There comes a time every semester when you can’t keep up with everything. That time is usually near the middle of the semester or close to the end, but for me its right now.

A month into the Spring semester I sit here trying to remember my Blackboard password, it’s embarrassing. This week is my “grind it out week.” It’s much too early in the semester to have that week now, but so be it.

This week I bring you a little lighter reading or what I like to call it The Totally Odd and Wacky Awards, in case you are having a difficult week.

The More Fame Award 

This award goes out to the North Dakota State football team, but also the entire Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Earlier this week ESPN and the MVFC agreed to have increased coverage of conference contests on ESPN3, an online streaming service.

Want to catch up on sports for the day? People turn on ESPN. Want to watch some good Football Championship Subdivision football? Football fans watch MVFC football.

The Worldwide Leader in Sports and the MVFC are famous. And now they will be together for another eight years.

Last season 49 MVFC games were shown on ESPN3.

The new agreement is to go through the 2023 season, and every year the conference will display an eight-game package.

MVFC senior associate commissioner Patty Viverito said the goal is to make all games available for fans.

The more games on ESPN equals more fans equals more fame.

Please Don’t Leave Fargo Award 

In a perfect world the Bison women’s basketball team would play every game inside the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. However, we don’t live in a perfect world.

The Please Don’t Leave Fargo Award goes to the NDSU women’s basketball team. Since the 2010-2011 season the Bison are 12-62 on the road. Yikes.

This season the Maren Walseth coached squad is 1-7 outside the city of Fargo.

Go back to the end of the 2007-2008 season and NDS finished 7-7 on the road. Best road record in the past 10 years.

And NDSU’s four of its last seven games are out of the state of North Dakota.

The You Made Me Throw My Television Out My Window Award 

A team isn’t going to win many games shooting 44 percent from the free thrown line.

So, the Bison men’s basketball team deserved to lose against Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis on a last second three-pointer.

I was irate.

This is why I crown the NDSU men’s basketball team with The You Made Me Throw My Television Out My Window Award. Make free throws and get out of the jungle, doesn’t sound too hard, considering NDSU had a 10-point lead in the second half.

NDSU went 8-for-18 from the free throw line, but in the second half the Bison made just 3-of-11, ouch.

I’ll be sending my new television bill in a few days.

Lone Survivor Award  

NDSU wrestling lost its first Big 12 conference dual 27-13 to the University of Wyoming Sunday the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.

The Lone Survivor Award goes to 5th-ranked Hayden Zillmer. He recorded NDSU’s only win in its lose and is one win shy of 100 career victories.

This season Zillmer is 25-3 and 7-0 in duals, and continues to succeed in NDSU’s losses.

But no matter how the match is going, Zillmer brings that lone survivor attitude.