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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?

my bad... sorry

will Bohl's change have an effect on UND's search? Does Faison already have the next coach picked? Are there possible applicants the will now apply for NDSU's job instead (especially if Bohl is taking pretty much his whole staff)? If Klieman was Faison's choice before, would he drop UND and move to Wyoming with Bohl or hope to get the NDSU HC spot? Very interesting to wait until the final applicant list has been leaked...

and this is probably why Bohl chose to leave now.

GT will likely promote from within, won't he? So why would this have an impact on UND's decision? Brooks Bollinger would not be interested in the NDSU job, would he? Do you think Pflugrad will pull his name out thinking he wants the Bison job instead? On the other hand, the sooner Faison makes his decision, the better.

Took Wyoming a week to get a new head coach!

This one's for CAS - no mention of Bohl in the Casper Star-Tribune newspaper story...

where's gfhockey when we have real tail numbers to expose?

that is good to hear. now hope that Faison gives him a level field to compete on for the UND position.

Hope Pflugrad is not using an app to UND as a way to force Weber's hand. He would be a solid choice with top notch credentials. Turning UND's program around will not be easy and will need someone with Pflugrad's experience. Plus, UND will be more likely to support football on a level to win the Big Sky and a national championship. Weber is a basketball school that doesn't seem to care much about their football program. I admit I am surprised by ira's solid support for Bollinger, even though Bollinger would be a good QB coach. Mollberg would really be given the opportunity to shine in a Chip Kelly style offense. Curiosity runs deep about who Faison picks (think he knew who he was going to hire when he let Mussman go)... hope this thing with Hardee doesn't cloud his judgement.

you get my vote for the best Bison comment since this whole fiasco started

says the guy with the young hottie as an avatar

With all due respect, who has been able to beat NDSU the last 3 years? He did seem to do pretty well against Big Sky teams, though. My question is why did he go from being head coach at an FCS school that he took to the playoffs twice in three years to be a Defensive Coordinator at another FCS school? That said, he would be a great candidate if he applied, even though he doesn't have Faison's ideal background of NFL or CFL experience.

they're kids. they don't think things through. they think they know better than anyone else. don't you remember being 19?

Anyone else surprised that such an expert of FCS football does not recognize the name?