A question fans ask of a new assistant football coach is usually not philosophical in nature, such as what is your background with the Tampa 2 defense? In Steve Stanard’s case, it’s rather impressive. The new linebackers coach at NDSU has been well-versed in it for years now.
But assistants are also measured on how they can recruit. And where they can recruit. So the question was asked of Stanard last week.
“Everywhere I’ve coached, I’ve recruited Nebraska because I’m from there. But I’ve also recruited everywhere in the country from California to Florida to Texas. Here, it looks like I’ll be recruiting Nebraska, South Dakota and south central Minnesota. It’s a little more regional recruiting than say Colorado State althougth there’s more area to cover.
“Recruiting is recruiting. Years on the job and years of experience have led me to go into different parts of the country and adapt to the people you recruit. That’s probably the biggest thing in recruiting that I’ve come across. It’s changed so much with technology and some of those things. Kids are so much more visual and into email and those things. But it still boils down to developing relationships with the family and the kid so that there’s a trust level that they feel good about going there. Here, North Dakota State sells itself a lot, too. I tell you, North Dakota State reminds me a lot of the University of Nebraska with the community support.”
Who had been our lead recruiting coach for Nebraska? Seems like we had done pretty well in the past, hope this will lead to even more and better recruits.
A,J. Cooper
Saul to Nebraska with Miles?
Sure hope so!!!!!!!
Saul is good coach you will all see next season. He had a young team this year and the conference was very tough! Go Bison!
Mike Krzyzewski couldn’t recruit the players NDSU needs to win the Summit.
The BSA is and will remain an ugly white box.
Any hope of big time college basketball in Fargo died with the Fargodome addition going down in flames.
….but Tim Miles could.
I have said beforethat I have always heard that Saul did most of the recruiting of Woodside and the Boys. I do agree that maybe the Dome addition was the way to go. With Sioux Falls building a new arena that holds 12,000 the Fargodome would have been much more versatile with an arena attached that held between 6,000 to 8,500. It would be the perfect place to host the first and second round games of the NCAA tourney. I have been to the NCAA tourney a couple of times and let me tell you that the Dome could set up a seating arrangement that could hold 15,000 to 20,000 people and the seating would be much better than the seats I had at the Metrodome in 2000 and 2009. I am kind of hoping that the mayor might bring the addition up again but I am not holding my breath. Go Bison!
Renovating the BSA is the right thing to do. For some reason you all think that it is an either add the arena onto the FargoDome or renovate the BSA. The BSA needs to be renovated either way and practice courts will need to be added. The nice thing about renovating the BSA is NDSU actually has full control over the facility. They don’t have to worry about events happening in the FargoDome. There is nothing preventing the FargoDome from submitting a bid to host NCAA regionals or the Summit League Tournament. An addition to the FargoDome doesn’t change that anymore than a renovated BSA does.
Should’ve said “…needs to win the Summit more than once every 10 years”.
The BSA project is less than 10 million away from completion. It will be the top facility in the Summit. The Fargodome did not provide as much for the entire athletic program as this plan.
You are right Gabe the Dome addition was for basketball the BSA makeover is for the entire athletic program. I wasn’t saying do the Dome addition instead of the BSA makeover. In a perfect world it would be nice to have both. I think we all understand that the Mayor has more pressing issues than the Dome addition. Go Bison!
This mayor is currently consumed with flood protection funding. It would be political sucide for him, or any other Fargo council member, to bring up what most consider “non essential” projects.
Historically weve done a good job in Nebraska with guys like Emmanuel, Dudzik, Bruhn, and Hinz but we fell off a little this year but kicked but in Arizona, Illinois, and Kansas.
Of the cuts that president dean said are coming, ive heard a rumor of $300,000+ cut to athletics.
Would the general public/media ever be able to find this out?
Will the state of north dakota EVER pitch in? NDSU does more for the.state in terms of exposure in natl sporting events then ndsu gets back, grr.
I don’t understand why the Bison haven’t asked some of the big oil companies in western ND to help with the money for completing the BSA renovation? Maybe the Fargodome should ask the same oil companies to pay for the naming rights of the Fargodome and an arena addition then using the money to build the arena. I have heard the cost of the naming rights for the Fargodome is around $18 million. That along with the naming rights for the arena could probably pay for most of the arena addition. If Sanford can give the Bison $10 million I think a big oil company could kick in about $30 Million. Go Bison!
Has anyone asked?
What do the oil companies have to gain by giving money to the FargoDome? They are 200 miles away and only interested in pillaging the resources of western ND.
ndsu needs to be more aggressive, they won a national football title, where is the donation money? have they raised anything or is the same ol slap’s on the backs of the same ol’ people?
get rid of the fundraisers and get new blood, its pretty simple.