[Which college football coaches make your Mount Rushmore? Saban is easy … but who else?]

Here are my overal picks,  I kept in mind that this is a carved in stone list of the most infunential leaders in the game not just a hot name

1. Bear Bryant (6 national championships - 14 SEC championships) 323 wins, 3rd most all time.  - Bryant's coaching philosophy centered on discipline, toughness, and attention to detail. He emphasized hard work and demanded the utmost dedication from his players. Under his guidance, Alabama developed a reputation for physical, hard-nosed football that overwhelmed opponents. Bryant's innovative tactics and strategic acumen often left rival coaches scrambling to keep up. The 1960s and 1970s marked the peak of Bryant's coaching career. He led Alabama to six national championships, in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, and 1979, cementing his place among the coaching elite. Beyond the championships, Bryant's teams captured 13 Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles and achieved an unprecedented level of dominance during his tenure.
2. Knute Rockne  - Rockne created modern coaching. He was a brilliant tactician, to be sure, but he also created the coach as CEO. He marketed his small, Midwestern Catholic institution in America's biggest cities, taking his team to where the immigrant Catholics could root for them. He applied his motivational skills to business as a top executive for Studebaker cars -- while he coached. And Notre Dame kept winning. He had five unbeaten seasons and won four national titles (1919, 1924, 1929 and 1930). Rockne's winning percentage of .881 remains first among FBS coaches nearly a century after he died in a plane crash in 1931 at age 43. (imagine if he coached in to his 70's like Saban)
3. Glenn "Pop" Warner -319 wins, 4th most all time. - Was a highly influential figure in the world of college football. Known for his innovative coaching techniques, commitment to player safety, and emphasis on academic success, Warner will forever be remembered for what he did for the sport and its development.One of Warner's most significant contributions to football was his emphasis on player safety. He implemented strict rules and techniques to protect players, including the use of helmets and padded equipment. Warner's commitment to the well-being of his players helped establish safety standards that have become integral to the sport.In addition to his coaching career, Warner played a key role in the establishment and development of youth football programs. He founded the Pop Warner Little Scholars organization, which aimed to promote the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of young athletes. Today, the Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading program is one of the largest and most respected youth sports organizations in the United States.
4. Blank Rock - I think I am leaving space here to give some time for a future great coach  (I can not put Nick Saban on up because he just retired, and while he is deserving for his tenure at Alabama I am not sure his overall contrbutions to the game rise to the level of the other 3 yet.  I think he gets there with his coaching tree but want to give it 5-10 years before ensrinement)

Bust to be put in the visitors center:

• Tom Osborne
• Charles "Bud" Wilkinson
• Joe Paterno
• Eddie Robinson
• Bobby Bowden
• Frank Leahy

 

[We lost Oscar ​😭]

I did not see that he committed to SCarolina already.  Move up to the SEC after graduating.  I am happy for him.

[We lost Oscar ​😭]

He did graduate before this season.  His sister passed away before the LaTech game.  Lot of stuff going on in this young mans life and if he can better himself by getting his Graduate Degree from a school that is better for his major and or closer to his family, God bless him, I wish him nothing but the best.

[helmets]

Many QB have stated that the Chrome helmet during the day games provides a glare and they do not like the helmets.  I think Fine said it was like having 10 flashes going off in his field of view, and it was distracting.  That is why the chrome helmets we limited to night games.

 

[Back in Black for this weekend]

 

[Unis for Saturday?]

Navy is the gold helmet with Navy Blue or White tops  The dark helmet provides contrast for out QB.

[Prosper looking to build most expensive high school stadium]

1 hour ago, Coffee and TV said:

Permian has had a book, movie, and tv show made about their football team and even they don't spend this kind of money on a stadium. 

The stadium cost $5.2Million in 1982 adjusted for inflation it would cost about $25M today.  And if you have ever been there it was a close copy of pre expansion Fouts.  Seating around 17K with flex up to  19K.  Concrete with metal benches. Track between you and the field, with OK site lines from a distance. 

The current cost of regulation in building is roughly 32%.  What this means is that you need to put a 32% premium to pre 2000 cost on anything you build today due to environmental, safety, and ADA type regulations.  So the cost of Ratliff if built today would be no less that $33M.  At the time it was built 1 school used the Stadium.  Now the two high schools, 6 middle schools and UTBP use it.

If Ector County were to build today, they would build something close to DATCU stadium (minus the wing zone).  They cost would be min $70M for several reasons if they did not include UTPB. They would have suites which would generate more money for the district at every event, technology set up for TV and streaming, better concessions and booter store.

DATCU if built today adjusted for income would cost just under $100M vs the $76M just 12 years ago.   They would keep Ratliff for other events, and the track. 

[Prosper looking to build most expensive high school stadium]

What also fails to get communicated is that this facility is used for all High Schools in the district not just one.  The 4 high schools will all use the facilities for Football, Soccer, and other field sports.   There is another stadium that is already over capacity for all the 9th grade, JV and Varsity sports.  They could spend $25M per campus or $100M for one world class stadium.

I lived in Katy when they were the top news for the stadium they built.  That venue had at least 1 event per night as well as the older stadium that was right next door.  Most weekends there would be 2-3 games.  I think this was the best way for Katy to spend the money on a venue.  It is an amazing stadium that is used year round.  I am pretty sure it will be the same there.

[A hypothetical]

Do not sleep on Oliver Luck, the consultant that the Pac12 has hired, he has a proven history of pulling unicorns out of his ass.  

A third possibility.  While this may seem like a long shot there is a lot of reasons this works.

