[Rice 1/14/17]

18 hours ago, UNT90 said:

So the answer is you did nothing.

Got it.

And you wonder why he has been allowed to lose for 5 years.

Or he could have whined and cried on a message board, that always provides wanted results. 

[Why 'arms race' in college football is shifting from facilities to staff]

On 1/13/2017 at 3:00 PM, untjim1995 said:

I guess at some point, schools just need to ask themselves if these costs are worth it to win at football. I mean, sure, the top level 20 power teams can pay whatever they want, then the next 45 can pay a lot, even if its significantly less than the college football royalty at the top does. Then, you get into the various levels of G5s.

It won't bother me a second when the Power Conference teams pull away. Its a completely stacked deck for those schools in the top 20 or so. Texas, Ohio State, Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan, etc...those schools are nothing but pro-lite programs. North Texas, Ohio, South Alabama, Rice, and Western Michigan will NEVER be like them---and I'm ok with that.

There are a lot of P5 schools that will NEVER be the elite top 20. What will happen with the likes of Okie Lite, Texas Tech, Iowa State, TCU, Baylor, Kansas State, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Minnesota etc. What is going to happen with these guys?

[Pro [community] College Football]

12 hours ago, greenminer said:

Thought crossed my mind that we would see elite level players do this, and the college football game as we know it would become very watered down.

Plot twist: the G5s become more competitive with the P5 elites.

People go to college games because of that particular University, not to watch certain players. I don't see this being successful at all.

[MGB: Perry says parting with UNT was mutual]

2 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

We have would could be a Special Team that should be Running Back on defense...

Somebody is enjoying the Mean Green today. 

[Director of Development Position - Athletics]

35 minutes ago, Monkeypox said:

I'm out. I only secure donations through thinly veiled threats. Dunno about all this "cultivating" stuff. 

I think you tell them you will cultivate their ass with your foot if they don't give money.

[Penn State at a 1/4 of a Billion (with a B!) Dollars]

Almost half goes to compensate attorneys? Makes me absolutely sick! 

[MGB: Source says Tommy Perry has left staff at UNT]

Wasn't he one of our better recruiters?

['17 TE Remington Lutz (Belton)]

10 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

My concern is that we're taking commitments we shouldn't be in the first place. With this kid, he never seemed to fit our offense, but based on what he said, he committed because he thought he'd be thrown the ball here compared to his other offers. 

But it seems the only way things would've actually ended up that way is if he had some miraculous leap forward as a receiver, and showed abilities that he hadn't previously, which he didn't. Then, when he appears to be the same player we knew he was when we accepted the commitment, we tell him (a 215 lb kid) that they will try to move him to tackle knowing he wasn't even considering schools that wanted him to be more of a blocking tight end. 

And the situations seem similar with Sewell and Donovan. To quote the late great Dennis Green, "they are who we thought they were."

I have a hard-time believing our coaches were big fans of these kids, accepted their commitments, and then they suddenly just stopped showing the abilities that our coaches offered them based on despite not getting injured.

And in the case of Sewell, he said we stopped contacting him before the season started and before he could've had a "bad season" or messed up grade-wise.

Pulling offers from commits for non-grade reasons is almost always messy. Whether we basically tell a kid he isn't as good as they hoped he was like Donovan or Lutz, or just cutting off contact like with Sewell, it's hard to defuse the situation. Neither looks good, so I hope our coaches don't make this a trend. 

Recruiting is tough, so I recognize it's easier said than done. But it's definitely something they can stand to get better at.

However, you are some dude that reads about recruits and their abilities while our coaches are paid to do their jobs 24/7. Let's quit acting like we know more than these guys that get paid for recruiting. It's super easy to second guess everybody, all the time. We could always doubt bar owners, financial advisors, porn producers etc, but probably best we sit back and let the experts do their jobs. We are nothing but avid UNT sports fans, nothing less, nothing more.

[MGB: Frazier in hospital after car wreck]

On 1/7/2017 at 10:10 PM, MCMLXXX said:

The topic is Fraziers accident, not Benford. When someone expresses concern about a player and racks up a lot of negatives (which indicates people disagree with said sentiment), I would suggest said individuals should do some serious self examination. 

