Sweet Home Alabama

The University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team has advanced to the Division II national championship game in Florence, Alabama this coming Saturday. (Unlike corrupt Division I; Divisions I-AA, II, and II all have playoffs - what a concept!) The Sioux will be playing the Grand Valley State Lakers, defending national champions and the team that the Sioux beat for the title in a classic championship game in 2001.

It should be a fun one as Division II games are a blast. Last week in the semis, the Sioux successfully faked both a field goal (for a touchdown) and a punt in the fourth quarter. A few years back, Northern Colorado successfully faked two punts on the way to a championship game win. You can check out the title game on ESPN at 3:00 central time on Saturday, December 13th. Internet radio broadcast featuring my guy Eddie Schultz is also available.