Longtime fan

Iowa st 0-1 Montana 0-2 Idaho st. Toss up but at home 1-2 San Diego . 2-2 Murray st 3-2 Ndsu 3-3 N Iowa 3-4 Youngstown 3-5 Indiana st 3-6 SDSU 3-7 South Dakota hmm …toss up 3-8 illinois st 3-9 A lot depends on who’s coming back and transfers the teams will gain But as of right now with bubba at helm I see 3 to 4 win season

What narrative you speaking of ?

The more I think about it the more frustrated I get. Bubba has concreted himself into a very selfish human being. He has to realize he has set this program back many many years. His right hand man that had nearly two decades in GF leaves for a lesser position. If he looked into the mirror and asked what his accomplishments have been in 10 years while being head coach at UND …what would the true response be? “I’m just an above .500 coach I havent won a single playoff game I’m a defensive minded guy that has a horrible defense 90% of the my recruits only have D2 offers…which coincidentally works against most of the fcs (D2) not the top 10 tier I refuse to adjust to in game situations I can’t win on the road I simply cannot exude confidence I guess he can say he was better than mussman. Not a tough assignment. He hasn’t accomplished sh&t. He beat Ndsu this year then teared up??? Cmon man. It’s selfish for him to continue to collect a paycheck while this program sinks further.

-Facilities are far from the problem. Und has excelled in that category compared to 3/4 of the fcs. Throw that out the window. -coaching salaries. This is a must to hire a competent qualified coach and staff. Can UND ponie up ? Or can they and refuse to? - player nutrition . With the transfer culture now …keeping above average talent will be nearly impossible. Money talks combined with transfer ease makes nutrition very difficult Again …it’s been noted numerous times but extending Bubba after a s&@t season just shows the true colors for und athletics (minus hockey). Keep it simple ….keep the cheap guy. Complacency at its best. In their eyes mediocre is better than the worst. How about striving for the best ?

Definitely don’t have to tear down one sport to be successful in another. SDSU “main” sport is basketball…women’s and men’s. They have done great at doing so. Football is second and has done great. UND throws everything nearly 100% at hockey. All we hear when it comes to paying up for coaching in all other sports than hockey is …”UND doesn’t have the money”. That’s the frustrating part

100%. For the people saying we are better than when Muss was running the show is laughable. How could it be worse !?! Mussman was a mess. Great recruiter but incredibly bad coach. Most anyone with 3rd grade level schooling could have done better. Bubba brought some “new life” to the program initially but now we are back to Mussman days. It had been very evident early in bubbas time here he wasn’t head coach material. AD and UND had other ideas. Keep a guy that will stay here forever and don’t have to pay up for it. Easy call for them. And here we sit. Guys that bleed Kelly green are walking to South Dakota to take a lesser job. Leaves his coordinator job to take a positional job. I can’t blame him tho. They know football and what it takes to get to the next level. UND is surrounded by universities that know football. Montana st, Montana, sdsu Ndsu. The fcs kings are up in the north middle of the country. Und can get there too if competency was #1

Great move for Danny. I was very neutral on Danny. Didn’t really care if he had stayed or left. He brought some good things early on followed with a bubba like last couple years. Definitely an upgrade from Rudy however. The great thing for Danny is now he will be surrounded by competent personal that give a damn about football and how to win. He has a passion for football and sdsu has a passion for football. Great combination. I would have to think Danny’s thought was he’s “stuck” here. I am pretty sure he thinks the same as us naysayers see it. Blah, old school and frustrating. No way a guy leaves that has bled Kelly green for as long as he has to take a lesser job at the same level. Money is king for everyone buying pretty sure he was sick of bubba ball. I have been for 6 years. Bland and boring. If Bubba truly loves this university and FB team as much as he claims to…he would have stepped aside last year and let Danny have his shot. Instead….UND is stuck with oh gosh oh golly blah master. Bubba has had this train on derail mode for half a decade. Bubba can’t coach! Period ! His record and stats cannot lie. He knows how to stop a veer offense. Whoopie. The FCS is a very weak league. Outside the top 10ish the rest are really D2 material. With the ever changing college athletics bubba is a lost soul. UND needs a change immediately

Zinger

Your lack of football knowledge is disturbing. You bring zero to this board. I’m sorry. You do bring something. You have the ability to be annoying! Keep up the good work lil bro !

