Who would UND hire?

[Hawkster]

35 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I am legitimately surprised that there're no leaks so far. 

There's nothing to leak when there's no news.   I'm thinking there's a fair amount of second guessing going on as to whom it should be.  Hopefully it's because there are several very qualified men.

[UND-FB-FAN]

25 minutes ago, Hawkster said:

There's nothing to leak when there's no news.   I'm thinking there's a fair amount of second guessing going on as to whom it should be.  Hopefully it's because there are several very qualified men.

I hope so too. If the internal discussion is anything like what the discussion is on here, I have to imagine there’s some debate as to what UND football needs in their head coach in order to take the next step. 
 

My two cents, give us a proven winner at head coach. 
 

My rationale is simple, it can translate. Bubba won around 51% of his games at Duluth, then won 53% of his games at UND. Quite similar. 
 

I’d like to see a coach with a proven high winning percentage get the job. A guy with no head coaching experience is high risk, but possible high reward,  in my opinion. And although high reward sounds nice, you can’t go with high risk if you’re like UND and never terminate / fire coaches until they are mediocre for a decade plus … give me the proven winner at HC.

[The Sicatoka]

47 minutes ago, Hawkster said:

There's nothing to leak when there's no news.   I'm thinking there's a fair amount of second guessing going on as to whom it should be.  Hopefully it's because there are several very qualified men.

I'd think even that would leak. 

[fightingsioux4life]

If they still haven't decided by Monday, then I will start becoming concerned.

[lets eat]

45 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

I hope so too. If the internal discussion is anything like what the discussion is on here, I have to imagine there’s some debate as to what UND football needs in their head coach in order to take the next step. 
 

My two cents, give us a proven winner at head coach. 
 

My rationale is simple, it can translate. Bubba won around 51% of his games at Duluth, then won 53% of his games at UND. Quite similar. 
 

I’d like to see a coach with a proven high winning percentage get the job. A guy with no head coaching experience is high risk, but possible high reward,  in my opinion. And although high reward sounds nice, you can’t go with high risk if you’re like UND and never terminate / fire coaches until they are mediocre for a decade plus … give me the proven winner at HC.

Do you ever get tired of yourself?

[siouxkid12]

47 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

I hope so too. If the internal discussion is anything like what the discussion is on here, I have to imagine there’s some debate as to what UND football needs in their head coach in order to take the next step. 
 

My two cents, give us a proven winner at head coach. 
 

My rationale is simple, it can translate. Bubba won around 51% of his games at Duluth, then won 53% of his games at UND. Quite similar. 
 

I’d like to see a coach with a proven high winning percentage get the job. A guy with no head coaching experience is high risk, but possible high reward,  in my opinion. And although high reward sounds nice, you can’t go with high risk if you’re like UND and never terminate / fire coaches until they are mediocre for a decade plus … give me the proven winner at HC.

Ever since announcing that UND was going to D1, the AD has screwed up. Mussman was not a good hire and Bubba stayed too long. UND needs to get this right.

[The Sicatoka]

I've figured this whole ruse out: @gfhockey and @Shawn-O are playing us! 

gf will be HC and -O will be his OC. They're in negotiations now. 

 

Looking forward to frozen concentrated orange juice at Sunday breakfast.   

[fightingsioux4life]

17 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

Ever since announcing that UND was going to D1, the AD has screwed up. Mussman was not a good hire and Bubba stayed too long. UND needs to get this right.

Buning, Faison and Chaves.

All with underwhelming records of hiring.

[Shawn-O]

5 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Buning, Faison and Chaves.

All with underwhelming records of hiring.

Wanless and Carl Miller were both very effective AD’s, both went on to Division I jobs during the D2 era. 

[gfhockey]

12 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Buning, Faison and Chaves.

All with underwhelming records of hiring.

Faison wasn’t too bad. Didn’t he get vb back to prominence and got mbb and wbb yo the dance

[fightingsioux4life]

10 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Faison wasn’t too bad. Didn’t he get vb back to prominence and got mbb and wbb yo the dance

Faison had some bright spots.

The other two? Not so much.

