Ranking The 2007 Rookie Head Coaches

MeanGreen61 · January 24, 2008

21. Todd Dodge, North Texas – Dodge’s incredible run as a high school coach in Texas may carry over to the college ranks, but it’s going to take time; probably a little more time than most expected. The Mean Green struggled to compete in most games, winning just two and laboring to pick up the nuances of Dodge’s free-wheeling passing attack. In the coach’s defense, North Texas spent most of the year with a true freshman, Giovanni Vizza, taking snaps, and was saddled with the nation’s weakest defense.

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Mean Green 93-98 · January 24, 2008

laboring to pick up the nuances of Dodge’s free-wheeling passing attack

I highly doubt that this guy ever saw a snap this team played. Overall, I was impressed with the way the players picked up TD's offense. The rest of what he wrote is pretty much on, but I have a feeling he got that by taking a quick glance at a stat sheet and reading someone else's review.

UNTflyer · January 24, 2008

The Mean Green struggled to compete in most games, winning just two and laboring to pick up the nuances of Dodge’s free-wheeling passing attack.

Huh? I most of our games, I'd say we were competitive and should have won. It wasn't the offense that really struggled, it was the defense.

January 24, 2008

Huh? I most of our games, I'd say we were competitive and should have won. It wasn't the offense that really struggled, it was the defense.

The offense did struggle at times, with the number of yards gained in a game not really leading to as many points as it could (should) have. Especially struggled in the 2nd half of games.

Obviously it was an exciting and much improved offense. But the turnovers and mistakes indicated to me that they did struggle.

Next year should be much improved.

GreenAlums · January 24, 2008

He probably did what a lot of reporters/writers did, watched a couple of our first games, wrote us off and said the whole year was like the first several games. At times Meager was great, but at times he struggled.

greenminer · January 24, 2008

Dennis Erickson a rookie head coach.

right...

Monkeypox · January 24, 2008

Our offense struggled tremendously. It was only that the defense was so incredibly terrible it was hard to notice.

forevereagle · January 24, 2008

Is this really titled correctly? A rookie head coach would be a coach in their first year being a head coach. This is coaches in their first year with a new team. Not the same thing. There is no way Nick Saban is a rookie. This would put Bobby Petrino as a rookie coach next year, and that is just comical.

UNTLifer · January 24, 2008

Dennis Erickson a rookie head coach.
right...

and Nick Saban,

and Steve Kragthorpe,

and, etc....

There's a big difference in being a rookie head coach and being a new coach at a new school.

akriesman · January 24, 2008

Man, that FIU loss really cast a shadow on the 2007 season. That game hurt our credibility worse than any of the others.

Mean Green 93-98 · January 24, 2008

Man, that FIU loss really cast a shadow on the 2007 season. That game hurt our credibility worse than any of the others.

Rightfully so.

PlummMeanGreen · January 25, 2008

Man, that FIU loss really cast a shadow on the 2007 season. That game hurt our credibility worse than any of the others.

Can you imagine how people around here (who were here) felt about Rod Rust in his last "0" win season at UNT in 1972? The best thing about 1972 is that there was a 1973 and..........the best thing about 2007 is that there is a 2008.

Proceed with the procedure of the proceedings, Coach Dodge, and we will gloat & brag right along with you when you've turned this ship around & (strangely enough) you will find not one on GMG.com (or beyond) that ever doubted you, either. :rolleyes: Oh well, so be it...

GMG!

January 25, 2008

Can you imagine how people around here (who were here) felt about Rod Rust in his last "0" win season at UNT in 1972? The best thing about 1972 is that there was a 1973 and..........the best thing about 2007 is that there is a 2008.
Proceed with the procedure of the proceedings, Coach Dodge, and we will gloat & brag right along with you when you've turned this ship around & (strangely enough) you will find not one on GMG.com (or beyond) that ever doubted you, either. Oh well, so be it...
GMG!

Jim, just for the record, we've never had a "0" win season since 1913, our first (and we only played one game). We have had a handful of 1 win seasons, including Rod Rust's last.

But, I'm right there with you in the belief that Todd Dodge will turn this ship around; beginning with next year.

good_ken · January 25, 2008

I highly doubt that this guy ever saw a snap this team played. Overall, I was impressed with the way the players picked up TD's offense. The rest of what he wrote is pretty much on, but I have a feeling he got that by taking a quick glance at a stat sheet and reading someone else's review.

I believe that Vizza had 19 interceptions last year. Learning the nuances is how that number comes down, and the touchdown numbers go up.

Learning the nuances will also be what turns the running game into a consistent weapon.

The fact that nobody really noticed that show show bad the offense was during the DD run.