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Up to this point, haven’t noticed a difference in type of portal offer from previous years. Hoping for that to change shortly.

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This has been what I've really tried to emphasis. It's crucial they keep the mass majority of their key players. You're going to need some attrition from the current roster to upgrade, but those hopefully are program driven. Someone who is buried on the depth chart, leaves for playing time. RS Junior that's buried on the depth chart and chooses to graduate and move on. That's Step 1 and it's absolutely critical. Important next 72 hours. Hoping we don't see anything until Thursday. When we do, it's someone that is a "mutual" decision.

Difference makers. What does everyone think a realistic timeline is? You have until Jan. 13 to sign up for 2nd semester. Staff is in place by 12/13 Returners known by 12/16 (Portal exits / Graduating and moving on w/ remaining eligibility, ect) Starting 12/17 Hit the portal

I'm guessing we are all on the same sort of page here. There are key players that can return, you need to keep them. Certain position groups. It's proven at the FCS level it's rare to get an O-Lineman from the portal that will start. You cannot lose an O-Lineman. Stability is important. Ideally, you can then be very strategic in managing who leaves. I started a list of players who won't be returning but have eligibility. Mostly, RS Juniors who have graduated and are calling it a career. If you can find guys who are down the depth chart, imo, that is option #1. Win / win. Bubba and co were an all-time bad program in the short time recruiting from the portal. They couldn't do it. Full evaluation. In the perfect scenario, you don't lose anybody that is a key contributor, and you shed some players that didn't work out. For the first time, you hit from the portal. The portal was a disaster last year (lost key contributors, had a terrible time with incoming players). If Schmidt and Co hit, they can turn this around quickly.

Will those entering be more player or coaching driven? Major major difference between the two.

Ideally, you can hand pick who stays and who goes. There does need to be an infusion of talent. That being said, what's a realistic # of transfers on that side of the ball? 10? 12? You need your key players that can return to return to have a base. Teiken, Mohr, Erkman, Sutton, Blueitt, ect. Recruiting the portal has not been a strength in recent years.

Not transfer portal but seems like a good spot to also list players with eligibility that are not returning. Based off of social medial. Jamal Dixon - Retire (Injury) Casey Schultz - Retire (Injury) Noah Schaffner

Win the portal. A bit different this year with timing and a new head coach. Ideally, nobody enters today - Wednesday. Why? Most likely be key players. To win the portal, the first objective is to keep key players. This tells me, everyone is open to the new head coach. You do need players to enter to make room for “upgrades”. Those being mutual decisions (most likely dictated by coaching staff). Those would happen, later this week / early next week. No news is good news right now.

Any time. There won’t be a list that comes out from the school, you’ll see individuals post on social media once they enter.

I think it was @UND1983 when talking about the importance of keeping the signing class of 23 together, used the word stability. Portal opening today. I wanted to really emphasize the word stability again. New coach named last night, press conference on Wednesday. Need stability this next week. The #1 priority needs to be making sure the "key" players stay. This staff is going to need to hit the portal hard, but you also cannot run out 15 new guys on each side of the ball. Here's who they cannot lose. Two-Deep on O-Line, with clear emphasis on those started RB's TE's (this is more from a need X amount of returners) This way, their efforts this off-season can be WR and (hopefully) QB on the offensive side of the ball. On defense it's more individuals. Teiken, Mohr, Vig, Rucker, McNeal, Bluiett, Erkman, Sutton. The defense needs help, but you still need stability.

My guess is only the head coach.

I think the skies the limit if you get the right finisher (head coach). Not to harp on it, but I cannot image that being one of Bubba’s strengths. To be fair to Bubba though, having FINISHED facilities is something he never had. They had one arm tied behind their back the entire time.

Let’s pump it up! Everything is in place, just waiting to hear whose going to take this program to the top!

Incoming flight from Duluth, what are we thinking @Shawn-O @gfhockey

The UND burner verse shoots a very high % though. Usually very funny. They know how to push buttons.

Nothing happening on the flight tracker either unless they are on the 3:10 from MPS. No hurry Chavez, just make sure you’re thoro! Need Freuchte to go into overdrive in meantime. Keep “key” players here! No O-Line, RB or young Dbacks in portal tomorrow!

Give everyone a little taste. Should we hear in a few hours? More likely Mon / Tues?

Yes, or maybe assumed based on @UND1983 post, but maybe I misread. Appears to be fake news. I retract those posts. Getting excited. Still think we hear this afternoon.

I’m feeling a shift here, lots of excitement about the quality of candidates. Chavez will have this buttoned up shortly. Future is bright! Go Hawks!

Not necessarily, just that nobody else applied. Thought it was a more appealing job, but guess not. Especially odd that no D2 HC’s were interested.