Next Head Coach

[fightingsioux4life]

9 hours ago, iramurphy said:

Results need to be part of the equation that decisions are based upon. I believe wins and loses are important to Chaves but not the only thing he considers. 

Based on his decisions, I don't think Chaves looks at wins and losses at all. And that is unacceptable. I do not want to be the Rutgers of the Midwest. And that is what we are becoming.

[fightingsioux4life]

23 minutes ago, AJS said:

Why I say, somewhat matter is accurate, is for change to happen, Chaves needs to see someone go full Bubba. It's damn near impossible given the support the programs get (which I will give credit to Chaves for) to go full Bubba. It does appear that M/W Basketball & Hockey will end up being average / slightly below, which means status quo. A month ago, it was looking like all three had a chance to go full Bubba, but they've all settled on being average. 

So we moved up to Division I over 15 years ago to be average? That is 100% unacceptable. And I would hope all supporters of this institution would agree with that.

[F'n Hawks]

11 hours ago, iramurphy said:

I’m not commenting one way or another regarding an extension.

However, none of our decisions at UND should ever be influenced by opposing fans bases. None of NDSU’s, SDSU’s etc decisions should ever be influenced by our fan base either. If that ever happens, it’s time for a change of the administrator who wastes time with other fan bases. 

Agreed, but it is comical that when Bubba was extended last year all of NDSU twitter was celebrating. And everyone on here also knew it was bad. 
 

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

not only should chaves be held responsible...both KEM and Jody at REA need to explain where all the money goes....especially with the RoR that the hockey team is producing the last ten years or so.

[iramurphy]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Based on his decisions, I don't think Chaves looks at wins and losses at all. And that is unacceptable. I do not want to be the Rutgers of the Midwest. And that is what we are becoming.

Fair enough. 

[iramurphy]

1 hour ago, F'n Hawks said:

Agreed, but it is comical that when Bubba was extended last year all of NDSU twitter was celebrating. And everyone on here also knew it was bad. 
 

 

I didn’t like the extension but don’t care what NDSU twitter does. 

[F'n Hawks]

Chaves should look at the Schmidt hire and see how optimism and general excitement around the program can change quickly with a new hire. It still needs to be proven on the field, but it appears Schmidt is off to a good start.

I think the same thing can happen with MBB, and in this day and age in can happen quickly. Hell, even this year with the Alabama, SDSU, and NDSU games, there has been great atmospheres. Imagine if we were actually good…

[NewUndFan]

15 hours ago, iramurphy said:

Actually, I believe he is pretty well respected. The improvement in facilities and resources is impressive. He and his staff have their “plates full” 24/7.  In addition to facilities and resources his priorities include NCAA/Conference challenges, community connections, interactions with UND admin staff, interactions with alumni staff etc.  He does oversee Athletic teams, coaches, legal issues etc.  Unless he gets poached by another school he won’t be going anywhere soon. 

I wish I could dislike this twice 

[HoopsFan03]

23 minutes ago, NewUndFan said:

I wish I could dislike this twice 

That’s what we need the mega downvote button created for!

Admin, get on it!

[UND92,96]

Craig Smith has been fired at Utah. 

[UND1983]

54 minutes ago, UND92,96 said:

Craig Smith has been fired at Utah. 

That group of coaches definitely moved up as quick as they could and seem to be sliding back just as fast.  At least they got paid.

[forksandspoons]

55 minutes ago, UND92,96 said:

Craig Smith has been fired at Utah. 

Wow! 

[Dustin]

5 hours ago, iramurphy said:

I didn’t like the extension but don’t care what NDSU twitter does. 

As much as we can not care, the fact that the fans of UND's biggest rival are essentially mocking the AD's decision on the head FB coach tells you a lot.  Maybe not everything, but a lot.

[iramurphy]

1 hour ago, Dustin said:

As much as we can not care, the fact that the fans of UND's biggest rival are essentially mocking the AD's decision on the head FB coach tells you a lot.  Maybe not everything, but a lot.

