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I wonder what Ralph would think of the efforts that have been made to keep the Sioux name ? I think he would be very dissatisfied with the UND/state leadership on this issue. If it were up to me I would talk to both tribes and ask them for a vote of the entire tribal membership. If the results from one or both of them is against the nickname then we change it as soon as possible. If the membership is in favor the nickname then the councils will formally adopt a resolution in support and we keep the name. If the tribes refuse a referendum then we tell them we are going to keep the name and accept the NCAA sanctions. The only way to eliminate the name is if the tribal membership as a whole votes in favor of it.

How can somebody who is the chancellor of the university system be this stupid. Of course a pro-nickname resolution can be overturned at a later date...that's what we agreed to in the lawsuit "settlement"/surrender. If it has little or no value then why did we agree to it ? The powers that be never had any intention of really trying to keep the nickname. If they did they never would have agreed to the surrender. They got their half-a$$ apology from the NC$$ for the hostile/abusive claim and declared victory, there is no other way to spin this. If you want to get rid of the nickname then have the balls to say so. Instead they use the surrender agreement to place the burden on the tribal leaders, one who has always been extremely vocal in his opposition. If they really thought they could change his mind then they are even dumber than I thought. Within a month or so of the surrender, Goetz was already floating the idea of not having any meetings with the tribal leaders. When faced with opposition he schedules one meeting with each of the tribes, then basically says there is no resolution and starts forming committees to eliminate the nickname. Face it, the fix was in even before the surrender agreement was signed. As much as I hate Myles Brand and the NCAA arrogance, I think our own leaders on this are even worse. At least with the NCAA they were upfront about wanting to get rid of the nickname. Our leaders also want to eliminate the name, they just won't say it.

Too a large degree it is in this case. If you want Radke to take responsibility for his actions then the same should apply to the ref. Had Hunt done his job then Radke couldn't have been in 2 fights in the same game even if he wanted to since he would have been tossed after the first. I am fine with a 2 game suspension for Radke as long as Hunt is suspended also. Let's hold them both accountable for the fights. It's not as if the 1st fight was a borderline decision for Hunt, they both dropped the gloves and threw punches. Seems like the league doesn't feel it was correct since the additional DQ's were handed out after a review. Maybe we will find out in two or three weeks that Hunt was suspended after someone notices that he didn't work any games. The league is not very upfront when it comes to suspensions for officials, seems like it takes quite awhile to be made public.

So is Radke the first player to ever get 2 separate fighting DQ's in the same game ? Let's see someone top that ! I don't have a problem with that decision IF the refs also are suspended, after all without their incompetence the second fight would never have happened. Not only did they not throw Radke and Testwuide out but they consistently allowed denver to empty their bench after every period ended. Certainly after the Radke/Testwuide fight earlier in the period they should have ensured that the teams get to the locker room without incident. If the refs aren't suspended then Radke should only get one game and Testwuide should not be suspended. What is the rule for fighting? It seems the way they are calling it, in general, is that if you throw a punch with a gloved hand it is OK, you might get a roughing call but no DQ. If you drop the gloves and throw punches you get the DQ (except for Radke/Testwuide, still don't get that one). What's it going to take for the league to dump Shepard and company? They can't handle replays, they can't call obstruction properly, and they can't handle game situations. This has been going on for years and seems to be getting worse, not better, each year.

Drumroll, please...INCH's player of the week is out Of course, the Army goaltender. After all, they shutout the 58th ranked (KRACH) American International 4-0, 4-0. Had to make 41 saves! Yikes!! He needs a few weeks off after that kind of workload. Kozek was only able to record a hat trick Friday, including the game-tying and winning goals and add an assist. Then on Saturday he could only add one goal and one assist. So he was only involved in 6 of the 9 goals so he wasn't enough of a factor in the series. In addition, it was a minor series for 2nd place in the WCHA with the #3 and #6 ranked teams (at the time) in the country. At least they included him in the "runners-up" section, the first time a Sioux player has been mentioned all year. I guess JPL's shutout streak earlier in the season wasn't impressive enough (Michigan St, BC, Northeastern). If only he could have played against American International he might have received some recognition.

Lets look at the +/- leaders for Sioux defensemen the past 3 years: 2005-2006: +21 Chorney, Finley/Smaby +18 2006-2007: +19 Finley, +13 Genoway (not sure if all this was at defense) 2007-2008: +22 Finley, +18 Genoway In Finley's career he has lead the defense in +/- the past two years and was second as a freshman. In overall team +/-, Joe was 5th as a freshman, and 1st the past two years. According to your own words, Finley is "on the ice ALL THE TIME". So let's see, Joe leads the defense and team in +/-, coach Hakstol wants to play him all the time, yet you think he is the worst defenseman on the team. Tough decision, who's opinion should I trust, yours or Hakstol's ? Give it up Chuck, your negative rant on Joe just doesn't square with the facts. It appears you have some relationship with LaPoint but please take the blinders off.

I was at that game and Parise is the reason we won. Miami outplayed us but Parise saved our butts. That was the 1st game of the season and we had something like 12 freshman and a lot of freshman on defense (Chorney, Finley, Jones, Lee)...many mistakes. I think Jordan stopped two or three breakaways in that game and a penalty shot. That is part of the fun and pain of college hockey. In a one game elimination and with goaltending being such a huge part of the game, anything can happen. In a best-of-seven series I would be more than happy to take my chances against anyone. Most years the best team does not win the national championship. Instead the team that wins is the one that got a good draw and got hot at the right time.