Said individuals, having said shall not, should have individually, silently nothing about, said situation! IMHO.

[Sonny Dykes]

34 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

Sonny Dykes and Berkeley were always an odd pairing from the start. But I bet our friends in Lubbock are interested if KK falls apart again this season ahead.

Falls apart again? The pretty boy hasn't sniffed a winning conference record since his hair gel got here. Lubbock should be very interested!!

[MGB: Baker explains Tribune report, vows to improve UNT's position]

35 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

$20m deficit? In the business world that would be revenue!  As was stated the facts are in the details! Wren took the job knowing he would be able to take UNT to new heights!

No, it would be Revenue - Expenses = Deficit(Profit)

[Old Dominion (1/2/16)]

2 minutes ago, KRAM1 said:

Do not recall seeing Ernie at a game this season.  Interesting for a guy who someone claims is the reason Coach Benford is still head coach.

I agree, I thinks it's ridiculous to think 1 high dollar donor wants losing basketball at UNT. I have no doubt Benford is gone after this season, if not before the final game.

[Old Dominion (1/2/16)]

Someone on here has repeatedly stated that what Ernie wants, Ernie gets especially when it comes to basketball. He stated his very good source told him Ernie liked Benford and would keep him.

[Old Dominion (1/2/16)]

4 minutes ago, Harry said:

UNT cuts it to within 6 at half.    UNT starting to defend better. 23-17.  Nice comeback to a terrible start.  Frazier hit two 3's.  Now let's hope they can turn it around in the 2nd half.

 

I have watched middle school girls games with more offensive firepower than we have.

Doesn't matter what Ernie wants, Benford is gone this year. 

[What if i told you?]

On 12/31/2016 at 0:33 PM, 97and03 said:

Oh no not again

This bit got old once before

Let's not start it back

[MGB: Details of Littrell's bowl bonus]

That's what, about 10% of base salary?

[Does anyone find it the least bit ironic...]

57 minutes ago, UNT90 said:

Mischaracterization is your game.

Some people will never get over some things, I guess.

 

And you jump to the conclusion that I was referring to you. Not very egotistical are you?

[Does anyone find it the least bit ironic...]

We have a poster that has stated he has a very reliable source that says Ernie is bringing TB back next year so all this talk is moot.

[MGB: Recruiting state of the union -- it's too early to panic]

17 minutes ago, UNT90 said:

So if the sky IS falling, you just don't want to hear about it? 

Because to some of us, UTSA being ranked 1st in recruiting and UNT being ranked #11 is the sky falling...

Yes, I want to hear about it, just not 20 times in every single topic and every single post. It goes from pointing out the obvious to just plain whining and bitching to get your post count up.

[MGB: Recruiting state of the union -- it's too early to panic]

5 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

So if the reason is valid after a time you'd prefer to have perfumed smoke blown at you instead of seeing the real state?

That's not what he meant. It's the constant bitching and moaning about EVERYTHING that gets to be an ass whipping. We want the truth, no matter how bad it might be, but don't need the constant sky is falling BS. 

 

[2017 Recruits/Signings by Position]

How can Cade Pearson only be a 2*? 

[Breaking Jalen Guyton WR Trinity Valley]

He was a 4* out of HS when he signed with ND. Will he still be a 4* in our rankings?

[MGB: Recruiting tidbits on slots available in 17, et cetera]

6 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

No. You have a scholarship max of 85 and a max of signees per class of 25. There are some things you can do to move around spaces between classes. The 85 scholarship max is a firmer cap(occasional exceptions can be granted but then you have to reduce a future scholarship).

Hood took a spot in a singing class ('16 or '17) and a scholarship. His 'ship will be available to someone else next season, but we have to count him in a singing class.

I would count him in an opera singing class but others might put him in jazz.

5 hours ago, untcampbell said:

That was a big hole Hood filled.

GMG

?

[Silver lining]

8 minutes ago, UNT90 said:

Good advice. Try following it.

K

[Silver lining]

Just now, UNT90 said:

Well, hello sweetheart. 

It's over, move on.