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Those are legitimate concerns. However, I think the right hire could mitigate some or most of this damage.

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Schmidt left UND and learned under DeBoer. He's changing our defense for the first time since 1989. He's a much different coach than he was when he was defensive coordinator. Hiring Hakstol would be pushing the easy button, which is something you have justifiably criticized in the past. I'll say it again: National search. No more inbreeding.

That's basically the same as an internal hire. Which is the last thing we need. We have to think about the future of the program, not just the next 3 to 4 years.

We must move forward as a program. National search is a must.

A badly needed change was made. Now we have to nail this hire or it won't matter in the long run.

Exactly. There is no point in recruiting skilled players if you aren't going to utilize their talents. And I think that might have been hurting us in recruiting in recent years.

Yep. Although if some of his better teams hadn't choked on their way to national championships, he might have survived.

I was thinking someone like Opie Taylor in Denver. 🙂

Exactly, no more internal hiring.

We need to think younger and more aggressive. Someone who can relate more easily to 18 to 23 year Olds. Have to move forward, not backwards.

I am pleasantly surprised.

No more internal hires. Do a real national search. Advertise aggressively. Get a diverse group of applicants. Narrow it down to three finalists. Hire one of them and let them run the program as they see fit.

Time for a true national search. Advertise widely. Get a good sized group of applicants. Narrow it down to three finalists. Pick one and tell him to build the program however he sees fit

It is truly sad that this event is no more. I know the neutral site concept for conference tournaments doesn't work anymore, but it's still sad Thanks to @MafiaMan for organizing this event. Thanks to our glorious benefactor @jimdahl for maintaining this forum for all of us.

Hockey is more popular than it used to be. Look at where some of our players are from now.

I know @Blackheart put a bunch of games up on YouTube during the pandemic shutdown in 2020.

Screw NDSU-CKS. Our problems are internal. Let's not lose focus on that.

We haven't had a true national search since 1994.

Some much needed good news

Everyone is a little ornery today. I get it. Things are not good right now.

It's what should happen.

It's nice to have something to look forward to. (sarcasm)

Blais took over in 1994 and took us from 11 wins to #6 in 3 years. If you hire the right person, it can happen quickly.

Honestly, if we keep Boisvert and nothing else changes, we'll have a repeat of this season.