fightingsioux4life

I gave you an answer http://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/19368-sioux-vs-miami-oh-friday-gameday/page__st__320#entry696542 and you chose not to acknowledge it. At some point, championships need to matter around here again. Some people think they are "nice to have, but not all that important in the big picture". I do not agree with that. To each their own.

Do I have a list of possible names to replace Hakstol? No, but again, it's not my job to hire coaches at UND. That is Brian Faison's job and he's done a good job of it in several sports (WBB, FB, VB). I imagine there are a good number of young, talented, ambitious coaches serving as college assistants or head coaches in the USHL or even at the high school level (Blais coached in HS to get head coaching experience). That is what is needed here, a young coach on the rise looking for his first big break in the business. And I imagine Faison and his staff could assemble a pretty solid list of prospects. Of course, I would rather have Hakstol lead us to an NCAA title and put an end to all this garbage, because I honestly am sick and tired of talking about it. But with each passing choke job, I lose more faith in the idea that it will happen. And if this broken record continues, you'll see more empty seats in The Ralph like you did this year.

Sorry, but those are all excuses and ring more hollow with each year that goes by.

This has been pointed out by many posters (including myself), but all we get from people is static about how Hakstol is the greatest coach since sliced bread and how nothing's his fault because he hasn't suited up for UND since 1992 and blah, blah, blah. Someone please tell me how many "blips on the radar" we need to have before people stop making excuses for everything. If the commander of the Army doesn't do his job, he is replaced. At UND, everyone just makes excuses and acts like nothing is wrong. Very sad my friends, very sad.

Are you still here? Beat it, troll.

But remember, nothing is ever their fault, because you win with players (said in my best Sid Hartman voice).

But we had 20+ wins again, so life is good, right?

It's good anytime that team loses.

Looks like getting us out of the way didn't help them!

And now we are back to the 800 pound gorilla in the room when it comes to getting the best coaches for our teams. The gorilla some people don't ever want to talk about.

ROFL!!! I am going to really miss tomorrow morning's "festivities".

Okay, that clears it up some.

I hate to take your side on this, but you are 100% right.

I am with you on that. And it's going to get harder and harder the longer it takes to become competitive again in FB and MBB. I think Bubba is the man to get it done; I am quickly losing faith in Jones.

And not a single crap was given.

Well said. I have pointed this inconvenient truth out to people over and over again and all I get for a response is #buttTransition, #buttPatience, #buttWeDon'tHaveThePlayers, #buttNotEverySchoolCanDoThat, #buttGeography and probably a couple of others I am just not thinking of at this point. We have a choice; we can continue wallowing in mediocrity with MBB or we can demand better from Jones all the way through the lineup (including the freshmen). I know what I am choosing.

Because of a cold that just wouldn't go away and some "miscommunication" with the friend I was supposed to go with, I will not be there for the first time since 2002. I shall return next year however. Everyone be safe coming home on Sunday, you might have some slick roads to contend with. I'll be watching at home and praying for two wins and an NCAA birth. GO SIOUX!!!

Because of a cold that just wouldn't go away and some "miscommunication" with the friend I was supposed to go with, I will not be there for the first time since 2002. I shall return next year however. Everyone be safe coming home on Sunday, you might have some slick roads to contend with. I'll be watching at home and praying for two wins and an NCAA birth. GO SIOUX!!!

I think they do it for attendance purposes. Women's BB still has trouble drawing fans, despite the overall improvement in talent and competitiveness over the past 10-15 years. At least we aren't playing a #2 seed Stanford (a perennial power in WBB) like USD is.

Correct me if I am wrong, but your post came off like this: "Congrats to NDSU and coach Miles.....but we just cannot expect that level of success here." This mentality is far too prevalent on this forum and amongst our fan base. We have to start thinking and acting and talking like a top-notch mid-major program. Listen to Brewster and the WBB players talk; he and his players expect to be good and expect to achieve at a high level. And look at where they are now. That is where championship traditions start and I think we all want to see that with our MBB program. And whether or not Jones is the man to build that tradition remains to be seen.

Good analysis overall, but I have a couple of comments (as always)! Then how do you explain NDSU's success in MBB at the mid-major level? Or SDSU's success in WBB? The Slummit is not exactly a bus league either (despite repeated attempts by the FU faithful to portray it as such). Also, a kid that is willing and able to leave home for college and to play college basketball isn't going to be as attached to playing close to home as you are implying. How many stories have we read about UND parents traveling hundreds of miles to watch their son/daughter play for one of UND's teams? Today's young people are very anxious to get out in the world and pursue their dreams. So I don't think we can use geography as an excuse for not recruiting well.

I have heard about that before. It's brilliant!

I have gotten three games wrong today. Louisville losing would make it four.

I totally understand what you are saying, but I think we'll get off our arses and get with the program in FB and MBB soon. Bubba will get FB turned around. Jones should be on the hot seat after this year's MBB team underachieved and slow-walked thru game after game this season. The plain and simple truth is we have no choice but to fix the programs that are not working. We are Division I in all sports now and running all non-hockey sports on shoestring budgets cannot continue. Better days are ahead.