Search for a New Head Coach

[crb1]

10 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

Is it though? Maybe it's not that coaches aren't interested in it, maybe it's just the fact that UND hasn't hired an outside voice in over 30 years for a HC and the one coach they did hire that wasn't from UND, they let go after 4 years. 

Also, there could be a lot of interest in the job but with North Dakota's open records law, they don't want to apply because they want secrecy, and they are getting around it by vetting candidates before they technically apply.

Also, it’s not exactly a great time to apply for a job as teams are headed into playoffs. No coach wants to bring on extra distractions while that is going on. I don’t buy that no one wants to coach here. 

[AJS]

@siouxkid12 @siouxweet you're both absolutely correct that a big name is not going to officially apply for the job. Also, a big name isn't going to reach out at 4pm today and let Chavez know he's interested. Jax being the guy as early as Monday morning tells me anyone that Chavez reached out to couldn't have said no faster. His phone must have been lighting up with No's and laughing emojis from guys he hoped would be interested Monday morning.

[siouxweet]

10 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Per source  Sasha will be staying 

 

livenage going pro. Almost lost him to another nchc school tho

Is Sasha staying because Jax will be coach, Berry is gone or both?

[TNF]

29 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Low buyout just says we have very little confidence you can get this thing turned around

Maybe they should structure the new contract like an AHL/NHL deal. “He signed a four year, two-way deal that will pay him $450k per year as HC/$225k as AC. Do the same thing with the top two assistants as well and they can just rotate them around when frustrations rise. It is essentially what happens now but without the buyouts. 😏

[Shawn-O]

36 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:

Maybe the real head coach hire was the friends we made along the way 

It’s the reason for sports fandom. 

[Siouxperman8]

50 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

The lack of interest in this job is shocking, unless there’s a surprise coming which I doubt.  

Any credible reports out there on who has shown interest?  I've seen very little speculation except for a couple of whish lists. 

[RhettRingers]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

Wait, weren't you telling us that Carter Bear is coming here?   You don't consider a probable high first round pick a Chippah?

Hopefully he is still coming.

[RhettRingers]

28 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Here is hoping Jax has more Hak in him then Berry.

He very much is. He will light a fire. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

[SJHovey]

There have been a number of posts about how far this program has "fallen" (in their opinion), that we are no longer considered a blue blood school, etc...

First, I do not think that is an opinion that is shared outside this board, or outside a portion of this fan base.  I suspect that if you went around and asked college hockey players, coaches, administrators, media types and fans to name the premier schools in college hockey, the blue bloods, UND shows up on all or almost all of their lists.

Second, I've had the privilege of going to UND games for a long time.  My first games were at the old Winter Sports building, and those were definitely not the good old days.

The vast majority of my UND seasons have ended in disappointment.  We lost, season over.  It might have been in the national championship game, or it could have been in the first round of the conference playoffs, but either way, the dream was dead.  Wait 'til next year!  That is the norm!

We had an incredible 20 year run from the '96-97 season through 2015-16.  Incredible.  I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but that is not sustainable.  If you don't believe me, talk to a 70 year old UCLA basketball fan, or a current NE Patriots fan, a New York Yankees fan or an Alabama football fan in 10 years.

If that is the "bar" that you want to set for this program, then no coach should want this job, and we're going to be firing coaches about every three years.

We should expect our coaches to run a clean program, to work hard to recruit the best possible players (who are also good people) to come play for the program, and to teach them.  That's the job of a coach is to teach.  If we find someone who teaches the game the right way, we'll continue to have more success than most other programs, and we'll occasionally even win a title.

I have no reason to think that Jackson can't be that guy.

And finally, I think that a reality check is needed.  College athletics are changing, and changing dramatically.  UND (and a lot of others) are going to be at a significant disadvantage.  That doesn't mean that we should give up, or do nothing, but let's not kid ourselves into thinking that whatever collective we can put together is going to compete with the likes of the Michigans, Penn States, Arizona States, etc..., of the world.  We just can't.  They can find way more NIL money in the cushions of their football coach's couch than we could ever raise.

I understand that, and as a college athletics fan, I think it sucks.  But we have to be prepared to try to win more with less.

Just my two cents.

[gfhockey]

26 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

Is it though? Maybe it's not that coaches aren't interested in it, maybe it's just the fact that UND hasn't hired an outside voice in over 30 years for a HC and the one coach they did hire that wasn't from UND, they let go after 4 years. 

Also, there could be a lot of interest in the job but with North Dakota's open records law, they don't want to apply because they want secrecy, and they are getting around it by vetting candidates before they technically apply.

Blais wasn’t a und alum?

[Wilbur]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

Let's  be fair and realistic. This whole sh!t show would not have even presented itself if UND was playing in Scheels tomorrow.  The ask to avoid all of this wasn't really that difficult.

Hey, I've got the Robert Morris weekend down as a sweep with the OT victory and the 1-0 Saturday night beat down.  There were fireworks and a TCOS.  

At the same time too many people have been downplaying the importance of the shootout victory over Bemidji State.   

[gfhockey]

9 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Is Sasha staying because Jax will be coach, Berry is gone or both?

