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14 hours ago, geaux_sioux said:
I just think it was unwise to have one rb recruit in a class be a guy with a known academic risk. Especially with the impending graduation of two great backs.
Are you saying UND did not offer any other rb's?
With UND's relative (lack of) success vs the XDSU's, wouldn't the Hawks have to go out on the limb with some recruits to revive the program with a 'project' or two?
but, you were a player, so you would have a better grasp of the realities of the situation than I do
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Understand the lower cost concept, but Summit doesn't sponsor men's VB. I guess that is what you mean.
I think that cutting baseball was to set the stage to drop women's ice hockey, but feels short-sighted in light of UND's move to the autobid-sport-challenged Summit League. The loss of any one of several schools in the conference will be huge. Even the prospect of NDSU leaving can be argued, because they would jump if they get an invitation to another conference.
Unless your projections of a hybrid conference with the better Big Sky schools comes to fruition, the Summit has to be looking to bolster its membership with the likes of UMKC (soccer) and Northern Colorado (baseball and football, but there will likely be resistance to forming a football confer ence outside the MVFC). KC already left the Summit and Denver will likely oppose UNC, so those possibility of those additions feels remote. The Wisconsin schools are also a possibility, but unlikely.
It just seems that, historically, Douple and the Summit Presidents are recactionary, not proactive. The transient history of the conference is disconcerting until more than the core of the four Dakota schools add more stability among more members. It seems that there is talk every year about PUFW, ORU, Denver and even Omaha leaving or WIU closing. The Summit will always have this issue. Augustana will probably be added, St Thomas is several years away from D-I. Duluth, Mankato or any other D-II move-up will also have transition times. Will it have to become NCC 2.0 or can the Montanas really be convinced to form a Great North conference?-
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11 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:
Ideally, men’s volleyball is much cheaper because it only needs to sponsor a few scholarships max. There are men’s team sports like that, but NDSU and SDSU would probably not want those forced down their throats. Tennis, with all the international scholarships and essentially no revenue, is an easy cut, but the Summit needs to reapprize it’s sports first.
Understand the lower cost concept, but Summit doesn't sponsor men's VB. I guess that is what you mean.
I think that cutting baseball was to set the stage to drop women's ice hockey, but feels short-sighted in light of UND's move to the autobid-sport-challenged Summit League. The loss of any one of several schools in the conference will be huge. Even the prospect of NDSU leaving can be argued, because they would jump if they get an invitation to another conference.
Unless your projections of a hybrid conference with the better Big Sky schools comes to fruition, the Summit has to be looking to bolster its membership with the likes of UMKC (soccer) and Northern Colorado (baseball and football, but there will likely be resistance to forming a football conference outside the MVFC). KC already left the Summit and Denver will likely oppose UNC, so those possibility of those additions feels remote. The Wisconsin schools are also a possibility, but unlikely.
It just seems that, historically, Douple and the Summit Presidents are recactionary, not proactive. The transient history of the conference is disconcerting until more than the core of the four Dakota schools add more stability among more members. It seems that there is talk every year about PUFW, ORU, Denver and even Omaha leaving or WIU closing. The Summit will always have this issue. Augustana will probably be added, St Thomas is several years away from D-I. Duluth, Mankato or any other D-II move-up will also have transition times. Will it have to become NCC 2.0 or can the Montanas really be convinced to form a Great North conference?
Apologies, did not intend to thread-jack...
will copy and re-post in Conference Realignments thread
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2 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:
Losing PFW, WIU, ORU or Denver would sink the Summit if they don’t get more fb teams. The Summit would not have anywhere the teams it’s needs to maintain autobids in men’s soccer and baseball. Those two sports are by far the most important for the Summit’s continual big dance berth and UND doesn’t have either. Augie or other DII’s wouldn’t help for at least five years.
Getting a couple more eligible FCS schools and sponsoring it would immediately save the Summit and the baseball and men’s soccer requirement go away. Baseball and men’s soccer just don’t have teams in the Midwest that sponsor those sports as the MVC or Horizon would then be endangered. Would have to take an MVC or Horizon school, and that would be highly unusual.
This might be a question that belongs in one of the conference threads... and probably not popular given the recent political climate...
since UND has left the Big Sky and is now in the Summit, can UND drop tennis and the international recruits and pick up a Summit-friendly sport like soccer? I understand baseball was just dropped and is difficult to host games in the spring, but why is tennis given a pass post Big Sky? There should be plenty of local talent to support soccer.
