Search for a New Head Coach

[yzerman19]

i wonder if Jeffrey Epstein has been involved in any of this...lol...gotta make some light of the craziness that only a fan board for this team can create...of which I am a part...good, bad, sober, drunk and everything in between : )

[yzerman19]

the interesting part of the hiring committee was the 06-10 chippaz.  Let me tell you what they had to say LOL : )

[siouxkid12]

17 minutes ago, Speed_Kills said:

Two things can be - and I think are - true:

1) Brad is a high character, good person who cares deeply for UND Hockey and always will.

2) It was time to move in a different direction.

His letter was fantastic and classy IMHO.  He will receive the same treatment that Blais and Hak receive when they show him on the big board at the Ralph.

100% on everything.

The one thing that I think hurt Berry was his trust in certain players also being high character individuals. Jammer was Berry's guy and if what is being said about Jammer is true, he really let Berry down.

[siouxfaninseattle]

54 minutes ago, dagies said:

IF, and I say IF because I don't know anything...., Jackson is going to be named coach, going thru the motions of a national search is the best service the program can do for him.   Had they just elevated Jackson without a search it would have opened up more negativity from many fans.   At least this way UND can say they evaluated the available and interested candidates and have determined Jackson is the best choice. 

Now, that won't eliminate negative feedback, but it will help minimize it, and it's the right thing for the University to do for Jackson.

There might have been more interest candidates had they not had such a short posting time and not right before the national tournament.

[Oxbow6]

3 minutes ago, siouxfaninseattle said:

There might have been more interest candidates had they not had such a short posting time and not right before the national tournament.

Chaves gonna Chaves

[Siouxdaddy]

Folks, when they hold the press conference for the media I will be boots on ground. If you have a question you want asked dm or type it up and i’ll do it.

[Oxbow6]

Just now, Siouxdaddy said:

Folks, when they hold the press conference for the media I will be boots on ground. If you have a question you want asked dm or type it up and i’ll do it.

Sure you will Schloss 😉

[Siouxdaddy]

1 minute ago, Oxbow6 said:

Sure you will Schloss 😉

I will personally send a photo to this chat for those who do not believe me 

[90siouxfan]

mindless dribble is the phrase for the day, should be the replacement for "interwebs" in the comical inclined. 

[siouxweet]

So these "interviews" Chaves is supposedly conducting today are along the lines of what the New England Patriots did in January interviewing Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich to circumvent the Rooney Rule.  In other words these dudes had no shot at getting hired.

[crb1]

2 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

So these "interviews" Chaves is supposedly conducting today are along the lines of what the New England Patriots did in January interviewing Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich to circumvent the Rooney Rule.  In other words these dudes had no shot at getting hired.

Don't be so sure.

[gfhockey]

1 minute ago, crb1 said:

Don't be so sure.

Don’t be sure he actually interviewed others? Or was it just Simpson Karl and jack

[crb1]

6 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Don’t be sure he actually interviewed others? Or was it just Simpson Karl and jack

Hopefully when they get down to the finalists it will be made public so you can see.

[Irish]

1 hour ago, RhettRingers said:

For the record Dane's going to be a hell of a coach. Most of you will bitch and moan about it but give the guy a chance. He's paid his dues, could've left multiple times.

I really hope so - for some it is hard to reconcile Dane's participation in what ever the hell we saw this season with how he would do things as a Head Coach.  As a group the forwards were among the worst I have seen in a long time.  If he's the coach and they come out playing hard and fast we are back on track.  However, if we see the passing, intensity, and game efforts we saw this year we are in big trouble.  Sounds like you are confident it will be the former.  

[gfhockey]

13 minutes ago, crb1 said:

Hopefully when they get down to the finalists it will be made public so you can see.

Source?

[SIOUXpucks]

1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Berry said something to the extent of "too many to name, but you know who you are" about the many coaches. Naming one or two but not all would be perceived as a slight as well.

When I read the letter my take was that the "too many to name" comment was in reference to the "Ralph Engelstad staff/employees".  Given how long the letter was and how many other people were named specifically, it does seem odd that the associate/assistant coaches were not mentioned, or even Poolman for that matter.  

Someone else had mentioned that the Dane/Brad relationship was all hunky-dory initially but that it soured over time.  I also had heard that Brad had started limiting Dane's voice and influence with the players and that Dane also wanted to handle the most significant locker room issue thing differently but obviously Brad had final say there.  I'm not trying to trash Brad at all as he is a genuine guy and I have no doubts that he did everything with the intent that it be for the best of the program, but perhaps his big heart and softer nature clouded his judgement a bit.

