The Sicatoka

1. Offensive line -- it sets the tempo for the whole team, offense and defense (keeps them off field) 2. Defensive line -- you win an lose up front 3. Get the fans back. 4. Secondary -- you have to cover 5. A real DI running back I believe that UND has LB and QB talent available. I'm not sure about WR anymore, but, that would come in outside the top five.

Didn't a poster here predict a Dec 20 or 21 announcement and we all assumed that it was related to an FBS level bowl game? Just surfing through the channels tonight and seeing UWW it made me wonder. Yeah, I'm dreaming, but ... - Faison saw the Fargo Freak-out when "Bohl to UWyo" was announced and wouldn't want to do that to UWW. - Two, TWO, finalists? I don't recall any other place coming down to two finalists for a position. - Leipold has the credentials and last I can find he was making $100k base at UWW. Full Disclaimer: I'm dreaming out loud here. It's not going to happen.

I see a "pink turf" rematch looming ... but in Texas.

Cavalry would have to be kept "generic" enough that any warrior on horseback (see: statue in front of REA) fits.

And like I said before, I had a case of "screamin' weasel" once and don't recommend it.

Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Girl fight!!!

A game on ESPNU just ended ... we can dream of a surprise late entrant, ... can't we?

Game just ended: UWW 52, Mount Union 14 UWW just won their fourth DIII title in five seasons with four new assistants and 49 freshman. Is it wrong to hope that Lance Leipold applies yet tonight?

OK gfhockey, if the old boy network approach is best you must support Hak because the old boy network put him in place. It works, or it doesn't.

Actually, the First Amendment does not apply to this private posting forum. The First Amendment applies to publicly owned and operated facilities, the "town square". This is a private forum; it's Jim's house so it's Jim's rules.

Bubba left UMD as a 0.500 coach and new guy (Nielson) come in and takes Bubba's players to the promised land. Wouldn't that point to Bubba being a great recruiter but leave his coaching skills in question?

Talking football, I can't disagree.

You keep posting like that and you'd better IM me a list of places with $1 drinks.

Dude, at least live in the realm of possibilities: Ray Purpur is going to retire at The Farm, not come back and run UND. He has it made out there. I'll go on record now and say there is a better chance of Tim Tibesar or Brooks Bollinger being UND's head football coach one day than there is of Ray Purpur ever being UND's AD.

I know; so I guess you know which way I would bend if those were my only two options.

In five years, we aren't going to be saying, "If only UND had hired a coach three days earlier!" It's going to be all about hiring the right guy. -- Brad Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald

See: Rules > Do > Maintain community standards or Rules > Do > Think if you'd say it to someone's face. Thanks.

Anything posted on the internet lives forever ...

The pizza in VC is pretty good, but what's that have to do with UND's next football coach? And with that I'm off to bed because I have a job to go to in the morning and a life beyond being the profanity police here.

You mean what's done already?

What's stopping you from moving there?

End of day Friday, I'd agree. Again, nothing other than intuition. And I still think it'll be a surprise. Why? The position is open for application until filled. Any new applicant scored at or above the reported list of nine could be called and hired without additional work. I don't know but believe that Faison still may have a surprise in store ...

<yawn> Mack Brown for UND 2.0

I can only work so fast. To all: Lose the profanity ... and don't quote it.