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Very interesting. Minimum salary will be $150,000, which is already more than Mussman made. Plus it emphasizes NFL experience. Really looks like Tibesar and/or Bollinger are in play here.
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Then how about this guy:
http://www.iupathlet...7&path=football
-Over 25 years as a D-I assistant and was the recruiting coordinator at NC State when they had two top 10 recruiting classes in the early 00's.
-WR coach and recruiting coordinator at Alabama for four years under Nick Saban.
-Currently head coach at D2 IUP (28-7 record over three seasons)
-Father was one of the most successful coaches in D2 history at IUP, brother has also been very successful and is a position coach for the STL Rams (reminds me of the Harbaugh family)
-Mirrors his program after Saban (build from lines out, I believe he has certain minimum "measurables" for every position on the field)
-Named one of the top 25 recruiters in the country by Rivals.com
-Has recruiting contacts all over the country/ would have the ability to bring in FBS transfers
The only negative is that he doesn't have any experience in this area of the country, but I bet he'd be smart enough to hire some assistants that do.
What's not to like?
Curt Cignetti looks like he'd be a very good candidate.
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What's Big Sky Country? What does that mean? How does that help?
If you are referring to recruiting, which is where it all starts, don't we all agree that we need to do better in the upper midwest for recruiting? ND, MN, WI?
We do NOT need kids from California, Washington and Oregon. Not sure how being familiar with Big Sky country really helps.
I respectfully disagree and believe we need a coach who understands how to recruit the upper midwest successfully.
Any successful DI recruiting coordinator will understand you need to recruit the regional states. With that being said they can also expand into other areas where talent lies, such as western states where the Big Sky Conference is localized.
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http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208063611
http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207919471
Here's a couple FBS position coaches/ recruiting coordinators that are familiar with Big Sky country. Plus, they aren't overly unrealistic.
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Obviously I would prefer the win, but just keeping this thing competitive and within single digits would be an honorable consolation. If this team can compete with the Badgers in Madison, then the bizon better watch out.
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Agreed, but the year they went 8-3 attendance was no better and last year they had one of the most entertaining offensives in UND history and started out with a winning record before fading and home attendance was no better - perhaps we are destined to be in the top 50 for attendance and the best way to enjoy it is to stop comparing the program to others who have the luxury of being the only game in town.
When you first look at the surface of the attendance problems in 2011 - 13, it may seem that winning isn't the issue, but when you dig a little deeper, it becomes more obvious that in fact winning is the issue.
In 2011, the team played several non-D1 opponents, but they still had an opportunity to sweep FCS opponents. The biggest game of the year was a game against Cal Poly. The crowd was into it and somewhere around that 10,000 showed. Bradley played horrible, UND lost, and then the season's attendance was never the same after.
In 2012, Cal Poly also put a dagger into attendance. Big crowd for a 3-1 UND team taking on a 3-0 Poly team during an evening contest. UND lost that game and then got blown out against Eastern Washington the next week in Cheney. Once again - attendance never recovered.
This season, the attendance was great for early games against SDSU and Montana, and had UND won one of those games, particularly the Montana game, the crowd probably would have grew. Instead, UND got embarrassed at home and the attendance dropped like a rock.
If UND wins big home games when given the opportunity, Grand Forks WILL produce 10,000 + crowds.
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So we are significantly smarter than Faison and his contacts?
After listening to Faison speak on the radio about the upcoming search for a head coach and his expectations for this team, I couldn't be happier. Faison is a smart guy and he knows what he's doing; UND football will be back to winning games in the playoffs within the next 2-3 years.
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Just listened to Dom Izzo's interview of Brian Faison. Faison said all the right things and echoed the concerns that have been mentioned on this forum. I am proud and happy to say I am 100 percent confident that Faison will bring in a great coach. I feel we're gonna get someone with significant FBS experience that we haven't mentioned.
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I'm fine with Bollinger as offensive coordinator, but not head coach. Not enough coaching experience, no way around that. Just because you've been around good coaching doesn't mean you'll be a good head coach. That's like saying because Mussman was around Lennon and he played in the Big 12, then he should be a good head coach. How'd that go?
Get someone who has experience. He doesn't need to be a longtime head coach, but just has quality experience. Bollinger is way too raw to make that gamble.
