MafiaMan

20 years after his heyday in the NBA and I still think immediately of "Robert Parish" whenever I read or see the word "Centenary."

Yes, but it's still misleading. That being said, has anyone actually seen an NBA game or highlights of one on ESPN lately? Orlando/Cleveland last night looked to be at about 25% capacity, as did Detroit/Charlotte, and Minnesota/Portland. I bet Sioux hockey is outdrawing about half of the teams in the NBA right now.

Yea, I was there in person for that one. Lame.

Not really considering Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium's capacity is listed at 9,314. Here's another stunner: Which school has more undergraduates attending it, Notre Dame or North Dakota?

I have almost accumulated enough funds to book my week-long trip to Cancun fully sponsor one Kennedy mites team. I would like to thank those of you who contributed their funds to this effort and look forward to sipping margaritas on the beach of the Caribbean to sharing some photos once the banners and jerseys have been ordered.

I'm impressed with your comment, sagard, but I haven't received a check from you yet.

I just sent you a PM.

I was just on the campus of DSU this past August when I was in the area to visit my family, who still live in the Belfield area. It really is a beautiful campus and a close-knit group of students. I'm certain that the residents of Dickinson and SW North Dakota in general, in addition to the students on campus, will make the families of the deceased players feel right at home during this incredibly sad time.

I'm in the ballpark of $300 in contributions thus far...thank you all for your kindness.

Not too shabby. Now if I can just locate a long-lost college friend and a couch to sleep on moderately-priced hotel room, I'm all set.

How much are those tickets?

I'm hoping to bring MafiaMan Jr. to Grand Forks Thanksgiving weekend for some Sioux hockey as a surprise birthday present. If you're heading out of town and looking to part with some tickets, let me know. Thanks and much appreciated!

I was born in Dickinson and grew up about 40 miles northwest of there. The town and the campus of DSU are still a pretty tight community. I hope and pray for a positive outcome... Dickinson State Softball Players Missing

Sorry, probably TMI.

I just crapped my pants.

Yes please. I'm writing a personal check to the Kennedy Hockey Association this weekend when I'm at the rink.

Thanks for the help, ScottM! I'm in the neighborhood of $250 in pledges at the moment. I'm going to inform the coordinator that this is ineed a 'go'. I need to turn in a check by November 15th to the association and we're off!

OK, I have until November 15th to round up some funds...I'm a bit hesitant to put my home address here, so if you're interested in contributing, send me a PM and I'll reply back with my address. Judging by the handful of responses I've seen so far, I'm in the neighborhood of $100-$150, so I'm hoping for some more interest. Thanks everyone!

My son has hockey practice this afternoon and I'll be talking with the Mite Director then. I should have an update later today for everyone.

Keep in mind, the Gophers lost on Thursday night, so their fan base was pretty tame the rest of the weekend. I would suggest you check out the behavior from some fans of games at the X that involve the Sioux being beaten by Minnesota and you might report back differently about Sioux and Gopher fans hugging each other...not that there's anything wrong with you being hugged by a Gopher fan, I'm just sayin'...

I was referring to the Wild, because I assume Gopherguy33 is a fan of them too.

Got my math wrong, yes, 7-5 on the season, but you weren't predicting a win against MSU tomorrow, so you're kinda saying 6-6. I'm still confused...

You did earlier by saying that if they beat MSU, that 8-5 is a "lock." You realize that Decker's not playing, right?

I'm not comparing UND football to Minnesota. That's apples to oranges and, even though I'm a big Sioux hockey guy, I've never been one to brag about D-II or FCS football. If you think the Gophers are going 3-1 the rest of the way minus Decker, well, good luck with that. Secondly, you mention that Kirk Ferentz worked out pretty well. Rewind your DVR recordings from ESPN College Gameday last January after bowl week and through a few of the past offseasons and you'll see many Iowa fans were calling for Ferentz's head on a platter. Same thing with Randy Shannon from Miami, and now they're practically building a monument to him outside of Landshark Stadium.