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If this is true, I genuinely wish him the best. He was no longer the answer for moving us forward, but he was a good man and I thank him for his efforts while here.

Some may see Glad To Be Green and go oh no. I want to let everyone know that I will be using this board to share information and answer questions and not to rehash negative comments that might be left on the threads. The Light The Tower Collective should be a positive addition for our athletic program so I ask regardless of how some of you might feel about collectives or me personally let's keep the topic positive for student-athletes and potential donors that might visit the site. To start, I want to addrees the latest release on the LTTC kickoff event to be held next Friday at Apogee. I want to clarify that is in no way meant to be exclusionary to anyone. It is our goal to create a large fund pool quickly and so a list of people who personally or through giving history would be willing to help at certain levels to provide the kick start needed to be viable and have substantial funding available before the end of the month. Honestly, if we have missed anyone who would like to be a part of this initial group please let me know and we will get you an invite. We are fianlizing another more generaal event to get more information to those who desire it. Everyone will be able and have the opportunity to join the cause. As we release information we want to make sure we are fully prepared to take donations and that we have created ways for everyone to participate. While we have moved swiftly, we are still tying uo the final loose ends of all the tools necessary to operate properly. Many of you may have seen the release this morning that SMU will be giving football and basketball players $38,000 annually. They have been working on theri collective for over 8 months and are just getting to the point they are ready to make deals. One poster asked when I became an NIL guru. Well I am not and don't proclaim to be. I don't think there is one as this process is still so fluid. However I understand many of the facets involved that make up the process having served on two NCAA committees that have discussed this topic fo the last 10 years.. I accepted this role because I know I can adminster the program, provide beneficial service to student-athletes inside the guidelines provided and make sure the Collective represents itself in a manner that reflects well on the University and the athletic program. The website is set to be complete in the next 7 days and will provide information on the purpose of the Collective, how donors can get involved and the benefits associated at a number of levels. There are also areas that talk about how companies, corporations and charities can join with compensenstaed athletes in beneficial programs. Again as the rules fo the game change, the website will grow to reflect new an pertinent information. Yes I am participating finanacially in the Collective. I have always participated financially in the causes I work for and this will be no different. Hard to ask people to financially support if you are not. I know some of you have asked how you can give and if you want to do so without knowing the options and benefits available please email me at rick@lightthetower collective.com and I will make it happen. We appreciate everyone's patience in getting this endeavor rolling. I, like some of you, was frustrated that it took so long to get started and why it did I am not sure. At this point it doesn't matter. We will have a functioning program operating this fall and be competitive with most of the schools in our new home, the American Conference. GO MEAN GREEN and let's LIGHT THE TOWER!

Q dad I would like to thank UNT fans who have been very supportive of my son as a player and coach . Thanks to coach Littrell for believing in Quinn as a player and coach . Thanks to coach Morris who gave Quinn a chance to continue his coaching career at UNT . Quinn accepted the QB position at UC Davis . I know people do not believe that he did a good job at coaching the QBs but if you actually look at the stats -Aune made a great improvement in his development over the past 3 years . Quinn got to run the QB room as a GA when Tate step down -after the false allegations were made. Tate was a great coach that taught Quinn a lot of offense in his short time at UNT . Quinn went to TE in his second year as a GA and learned a lot of football from coach Mayes at that position . Last season Quinn was moved back to QB position to help the QBs develop under coach Bloesch . If you look at Aune footwork and throwing motion he was a much better player between year 2 and 3 - he now could now throw off the run - his mechanics were much better . Aune got a lot of harsh criticism of his play but not all those interceptions were his fault . Q was considered one of the brightest and smartest coaches in the room . I’m his sad but I believe he has a great future ahead of him . He bleeds green as much as anyone on this board . He has put in 10 years of his life into this program and wishes the new staff much success . He had a interview with coach Hawkins at UCDavis and he blew them away with what he knew about offenses . The kid is as smart as they come - he has 4 degrees from UNT and could easily have been a doctor but chose to be a coach . Hopefully one day he will come back and be able to coach again at UNT . Thanks to everyone and the community who supported him . Good Luck next year as Quinn and I will be following you guys . Go Mean Green