Nielson, Caruso, Schweigart, Lennon, and Wristen, among other experienced coaches, all are better head coaching candidates than Bollinger in my opinion.
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Top two, in no particular order:
John Wristen - CSU-Pueblo
Glenn Caruso - St. Thomas (MN)
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Get someone with head coaching experience or significant D1 experience. That eliminates Brooks Bollinger due to his lack of coaching experience. We have no idea what kind of coach/leader Bollinger can be, so it would be a shot in the dark.
I'd much rather have a guy that has experience and demands respect. Glenn Caruso is a good fit, among others. Bubba Schweigart is another one to look at.
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The head coach gets to choose his staff in most cases. I believe the only way any of the current assistants remain is if the new head coach wants to retain them. Exception to this would be if Faison establishes the staff as inheritance for the new coach. Will be an interesting question asked this afternoon during Faison's press conference.
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??!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!!?? What does this mean?!
Is there more going on than peeps know of?! Makes it sound like he is relieved it is over and wanted out?!
Thoughts?!?
I interpret that quote as meaning don't be upset he got fired, but be happy that he had the opportunity to be head coach and make memories through his tenure.
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Patience until this evening. If there's no press conference, official announcement, or information leak by tonight, then everyone has reason to be worried.
Given the necessary buyout situation regrading Mussman's contract, this thing could take most of today. Faison needs to get this thing done though if he truly wants UND football to be competitive.
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There is a guy in Lubbock who is eerily similar to Bollinger and seems to be doing OK.
That comparison is strikingly similar.
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Bollinger has potential, but I feel his lack of coaching experience is worth noting. Playing is different than coaching - no way around that. I feel Bollinger isn't the BEST candidate, although he is a good one.
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He led the Badgers to Rose Bowl and Big Ten Championships. Played with Jets, Vikes, and Cowboys and stint in USFL at end of his career. Turned Hill Murray around in first year as head coach. He is QB coach for Pitt Panthers and highly respected by people here. If we can get a guy of this caliber, you get him now cuz he will move up the ranks in due time. He is in his 30's, not too young. How old to you want him to be? Brooks was an excellent student and if anyone doesn't think spending time in NFL as starting and back-up QB and QB coach at Pitt isn't as good as being a head coach at Sioux Falls, or some other small college, then I would strongly disagree. The guy can coach. When you hire you need to be able to pick those guys who can coach and recruit. Bollinger can do both and would be a great head coach.
I know his background and I believe he's a great coach, I just think one should be cautious when considering a 34 year old coach who has no experience as a college head coach. He would be one of the youngest head coaches in the country if he was hired. I think the youngest FBS coach is 32 and he coaches at Western Michigan.
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Wow...you must roll with a different...and fickle crowd...cause I don't know of 1.
Guess I need to get out more.
There are a lot of people in North Dakota and Western Minnesota that did not attend either university but they like football. If you were not loyal to a particular university, would you enjoy watching UND's current football product over NDSU's team? The answer is definitely no.
The relationship between winning and attendance is relevant in all sports. You win, you draw crowds. You lose, and you lose attendance. That's just the way it is. And the crowd I "roll with" is not different, they just enjoy quality football - something Mussman has not been able to produce.
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Neither is UND...when it comes to the 2 ND schools there is little if any fan base crossover...especially if you were raised in this state.
There is no one I know who was a UND FB fan that now supports SU or visa versa over the years.
I easily know 100 people who were once UND supporters and now only go to Fargo games. NDSU's success coupled with UND's lack thereof has negatively affected UND's fan base.
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You guys keep touting this IPF as the savior of the program. I just don't see it.
Absolutely it will be nice to have. But, I am not sure an 18 year old will see it the same way.
NDSU seems to have done fine without a dedicated IPF, same with UNI, Montana and Montana St. (Cold weather teams.)
The IPF won't save the program; new leadership and better coaching will do that. The IPF will have an impact on recruiting - there's no question about it. Being able to practice within a controlled environment and work out in a new building will definitely be attractive to recruits. Will it exclusively affect recruits? Likely not, but it has the potential to win a few recruiting battles. The IPF is a game changer.
The next coach of UND football is....
in Football
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Also agree. Less than 2 years of NCAA coaching. That's unacceptable.