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You’re missing the point, per usual.

At UND with Bubba … sure. But nearly all Big 10 programs still hold an event at their home stadium to give the fans something to cheer about, if nothing more than to just get together before the fall. Several MVFC teams also do this. UND being scared of the Alerus Center for a “spring wrap up” is telling. Do a tailgate in the lot and then a pregame production in the Alerus to at least give UND fans something to do. The lack of marketing for UND football is somewhat scary.

Feeney better than Schuster?! Blasphemy according to the masses on this board … And the facility that should be showcased should be the game day facility (Alerus Center), unless they’re embarrassed by that … just don’t agree with that recruiting tactic. Bubba going conservative is a recurring theme. Retirement from coaching will be a nice transition for Bubba, hopefully sooner rather than later.

The “spring wrap up” is today. bush league in my opinion. UND still can’t figure out how to do a spring football game at their home venue of the Alerus Center. Would be nice to make an actual event out of it- even if only 1000 or 2000 people show up. Still builds more excitement for the team than another practice in their practice facility. Just my two cents. Hope no one gets hurt.

Nah

The difference is, at NDSU, the culture and masses focus on football. The majority of funds goes towards football. At UND, the culture and masses focus on hockey. The majority of funds goes towards hockey. Simple difference, but it is, in fact, the difference. For UND football to ascend further, there will need to be a major financial gift (like UND once received from RE for REA). That is the only path moving forward where a significant change in fortune comes for UND football. If UND had a $100 million facility for UND football, which sport at UND would be the most popular? Money talks, directly and indirectly to fans as well as it creates the culture. For UND hockey, pretty darn hard to overlook a frickin’ massive $100M Arena in place for hockey games. Will UND ever again receive a gift (individual or collective) that trumps Engelstad’s gift for hockey? Doubtful, but that’s what you have to hope for for the sake of UND athletics, specifically football.

Probably

It is what it is - mediocre in football and basketball - but it is beyond disgusting. Change needs to happen at the top, and currently, for UND athletics, the top cares principally about hockey.

Maybe? I would use a different word.

Yeah, it is quite funny; you’ve exaggerated your ”important role” from day #1. And what’s happened before? No significant success as a DI football program to speak of, but there has been spurts.

The people outside of the team (all of us posting on this board) don’t truly affect those expectations. It starts with Bubba and his coaching staff, but there’s no indication that the expectations are going to change with this group, especially since Bubba is at the end of his career rather than the beginning. His track record speaks volumes. And now UND’s administration just extended that mediocre track record until Bubba’s inevitable retirement. UND football will need to be a surprising dark-horse, because nothing here speaks to excitement for the future.

No, but the score against UND was a short pass and then run after catch, so should still be good.

Starts at the top. I honestly think Chaves doesn't give two shits about UND football. He has hockey fever as so many other ADs before him fell victim to …

Burnt UND secondary for 50+ yard touchdown last fall. Would be upgrade to current UND receiving corps. Freund following on Twitter ….

Toe to toe, day by day

UND just extended a coach coming off a 5-6 losing season…. This program/athletic department is an embarrassment. Pathetic. Not impressed by this move.

Waletzko could be a day 2 pick (2-3 round), but definitely isn’t going later than round 5. Great talent for UND and puts the program on the map, especially if they can consistently develop prospects now moving forward. Step up UND staff and keep recruiting/developing! Love that UND will be hosting pro day in Grand Forks at Pollard Center. No reason to go to Fargo and perform at NDSU - had made UND look especially petty, in the past, in my opinion. I don’t care if scouts prefer Fargo, make them come to Grand Forks… Lastly, would love to see Waletzko get drafted by another former UND lineman, Chris Kuper, now offensive line coach for Minnesota Vikings. Vikings have two very good tackles currently, so Waletzko would be competing for back up spot, but would still be cool story if worked out.

Just win … you make it sound so simple. Everyone wants to win, so there must be loser. Basic law of competition. UND athletics, outside of hockey, is failing at the competition part …

God awful basketball program right now at UND. Sather is a bust hire it appears. Ish … I hate NDSU athletics, but they are far above UND right now

Waletzko definitely getting drafted, possibly day #2. Big selling point for UND football program, real nice success story. UND and Bubba need to develop more pro talent. Easier said than done.

Goes without saying, it has [apparently] been incredibly challenging for UND football to raise funds. Proof? Just look at the pathetic subpar salaries the UND coaches currently have. Compare that with conference peers and you then have your proof So, now that we have the obvious problem identified, how do we fix it? How does UND raise more for coaches salaries? Or… where does UND allocate it from? Hard to not knock on the athletic department given this. You get what you pay for, period. You have to invest to get a return. Etc. etc. etc. Lastly, the other massive funding issue: need to improve facilities further to keep pace with NDSU and SDSU.

UND needs to be able to recruit and retain coaches beyond North Dakota. No one here, man. You want Joe Shmoe off the street to coach the running backs or any other position for that matter? That’s basically what UND is getting at this point with the salary they offer people …

Thanks for that wonderful story. Glad 29K/year treated you so well. But … you missed the point completely. Like way over your head. It’s about competitive values here. Any high caliber DI position coach is worth a hell of a lot more than 50K in a season, particularly compared to top FCS schools, and especially all FBS school. If you were offered the same job in Fargo at a different company/location for 50K as opposed to 29K, which would you take? C’mon man ….

Compared to what? All FCS programs? Sure. Dakota football programs (USD, NDSU, SDSU) - no

UND football is severely underpaying everybody. Period. it’s not just NDSU comparison. do better. If you’re UND athletic department, look beyond f***king hockey.