2025 UND football

[Mama Sue]

If it gets too much….the AD should step in. Don’t you think he should have some oversight anyway with a new coach and his first year as HC? Couldn’t the AD take over some admin tasks and let him build his coaching staff and team? Sounds too simple to happen. I want Schmidt to succeed, like we we all do!

[UNDvince97-01]

6 minutes ago, Mama Sue said:

If it gets too much….the AD should step in. Don’t you think he should have some oversight anyway with a new coach and his first year as HC? Couldn’t the AD take over some admin tasks and let him build his coaching staff and team? Sounds too simple to happen. I want Schmidt to succeed, like we we all do!

The AD agreed to it. He knew and knows, then and now.

This isn't a surprise. This was the agreement before the December 8th official announcement, hiring and presser.

[SiouxFan100]

Sounds like many positive steps happening!

gfh

[Nodak78]

4 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Sounds like many positive steps happening!

gfh

100%

[UND-FB-FAN]

26 minutes ago, Mama Sue said:

If it gets too much….the AD should step in. Don’t you think he should have some oversight anyway with a new coach and his first year as HC? Couldn’t the AD take over some admin tasks and let him build his coaching staff and team? Sounds too simple to happen. I want Schmidt to succeed, like we we all do!

 

17 minutes ago, UNDvince97-01 said:

The AD agreed to it. He knew and knows, then and now.

This isn't a surprise. This was the agreement before the December 8th official announcement, hiring and presser.

If the AD were to make any adjustments, rather than micromanaging, it should be plainly increasing the salary pool so a quality DC candidate can be hired. But we’ll see how this HC/DC combo arrangement goes and go from there …

[The Sicatoka]

We wanted a fully engaged HC. Being HC and DC is fully engaged. Until it doesn’t work, don’t grouse. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

8 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

We wanted a fully engaged HC. Being HC and DC is fully engaged. Until it doesn’t work, don’t grouse. 

Some skepticism is perhaps fair given uniqueness of this (and don’t say Mike Zimmer, that’s NFL and didn’t quite work out I’d say), but it could work. Uniqueness can be either really good or really bad. Time will tell. 

[Nodak78]

HC less detail on recruiting more position coaches on defense.  OC and asst coach coaching TE observing offense when Eric is discussing adjustments on defense.  2025.

[HoopsFan03]

Everyone relax, we will be just fine!

And even if we don’t end up fine, Schmidt happens….

[homer]

Generally I would look for examples of this working in the past but we are entering a new age of college athletics.  

Recruiting coordinators and roster managers are going to be as/maybe more important than coordinators.  Head coaches aren’t going to be able to manage rosters and coach.  This is a time and a different approach may be welcomed.  Eventually promote one of your young defensive positions coaches to coordinator when ready.  

[SiouxFan100]

Means the defensive performance sits on one set of shoulders. No more guessing if a defensive call was the DC or HC.

[Sioux>Bison]

5 hours ago, Mama Sue said:

If it gets too much….the AD should step in. Don’t you think he should have some oversight anyway with a new coach and his first year as HC? Couldn’t the AD take over some admin tasks and let him build his coaching staff and team? Sounds too simple to happen. I want Schmidt to succeed, like we we all do!

The AD should step in and give him more money for his staff so he can hire better coaches! We need to lay the best to get the best coaches

[Sioux>Bison]

On 1/2/2025 at 12:29 PM, nodak651 said:

Not sure where to put this, but this auction for Alex's Lemonade Stand has a signed Belquist jersey and mini helmet.  Figured someone may be interested and its for a good cause.  

 

I think it’s a full size helmet. Only 2 days left to bid

[geaux_sioux]

2 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:

The AD should step in and give him more money for his staff so he can hire better coaches! We need to lay the best to get the best coaches

The AD must have the money to give. 

[sioux24/7]

Didn’t they say on the 360 podcast that we have the second highest assistant coaches pool?

[Nodak78]

36 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

Didn’t they say on the 360 podcast that we have the second highest assistant coaches pool?

Yes.  The AD is still paying Bubba as well.

[geaux_sioux]

1 hour ago, Nodak78 said:

Yes.  The AD is still paying Bubba as well.

You think they’re really counting that in the coaching pool?

[Nodak78]

1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said:

You think they’re really counting that in the coaching pool?

Not in the coaches pool but still limited money available.

[geaux_sioux]

35 minutes ago, Nodak78 said:

Not in the coaches pool but still limited money available.

I have a feeling more money will become available over the next couple years with the trajectory of the program currently. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

50 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said:

I have a feeling more money will become available over the next couple years with the trajectory of the program currently. 

Already increasing actually, and I agree, it will continue to do so. There are current and soon to be enacted opportunities for all “supporters” to contribute - why wait? 

The most frustrating area has been state appropriation and departmental allocation, especially when looking at how NDSU has been treated by Burgum, NDUS and the legislature, and now apparently Armstrong is an NDSU guy ….

Nonetheless, there are signifiant private opportunities for UND football and they are being and will be capitalized on. More opportunities to come, stay tuned …

[TwamleyShuffle]

9 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Already increasing actually, and I agree, it will continue to do so. There are current and soon to be enacted opportunities for all “supporters” to contribute - why wait? 

The most frustrating area has been state appropriation and departmental allocation, especially when looking at how NDSU has been treated by Burgum, NDUS and the legislature, and now apparently Armstrong is an NDSU guy ….

Nonetheless, there are signifiant private opportunities for UND football and they are being and will be capitalized on. More opportunities to come, stay tuned …

What makes you think Armstrong is a NDSU guy? Didn’t he graduate from UND?

[UND1983]

Seems that Landry made the correct decision. He realized how sad our program was in a matter of days

[Hans8891]

Kelly Armstrong is not an NDSU guy.  As Governor, he will need to support both, but Kelly is definitely a UND grad and UND guy.

[UND-FB-FAN]

4 hours ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

What makes you think Armstrong is a NDSU guy? Didn’t he graduate from UND?

 

2 hours ago, Hans8891 said:

Kelly Armstrong is not an NDSU guy.  As Governor, he will need to support both, but Kelly is definitely a UND grad and UND guy.

There will be opportunities, hopefully very soon, to show if he indeed will support both athletic programs, although many would prefer he support his alma mater preferentially. As a reminder, it is difficult to just support both, as they do compete head-to-head. His predecessor was quite one-sided despite the outside sentiment of supporting both. We’ll see with 2025 Kelly … I’m hopeful, although the Lets. Go. Bison. look is a bad start. 

[AJS]

Two other important pieces from latest 360 pod. They did seem confused over Covid year as they incorrectly stated that it was done. Kelly did make it sound that outside of Anderson, nobody else would be back from that class. IF true, disappointing and first “miss” of offseason. Didn’t have to be many, three or four key guys can make a difference. Ex: Smith back at RB. Also, he expects a lot of movement after Spring Ball. Which many here have been saying.