fightingsioux4life

It isn't that bad yet. Emphasis on yet. I don't want to get to that point.

And the HPA (Hakstol Protection Agency) is out in force once again. With all the incidences of stupidity that have occurred within this program over the past 2-3 years, it is more than fair to ask the question gfhockey is asking. And no, that is not the same as a "Fire Hak" campaign. Maybe if Hakstol gave more repeat offenders the boot, it would send the message that crime doesn't pay around here.

You have committed the Cardinal Sin of questioning Hakstol's leadership of the program. I think it is fair to ask if Hakstol has control over his players; there have been a lot of incidences of stupidity the past couple of years.

This type of defeatist thinking has to stop. FU can only hire one coach to run their program; we'll have plenty of people left to choose from. If we want to catch and overtake FU in football, we must think and behave like the championship program we want to become. It all starts between our ears.

Even so, putting a story on their web sites from a source that turns out to be false would damage their integrity, no matter how much CYA language they put in. And CBS Sports likely wouldn't risk doing what they are doing if they weren't 100% sure. I imagine that whomever the "source" is wants to remain anonymous because they aren't authorized to leak the info before Sunday's official announcement. That is how a lot of breaking news stories happen, both in sports and elsewhere.

I don't think the Forum or KFGO would run with this if they weren't sure it was true. Imagine how much egg they would have on their faces if it turns out to be a hoax. CBS isn't "The Onion".

http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2013/dec/08/report-wyoming-to-announce-craig-bohl-as-new-head-coach/ And now KFGO has it on their web site. Three media sources; I think it's legit.

In name only. Remember what happened to Joe Glenn? That might happen to Bohl too.

I wonder if Scott Miller will say "My oh my" when he finds out!!!

Wyoming will announce North Dakota State's Craig Bohl Sunday as its new head coach, a source told CBS Sports. http://www.cbssports...-new-head-coach Looks like it is for real.

I'll settle for solid, consistent performances like this weekend. We absolutely must have one of these guys step up in goal. It looks like Gothberg might be doing that.

Well, I hope all that money keeps Bohl warm because he'll be freezing his butt off AND losing at a pace he is not used to. Wyoming chews up and spits out coaches. I honestly wouldn't have taken that job, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

I figured this news deserves the double face-palm. This is just what we don't need right now.

I know when I am being referenced. Hot goalies do exist from time to time. What I don't like is the tendency of some people to use it as an all-purpose excuse for lack of offensive production. We have had games where most of our shots were from the outside without screens set up in front, which largely led to us losing the game. Instead of pointing out scoring opportunities vs. SOG, some people immediately started using the "hot goalie" excuse to explain it away. I will give Hakstol credit; I have never heard him use it to explain a loss or a bad offensive game by his team.

And if that is what it takes to get this program turned around in the long-term, I am more than willing to accept that possibility.

These two coaches are way better than most of the people that have applied up to this point.

I think we are all just a little ornery about several of our atheltic teams right now. Men's Hockey is struggling. Football is a mess. Men's BB is still up and down. This was just something that UND doesn't need right now.

Why does it feel like every positive step forward with Men's BB is followed by two steps back? It has gotten to the point where I anticipate a "reality check" following any big win. Jones has this program real close to being a consistently winning Big Sky program, but we have to start producing consistently from one game to the next. And a team full of seniors like this one shouldn't have that problem.

Opps, I always forget about that. Vinny Testaverde also had his career diminished by playing for the then-woeful Bucs. Bill Walsh rescued Steve Young before his career was wasted.

I actually think the 2000 Ravens rank a little higher than the 2002 Bucs, but they were both very good.

Bradshaw: Should be ranked as a 1970's QB. Overrated. Carried by the Steel Curtain Defense. Sell. Plunkett: A solid game manager, but not a consistently great QB. Sell. Montana: The greatest of all time. Buy. Theismann: Ran Joe Gibbs' offense very well. Career cut short by Lawerence Taylor on MNF (if you are queasy, don't watch it). Buy. McMahon: Managed to produce decent resuts with Ditka breathing down his neck. Rode Buddy Ryan's 46 D to Super Bowl title. Sell. Simms: Better QB than he gets credit for. Buy. Williams: Had one great Super Bowl performance. Other than that...... Sell. Answer this question: Would guys like McMahon, Plunkett and Bradshaw be stars in today's NFL? I say heck no, they would be pedestrian back-ups at best. In 2013, more teams pass the ball more often, at a more prolific pace than they ever have in the history of the game. The running game is used as a distraction by some teams. And the teams that do run it more use a running back by committee approach (with the exception of teams with AP-type running backs). That was the point I was trying to make. But you are also right; QBs have been important in the NFL ever since they legalized the forward pass and stopped running the single-wing.

They were lucky enough to be on teams with legendary defenses. Very few defenses ever reach the levels of the 2000 Ravens and the 2002 Bucs.

I am not saying QB's weren't important in the 1980's; of course they were. But the game wasn't nearly as passing oriented as it is today. Most coaches still stuck to running the ball twice and throwing it on 3rd down if it was too long to run for it. The 49ers were ahead of their time and thus won four titles. The Dolphins terrorized the league with Dan Marino for years before teams figured out how to slow him down. Today, the NFL is extremely pass-oriented and if you don't have a QB, you are screwed. For example, the Vikings offense of today (built around AP with an average QB) might have performed better in the 1980's when the running game was still considered the most important part of the offense. Now teams routinely use the pass to set up the run, instead of vise-versa.

Good choice. Division II school, which lets him play immediately. Winning program. Annual playoff contender. Should tear up the NSIC. Good luck to him.