Meacham is our best option HERE IS WHY...........

mgfan · November 3, 2015

Meacham, 49, comes to TCU from Houston, where he was the Cougars' play-caller this season, his only year there. With Meacham as coordinator, Houston ranked 35th nationally in scoring, averaging almost 34 points per game.Before Houston, Meacham was an offensive assistant for eight seasons at Oklahoma State, his alma mater. He's a native of nearby Arlington.

According to the Star-Telegram, Meacham will earn $350,000.

Edited November 3, 2015 by mgfan

mgfan · November 3, 2015

Whoever -1 me.... you would be crazy not to take Meacham

North Texas Shep · November 3, 2015

Whoever -1 me.... you would be crazy not to take Meacham

Probably, -1 you because Meacham and Cumbie were both offered P5 head coaching jobs before this season and both said no. So it mostly would not happen. We can offer and try.

BillySee58 · November 3, 2015

He's our best option because he's from Arlington and earns $350,000?

DeepGreen · November 3, 2015

If we can't hire a top coordinator at a top program, making $350,000 - $400,000, after offering them close to $1 million dollars, UNT is in serious trouble.

Eagle-96 · November 3, 2015

Probably, -1 you because Meacham and Cumbie were both offered P5 head coaching jobs before this season and both said no. So it mostly would not happen. We can offer and try.

What P5 head coaching jobs were they offered? I have read of P5 OC job rumors and interview rumors for G5 jobs. I have not seen where they turned down P5 head coaching job offers.

HoustonEagle · November 3, 2015

If we can't hire a top coordinator at a top program, making $350,000 - $400,000, after offering them close to $1 million dollars, UNT is in serious trouble.

^this

aztecskin · November 3, 2015

I don't know why no one has considered me for the job. I just won back-to-back NCs on NCAA 14. Had two heisman winners, recruited a guy who set all the passing records. Have a running back who now set all the rushing records. Had a WR who set all the receiving records. Led the nation in total defense, total offense, and had #1 passing and #1 rushing offenses. All on Heisman.

AND I don't refer to myself in the third person or wear a visor. I'd probably go with the Bobby Bowden hat, but this is Denton so I'd be open to the local hattery's recommendations.

Christopher Walker · November 3, 2015

I don't know why no one has considered me for the job. I just won back-to-back NCs on NCAA 14. Had two heisman winners, recruited a guy who set all the passing records. Have a running back who now set all the rushing records. Had a WR who set all the receiving records. Led the nation in total defense, total offense, and had #1 passing and #1 rushing offenses. All on Heisman.
AND I don't refer to myself in the third person or wear a visor. I'd probably go with the Bobby Bowden hat, but this is Denton so I'd be open to the local hattery's recommendations.

Hit up Welden's for some good hats. Or Brixton. I've been sporting a Tiller hat for a little while now...

Aldo · November 3, 2015

I don't know why no one has considered me for the job. I just won back-to-back NCs on NCAA 14. Had two heisman winners, recruited a guy who set all the passing records. Have a running back who now set all the rushing records. Had a WR who set all the receiving records. Led the nation in total defense, total offense, and had #1 passing and #1 rushing offenses. All on Heisman.
AND I don't refer to myself in the third person or wear a visor. I'd probably go with the Bobby Bowden hat, but this is Denton so I'd be open to the local hattery's recommendations.

I'll one up you, AND I'll take both the AD and HC job. In Madden25 I built a stadium in Mexico City, and moved the Colts and renamed them the Golden Eagles (foreshadowing). Record hot dog sales, consecutive SB appearances, and drafted the MVP QB, breaking multiple records.

I have NFL experience, so I know what to look for in a player, and recruits love that $hit, and I'll go by the name Jerruh.

Hot dogs.

aztecskin · November 3, 2015

I'll one up you, AND I'll take both the AD and HC job. In Madden25 I built a stadium in Mexico City, and moved the Colts and renamed them the Golden Eagles (foreshadowing). Record hot dog sales, consecutive SB appearances, and drafted the MVP QB, breaking multiple records.
I have NFL experience, so I know what to look for in a player, and recruits love that $hit, and I'll go by the name Jerruh.
Hot dogs.

I don't want to get into a competition here, but college is different from the pros. Just ask Steve Patterson at Texas. Folks, you don't want this huckster Aldo out here thinking about the bottom dollar. Our game is about relationships and I can do it on this level. #adamforadndcoachandballboy

Aldo · November 3, 2015

I don't want to get into a competition here, but college is different from the pros. Just ask Steve Patterson at Texas. Folks, you don't want this huckster Aldo out here thinking about the bottom dollar. Our game is about relationships and I can do it on this level. #adamforadndcoachandballboy

People, this guy will never sell tamales and churros like I did.

North Texas Shep · November 4, 2015

What P5 head coaching jobs were they offered? I have read of P5 OC job rumors and interview rumors for G5 jobs. I have not seen where they turned down P5 head coaching job offers.

