GTWT

Not really. It's difficult to objectively measure the superiority of Rice over UH but still we know that Rice is indeed superior. Perception is reality.

And yet most of us would agree that academics at Tulane is better than at Monroe & academics at Rice is better than at UH. The metrics might be suspect but the perception is real.

Tulsa, Tulane, Rice, Vandy, TCU, etc. bring good academics (remember this is college) and prestige. I wouldn't dump Tulsa for UTSA.

Just out of idle curiosity, did the kid sign with UTSA?

It sure seemed like it. You saw lots of green walking around the tailgates & our section was full & loud.

What's really boring is going to three high school games in three weeks to watch 6 teams all run some version of a spread offense. Dickey was successful long before he got to Memphis. He was successful at NT.

I remember after a game in Waco fans were complaining about how many 'draws' UNT ran. That was silly, I was there, our fans thought (and many still think) that every run between the tackles is a draw. Fans don't like run-first offenses. That's okay but base criticisms on a little bit of knowledge of the game. I'm still convinced that many of the problems Dickey faced at UNT stemmed 1) from an AD who failed to support his coach and 2) from thin-skinned fans who thought their $100/year donations meant the coach should kiss their ass. Finally, some fans criticize the program for dominating a weak conference. Brothers & sisters if you're in a weak conference you're supposed to dominate it. UNT did. I also seem to remember wins against Baylor & Tech during the Dickey years.

Given the current administration's attitude toward children, that's a rather ominous suggestion.

It's been asked before by others - why would any UNT 'fan' want to denigrate our school's accomplishments? It's perverse.

Not very successfully at first because he needed time to recruit players that could win in Div I? Remember UNT's last winning season before hiring Dickey had been 5 years before. No scheme wins without players. Since then Dickey has shown he can be successful running very different offenses. That's the mark of a good offensive coach.

That might suggest Dickey was able to adjust his offensive scheme to the skills and abilities of his players, rather than insisting the players fit - like round pegs into square holes - into his preferred offense.

Well, we could take away their children.

1. Reinstitute some version of the Empresario Program. 2. Shorten the time it takes to gain legal entry. Many illegal immigrants are desperate - they're escaping poverty & social upheaval. They can't afford to wait while their application sits for years on a desk in Washington. 3. Simplify the process to the point that the average immigrant isn't overwhelmed by the process.

Your estimation of Trump's sense of humor is higher than mine.

Speaking of which, did all of you see his recent pronouncement that he is "a very stable genius"? https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2018/07/12/trump-nato-press-conference-im-very-stable-genius/36811473/ How any of you can support this man without blushing is beyond me.

No. However, it would appear a bit more up-and-up if he would release his returns as most other candidates have done. The way it is it looks like the man is trying to hide something.

Yes. A brilliant man.

Kinda like Trump delaying release of his tax returns leads to all kinds of speculation about whether he ever paid any taxes.

The stars reflect someone's evaluation of a player. If you trust that person's ability to evaluate talent then stars matter. You hope though, that our coaches, being professionals, trust their own evaluations more & don't rely on the judgement of someone outside the coaching profession.

There's another one, Rick. Most of the people promoting the idea that President Obama was not born in Hawaii knew damn good and well that this was 'Fake News'. I suspect you knew it.

Ain't it funny how the same folks who decry 'fake news' the loudest promote it?

Rudy, in the case of CPS or parental incarceration the separation is usually effected out of concern for the children.

And yet it was a highly rated class.

As long as the players we recruit win, we recruited just fine. Some of the folks on this board seem to think recruiting is a separate sport from football. You drool over stars & class rankings. Dudes, none of that matter. What matters is winning the games.

https://247sports.com/Coach/Darrell-Dickey-816