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Those schools you talk about more than likely had the full backing of their University not just the Athletic Department. UNT, outside of a few hearty fans and Pohl/Ray, does not even try to get alums involved. Why are the Had Coaches not required to go out into the Community and promote the school and programs?? Why has the administration continually let Coaches get away with Publicly blasting the fans and alumni? Also it is tiring of hearing how DD has had one bad year, he has 3 Winning Seasons in 8, that is 5 bad years.

Ok I'll change my statement somewhat. When UNT decides they want a successful all-around Athletic Program and not keep coaches with sub-par records here for life.

geez how nice another new football to watch fly by us in a few short years, while our admins keep trying to figure out if they want athletics or not.

Think he could use some more training maybe in these departments. I am sorry but public relations outside of the true hearted fans is nada, zippo, zero aka: not good

Do you know anything about possible applicants from the Pac 10 and Big 10 that have left their schools recently? ←

I forgot Ninja Gaiden, that was an awesome game as well as Gauntlet.

wow amazing work he has done with such a low salary, he is maximizing his teams output, wish other team coaches would earn their big paychecks. Performance and community involvement.

Punch Out rocked Super Mario Bros. Lendl/Evert tennis Metroid Kid Icarus

saw briefly also ULL nearly made it out of Baton Rouge with a berth but lost 3-2 to LSU in the finals

I am not going into personal attacks and feel it is unwarranted. Dawna was/is a very intense coach and wants to win. So I would not say she is lazy, I think alot of times her emotions got to her, but she was put into a tough situation taking a D1 Tennis program with no experience. Learning on the fly is tough, I was lucky to have had a great tutor in Vicki Markowsky at SHSU to learn the ins and out of college Tennis and recruting. Dawna was never afforded that opportunity and basically was thrown into the Deep end and had to sink or swim. She did well for 5 years but I think she hit a ceiling on the improvement of the team. I would hope she learns from her experience at UNT and if she wants to takes another position somewhere else and does well.

I don't advocate going all foreign, but only maybe 5 teams nationwide can win with all americans. I think a good mix is getting 1-2 Foreign players who can step right in and play #1 or #2. I love UNT but we are not in position to be able to get a Top American that can win consistently at the Top of the line-up. For instance Lynley Wasson is a good player but ideally she should be playing around #3 or 4. I can not stand teams that recruit all foreign (i.e Baylor, USA, UNO, UALR, Troy), but there are far to many players out there who want to play, I have see way to many american players basically get a scholarship and then just float thru rather than really show a love for the game and want to play.

hmm interesting, hopefully RV and company will be willing to shell out and also allow the coach to actively recruit all areas and not just stateside.

I am not sure I understand your comment? Coach Traxler did just as much as DP but with less pay (he was considered Part-time) and worse facilities and when they came in lesser recruits. So not sure about your comment, DP had the best chance of any NT Tennis coach.

man some people on this board need to step back and take a deep breath and laugh a little bit.

Well unfortunately he is probably under contract until after the NCAA Championships, he has a singles player who advanced into the tournament and that does not even start until mid next week. Wonder if RV or anyone follows the board still or if they think we are blowing to much smoke??

I bet he could make a good transition though into the women's game, he has awesome credentials with playing background and then basically resurrecting the Colorado program, still feel horrible that all of his work went for not.

