Seth Litrell's new DL coach Derrick Leblanc

Cr1028 · January 28, 2016

5 hours ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

Recruiting Oklahoma and Louisiana isn't a bad idea at all in my opinion. Wish we had done it more previously.

If I remember correctly as @GTWT mentions above, Dodge recruited Louisiana to the point that many around here grew sick of it.

All About UNT · January 28, 2016

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25258513/maquedius-bain-leaves-lsu-tigers-down-to-five-scholarship-dts

I mean.... he would be the highest recruited kid (out of high school) we have ever had in the program

http://sports.yahoo.com/lsu/football/recruiting/player-Maquedius-Bain-131770

ChristopherRyanWilkes · January 28, 2016

1 hour ago, Cr1028 said:

If I remember correctly as @GTWT mentions above, Dodge recruited Louisiana to the point that many around here grew sick of it.

Maybe just doing it better then. His ties were local as well as his (high school level)assistants. Littrell has Oklahoma ties, evident by his recent recruiting, and as Billy pointed out much of the staff has Louisiana ties. I only endured 1 year of Dodge since coming to UNT luckily so all I have to reference is McCarney.

Side Show Joe · January 29, 2016

8 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

I think you'll see us recruiting Louisiana quite a bit with some of these new guys like Reffett, Brown, and this guy.

Brown is certainly a great addition. He should be a great recruiter in North Texas and Louisiana. He was in Wichita Falls the other day looking at the talent. Not sure what players.

Big Dog · January 29, 2016

Need to recruit FLA....lots of talent there, even after the big schools get their fair share.

UNT90 · January 29, 2016

13 hours ago, All About UNT said:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25258513/maquedius-bain-leaves-lsu-tigers-down-to-five-scholarship-dts

I mean.... he would be the highest recruited kid (out of high school) we have ever had in the program

http://sports.yahoo.com/lsu/football/recruiting/player-Maquedius-Bain-131770

Not true. I'm not comparing the two talent wise at all, but Anthony Wallace was higher rated with a better offer list. Just sayin...

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Anthony-Wallace-85198

Or maybe you were being sarcastic?

All About UNT · January 29, 2016

3 hours ago, UNT90 said:

Not true. I'm not comparing the two talent wise at all, but Anthony Wallace was higher rated with a better offer list. Just sayin...

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Anthony-Wallace-85198

Or maybe you were being sarcastic?

No I actually wasn't being sarcastic but I forgot Wallace's list was that long and comprising of those schools

BillySee58 · January 30, 2016

On January 28, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Cr1028 said:

If I remember correctly as @GTWT mentions above, Dodge recruited Louisiana to the point that many around here grew sick of it.

I want to say you're thinking of the first two full classes signed by Mccarney (2012 and 2013). I don't know how much Dodge recruited Louisiana, but he only got two signees from the state in four classes.

In 2012 we signed four from Louisiana, but also had a commitment from Royce LaFrance who flipped to Tulane towards the end. LaFrance was really the only one out of the five who was a good prospect, and the other four never really played meaningful snaps for us.

Also, the final straw for the Mccarney era recruiting Louisiana was getting commits from Jermaine Antoine and Sergio Medina in 2013. Antoine flipped to TCU and Medina flipped to Tulane. That turned off Mccarney and a lot of our fans from recruiting Louisiana.

We just needed better recruiters, IMO. Hopefully we have good enough recruiters now.

BillySee58 · January 30, 2016

Also, I noticed Leblanc has a son who is a 6'1" 260 lb sophomore and started at right tackle for his school in Mississippi. Could be a good prospect in a couple years, and would be a big addition for a local school if he chooses to move the family.

Harry · January 30, 2016

I am very interested to see what LeBlanc brings in this recruiting class. He certainly has relationships with some top notch players who could help us immensely right away.

ntmeangreen11 · January 31, 2016

On 1/28/2016 at 11:15 AM, ntmeangreen11 said:

JMO, Maybe he will consider us but I wouldn't read too much in to the decommitt.

Glad to be wrong on this one.

Cr1028 · January 31, 2016

11 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

I want to say you're thinking of the first two full classes signed by Mccarney (2012 and 2013). I don't know how much Dodge recruited Louisiana, but he only got two signees from the state in four classes.

In 2012 we signed four from Louisiana, but also had a commitment from Royce LaFrance who flipped to Tulane towards the end. LaFrance was really the only one out of the five who was a good prospect, and the other four never really played meaningful snaps for us.

Also, the final straw for the Mccarney era recruiting Louisiana was getting commits from Jermaine Antoine and Sergio Medina in 2013. Antoine flipped to TCU and Medina flipped to Tulane. That turned off Mccarney and a lot of our fans from recruiting Louisiana.

We just needed better recruiters, IMO. Hopefully we have good enough recruiters now.

Thanks Billy. My years are running together these days I guess.

Harry · January 31, 2016

13 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

In 2012 we signed four from Louisiana, but also had a commitment from Royce LaFrance who flipped to Tulane towards the end. LaFrance was really the only one out of the five who was a good prospect, and the other four never really played meaningful snaps for us.

Also, the final straw for the Mccarney era recruiting Louisiana was getting commits from Jermaine Antoine and Sergio Medina in 2013. Antoine flipped to TCU and Medina flipped to Tulane. That turned off Mccarney and a lot of our fans from recruiting Louisiana.

The snafus in LA actually ended up getting a coach fired (Justin Gaines). there were other commits from there who did not pan out. It was a failed experiment to say the least.

SHOSS · February 2, 2016

On 1/28/2016 at 5:06 PM, All About UNT said:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25258513/maquedius-bain-leaves-lsu-tigers-down-to-five-scholarship-dts

I mean.... he would be the highest recruited kid (out of high school) we have ever had in the program

http://sports.yahoo.com/lsu/football/recruiting/player-Maquedius-Bain-131770

ok, so I didn't see an update on this kid. it just shows on 247 sports that he decommitted...

http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Maquedius-Bain-88826/RecruitInterests

http://247sports.com/Player/Maquedius-Bain-13906

No other offers or interests.... bain was just pure speculation, with no real unt connections out there, right?

Edited February 2, 2016 by SHOSS

All About UNT · February 2, 2016

18 minutes ago, SHOSS said:

ok, so I didn't see an update on this kid. it just shows on 247 sports that he decommitted...

http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Maquedius-Bain-88826/RecruitInterests

http://247sports.com/Player/Maquedius-Bain-13906

No other offers or interests.... bain was just pure speculation, with no real unt connections out there, right?

Well his DLine coach at Pearl River CC is now our DLine coach so I would say there is a definite connection. As far as Bain's availability I am not sure.