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It's the SunBelt....whadda expect?!

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You saying we can win the tourny without George O this weekend ??

Vizza was a baby!! +1!

it's been going on since baby boy vizza went home crying to mommy... That being said.. Roberson used to dunk on the nerds in a p.e. class I took with him and I always thought he would thrive at NT due to his athleticism but I don't know if he had the type of speed that is needed for this offense

The spring game usually draws 50,000+ if you count the crickets! Although, they don't pay, they just jump right in your face or land in your nachos...

Roberson was probably one of the biggest underachievers I've seen during the Dodge era. For such a talented guy in a pass happy offense, he should have picked up where Casey left off. I cant remember anything out of him other than big drops though. I hope Chief can put it together at S.E.O. Best of luck to him...

Thanks for the personal insight. Never had to deal with anything like that myself. The story from the USA fans a few weeks back made it sound like this was a complete tear and a slam dunk season ender. The fact that he hadn't played since then made me very surprised to see him on the "don't foul" list. Sherrer just keeps on impressing me. He put the Jaguars on his back and carried them to the Finals in last year's tournament. I was sorry when he got hurt, but I'm glad to hear that he (and presumably his superfan mom) are going to be in Hot Springs.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/news/news.aspx?id=4294275

This was an excellent researched and written story. This is the type of stuff Brett Vito can produce if he is given some cooperation from people he is reporting on. Yes, this is meant as a direct shot at Rick V and Todd Dodge.

We've been through this topic several times on the magic portal part of the board. I've had two consitent takes thoughout: (1) Dodge had no idea about the competition level he was about to face (2) Villareal should have known As to (1), it manifested itself in several ways: - putting off taking the helm while the high school playoffs were ongoing, which I believe hurt the initial recruiting efforts - the inability or unwillingness to adjust to the opponent, as shown by trying to play man coverage against an OU team with three future NFL draft choices - focusing too much on things that have nothing to do with football, like wasting game time to have the receivers coach dress down a defensive back for cursing during a game As to (2), his background should have precluded Rick from allowing Dodge from putting together the initial staff - Rick had been a college football coach - Rick had been athletic administration for years I think quite a bit of hubris developed around Todd Dodge because of his high school success, and maybe Rick bought into it. I know from talking to more than a few parents of players that they were initially swept into what they thought was a "Dodge mystique." The problem was and always will be, given equal parts, who can make their machine run the best. Think NASCAR here. All teams have to follow the same guidelines and rules in putting together their cars for race day. We had the equivalent of the high school shop class and the shade tree mechanic neighbor we'd known for years (the DB coach from the business world) putting our car together. Meanwhile, our opponents cars were assemble and put to the test by professional mechanics. It doesn't matter now. If everything is as it appears, Todd Dodge has traded the old, top-down, high school model of running the team for the 21st Century CEO/delegate the power model. And, I truly believe we will benefit from it. I've said all along that the most ridiculous part of our losing so much was that we are in the Sun Belt. If Dodge had been hired by, say, Baylor and gone 5-31 in the Big 12, that wouldn't have been shocking. But, guys, two official Sun Belt conference wins in three seasons was ridiculous. As stated a couple of days ago, I don't think one Sun Belt team blows the doors off the others in recruiting. We're all behind the big, AQ conference dogs regionally. So, the other factor comes into play, and that's coaching. We now have a coaching staff with experience equal to or greater than every one of our Sun Belt foes. So, I think you will see not just a highly competitive team, but a championship caliber team - for this conference. There will be less missed assignments on defense, fewer dropped passes on offense, more receivers working open and also knowing what to do when a play breaks down...and the quarterback lining up behind the center on third or fourth and short and sneaking for the first down or handing off to a tailback to bang away for the first down or, dare I say, touchdown!

I think that in the new stadium with full concessions we might start averaging 6K or more. we just need to make it an "event". People don't need much of an excuse to hang out on a nice spring day with tailgating and "football". Notice I put football in quotes. Just watching this construction go up I can't help but think that the new stadium and surrounding areas are going to be a fantastic place for tailgating and letting the kids run around like maniacs. It isn't so close to major freeways and traffic like fouts is today and there is just so much open space out there. Going to be great.

Would ya?

. . . . . . . . . . . Rick

Gameday Live from Denton on the grand finale of Fouts Field - win over Kansas State and to the Sugar we go! I can dream, right! GMG

word....i thought he was going to be a mammoth here...good luck to him else where

We don't need quitters.

Or some signs. Lots and lots of signs.

I'm pretty sure religion has the market cornered in this realm.

If we can leave the cannon at home for the spring game that would be huge for maintaining a good attendance