Dane Jackson named head coach

[nascar99]

 

[nascar99]

 

[siouxfaninseattle]

10 hours ago, brianvf said:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/how-dane-jackson-plans-to-modernize-recruiting-for-und-hockey

 

Thanks for posting - good explanation of the position and like the idea of someone on the road pretty much all the time.

[MGsioux]

2 hours ago, Goon said:

I just did, it's been a busy week.

I listened to the presser again today; there was much to digest. F, yeah, comes to mind. Jackson is intense. He's going to work hard every day, and he expects the same from his coaches and players. Playing on a sports team is a lot like battling with your battle buddies. I don't feel they had that this year. It seemed like they had 23 guys going all different directions. You can't have people going in different directions. The culture is going to change. 

Nicely done buddy and I love the positivity 

[siouxkid12]

14 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I for one am looking forward to not having those tired old talking points shoved down my throat after a bad game or weekend.

When Dane talked about culture, I took it a different way. I think Dane knew that the locker room issues were made public (mainly from gossip) and that players were already “leaving” in January. I don’t know why but when he said “culture” I took it as “I’m not putting up with that sh$# anymore and we are getting or identity back”. I feel like from now on we are going to see teams that are very physical but also play with perfection. 
that’s just me though

[siouxkid12]

4 hours ago, Goon said:

I just did, it's been a busy week.

I listened to the presser again today; there was much to digest. F, yeah, comes to mind. Jackson is intense. He's going to work hard every day, and he expects the same from his coaches and players. Playing on a sports team is a lot like battling with your battle buddies. I don't feel they had that this year. It seemed like they had 23 guys going all different directions. You can't have people going in different directions. The culture is going to change. 

I’ll give credit where it’s due and this was well done. What you wrote was exactly how I felt after watching his presser.

[Cratter]

7 hours ago, nascar99 said:

 

"If I was an ambitious guy, I would have left 15 years ago."

[Coach4Life]

8 hours ago, Goon said:

I just did, it's been a busy week.

I listened to the presser again today; there was much to digest. F, yeah, comes to mind. Jackson is intense. He's going to work hard every day, and he expects the same from his coaches and players. Playing on a sports team is a lot like battling with your battle buddies. I don't feel they had that this year. It seemed like they had 23 guys going all different directions. You can't have people going in different directions. The culture is going to change. 

I admire the positivity in this forum; it's clear that UND hockey is a priority for many people.

However, the guy we chose has been a part of the "culture" for 19 years, he's as much a part of the culture as Bubba was. If he felt this was out of whack at Christmas time, why wasn't something done? If we weren't "talented" enough, who's on the hook for finding players?

I get it, there is always a new/fresh start for the program when we hire a new head coach, let's hope the tides turn. But, what did we change, really?