MeanGreenGlory

Wow, Knight looks like a guy who could help UNT build a scary defense. Thanks for the info, SPL. I hope he signs with us, he'd be a great addition!

This makes me happy: "I was able to work with him (Simmonds) and Mike Canales at South Florida and we won nine games and went as high as No. 2 in the nation in the polls." Link to Story This staff is the real deal. Many thanks to RV and Neinas for bringing in McCarney. Additional thanks to McCarney for taking on the challenge of building this program and brining in a high quality staff! GO MEAN GREEN!

Very neat to hear all of that! Thanks for sharing!

WOW!!! What a great game! I couldn't believe the last couple of minutes in that game! Amazing! CONGRATS FIU! Enjoy your victory now because the Mean Green and coach McCarney are going to walk all over you next year. GMG!

Thanks, Brett!

There are many of you on this forum who are very knowledgable of the SBC as a whole so I'd like your opinion. With all of the coaching changes, facility improvements, the WAC starting to die, etc. how much stronger will the Sun Belt be in the next two to three years than it has in the past five? Is the Sun Belt starting to become as good as or better than CUSA in the sense of respect? This is not a "We need regional rivals - JOIN CUSA!" or a "How we get in the MWC" thread. I'd just like to know what you guys think about the improving quality of the the Sun Belt and how it will compare to other conferences in the near future.

This would be unfortunate. I really hope he stays at UNT.

Coach McCarney's latest tweet: "The pieces are coming together. GMG!" Welcome coach Bowen!

You can't hold one season at WKU against this guy. McCarney knows what he's doing, I seriously doubt that he would hire a DC that he didn't think highly of.

I like McCarney better.

He looks good. With him at QB, Riley at WR/Wildcat, Thompson as back up, and a freshman QB in training we would have a lot of options. I'd like to see Granger's arm paired with Stradford's speed.

Clinton Granger Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1J2NY1z4ww

Cooper Jones Highlights:

That's disappointing to hear. What was discussed at the reception? Question and answer summary?

Links to a couple articles: USA TODAY ESPN The Palm Beach Post WBTV Orlando Sentinel

I couldn't be more excited about the Dan McCarney hire and am super stoked that Canales is staying! Time to lock the gate for the off season and get to work. They have big recruits to sign, philosophies to implement, a coaching staff to hire, a stadium to fill, and wins to rack up. Great things are coming. GO MEAN GREEN!

I don't want to hear too much fluff, but I would like to hear genuine excitement and that he is happy to be here as well as ready to be a HC again. I would also like to hear his game-plan for the program. What needs immediate attention, what are his philosophies on the game, where does he want the program to be in two years, etc. Basically, I want to hear that he really wants this job and has already thought about how he's going to get started.

Emmitt, A TCU and UNT rivalry in the BE would be amazing. The metroplex would be crazy on those weekends. Think the conference would actually consider this and try to put a big cap on the media markert? Other than our recent record, our program is probably more appealing and profitable than SMU.

haha, glad to have you root for UNT!

I think most of it stems from the eras before Canales took over. We had a number of terrible years where the team wasn't performing and the coaches weren't too involved with the community. So suddenly when someone in the position cared, instilled discipline in the team, and got the players and community on his side - it made a big impression. It probably looks really looney from an outsiders perspective, but for us it was a lot of hope and positive change.

I'm in. Go McCarney! Go Mean Green!

Welcome Coach Mac! Glad to have you!

That would be epic. I'm not counting on it by any means though. One of the Iowa guys said to keep an eye on Chris Ash.

Wow, had no idea that he recruited a quarter of your roster from Texas. This is good news. I'm hoping he continues to recruit Florida as well...I'm getting more and more excited.

Thanks for stopping by and letting us know! I'm particularly excited about points 1, 3, 4, and 6. I saw a video with him talking about the way he grades and ranks his players that I found very interesting. Apparently he posts it in the locker room so all of the players know exactly where they stand and what they need to improve upon if they want to play more. I think that is a great system to have in place if he continues to use it. No favorites, just facts and hard work.