here is the Colorado Coaches Bio: Very Impressive IMO. ****************************************************** Sam Winterbotham enters his fourth season as the Colorado men’s tennis head coach continuing to build the Buffaloes into a competitive program not just among his Big 12 Conference peers, but on a national level. In his previous three years in Boulder, Winterbotham is taking CU to new heights. With an exciting approach on the sideline, he is developing the men’s tennis program into a well-respected group of student-athletes among the nation. “I have a fine group of men that really care about CU,” said Winterbotham. “They train and work hard at practices. They really are a lot of fun.” Last season, Coach Winterbotham and his young Buffaloes were nationally ranked the entire spring season that saw 19 nationally ranked opponents grace the spring schedule. Despite a team not having one senior, CU remained steady throughout the dual campaign ranked as high as No. 43 and finishing No. 59. It’s their highest ranking in the ITA polls since the 1995-96 season. The 2005 spring saw the Buffs tally five impressive wins over the nation’s elite teams defeating No. 15 Harvard, No. 33 New Mexico (twice), No. 47 Oklahoma, and No. 66 Nebraska. In conference play, CU won a pair of matches to finish the regular season tied for fifth. Prior to dual match play, Winterbotham guided the Buffaloes to their second straight appearance at the Mountain Region Indoor Playoff. Seeded No. 4 a year ago, CU improved it’s placing in the Fall of 2004 with a No. 3 regional ranking. Individually, senior Marko Bundalo, who earned All-Big 12 singles honors among the conference coaches cracked the ITA’s elite singles ranking finishing the spring at No. 99 nationally. Bundalo won a team-best 20 victories was also awarded the ITA Mountain Region Player to Watch (awarded to a student-athlete having an outstanding season and is expected to perform at a high level for his remaining collegiate career). During his previous two seasons in Boulder, Winterbotham guided the youthful Buffs to a pair of sixth place finishes in the 2003 and 2004 Big 12 standings, respectively. In addition, to 2004, Winterbotham coached current junior Peter Bjork to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Region VII Rookie of the Year. Winterbotham has also made an immediate mark on the CU program, being selected as one of six members to represent the Mountain Region on the ITA Region VII Committee. “The University of Colorado has an excellent athletic department ... one of the best in the country,” said Winterbotham. “I am proud to be a part of it and my goal is to build a tennis program that competes at the highest level, consistently fighting for championships at the conference and national levels.” Prior to coming to Boulder, Winterbotham spent the previous three years at Baylor helping the Bears become a national power in the collegiate game. In addition to assisting the Bears with the day-to-day operation, Winterbotham was responsible for recruiting one of the best teams in the nation that eventually won the first national championship in Baylor history Baylor, as the Bears were crowned NCAA Champions in 2004. While at Baylor, Winterbotham was named the 2002 Region VI Assistant Coach of the Year after helping the Bears win the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament. Baylor advanced to the 2002 NCAA Sweet 16 and finished the season ranked seventh nationally. Prior to his stint at Baylor, Winterbotham attended Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City where he was a four-year NAIA All-American. In 1997, he won top honors as the NAIA Rolex National Singles Champion. At OCU, Winterbotham also was the 1999 Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year in soccer, where he was named to the all-region first team and honorable mention all-America team. He graduated in April 1999 with a degree in marketing and was honored as OCU’s international business student of the year for 1999. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports management. A native of Stoke on Trent, Great Britain, Winterbotham is a certified LTA Tennis Professional (LTA is Great Britain’s USTA). As a player, he played numerous professional tournaments at the Future/Satellite level, was ranked as one of the top juniors in Great Britain. Born Oct. 1, 1973, he is married to the former Tara McClure, a native of Asher, Oklahoma. The Winterbotham’s have two daughters, Zoe and Ryann. **************************************************************** Would be an awesome catch but a very long shot, I am thinking UNT might want a female coach.

if they raised the scholarship limit you can kiss many more minor sport men's programs good-bye as their would be some huge Title IX implications involved.

unfortunately it is only the men's program and not the women's program. The coach would be nice, but we could not dress any of their guys up in skirts and play them . Pretty pathetic on the part of the CU AD and President. The team finish this year ranked #23 in the nation. Very similar to Kansas dumping their program a few years back while ranked Top 20 in the country. Guess all those lawsuits mean less chance for men's athletics. CU also is not at the NCAA minimum of 16 Varsity Sports. Just sad to see another MEN's program go away.

congrats on the little one

Depends on the school and coach. For instance you can take a HC from another school that did average or a JUCO that is consistently ranked Top 5 in the nation and has players that are always sought after by NCAA schools, i.e. Broward had a girl picked up by TCU (Top 15 program), Tyler had 2 girls picked-up by UNT and in previous years by Arkansas and Texas A&M. I would be more inclined to recruit a girl from TJC, Lee, Broward, or NCTC (4 girls went to NCAA schools after last year 2-E Washington, 1-ULM, 1-Lynn #5 D2) versus say CCCC (good but not great women) or Johnson CC (KS). A JUCO coach can be just as good as a D1 head coach, I believe it is Jason Haynes at Lee CC near Houston would also be a good pick if willing to move.

well it will be a lot better than bringing someone that has absolutely no experience, like the previous coach. As for Kim Kettleson, he basically runs the Tennis Tech school at TJC, plus he was an asstistant at UT. Zimmerman has coaching experience at NCAA and NJCAA level Shankles though out of coaching now, developed new program in Colorado, and brought a bad Sam Houston State team to respectability. Also SHSU beat UNT this year without 2 of their Top 6 healthy. All of them have recruiting ties that would help immdeiately. TJC is also better than many D1 schools. In order to get a better D1 HC then the department will have to shell out some money which outside of Football and Basketball seem relunctant, unwilling, or unable to pay.

TJC = Tyler Jr College NCTC = North Central Tecas College (Gainesville)

The player from mid-semester apparently was leaving no matter what, so release or no release I do not think she planned to pursue tennis at DBU. The freshman I read elsewhere is transferring out west (CA). Interesting on the senior, there obviously were some issues going on. Hopefully they get a new coach in before the end of the month in order to recruit a few new players. Interesting note one of the recruits being looked at got stomped 1st round at NJCAA by a girl at NCTC, who did not even get a look from the local school here in Denton. Recruiting prowess continues, wondering if the Hungarian recruit will still come in the fall? if her TOEFL score allows.

Really sad, the name changed and the problems remain. You would think the management would have said the gate will be fixed ASAP.