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First people say we shouldn't be using the portal, now we get mad when another team is getting more portal players right off the bat. We used to worry about the elite prospects slipping away, now just any player going somewhere else brings the ire of fans. Bottom line is that Jackson was right, whoever you get needs to buy in and give it all for the program. Ferschweiler seems to have gotten his guys to buy in, and that is a big deal. Maybe he thinks he has the magic touch, but as we have seen one guy can upset the apple cart. Maybe he can get Whitelaw to become that team guy, but then again, maybe he upsets the apple cart that they have going.

Are you talking about Brandon Holt from Maine? Much more concerned about not taking the second time around chance on Hampton Slukynsky who was probably more integral in beating Denver. Would actually really like to know if they let Karl's thoughts guide them on goaltending recruiting, or what the thinking was?

"One last shift" changes to "One last Season"!

Which brings me to this, we take a no name recruit (I will allow them to use my name), we put that name on the jersey, then we use makeup to conceal the identity of Jonathan Toews and put him in that uniform. He can play half the game, and we are set. Oh, and if there is some NIL money to be thrown around, I would be glad to accept that.

No more volunteer assistants. If they have 3 assistants that is it.

David Carle does the same thing with his players keeping them fresh, so not going to ding Berry for that.

Thought it was interesting that he mentioned Berry as one of the coaches he thanked, but when he was talking about coaches and culture, Berry wasn't mentioned with the other coaches that time around. Very telling.

So Chaves gives Jackson a 5 year deal? It didn't say anything about buyouts, but if you give the assistant coach of a struggling team a 5 year contract it better not have an absurd buyout clause.

Was it stated somewhere if this press conference is going to be streamed, and if so does anyone have a link?

No doubt, but it has now gotten to the point if you don’t follow suit, you get left behind. So basically the NCAA talking about sportsmanship is a joke because they have created an atmosphere where it is impossible to practice it without ruining your chance to be competitive.

I think most of us knew there were some issues behind the scenes, but nobody could have guessed that it was this bad. Hearing what some players think of each other really shows that divide, and if the coaches were like that, then you see why there was division. Somebody had to be adults in the room, and I question going forward if it wasn't just wise to start fresh all around, especially with the revelation that UND hasn't been as visible on the recruiting stage as other programs. That wreaks of relying on the laurels of the program, and when you are getting a half million a year, that is unconscionable.

Remember when all the coaches in the league had a gentleman's agreement not to poach verbal commits? It was a huge thing when I believe Motzko and Monty got into it because Denver poached Cole Guttman? Now with the portal, it seems like it is dog eat dog, and everyone is in play. How I long for the days when there was some sort of sanity in college athletics.

What letter was that? To me, if Berry said that, then he wasn't confident that his own assistants were capable of being in charge, which is kind of an indictment on himself.

Maybe they have recruits line up, but are waiting until after the press conference so neither is overshadowed.

Other than the less visible programs, how often do they go outside? One hiring I wish they would have kept with UND ties is the Athletic Director. Josh Morton > Bill Chaves.

I have no idea if he is ready or not, but if you hire a coach, I expect you trust his judgement on who to bring in, and who needs to wait. Coaches are always going to be second guessed, and sometimes they do screw up, as you have illustrated, but they also are proven right as was the case with Spicer. Personally, I don't see how they decided Brent Johnson should come in early, and not Morrow. If they were concerned about the parent baggage with Morrow, then just move on.

Like Michael Emerson, who was a drafted player who put up nice numbers in the USHL? People will be the first to complain when we have guys that aren't producing and having trouble scoring goals. He very well might adjust to the college game, but to bring in a guy just for the sake of bringing him in and not losing him doesn't make sense. Spicer would have come in and transferred when he didn't get playing time, so why hold on to someone that might leave if they don't get playing time anyway. No more of the inmates running the asylum.

Probably a good defensive center, but we also are going to need some scoring punch.

Another Cole Spicer that thinks he doesn't need another year?

Might as well get the guy who beat out Emery for the World Juniors, and if he still has eligibility they can go together this year.

Well her name is Schiller. Seriously, that’s a lot of money for someone that age, and had our basketball program not been in ruins, who knows if she makes this decision. "Shill" is an informal and disapproving term for someone who is paid to promote someone or something favorably

Because Siouxfan97 has a man crush on him!

I think UND should pick up Trevor Hoskin and Tyler Haskins from the portal and put them on the same line just to screw with Hennessey.

Yes, maybe it becomes contagious!