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I agree that the offensive game plan seemed to be off from the jump. DT was returning kicks so it doesn’t seem injury related. Ward only had two catches. Need to get the ball in their hands.

Our chancellor started that program and you can bet that’s why they have been so quiet, hoping it blows over. We can dream that someday system will be run by a competent person who puts Denton first instead of being an a wannabe politico that is out of their depth. We got our fill of that with Jackson and this guy might actually be worse from those I’ve spoken to.

I think this is good, the deal could have been much better since much of that money was for services rendered rather than actual cash. At the bowl game they said Toyota and a few others names have been in contact.

What is your plan to land an impact QB Day 1

I think this is getting pushed by Perry's agent or someone. I think he is on the list but I don't think he is in the top 3 candidates at this point.

Is he wanting to come back as an assistant?

How do you like the coaches you are hearing about? I have heard AD hire is most likely announced Sunday and HC is Monday/Tuesday.

In a few days I’d like to see a follow up to some of these hot takes.

Dilfer has never coached in college in any capacity and is coming from a low level private Christian High school where he has coached like 2-3 years. If we made a hire like that you would be dunking on UNT for weeks.

No merit to these rumors in the thread. The donors, and school are in agreement on the direction of the program. He wanted the job at Ok State which filled in mid 2021. Their hire is young and under contract through mid 2025. He got a base salary increase from 625k to 1.1 million. Almost 500k more not 300k and most importantly to him success at WVU will have him primed for a premier gig at an Oklahoma school if one shows up in a few years. In the mean time he is going to make 6.6 million plus incentives.

From what I have heard the plan is to conduct a national search. edited for clarity.

The scoop on this was that he was happy here but was offered the WVU job. UNT countered to entice him to stay but then WVU backed up the truck with a large raise. My read is that to get his dream job at Ok State he needs to have some P5 experience and this is that at a high level. The candidates we draw in from the upcoming national search are going to be great, they were awesome last round and this time we are in a much better position.

My understanding is part of the issue with some of theses proposals over the years is that the City owns the streets rather than UNT so UNT cannot just snap their fingers and take them over.

The Dedication for Unity Plaza should be really cool and its at 1:30pm on Saturday: North Texas Athletics will unveil and dedicate its new Unity Plaza honoring trailblazers Abner Haynes and Dr. Leon King on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1:30 pm prior to the homecoming football game. The event is free and open to the public. Haynes and King were the first Black players to integrate major college football at a four-year university in Texas. The plaza was constructed adjacent to the UNT Athletic Center and the Lovelace and McNatt Families Practice Facility. "We are excited to honor the contributions of two icons of our university and the state of Texas in Abner and Leon," Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. "This Unity Plaza will be a focal point of our athletics facilities and somewhere that will live on for generations celebrating the achievements of two of our finest alumni." In 1956, Haynes and Dr. King became the first Black student-athletes to play major college football in Texas when they became members of the North Texas freshman team. Both would move to the varsity as sophomore in 1957.

Putting "waist side" size to the wayside. You must have an alert anytime Aune is mentioned in a thread. Players and recruits read these forums and I wanted to point out that the sky is not falling. The amount of complaints lately on everything related to athletics in these threads is overdone. Are some gripes justified, sure but do we need 10 threads a day about any small negative thing? For example, I think the views on here about the homecoming parade are a bit rose colored glasses, participation had declined and it was just ok with out much student involvement. Things like the bonfire draw much more student interest. I do think lighting the tower is a great tradition and a relatively easy fix. I think they should work out something there.