Jump to content

Coach Littrell on ESPN Central Texas at 3:30 Tuesday

Eagle-96

By Eagle-96
in Mean Green Football

 Share

Recommended Posts

Zeke Collaborator

Zeke

Posted
Posted

Somehow I happened to be driving down I45 as this interview was happening.  Coach Littrell didn't make it on until around 4pm.  

The interviewers asked him the usual questions.  What brought you to North Texas?  Recruiting questions.  How quick did you call Graham Harrell (very quickly)

They then went a bit into North Carolina as that is who Baylor is playing.  

All in all a pretty standard interview.  

  • Upvote 3
EagleMBA Newbie

EagleMBA

Posted
Posted

I suspect in the beginning that RV has given him a script to read concerning "RV's vision since 2000". Once you get past that nauseating part, and Coach does his thing, you will appreciate what he has to say.

  • Upvote 2
  • Downvote 2
NorthTexan95 Experienced

NorthTexan95

Posted
Posted

I suspect in the beginning that RV has given him a script to read concerning "RV's vision since 2000". Once you get past that nauseating part, and Coach does his thing, you will appreciate what he has to say.

Yeah, I don't think it's a compliment to RV for him to say how long he's had his "vision" and compare that to the actual results.

The radio guys were very complementary of Seth.  Good to hear. 

  • Upvote 1
jdennis82 Community Regular

jdennis82

Posted
Posted

I appreciate the fact that Littrell seems to speak to the fact that "We have to get the community involved, open our doors to them, show people what NT has to offer, etc."  

Voicing the view that part of the responsibility to grow fan involvement lay with the athletic department I feel is actually a more effective sales pitch than Mac & RV's constant "we're doing what we can...it's on the fans/community to show up."

  • Upvote 2
MeanGreenTexan Grand Master

MeanGreenTexan

Posted
Posted

I appreciate the fact that Littrell seems to speak to the fact that "We have to get the community involved, open our doors to them, show people what NT has to offer, etc."  

Voicing the view that part of the responsibility to grow fan involvement lay with the athletic department I feel is actually a more effective sales pitch than Mac & RV's constant "we're doing what we can...it's on the fans/community to show up."

McCarney started out saying this too.   Everyone does.   

  • Upvote 2
Cerebus Experienced

Cerebus

Posted
Posted

McCarney started out saying this too.   Everyone does.   

Everyone does, but not a lot deliver.  I am pretty sure Littrell has already visited almost as many HS coaches as Mac did the entire time he was here.

MeanGreenTexan Grand Master

MeanGreenTexan

Posted
Posted

Everyone does, but not a lot deliver.  I am pretty sure Littrell has already visited almost as many HS coaches as Mac did the entire time he was here.

I think you're talking about recruiting.   I thought the conversation was around community involvement/interest... like getting the City of Denton interested in coming to the games.

  • Upvote 1
Cerebus Experienced

Cerebus

Posted
Posted

I think you're talking about recruiting.   I thought the conversation was around community involvement/interest... like getting the City of Denton interested in coming to the games.

Nothing will get the community more involved than winning.  I think Dodge did go out and meet with everyone who would stand still for 10 minutes, but that involvement didn't last through the losing.  

  • Upvote 1
Travis Mentor

Travis

Posted
Posted

 

Voicing the view that part of the responsibility to grow fan involvement lay with the athletic department I feel is actually a more effective sales pitch than Mac & RV's constant "we're doing what we can...it's on the fans/community to show up."

Part of the responsibility to grow fan involvement?  It is ALL of their responsibility. It is not my responsibility or obligation to go to a North Texas sporting event.  I don't have to compel myself.  That is something for the Athletic Department to do. What are they going to do to get the masses to want to come? Because looking back, there aint a whole heck of a lot. 

  • Upvote 4
MeanGreenTexan Grand Master

MeanGreenTexan

Posted
Posted

Nothing will get the community more involved than winning.  I think Dodge did go out and meet with everyone who would stand still for 10 minutes, but that involvement didn't last through the losing.  

