Chico Tweet from this morning

Harry · October 5, 2015

Edited October 5, 2015 by Harry

Mean_Green09 · October 5, 2015

See even the coaching staff is acknowledging there is no hope.

Sad

untbowler · October 5, 2015

Canales should just resign now and let DMac take full responsibility for this garbage called an offense, Canales deserves some blame but when your base is a pinto you can not outrun mustangs

Mean Green 93-98 · October 5, 2015

Wow . . . and posted the week before a game with an FCS team. We have to be lower now than at any point during the Dodge regime.

ColoradoEagle · October 5, 2015

Canales should just resign now and let DMac take full responsibility for this garbage called an offense, Canales deserves some blame but when your base is a pinto you can not outrun mustangs

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BillySee58 · October 5, 2015

This situation has to be awful for recruiting. I wonder how hard Chico is recruiting knowing his contract very likely will not be renewed. And then that makes it hard in general. We usually get a few commitments during the season. I would be surprised if we got one this year. Probably won't see us going after any QBs anytime soon, not that our staff made an effort to begin with during this cycle.

Edited October 5, 2015 by BillySee58

NT1978 · October 5, 2015

I think he posted this to encourage UNT90 to continue his quest against the AD.

DallasGreen · October 5, 2015

Many forget the heart that Coach Canales put into the team after the Dodge firing. I know he can produce offensive game plans that look nothing like we now run. When he was interim we had lost 25 players to injury yet he beat WKU and by Bill Snyder's own comment played Kansas State off it's feet in the Fouts Field finale. I know he will find great success elsewhere once freed of Coach Mac's shackles enhanced ego. God speed Coach Chico. I am truly sorry that no one had the vision to make you the head coach.

Travis · October 5, 2015

We have paid a lot to a coaching staff to be back to Dodge levels once again.

KingDL1 · October 5, 2015

Many forget the heart that Coach Canales put into the team after the Dodge firing. I know he can produce offensive game plans that look nothing like we now run. When he was interim we had lost 25 players to injury yet he beat WKU and by Bill Snyder's own comment played Kansas State off it's feet in the Fouts Field finale. I know he will find great success elsewhere once freed of Coach Mac's shackles and enhanced ego. God speed Coach Chico. I am truly sorry that no one had the vision to make you the head coach.

Such BS Canales sucks or he would be somewhere else by now.

GMG24 · October 5, 2015

This situation has to be awful for recruiting. I wonder how hard Chico is recruiting knowing his contract very likely will not be renewed. And then that makes it hard in general. We usually get a few commitments during the season. I would be surprised if we got one this year. Probably won't see us going after any QBs anytime soon, not that our staff made an effort to begin with during this cycle.

I know that Simmonds is recruiting his kids still, as well as KP the others I don't know much about, but I coach in The Colony and Chico made it by a whopping 1 time in the spring and usually doesn't show back up until the same time the following year sticks his head in the door and then bolts.

NorthTexan95 · October 5, 2015

Such BS Canales sucks or he would be somewhere else by now.

I'm not sure of that. Canales did a tremendous job in half a season after Dodge was fired. He brought a lot of hope and enthusiasm to the team and fans. I believe he even joined the podcast one week. For that I'll always remember him fondly. Right now I don't know how much of this mess is his making but he is the quarterbacks coach and we still don't have a D1 quarterback. Is that because Canales isn't able to recruit the guys he wants or the guys he wants can't play? I wouldn't mind of McCarney is fired soon and he gets another gig as interim.

UNT90 · October 5, 2015

I think he posted this to encourage UNT90 to continue his quest against the AD.

My Quest is FOR a competent AD.

Dont be so negative.

BillySee58 · October 5, 2015

I know that Simmonds is recruiting his kids still, as well as KP the others I don't know much about, but I coach in The Colony and Chico made it by a whopping 1 time in the spring and usually doesn't show back up until the same time the following year sticks his head in the door and then bolts.

If this coaching change happens I really hope the next guy retains KP

KingDL1 · October 5, 2015

I'm not sure of that. Canales did a tremendous job in half a season after Dodge was fired. He brought a lot of hope and enthusiasm to the team and fans. I believe he even joined the podcast one week. For that I'll always remember him fondly. Right now I don't know how much of this mess is his making but he is the quarterbacks coach and we still don't have a D1 quarterback. Is that because Canales isn't able to recruit the guys he wants or the guys he wants can't play? I wouldn't mind of McCarney is fired soon and he gets another gig as interim.

Canales was horrible, all he did was run around and shamelessly campaign for head coach. He beat two teams Western Kentucky which was the conference whipping boy that year and we knew we would win one other. KState had the number one worst run defense in D1a that year and we had Dunbar but still lost.

MeanGreenTexan · October 5, 2015

Canales was horrible, all he did was run around and shamelessly campaign for head coach. He beat two teams Western Kentucky which was the conference whipping boy that year and we knew we would win one other. KState had the number one worst run defense in D1a that year and we had Dunbar but still lost.

If you're too blind to notice the difference in the way the team played with Chico at the helm, I don't really know what to tell you.

Not advocating for him to be HC, but I'm pretty sure he could do better.

