Harry

Hindsight is 20/20. Well we have one now, and if you care about North Texas you have to hope they will be able to pull through.

Agree 100%. Good post @GrandGreen

Thank you for the updates Kram.

I agree they had a good class but they were telling those kids the issues were behind them. It looks like they may have lied.

I agree with you but most think that will never happen. I would think at a minimum you could look at 2-3 years without a bowl and scholarship reductions though. That would hurt. Let's be honest, they can play it off like nothing happened but their brand has taken a HUGE hit not just from John Q public but their own alums and donors. I don't think Art Briles will ever get a job again after those texts were released. Not only did he foster a culture of rape but he lied about it... I think all of the assistants there should pay a price as well but they all seem to have landed on their feet. One was brought on by Tom Hermans at Texas (Casey Horney?). It will take years to fix that although Penn State has proven there is life after. It's all about the money. If you have a big brand that generates dollars, ESPN (who really drives everything including the NCAA) will cut you some slack.

My thoughts are he will go Tech. His dad is their all time leading rusher I believe. Great football player back in the day. And the only reason he left Tech early was to be drafted in the NFL. He was 41st pick in the draft but did not have a long NFL career.

The Pit is the least of our worries. Frankly it is just not pretty on the outside, it is that old dull architecture. I just see things like a multi purpose indoor facility being a higher priority.

You gave me an idea -- we should put together a recruiting checklist. Perhaps get some of the coaches on here to provide their input. The challenge is there are so many factors involved but there are a few key ones in my mind. Mind you this may not be in the right order! Winning (bowls, conference championships), Tradition/Reputation/Potential of school, P5 vs. G5 vs. FCS etc, Playing Time, Facilities (stadium/athletic center/dorms etc), High School Coach, Academics and academic support (respected program in interested major, plenty of resources and facilities for tutoring/academic program), Dollar Value of education ($ amount/equivalent tuition, books living expenses for that school), Family Connections (mother father were alum or letterman), High school attending (some high schools favor certain types of colleges be it private schools etc, peer group pushes certain schools), teammates attending/pipeline high school that believes in the UNT program, Official visit (hotels, entertainment, player sponsors), Touches/Number of visits, phone calls, texts email from coaches, Family needs that require them to be close to home or DFW. Feel free to add or subtract...

J-Mychal Reese scored 21 points and North Texas built an 11-point lead in the first half, then held off a Florida Atlantic comeback for a 70-64 victory and its first Conference USA win of the season Thursday night. A.J. Lawson grabbed an offensive rebound and knocked down a jumper to give the Mean Green a 25-24 lead at intermission. read more: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/02/10/north-texas-gets-first-conference-usa-win-tops-fau-70-64/

Thank you sire!

Looks like Arkansas State mascot.

Never happened to my knowledge.

Wow...3 to P5 in one cycle? Has it ever happened?

The guy that hired him Tommy Tuberville resigned at Cincy late last year. My sense is he was a casualty of the regime change.

Jeff Koonz can recruit. Even though his Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are situated in Conference USA, he still was able to bring in quality talent. Not to mention that he was able to do this in the cutthroat football environment that is Louisiana. In fact, Louisiana, along with Mississippi, is actually where he found the most success. In contrast, the Bearcats last Louisiana commitment was some kid named Munchie Legaux back in 2010. Koonz is going to open the door to a fertile area that the Bearcats have largely been missing out on. His Track Record In 2011, Koonz reeled in three 3-star recruits and one 2-star recruit, each from Louisiana or Mississippi. For a Conference USA school in that region, those numbers are impressive, even on the surface. Dig a little deeper, and it gets more impressive. The players Koonz signed were also holding offers from schools like Arkansas, Tennessee, Arizona, Baylor, and Mississippi State. In addition, he beat out current AAC schools Memphis and SMU. The only 3-star recruit he target but missed that year was from outside of his “hotspot” in Mobile, Alabama. He ended up signing with Kentucky. In 2012, Koonz pulled a 3-star Louisiana recruit who was holding offers from programs like Colorado, Kansas State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and (again) SMU. However, he did lose some guys to Mississippi State and Minnesota. In 2013, his final full season in Louisiana, he didn’t do much recruiting, but he did sign the only player he targeted. Link: http://cincyontheprowl.com/2014/01/11/hiring-jeff-koonz-mean-bearcat-recruiting/

No. 78 UC defense trying new approach What Does The Hiring of Jeff Koonz Mean for Bearcat Recruiting? Koonz got his under grad degree from Auburn and his Masters from Texas, and he has a pretty impressive C.V. for someone in his 20's. 2003 -- Auburn (Student Assistant) 2004 -- Auburn (Graduate Assistant) 2005-06 -- Texas (Graduate Assistant) 2007-08 -- Iowa State (Secondary) 2009 -- Texas (Quality Control) 2010-2013 -- Louisiana Tech (Linebackers) http://www.downthedrive.com/2014/1/9/5293786/tommy-tuberville-makes-one-addition-to-cincinnati-staff-jeff-koonz His dad is head coach at Holmes Community College: http://www.holmesathletics.com/sports/fball/coaches/jkoonz?view=bio

