TheColonyEagle

Well I guess we don't have to worry about Dickey coming back to replace Littrell....

This is everything. Not only are we so beat up by the past, public perception follows that as well. Look at what happened when Littrell won 9 games two years in a row. Everyone outside of UNT, local media, radio hosts....some national media as well...all basically said "lock Littrell up for a lifetime contract......someone actually won 18 games in 2 years AT NORTH TEXAS. or "He'll be gone...you just don't do that at North Texas...Littrell will have his pick of big jobs." After the Arkansas win (the peak of Littrell's tenure) we got so much attention. Not because we beat an SEC team on the road....but because North Texas doesn't do that. That's why it is seen as a miracle to win at North Texas. I've often said...as long as we view this program though the lens of our history, we'll never get past the absolute abysmal standards that are here. Where a coach actually gets to bowl games with half the other teams in the nation is always pointed out when listing his resume. (just ignore his performance in the games....because after all, NT actually GOT to a bowl game and we should just be happy with that) When anyone adds "for North Texas" after a positive comment about the program....that tells you all you need to know about perception vs reality vs expectations.

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If it is enough to keep Seth then Wren needs to be next to go

Ironic. I saw this clip yesterday. Whatever you think about Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless….hard to argue with his point here

https://www.outkick.com/kirby-smart-contract-extension-georgia-salary/

I HATE the “media market” argument. The fact that a team from College Station and a team from Austin and a team from Norman, OK and a team from Lubbock and a team from Baton Rouge, LA and hell, even a team from Waco plus about 10-20 more teams get much bigger media attention in Dallas than the team right in the middle of Dallas nullifies SMU’s “media market” argument. 🤦🏼‍♂️ What good does it do being in a media market if you’re not covered IN the media in that market. DBU can use the same argument. It doesn’t matter. It has the same impact when compared to those other schools as SMU….

This country was built by immigrants Mayor Bowser. There is no room in 2022 for your xenophobia. NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL

The logical choice for them would be the NFC East but SMU has obviously passed them by...

9th out of 14 CUSA schools doesn't really excite me. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong. Why are we in the bottom half of the conference? Is it lack of some sports that other schools have?

Good stuff Rob. I agree. Also, I'm not going to say we "overrate" Mason Fine. But I think we "underrate" his receiving corp and what they did for him. Look at the 4 receivers he had vs what we had last year. Didn't our top 3 go down with injury? At least our top 2. Guyton, Bussey, Lawrence, Darden Mason Fine was great....but we didn't have 1 receiver with meaningful playing time last year that could crack that top 4. I would say Roderic Burns, but he would be at best #4 on that list whereas last year he was our #1. Fine had 3 NFL receivers to throw to. Think about that....3 of his receivers went to the NFL. In the history of our program, we've never had that. And I'll add....as critical as I've been of Littrell, he still gets a huge amount of credit for changing this offense last season and playing off its strength, running the ball. His ability to adapt was the #1 reason we went on that run late. He gets major kudos for that. But he's not going to make his living running the ball...he's going to have to get back to a passing game. I think that's what he wants to do. Hopefully we get healthy WRs and better QB play.

big 12 is done again Why won't Pac just grab TT, BU, OK St and TCU Then UH and the new big 12s are screwed too.....

Feels like the UTEP game is a real measuring stick. They have some momentum...talent wise, maybe equal? Coaching? Maybe? I think my prediction goes a few ways depending on how we do at UTEP. Blow UTEP out, we go: 8-4 Win a close one: 7-5 Lose a close one: 6-6 Get blown out: 4-8 My prediction is 6-6

seems like we've been a "young team" for about 4 years now....

This is all dizzying. I cant keep up with it all. So who cares. I’m just gonna show up/tune in and watch the 11 on our team on offense and the 11 on our team on defensive (whoever they are) and hope that at the end of the game, we have more points than they do.

we'll definitely be underdogs in this game....

He's trying to clean up the environment. It's our #1 existential threat. We have to get these gas guzzlers off the road. It's the best way to clean up the environment. I mean look...even corp America is on board: It's all about the environment and GM is just another example of how morally superior corporate America is finally getting. They don't care about money anymore...they care about Mother Earth. It's really inspirational.

Just go buy an electric vehicle and you don't have to worry about all of this. Such simpletons...

The salaries paid to the coaches and athletic dept staff would suggest the money is no where near drying up... I'm so glad we are finally paying closer to big boy salaries. We have great facilities. Never had support like we do now (despite how bad our football program is compared to so many others with less) For someone not to expect a bare minimum of service (answer the phone for crying out loud) is foolish in my opinion. And I don't say this as a personal complaint...I've actually never had big problems with the ticket office (the original point of this thread) but I do get a little defensive when the finger gets pointed back at me as long time fan/donor that I should have zero expectations and just write checks and shut up. That's not the way it works....the current administration has WAAAAAAY more to work with than the last one. (please don't read this as defending RV, I'm not). the "big boy" term works both ways. you want big boy donors, don't do little boy things when it comes time to execute. And man....it looks like I'm dogging the AD, I'm not. Wren is doing a great job, but I can't accept donors being blamed for a lack of donations. People donate for several reasons....one of which yes, is blind, unconditional love for their University. Good for you. I burned out on that one a long time ago...

I get what you're saying....but my point was along the lines of: "who is responsible for ensuring an environment that is conducive to MORE giving" I'm gonna say it's the highest paid AD in the conference, the guy that just got the big fat raise and extension and makes a whole lot of money. That's LITERALLY his job. It's not mine. I'm not here to give him money with no strings attached. The strings are do what you're being paid to do. It's not my responsibility as an alumnus....it's the AD's responsibility. Guess what, I was giving $ before he got here and I'll be giving money after he leaves. Why are you holding ME responsible for fund raising. The guy making over $600K a year, headed toward $800K is where you should be looking. I'm not opposed to paying him a bunch of money. Hell, I hope we can double that in the coming years. But do your damn job and own it. Don't tweet pictures of an empty stadium and lecture fans that we'll never be a big time program if YOU don't show up. Maybe make it where it's not such a chore to buy tickets...there's a start.

I believe this is why the great Deion Sanders made “business decisions” on defense.