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Paywalled Article mentions UNT offer: https://247sports.com/college/michigan-state/Article/Michigan-State-football-recruiting-Caden-Knighten-offer-203774396/

You’re going to hear me talk (or see me type I suppose) about North Texas when it comes to Coach Harrell. I know that was two stops ago, but I think it’s the best example of his offense. At USC, he coached under Clay Helton, a guy with a heavy background on the offensive side of the ball. The offense you saw from Graham with the Trojans was clearly a collaboration between Harrell and Helton. At West Virginia, Neal Brown was another head coach with a background in offensive play calling, and it’s rumored he would unplug Coach Harrell’s controller on occasion and call plays, or at the very least, give strong recommendations. It’s no coincidence Neal Brown is expected to call plays for the Mountaineers in 2023 in an effort to save his job (based on a limited sample size that has worked exactly 0 times). At North Texas, while Seth Littrell also had a back ground on offense, the precipitous decline of the Mean Green after Harrell dipped for SoCa, leads me to believe what happened at North Texas was the pure, unadulterated Harrell offense. I’m sure he’s picked things up since then, but I have a hunch that Purdue offense is going to look more like the Harrell’s North Texas offense, and less like “his” USC or West Virginia offenses. To give you a taste of what I expect, his 2017 North Texas offense averaged 37.1 passing attempts and 36.8 rushing attempts. His 2018 Mean Green offense averaged 38.8 passing attempts and 35.5 rushing attempts. To put that in perspective, Purdue’s offense averaged 41.6 passing attempts and 33.3 rushing attempts (that’s with 2 Austin Burton games skewing the numbers). Brohm’s 2021 offense averaged 44.3 passing attempts and 29.7 rushing attempts. Harrell throws the ball a little less and runs the ball a little more than Brohm, and I’m good with that. This is a unique opportunity for Coach Harrell. He’s the man in charge of the offense. I’m sure Coach Walter’s will have basic game plan input, but this is Harrell’s show. In his first 3 stops as a coordinator, he had a former play caller looking over his shoulder, now he’s on his own. Purdue’s offensive success (or failure) will be on him. I can 100% promise their won’t be rumors of Coach Walters taking over the play calling mid-game. I’m excited to see how things work out. read more: https://www.hammerandrails.com/2023/1/27/23571723/purdue-football-coaching-staff-graham-harrell

No I must have missed that and I was mainly just talking out loud. I am pleased at what they are doing and glad they are spending the extra money.

There is a lot of mystery at this point on who will be the Saskatchewan Roughriders starting quarterback when they begin the season on June 11 in Edmonton. Entering his third year with the Roughriders, Mason Fine is looking forward to competing for the position when the team begins training camp this May. The Riders quarterback was a guest on Tuesday’s edition of the SportsCage with Michael Ball. Fine said his goal entering the 2022 season was to build off his rookie campaign as he continued to make the transition to the professional game. At the beginning of his sophomore year with the Riders entrenched as the backup, the North Texas product was hoping to provide Saskatchewan with a solid backup plan at quarterback. He felt that he got off on the right foot. “I think I had a great training camp to start off the season and I really think I took some strides there with all of the reps that I got. ” Last season, Fine saw the majority of his action in three games. He came in relief for Cody Fajardo against the BC Lions on August 19 and was the team’s starting quarterback for their final two games of the season against the Calgary Stampeders. The QB ended the season with 690 passing yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. The 25-year-old hopes to take his game to another new level in 2023. “I think I made great strides from 2021 to 2022, now I need to take a bigger step forward and get better overall as a quarterback.” read more: https://www.620ckrm.com/2023/01/25/308260/#.Y9Ge12lJczd.twitter

I am wondering how UNT came up with the money to triple or quadruple their football staff. I am certainly not complaining though and this probably should have been done a long time ago, I just don't get why they waited so long to do it. It is almost like they were paying Litrell too much and everyone else too little. Happy about the changes.

Agree. We pay a lot more for groceries than my petty 4% raise will cover.

Question for @TheReal_jayD, will most of these guys enroll in May and be on campus this summer?

Yeah it doesn't really bother me that much because I have a very long torso and short legs.

I think that looks full and awesome!

So did we end up getting 4?

But what to do with the Super Pit? It seems like too nice a facility to tear down for parking.

Seems like recruiting has finally caught up to Grant. I think teams are starting to figure out his style of play and how to best defend it. That slow down style has been a blessing but now it appears to be a curse.

It's certainly too early to jump ship but there are warning signs and I sure hope we can get this figured out quickly so we don't lose the first round bye.

Agree 100%. I have noticed you have some wise observations. Ever think of applying for a marketing position in the AD?

That's sort of my concern with Caponi. Can he recruit? He certainly can coach but will he be able to land the athletes needed to succeed?

Haha I was just about to post this when I saw your post so you beat me to it. Good first post and welcome.

Count me and my girlfriend in as well. This sounds like a lot of fun!

I respectfully disagree with you on this @Mike Jackson. I have a girlfriend and I would never want her to go through what some of these Baylor ladies had to endure. We have an obligation as a society to protect our mothers daughters and wives/girlfriends from the horrors of rape.

Ye4s he most certainly did in my mind because he looked the other way. You can't just let that stuff happen without being guilty yourself.

Senior year.

Are you crazy man? You left off UAB, Tulane (ranked 9th in the country) and Navy who is always competitive. This is a much tougher league than CUSA.

Awesome, I am looking forward to this.

I have not seen anyone say this was a rebuilding year. We should be very competitive in this league.