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I saw a few up there, Tune, Rose and Phillips were all up there, with several others that I didn't recognize without a number.

It didn't hurt the SMU attendance too bad this year.

One of the worst traits about Darrell Dickey was his belief that they would lose these games and he let it show to everyone. I promise you, if you expect tol fail, you will always fulfill expectations. How about a little bit of positive here on the board? Can we for once at least say there is a possiblity that we can win? "Believe" I'm sure the '88 Mean Green believed that they could beat UT and they almost did it. I'm sure the guys on the '75 team believed they could beat Tennessee and they did it. Pessimism is the reason for the poor state of UNT's athletic following.

Don't forget the countless holding penalties.

Remember, the people that look down on this hire are the same time that crucify you for firing a coach that won 4 championships and had a heart attack. They are the same people that call you Northern Texas and use the old logos. These are the people that are generally unconcerned with our program and should have no opinion in the first place.

Rick! You are the man! You nailed it! I'm so glad we have an AD with as much patience, class, and football knowledge as you.

I was at the conference and RV told TD that he couldn't answer the all-star game question and when the bring your seniors question arose, he looked at RV and RV gave him the don't say a word look.

Amen brother.

You forget that Dodge recruited to UNT before and actually enjoyed it. He was QB coach and OC to UNT's all time leading passer. SLC was good but were not a national powerhouse prior to his arrival. I know, I played against them when they were 4A and didn't have a fancy new stadium. 4A schools don't have a reputation for jumping to 5A and losing one game in 4 or 5 seasons, that is just unheard of. Yes Carthel has done some great things at WTAMU, but I just want to know how never coaching above the D2 level makes him the best choice? Has he ever even coached outside the Lonestar Conference at the collegiate level? Oh, and check out the stats this year compared to last and you'll show avg attendance dropped by 2500 per game this year and averaging about 100yd/game in penalties is not something I would look forward to. I don't think Jamario would either.

Much better if TD comes and can get Abner Haynes grandson in here.

The way I see it, TD is the only prospect that has no excuses not to win. He has coached at UNT before so he can't complain about his "tough situation". He knows most of the HS coaches in Texas and all of the powerhouse coaches. He said in an interview that one of the things he liked about the college game was recruiting. Basically, he needs to come in here and win now. He has no excuses from not improving on DD's record in his very first season. Even if he is not named coach until Christmas day, he still has a leg up on any candidate that would come through purely on his familiarity with the HS coaching and players in the Metroplex. Any other coach brought in would have some transition years granted. They need to get used to recruiting the area. They have to wait for their player to mature. They didn't expect this tough of a situation. So the way I see it, anyone but Flanigan is a good choice but the only person who wouldn't have an excuse for not winning at least 4 games next year would be TD.

West Texas is a long way from North Texas.

How many D-1A head coaching proven winners are interested in being the next HC at the U of NT? Jerry Glanville?

I don't see it as a knock, I see him taking advantage of his situation. If the Junior High coaches want to use his system and give the program a leg up, he'd be a fool not to use that as a postive. Maybe he will recruit players from High Schools with similar systems and they will be well versed when they get to NT.

Ohhh. He told you.

Brilliant!

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Well, would the Ditka clone still carry the Ditka name? To respond to the ones who are serious about this thread: We don't need to see who interviewed, who contacted who, or anything like that. I forgot to tell you guys that RV is gonna handle this one. I'm sure he appreciates all the help you all are willing to provide but he'll do just fine without it.

Haha, "Ditka versus a hurricane, who would win? DITKA...hold on, hold on, the name of the hurricane, is Hurricane Ditka"

I can't beleive we haven't even contacted Jimmy Johnson or Mike Ditka about, I mean come on, we need to interview everybody to find the best candidate. Right?

I'll have to agree on this one. I was enraged by the last month of DD's tenure but this eases the pain a bit. It is nice to know that the man still has a heart.

Haha, I love it! It would probably 'Little Saint Nick' this time of year though.

Associated Press AUSTIN -- The University of Texas began demolishing the 80-year-old north end zone section of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Friday to make way for new seating and academic space in a $176 million renovation project.

I like the stuffed pizza or whatever it is.

It is strange how all night long I could vote 2 or 3 times without their vote changing, and then it would jump by 6-8 votes or more. Either there is lag in showing that school's votes overnight or there is some votes going on again.