UNT has Landed Next DC

[denton_days]

7 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Found this re the 2014 squad

https://sicem365.com/s/8525/phil-bennett-we-couldve-beaten-any-of-those-three-teams-in-the-2014-cfp

Lol that was the first thing they mentioned. Apparently he goes on their radio show all the time and talks shop a lot. Might have to check him out on the sicem365 site!

[GreenGang45]

1 minute ago, southsideguy said:

Just a question and I get an eye roll.  A lot of times players follow their coaches and it would be nice to get a few from ASU.

He haven’t coached since 2017

[greenminer]

15 minutes ago, denton_days said:

Lol that was the first thing they mentioned. Apparently he goes on their radio show all the time and talks shop a lot. Might have to check him out on the sicem365 site!

They have a podcast presence.  If I can dig up the corresponding release, I'll link to it.

https://www.podserve.fm/series/website/sicem365-radio,939/
https://anchor.fm/sicem365-radio
https://pca.st/5e1as32l

[C Rod]

I shared the news with my good friend who is a Baylor diehard fan: "That's a good hire. We hired him in year 4 of Briles era and that's when we finally took off because we could finally stop people. He's a good guy, I really like him."

[denton_days]

34 minutes ago, greenminer said:

I could have sworn Bennet had ties to UTEP and the old WAC. Can’t find that anywhere, so I’m not sure who I am confusing him with.

Hmmmm his son Sam Bennett was at Rice and works at ASU and some other places, which could maybe be kinda close. Or maybe his brother? Lots of family in football it seems

[greenminer]

27 minutes ago, denton_days said:

Lol that was the first thing they mentioned. Apparently he goes on their radio show all the time and talks shop a lot. Might have to check him out on the sicem365 site!

 

11 minutes ago, greenminer said:

They have a podcast presence.  If I can dig up the corresponding release, I'll link to it.

https://www.podserve.fm/series/website/sicem365-radio,939/
https://anchor.fm/sicem365-radio
https://pca.st/5e1as32l

All signs point to this pod: https://pca.st/7e80u5lz

*EDIT: Yep. starts ~ 6'52"

Edited January 16, 2021 by greenminer

[greenminer]

Is it reasonable to ask that our PPG allowed is closer to 20? We were literally 125 out of 127 teams last year (42.8) in PPG allowed.

If we can get to the point where we are allowing ~ 25, I think we will be in incredible position to win those big games and some titles.

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

Basketball kicking ass, and then this??

YES!!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Ready to see a lethal defense in the future

[UNT Family Man]

Excited about this hire. I hope that Seth has been putting the same emphasis on the QB coach and works with Phill to make the other two defensive hires. A base 4-2-5 could see one or both of the Davis boys move back to the extra safety with the OSU linebacker transfer and the twins, Woods, etc. battling for the 2 linebacker spots. 

[Moobs]

I like this hire a lot!  The more I read about this guy, the more excited I get. So much more exciting than the Bowen hire ever was. And the best part is that it wasn’t my worst case scenario... an Ek promotion. 
 

Edited January 17, 2021 by Moobs

[GreenGang45]

We hire a guy who’s been retired the past 3 years and we’re happy? Lol gez the bar is low being a UNT fan 

[SMUleopold]

[BillySee58]

15 minutes ago, SMUleopold said:

Don’t you have to go return some videotapes?

[El Paso Eagle]

https://twitter.com/DavidSmoak/status/1350585501619728391?s=20

 

[denton_days]

Not sure how confirmed it is, but apparently he is bringing Jim Gush with him. Also Bennett also coached Littrell at Oklahoma, so maybe that’s where the connection came from. And he’ll be on their podcast on Monday I think, which we should all check out. 

[MeanGreen22]

1 hour ago, greenminer said:

Is it reasonable to ask that our PPG allowed is closer to 20? We were literally 125 out of 127 teams last year (42.8) in PPG allowed.

If we can get to the point where we are allowing ~ 25, I think we will be in incredible position to win those big games and some titles.

Just holding teams to 30 or less would be a drastic improvement and I think a huge success. I think the pieces are there to get it done too. 

[El Paso Eagle]

Dion Novil - Please come back 🙏

[greenminer]

If this Jim Gush thing is valid, what role would he play?

[El Paso Eagle]

4 minutes ago, greenminer said:

If this Jim Gush thing is valid, what role would he play?

coaching 😈

[SMUleopold]

34 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Don’t you have to go return some videotapes?

[MeanGreenTexan]

I’m optimistic about Bennett.

I really hope he brings that 4-2-5.  I think we’ll find out REAL QUICK if the past 2 seasons’ defenses were issues with personnel or coaching.  

If Novil comes back & LeBlanc/Pickett play the 3-tech, I expect McCrae’s contributions to jump.  He could possibly be all-conference level if he puts in the work.   Grayson on the other edge.  KD & Gabriel/Tyreke as the LBs.   And the DBs we picked up in the 2018 & 2019 classes were the best players in those classes for the most part, so there are plenty of guys to choose from back there (wish Gibbs was still in the mix there).

I don’t think the issues are personnel.

If Bennett can get them to buy-in, he can coach.  Like I said, all we need is a top-half league defense to win C-USA West.

Anything less than 7 wins next year will be a let down.  I hope we get back to 9 wins, or more!

[Venson]

37 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

https://twitter.com/DavidSmoak/status/1350585501619728391?s=20

 

When I see he says that he "Absolutely loves the guy" it makes me think that he may have called Seth during the season. Maybe he looks at Seth almost like a son. What Dad wouldn't try to help his Son that he saw failing to get it corrected? Maybe he called him and told him, I can help you fix this defense. Plus with the number of years coaching, he can certainly give Seth some great advice about being a HC. Then maybe if he is looking at him like a son, maybe we get him at a very reasonable price. Hell I know if my son was failing miserably, I would work for free to help him get it fixed. However, Seth is not his son so I know he wants to get paid something, but maybe he will do it for a lot less than normal. Crazy, but I can dream can't I?

[Venson]

3 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I hope we get back to 9 wins, or more

I hope this as well, but I think to do that we need a better QB running the show. I certainly see more than 4 wins with an improved defense, but we need better QB play to get back to 9 wins. Just my opinion.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Just now, Venson said:

I hope this as well, but I think to do that we need a better QB running the show. I certainly see more than 4 wins with an improved defense, but we need better QB play to get back to 9 wins. Just my opinion.

Agree.

Thats why I set the bar at 7.   Non-conference is going to be very tough this year, so that adds another hurdle to get more than 7.

[Udomann]

Good pickup for the staff. Definitely a step up. I don't think its going to instantly bring a winning season but it makes that next year of mumbles tenure much more bearable