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Bubba hired from within his own staff when he hired Danny, which again, is the issue. Danny being more creative and flexible than Rudolph doesn’t prove anything or change the issue I’m concerned with. No one credible from outside the program is seriously considered, and if they are, they never accept the position. This practice and recurring theme comes with the territory of having Bubba as head coach. Again, failed leadership (not thinking outside the box) and poor coaching salary pool. Whatever though, just continue beating your dead horses. Changing the world and all that.

Man you’re dense (and clueless). I haven’t pivoted away from anything. Nice try on your own “made up argument”. Rudolph was fired in November. Holinka stepped away in February (same month another coach stepped away for a regional rival). Can’t you see the writing on the wall? Subpar coaching salary, subpar leadership. UND football needs better. Promoting from within is not the universal solution, and going from Rudolph to Freund in 2018 does not suggest otherwise. It just shows Rudolph was that awful of a hire back in 2014, and UND football still has issues in 2023. Poor salary and poor connections = continual inbreeding and internal promotions.

Rudolph didn’t work out. Danny Freund is more creative and flexible, which is obviously good and an improvement. Would’ve been nice if Bubba got it right the first time (again, decision-making). Hindsight 20/20 though.

They aren’t mutually exclusive. Better coaching PLUS better resources. hiring a good coach comes down to a good decision-making process, not only how much $$ you have. $$ helps obviously, but it’s not everything.

You’re not wrong … at the surface. UND needs to figure out how to fund football better or cut the program. The differential between regional rivals (NDSU, SDSU) is a hard pill to swallow.

Need better players. Scheme irrelevant

SDSU is a top tier defending national championship FCS program which pays it coaches accordingly … UND not so much. Improving coaching salaries, (and thinking outside the box) would be a great start for UND.

wtf classic GF misconception

Ok genius. Inbred program, keep convincing yourself otherwise.

So is the 4-3, 3-3-5, 4-6, etc. it’s all about the players and the quality of the coaching (teaching) of the scheme. We don’t need to be hyper-focusing on the scheme itself.

Not a good sign for the direction of the program with ol’ friendly Bubbs in charge

Bubba won’t touch anyone who could run things differently than him: narrow-minded in the twilight phase of his career. My guess is Schwenzfeier gets promoted to DC.

Neither was the MAIN problem- need better players. Even you should know that, but maybe I’m giving you too much credit.

Nah, I think it is.

nice I vote for @Sioux>Bison

Not going to happen. Likely internal giving poor coaching salary, and will definitely be 3-4 still as long as Bubba is in charge.

Oh yes, very very new… “It’s the University’s position to not comment negatively on anything related to our underwhelming athletic programs.” We can stop with the misdirection b*llshit. UND football needed new leadership years ago but instead this is what we get. Coaches fleeing and politically correct spokespersons trying to undersell the issues by replying with this garbage.

Can’t be any worse than last season’s dumpster fire

In February? Why not December? Interesting timing, that’s for sure.

No

Yeah, the whole situation is a bum-situation.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/und-running-backs-coach-leaves-for-job-at-north-dakota-state

No, but with poor coaching to begin with, and no one fired in December, but instead one leaves to rival and the other resigns in February: bottomline it’s not ideal.

I agree. Not ideal timing, so it’s not a great situation. Losing two coaches in February is concerning.

No