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Not that it really matters, but it was the first weekend. They won their game first game against #15 Akron but lost to #10 Florida State.

Sounded like Schuler looked good last night. Hopefully he is fully recovered and will play a big part for the rest of the year.

Definitely not all under Pflugard's watch, but the NCAA did find other items as well per ESPN.

If you think that is the only reason Pflugard was let go, then your Griz buddies aren't filling you in. The NCAA found enough issues to suspend him from coaching at game while employed at Weber St, forced Montana to forfeit four scholarships for three years and vacate five wins. And none of that was related to the Johnson case or other incidents with his players. I think Pflu seems like a very good coach. I think his past will prevent him from getting the job. Here's a big difference between comparing him and Hoffner: I don't think anyone was suggesting that Hoffner be named head coach. Pretty sure people were saying that he deserved to be looked at for a coordinator position or something.

And how many coaches have had baggage and turned out to be trainwrecks? How much has Bohl been raked over the coals here and in the media for his handling of situations he has had since being at NDSU. Comparing Hoffner's situation to Pflugard's is ridiculous. The Johnson situation wasn't the only off the field issues the Pflugard had, it was just the most talked about one. Hoffner was falsely charged with something and it basically ruined his life.

I think you continue to under think the baggage that would come with Pflugard. I don't care if it is real or only perceived, it is there and my guess is it will play a large part into Faison's decision. The only reason that people assume they are front runners is because they have heard of them. And yes, the others would have less votes because they people aren't familiar with them and haven't taken the time to actually look up their background. If someone like Brent Pease would have applied, how many votes would he have had on the poll above? The "preseason favorite" list was pretty much a list of coaches with ties to UND or the immediate area. Faison's past hirings doesn't indicate anything that shows he will lean towards someone that fits that bill. Again, I'm not saying that one of those three won't end up being the head coach, but to think that those three are the only options on the list of applicants is short sighted.

Doubtful for a handful of reasons, and especially since he's was a true freshman, he still has his redshirt year left that he can use while he sits out a year. He'll stay FBS.

And you'll be first in line to pretend it doesn't. Football hasn't been mentioned at all, not sure how that became relevant to the discussion all of the sudden especially when the teams haven't went head to head in a decade. But then again, when in doubt #buttfootball.

Tough to take it too seriously when the poll is just made from the three most familiar names from the applicant list. Andrus, Cummings, Dewitt, and Shields plus a few others are very legitimate candidates as are the three listed above. There is a fair chance people may be disappointed if they think the those are the only three candidates with a shot.

Creighton was Drake's head coach. They competed well for not having scholarships.

Very good win for NDSU, not disagreeing on that at all, definitely a game they were the underdog in. But what makes it a "signature win"? I'm honestly curious on how that is defined. Notre Dame isn't even getting a single vote in either of the top 25 polls (Coach's or AP). And the year Notre Dame was a 2 seed, they lost the first weekend, not a real proud moment for them.

I only see maybe one of these guys being a finalist if there is a top 3. Just my opinion though.

Or any sport the two teams have played each other in the last five years for that matter.

When in doubt, move the goalposts.

I believe he tweeted its an unconfirmed rumor at this point unless something happened tonight. Will likely end up being true but not official at this point.

BGSU up 30-27 at half. Schuler with 8 off the bench. Both teams with 11 turnovers.

I don't think it is. But from the sounds of the University hiring process, there will likely have to a handful of candidates interviewed due to qualifications. If someone is applying on the down low, it is possible they don't want their name out for an extended period of time. Maybe they apply "late" during the interview process? Or maybe the new guy is on the list and this process just takes forever due to the amount of applicants they had. Can't imagine they expected there would be this many.

Sounds like Tom Miller will be writing an article today or tomorrow addressing some of this. And while I agree that there has been some work done "off the grid", it won't be advertised much and Faison is well aware of how important of a hire this is.

Yep, what a train wreck. Got UND into the Big Sky and through transition. Helped create a new hockey conference to keep the hockey program from being pulled down by teams with less resources. Negotiated a TV deal for UND that actually pays them money instead of costing them money. Found a home for the baseball team.

Why would DeBoer make a lateral move?

I would be very curious to hear their reasoning and solution behind the comment that it "doesn't have to be done this way" despite saying that state law is involved.

Pretty much what I was inferring. I think Vigen is going with Bohl, he has remained as one of the few constants on his staff.

This application was submitted. Worth a read. https://www.dropbox....kota-resume.pdf

I would love to see what happens if Taylor was to circumnavigate the system. You don't think there are people waiting for him and NDSU to throw another middle finger towards the legislature and SBoHE for not following processes/procedures/laws/etc. Steam keeps gaining that it will be one of the cooridnators staying so it is likely a moot point but if not, he isn't going to get around the process.

Is he actually staying on as OC though?