Hawkster

I don't think anything or anyone could have kept Golladay here. He had the FBS mindset and knew he was good enough to have a shot at the pros. I never blamed Bubba for Kenny leaving. IIRC he announced for NIU within days of Muss being gone so the long search made no difference.

Trust but Verify. We'll see how things go by the end of the season.

The Bison seem to move their coaches on to FBS and the NFL, even the ones they didn't want any more. We move our coaches on to "Senior Positions". That says a lot about the state of the program.

James

Congratulations Reformed Gopher.

Owen McLaughlin. Have a safe trip this weekend SFB.

trump administration has changed the classification again on college athletes and they are no longer considered employees like they were under a Biden administration directive. Definitely a step backwards for some people. So, are college athletes now considered slaves or just indentured servants? https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-rescinds-nlrb-memorandum-213349022.html

Way too many far rightwing phony Christians in ND to ever get gambling expanded. I'm a devout Christian but have no opposition to controlled gambling. The only reference to gambling in the Bible is a neutral reference to Roman soldiers casting lots for Christ's clothing after his crucifixion.

Mac Swanson

You know, I laughed when someone said that during football season and we had like 5 games left to play.

Well Bubba said something like it was all noise and he wasn't paying attention to it. A week later he was gone.

It will be interesting to see how the recruiting battles play out in the next 9 months. Anyone can offer a high end recruit. The trick is to get them over other big name schools, especially the ones with FBS offers. I think we are on the right path but the turnaround isn't going to happen overnight.

Saw this online last night. Carson Wentz played a familiar role at the Super Bowl. Once again he stood on the sidelines while a great Eagles quarterback won the game. (I don't care who doesn't like that remark, it's funny!)

Strinden

I'm thinking it's better to buyout Berry now and get it over with. Rip off the bandaid. At least recruits will know who they are dealing with

With football I've always heard that it was fatal to have a lame duck coach when it came to recruiting. Wouldn't hockey be the same way? Wasn't that Chaves excuse for always giving Bubba an undeserved extension?

I was just going to post the exact same thing. Berry will win just enough to keep going and Chaves won't do anything. I'm sure it won't take much because he can't afford another $450,000 on top of Bubba's $750,000.

If he's that easily influenced, we have problems.

Sacha for Saturday.

James

Perron

IIRC Hedberg was on the SIU staff when Bubba was there and went to NDSU at about the same time Bubba went to UND. Maybe Bubba should have brought him here. Hedberg definitely did some good things at NDSU.

Berg

We are already paying Bubba $750,000 to sleep in the office for the next 3 years. Even if the other two only each have 1 year left, it's still a lot of salary to eat.

What's the score?