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Do you hang out with a bunch of other people that don't donate or just you? All hat, no cattle. Faison has shown he is willing to pay what is necessary when hiring new coaches, I don't see why he would change that if there was a candidate that fit the bill. If USD wanted Smith, that is what they were going to have to pay. At this point in his career, I don't think he was going to take much of a pay cut even if it was to get head coaching experience.

How so? Is Neal going to read what a former ref said and start "getting it"? That would really show everyone.

Interesting viewpoint: James Neal is everything that’s wrong with NHL, according to former ref .

I think Rumpel's getting underrated a little bit here. Hobey Baker Top 10, Mike Richter finalist, 2.03 GAA and 93.0% save percentage this year (2.14 and 92.6% for his career). Part of that is the defense his has in front of him, but he's definitely not a weak link for Wisconsin.

Nice showing by the ladies. Stuck with it even after A&M went on a run. Very impressive season for them, Coach Brew and his staff. Need to keep it up, have a lot returning next year. League won't get any easier with Idaho back in the mix and UND will likely have a target on their back as the preseason favorite.

Just a reminder, ESPN2 at 7pm. Almost game time for the ladies. A&M is favored by 21.5 on their home court. Going to be a tough one, need to slow down the game, keep it close and watch A&M start tightening up. Been a great season so far, would love to see it extended another game. Also saw that UConn is a favored by 57.5 points against Prairie View. Yikes.

I guess I missed a couple keyboard warriors which includes some NDSU fans. My mistake. I would take Fullerton over the Douple/Viverito combo every time.

I have not seen a single instance of this being remotely true.

Glad you need to come here to feel validated.

Athletic budget is $17 million and annual giving to the NDSU foundation is $16 million? Maybe but it is either wrong or misleading. Maybe that is what the school gets total for year but it is not what is designated for athletics. Last I saw, it is at least 4x what team Teammakers brings in.

Blais isn't busy right now. Nor is Sandelin.

I want to discuss it, in depth actually. That's why I keep asking you to explain and validate your very strong opinion.

Two Fire Muss threads, a Fire Jones thread and a Next Coach of UND Football thread that you started before conference play had even started this fall (Search feature is really easy to use). And like I said, I have no problem with you having an opinion, but if you are going to be that vocal, don't be offended or surprised when someone asks you to back it up.

I'm asking if he even watched it because he keeps bringing it up and was going to mention some of the coaching moves Jones made in the game. Not where I said anything about the UND/NDSU game in November having anything to do with that but I know that FU fans apparently need to continually feel validated by a school you've moved on from by inserting yourself into every conversation.

You are the most vocal about him being fired. I think its fair to ask why you feel so strongly that way. Because of that, I'm asking you specifically what is wrong with or how he can change his philosophy and mentality since that is what you keep pointing at being the problem. Looking backwards and jumping on a message board saying he should lose his job every time they lose (when its nowhere in the sphere of reality that he will) is kind of ridiculous. It is like clockwork though, quiet when they win, comments within 15 minutes of a loss. The only thing I've seen you say is that the team, especially Huff needs to pass more. Huff was a top 15 player in the nation in efficiency, the stats don't back your argument, despite Huff has his weaknesses. I'm not a coach either, but I laid out what I thought the problems were with this team. And I have no relation to Jones. Have met him maybe once in passing and heard him talk multiple times, which is part of what I've used to form my opinion on him and the team. You're more than welcome to yours, but if you are going to be so vocal with it, be prepared to back it up. And I'm not a fan of "Fire xxx" threads, Muss included. You sure seem to be though, I think you've started the majority of them on this board. I understand voicing frustrations and discussing them but titling a thread like that just isn't something I agree with, to each their own though.

Exactly. Except you want one fired and are putting the other on a pedestal. I noticed you ignored every other comment I had though. You still haven't said what philosophy or mentality that Jones has and needs to change. Question - How much of the SUU game that you keep harping on did you watch?

