Agustin It's not like North Dakota is Yale. A hockey pelayr going to North Dakota barely needs to have a pulse to fulfill his academic obligations. It's laughable that some are arguing that the great academic tradition of North Dakota is the factor changing a prospect's mind. I understand that some guys don't want to go to school and consider getting better at hockey to be their only job, but the type of person who doesn't have the drive and focus to attend classes like a professional is unlikely to have the maturity and focus to be professional in other areas of his life, such as nutrition, exercise, training and making strong social decisions.