Who would UND hire?

[Shawn-O]

5 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

San Diego cost of living is 41% higher than national average.  

GF cost of living is 9% below the national average.

You smart people can do the math from here.

It doesn’t close the gap enough in my opinion 

[Dustin]

5 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

San Diego cost of living is 41% higher than national average.  

GF cost of living is 9% below the national average.

You smart people can do the math from here.

Still talking around $370k for an equivalent comparison. So if Kelly’s $350k wish comes true, we are getting in the ballpark. Plus other factors like family, friends, atmosphere are potentially going to sway a guy like Schmidt. 

[Oxbow6]

1 minute ago, Shawn-O said:

It doesn’t close the gap enough in my opinion 

What's his current life span at SDSU? I'll put the O/U at a year and a half and I'll take the under. 

...and the under won't lead to a promotion. 

[Shawn-O]

3 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

What's his current life span at SDSU? I'll put the O/U at a year and a half and I'll take the under. 

...and the under won't lead to a promotion. 

 

[Shawn-O]

You guys might be right 

[shep]

Fruechte before Schmidt.

Whatever taint he has by being the OC here is just one year. 

He's spent most of his playing and coaching career away from UND. 
That should be considered.

[AJS]

5 minutes ago, shep said:

Fruechte before Schmidt.

Whatever taint he has by being the OC here is just one year. 

He's spent most of his playing and coaching career away from UND. 
That should be considered.

Fair, but could you make the argument spending more recent time around DeBoer could have wiped Schmidt’s hard drive of the Bubba effect? 
 

How much time away from UND is long enough?

[UND-FB-FAN]

12 minutes ago, shep said:

Fruechte before Schmidt.

Whatever taint he has by being the OC here is just one year. 

He's spent most of his playing and coaching career away from UND. 
That should be considered.

If you don’t want Schmidt, you can’t want Fruechte. I’m dead serious - how can you say Fruechte is going to be better than Schmidt? Schmidt was at least coaching on winning teams (not anymore, which has me spooked on him also) and also was on championship contending teams at the FBS level. 

Fruechte hasn’t produced or won squat as a college coach yet… and there’s no proof that he will. If he’s hired, I hope he wins a ton, but since he’s not officially hired as head coach, it is beyond fair to question his ability to get the job done. 
 

Fruechte is a young, relatively inexperienced coach that has been a part of two losing teams for two different schools the past two years, and he has no head coach experience. That does nothing for me … 

Accomplishments as a player don’t mean anything in terms of coaching.

More importantly, endorsements from current players (many of whom may not even start next year or should start next year), former friends and teammates should honestly carry the least amount of weight possible. Of course they will be in their buddy’s corner. 

[shep]

2 minutes ago, AJS said:

Fair, but could you make the argument spending more recent time around DeBoer could have wiped Schmidt’s hard drive of the Bubba effect? 
 

How much time away from UND is long enough?

True. Though I was one who was happy when he left as I thought the D was about the same as this year's D

 

[Oxbow6]

10 minutes ago, shep said:

Fruechte before Schmidt.

Whatever taint he has by being the OC here is just one year. 

That should be considered.

Am I the only one who watched (live) the handling of the QB position this past season?

...and on a tangent Texas has 2 weeks to integrate Arch as the starter. Zero chance they win the natty as is 

[The Sicatoka]

40 minutes ago, Dustin said:

I know Rod Carey has been mentioned - he’s making $800k!  

Did in 2023. Where’s he in 2024?

[shep]

Just now, Oxbow6 said:

Am I the only one who watched (live) the handling of the QB position this past season?

And this is a good point, but I still don't know if the HC makes final decisions on that position or it's the OCs job all year,

[gfhockey]

We don’t want him!

[Shawn-O]

Wooster from Grand Valley sort of fell off the radar?  No suspicious aircraft as of yet 

[gfhockey]

Chavez landed at at about midnight

 

i did see the holman field plan land again

 

talks are getting serious

[AJS]

14 minutes ago, shep said:

True. Though I was one who was happy when he left as I thought the D was about the same as this year's D

 

Recruit, recruit, recruit. Everything is in place now (well technically next month). Schmidt was on the sidelines for the national championship game last year. Have him bring that juice / confidence / swagger back to UND. 
 

I’m ready to talk up anyone. UND has everything in place. Sell it! You could tell with SDSU (South Dakota) the last few years with recruiting. It’s infectious. Let’s see that with portal class!

[Longtime fan]

30 minutes ago, AJS said:

Fair, but could you make the argument spending more recent time around DeBoer could have wiped Schmidt’s hard drive of the Bubba effect? 
 

How much time away from UND is long enough?

Bubbas still here and present.  Not HC anymore but accessible around every corner. Back to the same bar, same acquaintances, same talk, same time for the gobc connection.   Und needs new blood !!!  Any und tie, regardless of time away will be like they were never gone since bubbas still roaming.  

[Longtime fan]

5 minutes ago, Longtime fan said:

Bubbas still here and present.  Not HC anymore but accessible around every corner. Back to the same bar, same acquaintances, same talk, same time for the gobc connection.   Und needs new blood !!!  Any und tie, regardless of time away will be like they were never gone since bubbas still roaming.  

One more added point. If Eric is hired…half of the coaches are still here from when he left. Will he retain all of them ?  They are part of the gobc.  

[UND1983]

You guys are assuming that an outside coach good enough for this board actually applied.  Have there been any?

[The Sicatoka]

1 minute ago, UND1983 said:

You guys are assuming that an outside coach good enough for this board actually applied.  Have there been any?

No reporting on who applied. 

[RhettRingers]

Hearing Tibesar is also in the mix.

[AJS]

4 minutes ago, Longtime fan said:

Bubbas still here and present.  Not HC anymore but accessible around every corner. Back to the same bar, same acquaintances, same talk, same time for the gobc connection.   Und needs new blood !!!  Any und tie, regardless of time away will be like they were never gone since bubbas still roaming.  

Would someone with no UND ties take Bubba’s access card away and ban him from the building? 
 

This is probably a naive take. Bubba like everyone had strengths and weaknesses. The perceived weaknesses I saw (excitement, confidence) were so glaring when it came to recruiting and “when something went wrong” in the game. That look we all know when they showed him was crazy. Might not be a coach that instilled less confidence. Road games. Somebody to say enough. There clearly are strengths too. Those will be utilized in the new position. Even recruiting, have him around the players and parents, he just cannot be the guy making the offer in the room. Which of course he won’t be anymore. 
 

I’m good with whatever. I’ll spin it either way. MAYBE, someone like Schmidt can be the ultimate win / win. 

[AJS]

3 minutes ago, RhettRingers said:

Hearing Tibesar is also in the mix.

Genuine question. Tibesar or Schmidt?

[Nodak78]

I just want some JYDs on defense starting this next season.

[homer]

1 hour ago, shep said:

And this is a good point, but I still don't know if the HC makes final decisions on that position or it's the OCs job all year,

UND is a funny/unique place.  
 

What I’ve learned from reading this board is the UND HC on controls everything and makes every decision in the program when you want him fired.  Assistants bear zero responsibility. 
 

At other schools coordinators (when judging applicants) it is about their results only (forget team turnover) and the decisions they made for their school as they have all responsibility for that groups performance.