DougRush

Interesting. At least it's not 100 grand I guess

Tim Duryea. Former point guard here who played in the N.C.A.A. tournament. Denton High School alumni. Former assistant under Jankovich here and one of his best friends. And current head coach at Utah State.

a baseball program

"but you would be bringing in guys that know more than you and that would create all kinds of issues." GoMG2013 I respectfully disagree with this as a blanket statement. If I was to become a head college baseball coach right now straight out of high school (and trust me, no one is knocking on my door) I have former minor league players, some college coaches, etc. who would love to work with me and for me. I have coached some of them and have done clinics and camps with many of them and they respect my knowledge of the game as well as anyone's. A college coach does not necessarily know more than a high school coach. Now, as for running a college program, yes. But, the nuts and bolts of that can be easily learned in a short time.

UNT-90-- I pretty much agree with that statement-- thanks

"Jinks comes to Bowling Green after spending the last three seasons as the running backs coach at Texas Tech. This season he also served as the associate head coach under Kliff Kingsbury. His path from coaching in high school in Texas and becoming a head coach at the Division I level is becoming more prominent in recent years. Jinks is the 11th active head coach at the FBS level after having previously been a high school coach in Texas, joining Baylor’s Art Briles, California’s Sonny Dykes and Tulsa’s Phillip Montgomery, among others." I was reading about Jinks and saw this quote in the newspaper. I did not know there was 11 active head coaches that started out as high school coaches in Texas. I find that very interesting as there certainly seems to be a bias against high school coaches moving up to college ball by some fans.

Sorry guys-- I guess I shouldn't have started this post. I was just trying to give props to Coach Dodge for a job well done this year. Winning at any place in Texas High School athletics is not as easy as you think. You have to win a ton of rounds to win a state championship in Texas and I would love to have as many rings as Coach Dodge. I underestimated the bitterness people must still have for the guy. And just so you know for you people who like to bash high school coaches Morris at S.M.U., Graham? at Arizona State, Briles at Baylor, and now Jinks at Bowling Green all started out coaching Texas High School football. I am sure there are others I don't know or am not thinking of. It just did not work out for Coach Dodge here but I think he is a good guy that could have been a successful college coach at the right place and at the right time. Just my opinion.

Todd Dodge has Austin Westlake in the state finals after snapping Allen High School's 57 game win streak last night. This is Dodge's 2nd season at Westlake. I am not sure what went wrong at U.N.T. when he was here but the guy can coach.

"He was coaching high school two years ago.. I don't want to go down this road again" UNTflyer I understand what you are saying. As a high school coach I am a little biased. I think there are some really good high school coaches that would make excellent college coaches and there are presently 3 or 4 coaches coaching big time division 1 football that were Texas high school coaches not that long ago. North Texas was burned by the Todd Dodge hire. I understand that. By the way, I was in attendance at a couple of games in Dickey's last year when it seemed like 90% of the fan base was demanding that Todd Dodge be hired. No one wants to admit that now. I personally think Dodge would have been successful eventually but was learning as he went. Plus, it always bothered me that he did not move to Denton. I think the head football coach ought to live in Denton. BUT, I don't think the Dodge hire is something that should keep Jinks out of the loop. I can guarantee you if you spent 5 minutes in a room with him you would want to suit up and play. He will get players to U.N.T. and he will do a good job coaching them. I am pretty sure Briles was only an assistant at Tech for two or three years before scoring the Houston job. I am biased but I think Mike has worked his way up the hard way and will do a good job. He didn't have anyone's coattails to ride on for an instant D-1 job right out of college. He is ready.

Firing Miles reminds of when Tennessee decided to fire Phillip Fulmer. Look how that has worked out for them for nearly two decades. Sometimes you get what you wish for. I think Miles does a great job at L.S.U.

"Doug great to hear from you and thanks for sharing the info on Coach Jinks. I was at UNT about when you were (graduated in '90) and was saddened when they dropped baseball. The good news is there seems to be some momentum to bring it back again. Hopefully this will provide an opportunity to reconnect with former players such as yourself down the road. I am hearing really good things about Coach Jinks and your comments on him as an alum, former UNT letterman and coach carry some weight. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts with us." Harry. Thanks. Trust me I am keeping up with the progress on re-starting baseball. It is something I think is long overdue at U.N.T and I am really happy to see it in the plans. But I will save that discussion for another time. I really want to promote Mike Jinks --- he is a real good fit in my opinion.

