Harry

Indeed. I think we have more speed now but wow that team could hit and was physical.

I don't know how Cincy was ranked back when we beat them in the bowl under Dickey. Certainly beating a USU squad would be up in that level of bowl wins or perhaps higher.

Do you anticipate them signing a kicker?

A friend just texted me about Littrell and I responded very simply: Kansas State was unable to lure Seth Littrell away from North Texas.

Somebody needs to tell Vic!

Sat., Dec 15, 2:00 p.m. ET in Albuquerque, NM Three things to know before betting on the New Mexico Bowl: 1. Over the last three seasons, the Mean Green are 0-7 against the spread when playing away from home against teams with a completion percentage of 58% or better. North Texas was also just 0-6 against the spread after games where it forced one or fewer turnovers this season, and covered in only one of its final eight games. Meanwhile, Utah State was an impressive 9-3 against the spread on the year. The Aggies came extremely close to playing in the Mountain West Championship Game, but were unable to earn a big road win against Boise State in the final week of the regular season. One issue this Utah State team is facing is the fact that Matt Wells will not be coaching in this one. Wells agreed to become the new head coach at Texas Tech, and he is bringing offensive coordinator David Yost with him. But Frank Maile—who will be in charge of this team until Gary Andersen comes back for his second stint with Utah State—knows that he’s best off not changing anything here. Wells’s up-tempo spread system is the reason Utah State was so good this year, and that is the team’s biggest advantage against North Texas. read more: https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/12/04/new-mexico-bowl-north-texas-utah-state-odds-picks-betting-preview

Absolutely!

When Arkansas State athletics director Terry Mohajir went to hire a football coach six years ago for a program that had been a reliable launching pad to the Power Five, he looked to the staff of one of the most profitable athletic departments in the country. At the time, Texas offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin wasn’t just a highly regarded rising assistant in college football, he was also attainable for a Sun Belt program whose total athletic budget is roughly one-fifth of schools like Texas. “He was making ($700,000) and that was pretty high,” Mohajir said. “It was pretty good money, but I was able to pay him more to be a head coach.” Fueled by an explosion in the cost of hiring and retaining top-level assistants, however, the economics of grooming the next generation of head coaches has been turned on its head in less than a decade. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2018/12/05/college-football-assistant-coaches-salaries/2206867002/

Indiana State fans discuss the game: https://www.sycamorepride.com/showthread.php?40256-December-5-2018-Indiana-State-(5-1)-vs-North-Texas-(8-1)

I think you hit the nail on the head with this statement. His tenure is a very positive development for the program and ultimately the entire University. The message is you can win and succeed at UNT. If Littrell moves on, there will be an adjustment period, but "at the end of the day" we will be viewed as a better program than we were before.

The site has a lot of K-State fans visiting right now. I ask that everyone treat them kindly and with respect. I recall when they came to play us in the last game in Fouts their fans were very respectful to us and quite classy. I would hope we return the favor when they visit with us here.

While Brent Venables is the top name on many K-State fans’ wish lists, North Texas coach Seth Littrell has arguably been the most rumored replacement for Bill Snyder Why Seth Littrell? Littrell is one of the hottest names among mid-major coaches right now. He’s been mentioned either seriously or in passing for every open head coaching job this offseason. As Bill Connelly wrote in his North Texas preview before this season: But why is he so coveted? Littrell inherited the North Texas coaching job from former Iowa State coach Dan McCarney. McCarney had led the oft-hapless Mean Green to nine wins in his third season in 2013, but managed to win only four of his next 17 games and found himself unemployed after registering an 0-5 start in 2015. The Mean Green finished 1-11 that season, but Littrell spun the culture around, winning five games in 2016 and nine in 2017. He led them to nine wins again this year, and may have 10 if he stays on and beats Utah State in the New Mexico Bowl. So he’s a winner, and he’s also young. At 40, Littrell is one of the youngest coaches listed among likely Snyder replacements. read more: https://www.bringonthecats.com/?_gl=1*n7r7xn*

Well Stated @NMGreenI for one am proud as hell for what UCF has accomplished. They are what we aspire to be.

Venables should just state he wants to stay an assistant coach under Dabo for the rest of his life. It gets tiring to see his name pop up on every job opening only to have him reaffirm he is staying put.