MrAlien

UNT probably has the to coaching vacancy in the Mid Major level. There are some good coaching options out there, and most of them I think would want to come here. I do like the idea of keeping the identity this program has established as a defense first team, however is that enough to win the AAC?

I would rather know sooner then later even if there are still games to play. It is important to have a coach in place in order to do some recruiting before the portal closes. The portal closes April 22, so this program has less then a month to build a new program with coaches and players.

I don't think it had anything to do with UNT. He was offered a 5 year deal at a BIG12 school, after less then 2 years and no significant accomplishments, you take that deal!!!

I would look at Niko Medved at Colorado State, if he doesn't move up to a high major.

The Score said Hodge received a 5 year deal at WVU. That seems like a bit of a risk to me, for someone with less then 2 years D1 coaching experience, no Q1 wins, no championships, or even appearances in championships. I dont know that I would have supported UNT offering a 5 year deal. I think UNT could be at an advantage here, this is a program that has send 2 coaches in 2 years up into lucrative BIG12 deals, that should attract some decent coaching candidates. This should be the top mid-major coaching vacancy in college basketball.

I liked Hodge, he worked well for UNT's program, but he had issues on the offensive side of the ball, in particular drawing up quick offensive plays and in bounding the ball under pressure. It will be interesting to see how he does in the BIG12.

If I am WVU, Hodge has not won a Q1 game, has not beat a team ranked higher in the NET, won a lot of games in a conference that is very weak outside its top 4, played a little sloppy at times on offense, and has also been lucky at times. He is an above average mid major coach, but I think he still has some growing to do at the mid major level. VWU was a bubble team this year, had 6 Q1 wins, 4 Q4 wins and no Q3 or Q4 losses. The high majors are all about recruiting 4 and 5 start players out of high school. Any coach they hire will need to have extensive recruiting at the high school level.

That certainly would be a worthy achievement, however they have not had to play any good teams yet.

Yes I agree Hodge deserves a better deal, and perhaps UNT will give him one. However, he has not had a Q1 win yet, the offense does not really stand out, yes the defensive system is very good, and he did well in the portal, but they have also been very lucky too.

When I was a student at UNT, (fraternity, german club, church group, ROTC, (and half a dozen more)) had a designated basketball game night. This was before social media, so a physical presence at any student event on campus was necessary to promote your organization and reach out to new members.

It would have been good for the conference if they won, however they did not look ready to play that game, they looked confused defensively, were out rebounded, and Colorado state did a good job keeping them outside.

This is what makes this tournament the greatest in sports, everyone has a shot at winning it!! People that rarely watch college basketball tune in because of the possible upsets, and every now and then it happens. Every team knows what it has to do to get into this tournament, you fight all season to earn a bid, those teams that fall into the bubble are just a fluke.

Hodge has only really had one full recruiting year on his own. His first season he took over right after the program won the NIT, so heading into the transfer window a lot of the recruiting and re-recruiting was done under Grant. Following his first he lost a lot of players, however he had decent success in the portal, finding players that fit his system.

The numbers don't lie, UNT finished exactly where the metrics said they would. Could this team have won a quad 1 game? I honestly think no, there was nothing in their metrics that suggest they would.

6.5 As usual the team was strong on defense, however the team never found that primary ball handler to lead. At times the team had some serious unforced mental mistakes.