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I think Joe Greene is a testament to the older generation -- my thinking is Fine could be someone the younger folks could embrace and know. The younger folks are our future. I agree there are plenty of guys that could be recognized and are deserving. The Fine story is so emblematic of North Texas, the underdog that had to prove himself against all odds.

My thinking is it will be similar to what they did with the Mean Joe Greene statue, but on the student side. Thoughts?

As Holtz has studied film on the Mean Green, who have had a disappointing 2019 up to this point, what he’s seen hasn’t surprised him. And it doesn’t cause a fiery response. For the Louisiana Tech head coach, it’s the same concern that comes each season matching up with North Texas. “They’re everything I thought they’d be,” Holtz said. Saying the 2019 season has not been smooth for North Texas, the preseason favorites to win the Conference USA West division, may be a bit of an understatement. With plentiful starters back from last year headlined by senior quarterback Mason Fine, the Mean Green had their sights set on their second conference championship game appearance in three years. read more: https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/louisiana-tech/2019/11/05/la-tech-football-expects-north-texas-best-shot/4159061002/

I think the shocker for me was Bell came on so strong. Kid can play. I was expecting al little more from the other new guys. Geu only getting 2 boards is concerning and Mohammed isn't going to help much underneath as he is lean. It's just one game but the concerning thing for me is that we don't appear to have added a quality big guy that can work the glass and sub out good minutes for Zach so he isn't playing all game. You need that against Bassey and the good bigs on the schedule...

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Don't forget Kuehne waiting in the wings as well. Monumental battle this spring.

Grant's comp is $650K. He has a $500K salary and $150,000 in Retention, Radio, TV, Official and Other Appearance stipends. Great resource here for finding out comp for hoops coaches: https://www.midmajormadness.com/2019/11/4/20946421/ncaa-basketball-head-coach-contract-salary-database-mid-major-2019-20?utm_campaign=midmajormadness&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Comparison: Steve Henson at UTSA makes $325K and receives a minimum of $50,000 but up to $100,000 in supplemental compensation for media appearances. Receives $1,500 for a win over a Power 5 program. Receives $12,000 for each year attendance is greater than 1,000 per game. Receives $5,000 for each season the student attendance is greater than 500 per game.

42 yards on 4 carries against UTEP and I like his size in short yardage. I think we are in pretty good shape on O at the skill position just need immediate help on the line. Defense is another story altogether. Here's the box score in case you missed it: https://meangreensports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=4252

Shorter is a play maker!

TOUCHDOWN DARDEN! 7-0 UNT lead!

Go Mean Green!

It looks to me like it is the question of G5 Program recruiting philosophy. Do you recruit to "Culture" or do you recruit best talent available to win. SMU has gone out and gotten great talent and focused their attention on the model of getting great athletes from the DFW area and Texas who went to P5 programs to transfer in. North Texas has focused on getting great high school players who best fit the culture that has been developed by Coach Littrell. Sonny scoured the transfer market for the best talent he could put on the field right away. Holgerson has adopted the same philospohy at Houston. I have not studied Boise, UCF and other elite G5's but I sense that the transfer / juco player fits into their recruiting philospohy as well. In a perfect world, you would do all of your recruiting out of local and state high schools but this SMU season has clearly illustrated that formula may work well for the G5 schools. Here's the issue for SMU is what happens after Buchele graduates? Does he make the transfer methodology work so well? It's too early to say but I think we would all agree he is a helluva player. I think we need to study what is going on at places like La. Tech who have less resources yet consistently put together good talent and winning teams at the C-USA level. We need to make data driven decisions in recruiting and I think culture can be a difficult measurement to gauge.

I like Mooney. Is he Cole Hedlund? no. Is he Trevor Moore - hell no. That said, he is only a soph and he has had some nice moments this season.

I really feel like he will become a great player for us for the reasons you outline.

I enrolled at the University of North Texas right in time to watch Darrell Dickey sink into the earth. The football coach would finish 2-9 that year, right after a 7-5 season—and almost 2,000 rushing yards from rookie Jamario Thomas—got them their fourth straight bowl berth. He’d lose his job two years later, and then Todd Dodge got brought up from Southlake and stunk up Fouts Field so bad that the sports program had to launch a dubiously-funded effort for a new stadium to get us to talk about something else. (Fouts was also really old.) When my friends and I would go to games, we’d spend more time in the parking lot than in Fouts. It was bad football. (But Tobe Nwigwe was on the team, and he is now terrific, and running back Patrick Cobbs got some years as a backup for the Dolphins and I think the Saints. OK, no more parenthesis, I promise.) I bring this up because current coach Seth Littrell is apparently one of just 15 coaches at public universities who has personal access to a private jet written into their contract, according to USA Today. That’s use of a plane not for recruiting or work-related endeavors, but for “family vacations or other leisure trips.” In addition to his $1.865 million salary, Littrell gets $100,000 a year that goes toward “private aircraft charter flight services.” Not bad! Littrell is among good company: six coaches are in the Big Ten and five are in the SEC. Littrell is … in Conference USA. He’s 26-21 since 2016, with three bowl appearances but no wins. That’s definitely a jump in quality, but is it worth shelling out $100,000 in university funds so he can take some trips? Read more: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/10/unt-is-one-of-15-schools-that-gives-its-football-coach-private-jet-access/

Good article but title should read “Young skill position players making impact for UNT..”

The University of North Texas has officially started the eminent domain process to acquire four properties near campus. The move comes four months after university officials sent offer letters to buy the following: 903 Kendolph St., site of Eagle Car Wash; 902 Ave. C, home to Campus Bookstore; 906 Ave. C, home to New York Sub Hub and Naranja Cafe; and 1000 Ave. C, the site of Oriental Express. Officials notified property owners by letter Oct. 14 that since no property owners accepted UNT’s initial offers, eminent domain is starting. UNT will be represented by Clint Harbour, an assistant attorney general who specializes in condemnation hearings when public entities take private land. “As the university and property owners have been unable to reach agreement after four months, the court will appoint neutral parties to hold a hearing and determine fair pricing for the properties,” said Leigh Anne Gullett, a spokesperson for UNT, in an emailed statement. “As the university continues to grow and thrive in Denton, our students need more housing, classrooms and labs. Our campus borders severely restrict where we can seek additional land to build infrastructure necessary to continue delivering the quality educational experience our community deserves.” View Full Article

21-10 UNT. Reeder offense explodes.