[UNT TO AAC]

How many NCAA March madness bids will AAC get I wonder? It’s a really strong basketball conference 

[UNT TO AAC]

SMU’s trying to join a conference that has a team in ft worth. I really don’t think they’re worried about sharing space in DFW with other conference teams.

[UNT TO AAC]

2 minutes ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

Just saw this too. This would be big. But I doubt all 6 get in.

It says they will all get accepted.

[UNT TO AAC]

Seems like UTSA, Rice, CLT, FAU, and UAB will go as well.

[UNT TO AAC]

 

[OLD ARTICLE FROM 2018: 'It can be a monster': Why North Texas could be the next UCF]

4 hours ago, DentonStang said:

There are many big schools in major recruiting markets. That's not what made UCF successful.  What matters is the financial and policy support from the administration of the university to make it happen.  That's the hard part. 

Seems like we have that

[Coach O is available]

25 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

My fear is that at some point, Phil Bennett gets the interim tag, gets some wins like Chico did, then Wren hires him permanently.

Phil Bennett has been a decent to good DC in his career…and one of the single worst head coaches in CFB history.

I'm not sure PB would want to be a full time HC. He's already supercommuting for only 4 days a week from College Station where he lives. I don't think he'd have any interest.

[How Does UNT Become A Place To Stay?]

As long as we stay as a highly desired coaching destination, we could turn over on coaches 3 times before finding one that wants to stay. I have zero worry, as long as we are a place people want to coach w/ a lot of investment, that we could find a coach who’d want to stay, given time. 

[Meanwhile in Austin]

20 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Steve Sarkisian’s contract at UT is for six years at 34.2M (let’s just call it 30M to keep the math simple and clean).   So, that’s 5M a year.  At least three of his assistants have guaranteed million dollar contracts.

He also has the most profitable football program in America, so no shortage of resources.  

What’s the ROI on this?   A 4-3 record with signature wins against ULa-La and Texas Tech…and being outscored by a total of 41-7 in the 4th quarters of their past two games.  

 

Aren’t they like one of the only teams that really makes a huge amount of money on their investment? Or is that an aged stat. 

[Meanwhile in San Antonio]

51 minutes ago, Billy Clyde said:

Do you see another win on the schedule, let alone 3?

USM and FIU, FIU being more possible. 

[What happened to Dion Novil?]

Currently on track to have similar numbers as last year, but with our easier 2nd half of the schedule, I'd bet he could put up some good numbers to make himself draft eligible after this season.

[What's Happening After Recruiting?]

5 minutes ago, Philip Ferguson said:

So, is that the pattern?  SL is gone next year (maybe) and the new guy/gal inherits these better recruiting classes.  So, they look good early on but then collapse.  Rinse and repeat???  

Typically, yeah. Unless we make a good hire, but that's too early to tell. Would be a good thing to consider when looking for a new coach - someone who people like playing for.

[Don’t beat yourself up on NT attendance on a TX Friday Night...Check out the Tulsa at South Florida attendance—today!]

wow.. I think FIU stopped reporting attendance too because the numbers were so low. These florida teams are not having a great season.

[Coaching Option]

I feel like he's not actually in that hot of a seat. Today's game isn't looking great, but his teams have been close a lot.

 

Also he seems to be going through a lot in his personal life... not sure I feel the need for an expanding program to take that on.

[Who Is Your Breakout Player This Year?]

I'll put my eggs in the Abou/Hameir basket. Anyone have an idea who will be starting for us at the 4/5? Looking around the conference, there seems to be some very good 5's leading teams. Would hope we could control the paint with a breakout player.

[Less Than a Month Out]

1 hour ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

Not sure if it was posted in here, but we either did or supposed to scrimmage Oral Roberts here in Denton today (10/16)

what are the chances any news comes out of it? any writers out there watching?

[Seth Buyout - ideas?]

1 hour ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

Wren made this mess. It is his job to fix it. He better find the money or we need a different leader.

He's working on it, lol he's not god

[Seth Buyout - ideas?]

I'm curious if the financials are tied up because we are also trying to pay exit fees from C-USA if we're picked up. I have to imagine Wren is busy as hell talking to conferences, finding donors, figuring out what to do with Seth... I know people are talking about how Wren needs to be fired now, but I think he's really getting tested right now. This is the moment where he should rise to the occasion. 

[***Official Marshall vs. North Texas In-Game Discussion***]

7 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Can someone expand on this?

It seemed like half the team didn't come out after the half, but someone at the game right behind the team confirmed that everyone did in fact come out of the locker room. Maybe something did happen, but the entire team did come out.

[***Official Marshall vs. North Texas In-Game Discussion***]

Just now, GrandGreen said:

Littrell owes the Marshall coach a big thank you.   Marshall could have scored 80 if they kept passing and kept in the starters in the fourth.  

I wish they would've

[The Liberty game won't be pretty]

Can we guess the spread? -40?

[***Official Marshall vs. North Texas In-Game Discussion***]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Uh, what kind of tape are they gonna show potential new schools?

garbage from the 4th quarter, probably.

[FIRE SL NOW!!!]

I mean if he finds a new position quick, that should help pay that, right?....

 

right?

[CBS Pre-season College Basketball Poll]

6 hours ago, MDH said:

With small samples you can't really use averages, especially with outliers such as KU and UTA. I still wouldn't use avg here but removing those 2 gives an avg of 96. The median is 90.5. Long story short: we've got some tough OOC opponents.

That’s true - more so was trying to just highlight how tough our OOC opponents will be. Ready for this season!

[UNT head football coaching position]

13 minutes ago, wardly said:

My last [and I mean it] statement on this subject is that while we are in violent agreement that we have a great job soon to become available, we,at least I, don't have any idea how we are perceived by the coaching community. Reminds me of the story of the Sales Manager of BIG WOLF dog food company standing before his sale force at their annual sales meeting saying ," I don't understand it! We have the best canned dog food on the market. It has more beef that our competitor, our packaging is the envy of the industry, and we can match anyone"s pricing. Someone please tell me why we are not selling dog food! " The sales reps from Denton stood up in the back and replied, " the dogs don't like it." While we can agree that UNT has an excellent coaching position coming available lets hope that the dogs like it.

The athletic I believe wrote about how our. coaching position is a very hot job, and the D1ticker poll among AD’s seems to corroborate that.