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PUT ROMFO IN! Jerry sucks now.

Can we add some plays to the playbook?

Put Romfo in Jerry lost his confidence.

So would I. Does the REA/olympic sheet still use R22?

UAA Stonehill tied at start of 2nd. Free live on youtube

I know that. Did you read the first sentence I typed?

Does the REA's olympic sheet still use R22? If so, it seems like it will soon make sense to shrink it down to NHL dimensions given that, in regard to it's intended purpose, it will soon be obsolete. https://www.therinklive.com/mens-division-1/ice-arenas-face-a-dilemma-as-r-22-refrigerant-is-phased-out

The game is on CW - Twin Cities. Not sure if that's available in Grand Forks though.

Unlikely, but everyone want's Youngstown's QB right? Curious if he stays and if he doesn't, it will be interesting to see where he lands. I doubt he would be interested in coming back, but Trey Feeney tore it up at St. Johns this year. I would love to see him transfer to an FCS program to see what he can do though. https://gojohnnies.com/sports/football/roster/trey-feeney/16942 Really happy to see most everyone in this class sign... things are looking up!

It was a lazy low effort post. Sure there are some issues with KEM, but the post was pure negativity without adding anything of substance. I don't think it does any good to constantly post meme's of our biggest donor.

Doubt that... it's black and white that it goes to UND - there's no avenue for anyone to claw it back. Based on what JDub and GFhokaly said, this is probably what UND wants as they will have the ability to make the changes to the usage agreement that are necessary (and they can retain some of the benefits of 3rd party ownership).

I'd potentially be fine with that if there were a significant shift in the selection process and membership makeup of the REA board and the boards of the related enteties. For example, keep KEM if she truly is excited and invested in the success of UND athletics as a whole, keep Jody and Bergeron. Beyond that, imo, board members should be the University President, AD, Deputy AD, a Senior Associate AD, and perhaps someone from the Alumni Foundation. ALL net Income after setting aside money for the facilities improvement fund should/would also need to go back to UND, as originally intended (and which to my current understanding, isn't happening). At the end of the day though, I've got to hope UND takes 2030 as an opportunity to completely overhaul the organisation and operation of UND athletics and the related enteties. With seperate organizations in the Alumni Foundation (runs champions club), the REA, and UND Athletics, it's got to be a chore to get anything organized quickly and efficiently and effectively when it comes to, essentially, anything.. I really think UND needs to figure out a way to elevate the fundraising arm of the alumni association so it is more effective and in sync with the REA and athletics, especially now at a time when "internal nil" has become a thing. The REA and the alumni association need to work more closely when it comes to capital planning. Messaging and Marketing between the three organizations has been lacking for some time now as well... There is a lot of redundency between the REA and UND Athletics admin in areas like marketing and finance. Do we need two head marketing and finance people between the two organizations, or would we see better results (for less money) if there was a single marketing/finance staff that is a little bit larger and more flexible than what we have now? I think with the current setup of the REA, I think it's innevitable that employees of each organization will have an us vs them approach to a multitude of potential issues as they relate to power/control/their jobs. The REA and UND athletics as a whole need to work more closely together for our of our programs to reach their potential, imo. Splitting so much staff between the two organization is the opposite of the US/WE mentality that is needed, imo. Even when the 3 organizations are on good terms, there is just too much beuracracy for UND to reach it's potential, imo, because both large and small decisions need to get run up the ladder within 3 different organizations. How hard must it be for a low level employee to make change when their own boss needs 1 or 2 other organizations to sign off on certain things? An example of why I think all of the above is an issue -> the new seating at the Betty. The bleachers up against the wall suck... it just does. The REA paid for it, great, and it's good enough for them. Was our AD truly bought in with the plan and result, or did they compromise because the REA wasn't will to spend more money on a better seating solution? That practice facility that hasn't been built yet, must UND wait to start fundraising for it because it is part of the REA? Can UND even build an addition there legally? What if the REA thinks the current setup is suitable and they don't want to contribute money towards that? UND has no control or leverage in such a situation.

Same here. It also makes one wonder if there are other reasons for the lack of success in recent years. I'm not necessarily blaming Chaves at this point, but I do know that he really likes soccer.... UND cut women's hockey (not because of Chaves) in the spring of 2017, and women's soccer took over the women's hockey team areas in the ralph, I believe, at the start of the 2017-18 season. Since then, has the Soccer program received increased support at the expense of volleyball? Has volleyball fallen behind as a result of program constraints that we may not be aware of? Is the program still being run the same way it was in the Big Sky, where we were successful, and they haven't kept up because peer programs have grown in ways that volleyball at UND hasn't? Volleyball used to be the clear #2 program at UND, with nearly as much fan support as women's basketball. Has Chaves used the majority of new funds on soccer rather then volleyball, in an effort to prop up his favorite sport? Logically, it would make some sense from a title ix perspective, if they were trying to prop up soccer to take the place of women's hockey, but then again he was recently served with a title ix lawsuit from the former soccer coach... Sorry - long rant. I guess I'm asking if the coach is actually the issue and would a new coach actually change anything without further investments in support staff, assistant coaching, travel, food, etc? I have no idea where volleyball stands in that regard relative to other Summit/Big Sky programs and I'm not making any accusations. But if that isn't the case, the huge drop off of the volleyball program in recent years just doesn't make much sense? Can anyone with more insight talk about where the program stands in area's the typical fan doesn't see? I know the new training room, weight room reno, film room, and nutrition areas in the Betty must have helped a lot, but that clearly isn't everything. Is there a lack of practice amenities/time/space/availability/flexibility that is causing issues? They are still sharing the same space with the basketball programs for example... do good players not want to come here because there isn't a dedicated space for them to take extra reps whenever they want to? UND has had an addition for extra basketball/volleyball practice space on their master plan for over a decade now.... how much of an impact would that have on the basketball and volleyball programs, if any?

Without a pres, does that timing make sense?

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