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SIU also had winning seasons the last two years. UND hasn't had a winning season the past couple seasons since being in the Big Sky. Bottom line is JUCO and transfers could get us to .500 whereas otherwise we would be well below .500. Of course you need to recruit quality players in order to build a championship roster, but having a few JUCOs and transfers only can help.

How ironic would that be if Lennon becomes Bubba's D-coordinator in 2015?

I honestly agree. I think next year is 5-6 or 6-5 with no playoffs, but year #2 will include a legitimate playoff opportunity. Quick turnarounds in college football happen quite often, and Bubba's defensive mindset with facilitate just that I believe.

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You're going to criticize my ability to read and comprehend extremely simplistic comments? You obviously don't know who you're arguing with, and I largely believe you don't understand debate fundamentals. Nevertheless, arguing about what someone said is blindly incoherent since the previous posts can be quoted and reexamined. As far as I'm concerned, you relatively don't understand collegiate football. You said we could not afford an "experienced FBS assistant coach" for $150,000, and I disagree. I never mentioned the University of Minnesota, so expanding on their entire coaching staff was quite unnecessary. There are assistant coaches, who have been coaching for several years in the FBS, who make less than $150,000 or slightly more. For example, some of those coaches applied for the UND job! The reason I included the Big Sky Conference is not because you tried to argue that the conference is inferior, but because it's stature requires UND to improve to a relatively top FCS program in order to win it. And you did mention UND was not a top program, which was absolutely pointless because you were referring to my post where I said UND needs to BECOME a top FCS program (actual word used was "produce"). You've lost credibility in my book with your irrelevant tirade. It was you saying everyone is "delusional" for wanting the best for UND athletics that brought the "mediocrity" comments into play. All I tried to say before I was blatantly attacked was that I look forward to UND improving and becoming a top FCS program under Bubba's leadership.

I agree that hockey will always be number one, but that shouldn't affect football. UND could still be a top Big Sky football school and at the same time continue the hockey emphasis. FCS football allows for that, and with the new IPF on its way, UND has a chance to be special in two sports.

MVFC

Agreed. Be nice to see Bubba use his MVFC connections to pull in some assistants. Having a staff of only former UND players is not the way to go, in my opinion.

When did I say we ARE currently a top FCS program!? I said, if you look and read yourself, that we need to become a top FCS program through Bubba.

Absolutely not - stop trying to sugarcoat everything the university does. Criticism and exceptional expectations breed success. You think every FBS assistant makes over 150K? Wrong, sir. Go look at the top FCS coaches and their resumes. Also, UND is in a top FCS conference, so If they don't become a top FCS program like EWU and the Montana schools, UND will rarely win the Big Sky and make the playoffs. Get your head out of the gutter of mediocrity! It's "supporters" like you that keep UND a hockey-only school. With that said, I believe through hard work, not experience, Bubba can turn this program into a top Big Sky program.

Bubba will have to prove he can produce a top FCS program. I'm disappointed that an experienced FBS assistant wasn't hired and that the process was so lengthy. With that said, I will continue to support UND football while hoping Bubba turns this program into a contender.

“We will put forth great effort to facilitate positive relations with fans, alumni, the community and the student body,” Schweigert added. “We look forward to playing exciting championship football in front of thousands of loyal fans as we strive to win the Big Sky Conference championship and, ultimately, reach the pinnacle of FCS football.” Quote from Coach Schweigert; I love hearing that kind of thing! Already a dose of confidence we never got from Mussman!

It's Bubba time.

Those boosters are friends of mine, and I myself am a booster I guess since I support the university and athletic department the best I can each and every year. A part of their displeasure with Mr. Faison is due to the success of NDSU and Gene Taylor. Gene Taylor has made Faison look quite incapable, relative to NDSU of course. When you're from North Dakota and have been associated with UND for a while, you can't escape the NDSU comparisons, and to think otherwise is ignorant.

Unless you personally know the players, you cannot claim you know why they left. There's a lot of variables at play - don't over simplify that. And yes, if a new coach would've been in place by Dec.10, there would've been less players leaving. The nearly complete lack of communication between the athletic department and team has been very appalling. Through discussions I've had over the past week with some reputable boosters, my opinion on Brian Faison is beginning to change drastically.

Three national titles and a coach of the year award aren't impressive?

Ph.Ds and crap? You really are incoherently babbling.

Relax, if it is DeBoer, we'll be fine. You win three national championships at any level and you know how to coach. And Bubba's head coaching record is mediocre at best.

And who was our offensive coordinator? How'd that work out?

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This is just the reason why local talent is so important. And of course good leadership from the HC to hold the recruits from outside the region together, because we'll need some transfers/JUCO players to get this thing where we want it.

We're trying to put lipstick on a pig here. Bottom line is Bubba was mediocre as a head coach but we're all "hoping" that his dedication to UND and defense will turn the program around. From a national candidate standpoint, Bubba is average at best. DeBoer on the other hand produced considerably as a head coach and I believe he has a higher ceiling. If you were one of those people who wanted Bollinger, you should now want DeBoer. Yes he coached at the NAIA level, but he still produced. I'd take the chance on DeBoer. He's only been exceptional as a head coach, which is not the case with Bubba. In either case, the FCS/MVFC experience they'll bring with them will be a positive for the program moving forward.

After a couple seasons at NIU with former UND assistant Rod Carey and the system he runs down there, Golladay should get a legitimate shot at the NFL.

If going word for word, both of those announcements are unattainable.

That's kind of stereotypical. You obviously would never be able to produce a starting lineup composed entirely of transfers and junior college kids, but adding a few every year to key positions would be fine IMO.