2024 Season

[jdub27]

25 minutes ago, forksandspoons said:

Hardee has not been the coach since 2013. That is plenty of time to turn things around to at least be competitive in the league 

Agreed, but he was the one who built the program into what it was. The next coach carried that for a bit but always seemed to be on the way out and let it fall into the mess it was. Seems like he knew the cupboard was bare when he finally moved back to Texas to coach a DIII team. Previous coach got more time than he probably should have but Covid probably kept him here an extra year before he was let go.

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, forksandspoons said:

UND volleyball in the five years prior to Chaves: 

125-51

UND volleyball since Chaves started:

57-138

 

What happened??

too lazy  to do it........but what are the records of all of chaves hires....probably goes from chilling to absolutely stone cold......

[loyalundfan]

On 11/21/2024 at 11:08 AM, jdub27 said:

Agreed, but he was the one who built the program into what it was. The next coach carried that for a bit but always seemed to be on the way out and let it fall into the mess it was. Seems like he knew the cupboard was bare when he finally moved back to Texas to coach a DIII team. Previous coach got more time than he probably should have but Covid probably kept him here an extra year before he was let go.

This is the way of mid major programs. Get a good hire, they recruit well, have success and usually move on (normally to bigger programs, but not in our case….). Then new coaches, program slumps for a while until either they build it back up or another good coach is hired. Move their way to the top then move on again, repeat. 
 

look at the Dakota schools over the last 15-20 years. SDSU top of the summit 2005-2007, then NDSU 2009-2011, while UND and USD were transitioning. Then UND and USD get good coaches and the other two coaches leave. Then UND USD good 2013-2017 while the other two slump. Now it’s reversed again with SDSU on top. 
 

Tupacs will figure it out or not but at some point the pendulum swings back our way (hopefully sooner rather than later)

[SiouxFan100]

For some reason I always thought that Tupac would turn the program around. The results don’t show it which surprises me. He glazes over the losses  at press conferences - doesn’t seem to acknowledge we just lost another game. Talks about individual accomplishments not team accomplishments. He sure know statistics.

He seems to know what he doing. Idk - something doesn’t work. Hopefully he is bringing in better players and the wins start happening. I enjoy UND volleyball and would enjoy more if we win more.

[loyalundfan]

Any transfer portal activity? It’d be nice to gobble up a middle or a setter.