Jeff Koonz joined the University of Cincinnati football staff in 2014 and was elevated to his current role of co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach prior to the 2016 campaign. He coached the safeties in 2014 and the linebackers in 2015. Koonz, who was a graduate assistant for UC head coach Tommy Tuberville during the 2004 season at Auburn, came to UC after four years coaching the linebackers at Louisiana Tech. In 2015, Koonz mentored Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection Eric Wilson and freshman standout Bryce Jenkinson who finished first (106) and third (59) on the team in tackles, respectively. UC was 7-6 and played in a bowl game for the fifth straight season, setting a school record. UC finished out its 2014 campaign with a 9-4 record, an American Athletic Conference Championship and a matchup against Virginia Tech in the 2014 Military Bowl. Cincinnati rebounded from a 2-3 start and finished the regular season 9-3 on a seven-game winning streak with a share of the conference crown. S Zach Edwards totaled six double-figure tackle games, including a career-high 18 tackles against Memphis and finished with over 100 stops for the season. During the 2013 campaign, Koonz directed a revamped linebacking corp with Texas Tech transfer Daniel Cobb leading LA Tech’s defense with 82 total tackles and a team-best 12 tackles for a loss. Cobb, named to the Conference USA Honorable Mention All-Conference team, recovered two fumbles, forced a fumble, was in on 1.5 sacks, intercepted a pass and blocked a kick during the season. He was aided by Mitch Villemez’ 69 tackles and three forced fumbles. In his second season in Ruston, Tech’s defense was the “Year of the Linebacker” with starting linebackers Adrien Cole and Jay Dudley accounting for 230 total tackles - 65 percent of Tech’s tackles on the season. Cole led the team with 128 tackles and 13 tackles for a loss as he was named first team All-WAC and the WAC Defensive Player of the Year while Dudley was responsible for 102 tackles, eight tackles for a loss and four interceptions returned for 94 yards, three of which were returned for a touchdown. His first year at Louisiana Tech saw three of his linebackers finish the season in the top four on the team in tackles with Adrien Cole earning second team All-WAC honors. Koonz previously served as a defensive quality control assistant at Texas, helping lead the Longhorns to a Big 12 title and an appearance in the 2009 BCS national championship game against Alabama. Prior to his one-year stint at Texas, Koonz was the secondary coach at Iowa State for two seasons under Chizik while also assisting with special teams. Koonz’s year as overseeing the defensive quality control at Texas was his second stint with the Longhorns having previously served as a graduate assistant coach in Austin during the 2005-06 seasons, coaching the linebackers. During Koonz’s first stay at Texas, the Longhorns won the national collegiate football championship over USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl. Texas was 13-0 that season en route to the Big 12 championship. Koonz was also a graduate assistant coach at Auburn during the 2004 campaign, coaching the secondary, and was a student assistant coach at Auburn for over a year. While at Auburn, he worked on staffs that led the Tigers to the 2002 Capital One Bowl championship, a 2003 Music City Bowl victory, the 2004 SEC championship and a win in the 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl. He graduated from Auburn in 2004 with a bachelor’s of science degree in physical education and received his Master’s degree in educational administration from Texas in 2006. Koonz married the former Maura McDermott in July 2011 and the couple has a daughter, Mary Margaret and a son Jameson Jeffrey. PERSONAL INFORMATION Born: May 30, 1982 Hometown: Wallkill, N.Y. Wife: Maura Children: Mary, Jameson Education: Auburn (2004, B.S.) COACHING CAREER Year: School - Position 2003: Auburn - Student Assistant 2004: Auburn - Defensive GA 2005-06: Texas - Defensive GA 2006: Texas - Linebackers 2007-08: Iowa State - Secondary 2009: Texas - Quality Control 2010-13: Louisiana Tech - Linebackers 2014: Cincinnati - Safeties 2015: Cincinnati - Linebackers 2016: Cincinnati - Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB BOWLS COACHED IN Year: School - Bowl 2003: Auburn - Music City Bowl 2004: Auburn - Sugar Bowl 2005: Texas - Rose Bowl 2006: Texas - Alamo Bowl 2009: Texas - BCS National Championship 2011: Louisiana Tech - Poinsettia 2014: Cincinnati - Military 2015: Cincinnati - Hawai‘i

So now Reffett the full time solo DC? That makes sense and in that regard it was a good thing we had both of them in place.

Big loss. With Littrell coming from UNC you would think this was an amicable deal. Best of luck to Coach Ek - he did a GREAT job here and will be missed.

Join @Evan @Harry and @BeyondTheGreen as they take a look back at the 2017 North Texas Football signing class. Special guest and Denton Record Chronicle Beat Writer @Brett Vito as well as UNT recruiting guru @TheReal_jayD share their latest thoughts and updates on this new class as well as impending coaching changes and other UNT sports news. Click here to listen to the show: http://gomeangreenbarbershop.libsyn.com/podcast/barbershop-podcast-178

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He's calling in.