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The name Warriors isn’t specific to Native Americans. They may try to eliminate the imagery. I don’t recall seeing a mascot. As long as Henry Boucha is able relate the history of the school and the name it’s not likely to change. I would be curious to know if any impetus for change originates from the respective communities.

Agree. He had a great game last night against Lakeville N. against their big Wisconsin commit. He scored 28. Scores from anywhere, moves well. I would offer him. The Leach kid from DGF who is committed to Duluth plays in AA finals tonight. He was an excellent HS FB player. Played safety. Fun to watch if you are a BB junkie.

UND and a coach parted ways. It was best for all. The former coach looks for and finds a new job. That’s great and a positive conclusion for all. Good luck to him.

Yes, it’s certainly not an exact science. Lots of first round busts in the NFL and many promising hs players never get on the field in college.

6’3” Alyssa Sand Jr from Albany should be on our watch list. Scored 29? With 20 rebounds against Providence Academy in the Mn 2a Championship this afternoon. Chad Genoway’s daughter is a 9th grader for PA. She averages over 30ppg. She is extremely quick and may be the best player in Mn. Adrian Peterson’s daughter is a 7th grader on that team and comes in off of the bench. PA has 2 sisters named Counts. The senior is committed to Duluth. I think she is athletic enough to play for us. I think her sister is a junior and another 23-24 prospect but would need to improve.

Ok, depending on how far back one wants to go it wasn’t uncommon. The athletes that may be under the radar and have great workouts now have film. Occasionally, a team will sign a guy who didn’t play college FB but it’s usually a FA contract.

I’d be curious as to why you believe that about NFL teams. Each NFL club spends millions to evaluate potential players. They watch lots of film over years to evaluate not only ability but potential. They will know before spending millions on a player how well these numbers transfer to game speed and quickness etc. If you would have commented that there are media people who focus on off season numbers I might agree. The better college programs watch film and often will also watch them in their other sports. We used to watch how well potential recruits moved their feet playing BB. One of the reasons colleges want to get potential recruits to their camps is to see if their reported strength, speed and stats are accurate and how they stack up against other recruits.

I’m not debating that. The only thing that matters right now is tonight’s game. I think we can win. This team has struggled this year but they can still make the playoffs. The negative comments about culture have little merit in my opinion and show no insight as to why we have struggled this year. It’s the opinion of a number of others and my opinion in the mind of those folks probably has no merit either. I’m ok with that cuz regardless of the success or failure of our athletic teams my life doesn’t change. We can win tonight if the guys play well every minute of every shift and DeRidder stays sharp. Doesn’t take a genius to figure that out but there we have it.

The culture comments are getting old. Coaches comment on their team culture all of the time. It has nothing to do with these games nor how they recruit. It’s part of coach speak. Gaber’s comments pretty much made it clear. Once the puck drops the players need to play. If these guys play up to their full capabilities they can take the next 2. It’s a big challenge. It will be interesting to see how these guys respond to adversity.

Yup. He was a pretty loyal UND guy by that time.

All studies show he will be better off remaining a multi sport athlete. Less chance of peaking early, less chance of injury.

Good points. I’m not commenting on the struggles, I’m just commenting that he isn’t going anywhere right now regardless of how we feel. It was a response to the comment about recruits considering coming to a school where a coach is on the “hot seat”.

Sather isn’t on a hot seat other than the imagined one created by some on this board. He is safe.

Might give UND an advantage over over Summit teams for his younger brother.

Hennessy did after he saw the replay.

I’ll buy the drinks but you aren’t in the will.

Odds aren’t bad, but I might need a ride to and from the nursing home.

How about when you get to be 21 and I buy?

No worries. He doesn’t bother me. I find him amusing at times.

Thank you Judge Judy. So now you have decided I’m “ignorant” and lazy because I question how you reach your conclusions. If that makes you feel better, good for you. I was only giving you an opportunity to give us any excuse to lend any credibility to your statements.

I pointed out that you make assumptions and use your assumptions to state your opinions as if they are facts. I raised fair questions for which you have no answers. Tell me the details of how the decision was made, what is in the signed contract, and what process was used to reach the decision, cuz I don’t know. If you know so much, why have you no evidence to support your claims of a “lazy predictable decision making process “? That is as weak as your nonsense that hard working guy hasn’t “earned” a chance. Joel may or may not be the right choice but he has “earned” the opportunity.

There may be some very good reasons there was an opening which also affected the timing, of the resignation, but it’s no longer relevant. Looking in from the outside, we have no idea why this guy was hired instead of someone else. We have no idea who, if anyone else, was contacted, nor how those discussions went if they occurred. You have no idea how much time and energy went into this hire. You have no clue how many others were contacted, considered or interviewed informally. You have no basis to call this “lazy”. Your claim that this coach didn’t “earn” this opportunity shows a rather shallow understanding of the amount of time, effort and sacrifice these assistants put into their job. That comment was one made years ago when Tom Clifford intervened before Ned Harkness took the hockey job and we hired an “inbred” former player and assistant coach of a team that was not good. That seemed to have worked out. Frankly, it doesn’t matter what you and I think. We aren’t going to lose our jobs over this decision. This may be a great choice or it may not work out. Neither my hope for success, nor your perpetual criticism will make any difference.

Yet other coaches with “keys to a Cadillac “ failed to win a National Championship. All 3 of our most recent coaches failed to win a Championship when UND had arguably the best team in the country in given years. That is because it’s hockey, which I believe by nature of the game, makes it difficult to win a championship even with the best team or an outstanding coach. The other issue that applies to all of sports is that the players play the game and once the puck drops that is the most important factor.

Yeah, but you don’t seem to understand. this doesn’t meet the agenda of folks whose expertise comes from watching ESPN, revolving their lives and happiness on how their athletic teams perform, and beer. (Nothing against beer). As a guy who started 4,yrs in the defensive secondary, with a passion for excellence as an athlete and successful businessman, what would you know? You make important points about the hire. Thus far, the detractors don’t seem to be able to get past that he hasn’t played or coached anywhere else, that our team/secondary hasn’t met their expectations, and that Bubba hired him. Maybe they will be right, Bubba and Chaves want to win and their jobs ultimately depend on moving the program forward. Hiring from outside an organization is an important consideration in athletics and business but not either the only consideration nor the most important one. Your points about his success as a player, relationships with players, and ability to recruit, are factors more important in a hire than where he coached last. He has earned a shot. Time will tell.

Blue chipper!