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I can respect that. But, the head coaches office is a place where you sell the program. It needs to have some character and project refinement. Right now we don't appear to have that. Littell's desk looks like they pulled it out of some freshman's dorm room. I know the athletic department has a interview background with the logo all over it. Or, the department could have set up a space in the club level of Apogee, looking down over the field.

Nice video, but can we get Littrell some better furniture? Honestly, I think that is the same cheap IKEA looking stuff from when Dodge was coaching. All of Littrell's stuff is crammed onto those small shelves. Baker needs to renovate Littrell's office. It should impress people when they walk in there. My office looks better then that, and no one is paying me a million dollars a year. Not saying we need to go as far as Notre Dame or OK State, but you get the picture.. https://youtu.be/t9xlz3ExbpM https://youtu.be/JpwSsM1TRVY

All of this. It was the most embarrassing thing I have ever seen on a football field. Anyone that has never seen the game, and has a few hours to kill, should check it out on Youtube. If OU would have done this to Kansas it would be different, but this was A&M.

Portland State is certainly our most embarrassing game every. I knew we were going to get beat badly, and stayed home that night. But, I wouldn't label it the most embarrassing ever. I think that dubious honor goes to the 2003 Texas A&M@Oklahoma game. Oklahoma was up 77-0 in the 3rd quarter when they called off the dogs. It was terrible. I remember OU driving down inside A&M's 10 on every possession in the 4th quarter, and then handing the ball to their back and him just standing there until a defender tackled him. It was truly embarrassing. I hate A&M, and I was embarrassed for them. I think in the Pantheon of college football that game tops the list.

Our DE's have to do a better job of getting a push up field at the LOS. Last season our DE's were getting pushed 3 to 5 yards off the line and giving RB's easy yardage on the outside. That really put our LB's and secondary in really tough situations.

Haven't seen this posted yet. I'm sure Houston and SMU won't be happy, but we finally have a fair assessment from the DMN. https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2018/06/27/best-texas-offseason-edition-withdarius-anderson-sewo-oloniluain-backfield-expect-run-heavy-offense-tcu-2018 Rank/school Points 1. TCU (6) 91 2. Texas A&M (1) 89 T-3. Texas 73 T-3. Texas Tech (1) 73 5. North Texas 61 6. Houston 60 7. Baylor 48 8. SMU 47 9. UTSA 31 10. Texas State 21 11. Rice 17 12. UTEP 13

Yeah, That's the Astrodome. I used to go to Astro and Oiler games there back in the 70's and early 80's when it looked like that. The Bull and Pistols were awesome. I like the old school stuff. I wish the city would renovate it back to it's glory days, and the Astros would move back. I hate Minute Maid Park.

Bam! Called it 3 hours ago! If I was a gambler, I'd go get a lotto ticket right now.

That's not a hint. You already wrote that. Is it the Murphy brothers? I like those two. They could bookend OLBs for years to come.

Hint?

I'm very pleased with this year's efforts in recruiting. This is how you build for the long term. As things stand now, in addition to the top class in C-USA, our haul is also better then any current class in the Sun Belt, and all but Boise State in the MWC. Much better then what we have historically seen in Denton. Compared to the rest of the G5s, we would sit right in the middle of the AAC, and fifth in the MAC. (Yeah, that surprised me too) Compared to the other Texas programs (247Sports) 1. Texas A&M (2) 2. Texas (13) 3.TCU (24) 4. Texas Tech (36) 5. SMU (39) 6. Baylor (41) 7 Houston (65) 8. North Texas (67) 9. Texas State (80) 10. UTSA (82) 11. Rice (83) 12. UTEP (No Recruits)

I'm tired of the Dallas Morning News always placing us near the bottom of every list or ranking they post. Apogee is a wonderful stadium and their biased ranking places us 9th out of the 12 college stadiums in Texas, behind both SMU and UTSA. Even Brett seemed to took a shot. I find no reason for him to add the last line. His summary would have been fine without it. "North Texas has one of the best smaller venues in the state in Apogee Stadium, which opened in 2011. The $78 million stadium has been a huge boost to UNT's program. The environment at night can be terrific when games draw more than 20,000 fans." -Brett Vito Here is the link. https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2018/05/27/best-texas-stadiums-can-anyone-offer-college-football-experience-like-aggies-kyle-field

Not taking a side in this argument, but every North Texas football coach since we moved back to the DI/FBS level, has been fired too, but Littrell still took the job. Just saying.

