PCM

Apples and oranges.

I'm sorry, but you must have me confused with someone else. I have never claimed to be someone "who knows all." In fact, I deliberately avoid publicly commenting on topics or situations in which I have little or no knowledge or insight. You should try it some time. It does wonders for your credibility. That's not to say that everything I've ever posted here or written for USCHO is 100 percent accurate because I know it's not. However, when I make an error and I know it, I correct it, apologize and move on. It's a concept called "taking responsibility." If you know any mature adults, you might ask them to explain it to you. I do believe it. When I have a question, that's why I tend to ask people I know have the most accurate and reliable information. I know who they are. I know what they do. I know where their information comes from. I know why they know what they know. In contrast, I have no idea who you are. I have no idea what you do. I have no idea how you get your information. Yet, according to you, I should simply trust some random, anonymous, unaccountable person posting on the Internet who I've never met because he/she claims to be well connected. Well, sorry, I may be gullible, but I'm not that gullible. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing that tidbit of wisdom. And now allow me share some wisdom with you. My name is on everything I write. Everyone knows who I am. I've never made any attempt to hide behind a pseudonym. I've never claimed to be an "insider." Therefore, you and the other "insiders" need not feel threatened by me because being accountable for what I write means there's no way I can compete with your innuendo, your rumor-mongering, your gossip and your drive-by character assassination. I recognize the true masters of those trades and have no desire to compete with them or to even compare what I do with what they do. Now, when it comes to being an ass, I can compete pretty well in that arena. I don't like to, but if that's the way you want it, just remember -- you started it.

Not only true, but old news, I'm told.

I saw you, too! That's for sure. When you're standing in the middle of that mass of humanity, it's difficult to envision what it looks like from above. They did a good job of organizing the photo.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

There I am!

The idea that the name issue is complex, time consuming and negative is more of a media myth than reality, according to the current UND president:

What's most important is not the date on which the president announces his intention to leave, but the date on which he plans to leave. There's no point in rushing the process to select a new president when the person in office isn't leaving any time soon.

According to the Herald: Really? Because the NCAA news release announcing the anti-American Indian nickname policy says: And apparently there was a series of e-mails between Kupchella and Engelstad that nobody knew about until now: Ralph wrote a letter that he made public. Kupchella wrote an e-mail to a member of the State Board of Higher Education that's frequently quoted out of context to support the idea that the president of UND was on the verge of changing the name until Engelstad's letter came out. If there was a series of e-mails between Kupchella and Engelstad, it'd sure be nice if the Herald would publish them so the public could see what was discussed. Gotta love this bit of editorializing: Of course, it can't possibly be that "UND officials" oppose changing the name because it goes against the basic principle of free expression. It can't be because they know the NCAA's characterization of UND as an institution that's "hostile and abusive" to American Indians is a lie. It can't be because they know that allowing the lie to stand unfairly and unjustly tarnishes everything the university has accomplished in Native American education. It can't be because the NCAA flagrantly breeched its contract with UND. No, the only possible reason "UND officials" won't change the name and buckle to the pressure from the NCAA and name-change activists is because is because of Ralph's money.

Best explanation yet.

I feel your pain.

Classes officially start at 4 p.m. Monday.

When NDSU plays real DI football, it will be reality.

I liked it, too, until I thought about it some more. Wouldn't that imply that Sioux fans are green with envy? Shouldn't other college hockey programs and their fans be envious of us? Maybe "The Envy of Green" would be a more accurate theme or title. I'm just thinking out loud here and maybe I'm thinking too much.

What does your sig line have to do with reality?

Vaht?

I will happily surrender the title.

That'd be okay with me. For a moment there, my dyslexia tricked me into thinking that you were promoting Keith Richards as UND's next president.

They could film a Capital One commercial there.

Everything I say is based on experience. It's all I've got.

Dang. I should've saved mine for you.

Lucky guess.

And if you knew how to flirt, you wouldn't have gotten so many tickets.

Check out photo No. 9. Man, I was a stud back in the day.