UNTRedRaider91

That’s fair, allowed was probably a poor word choice by me. As others on here have said, McCasland wanted to finish the season out with UNT and so that is what happened. I sincerely hope Hodge can keep things rolling and I think its more likely than not that he will. UNT absolutely has the ability to continually be one of if not the best programs in the American starting next season. As a Tech fan, I an thrilled we are getting McCasland. He was my top choice from the moment Adams was suspended. Best of luck moving forward. GMG

Hey Guys, Figured I would pop over here given the official announcement today. First of all, I have a degrees from both Tech and UNT (undergrad at Tech) so I have ties to both universities. For athletics, I support Tech because it is simply a bigger athletics program that plays in a much bigger conference and it's where I did my undergrad which is more special to me than my masters. I understand why UNT supporters are upset about the announcement, but to be trashing McCasland or Tech is a little short sighted in my opinion. First, McCasland did more for UNT basketball than anyone in the history of the program and frankly handled the transition about as well as could be expected. He has a handpicked successor in Hodge who will likely keep the program humming off the foundation that has been established. Compare that to how Beard tried to burn our program to the ground on the way out, its a night and day difference. McCasland is getting a huge raise, better facilities, more fan support and an opportunity to coach at a rising power in college basketball. He also has a lot of ties to Tech and Lubbock. As for how Tech handled the situation, I think they were as respectful as possible throughout the process. Yes, it did leak from a local Lubbock station yesterday, and I can tell you that the Tech AD was not happy about that. We allowed UNT to finish the NIT run and it was formally announced after the game. They could have forced McCasland to leave during the NIT run but allowed him to finish it out of respect to him and UNT. McCasland releasing the video this morning is to actively begin building support/momentum for his new job. He has a roster to construct and needs to get to recruiting the portal ASAP. There was no reason to "wait a few days" as UNT got the NIT title last night. He needs to hit the ground running in Lubbock to put together a staff to start recruiting. The big 12 is the toughest league in the country and is a gauntlet of a schedule to play. As someone with ties to both schools, I sincerely hope Hodges can keep things rolling in Denton and wish UNT nothing but the best moving forward. GMG and Wreckem Tech.