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Disagree. He was a successful OC at St. Cloud and in fact that was part of what led Bubba to selecting him (it didn't translate, no need to hash that out). He was average as a head coach but came with 20+ years experience as a HC and OC. So he had experience, success calling plays and was new blood. Sounds like he'd check off a lot of boxes that people are clamoring for. Which makes my point that these "requirements" people are throwing out are pointless, there is going to be examples of success and failure with every requirement. Find the best person for the job, even if that means an internal promotion.

Embarrassing that some of those people are allegedly UND students or alumni.

Rudolph was new blood. Bringing someone from the outside just because they are from the outside doesn't guarantee anything.

I'm sure meeting and then marrying a native Grand Forks girl along with coaching at your alma mater plays a part in having a bit more patience than one would normally have.

Probably fair to point out that the OC who was just let go had a history of success in his stint as OC at a D-II school as well and that it doesn't mean it will translate.

I'd be fine with that. Young, energetic, open to new concepts and not stuck in a certain way. Also understands the QB position very well.

11-20 for 179 and 2 TD is the best performance you have seen in the last 4 years? Come on...... I get you're a big AZ fan by all your posts and you apparently have some sort of grudge against the staff (maybe just a coincidence to the first part) but not even close. I actually think AZ (or Boltman) probably could have provided a spark in the last game as he has a tendency to take chances and what they were doing wasn't working but then again, when you have 3-4 defenders in your face before you've even completed your drop-back or hand-off, it doesn't really matter who's under center. And just because the recently removed OC said the QB's were neck and neck doesn't mean all coaches felt the same way or that it was anything more than coach-speak.

True, but it saves you $150-200K in a future year not having to pay a guarantee. Just seems like a complete waste of an opportunity to get a W and a future home game with the extra game. My thoughts on an OVC or Southland team is that it should be a win yet still a bit better than a non-scholly.

Chaves stated on his podcast that they are leaning towards staying at 11 games for next year. My opinion: Terrible idea. There is 6 home games so schedule the away portion of a home and home with someone like a Southland, OVC or even a Big Sky team that isn't on the schedule. Gets you a good shot at a win and gets a decent team to the Alerus in a future year. 7-5 looks better than 6-5.

The athletic department is in the middle of trying to raise $30+ million. They aren't going to drop over $400k to buy out a coach 2 years early regardless of what ultimatum random fans make. I also don't see a regression coming but that's just me.

Agree 100%. Maybe it is a fine line, but "not having the stones" to go for it is not the same thing as not having faith in your offense to convert. If you've lost that much faith in your offense, the changes today are no surprise at all.

Not going to get excited about someone losing their job since they are actual humans with families, but those were the two spots that became glaringly obvious a change needed to be made. When you are down a score but can't trust your offense to get 2 yards late in the 4th quarter in plus field position in a game you have to win because they've been on their heels the whole game, you need to replace those coaches.

A couple thoughts: Bubba isn't getting bought out of the 3 years remaining in his contract, nor should he. Chaves isn't making the final call on Bubba's coaching staff, nor should he. That isn't the spot of the AD at all. Without a doubt, it will (or has been) discussed with the AD's input but the final decision is with the head coach and it is their's to live with and own 100%. Early signing period is December 21. Suggestions of cleaning out the whole staff (outside the head coach) would be a disaster.

Adidas screwed up. New jerseys are on order. A bit ironic since Jones was one of the coaches who didn't want to switch to adidas and then this.

Can't have that many turnovers against a team like Kentucky, but was probably expected from such an inexperienced team. They don't anyone near this level on their schedule the rest of the year, so learn from it and move on. Cautiously optimistic about what some of the new players showed last night, could be a fun year albeit with some ups and downs.

Some interesting ideas but why would the REA help facilitate the resale of tickets they have already gotten paid for (and passing the money on to others) instead of the empty seats that haven't been bought yet? Ticket holders can already resell tickets on Ticketmaster very easily, however there is a floor on what those tickets can be listed for, which is the equivalent of face value on unsold tickets. You aren't going to get much closer than that.

I'm not arguing the cycle of a big event, which is universal for pretty much anything. What I'm pointing out is the drop-off isn't going to be like Vegas as the event gets closer. There isn't a huge upfront cost/time commitment for something like Fargo when people can go on an hour notice vs. a few weeks notice for something like Vegas, meaning the demand from buyers doesn't drop as much and keeps the prices up. I watched plenty of tickets being sold for well over face value the day of the regionals in Fargo, both times. I also helped facilitate getting people tickets at near face value from other people I knew that would have went for more on Craigslist or Stubhub if there wasn't a mutual person involved. Yes, there will be tickets resold near face value but my point is, either be prepared to watch it on TV or pay that minimum dollar, there won't be a ton of panic sellers when the demand is that high and there isn't a barrier to people going on a short notice.

I agree with the main point but a regional in Fargo is a bit different. The demand will continue to be there as there is minimal travel involved for the large majority of the fan base, so there isn't an upfront cost that locks them in to going or not. The rink being so small suppresses supply significantly. The only thing holding it back is the "unknown" of UND not making it which is fresh in people's mind, especially when a good portion of people ended up eating tickets for Sioux Falls last year.

And after watching UNI vs Montana, I don't think they'd win more than maybe 4 games in the Big Sky.... Fun when you can just base everything off one early season game with no chance of being proven wrong isn't it?

Definitely not saying things can't improve or there isn't reason for frustration but I've noticed a lot of the narratives presented as fact seem to be a bit more of revisionist history rather than things that are backed up by actual stats.

Cool story. Can't wait to have your support on why they deserve it.

I agree that UND should utilize their TE's and RB's more than they do, but for comparison, NDSU has completed 20 passes to their TE's and 25 to their RB's. UND has completed 16 and 19 respectively, but that doesn't include McKinney's 7 receptions, some of which have came out of the backfield where I'd compare his usage to Ty Brooks from NDSU. I agree you need to develop depth, but the cluster injuries at WR have been a bit crazy, you can only play so many WR's at a time to get them experience. Tough to expect a situation where you're missing your top 4 during a game, your fifth guy has played more RB than WR, the sixth guy is coming back from a 2 year injury and your seventh guy has been dinged up more than he hasn't while he's been on campus and hasn't had a chance to get many reps. Wanzek being back helps but you're still missing numbers 2-4 and hoping for the best. Stanley making the recovery he has

Being a leader off the field doesn't mean you're a starter on the field. Adam Stiner is also a captain and he's a back-up as well. Talk to anyone who watched camp and practice and the choice on who QB1 should have been and continue to be is obvious and it isn't really that close despite some recent struggles. The fact that Rudy claimed it was an "open competition" as long as he did was more of surprise than who was actually chosen but I'm hoping it was done to prevent complacency. Some of the issues at QB have been UND missing it's top receivers and replacing them with guys who haven't had much for reps at all and the line not playing as well as they were the first half of the year, which has meant that TE's and RB's have had to stay in and block more. Players are starting to get wore down from more reps than they are used to and also playing dinged up. Not an excuse, just a reality and need to find a way to work through it.

The changing narrative has me confused what I'm supposed to think about Montana. In 2016 the narrative was that UND was "lucky" to not have them on the schedule. Montana ended the season at 6-5 (including a win over UNI) and 3-5 conference record. In 2018, they will finish at 7-4 or 6-5 (including a win over UNI) and either 5-3 or 4-4 in conference play but somehow they aren't even considered a quality team. No sort of double standard going on there...