Not asking for expert analysis or anything near that. I want to know what his opinion of why he thinks Jones needs to go. Looking backwards at his record and saying it isn't acceptable or not saying a word while the team is winning but as soon as they lose firing up the old "Fire Jones" thread is a pretty cowardly way to call for someone's job. Not sure I've seen any actual insight except for apparently Huff needs to pass more because some other people posted he was selfish. As far as I can tell, UND and NDSU have interest in one or maybe two similar players for the next two classes. UND doesn't go head to head with them all that much in basketball recruiting (and UND has won the two most recent times they have, Hooker and Shanks). What they have done this year has been good for their program, it will help them out. If they start making the dance multiple years in a row, then it will become a significant advantage. My comment about Saul not caring about road OOC was a jab him allowing his team to lose to lowly UND on the road. A coach like him shouldn't allow that to happen.

If they were missing 1 or 2 guys, no. When you're missing 3-4, its a problem on any team.

Those are pretty vague answers. Pass more, rebound more, win on the road. Great insight. What philosophy or mentality is it that Jones has? Oh, and Huff is currently the 11th most efficient player in the NCAA per Hollinger's PER. He wasn't perfect by any means but if you are going to use that as reasoning, then your arguments are worse than I thought. And I could care less about NDSU. Since Jones is such a bad coach, tell me how UND ran them out of the gym? Saul didn't care about an OOC road game? I've never said I was pro-Jones. I'm just not running around with pitchforks and torches. Maybe you think differently, but calling for another person to lose their job is kind of a big deal. In the conference races, Jones has finished at minimum where they have been picked his first two years in the Big Sky. Weber State, historically the best basketball team in the league, just went 6 years between conference tournament victories and a NCAA berth. UND doesn't get to win just because you or the fans think they deserve it. They actually have to play against other schools who are good and have high expectations as well. Part of the problem was this class. They were great to watch and I appreciate everything they did for UND. But like most players that end up at mid-majors, they have flaws. They were talented but did not play well as a team. Think it is a coincidence that the second unit was competitive and gave the starters trouble during practices including beating them? Not sure if you paid attention, but Jones tried multiple things to get their attention over the past few years. They didn't start at Wisconsin, including Huff, who was playing in his home state in front of a ton of friends and family. Guys got the quick hook multiple times and spent an extended period of time on the bench (but then Jones got railed for playing some of the non-starters). But at some point, you have to roll the dice with your most talented players and hope they get it. Some times they did, some times they didn't. Some of the other guys who have graduated in recent years have been fundamentally sound with Jones as their coach. And this is not an excuse but a fact, the injuries over the last couple years have been borderline ridiculous for what a basketball team normally faces, including two of the guys who probably had the best fundamentals of any of them (Schuler and Brekke). And the NCAA can get bent for not giving Nash a waiver last season.

Since you are so against Jones, please specifically explain what you think he should have done differently this year other than "It's his fault, fire him".

Sounds like the women will be playing Sunday night at 7pm. Game will be ESPN2.

Heck of a game. Nice come back by OU only to let the Bison back in it and they took advantage. Congrats to them.

Live stats for the game anywhere? Edit: CBSSports has it

Couple questions/comments. I understand that Smith would like to be a head coach again, but being hitched to Tim Miles for a few more years seems like it would be a pretty good idea professionally and financially. He's making almost as much as Phillips is at NDSU as the 3rd assistant coach (the other two make more than Phillips) and wouldn't be surprised if he saw a bump in his salary with how Nebraska did this year. Not like a mid-major job similar to USD or NDSU won't be available in the future, though I suppose if he'd like to land back in Dakotas it is tough to know when an opening will show up if he waits. Second, is it a foregone conclusion that Phillips is moving on? I haven't seen too much media outside of Kolpack and Izzo reporting it, but they both seem convinced. They also thought Bohl was only leaving for a BCS auto-qualifying conference so I'm a little wary on their opinions. Curious what makes him more attractive than where Nagy of SDSU was sitting at this time last year, coming off back to back NCAA appearances. Saul's a very personable guy and a great quote and has had some success, but what conference would he realistically be looking at moving into?

Here's something that I read and you can chew on: Dustin Hobaugh played 23 minutes last night (and actually looked pretty good shooting). Prior to that, he had played less than 30 minutes not counting D-II games this entire year. UND a few days prior had lost out on what they had been aiming towards the last 4 years and again only ended up in the CIT. UNO got a chance to play some extra basketball and were excited about it. We didn't have the horses last night, they were all in sitting on the bench in street clothes or playing on one good leg. They played like the wanted to be there and flat out beat the lineup UND was able to play, no point on dwelling on it anymore.