NM Green

When talking about Oregon I love how the analysts always say the disaster in boise or the debacle in boise, or that horrific lost to Boise - hello! Boise is ranked #6 in the country and is undefeated! They act like oregon lost their opener at rice or san jose state! All Boise does is do what it has to do and this year proves that you do not need to go to Virginia and Clemson and win to play for the national championship. Had tu lost tonight Cincinnati would have most likely jumped the frogs. Boise just needs to keep on beating up the wac and pac 10 and they will be fine eating some tostitos. GMG

Texas good luck with that big ole real team sitting in Tuscaloosa. Tide are going to roll in a delicious way! GMG

Can we bring in UTA? Now i'm feeling really confident about a 1-0 start - outside of that we could lose to anybody - seen it live and in person too many times! GMG

Dennis Franchione just interviewed on Las Vegas news and pegged as front runner for the UNLV job. Others in the running Bobby Hauck (Montana), Butch Jones (?) and Dirk Koetter (NFL). If you think UNLV is a sweeter gig than UNT just take one trip out to Sam Boyd Stadium. UNLV drawbacks: 1. It's Vegas and nobody cares about college football unless you are in a sportsbook betting on the big boys 2. Off campus stadium about 10 miles from the campus (at least) - no atmosphere unless Hawaii playing town 3. It's a basketball town - UNLV ranked #24 - beat Arizona manana! 4. Commuter school - no campus atmosphere 5. City not behind Rebel football And Franchione is chomping at the bit to take this gig? That would be unbelievable and if UNT made the call you betcha he would jump at the opportunity to lead the Green!!! He is a risk but knowing how eager he is makes him awfully appealing. GMG

Rise above it SC - you are "the power" "the Standard" - that ending was so buddy ryan and I had so much respect for that leader of men! GMG

well by usc standards - enjoy that holiday bowl while Boise and TCU are in the BCS:)

Use to have respect for Pete Carrol - SC with a deep bomb in the final seconds - glad they are having a down year. GMG

make sure to conduct a behavioral interview on this guy: "the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior." don't forget about New Mexico! If you can win in Albuquerque, and he did, you can win in Denton with our resources and our future. My concern would be recruiting and recruiting Texans. We are staunch bunch with long memories and we don't like being lied to. Would parents encourage kids to come play for a guy with his track record (all of his record)? It would be the splash we need right now and quite the story in Texas football, but is it worth the risk? Damn we have taken a lot of risks with our program and not sure if we can afford that again. GMG

Samford at UNLV is still in charge of the Rebels and he was let go weeks ago. Dodge did what could to try to win - class act. He never quit on our program and I always respect someone who doesn't quit when the world hates you. Let the rebuilding begin and say hello to 5 wins in 3 years! A discombobulated program that I love and will never quit on either - see yall next fall! GMG

I'm with Kram here in that we shouldn't speculate until the time has come. I was watching them talk about the boise coach last night and dang i want todd to succeed because all the pieces are there for us to cement the foundation if he can get this team to win. He is little like Rick V in that it is taking longer than desired and in coaching you don't have the luxury of time. Then I saw an interview with wandstedt and he finally turned the Panthers into a BE power but it took time. Dodge has 1 more year to show amazing progress. We should have seem glimmers of hope thus far and going 0-5 in gut wrenching defeats is not hope. We should have lucked into at least 1 of those wins but we didn't. the only reason Fran and Steve look attractive is because they have assembled beasts before. that is what we must get if Dodge is not our guy for long term. the tcu d coordinator is not a bad idea because the bloodline is solid. Either way Dodge has a beautiful job in a great market with a brand new house on the way. The UNT head coaching job is much more attractive today than it has been in decades! It must be coveted and not underestimated. The Transformation of UNT has begun and we and who we do business with must respect all that UNT is and will become. The season starts today! Beat the red wolves! GMG!!!

