Green Nightmare

He is not asked to do much He is misreading and over/underthrowing everyone His stats may be ok but they don't take into account alot of it was late A Smith at this point was alot farther along

he has not improved at all did you watch the game last night?

if it was a post on the board i would cut some slack these our are future writers, editors etc

Classic Our own paper calls them Troy State and we bitch when someone else does it

bosox yanks

Football: UNT aims to fit pay with goals Study: Football salaries rank second in Sun Belt 08:52 AM CDT on Thursday, September 8, 2005 By Brett Vito / Staff Writer In terms of wins and championships, the North Texas football team’s coaching staff has no rival in the Sun Belt Conference. That isn’t the case when it comes to coaching salaries, a study conducted by the Denton Record-Chronicle using the Freedom of Information Act shows. UNT has boosted its coaches’ salaries over the last few years, but still ranks second to Middle Tennessee, the Mean Green’s opponent in its season opener on Saturday. The study shows: n MTSU’s coaching staff is making a total of $871,000 with an average of $72,333 going to each assistant coach. UNT’s staff is drawing $774,000 with an average of $63,278 paid to each assistant. The Mean Green’s total jumps to $823,000 if a series of guaranteed incentives for head coach Darrell Dickey are included in the total. n UNT ranks third in assistant coaches’ salaries behind MTSU and Arkansas State. n Dickey ranks fourth in the league among head coaches with a base salary of $204,500, a total that includes a yearly annuity payment of $20,000 and a $6,000 car allowance. Guaranteed incentives for maintaining membership in the Sun Belt Conference and appearing on his weekly radio show push the total to $259,500. Dickey’s salary ranks second in the league if guaranteed incentives are counted as part of his base salary. Howard Schnellenberger of Florida Atlantic ranks first in the league at $272,863 in base salary while Florida International’s Don Strock is third at $250,000, both without incentives. Some members of the UNT athletic department see those totals as a sign of rapid progress. Others view the data as an indication that the program still must improve its salaries to stabilize a Mean Green team that has won four straight conference titles. “In every area, we are trying to make ends meet,” Dickey said. “We don’t have a lot of money here. It’s a tough situation. We have lost five coaches in the last four years. It’s a situation that hopefully we can address at some point because these guys have done a good job and have worked hard.” Playing catch-up One fact both the UNT administration and coaching staff agree on is the school is trying to make up ground quickly to put its football program on par with the rest of the teams in Division I-A. UNT only returned to the top level of college football in 1995 and has been scrambling to make progress ever since by building facilities and improving its programs. “We want to be a top Division I program and you need to be able to reflect that in everything you do,” UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal said. “Salaries are part of that. We want to be competitive and among the highest in the conference. We have made a lot of progress and our goal is to continue it, but at the same time we have built new facilities, put in new video equipment and upped the aid for fifth-year seniors. You want to get those salaries up there, but you also want coaches to have the tools that are necessary for them to be able to recruit and be successful.” UNT opened a new $7.4 million athletic center this year that includes new weight facilities and a football practice field. The school also has begun raising money for a new football stadium. The athletic budget has increased from $7.2 million in the 2000-01 school year to $12.25 million for the fiscal year that ended on Aug. 31. No program has shone brighter during that span than the football team. UNT has won the Sun Belt Conference title and played in the New Orleans Bowl in each of the last four seasons. The Mean Green have drawn more publicity than ever before this fall because of the accomplishments of running backs Patrick Cobbs and Jamario Thomas, the last two national rushing champions. The duo has appeared on the cover of USA Today and also been featured in ESPN The Magazine and other national publications. UNT booster and Houston furniture magnate Jim McIngvale named his friendship with Dickey as a key reason he donated $1 million toward construction of the Mean Green Athletic Center. Rewarding success The question UNT faces is how to reward its football staff for its achievements while also addressing the needs of other teams and building the overall program. “We don’t look at it in terms of where we rank in the conference,” UNT offensive coordinator Ramon Flanigan said. “What we look at is we think we have done a good job here. We are compared to other teams’ win-loss record. If we are judged by that standard, then it would be fair to judge our compensation by the same scale.” The success the Mean Green have enjoyed, working for Dickey and the atmosphere at the school are some of the reasons defensive coordinator Kenny Evans has stayed at UNT. “Salaries are not the only thing, but sometimes it’s a little disappointing when you think things are going to happen differently, especially after four championships,” Evans said. Dickey signed a new contract this year that did not include a raise, although he did have a clause added to his deal that would give him a $100,000 payment if he completes his contract that runs through Dec. 31, 2008. UNT’s assistant coaching staff received a total boost of $22,000 this season. Villarreal received a $15,000 raise. Villarreal said part of the reason UNT’s salaries trail those of Middle Tennessee’s coaches is that several members of the Blue Raiders’ staff have been at the school for extended periods, although Middle Tennessee’s highest paid coaches are relative newcomers. Keeping them in the fold Keeping his coaches has been a yearly dilemma for Dickey, who traces the problem partly back to the pay increases that are available for coaches who leave for staffs at higher profile schools. The Mean Green have lost Gary DeLoach (UCLA), Freddie Kitchens (Mississippi State), Spencer Leftwich (Tulsa), Sam McElroy (Tarleton State) and Eric Wolford (Arizona) to other college programs over the last four years. McElroy left UNT after the 2004 season to become a head coach. The other four coaches are working as assistants. “It’s not just money,” Dickey said. “Guys leave for more established programs and better conferences. It’s part of the profession. I just hope we can hang on to coaches when it comes down to just a financial issue.” The cost of turning over coaches is hard to quantify, but there is little doubt it has been a detriment to the Mean Green to some degree. Most of UNT’s assistants who have left departed in the middle of recruiting season. When an assistant coach leaves while recruiting a player, UNT simply subs in another assistant to continue wooing the recruit. The Mean Green’s offensive line has worked under three assistant coaches since 2002. “It’s been a pretty smooth transition,” UNT tackle Joel Foster said. “You just have to get used to each coach’s personality. We have been pretty fortunate to have good assistant coaches.” UNT has kept an impressive staff despite the challenge of ranking behind Middle Tennessee in coaching salaries and lacking a significant advantage over several other teams in the league. “I am sure that at some point the salaries will match up with the other teams across the country,” Evans said. “We are having to make so many changes. We are improving our facilities, the school is growing like crazy, and we have to hire people in every area to keep up with it. Salaries are one thing they would like to address, but haven’t been able to yet.” BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870. His e-mail address is bvito@dentonrc.com.

