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I’m not holier than anyone in fact I don’t think I would be described as holy. No one has mentioned accomplishments. I was trying to find out how you knew anything about the culture. I guess I shouldn’t have pointed out the irony of your constant criticisms of coaches and players, yet to get upset when someone criticizes your comments. I’m sorry if clarifying questions make you uncomfortable.

Feeney has all of the tools. He played 5A FB and through for almost 2000 yds 36tds with only 1 int. 6’3” 205. Can run the ball. I would be very disappointed if we can’t help him develop into our starter. Romfo is athletic and all he does is win. Kaminski looks like a very talented kid and he and Feeney are similar in size, both good athletes. I would be very disappointed if we can’t develop these guys into very good QBs but then again, I’m not at practice nor in the film room. Time will tell.

Yup. Often those kids are seen at summer FB camps where coaches see their potential. Haeg was a miss by both UND and NDSU. Very bright, great athlete, great work ethic. Neither offered $ but fortunately for NDSU neither did UND. Former UND tackle coaching at Brainerd told anyone who would listen this kid would be good. Gophers missed on him altogether. Lots of similars stories over the years.

Shep stated an opinion. Don’t get so defensive. Settle down??? All Shep did was state and opposing opinion. You can “call out” coaches, players, others but someone disagrees and you tell them to settle down? You assume that because someone supports the coaching staff they are “buddy buddy” with them. I’d be surprised if people have anymore of a relationship with coaches than having met them and an occasional handshake or hi at UND events. Because some don’t agree with firing the coaches at this time doesn’t mean they are happy or satisfied with the season or our progress as a program. Let’s see if I can get some straight answers. You makes statements regarding the “culture “ regarding team/coaches. How do you know this? What experiences do you have that would give you credibility regarding culture? Are you “buddy buddy” with coaches, players etc. or is it your experience as a player or coach? ( playing Madden 2021 or winning your fantasy FB league doesn’t count). You don’t have to have played or coached to be a knowledgeable fan. Calling for coaching changes is always a reasonable opinion based on the success or failure of the team or teams over time. Disagreeing is just as reasonable. Some of your criticisms seem to go beyond the what a regular fan would have knowledge of. Your opinions are as valid as anyone else but they may be given more credibility if we could understand how you have reached your conclusions. Don’t answer if you don’t wish to but that may be a reason a lot of folks will “call you out” for the same criticisms and perceived (or otherwise) recurrent theme of negativity. You may be more knowledgeable or have the inside track that the rest of us don’t have.

These athletes get missed when recruiters focus more on listed height and weight, sometimes quality of hs competition (small school kids) rather than quickness, foot speed, overall athletic ability and projecting potential for those athletes. The best recruiters see the potential in these kids and get them on campus where the programs develop them as they physically mature. To me this is one of the keys to improving programs. Waletzko, Haeg, are two examples but there are many over the years. Also seeing the potential of hs kids who can play other positions in college. (ie can the 6’ 6” QB from DGF play free safety, TE, OLB or DE at this level? ).

Of course not. Sooo… You had a cat in the dorm?

Was that lovely or “lovely”? Asking for the masses.

These kids are coached to form tackle properly. Our team didn’t tackle well this year. You focus more on knocking the ball out when either you need a turnover toward the end of a game or the opportunity presents due to poor ball security by the ball carrier.

You are both right.

I have no issue with anything other than the beginning is too drawn out. Maybe just getting too old but I don’t like screaming into the microphone.

I hope they win tonight. I don’t care what color they wear Nor which jersey. Neither uniforms nor logos have ever one a game.

Another voting conspiracy? It’s a logo, who cares?

I’m not sure what you were trying to say in your last paragraph. If you meant to say “nothing but exemplary…” I would agree. Almost all alumni I have spoken with, including those from GF, have been impressed with Andy. I would concur.

