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Curious what the current coaches would want? I am not really buying full experience is that important. What if the incoming AD was a finance person in an athletic dept. Would that be acceptable? Technically not a title or associate AD experience. UND needs to identify what is most important to the dept right now. Each guy is going to play to his/her strengths out of the gate.

Just my opinion but for a while the leadership at UND had a personality that rivaled my kitchen table. Unfortunately for UND that was also the time money was booming in the state. On the flip side other schools upgraded facilities with $30 million and it looked like they spent half that. I don’t know who my leader is but am confident our current leadership has a vision of what he wants athletics to be and will hire someone who shares that.

Does an AD need experience/relationships? It’s definately helpful but is it needed. My opinion is you can surround yourself with that if needed. The next hire has to meet the need for UND. Right now that could be fundraising and getting the old guard to open the checkbook or new businesses to donate. For me a well thought out vision is key. Newly restructured dept. that has opportunity for growth

Officiating equally as bad in the NFL games today. Mistakes made in game changing calls. Bad day for officials at both levels. Potentially changes outcomes of games.

Two good teams but a bunch of very poor officials. Were they from the Big Sky?

Good game to watch. Two very good teams. If Bubba and Baucol want a physical football team, the bar is set high.

There is a sniper in the stadium

Can you put any stake into the order of on campus visits? - Jan. 7, Gorecki Gransberg Room - Monty Porter - Jan. 8, Energy & Environmental Research Center Discovery Hall - Mike Mannausau - Jan. 9, Gorecki Gransberg Room - Kellie Elliott - Jan. 10, Gorecki Gransberg Room - Bill Chaves

Your program is not in any better shape. Kick a kid off the team and than have a change of heart to keep the only scoring you have. Life lessons.

I actually somewhat agree with you.

Ultimately the question is what would you rather have since your club is calling the shots. Surprised you have no inside info.

One is a goalie in the WCHA and the other is a goalie in the CHA.

I give NDSU credit for what they did and also give credit to the 2016 team. I really don’t care what NDSU fans think.

Yeah. All the teams they have beaten actually made the playoffs. It’s completely different.

We just made the NCAA tournament last year. We have not been losing before this season. Admittedly I am not a Jones fan. However, there isn’t $650K sitting in the athletic budget for basketball. You tell me where you will find it and I’m on board with letting him go unless he somehow finds some discipline in his coaching

It has nothing to do with me as a fan accepting mediocrity and everything to do with understanding the financials of the athletic dept. and the fan base Nice try though.

I think you’d have to have a pretty solid replacement lined up to get $450K for basketball plus the additional it would likely cost to increase salary. Not sure he can change a system to play disciplined offense/defense but he needs to find a way to be more consistent from game to game.

You can’t use injuries as a reason for us “not being right there” and than say you shouldn’t have at large bids IMO. Injuries happen in football, at large bids give a team a chance if they have some guys miss a game or two to injury.

They had a really salty oline. We also need to expect our upperclassmen to play their age.

Does anyone know how many schollys total have been used on TEs? I’m assuming it’s not 1 full/kid.

You can’t announce a recruit that doesn’t sign a LOI?

Best of luck to both of them.

I think it went over your head.

A lot easier for me to block time and follow along on a Wednesday in Feb. vs the Wednesday before Christmas. Not even much coverage today for FBS other than ESPN. It will be interesting to follow the next couple months with guys keeping recruiting open and not getting offers they expect after schools hurried to fill classes today.

Likely. Fits the mold of Wanzek/TT at WR (if that’s his spot). One of the top basketball players in Class B and a strong track/field guy.