MeanGreen61

He's never coached or recruited, so who's to say he'd be better at either.

From Howell - The La Tech visit to Fouts is MIA on this site. North Texas (Sun Belt) 9/2 Sat @ Texas 9/9 Sat vs. Southern Methodist 9/16 Sat @ Tulsa 9/30 Sat vs. *Middle Tennessee State 10/7 Sat @ *Troy 10/21 Sat vs. *Florida International 11/4 Sat @ *Louisiana-Monroe 11/11 Sat @ *Louisiana-Lafayette 11/18 Sat vs. *Florida Atlantic 11/25 Sat @ *Arkansas State DATES ARE TENTATIVE - (FROM THE TECH SITE) THIS SCHEDULE WILL BE UPDATED AS OFFICIAL WEBSITE LINKS ARE FOUND AND/OR ONLINE NEWSPAPER REPORTS ARE FOUND. 2006 (TV Games are just guesses) 9/2 @ Nebraska (FSN PPV) 9/23 @ Texas A&M (PPV) 9/30 @ Clemson (PPV) 11/4 @ North Texas TBA vs. Divsion 1-AA Nevada (WAC) Utah State (WAC) Idaho (WAC) Fresno State (WAC) (TV) @ Hawaii (WAC) (TV) @ San Jose State (WAC) @ Boise State (WAC) (TV) @ New Mexico State (WAC)

Football Recruiting Gets High Marks Courtesy: Sun Belt Conference Release: 02/14/2006 Tom Lemming, respected recruiting analyst for CSTV, USA Today, Gatorade and Reebok, gave the Sun Belt Conference’s 2006 football team’s high marks for their most recent football signing class. “Overall, I think the Sun Belt Conference did an excellent job,” Lemming said. “I think their current recruiting class is better than the classes they have signed the last couple of years, and it seems like they are really moving up as a conference.” Lemming, who felt the conference’s eight football playing schools all filled areas of need, had the following to say about each school: Arkansas State – “They did a very good job addressing their primary needs at offensive line, defensive line and defensive back.” Florida Atlantic – “Florida Atlantic had an excellent class. In my opinion, it ranked right up there with Troy’s as the best classes in the conference. They especially signed some really good quarterbacks and linebackers.” Florida International – “They signed some really talented offensive and defensive linemen along with some really good running backs.” Louisiana-Monroe – “I really like the quarterbacks they signed.” Louisiana-Lafayette – “They had a very good class and signed some athletes that can help them in a number of positions.” Middle Tennessee – “Although they did not have a lot of scholarships to give, they did a really fine job. They had an exceptionally athletic class. Every player they signed is a good athlete.” North Texas – “They had a good overall class with a very good group of defensive linemen.” Troy – “I loved Troy’s recruiting class. I think they had the best class in the conference, because they signed good players at every position. They had a quarterback on my All-America watch list.” ARTICLE http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.d...0&ATCLID=237610

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"Without (football), a university has a big gap in it that is not filled," Falwell said. "Basketball has a great appeal, but football is still king in America. The men's basketball team already has been to the tournament. The women reached the Sweet 16 last year. Lord knows, Falwell, Liberty thinking big in football Feb. 9, 2006 By Dennis Dodd CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer Of all the fires Jerry Falwell has started with his mouth, this nugget might be among the more incendiary: "I refuse to die," the famous televangelist told SportsLine.com this week, "until we get this done." What, a 900-foot Jesus? More fundamentalist doctrine? No. Football. Falwell, 72, wants to preside over a Division I-A football program in his lifetime. A big-time D-I program, one that could take the field against Notre Dame some day on even terms. More than that, the Liberty University chancellor is fast-tracking the sport. Liberty's I-AA program went 1-10 last year. The coach was fired. The AD resigned. Falwell quickly hired Virginia assistant Danny Rocco. A new 36,000-seat stadium has been promised. A $7 million football complex opens in June. "Just in the last year," he said, "we've decided to take football (to another level)." The goal is for I-A to happen in the next decade. By then Falwell, who underwent heart surgery last year, will be 82. "The issue," he said, "is getting it done soon enough for me to see it happen." Lord willin' and the interest rates don't rise, Falwell's vision will be realized. America will have a fundamentalist Christian football superpower. Don't be alarmed. ACLU vs. LU isn't on the schedule yet. What Notre Dame is to Catholics and BYU is to Mormons, Liberty can be to evangelical Christians. There's not a thing wrong with that, though Liberty's burden will be great. The school has a chance -- no, a duty -- to get it right. FULL ARTICLE http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9220541/1

