[UNT National Champs, again!]

Congratulations to UNT Men’s Polo!  Go Mean Green!

[Why is this process taking so long?]

20 minutes ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

I don’t think this is true. TXST fired Spavital and hired Kinne in less than a week. 

I checked the Texas State Univ. policy manual online and they do note the 10 day requirement, however they have a 5 day requirement for positions including administrative assistants, groundskeepers and janitors.  Perhaps they are able to put coaches into this category somehow?

[Why is this process taking so long?]

The State of Texas requires state university job postings be active for 10 business days, so you will not see an announcement before that time threshold has been met.  That puts it at the end of next week, assuming the posting went live on Monday morning.

[Samples to ASU]

Pete Thamel is reporting Ra’Shaad Samples is leaving the LA Rams for Arizona State to become the WR coach and have a big part in implementing Rams concepts in the offense.  He had been mentioned by some for UNT HC.

[***OFFICIAL UNT vs. WKU GAME THREAD***]

Congratulations to this team…players and coaches!  They did a great job on the road against a solid team!  Go Mean Green!  Finish!

[Well....]

I sure thought he was done after the UNLV game, but they are a different team now.  Offense is rolling and defense has really come together with some new/young guys.  Much credit is due this coaching staff and these players!  Proud of them!  They control their own destiny!  Going to support them all the way!  Go Mean Green!

[Wren, it’s time.]

Wren, you’ve done a great job as AD!  You’ve done a great job hiring great coaches!  It’s time you go to your short list and bring in the football  coach you know you want to hire.  We, the alumni and fans, are ready for the change and look forward to a bright future!

[***OFFICIAL UNT VS UNLV GAME THREAD***]

Defense is completely out of gas!  Put in fresh backups!  The arm tackling is worse than seventh graders!

[Rod working hard in offseason]

I believe he was put on scholarship at the beginning of last season.

[I just bought tickets to Frisco bowl online]

Which sections are for UNT fans?

[GMG exclusive interview with Brett McMurphy]

Great interview and very insightful!  Thank you!

[Last minute SMU led pustch to disavow NT from the AAC]

I think that making a move to the AAC is great news for UNT!  And UNT making a move to the AAC is great news for the AAC and it’s member institutions!  As a former university fundraiser, it is highly likely that all VIP personnel at each institution have already been briefed on what is about to transpire and have at least for the most part given their support to these moves.  This includes university administrators, board members and key donors.  These SMU “big money donors” that may be raising concerns are not in that key group of donors that would have already given support to this move and are really the true big money donors.  People sometimes think they are the big money donors, but in reality, they are not in the group of donors giving transformative gifts to a university or other cause.  The key donors that SMU and the other member schools needed to have on board in support of this move are very likely already on board.  Anyway, just my opinion based on experience.  Excited for UNT!

[Congratulation Lance!!]

1 hour ago, SHOSS said:

I was there

Me too!  With my two daughters!  We still talk about the fun we had despite all the rain!  And what a show Lance put on that day!

[Rico Bussey Has entered the Portal]

Rico was a great player for us...really fun to watch!  Clearly, there is more to this story that we may never know.  Like everyone, I found it strange that right after the injury against Cal, it was like he was gone from the team...never on the sidelines and very little information being reported about him and brief, guarded, mentions by Coach Littrell.  Was he on the sidelines at practice or ever in the locker room during this time?  It’s interesting that it took this long for him to enter the transfer portal if his intention all along was to leave.  If he tore his ACL to any significant degree, his best chance at full recovery would be an immediate surgery.  Putting it off could lead to other issues down the road that would make it worse.  And were there other issues that he had with teammates and/or coaches?  I have no idea.  Anyway, this all continues to be a mystery.  However, there is no doubt that Rico Bussey, Jr. exceeded his 2-star expectations and played his way into becoming one of the top receivers in UNT history...and it would have been even more impressive with one more year!

[Who was our best true Freshman in 2019?]

I agree on Simpson...very solid when he was in the game!  And just as I thought when I watched him play in the 2018 state championship game (Beaumont Westbrook vs. Longview), I believe he is going to be a big-time player for the Mean Green!

[Michael Lawrence]

5 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

It seems like he might have an injury that he is trying to work through rather than resting and healing.

At this point, it makes you wonder why he is not resting. I think, and hopefully I am wrong, that Seth is too focused on padding his stats rather than preparing for the future. Perhaps it's because he plans on this being his last year here?

I think you are on to something there, because he has been very slow to get up after taking hits, getting sacked, knocked down, etc... this season, especially the past several games.

[Michael Lawrence]

Just now, El Paso Eagle said:

Honest question - why do we have players sharing numbers?

It’s a great question, because as I look through the roster we have quite a few numbers not being used.  I guess they let the players choose and as long as they don’t duplicate numbers on one side of the ball, they can do it.  But it confuses announcers and stat keepers that don’t follow our team regularly.

[Michael Lawrence]

2 hours ago, Big Z said:

Law man didn’t have one catch the whole night. Sad

Lawrence actually had one catch for 15 yards, but the box score, at least the one I saw on the CBS Sports app., incorrectly credited defensive player, Joe Ozougwu, the other number 32.  Same thing happened with not crediting Loren Easly for his rushes...gave them to the other number 23, KD Davis.

[Happy Anniversary!]

15 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

I’ve still never heard exactly what made that team quit, and they quit that night.

I saw players just stand up and Ole’ play letting the guy with the ball run right by.  This wasn’t my imagination either because I heard parents of players yelling at coaches to bench people for it.

 

Rick

There was one player that didn’t quit that day.  It was Jeff Wilson, Jr.  He was still running hard throughout the game and trying to fire people up on the sidelines, but literally no one, players or coaches, showed any fire that day and just stood there, blank, as Jeff tried to fire people up.  Perhaps no surprise since I’m pretty sure he’s the only player that played in that game that is still playing football.

[Chris Beard of Texas Tech...former North Texas Assistant]

I’m not sure if this has been mentioned by anyone, but I saw this week that Chris Beard, head coach of Texas Tech men’s basketball, had been an assistant coach at North Texas from 1997 - 1999.  That’s pretty cool!

[Deonte Simpson]

I was at the game cheering on Longview (my kids are in LISD and my daughter is a drill team officer).  Great win for the Lobos!  I got to see Deonte first-hand and he is very impressive as a receiver and returning kicks!  He should be a great addition to the Mean Green!

[Utah State - 1997]

I remember that was QB Jason Mills’ last, and probably best game of his career...I couldn’t attend the game and had to listen to the game on the radio and I remember how they talked of how exhausted Jason was after leaving it all on the field!

[***FAU vs UNT Official Game Thread***]

Great, gutsy, win!  They dug deep to get it done!  It did feel a lot like the Mean Green rally power from last year!

[Littrell post ODU Interview “a Total Team Loss”]

I am a fan of Seth Littrell, but this was a monumental failure of coaching and team execution.  Most of us will never know what it’s like to make $1.4 million a year, but he should donate back this week’s pay to the general scholarship fund as this was an unacceptable failure of doing his job.

[***OFFICIAL UNT vs. Old Dominion Game Thread***]

Monumental collapse!  This team has serious issues when it comes to protecting early, big, leads.  They (players and coaches) need to learn how to stay focused and disciplined and finish games.  Very disappointing loss!