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Chaves said that Jackson has a plan for moving the program forward into the future. So what is that plan? Will he announce it at his introductory press conference? Assuming there is one? UND athletics needs to make a public statement on how we plan on moving forward as a program and as an institution. An open public forum would be welcome. This is the Flagship University of the NDUS and the way we are handling this is embarrassing and unacceptable. We as alums, boosters and fans deserve better.

How many of them were seniors and/or out of eligibility?

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So what should our perception of success be? LSSU? Northern Michigan? Bemidji State? As an alum and booster of our programs, I will not accept that. And if Chaves is accepting of this, then he needs to go. Which should happen regardless.

When is Jackson's introductory press conference?

This is what I have been warning people about. Jackson must not allow this to happen.

The program is a gigantic dumpster fire. I think everyone can agree on that. Jackson has his work cut out for him.

Jackson has some serious selling to do. To the fans. To current commits. To potential commits. I do not envy him or his staff.

I never said the entire locker room. Obviously, this locker room was bleeped up big time.

So now you are going to call people names? Nice. It is well known that Chaves wanted to hire someone before the portal opened as to not lose any players to it. At least that was part of the thinking here.

I didn't say the entire locker room. Certain factions within the locker room may have demanded it. In any event, you should never allow the players to dictate who gets to run the #1 program on campus.

I think it's clear that Berry and Jackson weren't getting along. Berry didn't mention his assistants in his farewell letter. That suggests this team wasn't a happy family behind the scenes. I think it was way worse behind the scenes than it looks. And it looks bad.

Are you sure? So the rumors that players demanded Jackson be hired are false? That makes the rush to hire Jackson even more idiotic.

Whatever. I have said NIL is important and we need to be more aggressive on it. I am just not being a Chicken Little about it.

I think the chaos surrounding the program is what's causing these defections. Nobody wants to stick with a program in chaos and disorder.

No one has said it doesn't matter. People have been pointing out that it isn't the only thing that matters. A coaching change and the chaos that has been going on behind the scenes all season is what's causing this. If players want a fresh start somewhere else, that's fine. My problem is with players who demanded Jackson be hired and then left anyway.

Having a chippa doesn't mean much if the team isn't championship caliber.

Does he realize he has to pay taxes on that? The IRS will come calling.

A coaching change after a season of dysfunction and chaos will cause these things to happen. What matters is what Jackson does about it going forward.

Exactly, no one knows what that will look like except Jackson.

I thought of that as well. Sometimes you need to get worse before you can get better.

But he serves on so many important committees! And he brought us those all-important Alston Awards! The current state of UND athletics makes me sick.

James and Strinden are solid. Montgomery is a marginal Division I player.

Nope. At UND, it's all about GPA and community service hours. Just like high school.

Any players who threatened to leave if Jackson wasn't hired and leave anyway deserve whatever they get going forward. If you were planning on leaving anyway, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT about coaching hires.