http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.d...0&ATCLID=237611 Sun Belt to use Instant Replay in '06 Courtesy: Sun Belt Conference Release: 02/14/2006 NEW ORLEANS -- The Sun Belt Conference announced today that it will use instant replay for all of its conference and non-conference football games in 2006. The conference used instant replay on a trial basis for information gathering purposes only for three games at both Louisiana-Lafayette and North Texas in 2005. “We feel the use of instant replay for all of our football games is certainly a positive development,” Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Wright Waters said. “I am very excited about the Sun Belt Conference instituting instant replay after using it on an experimental basis at some games last year,” Arkansas State Head Coach Steve Roberts said. “The bottom line for all people involved in our conference, the players, coaches and officials, is to get it right. I am confident through the leadership of Don Lucas (Sun Belt Conference Supervisor of Officials) and the Sun Belt Conference this will be handled in a first-class manner.” The NCAA Football Rules Committee approved the use of instant replay at its recent February 6-8 meeting. After allowing instant replay to review a game official's call on the field for two seasons on an experimental basis, the committee approved one procedure for all institutions and conferences that choose to use it. The procedure, which was used by the majority of Division I-A conferences last season, calls for the replay official in the press box to review all plays on the field and stop the game. The official may only stop play if the play is in the list of reviewable plays and has a direct, competitive impact on the game. The committee also decided to allow each team one challenge during the course of the game. The head coach may request a review by signaling for a timeout. If the challenge overturns the call on the field, the coach retains the right to challenge later in the game and is not charged a timeout. If the call on the field is not reversed in the challenge, the team is charged a timeout and the coach does not have the ability to challenge again in the game. Additionally, a visiting non-conference institution is not able to opt out of using replay if the host institution chooses to implement the system.

You didn't say rematch, you just said ULL They may lose but I don't think it's as 100% hopeless as your post seemed to indicate Have a nice day!

Since we've got no chance, should we just forfeit & save travel expenses? PS: The girls did show up in Lafayette as they beat ULL 70-47 on the Lady Cajuns home court.

3. North Texas The class is heavy on ... The defensive line. Five tackles and four ends were brought in to try to restore some of the former glory to the Mean Green defense. JUCO transfer Brian Carlson isn't all that big, so he'll have to use his quickness to make an immediate impact. The ends are big enough to improve the run defense in a big way over the next few years. The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... CB Roy Loren The player you might care about this year ... QB Woody Wilson What it all means to the real world of college football ... JUCO transfer Woody Wilson will upgrade the quarterback situation right off the bat, but that's the only help brought in to boost the offense with no running backs or receivers in the group. 13 of the 18 recruits are for the defensive side to help out the Sun Belt's worst D.

There's NO Hank Dickerson working for the UNT Athletic Department

All this proves is that Erickson may want to RETURN to Idaho.

Jocques Crawford was initially charged with felony aggravated rape but negotiated a plea to the lesser misdemeanor assault charge in juvenile court. Tech's Leach defends signing Player charged with misdemeanor deserves chance, coach says By KEITH WHITMIRE / The Dallas Morning News LUBBOCK – Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach defended his decision to offer a scholarship to a player who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in an incident involving a 15-year-old girl. According to The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., Cordova running back Jocques Crawford was initially charged with felony aggravated rape but negotiated a plea to the lesser misdemeanor assault charge in juvenile court. Cordova spent 23 days in a juvenile detention center after the girl said Crawford, 17, his brother and another teenager forced her to perform oral sex. "I don't know a great deal about it, but if you cut off everybody who's had a misdemeanor, we'd be short of players," Leach said. "For any team, that would be difficult." Crawford signed a letter of intent with Texas Tech on Wednesday. He played in only four games his senior season after appealing a semester-long suspension by the Memphis school system. "It's pretty difficult for me to try him any more than he's already been tried," Leach said. "I don't feel particularly good about denying a guy an opportunity on a misdemeanor alone. If he'd had a couple of misdemeanors or a pattern of them, that's different." Crawford was at one time ranked the No. 20 running back prospect in the nation by Rivals.com. He said he had offers from Arkansas, Louisville, Mississippi, Mississippi State, North Carolina and Northwestern. However, he said Clemson backed off from recruiting him after his Aug. 16 arrest. Crawford said Tech had the best program among his offers and that he has family in Texas. He said he still needs to improve his standardized test score and pass his core classes to be eligible to play as a freshman. Otherwise, he will seek enrollment at a prep school.