I think I agree, but oddly enough, we didn't see an increase in ticket sales after the 9-4 HoD Bowl season.  Littrell can go out and try to drum up support... I anticipate him doing so.  But this is only a fraction of his job (I think we all know who shares more of the responsibility here).  I just hope he doesn't get beat down by the apathy like so many before him... along with the inaction of those who share more of the responsibility. 

Of course, if he doesn't win, then this is all moot.

greenminer Grand Master

greenminer

Posted
Posted

Nothing will get the community more involved than winning.  I think Dodge did go out and meet with everyone who would stand still for 10 minutes, but that involvement didn't last through the losing.  

This post makes me wonder what level of effort it takes to recruit to NT.  I think we found out with Dodge that you can recruit here if you just go out, shake some hands and remind people your here.  I don't know if we Dodge got us the best we could have signed, but it is better than finding out the hard way: sitting on your tail and doing nothing inside the best football hotbed you can ask for does not mean kids will sign.

UNT90 Newbie

UNT90

Posted
Posted

McCarney started out saying this too.   Everyone does.   

this

I think I agree, but oddly enough, we didn't see an increase in ticket sales after the 9-4 HoD Bowl season.  Littrell can go out and try to drum up support... I anticipate him doing so.  But this is only a fraction of his job (I think we all know who shares more of the responsibility here).  I just hope he doesn't get beat down by the apathy like so many before him... along with the inaction of those who share more of the responsibility. 

Of course, if he doesn't win, then this is all moot.

He is going to realize that he has to not only be head coach, but perform most of the functions of the AD if he wants it to get done. 

Its going to wear him down very quickly. Mac basically quit after 3 years. 

Nothing changes here until we hire a professional, successful AD. 

  • Upvote 1
  • Downvote 4
All About UNT Veteran

All About UNT

Posted
Posted

I think I agree, but oddly enough, we didn't see an increase in ticket sales after the 9-4 HoD Bowl season.  Littrell can go out and try to drum up support... I anticipate him doing so.  But this is only a fraction of his job (I think we all know who shares more of the responsibility here).  I just hope he doesn't get beat down by the apathy like so many before him... along with the inaction of those who share more of the responsibility. 

Of course, if he doesn't win, then this is all moot.

I have to honestly believe that most on the fence types about buying season tickets would need to see that 2013 wasn't a fluke.  If we showed up at Texas and either gave them a good game or won then you would have seen an uptick for sure.

I'm not making any excuse for the lack of coordinated efforts by the AD to not capitalize on the season and make a concentrated effort to drum up more ticket sales but I see the following reasons for skepticism among those considering purchasing tickets.

1.) Anyone who watched knew that DT was the only D1 QB on the field that we had.... and he graduated.  Same could be said with plenty of other skill positions.

2.) We happened to catch some teams at their lowpoints in recent history (So. Miss, Idaho, Tulsa) and some knew that

3.) The simple fact that one winning season in 10 years isn't going to cure all.  People needed to see at least one more year of being at least decent.  They didn't get that.... at all.

I'd also love to see a pic that shows that there were 38k at the HOD bowl in green or at all.

These pics don't add up to 38k fans.  The stadium seats 92k

gallery_1_219_1590560.jpg

 

usp-ncaa-football_-heart-of-dallas-bowl-

 

HeartofDallas_Blog_05.JPG

If Littrell can get us a couple of winning seasons we will see the results in attendance that we so desperately want....hopefully the AD marketing dept. can help usher that in.

Stan R Collaborator

Stan R

Posted
Posted

I remember there being significantly more mean green fans that showed on that UNLV side at one point.  One of the endzones (not shown) also had a large group of fans as well. I'd say 36K is not that far off. 

  • Upvote 1

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Tell a friend

    Love GoMeanGreen.com? Tell a friend!

  • What's going on Mean Green?

