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Mostly the NCAA. We can't babysit every single player 8 days a week to make sure they feel appreciated enough and compensated enough to stay at UND.

I haven't tapped any of my sources but I would bet on SDSU or $50,000 NLI from an FBS school. edit: I didn't think Pawlek was O-line coach at Griz, thought it was TE and Tackles, something hybrid with another coach that was Center/Guards. It appears now he is full O-line coach so Griz makes more sense to me now.

We can't keep a kid from Fordville, ND on the roster, holy crap.

If UND Football was a movie it would be Ground Hog's Day, some ups and downs and nuances throughout but we are stuck, over and over again we enter another off season with underwhelming talent, development, and coaching. On top of that when UND does develop a player that is recognized nationally the new normal is another school gives him $150,000 to transfer, edging out his next offer of $50,000 and pick of any truck on the lot. College football is lawless and declining. Big name Coaches are leaving. Soon FCS will be a pure development league for FBS. I understand the frustration with UND and with college football in general, hanging by a thread myself.

It's true, have heard this, and the numbers show it. As hard as some have been on Bubba, would all of you do the same?? Our coordinators are better paid than Bubba. The average of the top 3 HC's made $368,046. Bubba made 69.3% of this amount. The average of the top 3 OC's made $120,381. Danny made 86.4% of this amount. (If Bubba was at 86.4% like Danny, that would be another $63,000) The average of the top 3 DC's made $117,402. Joel made 75.3% of this amount. (not unreasonable for a 1st year DC) Is it a good long-term strategy to expect the HC to take less money AND pass all increases onto assistants?? Nope!! This is MVFC.

Good observation that I agree with but I think this is a shot we take, agree with the attempt.

Close!! I am skinnier and my strength coach resume is not good and my beard has some red, but not the shaved head. 3 out of 4 isn't bad!!

I have $20.00 that says he has a shaved head, is a little skinnier than Baukol, mostly red beard, and his resume is not impressive.

Heading into last season there was a false narrative that our Jets (uncoverable) along with 5th year gun Slinger Tommy Gun along with the O-line whisperer Pawlak were going to be impossible to stop. (except for big games on the road of course, Boise, UNI, USD, SDSU) The O-line couldn't pass protect that well and maybe it was lack of talent but I tend to believe it was more on the OC's system, Danny 'new Jack hustler' Freund where if it wasn't a dink-n-dunk you needed a 5 second pocket. Center snaps sucked all season too, didn't help. So all the hype wasn't lived up to. The 2024 narrative is currently the Titanic hit by a Nuke. If, and it's an (IMPORTANT IF) all the current players stick around and pull together it probably isn't as bad as it seems. With an administration lacking it's up to the new OC and players sticking together to give this thing we call 2024-25 UND football a chance.

I pretty much announced this a week ago.........(on the 24th)

College FB F'n sucks now. 1 year left to follow for family reasons then I am not wasting my time with this crap. Player and coach carousels is all it is. The FBS 12 team tournament will be interesting but besides that, CFB can burn itself down to the ground then only have themselves to blame.

Taking Rob Phenicie's position(most likely), who left for Bucknell to be OC. Griz position historically has been TE and Tackles.

I researched. Pronounced "Fricktee" (Fruechte) Everyone is Welcome!!

To take this job right now means the guy has a ton of confidence and that's a good thing. Not to pile on Jake........on 2nd thought why not. I was concerned with Jake because my sources also said he was a real dumb dumb in school, barely eligible type dumb dumb. I wonder about his confidence level in his home town, his alma mater, the fear of everything imploding on him and lots people saying, ya, we knew he was a dumb dumb.(6 dumbs in a post, might be a record)

Don't forget the team GPA!!

Chaves. I recall him pretty much burying the EWU Athletic Department and UND overlooked that little detail. Lots told me he is really impressive in person.....never saw nor felt that from him. And now this pissante is setting UND Football back atleast 3-4 years, likely longer.

Griz have always had a lot of staying power in FCS, even when they aren't good.

If TSU can win and become relevant, same challenge as everyone else......5-6, 4-7, 6-5 the last 3 seasons.

Correct, NDSU isn't going to look at UND's O-line coach who has no experience as an OC. If Danny was still in GF I doubt NDSU would look at him either. These options don't make any sense.

Really.....I had to look up Tenn. St., know absolutely nothing about them and not very impressed after looking.

That is the entire NDSU O-line right, from 9 man football right??

Ya, we are loaded with 215 lb tweeners that are not big/strong enough to play LB and not athletic enough to play safety. We could write a book on it.

Our TEs could use a rest, let all the breaks and sprains heal with their hands/fingers from this past season.

I took the info from St. Thomas Bio but from the Temple Bio it looks like 2019 and 2020 were not as QB Coach, only 2021 was he official QB Coach. Thanks!!

4 year OC and 3 year QB Coach at Temple......I kind of see it. I suppose it's all comparative. Given the timing it's not too bad. (correction - only 1 year QB Coach at Temple and 2 years as an analyst)