Pac12 - American merge create a super conference with an additional $3-4 million per school ($12-15M per school).  We could end up on the west side playing Cal, Stanford, Wash State, Oregon State, Tulsa, UTSA and Rice yearly with 2-3 games a year for the balance of the conference SMU, ECU, Memphis, Tulane, UAB, USF, FAU, and Charlotte.    there are a few other additions possible in San Diego State, Colorado State, Air Force among others and if that happens we are headed to the east pretty quickly.

I am not sure of the team alignments but do not be surprised to see something like this happen.  It allows Stanford to be the "face" of the conference. It adds several "academic" institutions.  The geography fills a lot of holes in the announced TV schedules which with those teams would result a $200M+ deal.

Atlantic has voted them down and the MWC contracts have a ton of issues that have prevented the conversation even starting.  They are a 108 year old conference and so long as the American doesn't get caught up on keeping their name this is looking more and more like a posibility.

The caveat to this is if they decide to trim with the merger and cut a few teams from the merger...

 

[You heard it here first]

From looking in the window Sara doesn't have any secrets....

[Breaking: Former PWO Commit Jake Wilson Decommits]

[Why are we playing Wyoming?]

Deal signed in December of 2017, when were were unable to get a home and home against any teams outside of SMU.  This was seen as a sign of great things to come as it was one of the first deals signed by Wren.  

 

[Spring Football Schedule]

Like the fact that "High School Coaches are welcome at any practice or scrimmage".  Build the relationships!

[Bowl Game Topics]

Frisco vs Bosie

 

[Norhteast Video Board]

This was what was displayed before the game and for the first few min of the 1st quarter.

[🚨 Ticket outage reported for UNT]

We Can Do Better...🤧

[Letter from Wren. We can do better!]

Recieved this e-mail at 9pm tonight.

Mean Green Family,

 

I want to thank you for your support at Apogee Stadium on Saturday. We are fortunate to have such a great fanbase and strive to deliver a high-quality gameday experience for you, our fans. After a thorough review of our gameday operations and your collective feedback, it is clear we fell short in several areas.

 

We appreciate those of you who have reached out to share your experiences through various channels, including our online fan survey. We want you to know we hear and understand your frustrations. We have reviewed every comment and our staff is working diligently to address any operational challenges, both in and around the stadium so they can be corrected before this week. The following enhancements will be made to improve the fan experience:

 

• Additional parking attendants will be distributed across all working gameday lots.
• Electronic message boards will be placed at North Texas Blvd and I-35 as well as Bonnie Brae and I-35 to assist with wayfinding for fans to get to their appropriate lots.
• The Blue Lot will move to a pre-purchase/pass only lot for games featuring premium opponents with no passes sold the day of the game.
• Attendants will be added to restrooms in the HUB Club and Suite levels at Apogee to monitor paper towels, soap and cleaning needs.
• Wristbands will be provided to all HUB Club ticketholders upon arrival to the First State Bank Club and Suite Entrance to allow for increased freedom of movement for HUB Club guests between the club level and concourse throughout the game. Note: Wristbands DO NOT grant access to guests in the Suite Level. CSC staff will be added to assist with this function and ensure wait times are minimized for entry into Apogee Stadium.
• Grounds crews will mow all high-traffic areas no more than 48 hours prior to kick off (weather permitting) to maximize use of tailgating spaces.
• Additional parking passes will be required in the Blue Lot for both vehicles and tailgate setups. This will be strictly enforced to ensure we have an accurate count of available spaces in the lot.
• Updates will be made to the Northeast auxiliary video board to ensure an assortment of in-game statistics are available.
• Feedback has been provided to the team shop, and as inventory becomes available, they will increase both variety of products offered as well as higher quantities in all sizes.

Your patience and loyalty are not something we ever want to take for granted. To that end, please to claim free tickets that we will upload to your account for a future Mean Green athletic contest in 2022-23.

 

We are very grateful for each of you and your continued love and support of the Mean Green, our student-athletes, and our programs. We look forward to seeing you this Saturday as we take on Texas Southern.

 

Go Mean Green!

 

Wren Baker

 

[Last Week Littrell said “We had Program Growth”]

[Big UNT Accomplishment tonight]

I think he lives in Austin now, he lived in CA for the last several years but moved back to TX in 2020.  

 

[Big UNT Accomplishment tonight]

He is very real was always near coach Dickey.  He is die hard North Texas and avid soccer fan.

[Does Gunnell have to sit out a season?]

Yes, the line was not good in pass protection.  They were top 10 in sacks allowed, top 15 in penalties, and in the bottom third in pass protection.  In the games I watched Aune rarely had a clean pocket.  The did get better as the season went along but we also started running the ball more than we passed. 

 

[Does Gunnell have to sit out a season?]

Can Gunnel: Complete 52.8% of his passes (Aune was 256 of 485 at North Texas in 2021), throw less than 9 interceptions, and complete more than 11.1 passes a game? (256 completions in 23 games)?

The answer is yes, for his career 12 games, he averages 66.5% completions, 3 total interceptions, and completes 13.75 passes per game.

Now the question is what will he look like with our line?  He will probably be a lot like Aune. 

[Vegas!]

The game is scheduled for 2pm central or Noon Local.

Source: ESPN, CBS sports, and unlvrebels.com

[Rally House]

[Rally House]

10 hours ago, texx2818 said:

Looks better than the bookstore. Which is an absolute embarrassment.

Honestly, I have purchased as much in one visit from this location that opened 2 weeks ago, than I have in the bookstore, stadium store, and Vortmans combined in the last 5 years.