zonadub
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I work with a guy that played for Deboer and he says Faison called him and asked him to apply. I think he would be a good hire.
So one would also think a call was made to Caruso, who has not applied. And possibly Wristen.
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NAIA assistants who came into our house and punched us in the mouth without a single player on scholarship.
And won 3 national championships in 4 years. 2nd in the other.
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Former Griz running back Beau Donaldson sentenced to 10 years for rape.
http://missoulian.co...1a4bcf887a.html
4 Montana football players accused of a gang rape potentially having drugged the woman; Pflugrad knows and doesn't tell his supervisors.
http://missoulian.co...1a4bcf887a.html
"But in January, UM President Royce Engstrom wrote in a draft of planned public remarks that then-Grizzlies football coach
Robin Pflugrad had disciplined some football players accused of raping a woman, but did not report the incident to his supervisors."
Quarterback Jordan Johnson acquitted of rape.
So during Plugrad's tenure at Montana one football player was convicted of rape; one was acquitted and four were accused but not charged.
However, when you take into consideration that the DOJ investigation found that the U of Montana police dealt with investigations of sexual assault so poorly that they rose to the level of a civil rights violation the fact that one player was acquitted and four weren't charged is pretty meaningless. The handling of the allegations were not conducted in a manner in which convictions could reasonably happen.
http://www.justice.g...find_5-9-13.pdf
But you know, Pflugrad is exactly who we should be bringing in as a coach at UND. An AD would have to be crazy to take that chance.
sheds a different light on the situation.
this would disqualify him from the final 9, imho
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Does Faison have to interview all 9? If so, does a phone call suffice? Can he only interview 1 if he so chooses?
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... Even when the new coach is introduced, not everyone will be happy. ...
^^^^^ this ^^^^^
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would someone please explain - - - why is Eades gone? I never heard what happened.
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I have heard from many people that Faison is not overly fond of the good old boy UND FB network. That tells me we will more than likely be seeing an outsider being named.
i hope you are right!
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If it's all about Canada, they what about Blue Bombers terrible coach Kelly?
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Pflugrad is not in the top 9. To be fair, he never had a shot like I had been trying to say all along. Right, wrong or indifferent, that was the case and I can certainly understand it. Weber State did pass on him too, that's confirmed.
Jeff Mills? I have no interest in hiring a head coach who was just forced out as DC from New Mexico by Bob Davie. None.
2013 New Mexico Defense:
- 43 ppg allowed
- 257 rushing ypg allowed
- 259 passing ypg allowed
- 516 total ypg allowed
Although I do realize there is a rich history and winning tradition for their football program down there.
I know many people on here are very concerned about the hiring and decision making process for a variety of reasons, some of which is justifiable.
If Jeff Mills is in the 'final 9' then I have absolutely zero faith in this whole process.
Mills may not be in your final 9 or final 3, but his credentials and experience should qualify him from a points list. He certainly has FBS and even BCS experience.
Also agree that Dewitt should be in the mix.
Why go with Lennon 3.0 when Lennon 2.0 was such a failure?
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Why go with Lennon 3.0 1.3 when Lennon 2.0 1.2 was such a failure?
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Jeff Mills is probably in the mix you would think: http://www.golobos.c...TCLID=209076729
His current salary is doable with the budget we have: http://www.usatoday....caaf/assistant/
- Led the 2012 UNM defense to nearly double the number of turnovers recorded (25) as it had in 2011 (13) and more than double the number of sacks (21) as in 2011 (10).
- Guided the Lobos to the sixth most improved scoring defense in the nation from 2011 to 2012 (an 11.5-point improvement).
- As secondary coach in 2010, Mills helped the Washington Huskies rank second in the Pac-10 and 27th in the nation in pass defense, allowing 194.4 yards per game.
- Idaho's defensive coordinator in 1998, Mills' unit led the Big West in scoring defense and sacks as the Vandals won the conference and won the Humanitarian Bowl.
- Served as assistant on the 1991 national champion Washington team.
Definitely should be getting an interview.
- Led the 2012 UNM defense to nearly double the number of turnovers recorded (25) as it had in 2011 (13) and more than double the number of sacks (21) as in 2011 (10).
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any bets on whether UND can name its new coach before Texas names Mack Brown's replacement?
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If we hired a coach a week after Muss was fired, some people would have said we didn't take enough time. If we take a month and a half, some people say we are taking too long. Damned if you do, damned if you don't!!
There should be a happy medium.
And, no disrepect intended toward Schweigert, but why is Faison taking a month and a half to hire Lennon 3.0? If he is really intending to hire Schweigert, this process is dragging on way too long. That is almost as far-fetched as thinking he could entice an NFL coach to UND.
Seriously, if a national search ends up bringing back Lennon's other coordinator after the debacle of the last one, it was a national search in name only, with blinders,. Schweigert did not win the national championship at Duluth, Nielson did - twice.
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Well, who wants to take a stab at "The Nine".
