Fire Berry Please!

[90siouxfan]

7 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

The UND football program and it's fans would disagree.  

Meh, I  stretched at 4am today and the sun came up, I'm a hero.

[90siouxfan]

2 hours ago, gfhockey said:

It doesn’t bother me one bit

 

wr can’t expect to make the playoffs every year. That’s asking to much

Who are you and what did you do to the local drunk/latch hand/ gobc lackey?

[fightingsioux4life]

16 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

You think your emails to those persons don't get in a spam file?  Incredible. 

And you are making my case for me.

If you want to just sit there and take whatever is dished out, go ahead. But don't expect the rest of us to follow you.

[RhettRingers]

3 hours ago, RhettRingers said:

I remember a post-game interview with Kunz this year where he said, "We get scored on, and then we fold." 

I don't ever remember a team under Blais or Hak that was as soft as the teams under Berry. 

#culture

1:50 mark

[tnt]

   Remember when there were arguments on which was the premier program in the state of North Dakota -  NDSU football or UND hockey?   It appears that question is moot now, as NDSU has a much, much higher standard of excellence, and culture.  UND hockey gets complacent after 3 or 4 wins in a row, while NDSU doesn't get complacent after 3 or 4 titles in a row.   Long for the day when the passion is there to actually compete for National Titles again in hockey. 

[scpa0305]

2 minutes ago, tnt said:

   Remember when there were arguments on which was the premier program in the state of North Dakota -  NDSU football or UND hockey?   It appears that question is moot now, as NDSU has a much, much higher standard of excellence, and culture.  UND hockey gets complacent after 3 or 4 wins in a row, while NDSU doesn't get complacent after 3 or 4 titles in a row.   Long for the day when the passion is there to actually compete for National Titles again in hockey. 

Tough to compare tbh, one is the top level in our country….the other is a second tier league. I fully realize UND football is in the same boat, but it is what it is, that’s a fact.

[yzerman19]

36 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

You think your emails to those persons don't get in a spam file?  Incredible. 

I can tell you as a former fortune 500 executive that if somebody has your correct email it gets through.  You can put it into junk or block it going forward, but I personally wouldn't do that unless the person emailing was suspect or unhinged.  If a client or customer or partner sent me an email, I'd open it.  I think this is true of most senior leaders.  

[yzerman19]

4 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Tough to compare tbh, one is the top level in our country….the other is a second tier league. I fully realize UND football is in the same boat, but it is what it is, that’s a fact.

Nobody outside the region cares about second tier football...its also a knock on why some chippahs don't want UND...football and bball games at Big 10 or Big East/Hockey East is a draw.

[tnt]

25 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Tough to compare tbh, one is the top level in our country….the other is a second tier league. I fully realize UND football is in the same boat, but it is what it is, that’s a fact.

True, but in many circles hockey is a niche sport too.  Regardless, NDSU is getting far more national exposure than UND is these days.   UND used to get talked about every year during tournament time.  When is the last time when they have the selection show for the National Tournament where UND is even mentioned, much less someone picking them as the candidate to win it all?

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

51 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Neither will the passivity and shoulder shrugging of fans like yourself.

william.chaves@und.edu

andrew.armacost@und.edu

I suppose posting those e-mail addresses is a "tantrum" and/or an "antic" too?

I'll at least give you credit for voicing your concerns with those that make the decisions if you acted on sending those emails and put your name to your concerns. That's something.  

51 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

How is questioning the direction of a program and pointing out it is woefully underperforming being "unhinged"?  Real programs fire their coaches when expectations are not met repeatedly.  Like blue-blood FBS football programs that actually have expectations.  

It doesn't, I've done the exact same thing.  I am simply pointing out it may not be worth the level of angst some posters seem to be going through, especially when your ability to affect real change is no where equal to the efforts.  'Pump the brakes' is all I'm saying for your own good but I that makes me a casual fan in some people's eyes, which I'm totally fine with. 

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

   Remember when there were arguments on which was the premier program in the state of North Dakota -  NDSU football or UND hockey?   It appears that question is moot now, as NDSU has a much, much higher standard of excellence, and culture.  UND hockey gets complacent after 3 or 4 wins in a row, while NDSU doesn't get complacent after 3 or 4 titles in a row.   Long for the day when the passion is there to actually compete for National Titles again in hockey. 

I was watching a Bismarck hockey game the other night it was Bismarck century vs Bo’s mark high

 

ndsu shorts out numbered und shirts 3 to 1 

 

and it was hockey folks

[brianvf]

6 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

ndsu shorts out numbered und shirts 3 to 1 

Was anyone wearing ndsu shorts with a UND shirt? Those colors would clash terribly. 

[skateshattrick]

7 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

I was watching a Bismarck hockey game the other night it was Bismarck century vs Bo’s mark high

 

ndsu shorts out numbered und shirts 3 to 1 

 

and it was hockey folks

Wearing shorts to a hockey game is impressive

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, yzerman19 said:

You can put it into junk or block it going forward, but I personally wouldn't do that unless the person emailing was suspect or unhinged. 

So then the question becomes how many of us SS.com posters are suspect or unhinged. 

[90siouxfan]

21 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Was anyone wearing ndsu shorts with a UND shirt? Those colors would clash terribly. 

if they has enough fashion sense to wear a UND shirt, then they probably wore pants, which would cover up their faux pas. 

