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Kelly is a good friend of mine. I guarantee you that he is a strong UND supporter. No Governor of this state is going to fail to support one of its two largest universities is playing for a national championship. He would have to be an idiot not to do that from a political standpoint. WHEN we get to the point of making it that far, I would not be surprised if Kelly makes the pilgrimage to attend. Kelly has been at our tailgating trailer for UND football many times and I expect will do so in the future - just not during pheasant season…. He goes to Sioux hockey games as well.

Is it terrible to admit I'm actually starting to lose interest in und hockey because of Berry? We all know what to expect from him as a coach by now. This definitely turning into a Lucia or Eaves situation. It's almost comical when you think of the facilities and everything he has to develop players yet still struggles.

Super weird take, imo. Get the frustration with his penalty last night but Louis has captain material written all over him.

We need to get better. Most fans want conference championships, play off success and national championships. He’s a good kid and if he is good enough to start and move us forward faster we take him. College FB is now a cut throat business.

Former teammate Ron ( Magic) Gustafson passed away this afternoon. He was an All-American wide receiver from 1971-1974. Signed by the Saints then the Rams. Also ran track his freshman year. He was one of the finest WR to play for the Sioux. May he rest in peace. God speed.

The more they invest in a player the more that player has to prove them wrong to not get a spot. I don’t care who is qb so long as we win and they are a reason we do so. Though I’d be lying if I said a 6’4” 220 lb strong armed mobile qb doesn’t get me excited.

I didn’t see any crying from them when Danny grabbed a starting RT for them from UND on his way out the door.

I'm not sure what will be worse, the game or listening to Dizzy Dom for 2+ hours

The whole coaching staff needs to be relieved of their duties, poor D zone coverage, penality kill is non existent , not sure who coaches that and Karl’s PP just stands around and wonders why they don’t score. No basic skills or discipline and zero heart. Time for a change.

Never in the history of NCAA DI hockey has so little been done with so much.

I think they should expand their search and look outside the Sioux family. Why limit yourself?

1) take a starter away from SDSU OL (they took Danny, Rouse, Pabst, Hagen, etc. from us). Do it back. Should be going after Walters as well 2) ask him what they’re doing as a program that will help UND leapfrog them

While I don’t excuse him for leaving even with your last paragraph…..I think with the current state of college football if you have the opportunity to add talent you do it. It’s up to the kid to earn the respect back of his teammates. The look of a team from coaching staff to players will change so much from year to year now so holding a grudge isn’t worth it. People leave jobs and come back all the time.

Per 360, there will be 3 guys visiting this weekend. Hoskins (UM), Walker (SDSU), Lewis (NAU). Also… chance Sam Hagen comes back.

Offense is fun but I had almost no fun watching that game. Other than Mara’s dunks. This just sucks. USD sucks too so hope they aren’t on their high horse. UND just sucks more.

We look like a defeated deflated team. we are leadership challenged

This athletic department is so unserious. Like wtf is going on?

If Hak is available you absolutely sign him. The guy could recruit before and now he has NHL experience. He knows exactly what the next level is like and how to get guys there.

Blais wasn’t afraid to sit star players to send a message. You knew who was boss when he was there.

The way I would describe WMU--relentless forecheck, playing with hustle and grit, winning races and puck battles, effective special teams, lock-down defense--is how UND used to be.

Notice how he’s not hesitant to speak and has conviction behind every word? Think players will feed off of that?

Imagine being a player on a team that was given an extremely long rope by a coach that would do anything to help you, spend countless hours trying to figure out how to help you succeed, then because you as the player are such a cancer to the entire program that you have to be removed from the program.. then finally in your 6th year of college you actually put it all together and are an all league player in a different league… good for DAE!!! Instead he chooses to be an absolute $h!tbird online and attack a coach he hasn’t had in 5 years. plus he’s actually having a good year in that league he’s playing in… think he would be more worried about his professional career… instead chooses to be a 5 year old. Bravo

Wtf is going on in this thread about the ASU series?

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You think the governor of a state is going to pick sides of the two major universities in the state? Get a life and get over it. UND needs to give him something to post on his twitter account to make our state proud. What did he say that was wrong? Fantastic Game? Great Season? Incredible Dynasty? All true. The jealousy of NDSU is so bizarre on this forum. UND needs to go out and do what NDSU did. The biggest mistake was when UND chose not to follow NDSU to D1. They have paid for it ever sense.

I will apologize for him, he was only referring to MBB, WBB, VB, SB, & Soccer. You are correct, FB is in a slightly better spot having won zero playoff games in 11 seasons.

