Longtime fan

Agreed. There is nothing exciting for me on this hire. Hope he succeeds but I see no culture change. Eric brings toughness and intenseness thats needed in the football world…..but eh. Such a typical und hire. Blah. Eric will be reunited to the constant Joel, Shawn, Travis and Carl. Will he retain any of the coaches (buddies) that have high contributions to a yearly average 6.0 W -5.1 L team? 54%. This program needs a complete overhaul. Time to start with a blank canvas.

Mentioned before but he is the one that I wouldn’t mind if und “has” to hire a und connection. Extremely smart guy. Football demeanor. But again….wish und would step away from the connection. There are plenty of legit coordinators or lower level head coaches that this would be an upgrade for.

Won’t take the card away but having a familiar gobc back in the club is renewing the same imo. Outside influence will have a different view or take. IMO. Try something new from an outside source as und D1 days have been very underwhelming.

One more added point. If Eric is hired…half of the coaches are still here from when he left. Will he retain all of them ? They are part of the gobc.

Bubbas still here and present. Not HC anymore but accessible around every corner. Back to the same bar, same acquaintances, same talk, same time for the gobc connection. Und needs new blood !!! Any und tie, regardless of time away will be like they were never gone since bubbas still roaming.

Any und tie hire brings me the least amount of excitement. Wish them the best but it comes across as another easy/lazy hire for und. I don’t see much change. Same schemes, same culture…etc. Add to it …bubba is still around. Gobc still intact. His influence with an old coordinator remains solid.

lol. Awesome ! lol.

lol. Let’s continue the laughs ! Lol. Even better than what you mentioned is if any of the mentioned potential candidates for head coach on Siouxsports were never contacted or interviewed. lol. The laughs !! Omg!! Endless comedy !?! Wtf are you even trying to say? You can’t stand Caruso or just very unhappy that people have mentioned his name as potential candidate?!? Is he not a legit candidate? Is he not a legit head coach? What gives with your constant negativity toward him ?

I have looked into his career and bio. Looked at results. Watched how he conducted himself and interacted with players and media. This dude is a winner! When looking over the potential candidates he was #1 for me. Posted couple days ago he is my #1 choice. He has two decades of results. 82% win percentage. Winners win regardless of level …aka DeBoer If he truly is a candidate and is interested in the job …und needs to do whatever they can to get this guy. 6 time national coach. Being coach of the year 6 times means you’re doing something right. Being coach of the year 6 times means you’re not satisfied with a 6-6 or 7-5. Being a 6 time coach of the year is exactly what und needs

After sifting through some of the possibilities for the next coach ….really like Caruso. Has proven track record as head coach. At 50 …he knows how to relate to players yet experienced enough for in game decision making. If he can turn und into a fcs power he still has time to move onto something better or simply ride it out to retirement if he chooses. Plus I like the idea he and Freuchte have a relationship. Keep the OC here. Keeps some familiarity with the players that has very little bubba influence. Its a win win imo 163-46 (78%) overall. Played in two championship games (That era in D3 was owned by Mount union and Wisconsin whitewater). Has 6 national coach of the year awards. He’s a winner ! He turned st Thomas around in his first year. They were 2-8 the year before he got there. His first year 7-3. yearly record at st Thomas 7-3 11-2 12-1 13–1 14-1 8-3 14-1 12-1 11-2 8-2 8-2 7-3 (moved to D1) 10-1 8-3 6-6 157-34 82% From the cities area. Huge recruiting area for und so having the ties to that area are a huge advantage. Can’t say he a defensive minded guy but had Brandon Staley as a D line coach who is the assistant head coach for SF 49ers. Ex head coach for the chargers.

Is the underline correct? Does his new position fall under the alumni umbrella ?

Didn’t say I wanted him but if und “has “ to hire a und connection that is who I would pick.

If und “has” to hire a und connected individual I would take Tim Tibesar. That would be the only guy that I’m interested in. The others mentioned. No thank you. Regardless…it feels like Christmas today with great news.