No clue. My buddy who works at TCU told me that. Would it be surprising if he did? Those guys at TCU thought going into the season they might be playing for a national championship. Hell, they still could be.

Eagle-96 · November 4, 2015

No clue. My buddy who works at TCU told me that. Would it be surprising if he did? Those guys at TCU thought going into the season they might be playing for a national championship. Hell, they still could be.

just find it hard to believe on three points.

1. That there is nothing anywhere online regarding either of them getting offered head coaching jobs at P5 schools in this day and age.

2. That either of them would turn down P5 head coaching jobs.

3. That Vito or any other journalist would include them on lists for UNT coaching candidates after they turned down vastly better jobs just last season.

Edited November 4, 2015 by Eagle-96

meangreen08 · November 4, 2015

If we can't hire a top coordinator at a top program, making $350,000 - $400,000, after offering them close to $1 million dollars, UNT is in serious trouble.

This pretty much sums it up.

HarringtonFishSmeller · November 4, 2015

just find it hard to believe on three points.
1. That there is nothing anywhere online regarding either of them getting offered head coaching jobs at P5 schools in this day and age.
2. That either of them would turn down P5 head coaching jobs.
3. That Vito or any other journalist would include them on lists for UNT coaching candidates after they turned down vastly better jobs just last season.

Not all negotiations or contacts between schools and coaches are public.

untjim1995 · November 4, 2015

If we can't hire a top coordinator at a top program, making $350,000 - $400,000, after offering them close to $1 million dollars, UNT is in serious trouble.

I think that having RV as your AD alone means we are in serious trouble...and I think there will certainly be coaches out there that look at this job as a "coach killer" and won't consider it because of the AD and the complete acceptance of losing and apathy that exists here.

MeanGreenTexan · November 4, 2015

I think that having RV as your AD alone means we are in serious trouble...and I think there will certainly be coaches out there that look at this job as a "coach killer" and won't consider it because of the AD and the complete acceptance of losing and apathy that exists here.

We're basically pinning our hopes on whoever thinks he can change that perception. McCarney thought he could, and he no-doubt tried VERY HARD to... but he couldn't, and then he gave up.

untjim1995 · November 4, 2015

We're basically pinning our hopes on whoever thinks he can change that perception. McCarney thought he could, and he no-doubt tried VERY HARD to... but he couldn't, and then he gave up.

Yep, no doubt about this.

I truly believe this about Dan McCarney. He came here with huge amounts of positivity and motivation to build this thing up from the ground. He thought this was going to be a USF starter kit, which he saw first hand while coaching there after leaving Iowa State. And he was nothing but great in his first three years here...

Looking back, we should have sensed what was coming--he began airing his frustrations about attendance and fan support in the first couple of years. He started complaining about our losing history and how hard it was to recruit here. He lost it at some alumni functions, if stories on this website are to be believed.

Nobody wants to really accept it around here, since we don't want to hear excuses anymore, especially from the head coach who is drawing the biggest salary in the history of the school, but recruiting here is always going to be harder than it is anywhere else in Texas, save for UTEP. Our history of apathy from our alumni and students is legendary in this state in the HS coaching ranks. The I-aa fiasco killed us with older coaches and parents, the epic losing has killed us with younger coaches and parents, and the acceptance of losing by the BOR has killed a lot of the fanbase, as well. Nobody has or will ever deal with that I-aa fiasco, and other G5 teams in this state and region haven't had any kind of losing like we have in the last decade. Recruits and their coaches, parents, and guardians see this all clearly.

Now, if McCarney had run an offense that was even remotely modern, maybe some of that changes and we get QBs and receivers that would have kept us at that 2013 HoD Bowl level or higher. But he didn't...and now, we are buried so deep right now under the ground that it will take a very special coach years to get this back up to that 2013 level. We need Mac's positivity, along with Dodge's offensive mindset and QB recruiting, and Dickey's ability to develop a stout defense to manifest itself in one coach here. Unfortunately, except for Hayden Fry and Corky Nelson, we really haven't had that around here since 1990.

golfingomez · November 4, 2015

Meacham, 49, comes to TCU from Houston, where he was the Cougars' play-caller this season, his only year there. With Meacham as coordinator, Houston ranked 35th nationally in scoring, averaging almost 34 points per game.Before Houston, Meacham was an offensive assistant for eight seasons at Oklahoma State, his alma mater. He's a native of nearby Arlington.

According to the Star-Telegram, Meacham will earn $350,000.

I was going to argue your points, but then I saw the you used all caps for half of the title and realized i was wrong...

I don't know why no one has considered me for the job. I just won back-to-back NCs on NCAA 14. Had two heisman winners, recruited a guy who set all the passing records. Have a running back who now set all the rushing records. Had a WR who set all the receiving records. Led the nation in total defense, total offense, and had #1 passing and #1 rushing offenses. All on Heisman.
AND I don't refer to myself in the third person or wear a visor. I'd probably go with the Bobby Bowden hat, but this is Denton so I'd be open to the local hattery's recommendations.

if you can do it on NCAA '16 you have my 100% backing...