Who would UND hire?

[UND08]

17 hours ago, nodak651 said:

 That wasn't the question.

If the question is "do I want him here?"  Answer is no...he's too close to retirement.

10 years ago it would have been a coup!

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, Mama Sue said:

Is it true Texas A & M is offering $76M for a new head coach…. Not sure how many year commitment. That is insane.

No. That's the contract buyout to fire the one they do (did?) have. 

[gundy1124]

Possibility and my guess.........UND will hand the reins to Danny and not open up the process, either this year or next.  Thoughts??

Or, could be a fake process then hand the reins to Danny.

[sioux24/7]

49 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

Possibility and my guess.........UND will hand the reins to Danny and not open up the process, either this year or next.  Thoughts??

Or, could be a fake process then hand the reins to Danny.

I would agree. Even with the frustrating last few weeks, I think Danny can be a really good head coach. He just has that moxie about him. 

[wheelsup]

1 hour ago, sioux24/7 said:

I would agree. Even with the frustrating last few weeks, I think Danny can be a really good head coach. He just has that moxie about him. 

I was very excited about him as a head coach until this current year.  Based on the offensive performance since the NDSU game Im not nearly as sold.. UNI / USD /first half of Indiana St were complete debacles from an offensive perspective.  At least some of that has to rest on Danny's shoulders.

[sioux24/7]

2 minutes ago, wheelsup said:

I was very excited about him as a head coach until this current year.  Based on the offensive performance since the NDSU game Im not nearly as sold.. UNI / USD /first half of Indiana St were complete debacles from an offensive perspective.  At least some of that has to rest on Danny's shoulders.

And I don’t disagree that he deserves blame there. There’s more to being the head coach than X’s and O’s though. 

I guess I just feel like he will likely be the next head coach if Bubba is ever to step away and I will be good with that. I know others desperately want outside the UND circle but I don’t think it HAS to be that way. I’d be fine if it is but it doesn’t have to be in order for it to succeed. We did it with basketball and half the people complaining on the football pages about UND hires also hate Sather so idk. 

[CMSioux]

Some forget that this is not Danny's team and Bubba still runs the show. Danny deserves his chance.

[wheelsup]

23 minutes ago, CMSioux said:

Some forget that this is not Danny's team and Bubba still runs the show. Danny deserves his chance.

Danny is associate head coach or something like that.. I realize Bubba still "runs the show" as the head coach but I would guess that while its bubbas team its Dannys offense through and through including all play calling / strategy etc.

Also when it comes to D1 football.. I dont think anyone "deserves his chance" to be the head coach... as the next argument will be.. he needs 4+ years as they were bubba's recruits.. and then it will be.. we dont have enough money for the buyout. 

Whenever there is a head coaching change at the D1 level there should be a search for the best available candidate unless there is some overwhelming reason to stick with a current staffer.. i.e history of success / continuity.  I dont think UND football fits any of those criteria.  This isnt a promotion to the manager of your local subway restaurant that you can fire in 6 months if it doesnt work out.. its somebody you are going to pay 1 Million+ over the next 4 years to lead the squad hopefully to greatness.

[UND-FB-FAN]

4 hours ago, gundy1124 said:

Possibility and my guess.........UND will hand the reins to Danny and not open up the process, either this year or next.  Thoughts??

Or, could be a fake process then hand the reins to Danny.

I’m very confident, but not certain, that Danny could do (and will do) a better job than “toe to toe” Bubba. Nice guy, but not a great head coach. 

[Dustin]

I avoided this thread after the USD game, but now caught up on it. A little surprised that it hasn’t been started up again after yesterday. I am not expecting any jobs lost come tomorrow, but I do hope at some point in the off season we have a new HC (due to Bubba retiring).  I’m sure it will be Danny, which seemed exciting at one time but who knows now. At least some things would have to be shaken up in that scenario. A new OC could potentially better recognize game flow strategy. Like many, I think a complete overhaul on defense is necessary. Don’t know if Danny at HC would be brave enough to show Joel the door. 

[gfhockey]

I think we need to quit getting the inbred. A lot of the players that are coaching now weren’t  on winning teams winning is everything.

[Mama Sue]

Well now that Elko leaves at 2am with his family to go to TX A& M in the middle of the night. Lots of changes in college football coaches….

I agree no inbred….

[tnt]

If there is a next in line from within, does Bubba hand down his two point conversion charts?

[gfhockey]

4 minutes ago, tnt said:

If there is a next in line from within, does Bubba hand down his two point conversion charts?

No they have probably been in circulation since late 80s

[ksixpack]

On 11/13/2023 at 6:16 PM, shep said:

The equivalent of $26,000 per day for life.

If you only live 7.9 years.  But still a lot of money!

[iramurphy]

On 11/17/2023 at 4:36 PM, CMSioux said:

Some forget that this is not Danny's team and Bubba still runs the show. Danny deserves his chance.

If he is the best candidate. All else equal, I would reward his loyalty. If we find a better candidate, the job should go to the best available candidate. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

3 hours ago, iramurphy said:

If he is the best candidate. All else equal, I would reward his loyalty. If we find a better candidate, the job should go to the best available candidate. 

This is key. Allowing for an open application process is crucial. 

[shep]

6 hours ago, ksixpack said:

If you only live 7.9 years.  But still a lot of money!

I messed up that one.

I believe that the school has 8 years to make the payout.

 

 

[Shawn-O]

Would UND and Tibesar be interested in each other at this point? I would think the economics could be doable for a MAC coordinator.  

[nodak651]

53 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

Would UND and Tibesar be interested in each other at this point? I would think the economics could be doable for a MAC coordinator.  

Per Massey, UND had a better defense than him this year. 

https://masseyratings.com/cf/ncaa/ratings

[nodak651]

For those that may be interested, I found a database from USA today that has the current salary of 1,100 FBS assistant coaches.

https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

[Irish]

6 hours ago, iramurphy said:

If he is the best candidate. All else equal, I would reward his loyalty. If we find a better candidate, the job should go to the best available candidate. 

After watching Danny's offensive strategy this year if he is the best candidate we are in trouble.

[gfhockey]

6 hours ago, iramurphy said:

If he is the best candidate. All else equal, I would reward his loyalty. If we find a better candidate, the job should go to the best available candidate. 

Loyalty? Do you think other schools chomping at the bit to get him?

[iramurphy]

1 minute ago, gfhockey said:

Loyalty? Do you think other schools chomping at the bit to get him?

I didn’t say that. I simply said you hire the best candidate. (When I used to go to Judy’s, even Maynard and Shorty could figure out what I meant).
I also said IF there wasn’t a better candidate than Danny, all else being equal, I would reward his loyalty. 

I remember when people were even more opposed to hiring an assistant coach and former player from our struggling hockey team as a potential head coach. No one else was chomping at the bit to hire him either. 

[SiouxBoys]

17 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Loyalty? Do you think other schools chomping at the bit to get him?

I can personally confirm he's had other schools offer him jobs, so yes I do.