Who would UND hire?

[Shawn-O]

1 minute ago, gfhockey said:

Chavez doesn’t have it in him to make a splash hire I’m afraid

 

name one good hire he’s made or extension

It’s a legitimate concern but I’m hopeful.  

[SiouxFan100]

Hopefully there are five or more acceptable hires so hard to screw this up

[Dustin]

5 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Hopefully there are five or more acceptable hires so hard to screw this up

I would think the job would be very attractive, actually. Kind of like what Kelly was saying. 

[gfhockey]

3 minutes ago, Dustin said:

I would think the job would be very attractive, actually. Kind of like what Kelly was saying. 

Is that why Chavez letting people apply then calling instead of calling then applying?

[gfhockey]

Was just thinking dosch only one on staff with hc experience 

 

why didn’t Chavez and bubba name him interim

[Shawn-O]

3 hours ago, jdub27 said:

Hope its moves quick as well.
Thinking that plane is tied to a trucking company out of Wisconsin. Doesn't mean it wasn't borrowed/rented but who knows.

The company is out of Baraboo, WI. Open corporates says registered to a Kenneth Larson.  Which led me to this young man.  
 

https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/roster/noah-larson/10570

I find his story interesting.  Don’t mind me, just doing Tom Millers job during my leisure time.  

[gfhockey]

3 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

The company is out of Baraboo, WI. Open corporates says registered to a Kenneth Larson.  Which led me to this young man.  
 

https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/roster/noah-larson/10570

I find his story interesting.  Don’t mind me, just doing Tom Millers job during my leisure time.  

It’s getting warmer do we have our guy?

[Shawn-O]

2 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

It’s getting warmer do we have our guy?

Probably hammering out compensation as we speak.  

[Dustin]

Maybe someone with a good sense of the timeline can explain the athletic facilities improvements (specifically related to football)relative to Bubba being hired and his tenure as a University employee.   How much of what has happened was a result of Bubba being involved, if any?  

[The Sicatoka]

What was the name of the NAIA coach Kelly Howe mentioned?

[Shawn-O]

1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:

What was the name of the NAIA coach Kelly Howe mentioned?

Joe Woodley 

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, iramurphy said:

The best coaches can flat out recruit and can coach. That is what we need regardless of UND connections. More importantly, is D1 experience, HC experience, and evidence of successes as their careers evolve. 

Experience doesn’t always equate to success. Some young individuals are really successful and some older guys never quite get the job done, etc., etc., etc.

I agree that experience is nice, but I think a history of success is most important. Winners win. It’s an intrinsic quality for some, although some can learn it, sure. In the case of Schmidt and Luke S., they likely have learned new things and made new connections, but why haven’t they shown more success? Same goes for Freund with UND (2011-2023) and Freuchte (2024). 

Based on getting someone who purely knows winning football, that also coincidentally happens to mean getting someone not recently (or ever) associated with UND football in the past. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, 90siouxfan said:

Got to admit, when you beat a drum, that drum gets beat.

What else is a drum good for?

[UND-FB-FAN]

38 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Was just thinking dosch only one on staff with hc experience 

 

why didn’t Chavez and bubba name him interim

Well … you know why.

[geaux_sioux]

1 hour ago, SiouxFan100 said:

I think we go heavy into the portal this year. Six to ten players. 

what do you want the new coach to do?

6-10 on defense alone.

[shep]

Are any of the current RS ready to make a difference next year?

[geaux_sioux]

I’d be happy with Baldwin or Caruso. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

5 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I’d be happy with Baldwin or Caruso. 

I agree. Both proven winners as a head coach, I take either one.

[Shawn-O]

39 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

The company is out of Baraboo, WI. Open corporates says registered to a Kenneth Larson.  Which led me to this young man.  
 

https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/roster/noah-larson/10570

I find his story interesting.  Don’t mind me, just doing Tom Millers job during my leisure time.  

Dad played ball at UND and now is basically the Wes Rydell of central Wisconsin.  Likely has resources to potentially support the program financially, and could very well be reading this.  
 

But never mind the two crackpots tracking tail numbers right?  

[jdub27]

14 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

In the case of Schmidt and Luke S., they likely have learned new things and made new connections, but why haven’t they shown more success? 

I guess I thought Schmidt had a pretty good run while with Deboer (34-6 excluding covid). Not a great first, single season at SDSU and I have no clue what the new staff inherited there. 

But you keep championing for Baldwin when he hasn't done much in last decade and his last 3 college stops and one season in the CFL have been flops?

[homer]

24 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Experience doesn’t always equate to success. Some young individuals are really successful and some older guys never quite get the job done, etc., etc., etc.

I agree that experience is nice, but I think a history of success is most important. Winners win. It’s an intrinsic quality for some, although some can learn it, sure. In the case of Schmidt and Luke S., they likely have learned new things and made new connections, but why haven’t they shown more success? Same goes for Freund with UND (2011-2023) and Freuchte (2024). 

Based on getting someone who purely knows winning football, that also coincidentally happens to mean getting someone not recently (or ever) associated with UND football in the past. 

When arguably the best coach in college football wants you to go from Fresno State to Washington to Alabama you are doing something right regardless of what your 2013 stats say

[sioux24/7]

2 minutes ago, homer said:

When arguably the best coach in college football wants you to go from Fresno State to Washington to Alabama you are doing something right regardless of what your 2013 stats say

Why didn’t he end up at Bama? Accepted the SDSU job too soon?

[UND-FB-FAN]

9 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

I guess I thought Schmidt had a pretty good run while with Deboer (34-6 excluding covid). Not a great first, single season at SDSU and I have no clue what the new staff inherited there. 

But you keep championing for Baldwin when he hasn't done much in last decade and his last 3 college stops and one season in the CFL have been flops?

Schmidt was a position coach on staff with a guy (DeBoer) that has won everywhere. And by winning, I mean championships. His next shot at DC (which was this season) went awful. Winning and championships matter and he wasn’t producing anything special along those lines when DC at UND nor now as DC at San Diego State.  
 

Beau Baldwin also has won championships. He did well with Cal. He was shorted at Cal Poly due to limited resources and the pandemic. ASU he was only there one season. Baldwin would be a good hire. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

2 minutes ago, homer said:

When arguably the best coach in college football wants you to go from Fresno State to Washington to Alabama you are doing something right regardless of what your 2013 stats say

He did not want him to be a coordinator.

[jdub27]

14 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

 He did well with Cal. He was shorted at Cal Poly due to limited resources and the pandemic. ASU he was only there one season. Baldwin would be a good hire. 

His offenses were not good at Cal. Ranked 45, 92, 86 in the FBS his 3 years there and the bottom of the PAC12. They were the 7th ranked offense the year before he showed up. 

He's a fine candidate (if he's interested) but saying he's had any sort of sustained success in the decade since he left EWU is just not accurate. He has no ties to UND's recruiting footprint and hasn't coached anywhere even remotely close to this area. Those are big red flags. 

13 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

He did not want him to be a coordinator.

He wanted to call plays to expand his resume and turned him down.