StealthEagle84

Combination of a serious injury and then the pre Super Bowl incident equals this. I hope he is able to get healthy and get back on the field with another NFL team. Good luck to AA.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=At...p&type=lgns

And this is the link on that article as well about South Alabama working on an at large bid. http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/conten...&CID=776874

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/conten...&CID=776840 Interesting stuff. Good pub for the Sun Belt. Looks pretty solid that we might get at least two teams in the big dance. Hopefully we can string some wins together and make a push through the Sun Belt tourney.

The line looks to be UNT -10.5 pts. Too high, too low, or just about right? We lost to the Trojans last go around, but we have played well at home this year and look to get a little revenge. My guess is UNT 83 Troy 70. Anyone else?

Not related to Patrick, but my guess is Parcells selects Glenn Dorsey (LSU) with the first pick. He is rock solid and will make that defense instantly better.

Not that I get into this, but how many stars is this guy listed at? We needed beef up front and now we have it.

I was just wondering if JaMario was playing in Senor bowl games or getting looked at by any NFL scouts????

What time does the banquet start and how long does it typically last? I know Dickey licked to talk for awhile. I wonder how Dodge's speech will go.

Didn't we already try this with his boy Kelvin Martin? And we know where that ended up..................

Just a question but, why is it that kids can change their minds at the last minute but coaches can't? Oral commits are non-binding. And another question, why kids allowed to leave their school when their coach leaves? Is this not the same kind of scenario? And why is it just when the head coach leaves? What if they have grown fond of the their position coach and he leaves? Should the player be able to leave in that scenario too? I don't have a problem with this. Its just part of the system.

I was thinking the same thing. I went and looked and behold, the same old logo from God knows when.

This move only makes sense to me if one of two things happens. One, Greg Davis (offensive coordinator) is planning on retiring in the next year or two and wants to hand the reigns to Applewhite. Two, as it has been rumored in Austin, that Mack Brown might be done coaching in the next 3-5 years and UT preimptively brought Major Applewhite on board to be their future head coach (albeit 3+ years down the road). Otherwise, this a move backwards (although the pay is very competitive) as he will be taking on less responsibility.

Its my understanding is that he was pushing to get on staff at Texas A&M where he coached from 1980-82. I'm not sure how solid the source of that info is but it makes a little sense. I don't like this suspense at all. We need to start a campaign: DeLo in Denton!

Although absolutely funny, I would take getting to the national title game each year vs. winning 2 games each year.

The only for sure loss on there is LSU. Its not like K-State is a stellar program anymore. They got drummed by Nebraska 73-31. Tulsa is good but I feel we can score plenty of points against those guys. Rice, we can win for sure. And I don't get into the "they beat so and so by 2 TDs who beat us" kind of crap. Lets use the same scenario above for example. K-State beats Texas 41-21, who beat Nebraska, who beat K-State 73-31. Explain that one wise ass. College football is week to week. Each game is its own. People get hurt, different venues, weather conditions, starting QB gets in a bar fight and gets suspended, etc. And I'm with UNTLifer on this one, go get some SMU tickets and watch us kick their ass in a few years when we play again.

Looks like we made the list at #7. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=bottom100712

I still think its better than years past. 2002 we had Nicholls State and South Florida (who was an independent at the time). 2003 we had Baylor, which was a good draw. 2004 it was FAU, who was not in the Sun Belt yet.

Sorry to add so much flame to the fire of the Meager supporters out there. A couple of things. I was in no way trying to bash Meager. I understand that he has worked hard to become the best QB he can. I was just saying the program needs to move forward and let Vizza continue to develop, which is obviously the decision Dodge has made. Otherwise, Meager would have continued to start. Secondly, I do care if the kid throws a few INT's. I know kids make mistakes, but its the QB's job to take care of the football. I also understand Vizza threw quite a bit of picks but he was also a true freshman and still obviously developing. Vizza also set an NCAA freshman record for 8 TD's in a game (7 in the first half)! Let the kid see the field as much as possible so by the time he's a junior and senior, he can dominate. Lastly, if I do recall correctly, Scott Hall, one of the best QB's in school history, played under the Flanigan regime. Don't blame Meager's first two season on him. If you want to use that deductive reasoning, then we should have went 2-10 every year with Flanigan and Dickey holding the reigns.

You bring up a good point in the fact Dodge got the early jump on Jones. Jones, like Dodge last year, will have a hard time getting a good class together do to lack of time. Dodge has put together a good class regardless of the 2-10 season. Things can only get better from here on out.

Vizza at QB and Riley at WR. Vizza is solid and I think this is the optimal strategy given the personel. Either that or we have one hell of a QB battle. Oh, and Meager is done. Hopefully he never sees the field again.

Not true. While Rodriguez runs the spread, its much different from what Dodge is doing. Rodriguez puts much more emphasis on the running game and using the QB as threat with his legs, not arm.

Speaking of threesomes, doesn't UTEP, New Mexico, and New Mexico State have a thing going on? I think they have some kind of tri-game round robin thing with a trophy????? Anyone know for sure?

From my other post: At the end of the day, we can only worry about us. We can't worry about what everyone else is doing. While it might hurt a bit when recruiting, this could potentially help UNT in the long run. If we continue to play each other each year, it will only deepen the rivalry and give it more attention. I heard an interview from a USC player once (maybe Leinhart), but he said he was rooting for UCLA to win every game except against them. The reason? He wants it to be the best rivalry in college football. While we would never rival USC/UCLA or UT/A&M, its good pub if both programs are on the rise. I think Todd Dodge will continue to recruit great players and bring the program back to respectability, its just a matter of time. I don't know Jones' background but one thing Dodge has going for him is his long lasting presence in football in the state of Texas. He played at UT, and has much respect from old alumni there, and has coached for a long time in the state. He knows many high school coaches and can trust their judgement when it comes to player evaluations. Basically put, he is well connected where it matters most, the high school coaches. This is where the players all come from and Dodge is well neteworked at that level. From my knowledge, the same can't be said about June Jones.

At the end of the day, we can only worry about us. We can't worry about what everyone else is doing. While it might hurt a bit when recruiting, this could potentially help UNT in the long run. If we continue to play each other each year, it will only deepen the rivalry and give it more attention. I heard an interview from a USC player once (maybe Leinhart), but he said he was rooting for UCLA to win every game except against them. The reason? He wants it to be the best rivalry in college football. While we would never rival USC/UCLA or UT/A&M, its good pub if both programs are on the rise. I think Todd Dodge will continue to recruit great players and bring the program back to respectability, its just a matter of time. I don't know Jones' background but one thing Dodge has going for him is his long lasting presence in football in the state of Texas. He played at UT, and has much respect from old alumni there, and has coached for a long time in the state. He knows many high school coaches and can trust their judgement when it comes to player evaluations. Basically put, he is well connected where it matters most, the high school coaches. This is where the players all come from and Dodge is well neteworked at that level. From my knowledge, the same can't be said about June Jones.