I pull for the program. I wanted Morris to be the answer, but he has proven to be just the next bad coaching hire in our decades long struggle to find a real coach.
I have come to the realization that North Texas will remain a basic program until someone in our leadership gets off their ass and actually hustles to find a real coach. Other G programs do this every few years, as they lose real coaches to higher paying power programs.
I can not express enough how our our I am with our football program at this moment. Sure, we can beat Temple this weekend, but what does that prove? .... Nothing. Temple is a bum, just like most of the other teams we're beaten this season. And in my honest opinion, that wouldn't represent a movement in the right direction. Firing Morris would, but only if we actually went out and lures an actual winning coach from the Belt, C-USA or MAC. That's what serious programs do.
I'll elaborate on this, in case anyone glosses over:
A commitment to the GB is a commitment to a ton: summer/preseason camp (HUGE commitment), 3-4 rehearsals every week during the semester, plus giving up all of your gamedays, plus additional performances for local events like marching band festivals/competitions/showcases.
The amount of time put into this "class" to only get 1 credit for your 4.0 grade is wild. I remember a Q&A session with an admin (school dean?) where some GB members really pressed him about this.
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