand Forks in 1992 and I'm pretty sure it wasn't around then.

Diggler's in management? I'm impressed!

First your bail money, then your lawyer fee and now this? I said I wanted you to mentor my son on the fine art of being a student Sioux fan, not adopt you.

I've heard various Shattuck players say that at different times.

Bernie's e-mail to me was in response to this letter I e-mailed to Myles Brand. As you can see, he responded to every single point I raised.

I received a very similar e-mail from Bernard Franklin three months ago.

From the Hampton Roads (VA) Daily Press: Feather-brained On the W&M logo, the NCAA's logic and priorities are flawed

From PJStar.com: A mixed blessing Native American tribes give some schools permission to carry on their traditions

As I understand the definition of the word, nobody is being "disenfranchised" because nobody is being denied the right to vote. If you want to vote, establish your residency in Grand Forks and vote. That's what I had to do.

From the Hampton Roads (VA) Daily Press: W&M alumni blast ruling The NCAA's decision on the Tribe name and school logo doesn't make sense, they say.

From the Orlando Sentinel: We need a little Foster Brooks in these times

Totally false. But don't let the facts confuse you.

How it the world can the NCAA possibly pretend know what the majority of Native Americans in the U.S. thinks on this issue? Every national, statisticially valid poll conducted says the exact opposite. Even the Forum's poll of American Indians in North Dakota showed that 61 percent weren't offended by UND's nickname and logo. And then there's the fact that the NCAA's own policy has caused tribes from around the country to throw their support behind colleges using American Indian monikers and imagery. It's yet another example of the NCAA making a grandiose, high-minded statement supporting what it wants to do with no evidence whatsoever to back it up.

William & Mary is planning to appeal the NCAA's decision, according to this Washington Post story.

Not to mention the fact that Brad Schlossman reported this in his Sioux Extra hockey blog nearly a week ago: