fightingsioux4life

Can I get an "Amen" for both of those statements?

Maybe you guys should get out. This isn't a aristocratic monarchy. Don't forget that. And crime does happen here, don't pretend that it doesn't.

Awww, ain't that just too bad? Maybe your pals should just retire and leave innovation and progress to the next generation.

Maybe the oil boom out west will bring the "good old days" back? That would be sweet.

This is getting better because of the Oil Patch out west. GF is starting to tap into that and it is paying dividends.

Like I told UNDBIZ, quitters never win and winners never quit. We have a lot of positives here, but the only people that seem to realize it are people that are visiting. That has to change. Think big and you will get there. Think small and you have already dug your own grave.

You are equating bigger with better; they are not the same thing. Ask long-time residents of Williston if bigger=better and they'll give you a mixed answer. The answer is not to just give up and throw in the towel. Quitters never win and winners never quit. Sicatoka is 100% spot on with his post and I wish Grand Forks leaders (and the leaders of this campus for that matter) would get the message as well. And FYI, GF is growing to the west (there was a story in the Heraldo about it this week).

I was in that group as well.

You know, this could work out in the Vikings favor. If they tank this season (and there is a good chance they will), they'll get another high draft choice in the 2015 draft. They will get the unexpected opportunity to add another impact player to the roster. And since I believe AP has played his last game in purple, I think it's time to think about making an offer to Jerry Jones for his services next season after this season is over. Jones is one owner who won't care about all the controversy surrounding Peterson; all he cares about is getting big attractions to fill that stadium of his. If Michael Irvin can do some of the things he did as a player, anything is possible with Jerry Jones. I hope they are thinking about it.

Real journalism died with Walter Cronkite.

The contract says any additional costs must be covered by the Vikings. And FYI (especially in light of the Robin Williams tragedy), I don't think mental health issues should be mentioned in jest.

If these kids really have their hearts set on UND, you don't turn them away. Having said that, I agree with you. Focus on the Midwest first and then look outside of that footprint for skill position players you can't find close to home.

This!

They should have done something about that. Thankfully they are acting on these things now.

Now you are mixing two entirely different issues. I don't think anyone cares who Cuban (or any other owner) supports for President in 2016; he can support whomever he wants, just like any other citizen. Making racist statements about your own players has ramifications well beyond professional sports.

When you had black players on the Clippers threatening to go on strike if the ownership stayed the same, the NBA had no choice but to act. Corporate sponsors were also jumping ship. I can recall Kirby Puckett (RIP) saying he would never play for Marge Schott, the racist owner of the Cincinnati Reds at the time (and a noted Adolf Hitler apologist, b.t.w.) when he was in that contract dispute with Carl Pohlad back in the early 1990's. I didn't blame Puckett for saying that and I didn't blame the black players on the Clippers for doing what they did.

I suppose it's because Hernandez is a suspect in a brutal, cold-blooded killing of a man he had a confrontation with at a bar. That's just a little more serious than what AP is accused of. And a league as image conscious as the NFL isn't going to ban players left and right for being "accused" of a crime when they could get exonerated in court (remember the Duke Lacrosse case; most of the public thought they were guilty as sin). That would give the league a black eye as an entity that shoots first and asks questions later.

I agree with you on the bolded part. Those things are half-butt backwards. It is a long-standing legal principle that repeat offenders get harsher sentences than first-time offenders. It makes sense to me.

I thought I was the only one that used that word!

I never said that Mafia; I said cutting him now would be premature. That doesn't mean they won't eventually cut him; it depends on what happens within the court system. I hate what he did as much as you, but we have a legal process in this country and it will be followed. Being charged with a crime and having to post bail isn't a small thing, especially for someone with a big public profile like AP. I am thinking he'll have to agree to supervised visits with his 4 year old son and pay a fine. I do think he'll avoid jail time based on him not having a prior criminal record. I really do hope he learns from this and uses better judgement in the future.

It's way too early to even think of releasing him. He hasn't been convicted yet. If they did that, Jerry Jones would swoop right in and snatch him up and I don't want the Cowgirls to benefit from all this. I am thinking since he doesn't have a prior criminal record, he'll get off easier than a serial criminal would. But I do hope he learns something from this and doesn't get carried away again.

It's a long, flexible tree branch with the leaves stripped off. It works as a whip. And based on those pictures, it works pretty doggone well.

It would be better than "Green and White".

ESPN The Magazine picked the Vikings to finish 3-13 (and that was WITH AP in the lineup). If they keep turning it over like they did vs. the Patriots, that record is not out of the question. Of course, that would give them another high 1st round draft choice and they might need it to pick AP's replacement depending on what happens with his child abuse case.

I think people bought into all those stupid "fist bumps" the coaches talked about when they got a verbal commitment. I also think part of it is that after a bad transition, we all were looking for some silver lining because if you don't do that, you start to get discouraged and lose interest as a fan. Basically, Muss and his staff focused too much on athleticism and not enough on discipline and character. All those disco rehearsals on our sideline last year when we were down by 40 points made me want to throw up!