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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?

like Bohl is a better HC than coordinator?

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)

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.

good possibility. have no access to internal postings

and actually... not a bad choice imho Amsterdam did finish first in the Euro League one of his years

the salary didn't echo, tho, even with incentives

yes. agree (i hope). he definitely knows more than a bunch of fan board rubes. except the OC and DC oxbow and Darell, of course

that may be true, but was Craig Bohl a sexy pick? runner-up to Terry Allen... ?

to throw a wrench into the process, there is not a job posting for the volleyball coaching position yet. only the football coach.

is Axman really coaching in Serbia?

Yeah. Keep trying to concentrate on work. What am I doing on this board during work?

For those who want higher level HC experience... This guy has a few years under his belt. Shawn O, did he apply?

^^^^^ this ^^^^^

agree on all 3 points there are also some other good resumes on the list - DeWitt, Hoffner, Bliel, Marshall, Ianello to name a few there is probably one more that we are unaware of that will come to light later today or maybe tomorrow morning

More like he doesn't want the Bison. Knows which program has more upside.

Is there some sort of requirement that there are 3 (or so) finalists? Can Faison just name the next head coach without having to narrow it down to 3 before making a decison? What did they do when they hired Brad Berry?

Any names?

Not suggesting that Pflgrad was wrong, just that Faison may see it as a negative.

this may be a bigger sticking point to Faison than the Hardee incident. Standing up against administration directives in defense of your players may not sit well with administrators.

Faison was already at UND when Elson started at NMSU. No connection there IMO.

Randy Hedberg, Lennon's qb coach at SIU, was an NFL quarterback too. His records at Minot and St Cloud were not great. Just being an NFL qb does not guarantee success as a head coach. Even Bart Starr, who was a legendary qb with 5 NFL championships to his credit, was a less than successful coach. Don't mean to say that qb's can't be good coaches, just that being a quarterback doesn't guarantee success. Still very curious about who will be applying in the next 43 or so hours, but have to think the Pflugrad is the strongest of those whose names we know.

what option do they have if Bohl is taking 5 top assistants with him? doesn't seem like GT has a choice... it does give Taylor a chance to try keep Vigen or Kleiman over the next few weeks, though.

thanks for your insights, Ira

Who else is expected to apply by Tuesday? Ira, does this in any way change your support of Bollinger?