Pflugrad, Okruch, DeWitt, Bubba, Marshall, Andrus, Bath, Cummings, Ross....................
Pflugrad, Mills, Marshall, Dewitt, Schweigert, Okruch, deBoer, Andrus, Ianello..........
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Watching the Towson - Eastern Illinois, it seems that Oxbow's take on NDSU's defense is spot on. Neither of these teams has been able to slow the other team's offense, so my mind has changed a bit and this list will have a definite defensive slant to it...
Robin Pflugrad still first choice - knows Big Sky and how to recruit and win
Jeff Mills - New Mexico Defensive Coordinator. FBS experience and was DC the last time Idaho went to a bowl
Jamie Marshall - Montana State Defensive Coordinator. again knows the Big Sky
Jovan Dewitt - Defensive Coordinator at Florida Atlantic
Bubba Schweigert - even though my personal preference is to start fresh, he knows defense
Vince Okruch - again lots of FBS experience on the defensive side of the ball
Honorable mention to Kalen DeBoer, Robin Ross, Bart Andrus and Robert Ianello. Maybe Faison is negotiating behind the scenes with someone like Barney Cotton, Ross Els, Mike Breske or Tracy Claeys (yeah, longshots). Also would like to see Todd Hoffner get a chance to get back into coaching at some level, but that would be up to the new head coach.
Really believe that UND needs to put a solid defense on the field to win at this level. The offensive tools are there, but improving the tackling and pass coverage must be a focus. Both sides of the trenches are also key to turning the corner for the future.
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would be very surprised if this is Faison's first opportunity to review the apps. he has probably had considerable input into which apps are making the cut, as well.
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good weekend project for you smart HR-types--- can you calculate the points and figure out the 9 that were forwardable?
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GoGriz, can you please send this to brian.faison@und.edu
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What would be preventing him from announcing now?
maybe Faison does have his top 3, but can't get them to apply due to:
1) open records - delay until last minute to avoid media coverage as much as possible (a'la deBoer) or
2) still coaching FCS playoff team or FBS bowl team (16 teams - 8 of each - play by 12/21) or
3) he is being considered or has applied for a different team (Kleiman, Hazelton) or
4) they are not convinced they want to come to GF/UND for personal reasons (Caruso)
Or maybe, he does have the person already picked out but is allowing the process to play out according to HR schedule, not according to siouxsports.com schedule (really don't think this one can be attributed to anything but not being satisfied with the Berry hiring)
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Based on the choices supplied, my vote would go to Pflugrad. However, if the coach comes from this list, I think the only possible candidate under consideration by Faison would be deBoer, for reasons cited by jdub and SiouxGuy. When you have a number of very good candidates (which UND does), it does not take much to be eliminated. Plus, as I posted before, Pflugrad's refusal to dismiss Johnson from the Griz football team when he was told may be a red flag of not following orders by an AD like Faison.
"Other" is my vote for most likely to be the next HC of UND.
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yeah, Cratter. with Oral Roberts Tulsa U returning, maybe the Summit's basketball auto bid will hold for a while. Wonder what Douple had to give them to get them to come back? Basketball tournament? Surely waived their entry fee and maybe paid their exit fee to the Southland?
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how many of the possible out-of-state applicants would know about this unusual requirement that the state of ND has?
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Maybe he is one of those guys who is a better HC than an OC, kinda the opposite of Mussman. If he gets some good assistants he could be a very good hire.
I've got him in the top 3.
like Bohl is a better HC than coordinator?
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So does SU have to wait until after it wins it's 3rd straight NC to name a new HC?
Took U Dub what...3 days to name Petersen as HC. Are we that backwards in this state that it take weeks to replace a frickin FB coach???
"Points system" aside Faison should have had a top 3 list nailed down 5 minutes after he wiped away the tears after canning Muss.
maybe Faison does have his top 3, but can't get them to apply due to:
1) open records - delay until last minute to avoid media coverage as much as possible (a'la deBoer) or
2) still coaching FCS playoff team or FBS bowl team (16 teams - 8 of each - play by 12/21) or
3) he is being considered or has applied for a different team (Kleiman, Hazelton) or
4) they are not convinced they want to come to GF/UND for personal reasons (Caruso)
Or maybe, he does have the person already picked out but is allowing the process to play out according to HR schedule, not according to siouxsports.com schedule (really don't think this one can be attributed to anything but not being satisfied with the Berry hiring)
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Looking at the Bart Andrus wiki page... he looks like he checks the experience boxes of the job posting very well - NFL, NFL Europe head coach and won World Bowl XII, CFL head coach, DI experience, knows the Big Sky, and was someone no one brought up until today. Was HC at Amsterdam until NFL Europe folded.
Still prefer Pflugrad among those whose names have been released. Would like to see Hoffner get a break at OC.
Wish I could be a fly on the wall in Faison's office tonight.
The next coach of UND football is....
in Football
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A question for those who believe that Mussman should have been fired in October so that applications could have been rolling in sooner... with ND's open records law, who would have applied for the job when there was a month or more left in their team's season?