Tells me nothing I didn’t already know. Why would I care what they think? Why would I care if they feel empowered by mocking UND or even if they mocked me?  Heck, guys on our own forum mock me. If it makes someone feel better then I’ve done them a service. 

 

5 hours ago, NewUndFan said:

I wish I could dislike this twice 

I could post it again if that works for you. 

[CMSioux]

19 hours ago, Dustin said:

As much as we can not care, the fact that the fans of UND's biggest rival are essentially mocking the AD's decision on the head FB coach tells you a lot.  Maybe not everything, but a lot.

Most of those "fans" have IQs lower than football numbers. This is the same fan site that has threads of pornography on it. No concern about what they think of anything at UND.  

[fightingsioux4life]

On 2/23/2025 at 9:17 PM, iramurphy said:

Actually, I believe he is pretty well respected. The improvement in facilities and resources is impressive. He and his staff have their “plates full” 24/7.  In addition to facilities and resources his priorities include NCAA/Conference challenges, community connections, interactions with UND admin staff, interactions with alumni staff etc.  He does oversee Athletic teams, coaches, legal issues etc.  Unless he gets poached by another school he won’t be going anywhere soon. 

With all due respect, Chaves needs to go. I am so sick of hearing all the important committees he serves on and how much the suits love him. Our programs have never been in this bad of shape across the board in all my years following them. The only coach that should be safe is Eric Schmidt. All the others should have to earn contract extensions instead of having them handed out like candy on Halloween. The disastrous Bubba extension in March 2024 cannot happen again.

We have to choose what we want to become going forward. Do we want to continue down the road of mediocrity, underachievement and being overshadowed by the other Dakota schools? Do we want our hockey program to decend into mid-major status and give up our well-earned status as a blue blood in Division I hockey?

Or do we want to set our sights upward? Basketball programs that regularly compete for Summit League tournament titles. Ditto for volleyball. Football regularly competing for MVFC and FCS titles. Hockey regularly competing for NCAA titles and taking a back seat to no one.

I know which one I would choose. But the current high school-esqe regime in charge of the athletic department will never get us there. #replacechaves

[iramurphy]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

With all due respect, Chaves needs to go. I am so sick of hearing all the important committees he serves on and how much the suits love him. Our programs have never been in this bad of shape across the board in all my years following them. The only coach that should be safe is Eric Schmidt. All the others should have to earn contract extensions instead of having them handed out like candy on Halloween. The disastrous Bubba extension in March 2024 cannot happen again.

We have to choose what we want to become going forward. Do we want to continue down the road of mediocrity, underachievement and being overshadowed by the other Dakota schools? Do we want our hockey program to decend into mid-major status and give up our well-earned status as a blue blood in Division I hockey?

Or do we want to set our sights upward? Basketball programs that regularly compete for Summit League tournament titles. Ditto for volleyball. Football regularly competing for MVFC and FCS titles. Hockey regularly competing for NCAA titles and taking a back seat to no one.

I know which one I would choose. But the current high school-esqe regime in charge of the athletic department will never get us there. #replacechaves

I don’t know who the suits are, but apparently Chaves did get a solid vote of confidence regarding Sather from one of the successful major college BB coaches recently. That probably carries more weight than dissenting opinions from rubes like us, most of whom maintain anonymity so people dont know  if we have a background or any experience that may lend credibility for us over the guys “sitting in their underwear, in their mother’s basement “.  
 

My opinion is that neither Chaves nor Sather are going anywhere unless they get a sweet deal to move. I may be wrong but we will see.  
 

[ND-fan]

I think you are probably right on the above statement and Sather is still liked by general fan. I also don’t think administration is interested changing all of our coaches in one year. I still think Mallory has to be on the hot seat and if she is not Sather is in safe position because he had better conference record and winning against SU than Mallory has had.  Mallory program you can see where we’re getting out coached and doesn’t have personality that public appeal that Sather has.

