darell1976

It's on regular ESPN2. Channel 35 here in Fargo

^^^^ this!!!

It's just funny to see them pump up sports like volleyball, women's basketball, softball, etc when their team is winning, but slam the sport and pretend they don't care when their team sucks and their rival is excelling. Just a little humor before the dance tomorrow night.

I was thinking the same thing.

Unlike those in Bisonville smacking the women's NCAA Tournament, here we appreciate the accomplishment of UND and USD in making it to the dance. Good luck to the Dakota women!!!!

And all of Fargo can actually watch it without going online, going to a bar, or having satalite.

If we would have finished second in the BSC in football we would've mde the FCS playoffs (the football version of the dance), haven't made the dance yet in basketball. Frustration is taking its toll on fans (me included) and Jones hasn't been impressing anyone in non-conference play or post season tournaments (CIT).

These are posts before I started the Fire Jones thread: http://forum.siouxsp...16/page__st__20 Posted 16 January 2014 - 10:44 PM Our basketball team just sucks, that is all there is to it. --Bincitysioux Posted 16 January 2014 - 11:09 PM Yep, and considering our returning starters and preseason expectations, it's infuriating. Not happy with this season because there's no excuse for it other than poor execution/poor coaching. ---UND-FB-Fan Posted 17 January 2014 - 12:08 AM Jones is by far the worst Coach in the Big Sky! Period!!! --UNDsportsFanatic Posted 17 January 2014 - 12:36 AM So who is gonna start the "Fire Jones" thread??!! --Siouxperfan7 The first line of this thread: I added this thread so it doesn't clog up game threads.

The first one I admit to, the second one you linked..did you read it? http://forum.siouxsp.../page__hl__fire I wasn't saying fire him, it was more of a hot seat statement. http://forum.siouxsp...page__hl__coach Muss being replaced was again clogging up a thread (game thread probably) so I just started a new thread, just like I did with this one. Here is some advice from fightingsioux4life's post (after yours)...

I started a fire Muss thread in 2011, and this one back in January. I didn't start Fire Hak, or any other coach at UND. Please tell me of all fanbases of all the sports that there isn't vocal fans who want to fire their coach if he/she doesn't perform.

I agree too.

Braun is getting a million bucks this season with a 500,000 dollar bonus if they get to the Sweet 16..

#1 I am not a coach (in any sport) #2 I told you what he needs to do from a fan standpoint, plus hearing others on this board stressing teamwork #3 Are you related to Jones or something? That I can't have an opinion on him? So its okay to say Fire Muss but not Fire Jones? Yes I put Saul on a pedistal, who wouldn't. He has taken his team to the dance twice in 6 years. TWICE in just SIX years. Do you see UND going to the dance even once in the next 4? Weber State is an obsticle, Montana could be an obsticle. Unless UND has home court during the playoffs I don't see them beating these two if they are hosting. At least NDSU has one advantage in their tournament over UND thats neutral court, unless the BSC Tournament is in Grand Forks. One more reason to put him on a pedistal, his team beat #5 Oklahoma, our team has never beaten a MAJOR or even has come close to beating a major, he did it twice this season.

Just like a coach shouldn't allow his team to lose to a conference team with 1 win all year?

Mercer takes down Duke.

Dead on!

First you should care a little what happens with NDSU since they are getting national attention and that does help with recruiting, losing to a transition team in the CIT doesn't. And Saul doesn't care about an OOC road game? He must care a little to beat Notre Dame, NDSU has also beaten Wisconsin and Marquette since moving up, Jones has beaten UMKC and Longwood. But only because Jones cares and Saul doesn't. I would rather lose to NDSU every year if it meant being in the dance. If NDSU is Jones's signature win..this team has problems.

Since you are pro Jones what makes him so special UND should keep him? I understand if it's a contract thing and costs to much to buy him out but other than that there couldn't be much.

How about make this a team game not a Huff game. If he couldn't get that through his players heads 4 years ago it wasn't going to work this year and other fans have posted about the selfishness of this team, calling Huff out. And that's not just the players fault that's poor coaching. Rebounding, you aren't going to win many games being towards the bottom of DI in a key stat like rebounding. Learn to win on the road not just in conference play but all year. Tell me how NDSU can go beat Notre Dame and how UND can lose to one win SUU, transitioning UNO and 12 win Cal Poly? Answer..it starts with coaching. Now the seniors are gone and if Jones sticks with this philosophy or mentality he has look for UND to switch spots with SUU.

Shouldn't it say something if you have to ask questions about his philosophy and recruiting area since he has been coach since the NCC days.

Its called teamwork. You win as a team, you lose as a team. Jones must not have heard of that.

Ok cue, the pro Jones fans who want to keep him on so we can be at .500 and punch our ticket to the CIT which we were 1 loss from missing that tournament all together (losing to Sac St in the first round would have kept us out with a sub .500 record). NDSU is getting publicity not only for football but now for men's basketball and that will only get them better recruting choices, and what do we have to counter that? Can Jones go on the trail, look a recruit in the eye and tell them we can go to the Dance like NDSU. We can't beat Bowling Green, Cal Poly, and Nebraska Omaha. We gave SUU their only conference win of the year. Its going to be tough to get the good recruits (like you said wherever our recruting footprint is). I think Jones is a joke and I see this team going down in flames next season with a young team and poor coaching staff who can't stress teamwork.

I guess that makes sense.

This is going to be extremely tough since its on A&M's home court. Which I think is unfair. The men doesn't do it, this is the NCAA Tournament not the NIT. I wish the women all the luck and hope they can get the biggest upset win in UND women's basketball history.

I agree. We may disagree in sports, but academically NDSU is as fine a school as UND. I have friends and relatives that went to both schools, and when it comes to academics I wouldn't bash NDSU. Their men's programs are still ahead of us overall, football obviously with their titles, basketall with going to the dance twice in 6 years while UND is hopefully going to turn the football team around, and as for men's basketball, I think everyone knows my thoughts on Brian Jones. It was a hard fought win last night by NDSU and I wish them luck in the next round.