Thank you thank you thank you !!! What an absolute relief! What an early Christmas gift ! Renew my tickets asap ! The big question now …..who does Chavez hire. Please please do a national search. Huge opportunity here

100% Said it a million times before but just look at him during a game. Lost! His game face shows no confidence and control. His actions than prove it. Instead of napping at meetings maybe he should nap during the game ?

Everything we question on here when it comes to in game decisions all rolls back into bubba and his hard head. He doesn't have the capability to change. In the midst of an embarrassing losing streak he still can’t make a change. Zero! Clueless. We have had years of non change and years of 7-5 and 6-6 play. Consistently stays with whats not working. But the guys were well prepared every week this year so there’s that anyways.

When looking at the fcs and the landscape of it. It’s pretty clear there is perennially four teams that matter. That has been the case for a decade now. Most decent teams move up. I have said it many times but they should adopt the fbs playoff system. Make it a four team or 8 team playoff system. Forget the AQ. The pioneer league teams are on par with a naia team. Yet they get a AQ? Lol. Useless. That’s my opinion of course Making the playoffs amounts to zero. Und has never advanced themselves in any meaningful matter after making the playoffs. Bubba thinks otherwise . His goal is to make it to the first round of a watered down system and bow out there. He then is happy and rewarded . That kind of mindset is why we are where we are today. Cannot expect anything outside of 7-5 record. Rinse and repeat every year. But as long as the gobc is happy that is all that matters at und. The bottom 3/4 of the fcs (100ish teams)teams are essentially d2 quality teams. Und is included. With bubba and the quality of recruits und would never win a D2 championship. Not sure they would sniff the semis actually. With bubba und will keep falling

Better facilities will not make bubba a better in game coach . Und is stuck in Averageville with him.

Same here. Had tickets for decades even through the muss mess. Haven’t purchased tickets the last years. Just went to a couple early season games and left at halftime due to combination of play and the ridiculous catwalk seating BS. Leaned on that catwalk rail since the place opened. Opposing players had the joy of listening to us all dame. Now…. It’s just deflating. Years ago …on any given Saturday we could have 20”ish” people grouped up. Lost a bunch 5 years ago and into covid. Two more guys said they won’t be renewing today. That leaves two ticket holders out of group as of today. I am an absolute und football addict …so it hurts not going and supporting the players. Attended a few spring and fall practices to see up close what kind of talent they will have. But I will say it’s been more relaxing on Saturday’s . Don’t have to witness the lostness of bubba. Since covid I had been screaming more at him than the opposing team. Wasn’t and isn’t fun. Decided to get away and go back when he’s gone. Or if he will ever be gone . See how many more extensions Chavez has in store for him. I am beyond frustrated at und “leadership” for athletics. Und has fallen so far behind all rival schools in every sport. I was hoping when I visited Siouxsports today I would find great news. Nope. Same ol same ol.

And that right there is und football in a nutshell. Romfro is not a D1 QB. However Bubbas hard head will continually roll with his/their decision and attempt ZERO changes even in losing streaks. Zero changes!! Why change when it’s not working !? If you really don’t think about it …it makes sense.

Grading this years team Bubba- F QB- D RBs- B-/C+ WRs- (Bo A+) everyone else D- TEs- does und roster TEs? Bubba - F OL- C DL- F OLB- F ILB- D- CBs- D- S- F Bubba - F Kicker - F Punter - F This is a basic copy and paste grading form of the last 7-8 years of und football. It will also be used for next year or however long Bubba.500 keeps getting extended. Thank you Mr chavez for keeping und irrelevant in the FCS world. It’s really great to constantly watch the other Dakota schools strive to be champions.

“Sure bud” ?? That’s it ? Prove me wrong.

3 of the top 5 potential seed teams are Dakotas. Und? Nope . Trying to win road games yet

Wow!!! You have been the biggest and most annoying cheerleader for bubba. Now you’re trying to spin it to “nobody is defending “ lol. C’mon! Bubba was washed up 7 years ago and you did everything in your power on this site to say otherwise. Whatever.

Is this year really a surprise to anyone ? Couldn’t have been a more typical year for bubba. About as par as you can get. Locked and loaded for another extension in the eyes of mastermind Chavez