Aldo

here I’ll put it this way: Let’s imagine my dad is rich. He’s driving around an Audi. When I turn 16 he gifts it to me. After driving around only a year, I join an Audi-only club that my dad’s friend runs that typically only admits experienced drivers. That opportunity was available to me. How can we expect an offensive analyst with 2 years experience to run the entire offense? We’re not. It’s pretty clear Kiffin is running it and Weis is being gifted this opportunity for one reason or another.

Pro-style dude who couldn't quite make the spread work with Denard Robinson (and so switched back to the pro style with read option with Shoelace)

We're not knocking the kid, we're just objectively saying there is zero evidence of his potential as an OC. He was a TE coach and an analyst for a few years. Let's not vomit over semantics - his barrier to get to this point was greatly reduced by name and name alone. If I skimmed articles right: Florida QC under his dad, then Kansas team manager under his dad, then Alabama analyst, then Falcons analyst? Typical career paths don't start like that unless you have an in. Heck, look at one of the most storied college football players of the 2000s, who finally got a shot as OC at little ol' North Texas? Who in their right mind would give someone the offensive reins to a 24 year old only a few years in as an analyst and a stint as TE coach? A head coach who will actually be calling the shots at a low-risk place. Totally no offense to you or FAU, but let's be real here. He ain't no OC quite yet no matter how smart Kiffin thinks he is.

Also, may have taken it more seriously, as he's showing a bit more polish in routes from one to the next.

Just going from his jr to sr highlights, the QB may have made a big difference. Lots of underthrown balls where he doesn't get to highlight his catch and run ability, but does show his acrobatic receiving ability. Senior season, different qb different story.

Sounds like FAU has a passer now instead of just a runner waiting to take over Driskel's job.

Another thought is, a G5 is getting a guy who hasn't started and is unproven, or someone that is a special case that wants to go somewhere else for some reason (closer to home, grades, etc). A P5 will be getting a proven commodity. And yes "commodity". NCAA is a billion dollar industry.

I don't think it will be mass transfers, and like @MeanGreenTexan mentioned, just the special ones. A dude like Corey Davis would get poached, and could be scouted ahead of time to make the scholarship available. While I don't think it would happen often (G5 to P5, I mean), the system is still in place for it to happen, whether it'd be an Alabama or a Purdue.

Ok let's review. RV schedule = bad. We have somewhere to start. Yes he scheduled out till my 40s, giving little wiggle room in *any* scheduling whatsoever. Baker shows up, unschedules things here and there to get Houston, Tech, and Cal at home. In one year Baker has rescheduled better than what RV handled at Apogee (2011 Indiana and Houston were scheduled before Apogee). So you blow off Houston (it's a good mid-major, and a better football program than many, so stop it), Tech (you'll be on medicaid by then), and Cal (it's unusual so it doesn't count?). Considering we were pretty much scheduled until the apocalypse, Baker's done fine rescheduling and shuffling things about. Could we get more higher tier programs at Apogee? Probably. Will we? We'll see, but obviously let's not wait long. Not showing evidence of being a scheduling genius doesn't make you a bad scheduler either, which is I guess the approach you're taking. I ask you this: Are these 2017 scheduling moves better than scheduling moves the 5 years before Baker?

Big receiver, good hands. Me like.

iirc there is no parking on campus, but there are several remote parking garages and the bus system is good. Don't know if the UNT bus system has improved from when I was there, but on paper it looks like it has. I was on campus yesterday, and it looks like Fouts parking lot is kind of a terminal across the Super Pit.

@MrAlien The link below shows you where and the approach needed to park. 9 times out of 10, come up Bonnie Brae and read the signs at each driveway. @oldguystudent according to the link below, you can use North Texas (on southbound frontage road) if you have a red pass. http://www.meangreenmap.com/apogeeparking.html

After their original QB decommitted and flippled to the powerhouse of Syracuse. Sucks being a G5, huh.

We're pretty much saying the same. Even after all these accomplishments, votes and no ranking for someone like Troy, FAU, or Army. P5 owns it. Also the paradox of the SOS among G5 doesn't allow the G5 to have better SOS. But there is parity among G5, so this is just an excuse to keep G5 down. Of course G5 SOS will be lower, their schedule isn't full of P5s, and many G5 are weak.

North Texas got 2 AP votes in 2013. SOS doesn't really play a factor as long as you're winning. We had a stronger SOS than FAU but they did squat against Navy and Wisconsin and lost to Buffalo. But even then... FAU received votes. Conference winner. Army and Troy (who beat LSU) received votes. 10 or 11 win seasons. Not top 25. Of G5 or Ind, only the AAC and Notre Dame got in the top 25. It's going to take a lot for CUSA or the Sun Belt to get in. Troy had two 10+ win seasons in a row, made national champs Clemson sweat a little and beat LSU in that span.

Hard to choose. Reggie, KD, Gibbs, Austin. But who's gonna give me saturday night fever? ...sorrynotsorry

Kiffin inherited a better team than Littrell. FAU's previous staff was just not getting the most of the roster. The North Texas roster was mismanaged. Littrell is getting the most out of the current roster. Kiffin is also a better recruiter and a quality coach.

I mean who wants to go to an SEC school anyway, ACC is where it's at now. (also ftr, since it's being tossed around, Vandy + ULL + Toldedo = 30 draft picks since Cody Spencer) It's ok to say Vanderbilt > North Texas. Really is. What do we take away from it? Win = Better recruits Better recruits = NFL draft NFL = Even better recruits While we've been in a black hole of suck, we're still in the middle of working our way out from those depths. We are Daniel Plainview, broken leg and all, dragging ourselves out of that ditch.

Fine is a self-developer, y'all. He don't need no stinkin QB coach! He has Shanbour!

after he signed a recruiting class?

gotdamn sesquipedalians and their prolixity get off my lawn

Merry Christmas you handsome sumbishes xoxo

Right I thought we only repeated our cross divisional games last year because of the UAB situation?

C'mon, man. You're looking pretty silly here, the thread is full of complaints.