Per multiple sources. I am hearing lil Barnett is getting bad info

If people are still complaining, you're ok. It means they still have care somewhere in their being. But as I waited 30 minutes to not move down Bonnie Brae to my assigned parking - I just found myself being done. I'm just so tired of how assed everything is with our program. I ended up paying $25 to park in the red lot, so my kids and their friends could catch kick off. I could see there was ONE person letting people into the assigned lot. ONE. There were no traffic cops. I will ended up missing kick-off because the damn electronic ticket machine by the AD can't read NFC and i have to swipe though 7 hub club tickets. Then I have to swipe through 7 hub club tickets to get into the club.... Only to have to swipe though them again once I'm at the top. Give me my damn tickets to wear around my neck. My kids don't have phones. Their friends don't have phones. Jesus. For the face price of the ticket, you'd think it would come gold plated. There's never ice in the drink machine. There's never paper towels in the bathroom. The game is never on the radio. It's just a clown show and I'm tired of shelling out over $1000 a game to not only see absolute shit on the field - but stuff 100% controllable - is rarely good. I'm just spent on spending for this crap. The product is terrible. I'm in an abusive relationship with this program. I can't leave because for some reason I have good memories here and there.. but nothing recently. Just people looking at me blank stared when I try to give tickets away "but it comes with catered dinner, comes with parking pass, don't worry about that $200 ticket price - I just want them used." Nothing. I can't even give them away. I've seen people walk away over the years and i never really got it. I'm starting to get it. Why do I have to dry my hands on the back of my shorts and slip and slide on pee in the bougie hub club? Anyhow - how about that product on the field? 😅

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I thought coach Bennett did a great job getting the team ready to play. Coaches don't throw picks and they don't drop passes that hit them in the hands. I don't think this loss was on the coaches, it was a lack of execution.

You mean all of two and half days?

Can someone fill me in or direct me to more information on Ray? Intended use, meaning, so forth. Love dogs, am active in animal rescue, and don't want to misuse Ray in anyway. Thank you!

Two thoughts----- 1) I've got some oceanfront property I'll gladly sell you in Laramie. 2) Bad for academics? It will be the same travel schedule as normal. They'll charter a flight out on a Friday, play the game on Saturday, and fly home. It's not like they'll be in a wagon traveling the Oregon Trail to get there.

Morris is doing some in home visits tonight with commits. Time is running out before NSD. It appears EM is making every second count. The HS coach that sent me info is impressed and so am I.

Congrats to Wren. Definitely left UNT in a better place than he found it.

We have been worried about student turnout with just moving across the street. Going completely off campus seems like a big red flag. Plus again you have to share the space and don't have complete control of the facility.

Awful post. These kids left it all out there. Nearly beat a 10 win team. If you want to blame their coach, fine. He’s already gone. New era has already started. What’s your point?

Why in the hell do we keep doing this DUMB crap??! Every P5 job that opens up doesn’t deserve a “what if Mac leaves for_____” thread. He has had P5 opportunities, and yet I saw him just yesterday on OUR sideline.

Players got to meet all coaches last night and from what I am hearing, Coach Morris energy is off the charts. The new S&C coach is extremely intense. Good news I was wrong earlier and Wood and Nixon are both back.. Sounds like this Spring may be a Junction boys spring to see who wants it and doesn’t. Workouts started at 6a this morning., updates later

Can we table the coaching change talks for just a little bit? We're playing for the conference title in 4 days. We've hit the same talking points AD NAUSEAM and we all know where each other stands. It's time to set that to the side for now and start thinking about how insane that we're even in this position. This is a HUGE game for the program to go out of CUSA on top and I'd rather be getting pumped up for that rather than debate the same tired points. See y'all in San Antonio! GO MEAN GREEN! BEAT nUTSAck!

I sure hope we keep Wren Baker.

I'd much rather be playing Wyoming or any MWC opponent than another lame FCS team. It makes our program better.

Updated 1/1/2023 POSITION -NAME - 2022 TEAM/POSITION HC- Eric Morris - Washington State/OC OC/WR- Jordan Davis - Washington State/Offensive Analyst/WR DC/CB- Matt Caponi - Iowa State/ Corners QB- Sean Brophy - Washington State/Offensive Grad Assistant/QB RB-Patrick Cobbs -North Texas/RB TE- Chris Gilbert - Texas/Director of High School Relations OL- Jon Cooper - Oklahoma/Offensive Analyst DL- Demerick Gary - Houston/Defensive Line GA LB- Colby Kratch - Iowa State/Assistant Director of Player Personnel S- Clay Jennings - Texas State/DB Coach ST- Drew Svoboda - Alabama/ Sr. Special Assistant to the Head Coach Chief of Staff - Rolando Surita - Washington State/ Offensive High School Scout Director of Recruiting - Justin Owens - Coach O/Offertunity S & C - Bryan Kegans - University of Southern California/ Associate Director of Football Sports Performance Director of Player Personnel - Josh Kirkland- SWOSU/Head Coach

Hearing reports from multiple coaches and sources that Seth Littrell has been fired as Head Coach of the University of North Texas after 7 season and a 44-44 record.

If SL can get claim a CUSA title, I pretty much wouldn't give a damn about the bowl situation/result. Would LOVE LOVE for this team to win both.

