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The Catwalk issue shows how out of touch the Alerus and Athletic Department are with the average fan - they just don't seem to care at all. If no one will listen to that issue imagine how much they care about our opinion of the Football Program.

Does anyone know if Chaves understands our frustration? He is silent on this and almost every other issue but his past actions speak loudly. Bubba is hard-wired to be Bubba and Danny is regressing by the year. Neither seem to be able to adapt at all. I have zero confidence that anything will change next year.

Don't know what's gotten into Danny lately - when he started he showed so much promise

Interesting about lighting - for the first couple of hockey games this year I was almost blinded by the spotlights on the bottom of the scoreboard - not sure that they are a new addition but the sequencing was new - when they flashed into the crowd they hit me right in the eyes - after cataract surgery they sure had a bad effect. Last couple of games were much better.

He didn't hire him but he did give him an extension before his contract was due after a 5-6 season. That's probably a good indication.

Especially if it was 3rd and long

I know a buy out is a problem but is there any indication that Chaves "gets it" at all concerning the FB program? He clearly didn't in 2021. Our game planning and in-game adjustments are the worst I have ever seen. What will it take for the light to go on in his head? We can complain or alternately support the program with more money all we want but until the AD sees winning as a priority welcome to our future - rinse, repeat.

Honestly, when Chaves extended Bubba, then HE should have gotten a pink slip.- There, I fixed it.

This is UND where nothing changes but the weather

It's been 10 years - the learning curve must be pretty steep

3 championships will give you that.

One of the most salifying and yet frustrating game I have ever seen. Now let's make a playoff run.

My prediction - our offensive play calling and defense will straighten out today and we will play a great game. Good mix of calls to keep the opponent guessing. But true to form these changes won't last and very soon - probably early in the playoffs - we will revert to the game management that drives us all nuts.

Agreed that that ship has sailed. But continuing with the seafaring analogy we have the exact same Admiral making the decision about the same Captain as in 2001. I'm not sure that either has learned anything in the interim.

You are 100% correct that this is the process every team (and organization) needs to do. The main issue with us is that we have the same group doing the review that did it in 2021 (after a 5-6 season and the Bison game debacle) and concluded that even though Bubba's contract wasn't up that the best thing to do was give him an extension.

A perfect pairing - Malort is said to taste like "pencil shavings and heartbreak".

It was the style at the time - but we didn't have white onions because of the war.

I like to say a prayer and drink to world peace.

He didn't care that much about the fan base when he renewed a 5-6 Bubba before his contract was up and after he called perhaps the worst game I have seen in many many years against NDSU. Now it doesn't matter what the fan base sentiment is because we are stuck with Bubba and can't afford a buy out.

Good points - although there have been several times - mostly since the Bison game - that I have expected the guys to be ready to play.

Agreed - I'm certainly not a mover and shaker in Sioux athletics, but I was personally lobbied by the gobc several times. That group is strangely silent now after 10 years. That certainly moved the needle for us to hire a 22-21 coach instead of an up and comer. However Chave's decision to extend Bubba after a 5-6 season is the main reason we are mired in mediocrity now.

Who are you going to believe - him or your lying eyes?

When 5-6 gets you an extension it's not like the bar is very high. We are here because successive AD's and Presidents set that bar. We knew exactly what we were getting with Bubba - he was 22-21 at Duluth and we knew exactly what we were getting when we renewed him. Until we get an administration that insists on excellence here we will stay. And I am absolutely stunned that not only couldn't we build on the Bison victory but we have actually regressed.

I think this all goes back to Chaves - Bubba is always going to be Bubba - he is incapable of change. But the administration thought they would reward him after a 5-6 season so now we can't afford a buy out.

This season's test to see if Bubba can actually get it done. I'm very surprised he couldn't build off of the momentum of the Bison game and we seemed to go backwards. Time to right the ship.