Just say no to boise coaches - they don't win outside of the bronconation. It's like drafting a Duke player into the NBA - they rarely translate into studs in a different setting. Franchione or Kragthorpe if no solid improvement in year 4. GMG

I was referring to the emotional state of the program and it's fans - not the leaders of the team. No comparison between dodge the coach and hawkins the coach. But they and we are in similar modes as to how we feel right now - do you invest or cut the line? Rebuild or infuse more trust. My friend who is a buff fan has the same questions and saturday frustrations we do - they dislike the son one moment and the coach even more the next. its just a weird situation for both programs with the coach/son relationships, losing losing losing and fanbases lost, unsure of what to do, what they can do (support don't support) and are ready to explode! GMG

the coaching similarities/situations are eerie. CO fan is not happy and as frustrated as us! GMG

Really? Boy it sux to only have 2 wins:) I went round and round with some canadiens last night that can't believe our country's opposition to universal health care. He found out I was from Texas and boy did I do our state proud. The Texas spirit is about freedom - UNT is about freedom on roids. Those co-workers have an interesting road ahead of them if they think this is unacceptable! Good grief - get us to 3 please! GMG

i'll be there because I bought the plane ticket after the WKU game! My goal is to have one more fun crazy time with all the greenbloods who are living alongside me through this bloodcurdling year. it will be a special environment and fun until they start running it down our throats. GMG

I'll be there! 24 years of watching the Mean Green and THE DAY is drawing near! GMG

I agree that watching smu win the new orleans bowl this year will suck; however, i will say that the message of non-commital will be sent after next year. We have backed ourselves into a rock and a hard place and must live with dodge 1 more year. of course at that point smu will probably be competing for a bcs game and tcu will have another 10 win season - so we might improve or see the light at the end of the tunnel but we will be part of the dfw irrelevance smu has been for decades. grv p.s. - doesn't mean the coaching search and interviewing process cannot begin behind the scenes now.

my concern with dodge and our fanbase is that there is no sense of urgency or burning platform. this team, athletic dept and fanbase need to be standing on a burning platform initiating change and execution. this is not happening anywhere and that pisses me off! if you have high standards and expectations, surround yourself with winners, you often succeed. you sccrew up you are out of here. there had to be year 1 year 2 year 3 goals and someone please tell me that these goals are being reviewed, actions are evaluated and accountability ensues. if that is not our athletic department today then top leadership needs to go. I had a meeting tihs week with a casino owner who asked why this employee was still here and she did was fail to offer features and benefits on a reservation call. he said if she doesn't get written up, the manager gets written up, if the manager doesn't get written up the director gets written up, if the director doesn't get written up the vice president gets written up - he calmly said - someone is getting written up for poor performance! I knew what I needed to do after that meeting - why doesn't this staff? GRV

Remember when the Army game looked exciting and a must see! could this groundbreaking situation be happening in a more dire state? what a shame - we didn't have to be here - but here we are - a crossroads: a tragic past and an unknown future. GRV

oh my gosh - i have never heard a job like that it was unbelievably brutal

dodge keeps saying we have 4 more games we have 3 more games we have 2 games we have a new coach! shucks didn't hear that one, yet:) i don't care how much you love our school - you are embarrasing us saturday after saturday GRV

we are in an episode of Mean Green Saw - a torture chamber with no food, drink and wins! grv

groundbreaking the highlight next week - will not embarrass self by inviting friends. this blind support is gruesome that you are asking us to continue to provide. i'm so disgusted - not shocked just saddened beyond belief. mtsu and lala on tv today had tragic support in the stands and mtsu is cruising to a bowl! If UNT had that record and was in that state our crowds would be out of control. go get a real coach who has won it at the college level - no more experiments. grv

utah was a paper tiger - tcu will lose to bama or florida. tide will not get caught with their pants down again - nice story in fort worth but lets not get ahead of ourselves - would not thrive like this in another conference.

is this the worst 2 game stretch in like 25 years? a stench in fouts last week - a tragic announcer - a blown loss - i don't feel sorry for this team or coaching staff - save it - this team and our university football program is a joke