whether it's fair or not kids today relate better to younger coaches, plus Fargo's system seems (just an opinion) to be a little more dynamic, free-wheeling...maybe that's a function of women's ice hockey, I don't know...bottom line: we continue to get great kids who are good (but generally not great) college hockey players...our best prospect was Michael Citara (a 4.25 rated kid) now going to Providence)...perhaps there's some connection with the precipitous drop in the talent level of football (where we were getting an occasional 3-star kid plus a good overall talent base)...is our Academic Index hurting an ability to get a few "reach kids" who fall below the index? Men's soccer, always good, is 0-6, scoring something like 1 or 2 goals all season...Langel seems the exception, but how long can we keep him AND his ability to recruit EVERYWHERE is outstanding...and some basics, recruits are attracted to successful programs...let's face facts: our last .500+ season was 2014-15 and we've averaged almost exactly 2 goals/game since 2016-17...not exactly a great record for securing top talent...the building is great, but dead...and DV is not going to change his approach...it worked for c. 15 years; it hasn't worked for the same period of time...
