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Big win in ot 3-2. Very talented classy team. Go Wave, hope they win it all.

Looks like they are still offering those grad level math courses at the Ag College. You are correct. (In case you guessed). Does anyone other than Sicatoka realize how pointless this argument is? Who cares? We are in Big Sky, Ag School is in Summit and MVFC. Too bad we aren't in same conference. You'd rather be where you are and we are happy in Big Sky.

This kid can play. Great athlete. I'd offer him now.

Hakstol gives us as good of a chance to win as anyone available. That's what Bob May did, that's what Gino did, that's what Blais did. He obviously can coach and I think this is one of his best years yet. The fact is some don't like that he doesn't spend more time at the pub with fans. In my experience he has always been good with fans especially kids. He has a family and should spend time with them whenever possible. If we aren't winning then its his system. When we win it is the players that come here because of the Ralph. The record shows he can recruit and he puts kids in a position to win. We will win another NC. I don't think some of you understand how hard it is to get to FF much less win the dang thing. I've never heard the players blame the coaching for losses. Somehow we have fans that seem to think cuz they may know the game of hockey they know anything about being a coach. Blais was a great coach but he left. Sandy is a great coach but he is in Duluth. Eades is gone and has never won a game at this level, nor has he been a head coach at this level. So who will do better? Just cuz some dont think we have reason to upset what we have going for us doesn't mean if the program starts to slide we won't demand a change. It is tough to replace a legend and keep a program at this level. Hakstol has done that so far.NHL experts think Hakstol does a great job. I don't think they are "drinking the koolaid".

I hope we have more class than that. I would hope any coach with an IQ above 90 is smart enough not to act like a !@#!$! and throw things. I would agree with pulling the goalie. Team had no focus. Passing was careless and passes often didn't seem to have a purpose. We couldn't cycle the puck. Neither our defenseman nor our forwards moved well without the puck and Saunders struggled. Yeah if you are good enough to score a hat trick, you should get away clean. That philosophy that you take a run. At someone cuz they play well reminds me of the parents at the mite tournament who got in a fight in front of 8 yr olds. We all bitched when teams went after Parise. We are better than that.

Then don't participate. Uniforms are a great recruiting tool. No, they have never won a FB game. We paint our house to preserve the siding but also to keep it looking sharp. We have a group of people interested in doing this at no cost to UND. Not sure why anyone would be against it. One reason people are willing to do this is that they know where the donation is going and can actually see what they have done. That is rare when dealing with government entities.

I was told by March 1.

Delay is due to some other proposals being entertained. I'm not prepared to send anyone $ until we have a not for profit entity to send to so we get the tax write off. We will need a commitment of $50,000 with checks collected to buy new set uniforms with helmets. UND staff will need to coordinate this and then give instructions as to how we can make it happen. I guess we can be patient but I would hope they jump on this idea. I think we had almost .$10,000 committed with others who said they would consider once they knew details.

I'm sorry I hadn't heard back from UND folks. I have trouble understanding the delay but if I don't hear back tomorrow as to where we send $ then I will assume they aren't interested in this idea.

It's after 8am. If he isn't working out west try Judy's.

sent you text. If "budlightman" doesn't buy these i have another buyer, so they are gone.

Sect. 101 Row K. $35x4. $140. PM me. I will check back later tonight.

