90siouxfan Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 2:46 PM, MafiaMan said: I don’t think he is though. We treat Penrose Cups like they’re the ultimate crowning achievement lately. At some point, 1 NCAA tournament win since 2016 is going to become too hard to overlook. My guess is even hardcore Berry supporters will finally lose their patience when the 2025-2026 season ends without a UND post-season win. Expand Who is we? You got a turd in your pocket or something? JK, the talking heads, schloss, Heinert, etc. You know, the dudes that are paid cheerleaders or depend on arse kissing for access are the only people touting the Penrose as all important. 2 Quote
Blackheart Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 2:46 PM, MafiaMan said: I don’t think he is though. We treat Penrose Cups like they’re the ultimate crowning achievement lately. At some point, 1 NCAA tournament win since 2016 is going to become too hard to overlook. My guess is even hardcore Berry supporters will finally lose their patience when the 2025-2026 season ends without a UND post-season win. Expand So you’re saying we win the Penrose again this year? Sweet! Quote
MafiaMan Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 3:03 PM, Blackheart said: So you’re saying we win the Penrose again this year? Sweet! Expand SIX TIMES, BABY! Quote
AJS Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 2:46 PM, MafiaMan said: I don’t think he is though. We treat Penrose Cups like they’re the ultimate crowning achievement lately. At some point, 1 NCAA tournament win since 2016 is going to become too hard to overlook. My guess is even hardcore Berry supporters will finally lose their patience when the 2025-2026 season ends without a UND post-season win. Expand I think he is. NCAAs or bust for Berry. Doesn’t matter if he loses again first round, if this team makes the tourney he’s safe. I was confident that was the case with Bubba this past year, I’m confident as well with Berry. 1 Quote
MafiaMan Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 3:54 PM, AJS said: I think he is. NCAAs or bust for Berry. Doesn’t matter if he loses again first round, if this team makes the tourney he’s safe. I was confident that was the case with Bubba this past year, I’m confident as well with Berry. Expand Really? You think the good ol’ boy network at UND has the guts to push Berry aside if the team doesn’t make the NCAA’s? Hell, they barely felt it was time to cut Bubba lose from the football program! Quote
SIOUXELEVENS Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 I believe Berry is a great guy, bleeds Kelly green but just not a good head coach, results prove it. 2 Quote
AJS Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 4:18 PM, MafiaMan said: Really? You think the good ol’ boy network at UND has the guts to push Berry aside if the team doesn’t make the NCAA’s? Hell, they barely felt it was time to cut Bubba lose from the football program! Expand Yes - his current contract is through the 2025-2026 season. Where’s his extension? It’s not coming if he misses the NCAAs this year. He’s out. There’s a very clear feeling surrounding the hockey program as there was the football program. There’s always a tipping point. Bubba’s was losing five in a row. Berry’s would be missing the NCAAs this year. It’s not one season, like you said, it’s his entire body of work. 1 Quote
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Finally came around. Hopefully Zellers doesn't bail if we get our wish. Quote
Popular Post Irish Posted January 11 Popular Post Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 4:35 PM, AJS said: Yes - his current contract is through the 2025-2026 season. Where’s his extension? It’s not coming if he misses the NCAAs this year. He’s out. There’s a very clear feeling surrounding the hockey program as there was the football program. There’s always a tipping point. Bubba’s was losing five in a row. Berry’s would be missing the NCAAs this year. It’s not one season, like you said, it’s his entire body of work. Expand What stuns me about Berry's body of work is his total inability to get his teams prepared and fired up for important games. The performance we saw last night typifies what we see time and time again in big games - no intensity, not playing for all 60, sloppy passing, and lapses in concentration. If this was just one year I could understand it but it is a constant for Barry and Staff. Time to make a wholesale change - what we see is so far from Sioux hockey it is almost unbelievable. 6 Quote
90siouxfan Posted January 11 Posted January 11 I like nattys I like frozen fours I like playoffs I like wins What I don't like is watching the floundering inept soft play that makes it look like they don't belong on the ice. I think Berry is a good coach, a great coach if the word suits your definition, but a coach that can take the program where it needs to go? Nope. 2 Quote
SiouxFan100 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 UND tends to let coaches overstay their welcome. Hurts me to say. 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 7:09 PM, SiouxFan100 said: UND tends to let coaches overstay their welcome. Hurts me to say. Expand Chaves needs to go, he gives out contract extensions like candy at Halloween. Armacost may have to step in again and make another needed change. 1 Quote
dden3 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 6:18 PM, Irish said: What stuns me about Berry's body of work is his total inability to get his teams prepared and fired up for important games. The performance we saw last night typifies what we see time and time again in big games - no intensity, not playing for all 60, sloppy passing, and lapses in concentration. If this was just one year I could understand it but it is a constant for Barry and Staff. Time to make a wholesale change - what we see is so far from Sioux hockey it is almost unbelievable. Expand Our guys look like they are in a Learn To Skate class compared to ASU and DU skaters. Quote
sioux24/7 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 If Berry is let go, who comes in? Will it actually be better? Nick Fohr comes to mind to get the USNDTP pipeline. Quote
90siouxfan Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Do we have a skating coach, I recall someone mentioning a lady that used to fix up the boys. Quote
Blackheart Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 8:29 PM, 90siouxfan said: Do we have a skating coach, I recall someone mentioning a lady that used to fix up the boys. Expand Nancy Burgraff? 1 2 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 8:24 PM, sioux24/7 said: If Berry is let go, who comes in? Will it actually be better? Nick Fohr comes to mind to get the USNDTP pipeline. Expand Smaby coached the US U19s. Quote
SIOUXELEVENS Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 Let’s start a list. Smaby Fohr Raboin St. Clair 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 9:35 PM, SIOUXELEVENS said: Let’s start a list. Smaby Fohr Raboin St. Clair Expand All solid choices. Quote
datameisterq Posted January 11 Posted January 11 It amazes me how people north of the Mason-Dixon line can even debate whether Berry should be fired. I was at the Bison game in Frisco, talking with an SMU law school student who mentioned how nice and fun it was to hang out and party with people from "up North." Stop it! Get pissed off, find the root cause of failure, and eliminate it. You have the greatest hockey arena in the world, and you can't hang a National Title banner every four or five years? As Mean Gene Okerlund would say, "Referee, give me a break!" 1 Quote
dden3 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 10:14 PM, fightingsioux4life said: All solid choices. Expand Aaron Schneekloth HC of AHL Colorado Eagles Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 11:32 PM, datameisterq said: It amazes me how people north of the Mason-Dixon line can even debate whether Berry should be fired. I was at the Bison game in Frisco, talking with an SMU law school student who mentioned how nice and fun it was to hang out and party with people from "up North." Stop it! Get pissed off, find the root cause of failure, and eliminate it. You have the greatest hockey arena in the world, and you can't hang a National Title banner every four or five years? As Mean Gene Okerlund would say, "Referee, give me a break!" Expand There is no end to the excuses and rationalizations some people in our fan base will use to explain away the problems this program is having right now. I for one aren't buying them. Agree with you 100%. 1 Quote
Blackheart Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 9:35 PM, SIOUXELEVENS said: Let’s start a list. Smaby Fohr Raboin St. Clair Expand Maybe it's time to consider someone outside the Sioux family. Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/11/2025 at 11:49 PM, Blackheart said: Maybe it's time to consider someone outside the Sioux family. Expand Those guys have had experiences outside our program, so it isn't exactly "inbreeding". Quote
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