I respect your opinion, and if it were a different non-revenue sport, I would totally agree. But, I believe softball is an emerging sport, and will one day soon be the top women's college sport. I believe it is important for North Texas to place our program among the best, before coaching salaries reach levels that would make it harder to catch up. I believe DeLong has been a good coach everywhere he has been, and he might get us where I want us to be. I just wanted to get a known talent that had a national name among the best high school players in the country. Yes, it would have been more expensive to hire Lombardi, but in the long run, I believe it would have paid off. Having said that DeLong could have great success. I certainly hope he does.

Well, SMU has a history of legally paying their players. Does that count?

I agree, but Baker is a basketball guy. He was on Sutton's staff. I sure he feels much more comfortable dealing with basketball hires. I still wish Baker would have spent some money and raided OU's staff. That would have been a safer bet, and made some noise on the national level. Having said that, I will support DeLong and wish him and our team the best. Go Mean Green!!!

Not an attention grabbing hire. And, certainly not the hire I would have made, but he will be the coach. I wish him the best and hope he can turn North Texas into a nation power softball program within the next few seasons. Because that is what I wanted in this hire.

There are some very explosive defensive playmakers in that group. The kind that could see the field this season. I love that the staff was able to get this level of high quality athletes to visit at the same time. I think that is a smart move.

I believe we would have been better off keeping our extra content on C-USATV, or return the media rights for those games back to the schools. No, it isn't my ideal preference, but I would prefer we did that. At least we would have control of the content, and possibly have beIN or CBS Sports pick up a surprise quality match-up or two during the season. I do not like our games being relegated to espn's streaming service. This season we have zero games on espn, espn2, espnu, or espnNews. They have no respect for our conference. The little money they will pay us for the games they are streaming isn't worth allowing them to cheapen our brand by only placing C-USA conference games on espn's pay-per-view website or espn3. If this deal would have included a set amount of conference games to be aired on the actual espn channels, then I'd probably be okay with it. What we got today is crap, and no one will ever convince me otherwise. I'm not arguing that we didn't get market value. I'm arguing that if that is all the value the market will pay, we should just retain our content and stream it ourselves. Furthermore, I hate espn, and will never pay to watch a game on espn+.

This is not a "Television Package", it is a streaming deal. And the fact that no financial amount is even mentioned implies we sold it dirt cheap. This is what's wrong with our conference leadership. Here is a direct quote from our commissioner... “ESPN has continually positioned itself on the forefront of digital distribution and emerging platforms, which makes them an ideal fit for us," C-USA commissioner Judy MacLeod said in a statement." I have no problem with having our games available on streaming services, but that should not be our commissioner's idea of an "ideal" media partnership. We need more games airing on actual television channels. I cannot for the life of me figure out why MacLeod has not been fired yet. I wish Smatresk and Baker would pressure the other programs to find C-USA new leadership.

I don't want to follow another school's G5 model. We can be much more if we define our own path to success. I have a simple philosophy... Be the first to do something, or be the best to do something. If you can't do either, do something else. We don't need to follow another program's plan. We need to be innovative and develop new and unique ideas and traditions that will engage more of our alumni and gain more interest from local and national media.. The Great Battle Flag is a prime example. That thing is very unique. Sadly, we could be doing more with that.

