MafiaMan

I just about fell off my couch reading the legible, intelligent post.

14-13-6 on the season and 0-3-1 in games I personally attend. The good news is, I won’t be in Grand Forks this weekend.

First paragraph: you’ll have to spill your secret. From everything I have heard, it was 100% performance-related. Second paragraph: just read some of the comments. Some of the folks who screamed about having Hakstol fired for not winning a national title have little problem with missing the NCAA tournament half the time now.

They’re the “we just hope both teams had fun” group now.

Albie O’Connell was hired in 2018 and let go after the 2022 season. The team made 1 NCAA tournament appearance in 2021 and promptly lost to St Cloud State. Their 2019-2020 record was 13-13-8 so the Terriers weren’t exactly lighting it up in the Covid season either. BU gave a former team captain a shot at being ahead coach and canned him four years later. Gee, almost like they have high expectations or something at BU. But I was told we should only expect to make NCAA tournaments once in a blue moon because the landscape has changed.

Soooo…time to implode the Ralph and build a new $200 million arena? @Oxbow6 and @Wilbur both have their checkbooks ready!

But the NFL coaching comparison was totally relevant? I might instead take a look at Boston U and their pretty recent decision to dump a coach after only a season or two at the helm…

Losers try their best. Winners get Sunday morning mimosas and another treat.

Great comparison. Now do college football and let me know how long the coaching leash is these days.

Still doesn’t make any sense.

More concerned about the regional? Isn’t that a bit like being stuck in the dark in a blizzard 40 miles from civilization and a gas tank on empty…and worrying if you left the living room light on before you left the house that morning?

Sprinkles are for winners.

Fall of 1991 Romaniuk and Herter left school to go pro right before the start of the season, leading to a disastrous campaign. I wouldn’t blame Greg Johnson - he was a one-man gang.

I don’t think you’ll need to worry about that happening this season.

1 NCAA post-season W in 6, soon to be going on 7 seasons. Against a team that I’d have to google to remember where they’re from.

Oh, here we go…I suppose I should just b*tch about the officials like everyone else instead, right? Berry won a title in 2016 so lock him up for another decade. You’re right, North Dakota athletics is in a state of awesomeness across the board this season, we should all be thrilled.

Why at this point is anyone surprised?

Makes UND’s performance against them look a little suspect now, doesn’t it?

And yet we agree on the issue - “celebrating” a tie in what was a must-win game seems a bit absurd.

Did they set off fireworks at REA to let the locals know we “won” at CC? Asking for a friend…

That would seem to be a stretch…

@SiouxFanSince1990 - my reply was obviously sarcasm.

BECAUSE IT’S A WIN AND A MORALE-BOOSTER SO SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE! I also think we move up 16 places in the Pairwise as a result.

“wins” Awesome. At least Mama Gaber can celebrate.