Coach Paul Sather is not the problem...
UND decided to enter the D1 Basketball sports horizon 350 Schools, then they need to invest into it. We have inadequate and dated facilities compared to other D1 institutions, I'm not even sure we can compete with our pier Schools like NDSU, SDSU, USD, OR in the Summit, and definitely not against the likes of Creighton, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Wisconsin. We need Locker Rooms, Weight Rooms, Study Areas, Film and Media Rooms, Entertainment Areas and more...
Our Collective Coaches Salary and Support Staff Budget is most likely under 500,000.
D1 Hockey is a regional sport at best with only 60+ Schools participating, we have a State of the Art Arena, Locker Rooms, Training Areas, Film, Media, Entertainment Rooms, Kitchen for meals, Study Areas, Weight Room, Practice ice and more...
Our Collective Coaches Salary and Support Staff Budget is probably over 1.5 million dollars +...
Bottom line is improve the areas that need improvement, more kids will come, they will stay, we will win.
Need to invest in the program to grow it, If Hockey never had Mr. Engelstad to invest starting back in the 80"s our program would never have reach the National Acclaim and heights it has.
We will never be a Duke, Kansas, Michigan State, but with some added investment by fans, alumni, UND it can be a solid Mid Major type Institution.