Assuming this is his only transgression and his story is accurate, I have a couple of thoughts. As a school board member for 17 yrs we don't fire a coach cuz a parent complains. We first suggest the athlete sit down and talk to the coach. If that doesn't solve the issue the parent should make an appointment with the coach. If that doesn't work then the parent can make an appointment with the activities director. If that doesn't work they can make an appointment with the activities committee. The process tends to let parent vent and give them and their athlete an opportunity to work with staff to come up with a solution. If there seems to be a problem with a coach, we would have them meet with the activities director to present their side of the story. We then have policies in place to protect their rights as an employee and allow for due process. Sometimes we have coaches do dumb things or even fail to follow policy. We come up with a corrective action plan and that has allowed some of our coaches to mature and develop rather than lose a potential good coach cuz of a mistake. There are a couple of things in this email however that concern me. We do not allow our coaches in the off season to make demands of our athletes who participate in other sports during those seasons. That can lead to overuse injuries and kids need to be allowed to be students and kids. Some kids need to work. I think it is great to make facilities available for kids for off season workouts but it isn't appropriate to threaten a kids playing time cuz they aren't practicing baseball when they are in the middle of hockey, bb or wrestling season. I certainly wouldn't fire a coach for this and even if he had been told not to do this you need to allow him due process. As far as the parent, doesn't matter if its private school or your are a big donor, you don't demand a coach be fired cuz he challenged your kid to do off season workouts. Tell your kid to talk to the coach or you talk to him if that doesn't work. Lastly, as a Catholic and product of 12 yrs of Catholic education, it bothers me we take a parent complaining more serious than the issues we had with pedophile priests.

Plans visit to UND either this weekend or next. Concordia wants him to play QB. He will have D1 golf scholarship opportunities. Still wants to play FB.Hasn't made a decision yet.

Also stronger arm and quicker release. He had close to a 4.0 first semester and made the Big Sky All-Academic team. He is bigger and faster. Should be able to capture starting job this spring. Bartels is good QB and shouldnt' hurt us if he gets protection. Mollberg has potential to be great and should be a difference maker. This spring he will need to prove it and then lead this fall. Im still concerned if he starts Bartels leaves and vice- versa.

Coaches did a great job in one month. This looks like solid class. Now they need to add a couple who may have been passed over by FBS and coach 'em up. Great job with the coverage. This class has some kids with great potential. Curious as to what happened to Kellum. He could have run track here and we will have great indoor facility.

Doubtful. When your job depends on winning, coaches tend to play the kids they think give them the best chance of winning.

Go to UND. I would take some leftover $ and give our PWO's a small partial per to lock them up if they have potential. Had we done that with Shobert we likely could have kept him.

So that means coach put you in the game the last 2 minutes. Lets keep this on the subject of recruiting. Hopefully we get commitments before kids go home today.

The Ramussen kid from Fergus Falls who committed to Ag school wants to major in Physical Therapy. I wonder if she would have reconsidered if new coach was in place. The Ag school doesn't have PT.

Shay Nielsen, Detroit Lakes. Also will be recruited for bb and track. Gophers had her there last summer for track. Throws shot put 40 ft. As jr. Front row player in vb. power forward in bb. 6' quick feet, strong. Dad played fb Mom played vb ( Mindy Sutter) and is member of UND athletic Hall of Fame. She can play all three sports at collegiate level. Played back row better than our back row kids. If coaches feel she can play at this level they would have a great shot at signing her, but she will have to decide which sport.

Mike is supposed to get back to me. I think they can be flexible so people could donate what they can afford. I think it is best to have the fund set up through UND so people can deduct their donations and feel confident the dollars are going where they should. The preliminary idea was that the $500 donation would cover cost of entire uniform and donor would receive a replica jersey. We are close to 20 people. Stay tuned and thanks for being patient.

They just did a locker sponsor program. $2000 per locker. Raised almost $150,000. They had been thinking about this. That is where I got the $500 figure. I liked the grey uniforms in pro bowl game. Put a green instead of yellow and they could be interchanged with our black, green and white uniforms. Anyway we need a not for profit so people can write off the donation. If they have interns in the Alumni office Or athletic dept. I would try and get each dorm, each sorority, each fraternity to sponsor a uniform, then the player who wears that number have dinner at that dorm or sorority or fraternity weekly before all home games to meet other students and answer questions about team or games. Send a coach once a season and have the players sponsored bring a teammate or two. I will give you odds that will increase interest in this team as they get to meet and know our players.

Yeah we need to pick it up. I was hoping we could get at least 20 people to commit $350 and GMS foundation adds another $150 for each of the first 20 pledges. Once we get to 20 I will send it to fb alumni for $500 per uniform. I still think we can raise the $50,000 I was told they needed this spring and get them here by this fall.

Heck I would have no idea.