I think UND needs to fork over some $$$ and bring in a bigger name coach. Hak has a monster salary compared to everyone else (except Roebuck due to his years at UND..IMO). Our players are either horribly coached or else they forget how to play which should have resulted in them not being recruited. This team if playing like this will be battling ISU in the Big Sky next season. We are better than this.
At least the Alerus has a huge football helmet saying home of UND football outside the building; where the Fargodome has only a little NDSU on their ad sign in the NE corner of the parking lot or else the building only says Fargodome with their pinwheel.
Why the GWC's records are poor:
SOS:
Utah Valley 170
UND 223
Houston Baptist 205
Texas-Pan American 54
NJIT 28
Chicago State 46
Avg: 121 12-45
Compare to other conferences and their records (DI games only):
Summit: 153.9 54-48
Big Sky: 120.2 28-52
Big 10: 244.8 114-26 (I used Big 10 since they are #1 in the Sagarin ratings)
FREE THROWS!!!! Maine is 82% from the line #1 in the nation, NDSU is 69% tied for #162...we are 67% (175-262)tied for 210 out of 345 teams..last season we were #210 at 68% so we are going backwards. We would get some W's if our FT % was where Maine's is. BTW Towson has the worse percentage at 52%...lets not go there!!!
IMO NDSU will be the best college football team in the FCS (if they win). Plus it is a legitimate championship because there is a playoff. The FBS is so corrupt where only $$$ counts that there is NOT a legitimate champion. #1 vs #2...says who? A computer and a few coaches? Until there is a playoff on the FBS level....there is only 1 true champion in DI football and that is going to be either Sam Houston State or NDSU.
If we can get a Montana sweep we will be in the playoffs....but thats a BIG if. Or else on paper with the way our 2011 team played I see losses to Montana, MSU, SDSU, EWU, and Sac State. So maybe 5-5 vs DI teams.