Now thriving at North Texas, how might Mason Fine have fared at TU?

[Harry]

If undersized small-school superstar Keiton Page was given an opportunity to thrive in a Big 12 basketball program, why wasn’t undersized small-school superstar Mason Fine offered a scholarship to throw major-college touchdown passes in Oklahoma?

At Locust Grove, Fine was the 2014 Tulsa World state player of the year and in 2015 repeated as the Gatorade Oklahoma player of the year.

Because Fine is listed at 5-foot-11 but actually stands about 5-10 — about 3 inches shorter than the minimum preferred height for an FBS quarterback — there was no scholarship offer from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State or the University of Tulsa.

Today? Fine is the sophomore starting quarterback at the University of North Texas and already the veteran of 14 starts. His offensive coordinator is former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell.

As TU experiences its lowest level of passing-game productivity in 22 years, Fine leads Conference USA in passing at 288.4 yards per game.

Considering that Locust Grove High School is only 46 miles from TU’s H.A. Chapman Stadium, and that Fine’s career totals on passing yards and touchdown passes were the best in state history, it’s natural to envision what might have been if the Hurricane had signed him.

Might Fine have done for Golden Hurricane coach Philip Montgomery what he is doing for North Texas coach Seth Littrell? Might TU’s numbers and record be better?

read more:  http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/tu/bill-haisten-now-thriving-at-north-texas-how-might-mason/article_52866006-464b-581e-b261-88f19d32fd65.html

[UNT 90 Grad]

Tu bad so sad. 

[Wag Tag]

23 minutes ago, Harry said:

If undersized small-school superstar Keiton Page was given an opportunity to thrive in a Big 12 basketball program, why wasn’t undersized small-school superstar Mason Fine offered a scholarship to throw major-college touchdown passes in Oklahoma?

At Locust Grove, Fine was the 2014 Tulsa World state player of the year and in 2015 repeated as the Gatorade Oklahoma player of the year.

Because Fine is listed at 5-foot-11 but actually stands about 5-10 — about 3 inches shorter than the minimum preferred height for an FBS quarterback — there was no scholarship offer from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State or the University of Tulsa.

Today? Fine is the sophomore starting quarterback at the University of North Texas and already the veteran of 14 starts. His offensive coordinator is former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell.

As TU experiences its lowest level of passing-game productivity in 22 years, Fine leads Conference USA in passing at 288.4 yards per game.

Considering that Locust Grove High School is only 46 miles from TU’s H.A. Chapman Stadium, and that Fine’s career totals on passing yards and touchdown passes were the best in state history, it’s natural to envision what might have been if the Hurricane had signed him.

Might Fine have done for Golden Hurricane coach Philip Montgomery what he is doing for North Texas coach Seth Littrell? Might TU’s numbers and record be better?

read more:  http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/tu/bill-haisten-now-thriving-at-north-texas-how-might-mason/article_52866006-464b-581e-b261-88f19d32fd65.html

This was one of the downfalls of Mac. He never would of signed Fine!

[southsideguy]

we know how that is, the UTSA linebacker was in our backyard and wanted to go school here.  It happens!