The biggest issue, probably for me, is airing this publicly

by Domer99, John Wesley Powell's Expedition Island, Friday, June 12, 2015, 11:19 (3974 days ago) @ HumanRobot

You'd have liked for this to be a discussion that doesn't need ESPN as the mouthpiece.

But then again, I think the administration has probably been reluctant to budge on some matters. Hell, it took Kelly 9 months to actually sign his extension because he was concerned with issues in dealing with the leadership....

http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090113aaf.html

Q. If you don't want to get into specifics, what elements in this are important to you? Are there elements that you really wanted to address that this does address for the next five years?

COACH KELLY: I just think the contract is one that has involved the leadership of the university. Obviously, Jack Swarbrick, Father Jenkins, we've all been in discussion about the future of the program. So when we come to an agreement, it's not necessarily that within it I get a lunch stipend on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's about that we're all together in this contract about moving the program forward. Do you know what I mean? That we've all decided that by signing this contract, we're all in it together, and that's what I was looking for.

By my signature on it, Father Jenkins' signature on it and Jack Swarbrick's signature on it, we've all agreed that the principles within this contract is that we're all in it together, and our voices, the communication was the huge piece for me. That that dialogue is open, and that's what I was looking for.

That's an awful long time from when it was decided he was coming back in January.

While I'd like to believe this could have happened behind closed doors, another part of me remembers what it's like dealing with ND's administration and its stubbornness.

The reality is I don't think he's saying anything controversial. I don't think it's a too much of an ask allowing players to take 12 credit hours a semester. BillyGoat summarized the tension pretty well the other day... http://bluegraysky.com/forum/index.php?id=287867