jdub27

Have been wondering the same thing. Freund was QB coach for 1 year and RB coach for 3 years before that. I agree that Rudolph will likely work with the QB's and they just hired a RB coach. As a former QB he may be able to coach WR's or maybe Rudolph will just help oversee the QB's. Those are the only two spots I can see him staying on at right now.

QB/WR/OL/LB and special teams for sure and possibly another secondary coach if they go with a similar structure as before. The coordinators will likely fill in one or two of those spots with Bubba possibly helping in the secondary (just a guess). Herald reports there will be 9 asst. coaches and so far we know of 5, so 4 more guys plus whoever is on staff to cover the above openings. OC - Rudolph RB/Recruiting - Maurice DC - Schmidt DL - Gigli DB - Rodgers Very much like how the staff is filling out.

50% of the time, he's right 100% of the time. A position coach/recruiting coordinator is a step up the ladder from his previous positions, even if it is at the FCS level. He was a Grad Asst when he was DPP at Purdue. Looks like he has a pretty good background. I think normally you might want a recruiting coordinator with a few more connections to your main recruiting area, but with the ties the HC/OC/DC have, does not seem like it is a must in this situation.

I think their backfield will be a lot more crowded in the next day or two as well.

Well I guess that settles it. No need to play games any more. UND was not real great this year, but pointing at some computer ratings isn't going to convince me that Ferris St would have crushed UND, especially after watching them blow a chance to tie it up against MVFC powerhouse SDSU (who comes in 91st in your rankings). You realize that all computer rankings have major flaws, particularly when you start talking about teams from different divisions?

Seems like you and Schloss have a similar observations (from today's live chat):

Ojuri graduates and Crockett will be a senior. Morlock from Moorhead got some playing time this year as a true freshman and I would think would be the #2 next year. Not sure what else they have on the roster, there was big talk of the transfer from VCSU (Anderson) this spring/early fall but don't think he played much. Eji Ejiya from Spring Lake Park has committed to them and I believe is slated as a RB (had an offer from UND).

We actually agree on something. Good luck to Adam in his future, wish it would have worked out better for him here.

New year's resolution?

Wonder if he has any connections with a couple of the HS senior athletes out west? Yanosko from Minot comes to mind.

Also has an official visit scheduled for UofM on Jan 17th, though no scholarship offer as of yet. Also of note, he had some interest from NIU and Tim Polasek (new NDSU OC) was his recruiter, though it does not show he ever got an offer from them. Rivals shows that NDSU had some interest at one point as well. UND and SDSU are his two reported offers.

I suppose he could have just went word for word with what the Herald had:

Weber St didn't even make him a finalist for their head coaching job and he was on their staff already. Just saying...

Ha, here I thought he was talking about rap sheets. The underclassman has some ground to make up after getting a few things expunged.

Fair point, but his recruiting connections in Illinois were solid.

Also wouldn't be surprised if Bubba helps with the secondary. Will be interesting to see who Bubba/Rudolph can get for position coaches on the offensive side. Still wondering if Fruend and/or Schleusner will be back in some capacity. Or any of the other position coaches? Haven't saw if any of them have caught on anywhere yet.

So new staff confirmed so far: HC - Bubba OC - Rudolph DC - Schmidt DL - Gigli DB - Rodgers I would guess Schmidt would take on the LB's so the defensive side should be set. Still need someone to handle Special Teams and the offensive coaches (OL,RB, WR and QB, though I would think Rudolph would take one of those) plus recruiting coordinator, which is usually a position coach. Feel free to let me know if I missed something/someone.

Good thing recruiting is such an exact science and the games are played on paper. I'm confused by your comment about the two latest offers. Are you saying they are D-II talent or we aren't going to get them? Can anyone interpret the rambling for me?

Kelley OK'd Faison's buyout of Mussman's contract, that doesn't happen if they don't believe in the need for a successful program. The $150K was the minimum salary that was posted, Bubba ended up taking that. Their was additional money available if it would have been needed which will now instead go back into the program, including in the assistant's salary pool. As for coach's salary, Bohl's base salary this year was $206K. He had a lot of incentives that came after that, but only after he earned them. NDSU didn't have much of a choice other than offer Klieman a large salary to keep him on board. He ended up getting $261K but without some of the larger incentives Bohl had (3% of ticket revenue being the biggest one). Had they not hired Klieman, their staff would have been absoutely gutted, likely lost quite a few of their verbal commits, and they would have had the pleasure of enjoying the state hiring procedures. With the timing of when everything happened, Taylor made an offer Klieman couldn't refuse. I'd be curious how the assistant's salary pool stacks up. Guessing NDSU's is higher, but doubtful it is as much as you'd think. Bohl's contract required NDSU's to be in the top 10% of FCS but I haven't seen anything that shows Klieman's includes that. It has been indicated that UND's is in the top 3-5 of the Big Sky now.

There were a handful of those kids NDSU got that would not have qualified immediately at UM which is why they were overlooked. In at least one or two cases, they weren't even eligible at NDSU but were allowed to come in and work on their grades. Schools like NDSU and UND can take a chance on talented kids like that, schools like UM can find kids with similar athletic abilities outside the immediate region that are eligible immediately. When the kids pan out, it can end up being a big boost for the local smaller schools as NDSU has shown the last few years.

I wouldn't put too much stock in that number considering how inexact athletic department budget reporting is across the board. Also would be surprised if that wasn't mainly due to a one time $1 million expense for the new turf.

Based on what, your inflated opinion of teams that were on NDSU's schedule? How would Ferris State have done against SDSU?

Meh. Both coaching staffs have a lot to prove and obviously NDSU's staff is starting from a much better spot, but that also means less room for error. Neither of the new head coaches has a stellar record as a head coach (23-22 for Bubba, 3-7 for Klieman, both at a lower level). UND's new OC has spent many years as an OC and HC, calling the plays for alot of that, but never above the D-II level. NDSU's new OC is apparently a great recruiter and young, but has never been an offensive coordinator or called plays. Same for UND's new DC. NDSU's new DC has a little experience in the same position at both WIU and UNI. Not sure any of that means a whole lot, but it is what it is.

Looks like there will be a lot of Patrick Sharp with Shuags next year and I don't think that is a bad thing. Wish Sparks would have given it one more year to get his chance and prove himself on the field but if he did just get engaged and I believe has a baby, understandable. Best of luck to him.

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