He guys this is Shorter dad. Trust me he is 100% but he had a boot on the last month and didn’t want to go full speed until the SMU game as a precaution.

Just got off phone with a High School coach in DFW. He says this is HUGE for North Texas recruiting. Biggest move yet for Morris. This dude is so connected in the recruiting game.

I grew up there one night.

It’s time for change. I have always been the biggest Seth cheerleader since December 2015. But after seven year I believe it is more than enough of a sample size to pull the trigger. Disclaimer I don't think Wren will put that trigger until after the last game. But I think it has to and will be done after the season. The stats below are enough to old yeller Seth. Record in non-conference games 12-19 Record in post season 0-6 Combine that with the lack of energy, enthusiasm and charisma. It’s a recipe for disaster. Not to mention the difficulties he has had finding a DC and QB to off the most important positions on a football team. Now I do think Phil Bennett is one of the best DC in the country. I think this defense is just extremely young. Hell, this team as a whole is extremely young. I believe we have between 5 and 7 seniors starting each week. When you have teams like SMU and UTSA starting 18 plus. I think that makes a huge difference. I blame that on Seth roster management. The lack of aggression in the beginning of the portal days. To now you rarely see this team bring in an immediate impact starter that lacks multiple years of eligibility left. I think this staff and roster is the best we have seen at North Texas since probably 2013. But I think they need a new voice and captain leading the ship. I believe the team is as tired of hearing the same "at the end of the day" BS as the fans are. At the END OF THE DAY Seth Littrell teams have falling short in every game that matters. Dickey and Dodge had excuses. McCarthy had health issues. Seth has zero excuses. He has had more resources, budget and facilities than any other coach in CUSA since the day he arrived. And he hasn't converted that into success on the field. Now what will the post Seth era look like. I look at Wren most successful hires so far. Rodney Delong and Grant McCasland. What do they have in common? Head coaching experience, local ties, energy and winning record at multiple records. I don't want to hear that UNT is just a basketball school. We have all the resources to be able to be successful at both. The North Texas program has improved in many aspects in the last 7 years. It just time for change to take the program to the next level. GMG

Boy is he going to feel foolish next year when UNT wins the NCAA tournament.

I attended the Irving Schools Foundation "Breakfast with the Stars" this morning at the Irving Convention Center, which was emceed by Cynthia. This event awarded 253 seniors with scholarships in front of aproximately 1,000 people. Corporate sponsors, business and civic leaders were all present in the audience. Cynthia, in her opening remarks, of course mentioned she was a proud UNT graduate, but this year also made it a point to mention that the Mean Green were the NIT Baskeball Champions. When announcing winners and where they were going to school, she put special empahsis on UNT and always followed it with a "Go Mean Green." She always touts UNT but I was glad to hear the NIT Championship mentioned. It never hurts for students, heads of corporations, civic leaders, and the public at large to hear the accomplishments of UNT from such a visible alum. By the way, she does an excellent job as a emcee for an event that lasts about 4 hours. Live snipits on the news at 5, 6, and 10 on Channel 8 although I don't think the UNT statements are included! Just wanted to share how the NIT Championship is worth a lot in publicity in different types of settings as well as hopefully recruiting. Thank you, Cynthia, and GMG!

No, we offer Ross Hodge and hope he accepts.

We have now reached 20 wins for the 13th time in school history. Mccasland has 5 of them. Jones has 5 and Blakeley has the other 3. This is also just the 8th time in school history that we have reached 20 in the regular season. 4 of those belong to Mccasland. He has certainly built a Hall of Fame resume.

OK I'll bite. Littrell just did not inspire the alumni and the fan base. We climaxed after the Arkansas season and fake punt return and it just never clicked after that. Littrell was the highest paid coach in the conference and we received very little results in return against one of the softest schedules in the country. In big games, like the Mean Joe Greene statue event, Littrell always killed our fan building momentum. Plus he never spent time cultivating the fans. Part of the job of the head coach is to be an ambassador for the university.

