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I thought they said a committee was being formed to form a committee to pick the name? My money is on Kelley just picking a name that is deemed suitable. But maybe, the end is near?

Maybe we could get NDSU to pay UND to come up here and have Grady and crew whoop therm up a little. Shouldn't be too hard to convince those geniuses that it's basically a home game for them, seeing as they are the only team that matters.

I know they do different things as a team in the community for different charities. In the spring/summer the guys coach local basketball kids. Of course they have their camp as well that the players coach in.

Very well stated Irish!

Let me say it before someone from %gobc... Jones is NOT getting an extension anytime soon. When the team does better next year, I believe he wouldn't even get it then. He would/should be evaluated in his final year

Agreed. Grew up watching UNLV, and seeing Tark with his towel.

With all the great, positive press that has come to NDSU thanks to their football excellence, I'm sure they will spin it some way to show academic advancement.

Don't we have a football player by the name of Grady that can accomplish that? Who needs Chuck Norris?

AGREED! Possibility that some "committee" figures this out and gets it right? Good luck!

Correct, Hawk, Michael Hegstrand died. Animal, Joe Laurinaitis, is still alive.

When I see Legion of Doom, I think of Animal and Hawk, The Road Warriors! "What a Rush!" (I think I just dated myself)

Seeing as this is a hypothetical thread. Maybe another thread should be started, but for now, let's look ahead to next year. Starting five- Hooker Seales Crandall Bernstine Shanks And a nice bench to supplement In that staying group tho, you have three players that can get off anytime, and they play will with their teammates. What if that team does make the conference championship tournament and loses. Or even gets to the dance. Maybe still see some issues with coaching. What then? But I am really looking forward to next year!

Must be confusing football facilities with basketball facilities. The Betty is a nice place to play. When it's packed, it's a great environment. But the university has little to do with a player coming to play. The coaches recruit the kids to play in their program with their style of play. They really don't have a lot to sell but themselves and the playing time. I will agree with you and your "people's" opinion. Coach seems to lack in some areas. That being said...due to his success last couple years, his subsequent extension, the new guys here and coming... Let the season play out. They are supposed to be ninth in the BSC. Faison isn't getting rid of Jones this year. If things go bad next year and you see the same issues as this year, then we as fans/alumni/supporters need to demand better. I will be expecting better next year, and if it isn't, I will be voicing myself in letters to the athletic department demanding better.

Whether you want to admit it or not, it is a factor. Granted we may deal with it, but kids don't look at it the way we do.

That makes too much sense to make sense. Basketball isn't on the same level as hockey? But Jones has everything at his disposal to get the kids that want everything. A recruiting trip thru the Ralph to sell a basketball player on going to UND is like handing him a bar of gold. How can they not want to come here. (Then they say, we have played games here)

Amazing how this blew up into a fire Jones thread again. Sioux2013, you had too much logic in your post! This year, I have questioned his decisions more than ever. But, Jones is not being fired this year! Next year will be his make or break year. With the players that will be on the floor, winning the BSC should be the goal. If they are not competing for it, unless injuries occur, then we will have reason to call for his release.

Starting a win streak. Guys finally becoming a team that wins down stretch. Win by 8

How about now?

It is the coaches job to prepare his team for the game. I will be the first to say, doesn't look like that was done. However, I know for a fact the team didn't follow game plan and the players decided to take it on themselves. A lot of that is inexperience, it showed. And Jones went to his bench and played others to try and send message. We have to wait until the next game to see if that got thru to them. The coach can talk about motivating his players, but in reality if a player can't get motivated on his own, especially for that game, something is wrong. And not pointing to anything specifically wrong with any player not motivated, but the game snowballed into a disaster, and with young players it's tough to fight out of it. The mental aspect is so tough to learn. Let's see if they can pick it up against Dickenson State.

However, more money can be allocated to acquire better assistant's for Jones if they keep him thru his contract. To lose the assistants he has is tough also.

I'm close to jumping on. But it's got to be a package deal. Faison has to go as well. The basketball department needs better representation

BSville going to be rowdy. Tonight it's on Jones, and he has to take responsibility. Side note: broadcaster on 100.3 was saying how the team couldn't practice at the Betty, but I don't see how that translates to this beating

That is hilarious! Way to find a positive. Don't think Jones will use it tho

$ always talks and brings people in

$ always talks and brings people in