The may possible be able to change. But if NDSU goes the outside hire route I think they could reach quite a bit higher than two coaches with losing records in the FCS
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I don't blame Babich nearly as much as someone else named Bob. :mad:
I'll pass on Neilson, don't know anything about Mallory except he has no ties to our program except Bohl and Grant.
No reason to go outside candidate unless we can not keep one of the current staff. That would suck IMO.
I cant imagine going outside for a HC. There will be at least one Assistant with HC qualities more than happy taking a starting HC position of a lifetime. Especially after watching Klieman parlay a couple years into a 14 Million dollar contract. You go to KSU as an assistant and you may wallow in a losing program for a couple years. There is no guarantee that Klieman succeeds at KSU and assistants are guaranteed nothing. Building a Winner and Taking over a winner is a totally different monster entirely. Lose in year one with a guaranteed avg. roster team that he is walking into and a fourth of your fans will already question a FCS hire. CK's peace of mind comes with as a 6 year guarantee that allows him to retire when he's done if he likes. Leaving as an assistant has its risks over taking the job at NDSU @ 4-5 year $400K.
I must say, the more and more I think about it, whoever gets this job needs to bring Grant Olson (and Amy) home. He has head coach written all over him, just not yet.