USD @ UND 11/12/22

[UND1983]

Didn't Bob's father pass away this past week or something along those lines?  probably part of the conversation

[UND Football Fan]

2 hours ago, Sioux>Bison said:

ey were looking at Tommy because they recruit Michigan kids. Prob thought the same thing as the other D1 schools that over looked him.

My thinking is, looking at their style, they wanted a running quarterback with a strong arm. Which I think we were thinking of doing before Cedric or what ever his name was, chose not to go to UND.

[UND08]

2 hours ago, jdub27 said:

The handshake lasted longer than I anticipated.

Apparently USD didn't even have an OC for most of the season. Nielson took over play calling duties after USD scored 7 points total against Kansas State and Montana. The coach who was the OC/QB coach stayed on staff for another month before leaving the team.

 

They might be done with him after this year the way it sounds on the USD board.  Lots of debate on the topic down there.

I will say this:  Bob Nielson is as classy of a coach as I've seen at this level...and he's a proven winner at every NCAA level of the sport he's been.  He's responsible for the only two FCS playoff appearances in USD history.  I've always liked the way he runs a program, and if he is let go at USD, some NSIC program would be lucky to have him should he chose to coach again, and an FCS program could certainly do worse.  The difference between how his team carried itself on the field and the sidelines vs SDSU was striking to me.  He's got a young squad down in Vermillion, and that Bouman could be a very good QB in the MVFC for the next three years.  Unfortunately for Bob, college football is a business, and a lot of good coaches lose their jobs.

Also, I believe Bob hired Bubba at UMD when he was the AD there...I'm guessing they are fairly close (don't know that for sure though).