Seth Littrell Rumors Mega Thread

[Hall Eagle 2011]

Was just informed by as reliable a source as they come (aka not a media source, and not DRC 😆), but someone in direct relation with our HC (as much detail as I'll give) verified ... that Seth's deal was 100% finalized tonight with Kansas State. 

Now, for real we can say ... #InWrenWeTrust when it comes to our next Head Coach. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 minute ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Oh my.  Ben Is the one who says something to really make me think...

Week 6 saw KSSt move to 2-4 after a loss to lowly Baylor.  Enough to set wheels in motion in the AD there.  After an inexplicable win VS OSU the following week, they proceed to get pounded by OU, then lose to even-lowlier-than-Baylor, TCU...

...hmm...

[Mean Green 93-98]

2 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

Oh really?

I suppose it's conjecture either way, but yes, really.  Patterson had taken TCU to 2 BCS bowls before they ever got to the BXII, an opportunity that Seth would not have at a present-day C-USA school.  And how many coaching offers comparable to K-State did Patterson ever get prior to TCU's admittance to the BXII?  Who's to say that if K-State would have offered him after his 3rd season as HC at TCU he wouldn't have taken it?

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 minute ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

I suppose it's conjecture either way, but yes, really.  Patterson had taken TCU to 2 BCS bowls before they ever got to the BXII, an opportunity that Seth would not have at a present-day C-USA school.  And how many coaching offers comparable to K-State did Patterson ever get prior to TCU's admittance to the BXII?  Who's to say that if K-State would have offered him after his 3rd season as HC at TCU he wouldn't have taken it?

Not true. There is a G5 in it every year. For crying out loud, Western Michigan took a team to one 2 years ago vs Wisconsin. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

5 minutes ago, Jessica M Hall said:

Was just informed by as reliable a source as they come (aka not a media source, and not DRC 😆), but someone in direct relation with our HC (as much detail as I'll give) verified ... that Seth's deal was 100% finalized tonight with Kansas State. 

Now, for real we can say ... #InWrenWeTrust when it comes to our next Head Coach. 

I mean, not for real, for real, until it's pushed out as fact without the source being "source". 

Edited December 5, 2018 by NorthTexasWeLove

[Mean Green 93-98]

2 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Not true. There is a G5 in it every year. For crying out loud, Western Michigan took a team to one 2 years ago vs Wisconsin. 

I'm talking about the time when making a BCS bowl was nearly the equivalent of making the playoff today.  And the Cotton Bowl was not a BCS bowl.

[Cerebus]

35 minutes ago, Cr1028 said:

My thought is that this whole “coach search” is bull and they are just giving time so it doesn’t look like they found Snyder’s replacement before he actually retired.

These search committees don't actually go out and search for coaches anymore.  They are really used for 3 things

1. They are a FOIA shield.  Not applicable in this case since KState Athletics is a separate entity that isn't under FOIA requests.  
2. It gives AD's cover if the hire goes bad.  Not applicable in this case since every single KSU fan knows this is the AD pushing out Snyder, no cover for him if this ends badly.
3. It acts as an firewall between the parties to allow actual negotiations while giving both side deniability.  If the committee is doing all the talking, then the coach can say "no one from that school has reached out to me" and vice versa.

Serious negotiations started when that firm was hired. 

[RiseUNT]

1 minute ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

I'm talking about the time when making a BCS bowl was nearly the equivalent of making the playoff today.  And the Cotton Bowl was not a BCS bowl.

Pretty sure there were still rules for g5 schools that the bcs bowls had to pick them.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

2 minutes ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

I'm talking about the time when making a BCS bowl was nearly the equivalent of making the playoff today.  And the Cotton Bowl was not a BCS bowl.

Not really. It was just the same NY6 bowls out there today. They just call that grouping of bowls something different now. Like Boise beat Oklahoma in 2007 in the Fiesta. UCF is playing LSU in the Fiesta. Same diff. 

[CelinaKSU]

KSU guy here from down the street in Prosper/Celina. Why do you guys want to dump Harrell with us? Crappy play caller? Players don't like him? Can't develop talent? What's the deal?

[Cerebus]

3 minutes ago, CelinaKSU said:

KSU guy here from down the street in Prosper/Celina. Why do you guys want to dump Harrell with us? Crappy play caller? Players don't like him? Can't develop talent? What's the deal?

Yeah, all of those. 

 

(Please don't take him.  Please.)

 

[Green Lantern]

So Neal Brown...How does $2 mil a year sound???

[NorthTexan95]

Just now, CelinaKSU said:

KSU guy here from down the street in Prosper/Celina. Why do you guys want to dump Harrell with us? Crappy play caller? Players don't like him? Can't develop talent? What's the deal?

Play calling.  I think players love him.  I will say that he's only called plays for the three years here so he definitely has room to grow.  

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Just now, CelinaKSU said:

KSU guy here from down the street in Prosper/Celina. Why do you guys want to dump Harrell with us? Crappy play caller? Players don't like him? Can't develop talent? What's the deal?

He calls plays blindfolded with his chair turned around and without a headset...or so I hear. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Just now, Green Lantern said:

So Neal Brown...How does $2 mil a year sound???

2MIL needs to be dropped on his head. 

[Mean Green 93-98]

1 minute ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Not really. It was just the same NY6 bowls out there today. They just call that grouping of bowls something different now. Like Boise beat Oklahoma in 2007 in the Fiesta. UCF is playing LSU in the Fiesta. Same diff. 

Well, now that there are entirely different games in addition to those to comprise the playoff, they really are not the same.

But whatever, let's move on.  I'm just checking this board to find out if we still have the same coach.

[RiseUNT]

So we already have the highest paid coach in CUSA? We will get a few extra Million to throw in for new coach? Will be picked to win CUSA west? Even if we lose some players a decent to great recruiting class? 

We will have some options to replace Seth.

[BillySee58]

4 minutes ago, CelinaKSU said:

KSU guy here from down the street in Prosper/Celina. Why do you guys want to dump Harrell with us? Crappy play caller? Players don't like him? Can't develop talent? What's the deal?

Pretty much every fan base dislikes their offensive coordinator unless they go undefeated.

[Vikingcat]

Is it possible someone on the current staff might get the HC job?

[BillySee58]

1 minute ago, RiseUNT said:

So we already have the highest paid coach in CUSA? We will get a few extra Million to throw in for new coach? Will be picked to win CUSA west? Even if we lose some players a decent to great recruiting class? 

We will have some options to replace Seth.

La Tech probably will be picked to win the West. We could withstand a few players transferring and still have a pretty good shot next year, with UAB losing a lot and the other four CUSA West teams being pretty meh.

[Green Lantern]

3 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

2MIL needs to be dropped on his head. 

Would be a huge positioning move if we could land someone like him. Especially after pulling Grant from Arkansas State.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Just now, Philip Ferguson said:

https://247sports.com/college/kansas-state/Article/Seth-Littrell-Kansas-State-coach-North-Texas-Gene-Taylor-125893707/

SOURCE: Littrell neither hired or offered

Yeah!! Take that. Let's get this thread to 100!!!!

[ABrownGMG]

I've been reading through this thread a bit and saw baby Briles brought up a few times about a potential replacement. Is there any consideration for Art?

[All About UNT]

6 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

So Neal Brown...How does $2 mil a year sound???

Overpriced.

[BillySee58]

1 minute ago, Philip Ferguson said:

https://247sports.com/college/kansas-state/Article/Seth-Littrell-Kansas-State-coach-North-Texas-Gene-Taylor-125893707/

SOURCE: Littrell neither hired or offered

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