Jacks staying

[gfhockey]

11 minutes ago, AJS said:

@siouxkid12 @siouxweet you're both absolutely correct that a big name is not going to officially apply for the job. Also, a big name isn't going to reach out at 4pm today and let Chavez know he's interested. Jax being the guy as early as Monday morning tells me anyone that Chavez reached out to couldn't have said no faster. His phone must have been lighting up with No's and laughing emojis from guys he hoped would be interested Monday morning.

Chavez needed to reach out to a big guy. He does lot per source. He waits for the fax machine applications to roll I 

[RhettRingers]

Just now, SJHovey said:

I understand that, and as a college athletics fan, I think it sucks.  But we have to be prepared to try to win more with less.

Just my two cents.

With the nicest hockey facility on the planet...

[TNF]

In all seriousness, Jax is not Berry (nor is he Hak) so we really have no idea how he’ll lead this team. I’ll convince myself by next fall to give him the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully he makes a few statements between now and then that makes it clear he wants to return to a much more exciting brand of hockey and embrace the new age of NIL.

It is a tough spot for him however because his leash will be very short with the baggage he brings from the last few years. Here’s to hoping we are pleasantly surprised which is certainly within the realm of possibility. We do know he is loyal. 

[siouxkid12]

2 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Blais wasn’t a und alum?

No but he was an assistant before he got the HC job. 

[burd]

12 hours ago, siouxweet said:

Could be Jackson, could be Blashill, could be Raboin, could be a dark horse nobody saw coming who knows.  This thread is pure entertainment right now.   Prediction:  no matter who the HC is this team will win at least one game in the NCAA tournament next year.

Define “this team.”

[ChadR]

Berry pens a nice letter to the Herald and makes zero remarks about Jax, Karl, or Simpson.

 

Odd.....

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Once again why the rush, this is a big decision and moving this program out of the doldrums so let’s make the correct one please. 

[Sioux-]

Just now, ChadR said:

Berry pens a nice letter to the Herald and makes zero remarks about Jax, Karl, or Simpson.

 

Odd.....

Letter also seemed to end with a implied plea to hire new blood, or was that just me?

[tnt]

34 minutes ago, SJHovey said:

There have been a number of posts about how far this program has "fallen" (in their opinion), that we are no longer considered a blue blood school, etc...

First, I do not think that is an opinion that is shared outside this board, or outside a portion of this fan base.  I suspect that if you went around and asked college hockey players, coaches, administrators, media types and fans to name the premier schools in college hockey, the blue bloods, UND shows up on all or almost all of their lists.

Second, I've had the privilege of going to UND games for a long time.  My first games were at the old Winter Sports building, and those were definitely not the good old days.

The vast majority of my UND seasons have ended in disappointment.  We lost, season over.  It might have been in the national championship game, or it could have been in the first round of the conference playoffs, but either way, the dream was dead.  Wait 'til next year!  That is the norm!

We had an incredible 20 year run from the '96-97 season through 2015-16.  Incredible.  I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but that is not sustainable.  If you don't believe me, talk to a 70 year old UCLA basketball fan, or a current NE Patriots fan, a New York Yankees fan or an Alabama football fan in 10 years.

If that is the "bar" that you want to set for this program, then no coach should want this job, and we're going to be firing coaches about every three years.

We should expect our coaches to run a clean program, to work hard to recruit the best possible players (who are also good people) to come play for the program, and to teach them.  That's the job of a coach is to teach.  If we find someone who teaches the game the right way, we'll continue to have more success than most other programs, and we'll occasionally even win a title.

I have no reason to think that Jackson can't be that guy.

And finally, I think that a reality check is needed.  College athletics are changing, and changing dramatically.  UND (and a lot of others) are going to be at a significant disadvantage.  That doesn't mean that we should give up, or do nothing, but let's not kid ourselves into thinking that whatever collective we can put together is going to compete with the likes of the Michigans, Penn States, Arizona States, etc..., of the world.  We just can't.  They can find way more NIL money in the cushions of their football coach's couch than we could ever raise.

I understand that, and as a college athletics fan, I think it sucks.  But we have to be prepared to try to win more with less.

Just my two cents.

From the team with the best postseason winning percentage, to just about the worse, when they get there.  Tons of fans that wouldn't miss a second of the action, to many that don't watch at all, and others flipping to see what the score is. That is the very definition of fallen.  You said it yourself, the landscape is changing, and it is changing to be more of a pro landscape.  When you are a school that is paying players above and beyond a scholarship, it is what have you done for me lately.  This is the new landscape, perhaps you need to deal with it. 

[Langster019]

17 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Isn't he kind of a big deal?

He’s won at every level except Detroit with a terrible roster and bad contracts out of his control. 

[gfhockey]

9 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Berry pens a nice letter to the Herald and makes zero remarks about Jax, Karl, or Simpson.

 

Odd.....

Link?

[siouxkid12]

9 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Berry pens a nice letter to the Herald and makes zero remarks about Jax, Karl, or Simpson.

 

Odd.....

anyone have that letter? 

[rochsioux]

Just now, siouxkid12 said:

anyone have that letter? 

Berry’s letter