NewUndFan

I never said that. What D1 Midwest coach that took a school with a losing record never making the NCAA tournament and turned it around in 3 years? Tell me who you would hire then? I am not talking Bemidji State or Moorhead State. I suppose you think we should hire Faith Dooly a UND all star alum coaching Concordia now. VB is outstanding through out the country. Id say ND and SD is probably the worst when you look at players playing D1. You obviously didnt read my post where I said where the new coach recruited from to come to New Jersey.

The last coach was an assistant coach at a D1 school and had experience with recruiting. Plus a wife that play college for a power 5 school and was in Olympics. Neither had a proven record like this hire.

Easy route would be hire a assistant coach or a former UND player or anyone with any connection to UND. That seems to be the old UND way. He went after a up and coming coach. This is what I was hoping basketball would do. Make a program great in a few years, leave for a better position but leaving the program in a better place. This time i think Chavez DIDNT take the easy way out.

So I see you are old school. Only hire UND Alum or Red River Valley residents. Not a great strategy for a D1 School. Maybe works for Hockey but not many other sports. You probably were happy with D2 athletics. Sometimes you have to recruit outside the state of North Dakota to be competitive. I for one am glad that we got some new blood in here.

Saying a current head coach with a history of taking a bad program to the NCAA tournament in a few years is hardly a rando. If you look at any of my posts im not a Chavez fan at all. But this seems to be a good hire. Could it flop too ? Of course. But we tried hiring a former UND assistant and an assistant coach from a high major school. Neither of those worked out and neither of them had any history to say it would work out. Im excited for this pick and I hope someday mens basketball gets the same kind of coach.

So is Arizona, California and Turkey from New Jersey. Not exactly a destination place either. If he can recruit to New Jersey, I think he can recruit here. Most of current roster isnt from the Midwest.

Looking at the new coaches roster I see 2 players from Turkey, 3 from Italy, 1 from Peru. Then girls from Florida, Arizona, California and even one from Minnesota. All coming to a school in New Jersey. I think he will do just fine recruiting.

I agree I think he is getting better. Only took 10 years to learn his job. I dont credit him with hiring Schmidt. Per sources he was told he was hiring him and others had to reach to Schmidt not him. I credit him for extending Bubba and Sather though. Jackson for hockey was a pretty easy hiring the assistant. I will give him credit for moving on though from the previous coach.

The hire does pass the smell test. Took a terrible volleyball program from bottom to making the NCAA tournament in a short time. Already a head coach that has a proven record. I dont think we could have got much better. Last coach was a assistant at a good program with a wife that played college and the Olympics and that didnt work out. I think if he knows talent, he wont have a issue recruiting. Kind of excited about this hire and usually I am not with Chavez hires.

Doesnt matter now....

Imagine if we had some subs what we would be up by! The boys are playing hard and the refs are not doing us any favors.

And oral roberts was garbage last year and Sather went after their back up center

Same ! I thought Jones would be a disaster and I think im right. Where are the 3s for Anderson !

Anderson and Jones are such a big disappointment. I see why Sather doesnt go into the portal.

Another pipe dream would be Dakota schools, Montana and Idaho schools form their own conference in all sports. Throw in Omaha and Northern Colorado if we need 10. I know that wont happen but would be a great conference.