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The "fans" wanted this to happen when the buyout effectively would have been $0. Chaves made sure that wasn't the case. If I've learned one thing about running an athletic dept. from all of this it's that if you aren't willing to EXTEND, then you have to be willing to END! The timeline of events surrounding UND football in the first 3 months of 2024 may damn the program for the rest of time...given what's going on in the landscape around us. We needed to be all hands-on deck...instead we've been "asleep at the wheel" (apparently literally). That's as much of a Chaves problem as it is a Schweigert problem in my book...

And who's fault is it that we have to raise that much money?!? I'm as frustrated as anyone with Bubba and where we are at as a football program...but everything that's occurred since last winter is AD malpractice in my book. If Bubba goes...Chaves should go with him imo...and at this point sooner rather than later.

Yeah I’m done!

Not so different… New year…same garbage…

I have nothing concrete to back this up...so take it for what it's worth (not much...but this is a message board afterall, haha)... My thoughts are that Romfo got the nod because Feeney and Kaminski weren't that far ahead of him, and the new offensive staff didn't feel good about ANY of our QBs being the guy in the future, and maybe they felt Romfo's running ability came closest to what they're looking for, while also knowing that the PWO is most likely to embrace a short term role with a stacked competition next year. At this point I do not think QB1 for 2025 is currently on the roster...

Outside of Belquist our wideouts are quite mediocre...it seems to me we always have 1-2 guys that the Herald/UNDFB360 pump up to no end...and then they're just absolute duds when the bright lights are on. This year is no different. If it wasn't for Belquist we'd be hosed. Back in 2016 we had Wanzek/Toivenen/Santiago/Oliviera on the same team...outside of Belquist I don't think we have anyone at that talent level (Ziebarth is close but I'd take Oliviera over just about any back that's ever suited up for UND)...and Studsrud > Romfo...what wasted years with incompetent offensive coaching! Also sidenote...does any one player ever take more of a beating in every ounce of contact he receives then Caden Dennis?!? My god every time that guy is tackled he gets destroyed. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that he still looks like a HS receiver...

I'm going to try and take a bit of a deep breath here and likely piss off both sides of this proverbial dead horse beatdown... We are 4-2, and I think if you'd asked most sane fans prior to the season starting if they'd be happy being 4-2 going into the bye week that answer would have been a unanimous yes! Does UND still control its own destiny? 100%! Assuming we handle the teams we are supposed to handle between now and Nov. 9th (a not insignificant assumption)...we will find out a lot about our program (honestly everything about our program) the last three weeks of the year. We get both SD schools at home back-to-back weeks (we are 3 tds better in the Alerus than we are on any other football field on the planet) and then what could set up to be a massive road game at ISU-Red to end the season (ISU currently 4-2 with a very similar resume to us but they avoid both SD schools). Win 1 of those 3 games and we are in the playoffs at 8-4 in a 12-game year. Win 2 of 3 and we may be in contention for a seed. Win all 3 and we'll definitely be seeded. It's all still there for the taking. That said...here's the rest of the story the way I see it... Did we look scared/shell shocked/crappy in yet another bigtime road game (at NDSU)? Yes...at some point even the most ardent of Bubba supporters have to look themselves in the mirror and realize that this is a problem that won't ever be fixed without wholesale changes. What we are doing with the QB position is killing me. The Romfo story is a feel-good tale no doubt...but my eyes just tell me he's not the guy! Are we really going to run out a former MN and WI HS player of the year for this?!?! Because it sure seems that we are good with that. Coaches aren't idiots...and I have to remember that this offensive staff didn't recruit any of these guys...but this is D1 football...at some point you need to see what you have in Kaminsky. I get that Romfo won the job in practice...but how you play in games needs to matter. He got his completion percentage up on Saturday...but to turn it over the first play of the second half was just a killer. I just want a QB that can let it rip, stand in the pocket and hit open receivers (like Miller did all day)...is that too much to ask?? That said...our defense might kill me first. Zero pressure...receivers running wide open. It's time to adopt a new scheme...because what we are doing now clearly isn't working. This is not the first time I've said that on this forum. I sure as hell hope we go 10-2 and I eat these words...but, like Saturday, I have very little confidence that we do better than 8-4. And we'll need to do at least that well...because unless they figure something out in Missoula our Montana win will lose a fair amount of luster between now and November. I just lack confidence in this program to go out and take what's there for the taking based on all the let downs of the prior decade. It bothers me...but apparently doesn't bother those who are in charge. Somehow Bubba and company still have the ability to go out and change the narrative on this. They're lucky to have the patient superiors they do. I hope they find a way to take advantage of it.

Not seeing much “different” so far…

I keep hearing this. We'll find out Saturday. We're 4-1 thanks in large part to a good crowd for a Bobby Hauck brain fart and a stretch of soft competition. A lot of that is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered for a team with newcomers at key positions on the field and on the sidelines. Have they gelled enough to find a way in Fargo? I have my doubts...but they have a great opportunity to change my mind! Need steady QB play...great run blocking to chew up clock...and the d has to find ways to get off the field and at least make NDSU earn their points. Until we actually go into the Dome and win in the D1 era I'll never be confident...but this team is fully capable! Unfortunately in my objective mind it's also capable of being rolled too... Either way...let's flip the script and kick the snot out of em!

I mean...all of this is well and good...but remember San Diego is a non-scholarship FCS program on par with Drake. A 17 point win against them at home is not particularly impressive. I know teams can't play well every week and I get that...at least we were able to adjust well enough to win it going away. That said...we can't let one receiver pick us apart like they did. Those assignments are only going to get harder as we get into the meat of conference play. Also, through 4 games our starting QB is completing passes at a 55% clip with more picks than TDs (38.5% this weekend). Unless we are going to get in the flexbone and have our QB run for 100 yards a night that's not going to get it done for us. What's troubling is his deep ball is apparently the most accurate pass he can throw. That screams mechanical issues...which is ironic because the Spring Ball beat reports from Tom Miller indicated Simon was executing at the highest level of the 3 QBs (and he ultimately won the job). We have a solid running game and a good stable of backs. If this is how we are going to play then we need to run Simon more and utilize vertical playaction like we did in the 2nd half. I'm just not sure it's going to be enough against the SDSUs and NDSUs of the world when we are on the road (although apparently NDSUs run defense isn't very good so who knows)... Here's to hoping to see progress in the passing game next week against Murray!

I don't care what his other offers are (I think he'd been in conversations with SDSU/U of M, etc too)...this is a good get for us imo.

I don't normally like saying this out loud...but looks like Mr. Luff made the right choice...good for him!!!

Maybe because they don't view investing with Bubba to be worth their money...(ducks to avoid being hit with a tomato or a shoe)... That's sarcasm btw... Donors get to do what they want to do with their money. It's an awesome gift...we should all be extremely grateful!

Sure if we're talking about hiring someone from another D1 or even D2 program...but Mayville?!? I get that they were good at the NAIA level...but talk about making your program look small time. That said I'm not sure Mal's track record of hiring assistants is that pristine...maybe that's a problem within the program...

So the assistant coach dictates the hires now? Did they tell Mallory she's a lame duck and hire Hutter to be the "Coach in Waiting"?? Not saying I'm opposed to that...but without that kind of explanation a D1 program hiring an assistant from Mayville State seems kind of "odd"...