NewUndFan

I have said this since i moved here. Grand Forks does not have a good Chinese Restaurant. I think if a good one came to town and put in a decent location could rack up all the business. If i want decent Chinese food I will travel to Crookston both options there are decent.

Last year there was an article in the Herald that North Dakota was going to be getting 5 Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. One was to be in Grand Forks. I know the one in Fargo opened this summer. Anyone have any inside information when we will be getting ours here?

I didn't read thread but does everyone have no sound on ESPN for the game?

I saw that ! Impressive win. I saw the first set score and quit following. Just checked again now and they won !! I give alot of credit to the coaching staff and players to hang in there. They could have definitely gave up and I think last year they would have. Let the conference schedule begin !

I think they are talking the non conference schedule. Only conference schedule posted now.

That is Beal, pretty sure. I wonder where Hurst is then? She was the second 4 star recruit. Hopefully something didnt happen! Actually looking at it a second time it could be DJ. Then I am wondering where both our 4 stars are!?

Moody to Montana

That was Desean not Moody. I believe Moody put in his tweet he and his wife want to get closer to home. I am surprised though that DAE got a offer from Cal State Northridge.

I think we still have one more scholarship left?

And that's also assuming Suecker is coming back ?

Ok second hawk landing from coach on Twitter. We still don't know who the first one is right ? Anyone know who the second one is ? Is there two ?

I knew that was going there. I was talking about the old Gordman's spot. I dont believe it is Target. They were just using it until their remodel was complete. Now they are being kicked out from what I heard.

I heard that Target was told they cant use the space any more as there was another business going in there. That is why they have all those storage containers outside. Might just be a rumor that is why I was curious.

Anyone know what is going into the old Gordmans space ?

Impressed with the signings the new coach has made. I think this was a very good hire and excited to see how the team does next year. 9 new players!

Any news on who signed? Usually by now we hear something.

She didn't recruit Lane as a head coach. I'll worry more if her recruits transfer. Also coach Bernard has more ties to UND then the KC coach so I think it would take a special type position for her to move.

I was afraid of this. Very disappointing. I do have faith that coach will find someone in the portal to replace her that will help the team.

I see Erica Lane is in the portal. Does anyone know if she was on scholarship? I hope her sister doesn't leave too...

Guess I was correct and this is recruiting. You should have watched the girls play you would know why I said they need to be offered scholarships. You win state title and mvp in 8th grade you are not a baby.

Und head coach just offered 8th grader from Minot Maggie Fricke a scholarship. So if you think recruiting 8th graders isn't a thing think again. You need to make a offer or you will be left in the dust. Same for the guy below that posted the ultrasound. Have alot to learn about college recruiting. Good job coach Bernhard !!!! now get le le bell the other eighth grader

I think I have a basic idea of how recruiting goes. I am not so ignorant. I watch enough basketball and follow all the teams in the summit league to know when we get good recruits and when we dont. I am comparing our recruits to the other schools in our conference and they dont measure up in alot of ways to the recruits from other schools. Where do you put the blame then? All other coaches in the conference seem to get better recruits going by records. I have more praise for Coach Sather's coaching then his recruiting. I am anxious to see how he does with these 3 scholarships he has. I was excited last year when we got Norman And T, and after a year of watching them I was very disappointed in their performance. You really wont know how a recruit does until after playing a year of division 1 ball. I am more then a casual fan I watch and follow this league very closely. In the end the record is all that counts. If you want fans to come you need a good record. Other then extreme loyalists no one wants to pay money to watch a team lose night in and night out. I get there are fans and I see them at the games that will come cheer the team on no matter what the record, but I came to almost all the games and talking with people beside me there was alot of unhappy people with our team. Will they be back next year?

Next year is year 4. I am not saying we should get rid of Sather now either. I see good qualities in his coaching, but I am saying if next year is the same as this year with losing and players leaving, someone should be looking at this. I am still hopefully with the 3 scholarships he has left we are going to have a team to cheer for and be proud of. You are right I have never recruited a player, but that is also not my job. A coach is paid to recruit and coach. Doesnt matter if I can recruit or not. But I can see a good team verse a bad team. And if you want new fans you better have a coach that wins at least as much as he loses to bring fans in.

Alot of band wagon people on this forum that really want the best for UND. I wonder how many are graduates of the school or local life time residents? Bruns was recruited here because he had no other offers and bolted as soon as he had another. Why was that? If we have a great coach to play for? Also Eaglestaff said in a interview that he was coming here because his uncle was a legend at UND and wanted to play for the same school. Not much recruiting done there. I also heard that the reason why we got Omot was alot to do with Eaglestaff, again no recruiting there. If UND alumni and lifetime residents love losing and giving coaches 10 years to finally decide if they can make it or not thats fine. But other new fans like myself want to see some sort of success before I am going to spend money on tickets. I dont expect championships, I just expect we are competitive and have a chance to win. We won 2 conference games this year! I still wonder how many years do you think a coach should have when after 4 years we have steadily sunk in the league. If we are at the bottom next year give a 5 year extension because we have a nice guy? Honest question please answer for me how many years would you give??? 10 ? 15 ? I know at my job if I didnt perform I wouldnt be given 4 years. I want Sather to succeed and I want UND to be successful. I just dont know how long you can give a program. My honest opinion is if next year we dont see some sort of improvement or if other star players transfer we move on.

I have no beef with Sather personally seems like a likeable guy and I like how he gets his team to play hard nose defense. He also seemed to get more out of his players this year then what was expected. That being said the players he has recruited mostly are not Division 1 players. This is where I am wondering if he has the ability to recruit the right players. This coming year will be year 4. How many years does he get because he is a likeable guy? Do we wait 10 years and consistently rank at the bottom of the summit because we have a nice guy that works really hard? He was the head coach of a powerhouse division 2 school that really didnt need much to get players to go there. We needed to hire a coach in my opinion that knows how to recruit and had division 1 connections. As far as facility, training rooms, locker rooms etc. I agree totally that we need to invest more into basketball to get the top recruits. BUT previous coaches had the same facility and they were able to win championships and compete at the top level of the Big Sky and Summit League. No body wants to see a coach lose his job and I wouldnt feel good about it either. I want him to succeed like everyone else, but if he doesn't at some point you have to cut your losses and move on. I am not a UND alumni and I am just not happy cheering for the old green and white and watch them lose every year. They need something that will draw fans to games not just alumni that dont care if we lose or win. Any other fan cares and the more you win the more fans will come. Look at the women's team. They had way more fans at games when they are winning then losing. Our volleyball coach got fired because he couldnt win. I guarantee there will be more people at volleyball games next year. We have 3 scholarships left to give out and in my opinion if we dont see improvement in year 4 it is time to look at someone who can.