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I wish I had more insight on went into this, but all I've got is.... daaaaamn!
I'm a little concerned but honestly more hyped than anything. It's not Prescott starting for the Cowboys, but it is at least some indicator the staff has a strong degree of belief in a young guy who could help out for a long, long time. And that has me really excited.-
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This can be sent straight to the non-relevatory statement department, but I was told 'it comes down to wins and losses.'
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Sorry, guys. We were under the impression based on a list from late last night that Johnson would be flipping to UNT... he reconsidered. I've been running a little ragged today... I believe Johnson was cleared from the article before noon. I'll update the rest as soon as I get some time.
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7 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:
Absolutely.
I saw 3-4 days ago when he recommitted that we still need to be showing face to this recruit. He fits the mold of this new offense exceptionally well.
May not be something definitive for a little while, but... don't give up on Keenen Johnson.
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Wilson's a very versatile player... he played all over the place for Martin. Defense included. He'll almost certainly play WR at the next level, but they'll probably have him try all kinds of stuff in practice to see what he can add.
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Yep, got it from a very reliable source. Get hyped! Nic's a great kid.
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15 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:
Smith has had a surprisingly underwhelming recruiting process. Two running backs before him signed with TCU (Kyle Hicks) and OU, and he's had better numbers but much less recruiting action. Undersized but would be a great pickup.
I saw he got a crystal ball prediction to Sam Houston yesterday. Maybe he's visiting there this weekend, but would have to think he's ours if we want him. Only other public offer was SMU, and that appears outdated.
Yeah, Nic Smith is a stud. We did a Hard Knocks-type series following Martin around all year (Wfaa.com/Warriors!) and he's the most impressive kid we covered. All-time rushing leader at the school, really good kid. He missed 5 games this year due to an injury, but once he came back they just rampaged on people. Until Allen came calling. Freaking Allen.
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Nic Smith would be a big get. I didn't think we were in contention for him.
I heard from a reliable source UNT is going to offer Tyler Wilson, so he's almost certainly one.
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3 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:
That is really encouraging. I hate to say it but I feel like if you would have asked Mac the same question he would have said "shout yeah man I am free all weekend, you tell me when" hah
Mac was really good to the media. Very accommodating, always gave good answers, knew everyone's name, showed a lot of passion. It made a lot of people root for him... and to an extent, overlook some of the issues with his tenure. Wish it could have worked out... but I'll gladly take a coach who's great with his players over one who's great with my reporters.
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Hey, guys. My name's Or. I'm a producer for channel 8 here in DFW and a proud UNT alum. I'm also a frequent GMG stalker and occasional poster.
Just wanted to drop in and share this... I reached out to the athletic staff to see if we could get Coach Littrell on our sunday night sports show this coming week. I expected it was a slam dunk; new coach, program in need of exposure, good chance to showcase what he's doing during an important time. I listed three possible times for a taping, as well as an offer to go live on sunday.
About an hour later I got a very polite text back. As much as they wanted to make it happen, Coach Littrell doesn't have a spare moment this weekend. He's using them all to host recruits. So while I'm out a guest on Sports Special, I've got a lot of optimism for this class. At the very least, we know the staff is putting in serious work.
Back to baseless speculation! GMG.
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A friend of mine is very tied in at USC... he sent me this after the Ekeler news came out. Thought I'd pass it along.
Yo, you're gonna enjoy your new DC. Ek is good people.
Ek is intense - he's the only player ever to be appointed a captain by Bill Snyder. Developed linebackers well at SC and Georgia. Really good quite and just straight up - media will like him and the kids will go crazy for him. His coaching pedigree is nuts too - Nebraska, LSU, USC, OU, Georgia.
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Cowboys coverage, former Wills Point coach dies, Mavs @ Knicks. Not even a mention. Same thing earlier in the season when all of Saturdays games were being previewed, including SMU and TCU, and the only person to mention Rice @ UNT was Izzy after the sports segment.
WFAA consistently shows SMU and TCU and rarely has UNT coverage. Don't get me wrong, there's not a whole lot to cover about UNT right now, but it's definitely treated about the same or worse as local high schools on your channel.
All I can tell you is that it's definitely not intentional. This is a hugely competitive sports market - it's tough to fit everything in. Let's get some wins in here and I assure you, you'll see plenty of Mean Green on our air.
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WFAA was the only channel not to mention the Littrell hire on the 10pm news.
Monday night? Yeah, that show was about as big as anomaly as we get. We don't have a lot of games on WFAA - ABC basically only does college football on saturdays and the NBA Finals. But that night we had the local broadcast of the Cowboys on MNF, complete with an hour-long pregame show. I went home after pre-game, but would imagine that with that massive a lead-in and the audience the Cowboys command to begin with, we based our sportscast entirely on the Cowboys game. Again, I wasn't there, don't know exactly what the show structure was. But I assure you any of the local stations would have made the same decision directly following a Cowboys game on their air. Believe me, it's not personal. I've taken Dale up to see the school before. He likes UNT.
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Who cares? It's not like you're verified on Twitter.
Ha! That's a very recent development. One for which I deeply question the staff at Twitter.
By the way, here's Dandy Killeen from CBS 11, who I have a ton to thank for as he found me in Hank Dickenson's sports broadcasting class and granted me an internship. As you'll note by the man wearing Mean Green garb beside him at the Heart of Dallas Bowl, he's a hell of a recruiter.
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nice to see another Jewish guy on the board. Welcome.
The name made it pretty transparent, huh? Either that or you know the Alpha Epsilon Pi roster from four years ago really well.
Glad to have you on board and in the local media.
The part I put in bold above is so typical SMU. All style, no substance. They try so hard to keep up with the former SWC partners and just come off looking like the little brother than follows about 10 steps behind. We don't tailgate, we boulevard is another example. They just keep throwing money down the toilet that is SMU.
We're actually solidly represented in local TV coverage. Both of CBS 11's sports producers are Mean Green grads... their EP, Dandy Killeen, is one of the more gung-ho North Texas guys I've ever met. Fox also has a reporter/producer who graduated a few years ago. We also dominate the radio landscape and there are a solid number writing locally (Tim MacMahon may be the best sports beat reporter in the city). Believe me, I'd love to do more North Texas coverage. But there's a limit to how creatively I can cut bad highlights. Just gotta get something positive to talk about.
Thanks for the welcome! I've lurked for a while, good to be here as a resident.
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Hey, guys. I'm a producer at WFAA and proud UNT alum (class of '11). Actually registered yesterday before seeing this post but figured this was the right place for my first post, ha.
We showed a quick cutaway shot of Morris in the stands, then a closing shot of Morris leaving in the helicopter. It was a cool shot - I'm not going to cut that out of the highlights just to soothe my own competitive fire. Believe me, if we had video of Coach Littrell at one of the big games, I would have used it. We cover everyone... we've shown Sumlin and his swagcopter plenty of times because it's objectively cool. That's why kids fall for the gimmick. Morris hit five games friday night. FIVE. You know what that means? Basically that he's not there scouting or actually talking to people, just making a show of force. 'Look, I have a toy.'
If our staff is getting good reads on the local kids and establishing real relationships with them and their coaches, I'll take our chances.
Looking forward to many more posts! GMG!
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Congratulations, man! Way to outkick your coverage. Proud of you.