92,96 - I don't disagree with the vast majority of your points but, until our future is more in stone, I think the pool of potential candidates would vary a great deal depending on if we were headed towards DI or staying DII. I do agree that there are likely some very good candidates who would be interested in the job either way but I just don't think UND will make a move now. I may be wrong.
Despite his success, I would be opposed to Margenthaler. He has alienated a lot of his players over the last couple of years - I don't think he is well-respected among his peers either. I am out of the area - refresh my memory, who are Smith and Irwin? Is one of them the former coach at Jamestown College who was very successful. He moved on as an assistant somewhere and, I understand, would be very interested in our job.