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Don't know how much a cupboard is worth but it's not near the millions Mac stole from us. And he's in a rocking chair somewhere still thinking it's North Texas' fault.

I still blame Mac but in all fairness I despise Mac. To me, Littrell never seemed like the high energy guy that was going to get this thing turned around quickly. Mac leaving the cupboard bare didn't help. That's not giving a pass to Littrell on his recruiting, he needs to have a good class this year. I just prepared myself for a slow build. If Brohm at WKU was the standard, Littrell ain't going anywhere for a while.

I completely agree with this but there was a 0% chance Mac was going to change his ways. I can't say that about Littrell. I think you're right on with the "smarter" theory and that only works for specific players, not whole classes. I think you can get really bogged down in picking out specific bad calls. I was more concerned why we went away from the quick passes and why we didn't go more uptempo when those short passes were working. Or why we didn't go downfield earlier. Either way, I think we are a better team than last year but we'll start finding out after Iowa.

I never made my opinion of RV because of what happened to Dickey. Take Dickey out of the equation and RV still was a horrible AD.

I disagree. The Dickey drama was only part of it. RV couldn't keep his promises, meet his own goals, ran a lousy MGC, was too lazy to create his own marketing ideas so he poached them from other schools, hired lousy coaches for the most part, bombed at the first stadium vote and on and on. It wasn't a big secret.

You're right, this will probably be a four win team. And you want to know why? Because when RV was a total dipshit AD (and it was obvious back in about 2004) you still supported him and he was kept to hire a dipshit like Mac who ran this program into the ground. Only when it was CLEARLY obvious ten years too late did you finally raise a peep about RV. So look in the mirror pal. Because it's guys like you who kept saying RV was doing a great job that allowed him to stick around and royally screw up this program. You and your ilk were the original 17.

Personally, I think we're better than I thought we'd be. Too many mistakes but some of those can be cleaned up. A WR and DE that will probably both play on Sundays are killing us. This was always going to be a slow rebuild.

Not working again. From Twitter it looks like it's not working for everybody. And I'm supposed to trust a self-driving car someday?....

Tried to watch two different games and it keeps disconnecting. Anybody else having this problem? Working now. Fingers crossed.

There's quite a few moronic posts/attitudes about a game most of you complained about being scheduled in the first place. And the idea that a team would be scared to play us is laughable. The whole idea that playing one game against a "bigger" opponent leads to injuries is a farce. Get your panties out of a wad and let the people at Lamar decide what's best for their kids/coaches.

So there's a thread about a frickin' flag pole but there's no update on the quarterback situation? Hey Vito, it's only the most important position on the team. I'd be pounding the coaching staff for info or updating the competition daily. I"m more interested in that than which freshman gets some time on special teams.

Sounds like a bunch of Tony Robbins word salad. If I had a nickle for every time I've heard "I can assure you...." in relation to UNT Athletics I could pay off Apogee. I'll base my opinion of WB on actions and results, not assurances. See the last fifteen years.

And another thread devolves...... Enjoy the experiences more than the outcomes although when the outcomes are good it's really fun.

Congrats. I can remember your days as a Talon and it's been cool to see you move up the ranks, literally.

I spent a night in jail and over a grand untangling the mess when somebody used my identity. It blows.

I don't know how effective or productive this will be but you won't know until you try. Throw everything on the wall and see what sticks. I like this.

I think this was a huge part of the problem. RV had to have his hand on everything instead of letting people do their jobs. Throw in my opinion that he wasn't qualified, creative or talented enough to do those jobs and you get what we got.

This is my last comment on this because I'm not against WB in any way and it's getting time to talk football. Also, I said he hasn't done anything major I DON'T LIKE not anything major at all. Add reading comprehension to the list of things that drive me crazy about this board. Facility improvements isn't one of the ways I'm gauging WB's early tenure. I don't care about them. I'm not saying they aren't a positive step or unnecessary but they won't be the reason this athletic department turns around. Big ticket items aren't our problem. And if you believe they are, then please tell me how we managed to be horrible with a brand new football stadium and the move to CUSA. A new stadium and better conference were the top two on the list in the early 2000s and it didn't lead to success. In fact in my opinion it lead to a lot of relaxing and thinking everything was fixed and it would all take care of itself. Ain't that easy in G5 land. I thought athletic department personnel changes would happen after Christmas. They didn't and I wondered aloud about it. It seems they are happening now and I'm fine with it occurring later than I thought. The world doesn't work on my timetable and if WB needed or wanted to wait until he was ready, that's his call. I think they needed to happen and I'm glad they are happening. I'd rather not be lumped in with the people who think because it didn't happen when they wanted to happen, then WB is the same old North Texas. I've said it for a long time but what this program needed was consistent leadership and better decision-making. Until those were fixed everything else is just moving pieces around. If you want to know what would make me happy, it's no more horror stories from oldguystudent. No more parking and ticket fiascos. People giving the club area rave reviews again. The MGC being more than just an organization that takes your money. Giving the head coaches everything they need to win. The AD busting his ass to get people to the games in November rather than just throwing in the towel. Better off-season events. And the list goes on. We all know that hiring good head coaches and raising money is essential to the job but if you don't do the little things right, this program will never reach its potential. And I know it's hard to do everything right at a place like North Texas but if you don't grind and give it your everything, you won't be successful here. And that's from Baker to Littrell to the ticket manager to MGC coordinator. I've been a fan 24 years and for the most part, the coaches and ADs haven't had a clue what they were getting into when they got here. Guys like Trilli and Dodge had been successful at lower levels and thought they could just come in here and do what they've always done but how'd that work out. Helwig and Mac thought because they had been at big time programs they could just show up and success would magically happen. Doesn't work that way. RV brought enthusiasm at first but he was here ten years too long. All of them got beat down by how tough it is to be successful here. Ironically Dickey and JJ had the toughest situations and understood how it worked here and they're the most polarizing coaches of all of them. Right now is the only time we've had younger, hungry guys in all three positions (four if you count Jalie) who might actually understand what they're up against. Does that mean they'll be successful? No, but it's the most promising situation we've had since I've been a fan. So no, I'm not down on WB. But also don't tell me about the IPF and soccer facilites. Those are nice but they aren't our problem.

Toby Gowin have a kid yet?

#hitfiveplusagoodapr

I can be as patient as the next guy but let's face it, I don't have another option so I have to be. WB hasn't done anything major I don't like but I'm not convinced he's the savior either. Initiatives like the new alum season ticket drive are a start, we need more of that. I'm not thrilled a lot of the old faces are still around. The assumptions made by people on this board do drive me crazy. After Helwig and RV, you gotta show me rather than just talk. It was apparent to me around 2004 that RV wasn't the man for the job and a majority of this board (at least the vocal ones) defended him. Lastly, our marketing and promotions has always sucked. I know the social media side is getting better but please WB fix this and don't be afraid to get out of the box.

Honestly, I thought you of all people would be above this. Coaching. Recruiting. Leadership. Everything else is just fluff. There's no magic in getting us out of this. A cool logo or new name doesn't change anything. I could care less about new locker rooms, uniforms, IPFs, or the beers that are being served in Apogee. Until we can get kids who can block, rush the passer, catch the ball and convert third downs at anywhere near a decent rate (and stay in school), the rest is all bullshit.

Since I'm predicting 4-8 I'd lean toward the under but the over wouldn't surprise me. I thought South Point had it at 4 which clearly the over is a good bet.

Run Jeffrey, run!!!!!

Another part of scheduling I'd get rid of is no money games in Oct or Nov. The SEC likes to schedule one later in the year and I'd tell them to stick it. We play one a year in Sept. That's it.