Mama Sue

I started in health care just before man landed on the moon..... don’t get me started. Check out your state’s top non-profits. In my statecthe top 10 are all health care and in the top 20 there is only one that is not health care. I just listened to a non-profit for elderly housing plead poverty so they could increase rates from $1000 a month to $1500. They plan to pay their staff better while the CEO earned $458,000 a year and they had a profit last year of $850,000.... never will any corporate health care do anything that will not line their pockets.... they want the big bucks BUT all water over the damn... focus on the future topics for the survey looked good....

That is a lot of administrative positions.... too many to keep track of... no wonder there are problems.... I didn’t like having 3 bosses.....

Just remember the high school front line...Holstein right or Holstein left depending on which side the dairy brothers were on.....life does not need to be complicated!

Recruiting.... competition.... the cost of college sports and keeping “current”.....U of M just opened the new Athelte’s Village facility. It cost $166 million for the 750 student athletes.... There is Charlie and Kathy Cunningham Basketball Development Center ( separate floors for men and women with sound engineered floors on the courts to minimize sound), the Land ‘O Lakes Center for Excellence, the David and Jsnis Larson Football Performance Center (16,000 SQ)which is connected to the Indoor Practice Facility ( two buildings here folks), and the football complex has 34 study rooms. A new track facility opens this fall. Northwestern in Michigan will open a $270 million complex this summer. Just saying...recruiting....competition.... the cost of college sports and keeping current....

Again.... you are the MAN.... so, so true

Is there a press conference scheduled? when?

I hope MM moves to asst AD and GO SIOUX

Boy would I like to be present for that meeting.... the meeting after the meeting/the meeting instead of the meeting seems to decide more than the actual meeting! Good luck gobc! GO SIOUX

It is what it is... back to my original post: someone in a paid or appointed position should have had the brains and gonadal fortitude to do this. Yup, Committee could have picked the top in each category.... #1 true, #2 true, #3 hard to say without knowing #1. I think CC and MM have strengths and potential. Yes, there are UND grads who could do this but I do not know any names.... when will this decision be made? What happens if the first choice decides he/she doesn’t want it?

What is a hadju? Is this athletic or religious?

I would agree although the best way to learn is by doing it! This Chevy Chase seems like a good candidate....I don’t know Kennedy’s experience in the athletic Dept. but a reputable person posted the need for an experience AD. I just liked that video and I felt CC appeared to be trustworthy and able to settle conflicts ( which would is huge). GO SIOUX!

They don’t just hand out those national awards....this man may be just what UND needs. I was most impressed with how he said, and did not say, about some B.B. mess. He cleaned it up and moved on from what I gather.

He looks impressive....ready to roll up his sleeves, had to follow after some B.B. mess so that is good experience.... jumped around a little bit the last stint is 7 or 8 years.

Great post! And watching for that candidate that interviews “too smooth.” Once that was a bad one.... he got the job. I mean absolutely NO ONE talks to the local paper at 9:40 am before it goes to press and then leaves a message on my work answering machine at 5:10 pm about disciplining my child. Did I mention his child was involved, no discipline, and he did not pass the incident off laterally or up the food chain,. My mother said, ”Cream floats.” and he was gone in a year or so. His interview was perfect. So, just another issue when someone looks too good to be true. Interesting week ahead....

Mensa, huh? Our high school had some dairy farmers on the line... the plays were simple...Holstein right and Holstein left depending on which side they lined up on!!! Obviously, UND sets a higher standard!

Yeast is used for beer too....just saying there are options here....

Sicatoka.... you are THE MAN!! Yes, one person with a vision and strong work ethic can make it happen. It is like yeast and grows. GO SIOUX!

Again, someone in a paid or appointed position should have had the brains and gonadal fortitude to review and select who was getting an interview. Now there are too many layers to the onion. Only twice did I select a newbie over the experienced internal candidate. One time was a disaster, disaster and the person lasted a year. The second time was worse. Lots of potential legal issues but they were passed to the next community!!! Go with what you know!

He sounds like an awesome young man... prayers for his healing!

Totally true...

Well then hire him now!

If you hire someone with the innate skills to do the job and no experience, in 5 years you will have a stellar employee. If you hire someone without the needed skills and 20 years experience, in 5 years you will have an employee with 25 years experience. What would the longevity be with some of these applicants? A few years? Maybe less... Mike deserves a chance.... he is here and committed to UND. In health care we call this “growing your own.” Our school system has done this with the superintendent position and we could not be happier. I hope Mike is considered and can advance UND’s mission.

Not sure about the specifics of football but a change in culture, positive “can do” attitude, strong desire for the play offs, and a good work ethic could challenge young players to develop and contribute. Getting some of the negative issues taken care of will make (has made??) room for the positive. I look for good things. Look at how many recruits added a statement about their education at UND. That is a focused young man in my book. He is here for more than the football schedule. He already has his eye on the prize for education and could easily add another eye on the prize for a play off spot. GO SIOUX

Amen!! I know nothing about this guy but I totally agree with Siouxfan512!

I hope the culture will change with the new recruits! Positive role models are priceless.