2025-2026 Season

[UND1983]

How many years has it been since we had a team that looked D1?  

[gfhockey]

5 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

How many years has it been since we had a team that looked D1?  

Have we ever had a coach that had d1 expierence that knows what it takes

[Siouxphan27]

1 hour ago, UND1983 said:

How many years has it been since we had a team that looked D1?  

The mid 90’s. 

[ND-fan]

I watched some of the game the turnovers are problem with majority of them caused by stopping or getting them selves to deep and allowing other team to trap them or make poor pass. A lot of this to do with a team mostly made up young players and our experienced players all being undersized for their positions. This undersized players in our offense makes difficult when we’re running that weave at top key and trying to create screen roll opportunity. We have shot the ball a little better but we need to start hitting our shots better and getting better looks and we also need to rebound better offensively to many one done trips.  I still think they are getting better but this as I have been saying going to be long season. We must have some injuries now with few players haven’t seen much court time lately. I don’t think we realized last year how bad team chemistry was last year and how Hutter is trying to change team chemistry this year. All this is going to take time rebuild Brewster and Berhard just ran this program right into the ground. I tired of people talking looking like DI coach what hell that means more importantly is institution supporting the program like DI program. This determines the quality of players were able to recruit and keep here.

[coachdags]

9 hours ago, ND-fan said:

I watched some of the game the turnovers are problem with majority of them caused by stopping or getting them selves to deep and allowing other team to trap them or make poor pass. A lot of this to do with a team mostly made up young players and our experienced players all being undersized for their positions. This undersized players in our offense makes difficult when we’re running that weave at top key and trying to create screen roll opportunity. We have shot the ball a little better but we need to start hitting our shots better and getting better looks and we also need to rebound better offensively to many one done trips.  I still think they are getting better but this as I have been saying going to be long season. We must have some injuries now with few players haven’t seen much court time lately. I don’t think we realized last year how bad team chemistry was last year and how Hutter is trying to change team chemistry this year. All this is going to take time rebuild Brewster and Berhard just ran this program right into the ground. I tired of people talking looking like DI coach what hell that means more importantly is institution supporting the program like DI program. This determines the quality of players were able to recruit and keep here.

Brewster had success but was not liked by our New AD Chaves and was let go. Since then the Athletic Administration has failed to address issues as facilities, financial commitments, and hiring of a qualified D1 coach. Other programs within our region have hired and moved forward, we have not. 
 

You can even compare D1 Volleyball at UND to this problem! Before Covid, NIL, Transfer Portal all the issues that everyone uses as scapegoats. We had success making the NCAA National Tournament- once in WBB and 2x in Volleyball. 
 

Name me an outside our program, Coach that the AD has brought in that has consistently got us a competitive above .500 record? (I would consider Bubba, Schmidt, Berry, Jackson all in program)
 

As far as funds, with ticket prices, increased required seating donations, and level of attendance. There should be plenty of funds to go around, unless we need an another multi million dollar hockey locker room renovation. 

[coachdags]

For those of you wondering about Turnovers, it can be fixed, by recruiting and coaching. There is a guy at Colorado State that would love to be here, but never extended an invite or granted an interview. Year end and year out Rico Burkett (UND Grad)- Asst at CSU has his Rams competitive and fun to watch.