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Thanks for doing your homework on this. I didn't think it was possible that he could only be making $120K.

F - Jones S - Pogo

I fully agree that he could have done much more to help raise $. Too many feel that raising funds is not an AD’s job. It needs to be!

I know and like Mike and while I know he would work his rear off, I am not sure he is quite ready for the job. Being successful at the job would require him (due to his limited experience) to surround himself with talented assistants. I have some concern whether Mike has the contacts/knowledge to know who can handle specific duties. IMO - he can not rely on some who are currently in the department.

You are correct, Steve was not interested and did not apply.

As you can see by my prior posts, I am not a Faison fan at all. But.... he was handed a budget. All programs (except hockey) were continually underfunded. I don’t know where he could have found the $ to help FB to any great extent!

I would think that we could hear of more commitments at any time. Regarding new offers as they relate to older offers. I am sure some of the older offers have been rescinded but I would guess we would still be happy as heck to land some of prospects offered prior to the early signing date.

Anyone attend this? If so, your thoughts?

Mike would not torpedo the AD - he is not that type of guy and he wouldn’t do anything to hurt UND. In fact, under this scenario, Mikeshould do all he can to assist the AD as he might be the front runner for the job 4-5 years from now. I don’t think he will get it this time due to lack of experience.

The difference is that anyone/everyone who had direct contact with Bunning saw right through him within a couple of minutes!!

I fully agree with each of gundy's comments in the previous few posts including the one above. Faison did a lot of very good things but he did very little to solidify relationships with fans/donors. In fact, he was often aloof and "chose" not to speak to donors when given the opportunity. I have witnessed this more than once. A personable, genuine AD who understands the importance of fundraising will help generate a lot more $ for the athletic department.

I would say that this list of committee members is quite impressive!!

Again, I agree with everything you just said. There have been Big Sky coaches who readily have said positive things about Jones over the last few years - solely for the purpose of his being retained. He is not respected for his coaching around the league but they sure have hoped he wouldn't be replaced.

We may not win 10 games this year.

I agree with all of the above.

New offer (his first): CB/WR Marcus Vaughn Jones, 6'3", 195, 4.6 Omaha (Creighton Prep), NE

Thanks to those of you who donated to assist our FB program for a specific need. With the help of quite a few FB alums, we have just recently surpassed the $5K needed to fund the knee braces. I had hoped that we could raise enough to pay for the concussion caps as well. If any of you can assist, please reread the above for the details and go to: http://act.undalumni.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1130 I thought this might develop into an annual "ss.com" campaign to assist the program with needs that are outside of the FB budget. However, interest among ss members wasn't overly high. I may try again this fall. If anyone has any ideas as to how we could be more successful, please feel free to let me know (here or by PM). Thanks again!

Do you honestly believe that there are private donors that would ante up that kind of $? If you do, send me a PM and I will provide you with some interesting info.

I couldn't agree more! It will likely be long 2-3 years!!

I am not a big Faison fan at all but he was totally between a rock and a hard place. He wanted to fire Jones then (after the 15-16 season) but couldn't because of the budget crunch (he should have fired him a couple of years earlier). He didn't want to extend him to a multi-year extension because he knew Jones wasn't a great coach. He was forced to do so after last year because we had such a great year (thanks to the play of Q and the disciplined influence he had on the other players, especially Gino). I truly don't believe we have lost any real talented players due to Jones not having a long term contract.

I was serious when I asked this question. I played a lot of BB many years ago but I have never coached. It looks to me like the continuous weave out front and/or quick passes around the perimeter can only set up a guy for an open 3. With us having such a hard time hitting a 3 (or most any other shot), I don't know why they continue to run this offense. I do realize that we are limited in what we can do because we have no size.

Can someone more knowledgeable than me explain the purpose/objective of the offense that we continue to run?

Wiki will be updated this evening with all of today's activity.

Petersen will attend Iowa St.

In the final 12, I understand that there are 3 current DI ADs with most of the rest being DI Associate ADs (Josh Morton being one of them) and some successful DII ADs . All 12 should have completed video interviews with the committee by early this week. The three recommended by the committee should be on campus by mid-January. Kennedy will then make the decision.