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Nope. RagingReds.com.

I just want everyone to know that I won't post UND coaches' show recaps here if the name changes.

Yes. http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9239

From the Green Mill, it's the Fighting Sioux Coaches' Show with UND hockey coach Dave Hakstol and hosts Tim Hennessy and Scott Swygman. TH: You played an exhibition game Sunday night against Manitoba that didn

I never said or even implied that the success of UND athletics was because of Kupchella. He would be the first to give credit when it's due, which is to the athletes, the coaches and their staffs. However, over the course of eight years, Kupchella certainly could have hurt or impeded the athletic program if he had chosen to do so. The last time I checked, allowing good people to do their jobs is known as delegation and the sign of a good manager.

Which is the way it was until exceptional circumstances caused a change.

It is a link, but it's not the only link, and it's not necessarily the most important link. Obviously, people who hang out on a Web site called SiouxSports.com believe that athletics is of vital importance. But during my 15+ years at UND, I've been involved in many different events and know from my experience that there are many less visible links through research and acadamia that are vitally important to the university's success. I'm not downplaying the sigificance of athletics, but it shouldn't be overstated, either.

I got that. I don't agree with it.

And, once again, the "hard data" on the success of UND athletics during Kupchella's tenure isn't what you'd expect of university under someone who wishes he could do without athletics or views them as a "necessary evil." I'm not saying that everything the man's done has been correct, but your characterization of his view of athletics is wildly off the mark.

Or maybe it speaks to his sense of priorities.

Diggler tries in vain to get a thread back on topic. There's a first time for everything.

The state of athletics at UND throughout Kupchella's tenure and the success its teams have enjoyed are all the proof I need that your view is far from reality. Exactly what do you think the athletics program would look like at a university run by a president who viewed athletics as "a necessary evil"? UND would be one of the worst examples you could find.

I don't believe that's even close to an accurate characterization of the situation at UND.

I'm sure there are pictures somewhere on a cave wall.

If only you guys could've seen me play for the SDSU Blades back in the day.

Nor do I. And it's precisely why I wish people would think a bit more about who's reading what's posted here, how it appears to the outside world and how others might use it to discredit UND.

I hope it means that they're designing a cool pair of shoes for flat-footed Irish folks.

That's the question of the day, every day.

I didn't say it was good hockey.

Yes, they do.

What if some in the athletic department asked for it?

Nah, mascot fights top both of those. I'll never forget the sight of two SDSU Jackrabbit mascots fighing on the sidelines with Augustana's Viking mascot. The Viking had a sword and shield, but I'm pretty sure that if they'd wanted to, the two rabbits could have created an even greater numerical advantage in short order.

Personally, I feel far more threatened by people under the influence driving vehicles.

Tell your truth to the media

In other words, your moral superiority is nothing but a sham.