2024 UND Football

[SiouxFan100]

Sounds like they offered more money (at least I think money) at the last moment but it still was to move on

[gfhockey]

That’s a great question how do we let a guy that bleeds green take a demotion to go to a rival  school?

[jdub27]

3 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

With thinking like that, no wonder our athletic department looks like a high school department instead of a Division I collegiate department.

Guess the powers that be should have tried a gofundme instead of actually putting a plan together to (unfortunately unsuccessfully) keep a good coach here today. 

It's one thing to be frustrated, because I know I am today. But to continuously make asinine comments like this shows how little you actually look at or understand the bigger world of college athletics. UND is nowhere near the top of the food chain but there are an absolute ton of low and mid major programs (FCS and more than a few G5) that would trade places with their overall position (academics, facilities, support from admin, etc) in a heartbeat. And before you make things up again, not a single person is satisfied.

It's never as good as it seems and it's never as bad as it seems. 

[SiouxFan100]

I am sure it wasn’t an easy decision - your career possibilities matter - was stuck here and probably given no guarantee. I don’t blame him if that’s true

no inside info here

[siouxweet]

1 hour ago, CMSioux said:

So when it comes to evaluating the talents of Tommy S. and Danny F.  the experts on this site are better at it than Michigan State and SDSU. Got it. This site has been destroyed by never-ending, unregulated trolls. It used to be home for fan discussions, now it's home to never ending fan arguments. 

Looks like one man's garage is another man's treasure

[gundy1124]

38 minutes ago, Midwestern Hawk said:

Danny and Tommy….what was their W-L record?  I forget.

What is 19-16 the past 3 years for 200?  Take 2 Drake games out and 17-16.  OC makes no sense for the Jacks, QB coach makes sense.  I wanted this next season to see if Danny or Tommy was the issue of not letting things rip.  Now, we'll never know as Lunch Bucket Tommy Gun leads Sparty to a Big 10 Title and Danny wins a Natty as the premier FCS OC according to some.  Give me a break!!

[SiouxFan100]

Well, seems like folks wanted change

[gundy1124]

15 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

The end is near it people do not realize how horrific this makes UND football look. Go from OC to QB coach at a rival in-conference school? Not to mention the guy who is doing it “bleeds green”? Chaves and Armacost need to be held accountable here. 

Obviously Danny was not happy about something!!  Danny must not have been the likely next HC, which probably means he would have been let go with the next HC coming in. Taking a step back is probably better than being unemployed, and it's on his terms now.  Actually a pretty smart move.

[SooToo]

4 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

What is 19-16 the past 3 years for 200?  Take 2 Drake games out and 17-16.  OC makes no sense for the Jacks, QB coach makes sense.  I wanted this next season to see if Danny or Tommy was the issue of not letting things rip.  Now, we'll never know as Lunch Bucket Tommy Gun leads Sparty to a Big 10 Title and Danny wins a Natty as the premier FCS OC according to some.  Give me a break!!

I don't get it. If Freund doesn't have the talent to be OC, why the outrage? His move to SDSU and Schuster's to Michigan State ruin your science experiment?

[UND-FB-FAN]

10 minutes ago, gundy1124 said:

Obviously Danny was not happy about something!!  Danny must not have been the likely next HC, which probably means he would have been let go with the next HC coming in. Taking a step back is probably better than being unemployed, and it's on his terms now.  Actually a pretty smart move.

It’s a smart move given the circumstances, but we shouldn’t be in the position to begin with. Bubba Schweigert should’ve stepped down, or, otherwise, he should have been let go. Dates back to 2021 extension that wasn’t justified. All in all, I get what Danny Freund is doing, but it also shows just how hopeless the 2024 season is going to be. That is all because of how mismanaged this football program has lately been under Bubba and Chaves. UND football alums and fans should not be happy with how things have been managed. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

17 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Well, seems like folks wanted change

Change needs to start at the top. Ultimately, the overall leadership has been poor. Can’t have crazy swings week to week like UND football has sustained under Schweigert.

[UND-FB-FAN]

24 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

Guess the powers that be should have tried a gofundme instead of actually putting a plan together to (unfortunately unsuccessfully) keep a good coach here today. 

It's one thing to be frustrated, because I know I am today. But to continuously make asinine comments like this shows how little you actually look at or understand the bigger world of college athletics. UND is nowhere near the top of the food chain but there are an absolute ton of low and mid major programs (FCS and more than a few G5) that would trade places with their overall position (academics, facilities, support from admin, etc) in a heartbeat. And before you make things up again, not a single person is satisfied.

It's never as good as it seems and it's never as bad as it seems. 

Again with a narrative that you think makes you seem well-informed and reasonable, but it really is lackadaisical nonsense that indirectly represents UND athletics’ problems, including UND football. 

This one is just pure bad. No good. Only good will be with change, but coaching change is only a small part of that; there needs to be more dollars put into football and I have little confidence the leaders in place will hire the right replacement. 

[sioux24/7]

So onto who’s next….. everyone was worried about losing Pawlak, let’s give him a shot. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 minute ago, sioux24/7 said:

So onto who’s next….. everyone was worried about losing Pawlak, let’s give him a shot. 

Pawlak is fine. See how it goes. 
Probably will only be for one season.

[shep]

2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

Note to self......renew just 2 season tickets for 2024 to keep foot in the door for future consideration.

#alwaysplentyofgoodseatsavailable

I understand the feeling, but I’m getting mine and I’m going to tailgate and have a few drinks and I’m going to cheer on the team and I’m going to be frustrated a lot, but I’m going to do it anyway.

[UND-FB-FAN]

3 minutes ago, shep said:

I understand the feeling, but I’m getting mine and I’m going to tailgate and have a few drinks and I’m going to cheer on the team and I’m going to be frustrated a lot, but I’m going to do it anyway.

Lots of drinks and frustrations coming in 2024. Everyone set aside a fund for UND in late 2024 to help hire a new coaching staff. 

[gfhockey]

Hard to cheer in a team that’s gonna get smoked 35. Nothing most games.

[SiouxFan100]

We will not be smoked less smoked 35-0 next year

[fightingsioux4life]

21 minutes ago, shep said:

I understand the feeling, but I’m getting mine and I’m going to tailgate and have a few drinks and I’m going to cheer on the team and I’m going to be frustrated a lot, but I’m going to do it anyway.

I will renew both my FB and Hockey tickets. And I will support all our teams win, lose or draw. Like I always have and always will.

And unlike certain bandwagoners who have abandoned UND for NDSU because they "wanted to be a part of it", I will never pull a Benedict Arnold and switch sides.

[gfhockey]

Confirmed, assistant offensive coordinator and quarterback coach by Pete thamel

 

demotion ……

[Tolna]

OL Coach Ryan Olson promoted to OC/Playcalling for Jacks. Freund Co-OC/QB coach. Was told Rodgers likes Freund's passing schemes. 
 

 

[SiouxHawkGuy]

3 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

is REA being built the worst thing that's ever happened to und athletics?

Men’s and women’s basketball deserve a non-Engelstad building. 

[gfhockey]

Pretty sad when we couldn’t match an assistant offensive card in her hand, quarterbacks coach in our own conference

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, Tolna said:

OL Coach Ryan Olson promoted to OC/Playcalling for Jacks. Freund Co-OC/QB coach. Was told Rodgers likes Freund's passing schemes. 

Now Bubba can bring Rudy back and be one happy family again. 

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, gfhockey said:

Pretty sad when we couldn’t match an assistant offensive card in her hand, quarterbacks coach in our own conference

But that would involve "spending other people's money" and that would be just plain wrong.