[The Sicatoka]

Buning did a mean push-up. 

[Kab]

3 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Buning did a mean push-up. 

He didn’t know the deadline to apply for d1 so it was delayed a year

i asked him why and he said he wasn’t aware of the date ‘Uffda 

[Shawn-O]

7 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Faison had some bright spots.

The other two? Not so much.

Other than bungling the FB hire he was actually quite good.  Was instrumental in the formation of the NCHC.  

[USTBench]

On 12/3/2024 at 4:43 PM, Shawn-O said:

That’s my guess as well. @USTBench What say you? 

I don't know if he put in, but Caruso would be a good fit. His kids are out of the house and I don't know that UST has any immediate plans to move on from the PFL. It has to be tough going from the Athletic Department's top priority to an after-thought after UST decided to flagship hockey and basketball and build a new baseball/softball complex, while football mires in a non-scholarship league in the most fertile recruiting area in the MVFC. Caruso is a winner and familiar with the culture of the MVFC (though he coached at NDSU/USD pre-MVFC), and is an excellent recruiter.

That said, he's extremely comfortable in St. Paul, his job couldn't be more secure, and his wife has been battling some health issues. Guessing he's not going anywhere. 

[Hawkster]

32 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Buning, Faison and Chaves.

All with underwhelming records of hiring.

Buning didn't hire Mussman.   It was done by the interim or I think it was co-interims after Buning was moved out.

[geaux_sioux]

13 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Faison had some bright spots.

The other two? Not so much.

!@#$ Faison. He can kiss my ass.

[MoSiouxFan]

22 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Faison wasn’t too bad. Didn’t he get vb back to prominence and got mbb and wbb yo the dance

Not to mention, I believe he took us from the Big Sky to the MCFC and was instrumental in the formation of the NCHC?  Plus, opening of the HPC.

[The Sicatoka]

It's so quiet on the HC front we're having to dredge up retired ADs! 

[The Sicatoka]

@gfhockey or  @Shawn-O:

Have any moving PODS been called for in key cities of interest? 

[Shawn-O]

9 minutes ago, USTBench said:

I don't know if he put in, but Caruso would be a good fit. His kids are out of the house and I don't know that UST has any immediate plans to move on from the PFL. It has to be tough going from the Athletic Department's top priority to an after-thought after UST decided to flagship hockey and basketball and build a new baseball/softball complex, while football mires in a non-scholarship league in the most fertile recruiting area in the MVFC. Caruso is a winner and familiar with the culture of the MVFC (though he coached at NDSU/USD pre-MVFC), and is an excellent recruiter.

That said, he's extremely comfortable in St. Paul, his job couldn't be more secure, and his wife has been battling some health issues. Guessing he's not going anywhere. 

Thank you. I’m hopeful our AD reached out, sold him on it and urged him to apply.  At least I think that’s what AD’s typically do.  Was unaware that his wife’s health challenges were ongoing.  

[The Sicatoka]

CBS got it wrong, not North Carolina but North ...  

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/north-carolina-interviews-bill-belichick-super-bowl-winning-coach-lends-legitimacy-to-top-power-four-job/ 

[Shawn-O]

Sounds like the deal fell apart over dinner at Harry’s last night.  It’s Freuchte as the front runner now.  

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, Shawn-O said:

Sounds like the deal fell apart over dinner at Harry’s last night.  It’s Freuchte as the front runner now.  

I told you to have @gfhockey set menu and order for the table. 

[USTBench]

15 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

Thank you. I’m hopeful our AD reached out, sold him on it and urged him to apply.  At least I think that’s what AD’s typically do.  Was unaware that his wife’s health challenges were ongoing.  

I think she's in remission, but there's always that risk I suppose. Caruso has great passion, great intensity, a little PJ Flecky for some people's taste, but the results speak for themselves. I just think Drake and Butler raised their level when Caruso came in and won the league with mostly D3 guys. Also, the issue with the PFL is your best players have one foot out the door. Their non-conference games against the Big Sky/MVFC are basically auditions for scholarships elsewhere. You're fighting over players with the NSIC.