fightingsioux4life

A new coach would have to reach out to them and sell his vision for the program. Eric Schmidt had to do that when he took over FB and I think he kept most of the players he wanted.

Everyone except the FB and Soccer coaches should be replaced. But we must start with Chaves. We need new leadership in the athletic department. We are a regional laughingstock in college athletics and I am sick of it.

Extend Berry? Sorry, couldn't resist. 😛

Isn't that like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?

Nothing should save Mal's job at this point.

Denver probably has him wrapped up.

Fair enough. The planning should start now.

Another high school? I'm not necessarily disagreeing with the idea, but do you think the voters will approve a tax increase to build and maintain it? The anti-tax crowd will howl in protest as usual. And I never said redrawing boundaries is easy. But when you run for and win a seat on the school board, making tough decisions goes with the territory. Maybe they could narrow it down to two plans and let the people decide?

One permanent solution is to create a KnightRiders boys team. 🤔

It is ridiculous that they haven't changed the boundaries in Grand Forks. Just keep kicking the can down the road.

Schmidt does not have a mess to clean up like Bubba did when he was hired. That should speed things up.

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You think those Utah schools add any value? I think they add next to nothing. Let's be honest, the Summit League isn't going to attract anything more than schools with no place else to go. Sad, but true.

It would help mitigate the ridiculous advantage USD and SDSU have in the Summit League basketball tournament every year. Both of our fan bases complain about that.

I think Auggie is way better than MSU-Moorhead.

Augustana would be a great addition. Good academics, would give both USD and SDSU some competition, especially in basketball. The Sioux Falls television market would be solidified as well.

It was a great NCHC road win, which never come easy. But in the larger context, it isn't necessarily a sign of a big turn around. I will be 100% stunned if we start a winning streak now. This team is what it is, a mediocre, average team in the NCHC and a non-factor nationally. And anyone who thinks that's not true hasn't been paying attention.

Or DU came out overconfident on Saturday and paid for it with a loss.

Or worse, give him a five year extension.

And I suppose Denver is just "lucky" to have won 3 NCAA titles over the past 7 years (minus the COVID-shortened year)? Enough of the "hot goalie" and "no luck" excuses. We are becoming an afterthought in the world of Division I hockey. Unacceptable.

So far I like his aggressiveness in recruiting. It may take a couple of years to see playoff success, but it will be worth the wait.

If I had kids of my own, I would have the same problem.

To help get my mind off the current sorry state of UND athletics, I watched the Division 2 National Title game from December 8th, 2001 on YouTube last night. Here is a link: During the broadcast, there was an advertising spot promoting UND athletics. It aired a couple of times during the game. Here is a link to it. Two things said in that spot stuck out: "UND players contend competitively with the nation's best". "Fighting Sioux athletics have a long tradition of producing champions in the classroom and on the playing field." Can we please get back to those things? In all sports? Instead of coming up with excuses for why it just cannot be done? PS: Even after all these years, it was satisfying to watch us win that game.

There are a lot of bugs and viruses going around right now.

Man, I miss that place.