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Good to have Erric back in Fouts again. This web page states that he returned to UNT to get his degree after retiring from the NFL and works as a fitness and personal trainer.

He's one of the stars of the team from my years at UNT as a student. It's strange that a running back who never got 1,000 at North Texas managed the feat in the NFL.

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I'm always a bit suspicious when someone does self-promoting, when they were just being interviewed as a courtesy to a returning former player/alumni.

Where has this guy done any coaching? Being a personal trainer doesn't make you a good coach. If he wants to coach at the college level, he needs to enroll in graduate courses and be a graduate assistant, just like the Chris Hurds and Tommy Harrisons of the world.

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Good to have Erric back in Fouts again. This web page states that he returned to UNT to get his degree after retiring from the NFL and works as a fitness and personal trainer.

He's one of the stars of the team from my years at UNT as a student. It's strange that a running back who never got 1,000 at North Texas managed the feat in the NFL.

As I recall, Eric led the Southland Conference in fumbles his senior year in 1990. But he finished with 1,001 yards for the season. Considering that we were a passing team I suppose that's not too bad.

Rick

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I'm always a bit suspicious when someone does self-promoting, when they were just being interviewed as a courtesy to a returning former player/alumni.

Where has this guy done any coaching? Being a personal trainer doesn't make you a good coach. If he wants to coach at the college level, he needs to enroll in graduate courses and be a graduate assistant, just like the Chris Hurds and Tommy Harrisons of the world.

He played in the League and has been exposed to the best coaches football has to offer. That experience alone is worth more than anything offered in graduate school.

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Acutally, it does not. Otherwise Joe Greene would have been a coach long ago.

Colleges are still about education.

That must be why Flannigan isour offensive coordinator; since he spent 7 years at SMU.

In spite of his "lack of formal training", I would be more than willing to take a chance on someone who wants to be UNT. Start him off as the running backs coach; and see where he goes.

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Do low-level college assistant coaches have to teach classes? If so, the lack of a degree would surely prevent them from getting the job. (Note that Pegram went back and got his, so it isn't a problem in his case.)

Pegram should definitely get an interview at UNT for a position like running backs coach or weight-training specialist. His NFL experience speaks to the kind of talent and determination you need in college players, and it would be great to have recruits shake the hand of a guy wearing a Super Bowl ring.

I don't think it was inappropriate for him to express an interest in coaching at UNT. George Dunham asked him if he had any interest in that area, and it was only a small part of the interview.

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Off topic... but doesn't the LAMO band sound a lot better than ours?

Not better as much as they played more often and louder...I guess our band was cold or something...

and if a high profile football alum wants to work with our team by gosh you make room...

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