2024 UND Football

[nodak651]

2 hours ago, nodak651 said:

From what I can tell, Freund had a signed contract to coach at UND this coming year for 104K.  SDSU is paying him 105K.  I think UND tried to counter after that, but I don't know how much more they were willing to pay.  SDSU's new OC will be making 115K this year, only 10K more than Freund.

Pretty clear Freund didn't leave because of money.  However, more money could have probably prevented serious talks about coaching as a SDSU position coach from developing.  Probably wouldn't have even take that much more either, if they would have been willing to pay him what he was worth from the get-go.

Also, Landry was hired at 100K.  So that actually kind of pisses me off if UND was only willing to pay Freund 4K more than a replacement.  UND under valued Freund, clearly.

1 hour ago, UND1983 said:

Money wasn't the reason he left.  Big picture, its been laid out very well by plenty of people

Right, that's what I said, when I said: "Pretty clear Freund didn't leave because of money".
Which is different than paying him enough to stay because of money.. UND eventually offered more, but too late, and not enough.

[nodak651]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

Link?

https://open.sd.gov/employees.aspx

[gfhockey]

What’s nd link?

[Kab]

Are champions club and alumni association salaries available anywhere? 

[UND1983]

38 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

Right, that's what I said, when I said: "Pretty clear Freund didn't leave because of money".
Which is different than paying him enough to stay because of money.. UND eventually offered more, but too late, and not enough.

If you say too late and not enough you are saying money was a factor.  It was not at all.  

[nodak651]

10 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

If you say too late and not enough you are saying money was a factor.  It was not at all.  

He was able to make a non-money decision because the difference in pay was insignificant.

Also, if he was paid more, SDSU wouldn't have been able to afford to match/exceed his UND-OC salary, with an offer as a position coach.  He didn't take a pay cut to go from an OC at UND to a position coach at SDSU.

[gfhockey]

Standard of living down there a lot cheaper and more things tondo

[Oxbow6]

5 hours ago, gfhockey said:

A lot of money to sit by the men’s bathroom and think

Does he do his Podcast from a bathroom stall at the Betty?

[Mama Sue]

So I watched our OC press conference and then I watched the Bison conference….I think we got the better end of the deal….

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

Does he do his Podcast from a bathroom stall at the Betty?

Does he still even do one? I wonder how many views he gets

[SiouxHawkGuy]

4 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Does he still even do one? I wonder how many views he gets

Yup, pretty hockey heavy too

[Going48]

25 minutes ago, Mama Sue said:

So I watched our OC press conference and then I watched the Bison conference….I think we got the better end of the deal….

glad you brought this up.  I don't think I've ever seen a more un-inspiring presser introducing new coaches.  No enthusiasm at all.

[UND1983]

5 minutes ago, Going48 said:

glad you brought this up.  I don't think I've ever seen a more un-inspiring presser introducing new coaches.  No enthusiasm at all.

With a total meatstick running the show.  Far cry from Kleiman and Bohl

[Nodak78]

57 minutes ago, Mama Sue said:

So I watched our OC press conference and then I watched the Bison conference….I think we got the better end of the deal….

Spot on.  I like this OC.

[gfhockey]

26 minutes ago, Going48 said:

glad you brought this up.  I don't think I've ever seen a more un-inspiring presser introducing new coaches.  No enthusiasm at all.

Ours or there’s?

[Mama Sue]

The SU head coach and staff…I look for more ladies using exterior walls for restrooms. The team may have sunk to a new level. Everyone looked like they were drowsy from taking Benadryl.

Now our OC spoke well in front of the camera, talked about specifics, and talked about possible scenarios. AND that rather sexy 5:00 shadow, no tie, top button unbuttoned on his white shirt, and a plain white t-shirt showing. As a woman, I thought the overall impression was fit for the cover of People magazine.

[Nodak78]

16 minutes ago, Mama Sue said:

The SU head coach and staff…I look for more ladies using exterior walls for restrooms. The team may have sunk to a new level. Everyone looked like they were drowsy from taking Benadryl.

Now our OC spoke well in front of the camera, talked about specifics, and talked about possible scenarios. AND that rather sexy 5:00 shadow, no tie, top button unbuttoned on his white shirt, and a plain white t-shirt showing. As a woman, I thought the overall impression was fit for the cover of People magazine.

I'm not a lady but liked his presser.

[FSSD]

Is there a link to the UND OC press conference?

[Wilbur]

The new kid from valley city is a pretty good all around athlete.  Played goalie for Jamestown for a few years and I believe was all state for them ( @sioux rube may need to clarify for me).

VCSU male athlete of the year.  Lets see how he makes the jump. 

[Tolna]

14 hours ago, Mama Sue said:

So I watched our OC press conference and then I watched the Bison conference….I think we got the better end of the deal….

I have yet to see a press conference win a game. 

[UND1983]

So….is Polasek their version of our Bubba hire?  similar and there is zero percent chance he is hired if hadn’t coached there previously.  

[UND08]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

The new kid from valley city is a pretty good all around athlete.  Played goalie for Jamestown for a few years and I believe was all state for them ( @sioux rube may need to clarify for me).

VCSU male athlete of the year.  Lets see how he makes the jump. 

You are correct...he was a monster for VCSU and a great all-around athlete in high school.

Thing is...he's a 230-ish lb NAIA defensive end.  Ben McNaboe was undersized, and Gerhardt is 15-20 lbs smaller.  If he's going to play OLB that could be an option as a pass rusher but color me skeptical.  The North Star Athletic Association to the MVFC is a massive jump.  I hope he surprises but I'm not expecting much...

[AJS]

8 minutes ago, UND08 said:

You are correct...he was a monster for VCSU and a great all-around athlete in high school.

Thing is...he's a 230-ish lb NAIA defensive end.  Ben McNaboe was undersized, and Gerhardt is 15-20 lbs smaller.  If he's going to play OLB that could be an option as a pass rusher but color me skeptical.  The North Star Athletic Association to the MVFC is a massive jump.  I hope he surprises but I'm not expecting much...

His position was listed as LB on the signing day graphic. Based on last season's performance, the bar is incredibly low for a pass rushing OLB. He can't be worse than what we witnessed all year. 

[GoHawks]

1 minute ago, AJS said:

His position was listed as LB on the signing day graphic. 

Yup. Most of his tape though has him at the DE/OLB spot so be interesting where they put him.

[sioux rube]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

The new kid from valley city is a pretty good all around athlete.  Played goalie for Jamestown for a few years and I believe was all state for them ( @sioux rube may need to clarify for me).

VCSU male athlete of the year.  Lets see how he makes the jump. 

Yes he was a really good goalie too