MGB breaking news -- Petersen out at UNT

oldguystudent · March 10, 2015

Breaking news: RV does the right thing and buys out a failing coach

GMG.com reaction: Hang RV! He ruh-heally f'd it up this time!

Army of Dad · March 10, 2015

Breaking news: RV does the right thing and buys out a failing coach

GMG.com reaction: Hang RV! He ruh-heally f'd it up this time!

Not how I read it. More like shock followed by realization that RV is now looking to make another hire in the "big" 3 sports.

flyonthewall · March 10, 2015

torn because there should have been 2-3 parting agreements, but I guess one is enough for now, but now we have to deal with another major hire by RV.
Mitchell would be nice but RV does not hire UNT Alum to coach.

flyonthewall · March 10, 2015

Or does he hire an alum?

BillySee58 · March 10, 2015

Breaking news: RV does the right thing and buys out a failing coach

GMG.com reaction: Hang RV! He ruh-heally f'd it up this time!

When your AD signs a women's basketball coach to a 5-year contract at about $200K a year, more than UTSA's men's coach who beat us twice this year, and that coach goes 28-61 and fails to make your own conference tournament, and you're forced to buy out two years of that contract when your university is in a tough spot financially, what university would the AD not get backlash for a transpiring like that?

10Eagle10 · March 10, 2015

Or does he hire an alum?

I need a popcorn-eating emoticon. fly knows stuff

untbowler · March 10, 2015

Or does he hire an alum?

If he does great, but hopefully this time judging coaching ability works out, scary that I long for the days of Slinker .500 record and one or two WNITs

greenminer · March 10, 2015

RV seems to avoid hiring UNT alumni in Denton. Did he take the same approach at SMiss?

UNT90 · March 10, 2015

Breaking news: RV does the right thing and buys out a failing coach

GMG.com reaction: Hang RV! He ruh-heally f'd it up this time!

The concern is RV is hiring the next coach...

meangreenbob · March 10, 2015

Unfortunately Peterson was only a symptom of a much larger problem. Everyone should know you can never eliminate the problem by attacking the symptom. You have to go after the problem.

UNT90 · March 10, 2015

When your AD signs a women's basketball coach to a 5-year contract at about $200K a year, more than UTSA's men's coach who beat us twice this year, and that coach goes 28-61 and fails to make your own conference tournament, and you're forced to buy out two years of that contract when your university is in a tough spot financially, what university would the AD not get backlash for a transpiring like that?

That's easy.

The University of North Texas.

FirefightnRick · March 10, 2015

Next to JJ, Aston was RV's best hire on that list of Billy's, considering taking a 4-20 something disaster of a team team and missing going 16-15 by one point is miraculous. Now whether RV actually went to find her or she found him is another story. But still, RV hired her and gets credit for that hire.

I'll say it again, if Donna Capps isnt interested any more it's time for youth from a lower level/Division.

Rick

UNT90 · March 10, 2015

Next to JJ, Aston was RV's best hire on that list of Billy's, considering taking a 4-20 something disaster of a team team and missing going 16-15 by one point is miraculous. Now whether RV actually went to find her or she found him is another story. But still, RV hired her and gets credit for that hire.
I'll say it again, if Donna Capps isnt interested any more it's time for youth from a lower level/Division.
Rick

I know you liked her, but she was one game under .500 in her very brief UNT career.

Mean_Green09 · March 10, 2015

He should get credit for doing the obvious?
Really?

Hey man sometimes that's the toughest thing to do. How many guys in power of sports teams fail to do the obvious thing?

Army of Dad · March 10, 2015

I know you liked her, but she was one game under .500 in her very brief UNT career.

Yes, but +10 in the win column year over year counts for something.

UNTFan23 · March 10, 2015

I always love it when a coach needs to be replaced. Suddenly everyone becomes an arm-chair AD and has their own short list of people that make the best hire.

Should be a fun couple weeks.

MeanGreenTexan · March 10, 2015

I always love it when a coach needs to be replaced. Suddenly everyone becomes an arm-chair AD and has their own short list of people that make the best hire.

...

To me, the list is 1-person long.

Zombie Pat Summit.

Pick up the phone RV!!!!1!!

Army of Dad · March 10, 2015

I always love it when a coach needs to be replaced. Suddenly everyone becomes an arm-chair AD and has their own short list of people that make the best hire.

Should be a fun couple weeks.

We don't need to wait until there is a coach search to be armchair ADs.

UNT90 · March 10, 2015

We don't need to wait until there is a coach search to be armchair ADs.

No doubt. There is a new football schedule out every year, after all...

Harry · March 10, 2015

Jackie Mitchell is green but she has HUGE upside and can recruit her ass off. She also loves UNT.

Ben Gooding · March 10, 2015

Good job RV.

Now do us all a real favor and quit. Just walk away.

GRN-WHT · March 10, 2015

When does the idiot that hired all these bad coaches get fired???

UNT90 · March 10, 2015

When does the idiot that hired all these bad coaches get fired???

After he reaches retirement. So another 6 years at least.

FirefightnRick · March 10, 2015

I know you liked her, but she was one game under .500 in her very brief UNT career.

So not an ounce of respect for Aston the basketball coach from you? One point away from taking someone else's 4-24 team to 16-15? One point?

And by the way, they lost yesterday to Baylor in the Big 12 Championsjip game. It was the first time in over ten years Texas had been to their tourney championship game, in only her third season there.

Rick

Edited March 10, 2015 by FirefightnRick