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Man, how things change. 15 or more years ago, that would have sounded like the most bizarre statement ever uttered. Rice and Tulsa were light years ahead of us, and we dreamed of being in a conference with them. No doubt James Madison and Liberty have been on a very good trajectory, but would being in a conference with them really excite the masses?

Orange seats would go a long way toward brightening up the place.

ECU, that packs in 40k plus at their better attended games?

I'm skeptical. At that time, Saban was head coach at Toledo, a MAC school, and we were a 1AA (FCS) school. That would have been a significant step down. Maybe he was a candidate when we hired Matt Simon? At least at that time, we pretty well knew we were moving back up to 1A the next year.

I'm sorry to hear it, but thanks for posting.

Didn't Cal fire Mike Bloesch? Or are they retaining him as an O-line coach after firing him as OC? If he's available, he would be a solid replacement, IMO.

They'd be dumb not to. McCasland's positive trend at Tech only makes Ross's case stronger. I don't know if locking him up is possible. Regardless of any dollar amount we could realistically offer, I imagine a BXII offer would pry him away. I could be wrong. I guess just enjoy what we have while we have it.

Total athletic scholarships, so not for each sport? For schools that field a football team, I can't imagine this would be a problem.

Kentucky pretty consistently underperformed expectations when that was what they did. Rosters full of one-and-dones are typically not the best way to build team chemistry.

I imagine the "Co-DC" was to raise his pay, not a matter of actual function. There's no question the new guy is the DC.

Based on what I've read, he pulled out of the running before he was technically offered the job. But he was a front-runner for the position before he dropped out.

Please people, stop. The thread was about a run our '88 team made to get to the Big Dance, not a run they made in the Dance, so the trolling is based on a false premise. Cougar High probably has a better basketball history than UNT, so what? When a Houston message board creates a thread looking back at some moment in their basketball history, I highly doubt Duke and Kentucky fans jump in to point out how superior their basketball history is.

Why do y'all fall for the bait every time? This was a thread that had nothing to do with Cougar High, and you let the troll make it a thread all about Cougar High.

Sounds like he has a good head on his shoulders. That he signed with UNT only proves it. ;)

The funny thing is, I had no idea today was National Signing Day. Remember when we'd be checking the AD website and gmg.com every 5 minutes on NSD to see whose LOI had arrived?

Tulane was his first FBS offer. He also has UTEP, UTSA, and some FCS/lower level offers.

I'm not so sure about that. Have you seen how Graham's offenses have done since he left UNT? Did you see how terrible his offense was at Purdue last year? There's a reason he's at an FCS school now. It seems we have a good thing going on the offensive side of the ball right now, and I'd hate to mess with that from some misguided sense of nostalgia.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-second-year-coach-grades-colorados-deion-sanders-earns-b-trent-dilfer-gets-d-at-uab/

It will take some work to wash off the stink from that season. I would think ACU would be a good place for Graham to do that.

My memory's starting to get a little hazy on this, but didn't the Big 12 already tell Stanford and Cal "no"? Regardless, as long as the ACC's exit fees are in place, it's going to be borderline impossible to leave; and the financials of leaving for the Big 12 don't make sense.

Are you sure about that? I heard some of the student leaders were upset that he was playing so "hands-off," and didn't understand why. He seemed to know himself quite clearly.

How do I downvote the dude who downvoted this?

Of which organizations were those in attendance members?

There's already a thread on this:

It looks like his numbers cratered: https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/houston/st-thomas-catholic-eagles/athletes/roy-thomas-jenkins/football/stats/?careerid=om3js31luc7i2 He had out-of-this-world numbers as a freshman, and as a senior he threw only 12 TDs against 10 INTs? Going by the above link, he didn't play at all his junior year. I'm sure he greatly cooled as a prospect.