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Boschee, Herbst and whomever Chaves had targeted before the qualifications list was drawn up...

Or for retaining a coach

I know this is a dumb question... Does Kris McGarry have any real connection to UND? Other than Ralph and Betty, why does she even consider making donations to UND? Did she ever attend UND? Is it just a legacy thing? again, I understand this is a dumb question, but I just wonder why so much emphasis is put on her/Englestad Foundation donations.

Any news on the search for Shaw's replacement? In light of all the recent departures, this one is pretty far down the overall list of to-do's, but still curious

8 years of coaching experience does not necessarily mean 8 years as a HEAD coach. Does Chaves already have his target and did he tailor these requirements to fit that particular individual?

Isn't t his what got MK into trouble with KEM... So not likely to change, is it?

As someone who stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night... Even though hockey is the cash cow of UND athletics, how much of their profits are shared with other teams? SDSU and USD basketball rules their winter program - and here is the Catch 22 of that... they have higher bb attendance, have more budget $ available for bb and so can pay their coaches more. This all leads to more wins which leads to higher attendance, more $... This seems overly simplistic, but would UND's athletic budget without $600k going to hockey coaches plus airfare and lodging and training table and facilities have more $ available for football and basketball? Again, I understand that hockey lifts the boat, but (especially under the REA agreement as it stands) does it really lift all boats? I understand this is not a popular view, but just want to pose the question.

Not to derail this thread, but... After Pryor and now Jones... where has Brewster been applying?

The 14 day vetting period has come and gone... When will the final decision be announced? edit: never mind. Just read it will be "early May"

Or does he proactively react?

The coach was fired https://info.umkc.edu/unews/umkc-fires-head-basketball-coach/

But isn't this the conference that paired Grand Forks and Vermillion, Fort Wayne and Omaha? ...

Not unless they hire someone who can read a map.

Maybe because he is 6'1" not 6'4"...

Don't want to go back to find it, but pretty sure there was a reference to the Dakota Big 3 a little while back too. classic JBB

I'd vote for there, their and they're (not to thread-jack or anything )

Th MAC and Sun Belt are the schools that are in the most trouble. If the level of a new WAC matches, but does not exceed them, the benefit of moving up is questionable. I think the list of schools you have laid out, however would be a great conference if you could actually pull it together.

This is the norm in D-I athletics. How much do you hear about Clemson or Alabama basketball or Duke or Kansas football. Most schools have a sport they use to fund the rest of their athletic department.

Busted. Good one, Sica. However, I didn't call for the UND teams to be called the roadrunners. Had a coyote avatar (also the Warner Bros cartoon character) first, but got confused as being a South Dakota Coyote on this board. Just a tip of the cap to the local wildlife where we now live. Not sure eating babies is badass You are correct. It could have ... been... The Fighting Dave K's or the Firing Darells.

After a couple of years with the new nickname, I still cannot refer to the teams as Fighting Hawks. First, if it had to be an animal, why a bird? If it had to be a bird, why the 321st rendition of a hawk? Heck there are Red Hawks playing baseball in Fargo and Blue Hawks playing NAIA in Dickinson. And then, if it had to be a hawk, why the modifier "fighting"? Hawks don't fight, in real life hawks are often chased and harassed by little birds. They try to get away. I did buy a Fighting Hawks headcover for 1 of my golf clubs to go with the old interlocking ND ones. Still not particularly fond of the name. Also have a set of Brien logo headcovers, bought at the end of the Fighting Sioux era, that may make an appearance one of these days.

Would No Co reduce travel costs by moving to the Summit? Would they want to? Would the MVFC let them in? Or would the Summit football conference get started?

Schweigert let it happen. He should have been overruling Rudolph.

Since your reading comprehension is lacking, I would point to the title of this thread, which clearly indicates the intent is for the thread to continue until the September 2019 game and very probably beyond. 24 pages comes nowhere close to 2000.

Is this official yet?