I don't know who'd be the best next coach either.  My first choice wasn't going to be Dane and thought a fresh start would be good, but how in the world do any of us really know what'd be best?  Perhaps we shouldn't hold some of his coaching responsibilities and the results of them against him just based on this past year.  We have had good forward groups in the past, and a solid PK.  This year was a dud sure, but if he becomes HC and brings in some very good assistants, perhaps they can take things a new direction and improve results too.  If he's named coach, hopefully he can take the bits of things he has seen and experienced under everyone he's worked with and devise a way to getting the guys truly play the brand of hockey we've grown to love over the years.  

[crb1]

3 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Source?

My own eyes.

[siouxkid12]

3 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Source?

what source are you looking for? He just stated that he hopes they make the finalists public. 
I know Judy's is the place to be but for pete sake, it isn't even 1PM yet and you are already asking a stupid question.

[siouxkid12]

4 minutes ago, SIOUXpucks said:

When I read the letter my take was that the "too many to name" comment was in reference to the "Ralph Engelstad staff/employees".  Given how long the letter was and how many other people were named specifically, it does seem odd that the associate/assistant coaches were not mentioned, or even Poolman for that matter.  

Someone else had mentioned that the Dane/Brad relationship was all hunky-dory initially but that it soured over time.  I also had heard that Brad had started limiting Dane's voice and influence with the players and that Dane also wanted to handle the most significant locker room issue thing differently but obviously Brad had final say there.  I'm not trying to trash Brad at all as he is a genuine guy and I have no doubts that he did everything with the intent that it be for the best of the program, but perhaps his big heart and softer nature clouded his judgement a bit.

I don't know who'd be the best next coach either.  My first choice wasn't going to be Dane and thought a fresh start would be good, but how in the world do any of us really know what'd be best?  Perhaps we shouldn't hold some of his coaching responsibilities and the results of them against him just based on this past year.  We have had good forward groups in the past, and a solid PK.  This year was a dud sure, but if he becomes HC and brings in some very good assistants, perhaps they can take things a new direction and improve results too.  If he's named coach, hopefully he can take the bits of things he has seen and experienced under everyone he's worked with and devise a way to getting the guys truly play the brand of hockey we've grown to love over the years.  

I believe that was his downfall and some players took advantage of that.

[Irish]

2 minutes ago, SIOUXpucks said:

When I read the letter my take was that the "too many to name" comment was in reference to the "Ralph Engelstad staff/employees".  Given how long the letter was and how many other people were named specifically, it does seem odd that the associate/assistant coaches were not mentioned, or even Poolman for that matter.  

Someone else had mentioned that the Dane/Brad relationship was all hunky-dory initially but that it soured over time.  I also had heard that Brad had started limiting Dane's voice and influence with the players and that Dane also wanted to handle the most significant locker room issue thing differently but obviously Brad had final say there.  I'm not trying to trash Brad at all as he is a genuine guy and I have no doubts that he did everything with the intent that it be for the best of the program, but perhaps his big heart and softer nature clouded his judgement a bit.

I don't know who'd be the best next coach either.  My first choice wasn't going to be Dane and thought a fresh start would be good, but how in the world do any of us really know what'd be best?  Perhaps we shouldn't hold some of his coaching responsibilities and the results of them against him just based on this past year.  We have had good forward groups in the past, and a solid PK.  This year was a dud sure, but if he becomes HC and brings in some very good assistants, perhaps they can take things a new direction and improve results too.  If he's named coach, hopefully he can take the bits of things he has seen and experienced under everyone he's worked with and devise a way to getting the guys truly play the brand of hockey we've grown to love over the years.  

That would require him to fire most of the people he has worked with - some for a long time.  It needs to be done but does he have the stones to do it.

[Siouxdaddy]

6 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

what source are you looking for? He just stated that he hopes they make the finalists public. 
I know Judy's is the place to be but for pete sake, it isn't even 1PM yet and you are already asking a stupid question.

The finalists will be made public, I sent in a FOIA request. They will email them out as soon as the “finalists” are chosen 

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, yzerman19 said:

please state for the record your name, rank, and current billet

The Sicatoka
Kommisar of Skulduggery
SiouxSports.com 

[thUNDer]

2 minutes ago, Siouxdaddy said:

The finalists will be made public, I sent in a FOIA request. They will email them out as soon as the “finalists” are chosen 

Thanks, my partner is a journalist & alum so much appreciated!

[The Sicatoka]

10 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said:

I believe that was his downfall and some players took advantage of that.

Big heart and soft nature was believe it or not HAK when he was assistant and early as HC. 

Then came "Judy's" and Hak became Head Coach Dave Hakstol. 

Bubs never had that epiphany moment. 

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

Per source announcement expected this afternoon now. 
 

Chaves got his guy! 
he fought the other teams off for him and won

I thought Rand Pecknold's team plays today.   

 

You'd thing FightingHawks.com would note a presser later today if there was to be one.