[siouxkid12]

4 hours ago, jdub27 said:

I remember when we had a coach who did that but couldn't win "the big one". Pitchforks were out in full force annually.
Pretty sure the Venn diagram of the people complaining now overlaps significantly with the ones who wanted to run Hak out of town...

Schlossman had a pretty good article today showing that the team's record is actually pretty close to quite a few of those teams people are pining for, but unfortunately UND (and the NCHC as a whole) screwed up the non-conference schedule so Pairwise, they are in a much different spot.

 For as good as Schlossman is, he also has the ability to spin a story to make Berry and Co., look better than they are and that is what he is doing here. There was no "screw-ups" in the non-conference schedule, and I don't care what Schlossman has to say about that. The fact of the matter is the games were scheduled and the team lost VERY IMPORTANT non-conference games. Those games have always been very important and the ramifications of losing them early in the season are well known (this has been talked about for many years). If UND had won all their non-conference game this season (all the other results stayed the same) and then lost the upcoming Denver and Western Michigan series (won the UMD and Omaha series) they would be sitting at 10th in the pairwise right now.

Not only is losing hard but what is happening in the locker room (and leaking out) is even more unsettling. To me that just shows Berry is no longer the leader and neither is our captian.

[siouxkid12]

2 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

I can tell you as a former fortune 500 executive that if somebody has your correct email it gets through.  You can put it into junk or block it going forward, but I personally wouldn't do that unless the person emailing was suspect or unhinged.  If a client or customer or partner sent me an email, I'd open it.  I think this is true of most senior leaders.  

I don't know exactly how it works but couldn't you do a FOIA request on both the President and AD? I mean they are state employees. I also question if they can even block or insert emails into a junk folder.

[tnt]

I question what it is in our roster management where we have off years on average once every couple years.  Hakstol seemed to know how to always have a few guys waiting in the wings with experience, or he could get them to stay in juniors longer. 

Maybe that is a thing of the past with everyone wanting to rush things, and there are guys like Zellers and Strathmann that are willing to develop another year, but when you are told the reason behind our problems is because our defense doesn't have the experience, it beckons the question why.   It's not like we are losing a ton to the pros.  Hakstol had that problem too, and didn't have the advantage of the portal to fill in those gaps.  

Whatever system Hakstol had, it doesn't seem to be duplicated under the current regime. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

54 minutes ago, brianvf said:

So then the question becomes how many of us SS.com posters are suspect or unhinged. 

I am 

[Blackheart]

47 minutes ago, brianvf said:

So then the question becomes how many of us SS.com posters are suspect or unhinged. 

[stoneySIOUX]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

I was watching a Bismarck hockey game the other night it was Bismarck century vs Bo’s mark high

 

ndsu shorts out numbered und shirts 3 to 1 

 

and it was hockey folks

Was it warm in there?

[Blackheart]

58 minutes ago, brianvf said:

So then the question becomes how many of us SS.com posters are suspect or unhinged. 

Unhinged seems a bit aggressive but ok.

[skateshattrick]

24 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

 For as good as Schlossman is, he also has the ability to spin a story to make Berry and Co., look better than they are and that is what he is doing here. There was no "screw-ups" in the non-conference schedule, and I don't care what Schlossman has to say about that. The fact of the matter is the games were scheduled and the team lost VERY IMPORTANT non-conference games. Those games have always been very important and the ramifications of losing them early in the season are well known (this has been talked about for many years). If UND had won all their non-conference game this season (all the other results stayed the same) and then lost the upcoming Denver and Western Michigan series (won the UMD and Omaha series) they would be sitting at 10th in the pairwise right now.

Not only is losing hard but what is happening in the locker room (and leaking out) is even more unsettling. To me that just shows Berry is no longer the leader and neither is our captian.

No, Schlossman is absolutely correct. The NCHC has not been good this year in non-conference games, including UND. UND hurt itself by losing and tying Bemidji State and getting swept by Cornell, but the rest of the NCHC hurt everyone else by not winning non-conference games as well. So you're right that UND hurt itself, but Schlossman is absolutely correct that the whole league hurt the Pairwise for every team in the NCHC based upon the non-conference record. The league is down this year except for a few teams--DU, Western Michigan and ASU. 

[brianvf]

That BSU series result still annoys me.  I hate that series, every year.
They aren't fun games to watch (even when UND wins) with how BSU clogs it all up.
I would be completely fine with only playing BSU once every 5-7 years.

So the fact that we just extended that series for more years is frustrating.
I'd rather schedule any other NCAA opponent that weekend...bring some teams to the Ralph that we've never faced...or rarely face.

[cberkas]

1 minute ago, brianvf said:

That BSU series result still annoys me.  I hate that series, every year.
They aren't fun games to watch (even when UND wins) with how BSU clogs it all up.
I would be completely fine with only playing BSU once every 5-7 years.

So the fact that we just extended that series for more years is frustrating.
I'd rather schedule any other NCAA opponent that weekend...bring some teams to the Ralph that we've never faced...or rarely face.

I’d love to only play them in the NCAAs or preferably exhibition only. That series could just be Minnesota every year which is way more important than Bemidji.