[Harold Stewart]

I agree Calvin, he seems to be producing in the times he plays. I saw him when I went to the Houston game. Maybe some solid play will convince Johnnie to give him some more pt?

[DMN Recruiting Chat]

I suppose you're talking about Tyson Holligan.  I was actually down at a few Newman Smith games this last season, taking a look at a few prospects that showed up at our camp this past summer.

On paper, Holligan looks superb.  He is huge, but I personally felt like 6'3 might have been a little generous.  He is probably legitimately close to 330, but that's mostly bulk.

The knock on him I saw when watching him is his conditioning.  Towards the end of the game, he could hardly be in for succesive plays without needing a breather.  He and linemate Jesse Funk seemed to rotate out series.  While Funk routinely played both sides of the ball and showed terrific conditioning, Holligan wore down quickly and was sucking wind for the entire second half.

Although he is strong, I'd have to say that he is probably high school strong, and will definitely suffer at the next level if he doesn't improve his strength.

He has pretty well maxed out his frame right now, and the only way he's going to be a worthwhile lineman is with a LOT of conditioning and a LOT of strength training, to replace the bulk with muscle.  Buyer beware.

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I think they look at the guys with the most talent not cecessarily weight alone. I believe alot of times they think a guy may be able to add 25-30 pounds by looking at their frame. The problem is the last five years I can only think of a handful of players adding noticeable weight. Brewster and Awason come to mind. Brewster was still highly undersized even with the added weight. He made up for that with the leverage he played with.

[TJ RAYMOND]

Is TJ Raymond coming back. I saw him in spring practice at Fouts Field last year and he looked impressive. Any news about him coming back? He was a good run clogger.

[new coaches?]

I would be willing to give the coach at Southlake Carroll a shot at the position with another poor performance from Dickey. Any thoughts to other coaches in Division I or assistants looking to be a head coach?

[attendance?]

Is it just me, because I could have sworn when I was going to a North Texas Ne Louisiana game there were 5,000 fans easily. Did they draw quite a bit better in those days? That was in the days od Jesse Ratliff. Let me know! What will it take? I think the student body has proven apathetic at best. You must aim for the Denton and outlying communites in its Marketing.

[O.K. North Texas Athletic Department]

The recruiting class can't get a whole lot better, the class for next yr is ranked 29th in the nation 

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Yeah, add the ASU center back to the core of incoming and returning players makes next years possibilities great. I'm glad they've given Johhnie Jones the time he needs to show he can bring in good talent. This year is definitely a springboard to next year. I like what I see.