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It will be really useful at Blarney's. The winning team could use it to open six bottles of beer at once.

Thanks. The bottom gets too cluttered if you add more than one star. The top is too empty with less than three.

I like the look of the lower banner, but I don't like how the 8 stars get split up. I debated doing 8 on the bottom and 6 on the top (for the six states represented in the league) but it got way too cluttered.

Some photos for everyone:

Merycyhurst is ranked 31 out of 39 for Strength of Schedule this year. UND is 6 and UW is 9. It all comes down to winning the games that are on your schedule and unfortunately UND didn't do that early in the year.

Didn't Montana get the Minnesota transfer QB this winter?

Don't just stick to the student bus option. Like I said, I went on a non-student bus and it was great. They had lots of beer for the drive and it was such a party atmosphere with people who were my parent's and grandparent's age at the time, which was still very, very young

If you're talking about a student bus to away games, I know they do a couple. I was on one for a road game at St. Cloud one year and it was cheap enough that I could afford it as a college kid. There weren't a lot of students on the bus, but it was a great time!

Shoot for that 7 seed so hopefully you don't end up in Minnesota... although that will probably happen regardless.

What happens if whomever is elected goes all Al Carlson and starts doing crazy stuff because they are power hungry? That position could make universities gravel for money.

I really noticed this weekend how many battles they were winning in the corners and along the half wall. It was impressive seeing DU defensemen scrambling to reverse the puck and UND players still getting their first.

Tate actually came here not thinking he would play for UND. He was given an opportunity to try out because of a shortage in goalies and he has stuck with the team ever since!

I'm guessing you want UND to fire Faison because of this?

Kristo, Knight

Rocco

Which of those have "torn us apart" and which of those posted an AP story? Huge difference and a classic overreaction by you.

Got it. You think UND is unreliable. Thank you for your continued interest in University of North Dakota athletics!

If anyone is still looking for tickets for Friday, 2 sets of 2 opened up on Stubhub for $30 each. They are upper deck but it's cheaper than I've seen in a while.

Four of us are going to Dave & Busters Saturday afternoon. It's a fun time. Illegal Pete's is also great food. It's like Qdoba or Chiptole but with more options and a local flavor.

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I'll be there and have heard from a lot of Colorado friends who are also going. Both games sold out fast but I was able to pick up face value tickets in the third row last weekend on stubhub. Who else plans to be there?

That is correct. The NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL and other leagues have agreements with DirecTV for airing games nationally. It allows DirecTV to sell the games at a premium, like they do with NHL Center Ice. That is why the games are blacked out because of Center Ice, not because of the regional/national debate.

I haven't seen the contract but from what I've gathered, CBSSN has exclusivity in 2 ways. 1) if they want to do a game, nobody else gets to do that game and 2) no other national networks (NBCSN, ESPN, FCS, NHLNetwork, etc) is allowed to broadcast from an NCHC arena. However, the agreement allows regional networks (Midco, Altitude, Root, FSN, NESN, etc) to air games. The conference would have been ridiculously dumb to not make sure those regional networks could air games. DirecTV is separate from this agreement. All they do is provide those regional sports networks on a tier that people can buy. Yes, the games are going around the country but that is because of DirecTV, not because of a national network. It may seem confusing, but it's important to remember that DirecTV is the one providing the games to a national audience and only DirecTV subscribers can get them. That means anyone with cable or dish outside of the regional viewing area will be forced to watch the CBSSN if they want NCHC games.

Absolutely, that's why it's important for people to express those issues with the athletic department or NeuLion when they occur. This isn't directed at you, but rather the people who think it's more productive to b*tch on a message board than work directly with the source.