Along with our basketball and volleyball programs

Dear Eric, your assignment is simple. Put an end to this madness. sincerely, disgruntled UND fans

I’m not sure I would agree. If that were true, how did Romfo bypass Feeney or for that matter, Feeney and Kaminski? How did we have 2 guys competing for the starting center position? How many tight ends were in the mix this year? How did a true freshman move up to a backup on the oline? I don’t believe guys were guaranteed their positions. Coaches want to win and play the players they think will give them the best chance of winning. UND’s struggles were more related to talent level and possibly schemes etc. than inability of players to progress up the depth chart.

Took my 5 year old to skate with the Tigers last night after the CC game and had a nice visit with Drew Montgomery. He couldn’t have been happier for his brother’s success and achievements. Just a very awesome conversation and to have heard that from him. Proud of both Montgomery boys and the success they are having with their respective programs. Good to see Grand Forks represented and gave me the warm fuzzies to hear the CC PA announcer say, “A sophomore from Grand Forks, North Dakota, Drew Montgomery!” during the starting lineups last night.

Maybe I should be thanking him as he (and Danny) likely aided in moving the program to a fresh start. The tough part of saying this is on the personal side I like, admire, respect Bubba. I have known both Bubba and Schmidty for a long time, it's been an interesting dynamic. But pro-Schmidty 100%, we needed new perspective and leadership.

His team is playing in the national title but he is so enamored with us that he is here.

Nice to keep a local kid around. He's been a solid transfer from day 1.

Two points in the valley of the Sun....could've been worse, could've been better. At the present time UND is 19th in the PWR, and tied for first in the all important league standings. In comes highly ranked Western that could give us a boost with wins at home. You probably aren't going to beat them without a #fullsixty. After Saturday I'd assume Hedquist in the net on Friday and we go from there. They'll likely go Rowe-Hammer like they have most of the year. I'll be happy with 4 points. Two regulation wins not likely with how this group has played this year, but I'd be okay with being surprised.

Starting with Chaves. UND isn't a small D2 school anymore. Shiny buildings and history/culture isn't going to cut it going forward. If the national stage wants to take UND seriously, then UND needs to take itself seriously and make moves that are uncomfortable to people.

I just want to have fun again. Whatever that takes. I want to be proud of the product UND puts on the ice. I want UND to be a big thing nationally. I love the Kelly green!!!

Berry is a UND guy through and through. He bleeds just as green as all the “experts” on this site. I feel bad for him if this is the end because he’s a hell of a guy…always takes time for the fans and acknowledges the road crowds when they are traveling. For whatever reason the team really wasn’t playing like the season was on the line last night and as head coach some of that is on him. Most people are reasonable enough to realize UND is not going to win every game, but the effort and energy have to be there every night. Hope they can go on a little run here so they have something to play for down the stretch.

How many times can Berry use the phrase “need to play a full 60” before it falls on him? When he says we’ve been playing some good hockey, I don’t know what he is looking at. I remember when UND would consistently hold teams to 20 shots or less, not 40. Say what you want about Jake Brandt, he wasn’t afraid to call out bad play. Scanlan doesn’t seem to want to call out anyone.

After watching UND falter on countless breakaway chances in games, I'm starting to think that these results in the weekly Thurs shootout drill have less to do with our goalies.

We literally just signed a 6’4” 220 lb qb

Ahh, the old “rumored” citation. Cross my heart, hope to die.

The point is the older crowd won't be here forever. If we don't inject some life into the program and get some buzz going, it will get worse.

Even more action in the portal. Looks like two more liberoes will be joining the Hawkes. You can NEVER pass to well (good, both? 🙂). We were out of system way too much (every team says that), hopefully this is a step in the right direction. Up to 9 new faces in the fall. I'll have to keep looking for the spring 25 roster. Katie Paez, (maybe Las Vegas -> VCU) looks to have two years left. Kenya Prescott, (somewhere in IA -> Des Moines CC -> Iowa) will likely have one year left - she shows in the stats as having played last year.

It is what it is. UND has a loooooooong ways to go to be relevant.

My guess is that Armstrong will support both teams equally. Along with all North Dakota schools. I think this is a nonissue and to be expected.

I would argue he is the best overall coach in the Summit. Gets players who all buy into him as a coach, are team first and, play hard.

Schmidt was on the sideline coaching in a FBS national championship game.

Local guy. Starter for FCS playoff team the past few seasons. Would solidify the UND offensive line amongst all five starting spots and offensive line is the most important position group in all of football. Would be a major step towards giving UND a consistent offensive effort that raises the floor of the 2025 season and helps out Schmidty’s defense in year one of the 4-2-5 transition. I also excuse the guys who left following 2023 as the program was headed in a horrible direction (and hence a 5-game losing streak and a losing season in 2024). You don’t extend a lame duck coach, lose the current offensive coordinator of Washington State and head coach heir apparent to a rival in a lateral move, and lose your newly hired replacement offensive coordinator alum to your rival within one week without some guys rightfully saying what the f*ck? Anything else?

Captain McNeil is locked in.