[Is 8 Wins/Year Littrell's Ceiling Here?]

You know what's interesting to me is that this is year 3 of the SL era at UNT. He got here right before a report came out laying out things this department had not done to truly commit to athletics (a majority on this board agreed with it, by the way). This team is 3 years removed from a blowout loss at home against FCS Portland State and a 1-11 record. You can count me in the group impressed with what SL has done in the time he's been in Denton. Get this next recruiting class locked in, a practice facility, and I think this program is set for a good run for a while. If anything, the disappointment I think many fans are feeling is a result of the product this staff has put on the field in such a short period of time.

[Is 8 Wins/Year Littrell's Ceiling Here?]

So much ridiculousness in one thread...

[Will call location and tailgate today?]

Their website says visiting team player pass list is gate 13-A, NE Corner of Legion field. Typically that’s where they have visiting team will call too.

[Does anyone know with all the rain, was the team able to get in practices all week outside?]

I see what you’re saying, but I don’t think a practice or two in a little rain is going to drastically increase their risk of injury.

[Does anyone know with all the rain, was the team able to get in practices all week outside?]

11 hours ago, UNTexas said:

Good way to get injured too.

They could also get injured walking out the front door. They should probably just stay in their dorm rooms until the coaches pick them up on game day.

[Another unfair, ridiculous NCAA rule]

4 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

Players sign scholarships with schools not coaches. 

Legally, I agree with this statement. Practically, this is far from the truth. Coaches matter, as do those relationships, styles of play, etc.

3 hours ago, outoftown said:

Who wants to watch a game where you know that the majority of the players has no loyalty to "their" team/program/university? I don't.

But you’re okay with coaches who aren’t? My issue is there’s a higher standard for players than there is coaches.

[UAB AD Previews UNT Game]

We are wearing white jerseys

[Helmets that change color]

There are at least 4 or 5 shades of green on the meangreensports.com webpage right now so there's your start.

By the way, when did this lime green color they're using become such a prominent thing?

[Official UAB Game Score Prediction Thread]

UNT 56, UAB 10

Offense gets back in the groove in a big way.

[Helmets that change color]

Has to be green on green. We are the Mean Green. 😜

[Uniforms for UAB?]

1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

I hate to mention this, but why would a school that calls itself MEAN GREEN want to have a white out ?

Yeah. Why would you want to do anything that's out of the norm that maybe people would be excited about?

[Things we need]

1 minute ago, Cooke County Kid said:

The athletic program should have some sort of, for lack of a better word, indoctrination program in all the schools in the DISD starting with elementary school through High School.  Free tickets to elementary school kids means the parents have to take them, they pay and get introduced to our product in addition to the new young fans.  Give free t-shirts to the kids.  Have Scrappy, the cheerleaders and athletes going to the schools.  I know there are student athlete volunteer programs (reading, etc) that are well participated, but there are so many things we could do but haven't.  Mean Green t-shirts given away to students by local sponsors.  Prizes to the schools with the most participation, it is limitless.

I've seen them do literally everything you mentioned in the last 5 years or so, even before this AD. They're trying. At the end of the day, there's no magic bullet. The magicest bullet is winning consistently. Things are certainly trending up. Just keep winning.

[Offense hasn’t been that different]

Passing yardage has dropped off significantly since the first few games and the offense has just felt a little clunky lately. I can see why they’re a little frustrated.

[Interesting Article and Response from UAB]

If you need bulletin board material for this game, it’s going to be a long day.

[Uniforms for UAB?]

I think uniform options are one of those things that, exclusive of the blue bloods, hurts more if you don’t have the options than it helps.

[Uniforms for UAB?]

Someone in the coaches offices must think uniforms are pretty important since this is the first thing you see when you walk in their offices.

link

[Things we need]

I don't buy that the city of Denton hasn't bought in (sure, there could be more). If you factor in season tickets and sponsorship revenue from Denton businesses/residents with owners who have no real tie to UNT except for living/working in Denton, I bet you'd be surprised how much Denton money is flowing into UNT even though those ties don't exist. I can think of several lawyers and other Denton business owners who buy club seats even (and not the cheap ones) with ties to UT, A&M, SMU, etc.

I think the biggest issue for UNT is the 100K alums in DFW who aren't making the trek to Denton on game days.

[Uniforms for UAB?]

I guess I am in the minority, but I love this look!

[Post USM Seth Littrell Radio Show]

I think you throw a flag for taunting opponents and let each coach police their own celebrations.

[Post USM Seth Littrell Radio Show]

46 minutes ago, Huff said:

It was really funny but drew a 15 yard penalty.....as it should have !

But why? Who did they hurt by doing that?

[Post USM Seth Littrell Radio Show]

I'm annoyed that things like this are even a penalty. I'm fine with penalizing if they're taunting in an opponent's face, but come on... Let players have some fun!

[Things we need]

In addition to sustained success on the field...

9,000 more season tickets (let's get to half the building sold in season tickets)

2,800 more MGSF donors (let's get to 5,000 total)

$2.2M more MGSF dollars (let's get to $5M total)

 

I feel like these are the financial numbers that will make us attractive when the conversation about moving up starts.

[Why not build a financial fortress around Littrell now?]

47 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

 I am a little concerned that there appears to be little development of the backup quarterbacks

Curious why you say this... Have you seen practice to see their development? Considering they haven’t really had that much PT, I’m not sure how anyone could know about their development. Outside of the weekly QB competition they post about, I feel like we hardly see anything about the backups.

[Why not build a financial fortress around Littrell now?]

If Seth is interested in seeing what his options are after this season, what's his incentive to sign now?

[DRC: UNT releases ticket, donor figures]

I like that fans can get a taste of sitting on the sideline without having to be a MGSF donor. Those become clients who you can call and talk to about upgrading and moving over. To me, that's the conversation that would grow loyalty and make fans feel important versus just doing a money grab to get an extra 25 bucks. There are a ton of seats available in already-existing donor sections. Let's sell those and then we can talk about expanding donor sections. That side of the stadium already consistently struggles with sales. Why make it more expensive? And just because 25 bucks is not a big deal to you doesn't mean it's not a big deal to someone.