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3 1/2 week layoff hurt the Ducks. Timeline of the playoff needs to be reevaluated.

They call that targeting all regular season….and conference championship games. Just adds further murkiness to an already very judgement based call.

I didn’t see any crying from them when Danny grabbed a starting RT for them from UND on his way out the door.

I’ve seen Dan Jackson who was at Idaho St mentioned but media in Sioux Falls wouldn’t confirm. Is that what you are seeing?

lol……great take Dan

I’m not sure everyone that leaves goes to WSU. Some may get into the portal to see what other schools they can find. Just like us, how long they take to name a replacement will be key. You don’t want kids home for the holidays with other schools having the ability to reach out. if I’m a returning player and I see both QBs gone, best WR gone for sure and lots of other unknowns, do I stick around? That roster will get lots of attention.

Maybe they have a RT that would like to make a return back to Grand Forks to play his senior year closer to home.

I believe there is also a window for teams still playing when the portal closes.

Even they have used transfers in recent years. Step away from the ledge.

Remember the exodus that was going to happen……

Tough to throw stones at what Bubba and staff built for OL. Arguably best/deepest position on the field the last few seasons.

It was a toss up. We need to get our road woes figured out so we can play at home in the playoffs. If today proved anything it’s that home field matters.

That is my thought as well.

Not sure he can afternoon he signed his letter of intent.

There is benefit for the MAC but props to them for seemingly saying if you take one sport you may as well find a home for all of them. In today’s athletics where cash is king you have to protect yourself and be a bit selfish to remain competitive

The most organized and detail orientated one. The stories I have heard from families that have taken visits to Grand Forks and Fargo are very different. It’s not facilities, opportunities, or dollars. They are just comparing the punctuality and layout of the day. It needs to be treated like a big deal

Them and another playoff team for FB?? Still think the Summit league membership should be hung out there for any teams leaving the MVFC.

Speculation or what you have heard? Outside of this years meltdown what part is the dumpster fire? Facilities, conference, NIL? perhaps some of the administration but stepping back does Bubba now having a voice in the department help that?

Stop, he’s telling himself a great story here.

UND is a funny/unique place. What I’ve learned from reading this board is the UND HC on controls everything and makes every decision in the program when you want him fired. Assistants bear zero responsibility. At other schools coordinators (when judging applicants) it is about their results only (forget team turnover) and the decisions they made for their school as they have all responsibility for that groups performance.

How much of their football did you follow this year??

What type of staff the new coach can assemble and what excitement they can bring to drive NIL are more important to me than any head coaching experience. Experience with how FBS schools are doing it weighs heavier to me than how Bemidji and Mankato are doing it.

lol. You will support until the first loss.

You keep with this argument but statistically they were not worse than the year before he got there and they lost 10 starters on defense along with a portion of the two deep. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not and there are plenty of ways to make the stats tell any story you want but it’s not like he inherited an above average defense and ran it into the ground. He inherited no experience, had to rebuild it and performed as well as expected in one year. Bigger indicator of his abilities for me is a top 5 coach in the country trusted his abilities enough to want to retain him on his staff when moving to the most storied program in college football.

I don’t think you released them. Only hurts you the next time around.