Wonder who's hiring, bringing in these coaches that the bigger schools decide they want?

Mean Green Report - February 3rd. http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/teams/page/NTX

You're sure ?

Aren't assistant coaches on year to year contracts? No contract renewal = "pursue other options".

Football: UNT head coach resting at home after having gallbladder removed 08:36 AM CST on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 By Brett Vito / Staff Writer North Texas coach Darrell Dickey had his gallbladder removed over the weekend and is resting at his home. “I feel a lot better already,” Dickey said. “I am going to get back at it this week, although the doctors told me to take it easy for a while.” Dickey fell ill on Jan. 29 following an official visit weekend for the Mean Green and was admitted to Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. He was released two days later and spoke at UNT’s press conference on National Signing Day on Wednesday. Dickey said at the time that he needed to undergo a few more tests to determine the cause of his illness. Doctors decided later in the week that Dickey needed to have his gallbladder removed. “We had surgery scheduled for later, but the doctor who performed the procedure had an opening on his schedule,” Dickey said. “I went in Friday, had the surgery Saturday morning and left on Sunday.” A quick return from surgery could enable Dickey to oversee the Mean Green’s spring practices that are scheduled to begin on Feb. 13. Dickey finished his eighth season as UNT’s head coach in November. The former Kansas State quarterback led the Mean Green to four straight Sun Belt Conference titles from 2001-04. UNT’s streak came to an end last season when the Mean Green finished 2-9. Dickey has been named the Sun Belt’s Coach of the Year four times and has an overall record of 39-55.

Football: Dickey shakes up UNT coaching staff 08:39 AM CST on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 y Brett Vito / Staff Writer Former North Texas defensive coordinator Fred Bleil is returning to the school in the same capacity following a shakeup of the Mean Green’s staff on Monday. Current defensive coordinator Kenny Evans has been promoted to assistant head coach and will also serve as the Mean Green’s recruiting coordinator, a position he held from 2000-03. Evans will retain his duties as linebackers coach, while Bleil will coach the Mean Green’s defensive backs. Current defensive backs coach Van Malone and tight ends coach Duke Atterberry are leaving the staff to pursue other opportunities. Running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Bruce Bell retired after National Signing Day on Wednesday. “I feel very good about bringing Fred back to North Texas,” UNT head coach Darrell Dickey said. “He is a fine person and coach.” Bleil left UNT’s staff to become the defensive backs coach at San Diego State, a position he held through last season. Bleil will take over a unit that finished third in the Sun Belt in scoring defense during conference play with an average of 20.3 points allowed a game, but was eighth for the entire season with an average of 31.5 points allowed. Bleil helped the Mean Green finish among the top three teams in the Big West in scoring defense in the 1996 and 1997 seasons. Evans will take on additional supervisory duties as assistant head coach, a move he believes will help him advance toward his goal of becoming a head coach on the Division I level. “I am excited,” Evans said. “Hopefully this move will make me a better coach and allow me to help coach Dickey.” Evans just completed his eighth season on UNT’s staff. “Kenny has done a wonderful job recruiting and coordinating our defense,” Dickey said. “He is a natural fit as an assistant head coach.” UNT recruited several solid players during Evans’ tenure as recruiting coordinator, including running back Jamario Thomas, the 2004 national rushing champion. Evans has also coached some of the top linebackers in UNT history, including Brad Kassell and Cody Spencer, who are now with the Tennessee Titans. Evans said he is looking forward to working with Bleil. “Sometimes a change of pace is good for a program,” Evans said “We will work well together.” While UNT filled one spot for an assistant with Bleil, it still has two openings after the departure of Malone, Bell and Atterberry. Malone interviewed for a position on the staff at Arizona State earlier this winter. Dickey said Malone has already accepted another job, while Atterberry is leaving to pursue other opportunities. Dickey said Malone couldn’t reveal where he is headed. Malone declined to reveal his destination last week. Atterberry spent two seasons on UNT’s staff, while Malone was with the Mean Green one season. Dickey also confirmed on Monday that he has interviewed former UNT running back Erric Pegram for one of his openings at assistant coach. Pegram was UNT’s leading rusher in the 1989 and 1990 seasons and went on to play eight seasons with four NFL teams. He rushed for 1,185 yards with the Atlanta Falcons in 1993 and finished with 3,398 yards in his professional career.