IMO Tommy was very average. A good game manager yes. Tommy looked good against weak opponents. With that said ….the coaching staff stiffened up when competing against stiffer competition. Danny's dismal play calling against sac st is proof for the coaching staff is way over their heads Und…with the current players can compete. They destroyed Ndsu. Ndsu was never in it. Not even close. I think we all know that was influenced by others ….not this coaching staff. Coaching is definitely the downfall of und football. So damn sickening to hear Ndsu football coverage around here. Why can’t und ever compete for a title???? Coaching!!!!! It is so damn frustrating to watch und fail year after year in this average league. Will und be better without Tommy ? Feeney and kaminski have far more raw talent than Tommy but they will be held back by the ineptness of the coaching staff. I see little change next year even with a more talented qb.

The most frustrating thing with und being flatline average is the fcs is so flatline average. Most of the perennial competing teams have moved up. Und should be competing for top dog every year in the fcs. Not even close right now. There is only 3 contenders…sdsu Ndsu and Montana . I mentioned couple years ago that they should model their tourney to the fbs + 4. Take the top eight. Autos are a joke. For a team like drake to ever sniff the playoffs is enough evidence that not only is the fcs weak but what a waste of money for the university for travel. Most years …the fcs has 2-4 teams that can truly compete for a championship. The others are spending a lot of money for a participation ribbon. There is literally no way that sdsu, Ndsu or Montana doesn’t win the championship. That’s the 3 this year. No one else has a chance. Most likely those 3 will be the only ones next year as well. And the year after that and the year after that. Maybe add Montana st. Drake never stands a chance of winning it.

Hold on Mr pessimist. This statement sounds a bit negative. Siouxboys doesn’t appreciate any sort of discourse or negativity. Just happy things. Any negativity will not be tolerated. Just ask him. I sure he will comment soon enough tho. * I do agree with your post

Agreed

Dude. You will never get it. have to admit tho …”you’re a funny guy “.

Sarcasm. No sh&$ Sherlock. There is no way to spin his defending bubba. Players see it. Fans see it. You and a few others on here are blinded that we have a saban. ( sarcasm) Bubba is not head coach material. Bubba can’t be defended anymore . Yet you defend any and every opposition angle. Why defend average so hard ?? You are simply missing the point. Try and back up your big mouth with any kind of stat , fact or reason why he should continue to be head coach.. I and others have laid stats and reasons why he isn’t coach worthy on this site. You on the other hand are constantly telling people they are missing the point. Give me something to ponder.

You think und is the only team that loses players to transfers Cmon man.

Hurts was the starter 2016 and 2017. That’s not a backup. As I stated ….he transferred because Tua was out performing him.

Hurts was no backup. Wow

His point is that bubba and saban are on equal ? I said…IMO….players leave und because of coachingz. Bubba doesn’t better them on the field. Saban does. Jalen hurts transferred because Tua was out performing him. McNaboe transferring is not because someone is out performing him. He would have started next season. Is that why you piped in? To say there is no difference between the two ?

Jalen hurts

Not necessarily. Saban is 11 years older than bubba. Saban has “it”. He can motivate and demands excellence. Bubba doesn’t. He’s stale. He’s boring. Doesn’t exude any confidence. Players respond accordingly

Submitted to quick Was going to end with ….the reason I believe most players transfer is the connection to the coach. Any sport any level any state. Transfers are happening everywhere and it’s sickening. At und …if I had to guess most feel bubba is a second dad. He is genuine and a great guy that will look out for them. You love guy but he just isn’t helping you succeed on the field. He doesn’t have ability to get the most out of his players. That would lead to some transferring IMO.

If you just look at player development over their career this coaching staff has failed miserably. Quite a few underclassmen have looked great and by senior year they are just out there playing football for und. I see it two ways. Either they weren’t talented to begin with or they fell into bubbas complacency bubble. I say it’s bubbas bubble. This years game against Ndsu is enough proof. They can play with anybody when influenced by outsiders. Players need that “speech”. I would assume bubbas speeches are very similar to his pre game, half time and post game interviews. Stale and boring. They need to feel the want to succeed. Bubba can’t “ignite”. If I had to say in one word how to describe this coaching staff it’s STALE

Thanks man. You’ve always been the best.

“Who would UND hire”? I would like to see someone with the following criteria: To have a better record than 61-50 in 10 years ( 6-5 /yr) To have a better record than 9-23 vs playoff bound teams in regular season play To have more than 5 playoff appearances and 1 playoff win in 10 years To score more total points than the opponents- (under bubba -2859 to 2864 in 10 years ) To have more than 1 victory against a playoff bound opponent on the road To have a better record than 19-38 on road games To someone that can adjust in game For someone that can motivate the players For someone that doesn’t look like he wants to s$&! his bridges during the game (show confidence) For someone that can recruit players that are needed for und to take the next step That’s a good start I think