UND's record vs. Mannino as best I can find: W/L: 3-4 Goals: 17 Shots: 201 Save%: 91.5 This includes one shutout for him and one game (2005 championship) where he allowed one goal on 45 shots. In JPL's last 4 starts vs. Denver he is 2-2 with one shutout, two games only allowing one goal each, and a 4-3 ot loss.

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McLeold's is bmcleod@du.edu Interesting, his email address is denver university...coincident ?

I have lttle respect for players that bail on their teammates during the season. I have no respect for Greico for doing this to UND and I have no respect for Okposo for leaving Minnesota. Once a player commits to coming back he should stick it out for the entire season. If the Gophers were were 10-2, leading the WCHA and ranked #1 would he have left ? I highly doubt it...that tells me all I need know about his character. There is no way I would want him as my teammate. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going...to the NHL.

Only saw the 2nd half but if the championship game is supposed to be showcase of what D2 football is then it is good we are leaving. The officiating was worse than incompetent. They couldn't even spot the ball correctly after a running play numerous times. It became laughable how bad this crew was. They make the WCHA officials look great in comparison. NW Missouri lost for the 3rd year in a row in the championship game. After watching the end of the game it is obvious the coach comes from the Denny Green school of clock management. What an idiot. VS has the ball inside the five with under 2 min left trailing by 1 and the NWMS coach refuses to take a timeout to save time. They score with 22 seconds left and that is the game, no time left for NWMS to come back. But they did save their timeouts, maybe they can sell them on Ebay. Had they managed the clock properly they could have had the ball after the score with 1:20 left. Since the clock stops after first downs in college, you could run a lot of plays in that amount of time.

I guessing you don't set the lines for Vegas. Bet both sides and you will at worst break even (Blais wins) or make money if Woog wins.

The name is gone. The settlement was a sham from the beginning. They knew they couldn't get tribal approval. Either that or they were extremely naive or just plain stupid. I expect them to announce during the semester break that the name will be retired after this school year is up. The blame will fall on the tribes which is not right. If we wanted to let them decide the fate of the nickname we could have done it long ago. This was completely decided by the UND administrators and the state board of education. They could have fought the battle to keep the name but elected to cave in once they got their precious apology from the NC$$ on being "hostile and abusive", which didn't even sound like much of an apology.

Just another sign of people looking for problems where none exist. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_as...hristmasoffbeat

The Sioux will be going to Madison next year, they went last year but not during the 2005-2006 season. Another way to keep track of this...this year we only play them in Madison, not GF. So next year we will play home and home, then the following year only in GF, then the following year is home and home again.

USA wins 7-6 in ot, winning goal scored with 5 secs left. Blood with 1g, 1a. Canada wins 7-2. Hextall with 1g, 1a. Eidsness plays periods 1 & 2 and 6 min of 3rd, allows 1 goal.

It would not suprise me if Eidsness would come in at the semester break. They really need to get another goalie in here and one that will be playing a lot in the future, not just a practice goalie. Otherwise, you will need to bring in Eidsness and another freshman next season which means starting out with no college experience in the net and a very young defense (assumes Chorney and Finley leave). Not a good recipe for success early in the season. If Eidsness comes in at semester break, he will get a half year in without a lot of pressure and should be able to get a few starts. He will also be able to get his first NCAA championship. There is no question that the Sioux have to get another goalie this season, you can't get by with only two. An injury to JPL and the season would likely be lost, this is not a shot at Walski but he is a junior and hasn't really played. Just don't know that he would be the guy you would want to go with if JPL got hurt. If they bring in a "practice goalie" then that tells me the coaches have a lot of faith in Walski and he will probably be one of the two goalies to lead the team next year. If the coaches feel that Eidsness is ready and he is willing to come at semester break then, IMO, that would be the best solution. Then hit the recruiting trails to bring in another goalie for next year. Goaltending is the most important position on the team. Other than JPL we now have no one that has even started a game at this level.

I think Hakstol will play the people that earn the right regardless of scholarship. I have lttle respect for players that bail on their teammates during the season. There is no way I can wish him well in his future as it has to do with hockey. I wish him no ill will but I could care less if he succeeds with his hockey career.

This "settlement" would also remove any responsibility for a name change from the state board and place it on the Sioux tribes. As the clock ticks down on the 3 years and no approval is given, I can imagine a lot of ugly scenarios developing. Whatever problems may exist now or that are perceived to exist, will seem very small with what may happen in a few years.

We would be complete idiots to agree to this type of compromise. What does "support from the areas Sioux tribes" mean ? One tribe only or all tribes ? I would assume this means that the tribal gov would have to give approval and there is no way that will happen. That's not a compromise, if we had that support today we would already be on the exempt list. If this is the settlement then I would rather see this go to court as I believe we stand a good chance of winning. Why did we even bother to file the lawsuit if we are willing to accept this. Additonally, in most sports we won't qualify for post-season for sometime during our transition to d1. The only sport that this would affect is hockey and we won't be hosting tourny games anyway. So the only thing we get out of the 3 years is that the hockey team can keep the current jerseys. If this is really the "compromise" then we lost big time. Just makes no sense at all.

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Is the pre-trial conference still scheduled for tomorrow ? Domuments should be unsealed tomorrow. Will be interesting to see what is in there.

Just got back to my hotel from the BC game. The rink is a joke, it was built without AC ! According to some BC fans this is the third straight year they have had to cancel a game. Pathetic for any DI school to have to play in a rink like this.

If Forney is set back due to injuries to the point where it will be tough to crack the lineup this year, then it might be best for him to play in the USHL for a year, then come back to UND. If he doesn't play this year that will be two years with little game action, can't be good for his development.