You're correct. O-line coach Eric Wolford moved to Arizona after the 2003 season. Looks like 4 coaches have moved up since to 2002 season (Deloach, Kitchens, Wolford and Malone).

Gary DeLoach to UCLA and Freddie Kitchens to Mississippi State along with Malone in recent years.

Maybe the PCIA (Parker County Intelligence Agency) has a covert eavesdropping operation that is intercepting LJ-BR communications.

Why not, EVERYTHING ELSE is! Actually it's just a post about what an OU coach had to say about recruit ratings.

Posted originally by Harry. The following excerpt is from an interview taken from the OU Scout.com site: One OU coach has told us this about recruit rankings: "Basically they're a joke. If they were true, we, (and other top schools), would recruit off of them. It takes us several months of evaluations to separate the best from the rest. But these recruit rankings pop up and many people start thinking they're the ten commandments or something. Sure everyone can pick out an Adrian Peterson, but there aren’t many of those out there. And generally, the skill positions are a bit easier for coaches and fans to identify, but even at that, how to you find the top ten - twenty in the country? That's who we set our sights on. You have to - to stay at the level that we're at. But many times, even with skill athletes, it's his supporting cast that makes him stand out. Coaches have to consider that. We have to know that a quarterback has a great receiver, or maybe he has none - that makes a huge difference in his completion percentage. How good is his offensive line, or the competition he's playing? At many power programs, kids are sometimes a backup until their senior year. I mean what do you do with a kid who is waiting in the wings but has a great player a year or two ahead of him? In the offensive and defensive line, many kids are dominant because of a size mismatch. But in college, that won't be the case. Technique and skill are bigger factors, and many times you don't see those things clearly until their senior seasons." As to current prospects, (and their rankings), another OU coach said; "Who does these things? (Recruit Rankings). Are you kidding me? It's a total joke when you have guys who are dominant ranked behind good, but not great players." So how do the average fans determine who's best? "Just look at who's offering them, and who's not. That's the first clue. But most of the higher ranked guys are going to come from the well known stomping grounds. Those guys show up early, because they are easier to identify. We (coaches), can't visit every school and every hamlet either. So many times, we see a prospect on film when we are looking at someone else. We make a few calls, send someone out to who knows where, and suddenly we have someone who very few people know about. Now here at Oklahoma, when we offer - it's usually all over the internet in about three hours, so sure, there are times when we prefer to keep a kid quiet. Why tell your opponent about finding a gold mine? So a lot of times someone will pop up from nowhere and people think maybe we've lost our minds. Are you kidding me? We have twenty five scholarships a year and we don't pass them out like Kleenex! When we offer some obscure prospect somewhere you can bet he's probably playing at a small school, or at a school with zero talent around him. We signed a receiver like that last year, and how was he ranked? But watch that guy and I'll guarantee you in four years he'll out perform almost every guy on the top ranked receiver list last year. You can repeat that story at least two or three times every year. So yeah, we look at the rankings, but they're primarily always a source of amusement for us."

While visiting Plumm

February's Ask the Commissioner John: I have heard North Texas may want a WAC or a MWC spot since travel for Sun Belt schools is expensive for a mid-major DI-A school. Being that our teams are from AR, TN, AL, FL, and LA, why not pick up another school in the deep south and let North Texas go? Many other conferences are becoming very regionalized and maybe the Sun Belt can save a lot of money by dropping schools not in these states such as Denver in basketball! Since when is the Mile High City in the Sun Belt?!! WKU makes more since in football than North Texas. Commissioner Waters: John, UNT is a very significant player in this league. Always remember that when evaluating travel cost, sometimes distance is not as important as airline hub cities. Example, I can fly (or I could before the storm) to Miami and/or Ft. Lauderdale cheaper than I can fly to Monroe, Jonesboro or Little Rock. A direct flight to Miami from NO takes an hour and twenty minutes, a flight to Memphis is about a six-hour trip through Atlanta or a very expensive flight direct. LINKhttp://sunbeltsportstv.nmnathletics.com/Vi...CRIBER_CONTENT=