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I know....one game at at time, things change quickly...but I've been thinking a lot about the trajectory of our program and the potential (good gosh that word again) that we have in the next few years. And just when I think we've squandered every window to take advantage of the changing landscape of college football and our natural, almost one and only infrastructure (speaking of our numbers of alumni/students and our location), low and behold another opportunity presents itself. I saw a comment about our recruiting and how scary this team could be when we really start bringing in top recruiting classes. Combine that with the buzz surrounding Seth Littrell and the program in general and I think we're close to where we've wanted this program to be since Hayden Fry first thought many years ago: "hey, maybe UNT should be in the SWC." The next 2 years are setting up nicely to really position our program for the future. First, look at the schedule. We have a down Arkansas next year and SMU at home. We could begin to get on the national radar... top 25 votes next year are not out of the question. Then look at the 2019 Season - Mason Fine's senior year....our non conference right now is: Abilene Christian, @ SMU and Houston at Apogee. I don't know who we'll add as a 4th team yet.....but that schedule shapes up really nice as well. Double digit wins the next 2 years are not out of the question. All this takes a little bit of luck too.....but if we get just a little, I think we'll be seen as a top G5 team in the nation in 2019....see UCF this year, Western Michigan last year, Houston before that....that very well could be us in 2 years. I would not be one bit surprised to be in the top 25 in 2019 and being mentioned as one of the possibilities for the New Years 6 Bowl. THEN I think Seth Littrell will have his pick of big programs. Not a Kansas or Illinois type but a top half Big 12 or Pac 12 type program. If he stays through Mason Fine's senior year, he will be the PJ Fleck/Tom Herman from last year....the Scott Frost of this year. Then this program with it's numbers of alumni, students, location....will have coaches lined up to come here and keep this train going. THEN this sleeping giant we've been talking about for so long will be out of its slumber.....Think about a coach looking at Denton, TX who maybe just won 28-30 games the past 3 years, has top recruiting classes, a brand new indoor practice facility, updated Athletic Center/weight room, other new buildings under construction....We will have our pick of coaches if/when Littrell leaves for a bigger program. Seeing the plans we have the next few years plus how our schedule lines up.....We can now make sure we are in position when things shift again in the coming years. I know...where have we heard this before. But this time it feels different. Before yes, we've had new facilities but go get drubbed 65-0 by Texas or OU or (enter #1 team here). We don't have those teams on the schedule the next 2 years. We've had a new coach but same ol' same ol' from the AD. We've had some wins but don't have the attendance. It just feels like it's all FINALLY maybe coming together at the same time. Wins, facilities, support, attendance....there is a different feel this time and it comes from timing and our new leadership. The next 2 years are so critical to the future of our program....we've missed so many windows in the past when the college football landscape has changed...we cannot miss this one and I think we have the right people in Neil Smatresk and Wren Baker to lead us into the future. It's our turn. Does all this seem ridiculous? Well if it does, that's #OLDDENTON thinking....We have to get rid of that. (I'm guilty of it too) #NEWDENTON