greenminer

I tried this and it did NOT go over well. It probably had something to do with the timing: I said it right after the boss said "I'll be right back. I need to use the restroom."

Not every kid coming straight from HS needs a ton of development. If they demonstrate enough to for us to believe they can contribute, get them! I think Layne would have helped us. This is all moot now. We released him, and it was for honorable reasons.

I thought he’d be contributing major minutes on Day 1. Not sure about starting, but def not on the bench

Okay, that dilutes my first sentence, but it's still a worthy question.

Yeah, I was just having some fun. Obviously things happen, but it's usually due to some miscommunication or disconnect between parties involved. Not that we cannot accurately count/estimate this sort of thing.

We can build mirrors in outer space that can point a ray of light at a dime located on the Empire State Building. We can calculate the path of a total solar eclipse, referencing the path of two objects that are 240,000 miles away and 99 million miles away respectively, and pinpoint that exact time in 2044 - 20 years out - to the month and day. But here is someone that questions our ability to accurate count seats in a football stadium.

Most of them were recruited to fit McCasland's system. What if Hodge has a different vision for our system? Do you change the system to accommodate this loyalty/investment, or do you take advantage of the portal to put yourself in a winning position...sooner?

I thought the one on this site was simply collecting the money and forwarding it to the LTT Collective. Am I wrong?

"Coaches are gonna jump at the chance, too" is the number one response I read/hear when talking about student-athletes' lack of commitment. I don't see anyone going "damn, you're right. everything is financially equal now." It's like you keep throwing this hammer down, and you're hitting the wrong nail. Why is it not convincing anyone? Do people not want this to be about equal financial opportunity?

My Mean Green Koolaid tells me that Hodge let these guys walk without a fight, that he has bigger plans and last season's roster was not ideal for him and his Mean Green vision. I honestly don't want to hear him say that publicly, though. It would be bad press. What I need, though, is for him to prove it.

Right. Just like he deserved to be the starter last year @ Cal.

It's there, I just didn't care enough to make the option visible.

"He got married this weekend" *inserts picture of random couple* This has real potential as a bit. Maybe we can use it when HS recruits sign. Cameron Christian, DL c/o '26 has signed with the Mean Green. Congratulations!

I had zero issue suiting up a guy who never played for UNT. I have zero issue suiting TP and Co again if they want to represent us. What takes priority here, your high horse or building UNT's brand? Get guys who want to help us win.

Can we take a freaking break from the ass-whipping that is "....would like a word with you" response? It's not only overplayed, 99% of the time, it's hung on a thought that isn't well thought out and/or lazy.

The F4 is set. Who do you think wins it?

I'd consider starting a gmg.com thread.

@NT80

Community, in-person appearances can be part of the deal, right? And there doesn't have to be media coverage.

Sycamores have my vote. Their coach is on a roll, career-wise.

I don't know all the lawful ins and outs, but I would think there are also legal implications for not hiring people that fit your job requirements, but aren't alumni. If you have an expectation for your job, lay it out in the job description, and then filter out potential hires because they aren't doing more than the job description, what happens? How do you juggle the nasty implications of that? [I had to do this] If you want people to wear 37 pieces of flair, just tell them.

Come on Andrew. A mindset that doesn’t question things, never wants for more? That’s a recipe for really awful things. On an individual and societal level. you are on your own, unique hill when it comes to loyalty, but this is just wrong.

I refuse to buy into this convo as if every successful AD is only successful because they hire their graduates. we have sucked historically, and hiring UNT grads may help, but can we not talk like it will only work if we hire UNT grads? If I got hired at Georgia, I would still work to build/nurture their Georgia fanbase. I expect the same when we hire people to come to Denton.