MGB: Former UNT coach takes over at SMU, balance of power in DFW hoops in flux

Brett Vito · July 8, 2016

MGB: Can SMU maintain its run, will TCU take off under Dixon, can UTA build off last season, will UNT break out under Benford?

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/07/former-unt-coach-tim-jankovich-in-at-smu-dfw-hoops-pecking-order-in-flux.html/

southsideguy · July 8, 2016

think they will hire benford away from us?

UNT90 · July 9, 2016

Balance of power in flux? Between who? TCU, UTA, and SMU?

Because Tony Benford is still stealing money from UNT..

Edited July 9, 2016 by UNT90

oldguystudent · July 11, 2016

On 7/9/2016 at 3:41 PM, UNT90 said:

Balance of power in flux? Between who? TCU, UTA, and SMU?

Because Tony Benford is still stealing money from UNT..

I'm not too worried about Benford*. He'll probably get through January and be on his merry way. I hope @TheTastyGreek puts together another coaching deathwatch contest this season.

* Unless for some ungodly reason, Dickenson is our next AD.

Edited July 11, 2016 by oldguystudent

UNT90 · July 11, 2016

33 minutes ago, oldguystudent said:

I'm not too worried about Benford*. He'll probably get through January and be on his merry way. I hope @TheTastyGreek puts together another coaching deathwatch contest this season.

* Unless for some ungodly reason, Dickenson is our next AD.

I don't know if we get Tasty back.

Hope to God we do.

GMG24 · July 11, 2016

UTA dominates DFW in my humble opinion. SMU has so far been a flash in the pan, UTA has been doing it for years and beating the breaks off people. I think UTA is the 2nd or 3rd best program in the State if everyone played a giant round robin.

UNT90 · July 12, 2016

3 hours ago, GMG24 said:

UTA dominates DFW in my humble opinion. SMU has so far been a flash in the pan, UTA has been doing it for years and beating the breaks off people. I think UTA is the 2nd or 3rd best program in the State if everyone played a giant round robin.

Kinda fell apart last year after their stud, future NBA player got hurt. It'll be interesting to see how they and he rebound.

Great new arena (good Lord, they needed it) and a GREAT game presentation.

TheTastyGreek · July 12, 2016

9 hours ago, oldguystudent said:

I'm not too worried about Benford*. He'll probably get through January and be on his merry way. I hope @TheTastyGreek puts together another coaching deathwatch contest this season.

* Unless for some ungodly reason, Dickenson is our next AD.

9 hours ago, UNT90 said:

I don't know if we get Tasty back.

Hope to God we do.

I doubt I'm gone for good.

This personal UNT malaise has happened to coincide with a big year for me. Family-wise, and professionally, neither of which I really want to elaborate on in any great detail. Suffice it to say, as much as things suck right now for NT sports, they're going well on a personal level.

Work-wise, my biggest distraction finally clears my plate around the holidays. So, right about the time that we may be forced to admit another year of basketball failure, I should be more available to rework that coaching recruiting forum.

UNT90 · July 12, 2016

4 minutes ago, TheTastyGreek said:

I doubt I'm gone for good.

This personal UNT malaise has happened to coincide with a big year for me. Family-wise, and professionally, neither of which I really want to elaborate on in any great detail. Suffice it to say, as much as things suck right now for NT sports, they're going well on a personal level.

Work-wise, my biggest distraction finally clears my plate around the holidays. So, right about the time that we may be forced to admit another year of basketball failure, I should be more available to rework that coaching recruiting forum.

???

This gives this grumpy old guy reason for optimism, as does the possibility of a new AD.

VideoEagle · July 19, 2016

On 7/11/2016 at 11:05 AM, oldguystudent said:

I'm not too worried about Benford*. He'll probably get through January and be on his merry way. I hope @TheTastyGreek puts together another coaching deathwatch contest this season.

* Unless for some ungodly reason, Dickenson is our next AD.

I don't think we need to spend a lot of time worrying about Dickenson as the AD, Bedford coaching at NT past February or comets hitting the Earth before April. I put them all in about the same level of likelihood.

Army of Dad · July 19, 2016

9 minutes ago, VideoEagle said:

I don't think we need to spend a lot of time worrying about Dickenson as the AD, Bedford coaching at NT past February or comets hitting the Earth before April. I put them all in about the same level of likelihood.

And all as dangerous?

UNT90 · July 19, 2016

3 hours ago, VideoEagle said:

I don't think we need to spend a lot of time worrying about Dickenson as the AD, Bedford coaching at NT past February or comets hitting the Earth before April. I put them all in about the same level of likelihood.

I hope you are right, but one of those things doesn't fit with the other 2.