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I don't think I have ever seen anyone here comment that what we have is good enough. Yet a few of you keep arguing with your strawman day after day.

And cults tend to have cult leaders... I guess I missed the joke.

Oh. Not on FB, so had no idea about that. Still, I'd be a little careful about comments like that on a college sports fan page.

What is this? Moderators are taunting a player's mother now?

The game is, what, eight months off and UND-FB-FAN (and you?) has already chalked it in as a loss or a narrow win before we've even seen the new team practice. Then he lectures everyone about having low expectations. Here's to eight more months of his comments along the same lines. Yipee!

Do you have hot keys configured on your PC so you don't have to keep typing this stuff out over and over and over and over again?

Yes, yes. After he played a great game against us last October, we all became more interested in him last May. LOL.

I think you're right about that. So, that's the whole story? UND requested, Spicer walked. Everything was great, otherwise?

A lot of people here would love to know what you two know about these private conversations between a coaching staff and a potential player. Please share what you can. I understand that you probably don't have permission from the parties involved to share everything you know.

I bet they would have no problem getting the required signatures to put it on the November ballot if they put their time and effort into that, instead of lawsuits. No one showed up to watch women's hockey, but a whole lot of people would love to signal virtues by signing a petition and voting in favor.

But strawman lives do matter. You should stop fighting with them.

Okay, could be. The quotes I posted are from the article that Oxbow posted and commented on, and Wilbur replied to. The quotes you posted do sound better, but I wouldn't say that Berry has never called a guy out for playing a bad period. Especially when he can say that the player turned it around and finished the game strong. Very standard 'coach talk' about in-game adjustments. I guess I don't have a specific example, so maybe I'm wrong.

jdub is correct. What did Jackson say that Berry hasn't said a thousand times in similar terms? For those that can't get thru the paywall, here are Jacksons three quotes from the article. "There's so much there," Jackson said. "There's so much speed. We just thought, 'Give him a shift when there's some open ice there.' He really showed some of those flashes of last year." "He's been in some tough spots and it hasn't gone how he wanted, but I give him a lot of respect for how he's handled everything," Jackson said. "He always looks in the mirror, wants to get better, do video and he knows he's got things he has to improve. I just give him a lot of respect for how he's handled it. If he was ever not getting to play much or sitting out, he's the first one in working. He's a guy you cheer for because of how good of a teammate he is and how much he cares and prepares." "We know he's got it," Jackson said. "He hasn't been feeling very confident so getting that mojo is huge. He's built some trust with the last weekend we played in Kalamazoo and he built upon it again. Hopefully that trend will continue, because we need him in the second half." Oh, Mojo is the answer! lol! There is absolutely nothing "blunt" or "refreshing" about any of this, but apparently the new narrative has been determined.

They changed the bread a few years ago anyway. It was not a good change. Order the kit and find a suitable loaf of bread locally.

Really? The two teams that make the national championship game play four more games than the teams that don't make the tournament. Four.

You need to put more effort into creating your strawmen. This one seems a little old, and tired.

That almost sounds... analytical.

Hmm. Six figures, you say? Allright, I formally apply for the job. I have no fund-raising experience and I'm not comfortable doing cold calls. I don't know any filthy rich alumni, but I did meet Eddie Belfour at a private residence one time circa 1988. I was only nine or ten years old at the time, so maybe that doesn't help. If back rooms filled with cigars and scotch/bourbon are involved, I'm pretty good at that. Anyway, for six figures I promise to try my best, and if all six are a lot bigger than zero, I'll learn to do even better than that!

That wasn't my point, but I know that doesn't matter to you anyway.

I don't understand. How does a CC press release prove that UND recruiting isn't fine? Were these six highly recruited? NLI's are really easy for either side to back out of, aren't they?

UND will be snarly after being swept by Saint Cloud, not a good situation for Western.

4+ Red Shirt + COVID Year + Grad Transfer?

Liqueur!?! That stuff's for girls!

Yeah, Jacques Lemaire post games were great, but those days are long gone at every level of every sport

Post game coach interviews are stupid. A lot of clichés and shallow analysis. I don't understand why so many people around here place so much importance on them.