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Neither were an answer, both had reasons for where they are outside of basketball. Glad they had good years but much lower level of competition. (I realize this team lost to Mayville).

Would Paul Bruns still have been a thing on this team? I realize he wanted to play with his brother but wasn't it alluded that there was some tampering that went on with his transfer to USD? Karma for him to be on the wrong end of both games this year.

Personally I hope they play their A game and send Bruns on a long bus ride home with a loss. It's a one bid league so finish strong and watch what happens in Sioux Falls, unfortunately this tournament is always a home game for SDSU.

Needs to be two threads: Portal good news, Portal take a deep breath.

It was fun. UND has a hospitality room with refreshments and a great chance to visit with like-minded fans and meet the parents of the players and not saying that things can't change, but based on conversations I was in, I came away feeling confident we were not going to lose any of our young stars - which proved true.

Back on my calendar (no haters I was there last year).

Where do you see those funds coming from?

So does this make it appear like the only reason our assistant coach's salaries are competition is because Bubba has been declining raises and passing the money down?

Really? Does it matter where they come from? Seem a little small-town thinking.

Just when I was getting interested in attending the tournament - would like to feel we would be playing beyond the first round both women and men.

KUHL-J was a massive addition. Excellent example of defense leading to offense, willing to go after every ball in his reach. Gotta be on the list for newcomer of the year.

We are both allowed our opinions. I stand by mine.

Actually I feel everyone's pain, I'm just among those who understand that constant b#tching on a fan site accomplishes nothing and has been said before recruits, parents of recruits probably find this place. Not that it needs to be all sunshine and roses but there is little doubt this site often becomes a cesspool of negativity and has driven some away. I'm ready to move on from Bubba which means a couple of years of regrouping. Unlike some I have my season tickets and I pay my Champion's Club dues no matter what the situation.

And The Ralph gets 50% off the top.

No coincidence that the perpetual negative posters see this as more than a mixed negative. They see what they want to see and continue to rub their hands at bad news.

Trying to figure this out - so does this mean in all cases that when a coach gets down to his last two seasons on his contract the only option for a school is to renew them during their second to the last year or suffer through two years with a lame duck coach?

Position and assistant coaches move up and move on. It's what they do. The same posters who complain about the quality of our coaches are now gnashing their teeth when some of them move on. It appears UND has been hiring pretty good assistant and position coaches the past few years. There are more in the pipeline.

Wow, you are really stretching to find something to complain about. In less than five minutes I could find pictures of highly successful coaches that put more focus on their job than how they dress. One is coaching a team in the Super Bowl.

I am ok with that, it is not a GQ job.

Appears the two final candidates were very close, like his leadership and professional background and regional roots. If the only tipping point for Landry was his UND Legacy that has been severly damaged.

My bad.

Having been to SDSU for football games it is quite evident they invested money in the program before the last two years. Their facilities are top notch, the community/corporate support is huge. There were dozens of businesses that had booths in their tailgating lot giving away food and promoting themselves. In turn the fans are coming out (until the temps dip below 40 degrees - sarcasm).

He hooked an OC that SU wanted.

No matter what you think about opportunity and looking out for yourself. Bottom line is if he was still looking, or had any doubts, he should not have taken the UND job. He could have turned it down and kept looking.

There is a ton of missing facts and side issues.