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I respectfully disagree. At least w/o a new nickname/logo we can't possibly offend one person...can we?!

Gotta agree, spot on. I'm very frustrated that Hak ain't won at least 1 natty but at the same time I'll defend his success year after year and challenge anyone to name a coach to bring in who might possibly get better results (and that ain't just winning a natty) if we fire him Hak. I honestly can't think of one.

I'll just post this in ref to Hak's coaching performance over the past 11 seasons (since it was written LAST season I updated it to reflect for the past 11 seasons), written by Dave Berger. I thought he stated the case in support of Hak very well. Obviously if your only focus is on winning a national title (go ahead and get Eaves to coach us then but he's not my choice) then we could argue 'til we're blue in the face. "Aside from BC, ND, and Min, no other school has earned more than 2 Frozen Four bids in the past 11 years , and Dave Hakstol has done it 7 times. Yes, I understand that Jerry York (BC) has also brought his team to 6 Frozen Fours in that time span, and has won 3 in the past 11 years (2008, 2010, 2012), but no one is saying that Dave Hakstol is a better coach than Jerry York (at least, they won’t until he wins a national title or two). But does that make him second-best in the country? Third? Any time someone brings up the idea of “firing Hak”, my question is “and who’s your replacement?” In other words, it had better be good, because Hakstol has been excellent."

Agree on your point about Omaha's young team and in F4 just two games from a Natty; no, youth ain't always an impediment to success come spring. A writer out of Madison a month ago following a Badger's asst coaches outburst at their fans (frustration with the Badger's historically bad season) praised UND in fact for winning the conf title and advancing in the NCAAs back several seasons ago with generally an under classmen dominated team. The asst coach was trying to fault the fans in Wis for not understanding what they (coaches) were doing and said they were having a bad season cus they lost a ton of seniors and had early departures (true). However, the writer challenged that assessment and gave examples of other teams that didn't necessarily have to accept challenging for a natty one season with an older team and then totally fall off the radar (Wis) the next season.

Why were farmers who settled in the Great Plains called sodbusters?CancelSave '' already exists. Would you like to merge '' into it? Ahh, Badlands from Darkness on the Edge of Town album (late 70s), arguably Springsteen's finest. I'm starting to like both Badlanders and Sodbusters, they're both growing on me and seem to fit the criteria put out for selecting a new name. CancelMERGE

So, with 4 games remaining I believe is the Wild guaranteed a spot in the play-offs or mathematically is there still a chance (albeit, remote?) they could miss out? I know they have their last 3 games on the road vs good teams so should there be any anxiety?

Agree stoneySIOUX. As a Big10 hoops power, he's had talent at Mich State just like admittedly Hak has had at UND. Both coache's admittedly have had seasons with lesser talent than in some others and that's when they've shown their mettle and carried the team further than most anticipated/expecte.

River Cats?

Now, if that ain't "hostile and abusive" NCAA.....

I thought I saw Wis averaged like 7.5 turnovers per game this season (incredibly had just 1 in a game vs Iowa), which is very disciplined hoops. And to think Bo Ryan did not start coaching at D-1 level (was at D-II I think for many years) until he was 51.

Not dumb IMO. The Cin Reds pro baseball teams, especially in the 70s when they won at least two WS, were unofficially known as the Big Red Machine (T Perez, G Foster, P Rose, J Bench, J Morgan, C Geronimo, D Conception,...).

Not exactly Hak vs Blais thread subject matter but partially is at least. A certain coach's team has not won a natty since 2000, has appeared in consecutive double digit NCAA tourneys, while he's taken that team to 7 NCAA tourney semi-final/final appearances. Fire Hak....., wait, it's the very successful Tom Izzo (who ain't going no where for the moment, at least if not on his own accord)!

Spot on. I'd rather be big man on campus playing in front of large crowds vs riding a bus and playing in front of smaller crowds.

Agree. I'm friends with a Ralph worker who has inside sources and says Zane is back next year. Besides Boston's decent goalie situation, goalies can play well into their mid-30s so thus not the rush to leave. I could be wrong though.

I don't think so, at least not now. The big 10 (aka, lil 6) is a joke hockey conf.

I like what you said. I look at it as a pool player is the one playing, it's on him to make the shots, so not a fair comparison with a coach. A hockey coach can only recruit and coach, he doesn't actually play though but he gives them the opportunity to get there. Hakstol has done that brilliantly, in fact 7 times in 11 years in the FF. That's pretty damn impressive. If it was the NHL and not one and done, he would have two natties.

Uh, not that I agree, but I can see Warriors being tied to Native Americans (not that it's a word unique necessarily to NA) and thus UND not being too comfortable with it for PC reasons. Silly stretch I know but I can see it happening.

I like Predators for it's double meaning. One, it recognize UND's nation's leading unmanned aviation program/AF's unmanned mission at GFAFB. Two, it recognizes the only real predators (and guess who that was, wink-wink) of the bison on the plains. I do like Jets or Flyers too though.

Wow, impressive for UND.

Spot on.

Good point Oxbow6.

He could of lowered just a hair and hit him in the shoulder or chest, couldn't he? He had a good look going in and appeared to target the head (albeit, head was down, but you're talking maybe a half-foot) despite having a few steps to adjust his hit. May disagree but college puts the burden on the guy laying the hit, not the guy with the puck.

Well, playing devil's advocate (and in defense of geaux_sioux), the Sioux could of lost to St Cloud 1-0 if you recall how the fat dogs scored their only goal very early in the first period. Face-offs may seem nit-noid in the big picture, but that's how we gave up our lone goal. But overall, yes, great effort by the boys. 4 STRAIGHT = 8

Agree the Betty ain't the Ralph and no video board but have you seen, for example, the Sacramento State gym? I don't think I'm exaggerating, it looks no bigger than and similar to EGF Sr High gymnasium. There's a few others like that in the Big Sky from what I've seen on webcast.

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