Big A HG

Make it 6 of 8...1041-564 Charles Murphy. I don't think Ron has a chance anymore, even by running the tables. Congrats Mr. Murphy.

3 precincts in, Charlie's lead shrunk a bit....203-149

I hope this trend continues....and if it does, the SBoHE has a big issue on its hands that it doesn't want. The people are speaking, it will be a crime if the SBoHE doesn't deliver now. Thank you Spirit Lake supporters! Thank you Standing Rock supporters! Your voice is being heard, and many many of your brothers and sisters at heart appreciate it.

And PS, who's Jim....I thought Neil Patrick Harris ran the show around here...

Awesome....that's one... Keep those toes, fingers, whatever you can think of crossed.

A few notes from the media day from the men's side: "The Ralph Engelstad Arena Hockey Academy crew with UND ties (Brad Berry and Erik Fabian) was there, making probably their first appearance at media day in three years. Hakstol took a crack at Fabian for elbowin his way to front of the lunch buffet line. Hakstol said most years there's some varied voting for captains. Not this year, he said, calling the voting of Chay Genoway, Chris VandeVelde and Darcy Zajac "absolute." The big questions for Hakstol is how is UND going to replace it's scoring, role players and leadership from the last senior class. One thing he said he does know, is the the coaching staff feels strongly about the centers. "That's a good place to start. The rest of the puzzle will have to come together." Hakstol noted that Ben Blood has continued to improve since he first stepped on campus 12 months ago. Brad Eidsness comes into the goalie spot at No. 1, but will need to work hard every game and practice to keep it. Despite the tasty chicken sandwiches and soup, Genoway and VandeVelde opted to share a sandwich. Best quote from Hakstol: "If we can build chemisty, we have the ability. We just need to put things together to build a single minded machine. "

Yep, I was there for a month or two, but everything turns into a 70 page argument/joke

9-3 VV, a "welcome back" for LaPoint, Malone, Malone, Gregoire, Cichy, Rowney, Davidson, Duncan (oops!), Frattin (err!), Fienhage

Unless you're a USCHO Forum fan, which I am not.

Should be a lot of fun. Bemidji is easy to root for, but I still hope UND will take care of business.

They used the same pics for both on the SiouxShop website.

Hockey; UND

Doesn't matter much to me. The best team will win conference either way.

That's a little optimistic in my opinion. I can see splittng with SCSU more than Duluth. Also, a split against OSU/Miami would be fine as well. The problem with our first halves in recent memory is that we don't win the ones we should....like losing games against teams like Tech.

I didn't see this posted anywhere, but Big Joe Finley scored his first AHL goal of the preseason.....against Jordan Parise. Brad posted it on his Twitter feed a few days ago.

Watching the new Brad Miller Time, you can see the team WILL have three stripes on their breezers. I think adding that to them will really improve the overall look. Now I'm excited to see the on-ice look completely. The helmets and breezers primary color will still be black.

Hmmmm.....what to do, what to do....

Wow....that is crazy. I can't believe it's that close already. I gotta get my !@$! organized. Since I've never needed to know before, how do I watch home games from two states away? Is there a season package to watch online or anything through fightingsioux.com?

You are evil and sexist. What about the females? Surely they would be offended by a male oriented nickname....

You took time out of your not so busy (?) life to come post the lamest flame ever? Wow....haha.

So is Goon happy or mad that Mr. Kessel is no longer a Bruin? (via trade to Toronto)

And our good buddy THETRIOUXPER (Troy). Everyone's gotta die sometime. Some you feel sorry for, some you don't. Like I stated, I don't think he deserved to die. I just strongly disagree with his "politics" while in a position to "better" the NCAA.

Words can't describe the elation I'm feeling. Yes, I understand that this isn't over. However, it makes me feel great, that to at least one group of people, that they understand what the nickname and logo means to an entire community disregarding the color of one's skin, one's history and background, or one's opinions. When someone uses the term Sioux to describe themselves, they are breaking a barrier and considering themself part of the Sioux family, which dates back 100s of years. Only respect and love for that name can be used to describe that. Whether or not Standing Rock understands that is fine, because at least one group gets "it." Thank you Spirit Lake. (PS, how fitting is it that this happened on the day of a certain someone's passing?)

I knew it wasn't the best choice of words to post about a man's passing, but the man's double-standards on many subjects is cause for a strong dis-taste in my mouth for the guy. All he did was protect his big money markets and poop on littler markets like UND for his own benefit. For that, I have no remorse.

Didn't realize this thread had started here before posting the news in the Nickname section... But, what I posted may be offensive and inappropriate to some....however, his handling of matters the NCAA shouldn't have business in and the double-standards he practiced were all too much for me, and many others.