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I can see your point with the QB issue, but a couple of times when he wussed out we had absolutely nothing to lose.

I'm selling that Although he has matured as a coach, his lack of stones as a game coach drives me nuts He needs to step up his game

I really like "Force of the North", but could live with Roughriders I too am worried about the pointy heads and their selection

Great thought-provoking question. For me it starts in college and continues on. The barn, the Old Ralph, and of course the New Ralph - all had or have a classic atmosphere. Plus, we are competing at the very highest level in the country - for a long time (79 - 2000) we could consistently say that we were the best program in the country for any division. Come into our house and we'll hammer you. We are still elite, but need to take the last step to be the best. It is a source of great pride to be the best program in the country bar none. We need to figure it out and get it done. Of all of the eras, we have things stacked for us now. Let's pull the trigger.

All I know is that whoever picked out the current color on the football jerseys should be flogged.

I'll admit to being old school on Sioux Basketball - maybe when you are on the lower end of DI the better talent comes with a price or they would have gone elsewhere - however the "If I don't get the ball more I'm not going to play defense" attitude drives me nuts - as does continually launching 3's when you can't make any. In my opinion, coach Jones needs to run this team, not the other way around. If he can't stand tall, expect a very uneven season that will be frustrating. Sorry, but I grew up watching Dave Gunther's finely tuned machines - he took crap from no player and had some great ones. I am concerned about the overall attitude of Sioux basketball.

I agree it's a new year, but I think it will take more than wishful thinking. I think it will take some active intervention from the coaching staff. I didn't see a lot of that the past 2 years. We are talented, lets see how far teamwork takes us.

The talent seems to be there - nice job of filling some holes. Now, I think the main difference-maker will be if coach can run the team, or if the players who want to "showcase" themselves get control. If these guys can play together like, say a Dave Gunther coached team, the sky is the limit. In my opinion, Coach Jones has some work to do in this regard.

This is pure speculation - I have no facts to back this up, but it seemed to me that Dell came into last season out of shape - he certainly put on weight. His performance the first half was certainly not what I expected from an All-American. It seemed like he had to play his way into shape. He had an outstanding year two years ago, mainly due to his positioning and the fact we had studs in front of him. I expected him to improve last year, and it seemed like most of the year he regressed.

As far as I am concerned, the future is now. The question is do we have enough coming in to get it done this year. Losing our studs last year and this year hurts compared to other teams (gophs, Michigan) who didn't. I'm not sure this class is among our best. We need to reload fast and hard and get number 8.

Agreed that we have had some good goalies going into the frozen 4. When have we had a goalie really cowboy up in the tourney and steal one (we've had it done to us) In my opinion, many of our recent season ending losses have been in part due to lackluster goaltending. We need someone to be a stud when the chips are on the line. Time to find some magic

Exactly - Parents these days are so protective of their kids and never want them to have any consequences - any time there is an upset, parents come charging in and complain - never say anything to the student. I'm not sure if Leeds HS is wrong or not - we'll never know because of privacy laws the school can't respond. That's why this parent coming on this board to rip a school who can't by law reply is so obnoxious. The parents need to take it to the school, not a public forum they have never participated in until they decided to "shame" the school. The parents know this forum will be one sided, because the school can't by law respond. Grow up and deal with it at the local level. Stop using Siouxsports for a one-sided form for your personal grievances. In your words "stop being asses".

Right back at you

Take it somewhere else rockbear 99. This is your first post - it has absolutely nothing to do with Sioux Sports. If you have a problem with the Leeds schools system take it there.

Ok - let's understand this - a hardworking Sioux coach who is successful and bleeds Sioux Green is let go because he didn't quite get things done and we need to go in another direction. Does this sound familiar to anyone with a 6 year contract? Hak can have any staff he wants, but a precedent is being set here. Get it done!

Most of the people who pay neither federal income tax nor payroll taxes are low-income people who are elderly, unable to work due to a serious disability, or students, most of whom subsequently become taxpayers.

Couldn't agree more - speed kills - Hak has stubbornly refused to reconsider, though

Another BC championship? What? - amazing - especially since I have it on good authority from many of the posters here that under today's format it is virtually impossible to win one, let alone 4. I hear that because of the 16 team format that the stars must align like never before. The odds of a team winning 4 in the last 10 years are about a bajillion to one. Time for the Sioux to get back on track!!!

According to some on this board, winning a championship is almost impossible under today's format. BC must be the luckiest team alive. We used to be the team that won more than anyone.

Remember when we used to be BC

Why all of the criticism for the thread starter and none for Huff and company? I have been following Sioux BB since the 70's and can't remember anyone else behaving like he does. Coach needs to be control and not afraid of his players. Coach Daddy's reflexive defense of Jones non withstanding, this has been a serious issue for the Sioux. Jones needs to be in charge. He has a non-productive senior class on scholarship and a group of talented sophomores that he can't control. Things need to change. No one should be bigger than the program.

We can't continue to play 10 -12 yards off the receivers and hope to be a good defensive team. There was no shut down mentality at all - things were a little better last year, but we play so loose we get the death of 1000 cuts - giving up chunks of 5-10 yards almost at will at times

God I hate seeing this message at the end of every season

When you say 2005 - 2012, you really mean under Hakstol It's hard for me to separate my admiration for this team from my intense desire to start winning championships again WE used to be Boston College - the team that won more than anyone else Time to get this going again

Mario may have intangible leadership, but he never scores and takes stupid penalties that hurt the team