Just a couple of thoughts on some recent threads: [soapbox dug out of corner in garage] 1. Canadians playing hockey at U.S. Colleges -- Jeff Foxworthy is already paid well for "redneck" humor. 2. A discussion of academics having priority over athletics would probably have more credibility if there weren't quite so many poorly constructed sentences and typos in the messages. [soapbox put away for another day] 3. Theory on Mankato State's new coach -- If Don Brose retires from coaching, I'll go out on the limb that says that Don Amiot (Mankato State AD) will hire Mark Mazzoleni away from Miami of Ohio. (There are those who might remember that Amiot was AD at UW-Stevens Point and hired then-assistant UIC coach Mazzoleni.) While he doesn't have the longevity that some of the others do, he is more than capable of taking a newly-elevated program and making the most of its potential. Debbie HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.