Last players from the McCarney Era hoping to go out on top

[Skipper]

The 2018 football season marks the beginning of the last year with players from former-head coach Dan McCarney’s recruiting. Though he does not search these players out, current North Texas head football coach Seth Littrell places a lot of value in his senior group this year.

“The success of any team is going to come down to how well that leadership does throughout the year of overcoming adversity and sticking together,” Littrell said. “When coaches don’t have to step in, that’s when teams really start taking off and holding each other accountable, and I think you’re going to have much more success when players are buying into our core values and start to lead themselves into being successful.”

The Mean Green have a lot of talent heading into this season, but with a roster comprised mostly of underclassmen, experience is needed as well.

Eleven players on this team carry experience dating back to the 2015 season, and while a lot of fans would like to forget that 1-11 season, these players are continuing to use it as fuel.

After losing to Portland State 66-7 during the Mean Green’s homecoming weekend in 2015, head coach Dan McCarney was immediately fired. This caused a lot of players to question which direction this team was headed.

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[southsideguy]

What they went trough they deserve it.  I caught a reference from Garner's interview how it was under the previous coaching staff and it did not sound fun.

Edited September 8, 2018 by southsideguy

[MCMLXXX]

Littrell never belittled the players he inherited, he took what he had and made the best of it.

[SilverEagle]

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With coach Mac, it was a lot of full pads, full contact for four or five days of the week. Coach Littrell really takes care of us on the field.”

That used to be DD's style as well. Under DD, I watched more than one practice that seemed to last for hours just scrimmaging.........and it was pound the ball left, pound the ball right, pound the ball up the middle.

Since he is still very much in the coaching game, he's obviously learned to change with the times.