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I believe the B1G moved to on-campus sites a few years ago.

How long would Hakstol want to stick around this time? I really hope he doesn't stay too long like Gino and Berry did.

A lot of papers don't publish daily anymore. I think the Fargo Forum does the same thing.

Hakstol didn't have to deal with the portal or NIL. Could he adjust to that?

I was actually referring to when Gino was forced out and Blais was hired to replace him.

If there are some growing pains that come with this coaching change, I am fine with it.

Thus the change in leadership today.

Does anyone remember how long the search for Gino's replacement took?

Spoiled? Not being satisfied with the @#$%& show that this program has become makes us spoiled? Well then, so be it. This isn't high school athletics. Results matter. Berry found that out today.

I still think a 100% reboot is needed.

Like Fruechte in FB?

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