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Here it is, but it's not the greatest quality. Plus, you've got to put up with the announcer saying Kleinsasser will now be known as "Flying Saucer". http://rapidshare.de/files/4269068/kleinsasser-ndsu.avi.html I deleted the previous post as this one shouldn't have the bandwidth problems of the last.

I posted this in the early departure thread as well, but I thought I'd put it here too since it might have an impact on where Smaby is playing next year. CC Loses Another As Greco Departs

A signing that could have an effect on where Smaby is playing next year. CC Loses Another As Greco Departs

Herald article on the defense and how the coaching staff tries to be two deep at every position. http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/12379220.htm

From Sports Illustrated: I didn't realize until I read this that Dressler lead all division in punt return yardage.

I had to count mine to make sure they were all there. It didn't seem thick enough for twelve tickets. I guess I got use to them being in a book rather than being rubber-banded together.

While Notre Dame and NC-Pembroke might be similar, my big problem is that the NCAA's ruling didn't include non-Indian names. Could it be that the NCAA didn't want to tick off Notre Dame and its (wealthy) alumni?

I don't know if someone has brought this up before or not, but I don't get why the NCAA doesn't just eliminate all nicknames based on ethnic groups. Notre Dame would still get to keep their name based on the fact that NC-Pembroke can use the Braves nickname without sanctions based on the school's historically high Indian enrollment. Obviously, the the USA's history is why American Indian nicknames are targeted, but how are the other names any different? I'm sure you can find an Irishman somewhere who doesn't like Notre Dame's nickname. In case this wasn't already posted, here is a story from Ray Ratto on ESPN.com. NCAA mascot ban doesn't mean squat I say we organize a PETA group the next time we play SCSU and protest their use of the Huskies as a mascot. His article did get me thinking. Why doesn't the NCAA go after the use of devil and demon based nicknames? There have to be groups out there who find those names offensive.

Here's the NCAA's stance on FSU.

Link to a story in the GF Herald about Beasley's invite. http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/12280550.htm

TSN is saying they will cybercast the first four hours starting at 11 AM. http://tsn.ca/

They are changing the rule. Teams will now be required to have an average of 14 players. They will also no longer have to list some "phantom" injury as the players will either be active or inactive similar to the NHL.

I found this about Brian Lee on NHL.com regarding the top North American prospects. Ryan Stoa, a Gopher recruit, is another player listed. http://www.nhl.com/futures/2005draft/na_prospects072705.html

I read somewhere that the rule about the goalie puck handling zone didn't have that big of an impact last year when it was used in the AHL. One other thing that could be big is the new rule on icing. The team called for icing can no longer make a line change on the ensuing face-off. You'd think this would lead to more scoring opportunities as tired players don't ice the puck because of this, or they do ice the puck allowing the opposing team to put out fresh players.

The thread started as NCAA rules changes for the upcoming year. The link below is to a story about those changes. http://www.uscho.com/news/2005/07/02_010652.php

TSN has Brian Lee going #13 to Buffalo in its first mock draft. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/draft/feature.asp?fid=7065

The NHL did move the nets two feet close to the boards and shrink the neutral zone by four feet. The link below lists all the changes they made. http://www.nhl.com/nhlhq/cba/rules_changes072205.html It's nice to see the league finally crack down on the size of the goalie equipment. SI had a picture in their NHL preview issue about two years ago comparing goalie equipment now to the 80's. Everything besides the arm blocker is much bigger now. The glove back then looked like a first basemen's mitt compared to what they use now.

Does anyone know if Finley would be the tallest player to play at UND?

ESPN had 11 moments as most memorable for MN including: - The Vikings losing four Super Bowls. That's a great memory for Viking fans. - MN reaching the Final Four? Not according to the NCAA as they Gophers had to wipe that out of their record book. - Gary Anderson's missed FG? Memorable for Packer fans maybe. - UND has six football titles and apparently the Gophers have two hockey titles. - Nothing against women's hockey, but why did they include that? They already had 10 other moments and it's a minor sport. How about the Gophers winning the men's golf title after the school announced plans to cut the sport the following year instead? With about 2,300 votes, the UND-MN rivarly is pulling almost the same number of votes as the MN-WI rivarly in hockey and football combined.

They're not playing right now, but ESPN should have included UND vs. NDSU for football as it's the bigest rivarly in my mind (provided they play each other again). ESPN included SDSU vs USD in football for SD. More like least favorite for me. The Packers was the easy choice as I don't care one way or another about the Twins, T-wolves, and Wild and I can't stand the Cubs, Cowboys, Vikings, and Yankees.

I liked the choices for most memorable moment. Maris was obviously going to be on there, but I found it funny that ESPN included four moments for UND victories and only one mention of NDSU and that being a loss. Although, you could argue that ESPN screwed up on the UND football championship entry and might have put NDSU's DII titles there instead if they did indeed mix up the schools (not that they've ever done that before).

http://www.uscho.com/news/2005/07/02_010652.php Among the new proposals (they still need final apporoval), goals will now count if an offensive player's skate is in the crease but doesn't affect the goalie (a couple years too late for Maine fans). The penalty for checking into the boards has been increased. I'm sure Bina's injury was a factor in this. Other proposals include restricting the size of goalie equipment, enforcing the rule that goalies can only freeze the puck outside the crease (unless it prevents a goal), and spraying the goalie is now a minor (but what about drinking from the goalie's water bottle). The experimental rule that Michigan proposed and was approved for any school to use in exhibitions sounds interesting. I would think the additional space would be a bigger advantage on Olympic size rinks as a team could really spread out the defense.

I think the change in the rookie pay scale might have the biggest impact on kids staying in school. Under the new CBA, only the first two years are guaranteed with the 3rd and 4th both being team options this is down from three years guaranteed and the 4th as a team option. Supposedly, this has already had an impact with foreign players as some agents don't think their client can prove their worth in two years (i.e. Darko Milicic). I don't have a problem with kids like Amare S. and LeBron J. leaving after high school, but these are the exceptions. I think the reason an age limit and the rookie pay scale change are needed is you have more kids declare for the draft than there are draft picks. It doesn't have to do with an age limit, but it's nice to see the NBA is taking a que from hockey. Instead of having to make up injuries, teams will now have active and inactive lists.

The writer must have borrowed the map that ESPN used for the 2001 DII football championship. ESPN had Fargo located 75 miles to the northeast of Grand Forks which puts Fargo in either Minnesota or Manitoba.

I thought the same thing when I read the article. SI said they based the rankings on the past 10 years but then they kept pointing out the overall history rather than the last 10 years.