You are correct. But frankly, once the NCAA made us drop the Brien logo it doesn’t matter. We are the Fighting Hawks which is better than some. It’s never been about a logo or name to me. It’s all about success of our programs. The logo/name nonsense remains divisive. It does UND no good.

In addition to sorting out the facts and most importantly, making sure no laws were broken or policies violated, regardless of whose fault this is, UND takes a PR hit and is scrambling to clean up this mess. One would hope the facts will help put this to rest. Once the media gets involved, facts may get clouded. I’m afraid this issue will continue all season,especially if the hockey team continues to struggle.

You stated clearly that they did. Now you admit you have no idea what you are talking about. I have always wondered what motivates people to make statements like this that may harm the reputation of others. It’s one thing to speculate over a beer or private communications but it was posted on a public forum so it will now have “legs”. (Similar to the nasty remarks about Chaves regarding the FB bid).

You are correct. The announcer is ok. He didn’t used to drag it out which has become abrasive. Just my opinion.

Someone needs to tell the announcer to tone down and shorten the “aaaaaaaaawwwwww…………………… it’s 3rd down…. Or stop it all together. By the time he finishes there is little time for fans to crank up crowd noise.

We don’t know anything other than who owns the trademark and that NODAK is on UND jerseys and apparel. All of the assumptions and accusations only create rumors. It would have been best to inquire to UND with the legitimate concerns regarding the trademark, who made decisions and were policies violated or laws broken. If UND doesn’t respond in a timely manner with the clear answers and the accurate information regarding the situation (appropriate action depending on the facts) then the media can help get the facts. Instead we have a sh.. storm to deal with.

They earned it. Defending champs. Tight games but losses to SDSU and an Arizona team that was Ok by end of year. Can argue for others too but they earned it.

Those dollars can’t be diverted to NIL unless some were a commitment from donors to help with the bid. Otherwise I would assume they can be used for athletic dept. priorities.

I would think obvious group to approach is the FB alumni. They are already funding multiple endowments that are either in or approaching the 6 figure range. At homecoming one alumnus proposed $1,000,000 donation with strings, but those dollars would go to UND so can’t be part of NIL. All of this needs to be done outside UND and many present donors may then choose to donate for NIL rather than directly to UND. Not sure if anyone wants to take this on. FB alumni tend to donate to scholarships and right now funding phase 2. This won’t happen overnight but I think initially it might be GF businesses who will benefit from using athletes for marketing.

Good idea. I’m not retired. Lol.

More importantly, do you and I? It’s up to you and I and everyone else who wants to win Championships to fund this. Chaves can’t officially do this. His job is to increase coaches salaries, make sure we have max scholarships available and improve facilities. Now is the opportunity for you and I and the rest of us to stop being “complacent “ and contact Gundy who likely knows how to put our money to work. Time to stop talking and start becoming part of the solution. It can help get faster, bigger, stronger players. It will help recruit players who are recruited by other FCS and FBS schools. If you and I want things to change then we need to act, not talk. Too many people have the answers as long as someone else pays for it. I learned a long time ago, I can’t make decisions about other peoples money.

I hate to be forced down that “rabbit hole” but the NCAA has created this mess. To me step one is the organized group to form whatever legal entity necessary to collect funds and make decisions. I’m not sure individuals would have the option of a tax deduction but I would guess businesses/corporations could consider it part of their business/marketing budget. I would defer to attorneys to sort that out. I would also think we would need to look at keeping present players. Health Care organizations are dealing with the mess created by paying “traveling nurses” $5-6000 per week while paying their own staff nurses not much more than that per month. The NCAA has lost control over recruiting/transfers/portal/scholarships and now NIL. No longer is a full scholarship worth $25,000-$75,000 considered to have much value, especially at the power 5 schools. As inconsistent as the NCAA is, when they act it will likely not be against Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame etc. Having said that it is where we are and as far as I can see, any individual can give any amount they wish to an athlete of their choice for NIL rights. Although schools can communicate with the booster groups who will fund most of this, they really won’t have much control. Slippery slope but it is today’s reality.