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2 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:
You think they drop to 8 before they get to 10?
Don’t really know. Maybe staying at 9 with Augie and without PUFW
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25 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said:
I wonder when they add a 10th team they will go to something similar.
Or drop to 8
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48 minutes ago, gfhockey said:
Non Nirth Dakota ties don’t fair well at und
What? You mean Chaves has a mind of his own and doesn't let the #gobc tell him what to do?
Fresh ideas.
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1 hour ago, UNDhoops said:
no inside knowledge or anything but just based on reading around and talking to a couple people it sounds like Boschee and Herbst will be among the finalists. Hoping McCollum will as well but I haven't heard much about that.
Boschee, Herbst and whomever Chaves had targeted before the qualifications list was drawn up...
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10 minutes ago, sioux rube said:
Obviously not good for recruiting when it’s a year to year basis.
Or for retaining a coach
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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.
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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
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2 minutes ago, Nodak78 said:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum 8 seasons of full-time collegiate coaching experience
- Experience recruiting prospective student-athletes for collegiate teams
- Valid Driver's License
- Successful completion of a criminal history background check
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Preferred Qualifications:- Masters or advanced degree
- Demonstrated recruiting experience in the central time zone
- Experience with recruiting and compliance software (Front Rush, ACS, ARMS or Jump Forward)
- Head coaching experience at the collegiate level
- Current head coach at a NCAA institution
- Demonstrated success as a head or assistant coach with conference championships or a winning percentage of 60% or above
- History of no major or Level 2 NCAA violations
- University of North Dakota ties by either having attended or through employment
- North Dakota ties by having lived or born in the state
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?
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17 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:
Popular? No.
The right question to ask. Yes.
This idea that every program should support itself or dissolve must die.
1 minute ago, nodak651 said:The hockey budget doesn't hinder the budget of other programs, because they make money. The REA budget is what kills the non hockey sports. Instead of using REA profits and investing in other programs/improving emberassing coaching salaries, an Iconic scoreboard is getting replaced. What would 2 million dollars do for the football and basketball teams? That is how much the REA's share of the new scoreboard cost, money that otherwise would flow back to UND. Between these two options, where would the athletic department see a greater return on investment? And just a reminder, the RAE operates as a non profit to benefit UND Athletics.
Isn't t his what got MK into trouble with KEM... So not likely to change, is it?
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12 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:
As someone who is an idiot in this, what makes SD be in such better position to pay their coaches than us? Does hockey have to do with that?
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.
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Not to derail this thread, but...
After Pryor and now Jones...
where has Brewster been applying?
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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"
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18 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
But he reacts proactively? Does that count?
Or does he proactively react?
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4 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:
Anybody see what when down with UMKC basketball? Practically the entire team transferred out. <didn't know where to put this>
The coach was fired
https://info.umkc.edu/unews/umkc-fires-head-basketball-coach/
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1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:
I get your point 'dub, but, reality is, out here in East Flyover there's only a few teams to play. A bunch of teams from West Flyover are going to end up on your schedule to fill it because they have the inverse problem. So does it really matter if you're a matter of Conference East Flyover or Conference West Flyover?
But isn't this the conference that paired Grand Forks and Vermillion, Fort Wayne and Omaha? ...
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2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:
UND/NDSU, SDSU/Augie, USD/Omaha <-- there's a tight six pack for a division of a conference.
Then again, ...
Montana/Montana State, EWU/Idaho, Weber State/Denver would be another reasonably tight six. (WSU/Denver would be flight but it's SLC/DEN.)
DU and Omaha have no FB. Pretty sure Augie is going to do something with theirs (Pioneer League?). If that were to happen there's 12 BB, 9 FB. Hmmm, that works really well for scheduling.
Not unless they hire someone who can read a map.
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7 minutes ago, nd1sufan said:
You could be right. But there are a lot of low level G5 FBS teams in Michigan and MVFC teams that recruit Michigan hard, and his only offer was D2. Not even any PWO's. Not saying he won't work out, but there must be a reason no one else offered. He wasn't under the radar if he was playing in the largest class in Michigan.
Maybe because he is 6'1" not 6'4"...
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14 hours ago, Milo said:
... the Fabulous Fargo Dome ...
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
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1 hour ago, sioux rube said:
I swear that word gets misspelled more than any other
I'd vote for there, their and they're (not to thread-jack or anything
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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.
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So Bubba needs to be better at winning the recruiting battles. That makes sense. Thank you for your insights Geaux