I know it can be doom and gloom with de-commitments, transfers, and silence on the coaching staff announcements. But there are a ton of positives as we move forward. 1. Coach Morris is no stranger to putting a team together. He took a team that was 30-67 prior to his arrival to two conference championships within four years. This past weekend that team played for a national championship with over 75% of the team being players he had brought in and recruited. So, I believe he has a plan, and even maybe learning from some mistakes made at UIW as well. 2. As of right now the team has minimal available scholarships. So, I am glad he is being selective with who they add this off-season. I believe he will spend most of the first month putting staff together and evaluating what he has left on the roster. There will be more athletes hitting the portal within the next few days. It will not be the end of the world. Some will be big names. But I don't believe it will end all be all. Also, with limited scholarships every time someone hits the portal it will allow more available spots for Morris and staff to bring in their guys. I am also glad we are being upfront with recruits. We could keep all the recruits currently committed. But with portal no guarantee they stay. Especially with a staff coming in that didn’t recruit, as well as them possibly not being a scheme fit. 3. I would much rather see the staff taking the slow approach as opposed to the running out and throwing out offers to players that don't fill voids or will make an impact. Not need to sign players just to sign. January will be super busy with a full staff in place. There will be a ton of OVs. Since I have started covering recruiting some of our best players have come from commits that take place in late January and February. (Fine, Ejiya, Bussey, Hamilton, Darden, Brammer, and Shorter just to name a few of top of my head) 4. With Portal going crazy there will be a ton of talented players left after Wednesday. Both HS and Transfer players will be available. Also, transfers are fair game until the player arrives on campus so just because transfers are committing now nothing is binding until they arrive on campus. So still, plenty of time on that front. 5. I may be drunk on the green kool-aid. But all I am saying is let’s put the pitch forks down and give Coach Morris a shot. As well as GO MEAN GREEN

I'm not going to trash this kid man. He did his best while he was here, and he did win some games for UNT. I wish him the best and thank him for trying.

God ya'll are miserable. He had almost 1200 yards and 15 touchdowns on one of the best teams in the state against collegiate level talent all season... Multiple touchdowns in the state level. At least watch his tape... Also it's absolutely an investment into Denton and to the coaches to offer this kid immediately while coming on. We either hired a guy who can evaluate and develop or we didn't. Here is his film if you actually care to make your own evaluation outside of a recruiting site. https://www.hudl.com/profile/14494753/Landon-Sides "We want a coach to keep kids home and builds relationships with the local community" followed by "NO NOT LIKE THAT. NOT HIM"

I’ve been saying this needed to happen….but I’m not going to jump up and down and celebrate. I’ve always said I seriously liked Littrell personally. He got us out of the mess we were in. He showed us what our potential is, he just couldn’t get us to the next level. He is an honorable man, ran a clean program, and our players were true student athletes. I honestly wish he COULD have got us to the next level. But at the end of the day, he just couldn’t. I hope he finds success and I think he’ll have no problem getting a good job somewhere. The really good part about this though is the administration has decided to raise the bar and just being better than we always have been is not good enough anymore.

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SL is so far off my radar, I don't understand why we visit these hypothetical, what-if, I-told-you-so posts. He's gone. Move on.

**Warning Biased Statement Incoming**🚀🎯🔥 Christian is ready to compete and show these coaches what an asset he can be. Every team needs a Swiss Army knife. You got one with him. Need at wildcat option or double pass? He played QB and WR in high School. Runs routes like a receiver and has great hands. Great for 3rd downs and moving chains. Was he frustrated with playing time and scheme at times even though they consistently told him he was their hardest worker? Yes! However, the TE room was packed with great talent and Coach Mayes coached him hard and really taught him how to block and fight through adversity. Sometimes a player needs to fail or have tons of setbacks to become great. The Littrell staff helped him more than we could of hoped for. It hasn’t translated on the field just yet, but I promise you it’s Coming!!! Coach Morris scheme appears to align more with Christian’s ability. The slate is clean and he has an opportunity to show what he has. That’s all we can ask for. #GMG

Little more to it than that. Arizona state came in hot after seth was fired. ASU has probably two of the best recruiters in the country in staff. He was headed out this weekend for an OV. Morris secured commitment during in home. It was a huge victory.

Good hire. Won championships at a lower level. Won’t be spoiled. Seems to be able to communicate well. Will be interesting to see who he hires as DC? Rick

There is no good explanation for this. I managed to walk over to that tower for four years…even when we played on the road.

Listen, this University, the students and the alumni did not support Coach McCasland in a way he deserved. He deserved so much more. We were very fortunate to have him at North Texas for as long as we did. Now let’s get behind Coach Hodge and give him the support and backing this coaching staff deserves.

Where? Have you been to Laramie? It ain't nowhere near the far west coast!

Dude just shut up. We get it. You don’t like the hire.. we got it after your 1st comment and we get it after your 5th comment.

I’ll tell you who’s trash footballscoop.com 😂

SL seemed like all class. I hope he finds success somewhere. Sad it wasn't here because I'd rather our HC have a Gary Patterson or Nick Saban type of tenure but it is what it is. There were good times in all this that won't be forgotten.

To hell with this train of thought. There's only one thing we can do. Keep pulling for this team and this program to win out and win a conference title. I'm tired of this "I hope we lose so Seth's gone" mentality. I get it that he's struggled in big games but let the hand play out and let the chips fall where they may. We'll settle up when the season's over. GO MEAN GREEN!!!