jdub27

You're right. Complaining about it without giving any effort to find out the facts and just making assumptions is a lot easier to do.

I would hope that the next coaching contract, to whomever it may be, will be very much tied to bonuses like this. The other thing that others have mentioned is that the pool of money for assistant coaches is going to have to be bumped up as well.

Don't have much to argue with on that. I think that Anderson or Webb can play the point and Huff can slide over if needed as a third option if those two are out. Schuler/Antwi/Benton all provide a little bit something different off the bench, but I don't see any of them being able to play the point for any extended period of time. I'm really torn on Hooker. If he is good enough to earn 15-20 minutes a night and the staff thinks putting him in the line-up makes a big enough difference to get over the hump, then I'm all for him playing this year. But I would hate to see him get his shirt pulled, play 5 minutes a game and then not make the dance. It will be interesting to see the different combinations the staff will be able to go with this year with big line-ups, fast line-ups, small line-ups, etc. Lot of guys should be fighting for minutes and it gets even more interesting if Stefan is cleared to play.

You were the one calling him out a month ago. I left the spelling intact so people could verify it was your post.

It is possible, but I'm not sure the minutes are there unless he is truly that talented. Anderson/Webb are going to and rightfully should eat up a lot of minutes at the two guard spots. I think Hooker can contribute and I know that there is a lot riding on this year but hopefully he can sit back and learn and then have the next 4 years to step in a be a leader.

Money was borrowed to pay for the Betty, another asset that UND will someday be taking over debt free. And while the Ralph may be able to cover the shortfall that a parking ramp would create, that cash would come from what is supposed to go to UND and if there is anything I have learned the past week or two, it is that the Ralph is supposedly already not giving UND enough or close to what was promised in terms of dollars. Having to support a parking ramp would just make the problem worse. As for the addition, it is a 3,100 square foot storage space, cost was not large.

Was thinking the same thing.

What has changed in his recruiting style outside of what appears to be more offensive D-Men?

Hmmm......

Happened right in front of me. Absolutely terrible call. Progress was stopped. Backbreaker.

Can Mackey graduate yet?

The report I saw a few years ago showed that this "check" is going to UND.

So are you going to complain on a message board or actually contact Jody Hodgson or Brian Faison to get the information? The majority of what you claim to want should be available to the public.

Yes.

If you don't think UND athletics is in a much better place than because of the Ralph and also the Betty then I'm not sure what kind of reality you live in. The tax returns for all of the entities are freely available to look through as they all operate as non-profits. Go ahead and point out where money is being wasted or withheld from UND. I've sat in on a presentation by Jody Hodgson a few years ago and they are open with the dollar amount directed back to UND along with other income that passes back to them. And at some point, UND will take over the building, meaning all the upgrades and maintenance that is being put back into the building instead of just going to UND will benefit UND. What was the level of profit that was "promised" to UND vs what they are getting?

That's strange since donations to the Champions Club are the highest they've ever been and UND just surpassed a $300 million dollar fundraising goal from the Spirit Campaign(currently at $324 million). Sounds like those people who you know who quit donating must not have been donating to begin with.

Brekke has shown that when he is healthy he is more than capable of earning playing time, meaning he deserves it. Jones knows what is riding on the line this season. Don't think he is going to jeopardize that be playing favorites. He's benched Huff before, I don't see him having a problem putting whoever will get it done on the floor.

Guys have developed but they could be better. Those first three are pretty good examples of that. They are a super-talented group, but you watch some of the balls they drop or routes they give up on and it is a little disappointing. For the most part, I think a lot of the current upperclassman have not developed as hoped.

Agree completely. UND has recruited some talented players but I don't think many of them have developed to their full potential.

Eric Decker, Dom Barber and Marcus Sherels come to mind right off the top of my head. I said the UM had more talent, I didn't say they were a better team. Which is exactly my point, Brewster isn't a good head coach. There are multiple articles/sources/sites that back up the thought that Brewster is a good recruiter. Would you like a different example? Lane Kiffin. Good recruiter, not much of a coach though.

Big difference between a good college QB and a good NFL QB. With that much talent, he should have been on the field in some way, shape or form. Brewster got him there and didn't know how to use him. Again, bad coaching.

I don't put a ton of stock in the ranking of recruiting classes but that is about all there is to measure and when all the recruiting services seem to concur that he had a great class, it is tough to argue. I guess your view of it is more accurate somehow? He wasn't successful because he was a bad coach and couldn't get anything out of those kids and/or keep them on the field or at the school, not because he couldn't bring talent in. Watching how he handled MarQueis Gray (who was the #3 QB recruit in the nation) should be proof enough that is was his coaching, not the recruiting, that was his issue. And all schools take chances on kids with low ACT scores/grades and hope they turn it around when they get to college, from the top of the FBS all through the college ranks. You're an idiot if you don't. There are examples on rosters across the country of players who got a chance to turn it around and did. A couple of the best players down at NDSU are good examples of this. Even if he was a bad recruiter, his teams still had more talent than NDSU or USD did when they lost to them. Why do you think he lost those games? Bad coaching.

He got talented kids to UM. I'm not sure how you can say he didn't when he had a top 15-20 recruiting class at UM. As a few others have said, a portion of them ended up not being eligible or leaving and he was not a good head coach and didn't know how to use the players he had (or at least those that actually saw the field). I don't think it was the talent that Brewster had, it was that he didn't know how to use it. And yes, he is a great talker. You don't think that plays a large part into being a good recruiter?

Brewster was a very good recruiter. His 2008 class was a top 15-20 nationally depending on which rankings you look at. There is also a reason he is currently the recruiting coordinator at Florida State. The guy can get people to buy in, but can't execute the X's and O's. Need both and I think the coaching part is more important.