    1. 30

      24/25 MBB Attendance Tracker

      Third home game in a row under 3K in attendance and 4th for the season. Now at 2,947, average attendance is down almost 13% (439 per game) compared to the first 7 home games last year. We are now down 1,185 in average attendance compared to last season's full year average. The home conference slate kicks off with UAB on New Year's Eve. Hopefully, we will be able to chip away at this attendance deficit as some familiar foes visit the Super Pit, but it looks like hitting a 4K average and growing average attendance for the 3rd year in a row is becoming increasingly out of reach. Just win and they will come they said. SMH. On the bright side, we're currently sitting at 9-3 and 7-0 at home and own the 2nd best Net rating in the conference only behind Memphis. Unfortunately, the conference is incredibly weak this year so we don't have many opportunities to improve that ranking. Aside from winning on the road at Memphis, holding serve in terms of a Net rating may be the best we can do from here. Actually, looking at the schedule, we do have three Q2 road games (Wichita St, FAU and Temple). They need to keep winning and we will need to win those three to improve our resume.
      keith in Mean Green Basketball
    2. 61

      SMUt getting owned by State

      Tell me you’ll peddle BS on SMU’s behalf without telling me you’ll peddle BS on SMU’s behalf. Here is SMU’s attendance claim for this season; one so amazing that they made a nifty graphic for it. The only issue? Well, they played 7 home games and the stadium seats 32k…so an average attendance of 32,651 which is standing room only and beyond capacity is a bit difficult to swallow and leads one to believe that only believers in SMU math would buy it. And save me the “but look at North Texas’ attendance” garbage. Even someone as committed to being separated from reality as you knows that if North Texas 1) bought their way into the ACC to allow us to fill our stadium with opposing fans, 2) overpaid for players, and 3) had the easiest conference schedule possible to stack wins…Apogee would have been LEGITIMATELY sold out. And let me save you the trouble of the next silly argument you were just itching to type as a retort…yes, we have far more alumni, but we are not situated DEAD CENTER in a city of 1.3 Million people like SMU has been for decades
      • 1
      • Upvote
      emmitt01 in Mean Green Football
    3. 22

      Stop Blaming Athletes and the NCAA for Ruining College Football

      Come to think of it, ESPN and the other networks who really benefit from all of this, should contribute $$ to a NIL fund and distribute equally to each schools NIL for them to use at their discretion. Wouldn't that be fair?
      • 1
      • Thanks
      Hunter Green in Mean Green Football
    4. 61

      SMUt getting owned by State

      Say you didn't see any SMU crowds this season, without saying you didn't see any SMU home crowds this season. That place was packed and rocking, like nobody could've dreamed.
      • 1
      • Upvote
      dodgefan in Mean Green Football
    5. 15

      Auburn warns of potential ticket price hike ahead of revenue-sharing model

      I mean are you saying you want to know exactly what every player is paid? My worry is you would have each of them know that number is so they can be jealous and fight about it. I think the coaches have to determine the amounts and allocations unless you are an SMU or someone who can afford to pay every player on the roster 100k a piece. If you don’t have mountains of cash you have to allocate per the coaches wish I would think. Agents come into play sadly as well I suppose.
      • 1
      • Upvote
      Jonnyeagle in Mean Green Football

  • Popular Contributors

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      15,505
    • Most Online
      1,865
    Jepper
    Newest Member
    Jepper
    Joined

  • Most Points

    1. 1
      El Paso Eagle
      El Paso Eagle
      170,044
    2. 2
      NT80
      NT80
      136,953
    3. 3
      KingDL1
      KingDL1
      130,960
    4. 4
      greenminer
      greenminer
      123,785
    5. 5
      TheReal_jayD
      TheReal_jayD
      108,904

  • Biggest Gamblers

    1. 1
      EdtheEagle
      EdtheEagle
      26,591,107
    2. 2
      UNTLifer
      UNTLifer
      4,480,984
    3. 3
      untphd
      untphd
      841,161
    4. 4
      flyonthewall
      flyonthewall
      670,422
    5. 5
      3_n_out
      3_n_out
      578,480
    6. 6
      SteaminWillieBeamin
    7. 7
      cousin oliver
      cousin oliver
      448,120
    8. 8
      UNT_FH_FR_YR
      UNT_FH_FR_YR
      389,039
    9. 9
      meangreenfaninno
    10. 10
      South Texas Green

WE BELIEVE IN THE MEAN GREEN!

News

Recruiting

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.