UNTLifer

I know we aren't UT, don't want us to be. What does being the 4th largest university in Texas have to do with it? It means we have numbers. These numbers should translate into donations, but the small-time mentality of the past administrations has led to a current small-time mentality from most alumni and faculty. Let's say we have 100,000 alumni in the DFW market. If they would each just give $10.00 to North Texas, then we've got a million dollars. The problem is that this was never culitvated by the administration. You think TAMU graduates walk out the door and never give another dime? No, because by the time they graduate they want to give back. Our alumni act like it is a big deal to invest $100 in season tickets and a couple hundred in the Mean Green Club. How many give back to the department they graduated from? I know the history of this program. Guess what, you keep doing what you been doing and you'll keep getting what you've been getting. If you are happy with the direction of the program, so be it. I'm not and believe NT can and should acheive much more. My main problem is our down year equals going 2-4, to date, in a conference that ranks below many D1AA conferences. That is unacceptable to me.

This is not a knock on Joel Foster. I love his attitude, but he has been 268 for the last few years. We need to remove the Jenny Craig from the training table and hold our strength and conditioning coach accountable.

1. I think many of us would be surprised who would line up to coach here. Chambers from UT would be at the top of my list. 2. Same thing we are paying DD. 3. It's not about getting in another conference tomorrow. It's about dominating this conference, similar to Marshal in the MAC, and being prepared the next time conference realignment occurs. Either that, or make yourself so appealing that conferences want you. Again, with apologies to the dead horse, eulesseagle, look at who DD racked up those win totals against. I'm not trying to discredit any of the other schools in the SBC, but the fourth largest university in Texas located in the Metroplex should not be happy to only beat UL-L, UL-M, ASU, etc.... Look at NT's sheer numbers, enrollment and alumni, and tell me that you are happy losing to La. Tech, Tulsa, ULM, ULL, Troy, FAU, etc... We are better than that, and we should expect more. Are you happy that ULL, ULM, La. Tech come into the Metroplex and out recruit us? Are you happy that our offense is basically ranked dead last in D1? Our you happy with the attitude exhibited by our head coach? I've followed NT all my life, and the last few years under RV's direction have given me hope that NT can live up to its potential. We should be capitalizing on our recent success, the new facilities, the increase in attendance and support, etc... Instead, our HC alienates himself by badmouthing everything about NT. The same ol' same ol' just isn't good enough anymore.

I loved the interview with Pat Hill going in at halftime. The reporter basically asked what speech he would give to inspire the Bulldogs to pull out the upset win, and Hill stated that he wouldn't need to give a speech. He expects his team to play Bulldog football and come out on top. Bottom line, Hill expects to win every game he coaches. What a concept.

Not really. Rebuilding is rebuilding. Are our fans just happy with the SBC? Should we only coach to win the SBC? Let's use TCU as an example. Their vision has been to be competitive no matter who they are playing and move up the college football "food chain." Why shouldn't NT have the same aspirations? I don't care what conference we are in, I expect NT to be competitive and to play to win. As PMG stated in another post, one of the largest problems that NT must overcome is just being happy winning the SBC.

Come on, he's won four conference titles. He deserves to throw in the towel after 8 games. What's the problem?

Give me a coach that has won 4 conference titles in a row, has a down year, but his team is competitive and prepared, and he is optimistic about the future and I've got no problems. DD getting fired wouldn't be about having a down year, but about his poor attitude.

We need Gary Hogeboom!

I didn't get stuck at the password, but it had a message that there was an error trying to access the page.

I don't think anyone has said anything derogatory about your players or fans, just Weatherbie.

Maybe if you didn't let the players out of practice early this could/would be corrected. Just a thought.

Another sign DD doesn't care.

Heck illuvius, you write for the Mean Green Report. Doesn't it seem a little odd to even have abbreviated practices? If my job performance were equal to DD's, I'd be working my a$$ off trying to improve in fear of losing my job. Plus, personal pride has to come in at some point. I guess this is lost on DD. IF true, this is a sure sign that DD doesn't care and shouldn't be here.

Jenkins got run off from U of Houston for running a corrupt program. June Jones isn't coming to Denton with that wheels off offense. Patterson is working on a million dollar plus extension at TCU right now per the DMN, and KSU isn't hiring DD. They may give him a courtesy interview but nothing else. Dodge going to SMU wouldn't necessarily hurt NT considering our coach that is supposed to recruit the DFW market has signed much lately. It seems to me that NT has decided to concentrate its efforts on Oklahoma and the Houston and Austin areas. A bone? Barry Switzer for one.

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Agreed. Weatherbie deserves to sit at home during the bowl season. Never really cared one way or the other about ULM, but that all changed after Weatherbie's comments last year.

I would like to personally thank the Indians for riding in on their white horses and saving the Sun Belt. Oh, and if you want to go to the bowl game, win. Don't blame your losses on the schedule.

Not you or your fans really, just your idiotic coach.

No we are getting somewhere. Can we get him "somewhere?"

"we still have the most difficult situation to overcome of anyone in the conference.....I know, I work here EVERYday" -DD

Please defend DD or respond to what I consider the problems with DD: 1. Constantly bad mouths the fans/supporters. 2. Constantly bad mouths the facilities 3. States that "we still have the most difficult situation to overcome of anyone in the conference.....I know, I work here EVERYday" -DD 4. Runs and undisciplined program.

I hate these comparisons because each and every game is different, but FAU lost to ASU by 40+ and then beat us. Not a good scenario.

GMG.com thread. Seems the link above contradicts yourself, most notably this post of yours: Interesting how you start a post regarding the coaching profession, get on us for being critical, yet you were just as critical a couple of months ago.

Nothing like a drop of 100 points in the rankings! Love those Mean Green fans with "high expectations."