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ESPN+ Sat 9/8 Air Force @ Florida Atlantic 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT CBSSN/Facebook Sat 9/8 Appalachian State @ Charlotte 6:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/8 Eastern Kentucky @ Marshall 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/8 Baylor @ UTSA 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT CBSSN/Facebook Sat 9/8 UT Martin @ Middle Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/8 UAB @ Coastal Carolina 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/8 Incarnate Word @ North Texas 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/8 FIU @ Old Dominion 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 9/8 Maine @ WKU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/8 Southern @ Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/8 UL Monroe @ Southern Miss 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 9/15 UTEP @ Tennessee 12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. CT SECN Sat 9/15 Southern Miss @ Appalachian State 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/15 UTSA @ Kansas State 4:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. CT FSN Sat 9/15 North Texas @ Arkansas 4:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. CT SECNA Sat 9/15 Old Dominion @ Charlotte 6:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 9/15 Middle Tennessee @ Georgia 7:15 p.m. ET/6:15 p.m. CT ESPN2 Sat 9/15 Massachusetts @ FIU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 9/15 Marshall @ South Carolina 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPNU Sat 9/15 WKU @ Louisville 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ACC RSN Sat 9/15 Bethune-Cookman @ Florida Atlantic TBA Stadium Sat 9/15 Tulane @ UAB TBA Stadium/Facebook Fri 9/21 Florida Atlantic @ UCF 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN Sat 9/22 Virginia Tech @ Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT CBSSN Sat 9/22 NC State @ Marshall 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT CBSSN Sat 9/22 Texas State @ UTSA 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/22 New Mexico State @ UTEP 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 9/22 Rice @ Southern Miss 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/29 Charlotte @ UAB TBA ESPN3 Sat 9/29 Florida Atlantic @ Middle Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT Stadium/Facebook Sat 9/29 Arkansas Pine Bluff @ FIU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/29 UTEP @ UTSA 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 9/29 Louisiana Tech @ North Texas 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 9/29 Marshall @ WKU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Stadium Fri 10/5 Middle Tennessee @ Marshall 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT CBSSN Sat 10/6 UAB @ Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT Stadium/Facebook Sat 10/6 UTSA @ Rice 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 10/6 North Texas @ UTEP 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 10/6 Old Dominion @ Florida Atlantic TBA Stadium Sat 10/13 Southern Miss @ North Texas 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 10/13 WKU @ Charlotte 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/13 Marshall @ Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT Stadium Sat 10/13 Louisiana Tech @ UTSA 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/13 Middle Tennessee @ FIU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 10/13 UAB @ Rice 1:00 p.m./12:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/20 Florida Atlantic @ Marshall 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT CBSSN/Facebook Sat 10/20 Charlotte @ Middle Tennessee 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 10/20 Rice @ FIU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/20 Old Dominion @ WKU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/20 North Texas @ UAB 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 10/20 UTEP @ Louisiana Tech 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/20 UTSA @ Southern Miss 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Fri 10/26 Louisiana Tech @ Florida Atlantic 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT CBSSN Sat 10/27 Southern Miss @ Charlotte 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 10/27 Middle Tennessee @ Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/27 Rice @ North Texas 4:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 10/27 FIU @ WKU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 10/27 UAB @ UTEP 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Fri 11/2 WKU @ Middle Tennessee 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT CBSSN Sat 11/3 Marshall @ Southern Miss 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT Stadium/Facebook Sat 11/3 UTEP @ Rice 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 11/3 Florida Atlantic @ FIU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Stadium Sat 11/3 UTSA @ UAB 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 11/10 Charlotte @ Marshall 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 11/10 Middle Tennessee @ UTEP 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 11/10 North Texas @ Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 11/10 FIU @ UTSA 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 11/10 Southern Miss @ UAB 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 11/10 WKU @ Florida Atlantic TBA Stadium/Facebook Sat 11/10 Rice @ Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Thu 11/15 Florida Atlantic @ North Texas 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT CBSSN Sat 11/17 FIU @ Charlotte 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 11/17 VMI @ Old Dominion 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 11/17 UTSA @ Marshall 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT Stadium/Facebook Sat 11/17 Louisiana Tech @ Southern Miss 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT Stadium Sat 11/17 UTEP @ WKU 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT beIN Sat 11/24 Marshall @ FIU 12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. CT Stadium/Facebook Sat 11/24 WKU @ Louisiana Tech 12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. CT CBSSN Sat 11/24 Old Dominion @ Rice 1:00 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 11/24 Southern Miss @ UTEP 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 11/24 UAB @ Middle Tennessee 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT ESPN3 Sat 11/24 North Texas @ UTSA 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN+ Sat 11/24 Charlotte @ Florida Atlantic TBA Stadium Sat 12/1 C-USA Championship Game TBA CBSSN Sat 12/15 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT ESPN Sat. 12/15 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT ESPN Tue. 12/18 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN %Thu. 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The guy is a team mate of our Westbrook commit Ward. I love his 247 page. If you have not seen it, check it out. https://247sports.com/player/deonte-simpson-46053447 I like the talent we are collecting. This 3 star guy can catch and has a burst.

The writer of this article didn't really put much work into the article. Most of the information is from back when the new media deal was announced. I can't see why ESPN would be looking to add some of our games to ESPN, when they just launched ESPN+. We have enough games being streamed on Facebook and Stadium. We need more games on TV.

Tell you what, you find me an office in the athletic center, hand me the budgets, and I will move $200,000 to make it work. You might not like where I move the money from, but I would find the funds. This isn't about not having the money, it is about what our priorities are for the money we have. I believe the success of our softball program should be a top priority within the women's sports.