KingDL1 · October 5, 2015

2010: 3-9-0

Coach:

Todd Dodge

Mike Canales

W/L	Date	PF	Opponent	PA	Location
L	09-04-2010	10	Clemson (SC)	35	Clemson, SC
L	09-11-2010	31	Rice (TX)	32	Denton, TX
L	09-18-2010	0	Army (NY)	24	West Point, NY
W	09-25-2010	21	Florida Atlantic	17	Fort Lauderdale, FL
L	10-02-2010	27	Louisiana-Lafayette	28	Denton, TX
L	10-09-2010	19	Arkansas St.	24	Denton, TX
L	10-16-2010	10	Florida International	34	Denton, TX
W	10-30-2010	33	Western Kentucky	6	Bowling Green, KY
L	11-06-2010	35	Troy (AL)	41	Denton, TX
W	11-13-2010	23	Middle Tennessee St.	17	Murfreesboro, TN
L	11-20-2010	37	Louisiana-Monroe	49	Monroe, LA
L	11-27-2010	41	Kansas St.	49	Denton, TX

287

Season Totals

356

Notes:	Todd Dodge coached games 1-7
	Mike Canales coached games 8-12

ColoradoEagle · October 5, 2015

If Canales had come in and won all 5 of his games, or even 4 out of 5 there would be a strong argument for him. He didn't, which is why he didn't get the HC job. Amazingly, even RV isn't that dumb.

Edited October 5, 2015 by ColoradoEagle

greenminer · October 5, 2015

Such BS Canales sucks or he would be somewhere else by now.

You lost me when you downplayed his term as interim HC. Literally, I cannot take your opinion of Canales seriously anymore. There seems to be something else to this.

KingDL1 · October 5, 2015

If you're too blind to notice the difference in the way the team played with Chico at the helm, I don't really know what to tell you.
Not advocating for him to be HC, but I'm pretty sure he could do better.

I was not blind I saw a team that Dodge had lost completely and a team that had some hope after he was fired. Not sure that Canales deserves the credit more than any other coach on the roster that year or was the new energy more of the Dodge Firing itself? Even so we did not do much with it.

BillySee58 · October 5, 2015

2010: 3-9-0
Coach:
Todd Dodge
Mike Canales

W/L
Date
PF
Opponent
PA
Location
Notes
L
09-04-2010
10
Clemson (SC)
35
Clemson, SC

L
09-11-2010
31
Rice (TX)
32
Denton, TX

L
09-18-2010
0
Army (NY)
24
West Point, NY

W
09-25-2010
21
Florida Atlantic
17
Fort Lauderdale, FL

L
10-02-2010
27
Louisiana-Lafayette
28
Denton, TX

L
10-09-2010
19
Arkansas St.
24
Denton, TX

L
10-16-2010
10
Florida International
34
Denton, TX

W
10-30-2010
33
Western Kentucky
6
Bowling Green, KY

L
11-06-2010
35
Troy (AL)
41
Denton, TX

W
11-13-2010
23
Middle Tennessee St.
17
Murfreesboro, TN

L
11-20-2010
37
Louisiana-Monroe
49
Monroe, LA

L
11-27-2010
41
Kansas St.
49
Denton, TX

287
Season Totals
356

Notes:
Todd Dodge coached games 1-7

Mike Canales coached games 8-12

Outscored by 69 total that year, by 46 through the first four games.

We've been outscored by 113 through 4 games this year.

Mean Green 93-98 · October 5, 2015

Such BS Canales sucks or he would be somewhere else by now.

Arkansas State was about to hire him until Gus Malzahn came out of nowhere and said he would very much like the job. He was a finalist for the Sam Houston State position before removing himself from consideration. I don't know that he would have been the best choice for UNT's head coach, but your blind hatred of Canales seems to render you incapable of observing his strong points when pointing out his flaws.

Edited October 5, 2015 by Mean Green 93-98

KingDL1 · October 5, 2015

Arkansas State was about to hire him until Gus Malzahn came out of nowhere and said he would very much like the job. He was a finalist for the Sam Houston State position before removing himself from consideration. I don't know that he would have been the best choice for head coach, but your blind hatred of Canales seems to render you incapable of observing his strong points when pointing out his flaws.

I don't have blind hatred I just don't have green colored glasses on, I don't like what he has done, I think he is a very weak OC, I don't think he could ever recruit, he can surely not prepare a QB. So you tell me what are his Strong Points? He can campaign for a coaching position well?

Either way we need to start with a Clean Slate.

Mean Green 93-98 · October 5, 2015

I don't have blind hatred I just don't have green colored glasses on, I don't like what he has done, I think he is a very weak OC, I don't think he could ever recruit, he can surely not prepare a QB. So you tell me what are his Strong Points? He can campaign for a coaching position well?
Either way we need to start with a Clean Slate.

Simple facts are, (1) he did do well as interim H.C., and (2) other teams did want him. To try to make a case by saying the opposite actually undermines your case.

Now saying we need to start with a clean slate, that's a very good point. Pointing out that our offense has been terrible under him, regardless of how much control he had over it, is a good point. Pointing out that we do not have an FBS-caliber QB on our roster after 6 years as QB coach is a good point. So unless we see some kind of magical turnaround the rest of the season, I'm all in favor of sending him his walking papers. But at the same time, I won't make false accusations against him, and I will always appreciate the solid job he did as interim H.C.

greenminer · October 5, 2015

I don't have blind hatred I just don't have green colored glasses on, I don't like what he has done, I think he is a very weak OC, I don't think he could ever recruit, he can surely not prepare a QB. So you tell me what are his Strong Points? He can campaign for a coaching position well?
Either way we need to start with a Clean Slate.

We will probably start with a clean slate.

I see 4 other games that Dodge coached that year that Canales' team could have won.