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Yes sarcastic with my post last night. Hell freezing over more likely than TD coming back. Honestly however, if TD had already been through the battles & scars he suffered at UNT but somewhere else and then come to UNT (no RD to cloud his decisions), I think he delivers & performs like RV and all fans had hoped initially. I like him personally, know he truly had the right intentions. The learning curve is just too steep to go from HS to D1. It's kinda like going from the mail room to CEO. A formula for disaster. OK, I'll give it a rest! GMG!

Let's bring back TD! He was a good recruiter (see 2013 HOT Bowl win). Those were his kids that won the HOT bowl. He might still work for $165K too! He coulda had Mount Cody (if not for Mendoza throwing a fit). He was close on Dez Bryant! Several of his recruits in the NFL (Robertson, Dunbar, Awasom, Olawale). Just kidding. He wasn't ready for D1 plus he could'nt see through his rose colored glasses re his son and paid a price for that. He lost the team in 2009 by starting RD over Tune against all the bottom feeders and Tune against the Natl Champions, Conf Champions, Bowl teams. Not many rocket scientist on FB teams but they all (to a man) know who deserves to start/play every position. If a coach try's to BS em, they will lay down and they did. If only RD stayed at Texas. Just a lil history for you UNT purest!

Yeah, I heard the same. CH Collins $7K, Jerry World $20K, Apogee $23K. JW is a $1.2B facility and Apogee is $80m. What a shame to miss out on recruiting opps.

No kidding! Sounds like potential commerce for Denton! I think that would be a good thing!

They will still hate and blame Texas forever. They will now finish 3rd or 4th in their division and still blame Texas. The one certainty about Aggies is that they will always be Aggies.

So nice to have real coaches! Ditto on Zach Orr!!

Good riddance!! Tired of hearing them whine forever. The grass ain't gonna be so green when they get there. Ags going from a conference with one bully to one with 5 +. Let us know how that works out for ya?

Allow me to clarify above statement so as not to offend the 2009 team members. The players very much wanted to play to win!

Yes, we were out manned on both sides of the ball. But, compared to 2009, the mindset of the team/defense was night and day different (give credit to Mac & Canales for playing to win)! It was obvious that the defense was playing much more aggressive, showing Bama different looks, disguising coverages and moving guys around. We had at least 3 three and outs against their first team O. McCarron was knocked down, hurried and hit numerous times. We had success late in the game also which showed we never quit. That is very encouraging!! Yes they hit some quick strike/big running plays on us but there were numerous times that I felt we were playing with them step for step and I could tell Saban was some kind of pissed. Pretty sure Saban gave his guys an earful at halftime and they will be punished early this week. The veins in his neck were bulging on the sidelines. Overall, a great character, confidence building game that we hopefully did not sustain any serious injuries!!

Mr. T, this team will get better as they settle in and improve due to 1000% better coaching (which incl wanting to play for this staff). Fact is however, last years team (before warlike attrition hit) was more talented/experienced). Better recruits are already lining up so it will take some time to get where desired. Hang in there my friend!!

Yes patience people! We now have two legitimate, real, experienced coaches (i am incl Canales + a quality staff) in charge now. I liked the last one personally but he proved that you just cant take a HS coach and expect success in a short span of time. Too much learning curve at the D1 level. The TD experiment kinda like the BHO (our current pres) experiment, you cant take the mail room boy and promote him to CEO and expect quick success. Just doesn't happen that way. The ladder of success has to be climbed one rung at a time from the bottom. I would also venture to say that we will see risks taken this year in hopes of getting wins vs conservative play. When you don't match up well with the opponent, you have to take risk to have a chance at winning those type of games (preaching to the choir as you all know this). Sorry if I have offended anyone but the truth is the truth. The truth and political correctness rarely align.

Don't forget Ray!

I have heard TD is talking to MB. I put in a good word for TD with MB's admin. Ask Riley, bet he knows.

Makes one wonder how most of the NFL QBs ever got recruited at the college level.

Yes, you can add at least 2 tenths of a second to HH times.

Let's see here, Stafford and Sanchez were (NFL Combine) mid 4.8/4.9 respectfully in the 40. Based on most of the talent experts on this board, they are chumps with no FB future. Guess they just know the right people or have pictures of someone to be where they are. Or maybe 40 times are way over rated. I dunno.

McCarney is brilliant!

That would be a very smart move on McCarney's part. Hope McCarney is informed of the impact Coach C made in such a short period of time. I dont have access to DM but someone that does would be wise to make this point.

Ok so 46% of the entire B12 are Texans and 26% of the out of state teams Texans. Impressive! There are 3 D1 FB scholarship players in my neighborhood of 50 homes. Impressive!

Nail hit squarely on the head Silver Eagle!

If true that you have been offered the UNT HC job, you have accepted, and terms agreed to, your first staff decision should be hiring Mike Canales as OC/Asst HC. Why? He has won over many of the alumni, the student body and most importantly the players. He has done an amazing job in taking a team minus 15 frontline players and putting a competitive team on the field in just 5 weeks! He will help you hit the ground running and make your job much easier!!!

Tasty Greek and others who frequently show indiscretion and reflect poorly on UNT, please refrain from saying anything you would not say to your subjects face. Thank you.

Have not verified recently, but have heard that 30+% of the B12 rosters made up of Texas kids. Someone with lots of time on their hands please verify? When it comes to OU, historically close to 50+% of their starters are Texans and even higher in terms of All Americans. Okie State is closing in on same percentages. Texas HSs typically provide 330 to 370 D1scholarship FB players a year. If not for Texas FB talent, Oklahoma would have to focus on wrestling and other minor sports.

Canales will out work most if not all of the stated candidates I'm certain. I hear he is at the office from 6 am to 10-12 pm most days. Plus, I have heard that Herm Edwards, Jon Gruden and Jim Leavitt have put in a good word. There are probably others but I am not aware. Hope RV solicits input from the Team too. Canales is a great fit for UNT!