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More sports are moving back to OTA broadcast with the demise of the regional sports networks. OTA picture quality is vastly superior to cable.

How about develop and improve existing players?

meant no disrespect to Reid, I think he's a great coach, just noting that in the context of winning, having an all-time QB certainly doesn't hurt (same with Belichek who was referenced earlier). Some guys also just mesh in certainly situations. Other than the 82 Braves, Joe Torre's managerial career was pretty ho-hum, but he came to the Yankees at just the right time, and having multiple all-time greats didn't hurt. I don't think he became noticeably smart baseball wise, he was just in the right place at the right time. That's what most of life is about.

It's almost like having great players makes one a better coach.

In today's world you always have room. No loyalty, just mercenaries. I won't be surprised if there are coming changes that no longer require the pretense of being students and pesky challenges like class time will go away.

College football away from the top 50 schools is probably dying or at least falling in popularity and relevance. Michael MacKelvie did a great video on this. https://youtu.be/LhJlEId04oA?si=-4RHwTrT5JRvfZxM

Yep. Playoffs next year not at all unreasonable and hopefully at least one win. Deep playoff run in 26

Very likely in a conference room at MSP.

any truth to the new contract including free 4 bedroom at Memorial Village for first year while looking for permanent home.

No arguably about it. I think Fruechte worked with what he had. Would love to see what he would recruit at the position.

I'd give Philip Vigil at CSU Pueblo a look, pretty solid resume and variety of connections and recruiting areas. Mike McElroy from Bethel could be a real up and comer, familiar with core recruiting areas. Brad Spencer from North Central (IL) is another that certainly seems to know how to win and is in the youngish mold.

Odd seems to be how UND does things now

If they are going to keep this series they need to write into the co tract that UND can broadcast on midco from Bemidji. If it's a straight home and home moving forward that should have been a requirement. But I agree this does not merit being an annual series. It is not a rivalry that needed to be protected.

Didn't Danny recruit all our QBs. Hard to be impressed with his work and their seeming lack of progression if a walk on took the job. Offense was more well rounded and modern this year, even with inexperienced play under center. I guess we'll see how much of a difference he makes in Brookings next year when they will have sizable turnover. I'm not mad at him but I don't see his departure as a devastating loss.

Probably scollies. Hard to compare when tuition and expenses vary from school to school. UND almost certainly also has the highest travel costs due to location. So that's an added expense we can do very little about but it's still money out the door.

Need a fresh start and injection of new ideas. If Freuchte isn't the guy would hope he is still on staff. Focus needs to be on recruiting and developing QB and upgrading defense.

It's not about money, it's about finding someone hungry and innovative. It's been beaten to death, but Kalen DeBoer applied for this job. Break out of the conservative shell that UND seems to be cocooned in, and find the next Kalen DeBoer. That coach is out there. We need to be willing to go for the high ceiling and not accept the high floor.

It doesn't have to. See Indiana, and to a lesser extent Colorado. UND isn't nearly as bottomed out as those programs were.

Wonder what might have been if he'd been maximized from the beginning.

Brett McMurphy reporting that NDSU may be a football only option for Mountain West. Since Summit doesn't have football i guess could be a possibility. I'm not sure i buy it. Program is obviously solid but doesn't bring a media market or more importantly a fertile recruiting are like a Texas school would. Will be interesting to see how PAC?? And MWC moves finally shake out.

If we get a td here before half I'd love to see us go for 2.

Atrocious tackling

Right, but we have experienced a road win, against this team, in this stadium. The last time we played there. That was the point. If you want to rely on the past UND has never lost to the Sycamores so there is that as well.

They crushed this team in Terre Haute 2 years ago.

Simon looking a lot more poised today. The bye week looks to have paid off.