This is my first post. My name is Doug Rush and I am the head baseball coach at Tomball High School. I grew up in Denton and played on the North Texas club baseball team in 82 and 83 and on its varsity program in 84 and 85. We were not very good but we were not given a chance to be either. I graduated from North Texas in 1986. I coached at Denton High until 1992 before I left to pursue head coaching opportunities. I love Denton and I love The Mean Green despite the terrible way they treated baseball in the 80's. Anyway, I am a personal friend of Mike Jinks. We coached together and ran around together when he was right out of college and we were coaching at Killeen Ellison High School. I am telling you right now that the moment I met him I knew he was destined for greatness. He was a great quarterback at Converse Judson and a legendary quarterback at San Angelo State. And yes he loves to throw the football for you guys that were inquiring. Mike will light up a room with his personality. The kids he coaches love him. He is a great football mind and he has all the intangible to be a GREAT head college football coach. And Mike wants the U.N.T. football job. I believe he will be incredible at recruiting, at assembling a staff, at promoting the city of Denton, and at promoting our university. He is a humble but confident guy and he never meets a stranger. Other coaches would love to work for him because he would be a guy you work with and not for. I sure hope he gets the opportunity to at least interview because I think he has a great plan in place for when he gets his opportunity.

This is my first post. My name is Doug Rush and I am the head baseball coach at Tomball High School. I grew up in Denton and played on the North Texas club baseball team in 82 and 83 and on its varsity program in 84 and 85. We were not very good but we were not given a chance to be either. I graduated from North Texas in 1986. I coached at Denton High until 1992 before I left to pursue head coaching opportunities. I love Denton and I love The Mean Green despite the terrible way they treated baseball in the 80's. Anyway, I am a personal friend of Mike Jinks. We coached together and ran around together when he was right out of college and we were coaching at Killeen Ellison High School. I am telling you right now that the moment I met him I knew he was destined for greatness. He was a great quarterback at Converse Judson and a legendary quarterback at San Angelo State. And yes he loves to throw the football for you guys that were inquiring. Mike will light up a room with his personality. The kids he coaches love him. He is a great football mind and he has all the intangible to be a GREAT head college football coach. And Mike wants the U.N.T. football job. I believe he will be incredible at recruiting, at assembling a staff, at promoting the city of Denton, and at promoting our university. He is a humble but confident guy and he never meets a stranger. Other coaches would love to work for him because he would be a guy you work with and not for. I sure hope he gets the opportunity to at least interview because I think he has a great plan in place for when he gets his opportunity.

This is my first post. My name is Doug Rush and I am the head baseball coach at Tomball High School. I grew up in Denton and played on the North Texas club baseball team in 82 and 83 and on its varsity program in 84 and 85. We were not very good but we were not given a chance to be either. I graduated from North Texas in 1986. I coached at Denton High until 1992 before I left to pursue head coaching opportunities. I love Denton and I love The Mean Green despite the terrible way they treated baseball in the 80's. Anyway, I am a personal friend of Mike Jinks. We coached together and ran around together when he was right out of college and we were coaching at Killeen Ellison High School. I am telling you right now that the moment I met him I knew he was destined for greatness. He was a great quarterback at Converse Judson and a legendary quarterback at San Angelo State. And yes he loves to throw the football for you guys that were inquiring. Mike will light up a room with his personality. The kids he coaches love him. He is a great football mind and he has all the intangible to be a GREAT head college football coach. And Mike wants the U.N.T. football job. I believe he will be incredible at recruiting, at assembling a staff, at promoting the city of Denton, and at promoting our university. He is a humble but confident guy and he never meets a stranger. Other coaches would love to work for him because he would be a guy you work with and not for. I sure hope he gets the opportunity to at least interview because I think he has a great plan in place for when he gets his opportunity.