[HoopsFan03]

5 hours ago, ND-fan said:

I think you are probably right on the above statement and Sather is still liked by general fan. I also don’t think administration is interested changing all of our coaches in one year. I still think Mallory has to be on the hot seat and if she is not Sather is in safe position because he had better conference record and winning against SU than Mallory has had.  Mallory program you can see where we’re getting out coached and doesn’t have personality that public appeal that Sather has.

Sather gets out coached 98% of the time. He may be a solid recruiter and good guy but he is one of the worst X’s & O’s coaches in the whole country

[UND-FB-FAN]

6 hours ago, iramurphy said:

I don’t know who the suits are, but apparently Chaves did get a solid vote of confidence regarding Sather from one of the successful major college BB coaches recently. That probably carries more weight than dissenting opinions from rubes like us, most of whom maintain anonymity so people dont know  if we have a background or any experience that may lend credibility for us over the guys “sitting in their underwear, in their mother’s basement “.  
 

My opinion is that neither Chaves nor Sather are going anywhere unless they get a sweet deal to move. I may be wrong but we will see.  
 

 

5 hours ago, ND-fan said:

I think you are probably right on the above statement and Sather is still liked by general fan. I also don’t think administration is interested changing all of our coaches in one year. I still think Mallory has to be on the hot seat and if she is not Sather is in safe position because he had better conference record and winning against SU than Mallory has had.  Mallory program you can see where we’re getting out coached and doesn’t have personality that public appeal that Sather has.

The “general fan” in Grand Forks is a poor abused one, whose soul has recently been crushed and countlessly conditioned to believe UND is inferior to NDSU and other regional DI institutions. The “general fan” for UND currently is in need of serious rehabilitation, and for football, that process has gone wonderfully thus far. There’s no question basketball needs the same treatment. The standard of excellence for UND athletics needs to be raised, and hearing defense of the status quo over and over again is tiring and not helpful, but there are factors at play not mentioned here that need to be considered, also. 

[gfhockey]

8 hours ago, iramurphy said:

I don’t know who the suits are, but apparently Chaves did get a solid vote of confidence regarding Sather from one of the successful major college BB coaches recently. That probably carries more weight than dissenting opinions from rubes like us, most of whom maintain anonymity so people dont know  if we have a background or any experience that may lend credibility for us over the guys “sitting in their underwear, in their mother’s basement “.  
 

My opinion is that neither Chaves nor Sather are going anywhere unless they get a sweet deal to move. I may be wrong but we will see.  
 

I thought Gunther passed away?

[gfhockey]

The Hyslop isn’t getting any younger 

[sioux24/7]

8 hours ago, iramurphy said:

I don’t know who the suits are, but apparently Chaves did get a solid vote of confidence regarding Sather from one of the successful major college BB coaches recently. That probably carries more weight than dissenting opinions from rubes like us, most of whom maintain anonymity so people dont know  if we have a background or any experience that may lend credibility for us over the guys “sitting in their underwear, in their mother’s basement “.  
 

My opinion is that neither Chaves nor Sather are going anywhere unless they get a sweet deal to move. I may be wrong but we will see.  
 

My guess is Greg McDermott. Have heard he is a Sather fan. 

[GoodGood]

8 hours ago, iramurphy said:

I don’t know who the suits are, but apparently Chaves did get a solid vote of confidence regarding Sather from one of the successful major college BB coaches recently. That probably carries more weight than dissenting opinions from rubes like us, most of whom maintain anonymity so people dont know  if we have a background or any experience that may lend credibility for us over the guys “sitting in their underwear, in their mother’s basement “.  
 

My opinion is that neither Chaves nor Sather are going anywhere unless they get a sweet deal to move. I may be wrong but we will see.  
 

I don’t care if it’s some dude in his underwear or Coach K endorsing him, the facts are the facts. Sather has won 33% of his games against d1 opponents, hasn’t won a SLT game since pre Covid, hasn’t won a SLT game with guys he’s recruited. If he gets an extension with those numbers, it’s clear that wins and losses do no matter to the athletic department. That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact 

[UND1983]

My guess is bigtime basketball coach guy hasn’t watched Sather coach much because the guy is coaching himself.  And hasn’t seen UND’s record.