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https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/education/4460370-new-usage-agreement-being-negotiated-between-und-ralph-engelstad-arena The shared ticket revenue agreement between UND and RE Arena Inc. is in fact the most controversial, and perhaps damaging, component of the UND Athletics Department budget, so I commend you for recognizing that in your post. Every $ counts when it comes to enhancing football and basketball and I have a hard time seeing how a 6 MILLION DOLLAR hockey scoreboard directly boosts football and basketball (especially with some FB and BB ticket revenue paying for it); BUT, this is a MBB coaching thread so I digress. Best of luck to Coach Sather. It is a relevant argument that Northern State emphasizes their basketball program whereas UND certainly does not. Can Coach Sather make more out of less at UND? We will see. Go UND
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We can agree to disagree. No one, not even Chaves, is going to dare de-fund the hockey budget. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/education/4460370-new-usage-agreement-being-negotiated-between-und-ralph-engelstad-arena%3famp https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4578987-mcgarry-no-engelstad-money-while-kennedy-und https://fightinghawks.com/news/2019/1/22/mens-hockey-ralph-engelstad-arena-to-install-largest-center-hung-video-board-in-college-hockey.aspx
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He costed too much. Heard he was contacted by Chaves and he was interested, but not for the ridiculously limited salary UND could offer. Remember, hockey is not only king, but it also dictates. Welcome, Coach Sather. Best of luck. Go UND.
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Running back situation is not ideal. I do not think UND backfield is completely incapable now - with McKinney, Johannesson, and Gordon - but it will be very susceptible to injuries. Unfortunately both McKinney and Johannesson have issues staying healthy for a full season. Have to hope for a bit of luck this season, which UND hasn’t been getting lately when it comes to the injury bug. End of the day, I still think this leaves Bubba skating on thin ice for the 2019 season. Will UND and Chaves put up with a losing season in 2019 due to the most difficult schedule of all times?
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Neat
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Right, I don’t support UND football .... Again, you’ve outdone yourself.
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Oh absolutely, I agree. Take notes, @geaux_sioux; this is how you intelligibly respond. UND has to control what they can control; focus on themselves and get the best players available to them. In the meantime, UND fans also should hope the NDSU dynasty somehow implodes. If it doesn’t, and it hasn’t yet, then the uphill battle for UND remains very steep.
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Good one. This instantly makes everything I have ever said false, I guess ........
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6 for UND versus 60 for NDSU? Hey guy, it is okay; reality has never really been your strong suit. You can call it negativity, that’s fine. It’s pretty obvious to anyone with an ounce of objectivity, though, that NDSU has become the all-time most successful FCS program. UND has put up minimal resistance in that.
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The ol’ Locality vs. Ability argument is a good one, but having followed UND for too many years, I lean towards ability now. I don’t care If the candidate has ever been to ND or even the Midwest, I just want the best ability. Now, if you can have both, great!
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Having heavy UND family ties is about the ONLY way for UND to get players over NDSU these days (and NDSU not offering, I suppose). DISCLAIMER: I am not saying NDSU offered Lotysz, but they might.
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I’d say this guy is my favorite. I have no insider information to say he is Chaves favorite, but anytime you go undefeated at ANY level, that is impressive. 38-0 just this past season. Chaves NEEDS to put the “full court press” on this guy.
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Hiring a new coach at a low salary is already setting him up to fail; doesn’t allow for revisitation following success if no consistent success to begin with. Again, we’ll see just how important salary is to the pool of candidates; definitely a factor.
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It’s “not there” because of misallocation. We all know where the true priorities are, which is a different topic altogether. NDSU, SDSU, and USD have less juggling within their athletic departments. Not to say UND still can’t get a serviceable head men’s basketball coach, but he will be grossly underpaid relative to the league standard. I think a good current DII Head Coach - happy with 160k - is the best route.
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Very poor previous 2 seasons. It is not good timing due to this.
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Recruiting ability is important, although I would definitely say not the most important. The major worry I have is he has no prior collegiate head coach experience with success; UND could fall right into a trap if not to consider this. I prefer someone with a history of success as a head coach (either DII or DI).
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Wouldn’t hate that hire - he’s been there, done that at the D1 level (with NDSU that is).
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This is concerning to me.
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What happened after ‘14-‘16? That is my question. UND needs consistency. UND had good seasons under Jones, just not enough of them.
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This should always be the thinking. Bring in the best head coach candidate regardless of location and previous ties. From a basic perspective, the UND news release suggested this by saying “a national search ...”, although this is quite standard talk.
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It is simple for me: 1) winning record as a head coach (DII or DI) and/or 2) winning record as “long-time” (5+ seasons) DI assistant coach I weigh point #1 a bit more. I do not care if the candidate has connections to specifically UND, but connections to the region are a good thing. All in all, the lists that have been floating around are in the ballpark. I just hope UND can raise the salary pool a bit (like football did in 2013 when hiring Bubba) so the job is more appealing.
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This says the most, in my opinion. UND men’s basketball, as a DI program, is supported horribly as demonstrated by salary comparisons. It needs to be taken seriously by administration before anything remarkable on-the-court will happen on a consistent basis. Sad state of affairs at UND; desperately need HPC phase II and increased salary pool for UND MBB. In fact, I’d call it embarrassing.
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3 of 5 getting NFL opportunities thus far. RB Oliveira and DL Cieslak still not accounted for. As said earlier, Oliveira may be settling in for CFL.
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gfhockey, You and "your boys" better have HPC Phase II a done deal by the end of 2019. That is all. Carry on. Sincerely, All UND Football Fans