A few weeks ago I noted that the University of North Dakota had won its action for an injunction in its case with the NCAA allowing it to host a first-round NCAA Division II playoff game. I was subsequently directed to this "Open Letter to the NCAA" from the President of the University of North Dakota, Charles E. Kupchella from last year. As Joe Malchow (who directed me to this letter) aptly describes the tenor of the letter, "The NCAA Is Apprised of Where it Might Put It."

Substantively, Kupchella's letter seems similar to the earlier complaints issued by William & Mary about the arbitrary decision-making processes of the NCAA. You will recall that UND decided to take the NCAA to court, raising private funds to fund the litigation, whereas William & Mary decided not to litigate.

Joe Malchow, a Dartmouth '08, also has the most extensive coverage of the most recent round of similar controversies that have broken out at Dartmouth in the past few weeks. For those who are interested, he has collected all of his posts on the whole affair in a special section of Dartblog.

For those who may be curious, the Fighting Sioux won big in that home playoff game, then won again the next week on the road, only to lose this weekend on the road to Grand Valley State, 30-20.