MafiaMan

Let's just hope Nike doesn't do to the Sioux unis what they did to Canada's. Nike's New Team Canada Hockey Uniform

Much like ending a guy's career results in being suspended for a few games + the playoffs plus a season that didn't happen anyways (Todd Bertuzzi). The punishment never seems to fit the crime, unfortunately.

Interesting that St Cloud State's president didn't appear to have any comment regarding his own university's treatment of Jewish professors.

I'm with ya there, Twin Cities. NDSU talks a big game like they'll get "exposure" when they play Minnesota. Perhaps they've been watching one-too-many Maine/Mississippi State or Troy vs Missouri games. Those upsets are few and far between. I'm guessing a couple of years of 40-7 and 48-3 scores against Minnesota, Iowa, or, heck, if they're so damn cocky, go ahead and head to The Big House and play Michigan, those NDSU players will be wondering why D-1 teams are on the schedule at all.

Can I get an 'amen,' BigGame? I couldn't agree more. Dorgan and Conrad spend their time schmoozing with the likes of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ted Kennedy, then come back to North Dakota and somehow woo the voters with their "mainstream" values. I'm constantly amazed at how North Dakota can go overwhelmingly Republican in presidential elections, then turn around and send two senators who oppose anything and everything that that Republican president wants to do. At least liberal states like New York and Pennsylvania and conservative states like Utah and Oklahoma are consistent.

If Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan are considered "moderate," then the clock has struck midnight. I venture to say if you took a gander at voting records in the senate, they're among the most liberal votes in the joint.

I have always enjoyed Gary Thorne. You can tell he is genuinely excited about the game. I love hearing him yell "SCORE! SCORE! SCORE!" after a particularly big goal. Of course, I also liked Darren Pang and his "jumpin' joseph!" that he yelled during a Red Wings/Suckalanche game a few years back when Patrick Roy and Chris Osgood had a smackdown.

I grew up in southwestern North Dakota and someone called me a "roughrider" once. I'm apalled that Red River High School continues to disrespect my ancestors.

I checked the line-up on the web-site, but didn't see it.

Yep. I just realized I don't have Comcast...I have Time Warner.

I missed that the first time thru, Sicatoka. That's stunning. I didn't forget the Vandals at all. How about the Runnin' Rebels (UNLV) or just plain old Rebels (Mississippi)? With all the scandal surrounding the Catholic church nowadays, is Friars really a good idea (Providence College)? Where does this madness end? In an unrelated PC note, every year, my county courthouse puts up holiday decorations. Poinsettas were banned several years back because some people felt that those particular flowers represented Christianity and therefore had no place in the display. Two years ago, a committee was formed to decide what decorations were acceptable and what were not. At least a dozen individuals were on this committee...your tax dollars hard at work deciding whether or not white or yellow flowers should be displayed. STOP THE INSANITY!

That's a good start. Now I want to see someone file an "official" request to remove the NCAA's darling institutions of their nicknames and watch the NCAA scramble to defend the use of Fighting Irish, Trojans, Spartans, Volunteers, Minutemen, Boilermakers, and Sooners as "mascots".

I loved hockey on ESPN and will miss Gary Thorne, John Buccicross, and Barry "Mullet" Melrose. However, I concur with AZSIOUX. It's gotta start somewhere and if it means me paying a few more on my cable bill, I'll do it. Maybe I can talk Comcast in Mpls/St Paul into ditching Oxygen and WE and lowering my bill. That would be great.

chandler23, We've had a heated discussion or two, but this was a sincere post on your part. Thanks for your comments.

You know, the ironic part about all this is that if Ralph had been a collector of Soviet WWII automobiles and memorabilia and had a portrait of one of the most notorious and ruthless dictators of all time (Josef Stalin) hanging in his office, no one would have cared. Would anyone have conducted an investigation then? Would the Nevada Gaming Commission been concerned? Not in the least.

I couldn't disagree more. Marquette was the Warriors for quite a long time. Dwayne Wade said this past summer that he will always be a "Golden Eagle." Change the nickname, wait a few years, and every new fan coming into the arena forgets the past. How many Houston Texans fans still long for Earl Campbell and the Oilers? Indianapolis has been the Colts for what seems like forever, yet I still recall them being from Baltimore. Give it 10 or 20 years and when old-timers are gone, newcomers won't even remember the days of the Fighting Sioux.

Thanks, Sprig. It's been a tough week, but seeing that clip brightened my day.