UND-FB-FAN

Yes. I don’t know any details of the contract, as far as options for buyout or void years. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/und-signs-football-coach-bubba-schweigert-to-two-year-extension-through-2025#:~:text=GRAND FORKS — UND football coach,Chaves said in a statement.

Great names, but UND has only won one national championship ever. There has been, and will continue to be, opportunities for greater success. Need to always pursue greater excellence and not become complacent (which is where I think the program and department currently is). UND ties certainly should not be a prerequisite or preferred criteria in hiring process; it limits the ability to find (and ultimately hire) the best candidate in moving UND football forward to unprecedented success. Again, see and learn from 2013 process.

You’re probably correct, but it’s unfortunate. Again, big picture-wise, this program has regressed some since NDSU win. Chaves and boosters better realize that; unlikely UND even beats NDSU if they play again this season, or next season when UND plays in FargoDome.

I agree. I’ll always support this program, staff and student-athletes. I hope this team still wins several more games this season, but we also have to be realistic with the big picture. Hopefully Chaves is being realistic and considering the big picture, too.

Should’ve ran the ball more, then … Sunday morning quarterbacking is what it is, but still worth considering.

I agree. And based on the potential pool of candidates, that easily could be someone with no UND ties. The top DII head coaches potentially interested have no UND ties.

The sample size at this point is beyond sufficient. 4 years is considered sufficient by most ADs around the country. Unfortunately, at UND, we wait a decade-plus, I guess. UND is not getting to the next level (better than 7-4 program) with Bubba. Period.

That’s how I interpreted it. So, apparently officials are the reason UND offense shut down? Honestly, this makes Bubba and Freund look worse. Even more reason UND should have been running the ball more …..

A major concern is that last time a hiring decision for UND football head coach occurred (2013), the final decision came down to a candidate with UND ties (Bubba) vs candidate without UND ties (DeBoer), and the decision made - in hindsight - was undoubtedly the wrong one. No question on the salary pool though; in order to make competitive offers, need to have a salary pool that competes with UND’s primary competitor institutions: NDSU and SDSU. Have to compete both on and off the field.

Postgame video. Next step for progression seems obvious, but there’s still at least one game this season, basically a playoff game.

Yep. Status quo. No more progression; is Chaves content? Probably.

Status quo … Albert Einstein has been credited with a quote regarding this.

Agreed. At this level of football (FCS), you have to accept (and expect) the possibility your coach may leave if you’re successful. Quite obvious when looking at NDSU over the past 10 years. And there’s no way Bubba fits that category at this juncture. There are several potential candidates for hire, whether coordinators in FCS or even low-tier FBS schools, FBS position coaches, and probably the most popular would be current division II head coaches who have been very successful.

It is difficult, yet there have been multiple schools run the table in it over the past several years. The MVFC-difficulty talk can get a bit exaggerated at times, in my opinion.

Should get strong consideration … *should*

Chaves will do what he wants and Bubba is under contract til 2025. Absolutely no reason to get super excited about this program right now. Of course, we will all continue to support it.

Truthfully horrific. Need a better standard, and to need to hire to that higher standard.

I mean, if 5-6 is exceeding expectations: EXTENSION! But everyone, it’s not all about wins and loses, it’s about the “student-athlete experience” …

3rd place!! Awesome!…

We just didn’t stick with it. One time UND stuck with running game and UND hung 49 on NDSU ….

Unfortunately, I’ve been a victim of hockey cooties for years and years … so it’s alright

Agreed. More running game in the second half and UND likely would’ve won … but we’ll never know.

Yes.

Honestly, the fact hockey was even brought up in this thread is embarrassing. Sorry to even carry it forward; I wasn’t the first to mention it. No one should be calling people idiots. There are other terms thrown around too; just need to move on and not dwell. Anyways, today’s results were predictable, so we’ll all move on, but the overall direction of the football program right now should not be acceptable.

Sure, I’m talking the overall trajectory. UND wins the games they’re supposed to win and loses the games they’re supposed to lose. They’re average … mediocre.