Rudy love your signature

I disagree. It would say that' great what he has done but we are ready and expect more

Since entering the Sun Belt, here are some of the stats that stick out We have been outscored 681-223 in our OOC game losses. Granted some of these are body bags but alot of them we expected more Average score of 33-11. That makes is seem a little more bearable. DD and Co. are 3-21 in OOC games. That 3 includes a Nicholls State win I am not jumping off the ship It is just pure frustration. I spend so much energy convincing people that we are on the rise. Finally got my parents and in-laws to the game and we laid a giant egg Not too mention I have to hear it at the office Office Banter went from talking about PC and J-MO to 2 points? is Tulsa that good?

My parents are up for their first game and as part of the weekend they are going to the game. However all the rents who purchased the weekend package are in the end zone Not exactly the best way to break them in to the mean green experience Might be that that the game is getting close to full however they bought these months ago

My guess is if we grow the program they way we are currently eventually can justdrop the orth and exas and just have the NT on there

Agree with the Dickey Ball. Meager will be better. Probably shoulder was bothering him Very happy to see DD stick with him the whole game

TJ COVINGTON IS GOING TO SHOW THE MUTS WHAT A 6"2 DB IS ALL ABOUT BRING OUT THE MEAN GREEN

wow mean green premium is working little pricey and what exactly do i get for the buck

Mean Green Worm Patch

they are ugly because they were hell bent on getting the U in there instead of just trying NT

I like the new unis

not sure if anyone saw this pic. I found it on ESPN North Texas running backs, Jamario Thomas, left, and Patrick Cobbs pose wth their Collegiate Athletic Associated Awards for rushing in Denton, Texas, Monday, Aug. 8, 2005. Thomas was the nation's leading rusher in 2004 and Cobbs was the nation's leading rusher in 2004. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)

he's with brad on the Titans

Kassell Great Article

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2144061 actually they are calling it FU for both schools

I too hear Rhines doggin on us. However Cobra and Danny were lavishing prasie on us the day of the USA Today story. Rhines tried to play it down but they made him understand it was FRONT PAGE. Some needs to see to it that they are outfitted with Mean Green gear or have the last 2 NCAA rushing champs stop by with Georgio