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Having more money to pay assistants wouldn't be a bad thing, we could probably quit having an average of a new one every single year. I'm not sure exactly how an sponsorship from adidias would work, my understanding is that typically for a school UND's size they get a discount of some sort on purchases and then X amount of workout/travel gear/etc for free. I don't know if what the current arrangement with Nike is and what kind of benefits there would be to switching to adidas. Last numbers I saw (2014) show basketball spent $28K on equipment/uniforms/supplies. That is less than what the women's basketball team spent and for reference, less than 12% of what the hockey team spent.

Yes. The MBB assistant salary pool is also the lowest of those 5 as well and on a per coach basis it is also lower the VB. Using full salary/benefits/bonuses, it was about 28% higher in 2013/2014.

The openly rooting for thing is interesting but I'd imagine Telfair and ISU would rather play a team they've beat by an average of 18.5 points in two meetings rather than a team they have lost to by an average of 12 in two meetings. UND held Telfair to 13 points on 5 of 15 shooting, do that again and I think they will be fine.

It would obviously depend on how the contract was set up but if I had to guess, I'd say they are working under the assumption that they will be.

You are correct, I finally found that it was a 5 year contract (and updated my original post). I think his actual base salary was actually only $102K, the $147K number included all benefits, etc.

He had one year left on his original five year contract. Not sure on the buyout amount but it was actually specifically stated that he wasn't let go after last year because of the cost of his buyout.

Bubba makes more but closer than one would think though part of the reason for that is Bubba requested a smaller salary and the difference between that and what he was offered instead be allocated to his assistant pool.

A lot of truth in this. It was ugly, they were down by more than the dreaded "5 points" they can't overcome and battled through early foul trouble but it was a win which is all that matters right now.

A lot of entitlement being spouted off. Everything's Faison's job and apparently fans have zero responsibility except complaining until they get everything they think they deserve. Finish fundraising for Phase I of the HPC. Start fundraising on Phase II of the HPC. Come up with buyout money for coaches. Last I checked, there is no money tree outside of the Hyslop, so if the money doesn't come from fans, I'm not sure where it is going to come from. It isn't going to come from the state, the athletics department just took on $1 million in extra expenses to help the University cover a portion of the budget cuts required and it isn't going to be any better next year not to mention raising funds for FCOA. I get the point that is trying to be made, yes it is Faison's job to deal with it but having the attitude that "It's not my problem, it's his" is a pretty embarrassing way to look at the situation. Just because something isn't public doesn't mean he isn't dealing with it, and part of dealing with it requires working within the budget constraints. Private donations were secured to help cover any shortfalls for buying out Mussman, it ended up only being under $50K but that's only because he got another job. Are there basketball boosters who are going to step up and do the same if necessary? Who said Faison was happy or satisfied? Who said I or anyone who actually brings up real life budget concerns are thrilled with results? You're so dead set that anyone who doesn't have a pitchfork in hand has to be defending Jones instead of actually trying to explain why something may or may not happen. The fact that there has been no extensions is pretty telling. There's a total of one poster who is actively defending Jones. That's it.

Mainly because you insist on personally calling me out and are the most vocal. Not to mention, right on cue, your predictable comeback is to say someone is buddies with Jones. You didn't answer the question on how much "support" you've given the basketball team at the gate in and in concessions since my buddy Jones has been here though. Again, NDSU's success or failure doesn't change UND's results. That is what they need to be worried about. Control what is yours to control. What's that saying? Money talks....

Again, you aren't comprehending. If UND starts makes decisions based on other schools/conference results instead of what is best for UND given their set of circumstances, that is a major issue. If NDSU hadn't been successful the last few years, that doesn't changes the results UND has during Jones' tenure out outside of maybe 1 game a season (ironically enough UND absolutely destroyed NDSU's most successful team). As for supporting UND at the gate and concessions, how many basketball games have you attended in person since Jones has been the head coach? I'll also add that if you think the "checkbook" thing is silly, you really are out of touch with how college athletics and finances at the level UND is at works.

To this point, he's one of the lowest paid coach because he hasn't done anything to earn much of a raise from when he was hired and while managing to do enough to keep his job. Bang for buck shouldn't be the goal and I can say with confidence, that isn't what Jones nor Faison is thinking long-term. The basketball program, while definitely not at the top of the list in the athletic department priority, is most definitely on the radar and being monitored. The potential for revenue and exposure has huge upside however finding the right balance of costs and expenses to reach those is important.

Still don't care. What happens in the Summit has nothing to do with whatever coaching decisions Faison will make, if he's worrying about things he can't control, let alone something in another conference, then there are some serious issues. He can't convince everyone in the Summit to not do everything in their power to give games away, but maybe he can get in the ear of a Big Sky coaches and see if they want to give the strategy a whirl. I do find it amusing in multiple ways that you seem to care more than most of FargoU's football fans though. As one of the most vocal people on the situation, I assume you have your checkbook ready to help with the buyout, because there are actual things to consider in decision making besides how you feel about a coach while sitting at home. But I'm sure you won't actually comprehend that since you're already busy spinning it as me defending Jones instead of understanding the entire situation. Effort is pretty low on the list UND's problems this year but I guess it is an easy potshot to take.

Texans beat writer had it as 4.54.

Surprised Sanders made second team missing almost 40% of conference games. Yanku from NAU has a case for being snubbed. I don't think Drick did do enough to stand out (10.9 / 8.7), especially at the end of conference play. Bliznyuk from EWU (12.4 / 7.8 / 3.4) and Kaluna for NAU (12.9 / 7.1) had lines that were no pretty equivalent to Drick.

Just for reference on where those would rank among linebackers who participated at the combine along with the top performer in parenthesis: Vertical Jump: 36", 5th out of 14 (40" by Feeney from Washington) Broad Jump: 9'10", T-12th out of 15 (11'1" by Lee from OSU) Bench: 36, 1st out of 15 (30 by Goodson from Clemson) 40 yd dash: 4.54, 3rd out of 15 (4.47 by Lee from OSU)

I don't think his point was that the risk of a new coach may or may not be worth the reward, it was the risk with that particular coach is nowhere near worth the reward. To the latter point, I agree.

Very possible but the biggest reason tends to be for recruiting purposes.

This is about as accurate and level-headed of a take on the situation I've seen in a while. People can argue it all they want but the reality is, there is more to a decision than looking only at what happens on the court (which I don't think anyone would argue has had more disappointments than it should). It would be a tough call letting a coach go into a lame duck year but unless there is some sort of trade-off to give the appearance of a one year extension, this seems about right.

Being smug is more effective when you at least have partial knowledge of situations.

It wouldn't have been surprising for them to have some cuts as there were a lot of cuts made across the University as required by the governor. Athletics took on $1 million themselves. Those are all required by the Big Sky. The only sports that aren't are M&W hockey, M&W swimming and diving and baseball. If there are sports cut, look to that list for the options (while making sure to take Title IX into account).

Random because I don't believe the band or their budget falls under athletics though they obviously work closely together on a lot of things.

They sure do have some interesting opinions.

Maybe if you exclude the student section but even then, that's a stretch. Unfortunately for you, they are part of the crowd and the most vocal. But considering how FargoU fans are, I can see why you legend it is such a small number.

Why did you leave out the rest of it?