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Simple Dan is up early on Sunday. Hard hitting stuff.

This might be the stupidest f'ng thing I have read on Siouxsports. Nice work.

Final four of the conference tourney? LOL. Congratulations.

So we are talking $708.36 for UND vs. $607.86 for NDSU?

So all of the sudden this year they became too expensive deal with? Nothing has changed for NDSU. Same programs, same costs as every other college has to endure. Do they go up at times, yep. So does everyone elses. Once again - why this year? You played USC...in what?

Just signed up to post that? Sensitive issue in your world. Examples of costs supported by student fees include Student Government, Student Health, Bonds, Technology, Wellness, Memorial Union, Career Services, Substance Abuse Prevention Programming, Multicultural Student Services, Athletics, Student Success Center and the Judicial/Crisis Team. Is that the same "technology"?

Bottom line is UND will never drop Women's Hockey for one reason and one reason only: Title IX. And that sucks. UND has too many sports and WH is one that eats up a ton of money for very, very little return.

Every major basketball analyst rips the RPI apart and basically laughs at it. The Summit League uses it in promotional campaigns. Can't imagine how many other conferences roll their eyes at them. Yes, I know the Big Sky isn't good at basketball, we all got it. But the RPI is a clusterf-ck and simply fun for rubes to try and get some sort of baseline on teams.

True. Very dominant.

Look no further than their basketball teams. Like you said, not a big hockey town.

But, what are they raising it for? Why do they lie about that part? NDSU can raise it 50%, who cares. But not saying the real reason why is the problem.

Just win baby! Lets finish....

Q carried them the entire half. Avants his normal solid self. McDermott shooting like he had a few barley pops...jk. Just off tonight. Geno playing well. Cannot believe they are leading.

Q is a freaking stud!

McDermott is waaaayyyy off too. Goodness guys.

Baldwin is waaayy off tonight. Shanks is completely mind-f'ed right now. Can't make a two footer.

Why do you care?

Yah, in the Big Dance or the Playoffs...who wouldn't? How about the other 11 regular season games for football or 30 games for basketball? Therein lies the problem.

Are you serious?

Above what?

Hockey players. They are the one's who act like they know what it's like to wear the Sioux jersey and won't acknowledge the change. The rest of the sports are embracing the change.

Which is fine, understandable. But get the hell out of there once you pass it in. The problem was both Hooker and McDermott were across mid-court so it was Geno and Drick left to bring it up. And one of them shoots 51% from the FT line.

I went back and watched the in-bounds play where Drick B. ended up with the ball and was fouled immediately. UND was up 68-63 with 1:02 left. Drick in-bounds the ball to Geno but for some reason he threw it back to Drick within a second. So Drick brought it up and got fouled at midcourt. The problem lied a few places. Geno should not have thrown it back to Drick at all. Bring the ball up the court - you're the point guard! He wasn't being doubled or anything. Or get fouled. I realize he missed a couple himself but he is a 75% FT shooter. Drick should not have been in bounding the ball. He should be at the other end hidden in the corner. Why? Cause he shoots 51% from FT line. Or he in bounds the ball and gets out of there immediately bringing his guy with him. Hooker, Geno and McDermott all shoot over 75% from the FT line. Those three should be running the in bounds plays at the end with the other two floating around half court in case. What happened then was Drick missed, UNC comes down and buries a 3 and we have a two point game. HUGE swing from possibly 7 to 2 instead. I know it's easy for me to sit and here second guess. But that play right there sums up a few issues that have been happening at the end of games where UND pisses away the lead. Vs. Weber, UND hit most all their free throws and didn't make these mistakes, however. That was played to perfection at the end.

How does the Big Sky tourney format go?