Matt Wells out at Texas Tech

MeanGreenTexan · October 25, 2021

2 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

What about our offense screams P5 offensive coordinator?

Dykes is very close with Littrell. Littrell didn't all-of-a-sudden forget how to coach an offense, he just can't motivate anyone as a head guy.
Littrell could get on a bull in a shoot, and the bull would walk out and lay down. That's just his demeanor.

TheTastyGreek · October 25, 2021

Wells leaves Texas Tech at 5-3 on the season, and with a 13-17 record overall in his Tech career.

Meanwhile, in his last 30 games at UNT, Seth Littrell has a 9-21 record. And 3 of those 9 wins are against FCS schools.

El Paso Eagle · October 25, 2021

4 minutes ago, TheTastyGreek said:

Wells leaves Texas Tech at 5-3 on the season, and with a 13-17 record overall in his Tech career.

Meanwhile, in his last 30 games at UNT, Seth Littrell has a 9-21 record. And 3 of those 9 wins are against FCS schools.

It makes you wonder if tech has a coach they want in mind and are trying to get him before he goes elsewhere

Mean Green Matt · October 25, 2021

23 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Dykes is very close with Littrell. Littrell didn't all-of-a-sudden forget how to coach an offense, he just can't motivate anyone as a head guy.
Littrell could get on a bull in a shoot, and the bull would walk out and lay down. That's just his demeanor.

I don’t know, man. I kind of think an offensive genius would have stepped in and fixed our problems by now. Head coach title or not.

Billy Clyde · October 25, 2021

15 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

It makes you wonder if tech has a coach they want in mind and are trying to get him before he goes elsewhere

Traylor and Dykes are the top 2.

MeanGreenTexan · October 25, 2021

1 minute ago, Mean Green Matt said:

I don’t know, man. I kind of think an offensive genius would have stepped in and fixed our problems by now. Head coach title or not.

When that guy can't light a fire under the players to go to battle, it's tough. You can't just have a great X's/O's mind, you gotta be able to motivate your guys to play. Huge job. Littrell is a great OC. His track record proves that. He'll be an asset to any Spread offense team.

Hunter Green · October 25, 2021

2 hours ago, Mean Green Matt said:

They have to get through Houston first. SMU is an underdog last I saw.

Ya, we'll see what they've got starting this weekend.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · October 25, 2021

2 hours ago, GreenBacker said:

We need Sonny to get this and take Seth with him as OC. Would save us a big chunk of the buyout.

Okay now, we’re getting beyond ourselves

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · October 25, 2021

Someone said it on the Texas Tech board, Dykes looks like he’s a guy that succeeds with good coordinators and a great landscape to recruit in. Unfortunately, Texas Tech isn’t that but I still think it would be a step up.

untjim1995 · October 25, 2021

2 hours ago, TheTastyGreek said:

Wells leaves Texas Tech at 5-3 on the season, and with a 13-17 record overall in his Tech career.

Meanwhile, in his last 30 games at UNT, Seth Littrell has a 9-21 record. And 3 of those 9 wins are against FCS schools.

Tech makes about $37 million in revenues from TV.

We make around a $1 million

Edited October 25, 2021 by untjim1995

TreeFiddy · October 25, 2021

The TTech job will be a G6 job within the next 1 or 2 TV deals.

UNTcrazy727 · October 25, 2021

22 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

Someone said it on the Texas Tech board, Dykes looks like he’s a guy that succeeds with good coordinators and a great landscape to recruit in. Unfortunately, Texas Tech isn’t that but I still think it would be a step up.

He was able to win in Ruston for a couple years before Cal hired him away. Pretty sure he'd do fine in Lubbock.

Wag Tag · October 25, 2021

18 minutes ago, TreeFiddy said:

The TTech job will be a G6 job within the next 1 or 2 TV deals.

Won’t have to play Texas OU anymore? Is that a wash?? Kidding!!

ntmeangreen11 · October 25, 2021

From what I have heard Tech is dodging a major bullet because if they didn't do this there was going to be a mass exodus among their last two classes to the portal. He was not well liked by their players at all. I know for a fact a couple assistant coaches he got rid of once signing day had passed and those kids LOI were secured were pretty happy today as well.

Army of Dad · October 25, 2021

4 hours ago, TreeFiddy said:

Maybe we could go update the meangreensports and wiki websites and they won't notice.

Brawndo has what plant crave. Brawndo has electrolytes.

Funnily enough there’s a brewery in Lubbock that is making tailgate beers with electrolytes in them…

southsideguy · October 25, 2021

why are they not waiting to the end of the season. What will the team do without him. Lose more games?

Hunter Green · October 26, 2021

18 hours ago, Wag Tag said:

Won’t have to play Texas OU anymore? Is that a wash?? Kidding!!

With both of them gone, Tech could become the big dog of the Big 12.

Not really.

keith · October 26, 2021

21 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

When that guy can't light a fire under the players to go to battle, it's tough. You can't just have a great X's/O's mind, you gotta be able to motivate your guys to play. Huge job. Littrell is a great OC. His track record proves that. He'll be an asset to any Spread offense team.

There are great orators and speech givers and there are great speech writers (the ones who are more comfortable behind the scenes who tell the speech givers what to do and say). It's great when you can find both attributes in one person, but it doesn't always happen.

SMU2006 · October 26, 2021

I have no insight into Sonny's mindset b/c when its your alma mater and your dad was a coaching legend it makes for a compelling set of circumstances to leave.

I will say that he's got a pretty sweet gig at SMU. Top 20 program. The premiere transfer destination for Texas kids looking to come home and get a great undergrad degree or get their MBA. Landing multiple 4 star high school recruits. Making $3.5M living in the most posh zip code in the state with young kids going to HPISD. Stress level is very low. No one is putting "For Sale" signs in your yard at SMU if you have a bit of a down year and go 6-6.

Tech fans will expect results if they are going to pay Sonny $5M a year (and I do think that's where the conversation starts). I certainly hope he stays for obvious reasons.

Edited October 26, 2021 by SMU2006

TreeFiddy · October 26, 2021

13 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

I have no insight into Sonny's mindset b/c when its your alma mater and your dad was a coaching legend it makes for a compelling set of circumstances to leave.

I will say that he's got a pretty sweet gig at SMU. Top 20 program. The premiere transfer destination for Texas kids looking to come home and get a great undergrad degree or get their MBA. Landing multiple 4 star high school recruits. Making $3.5M living in the most posh zip code in the state with young kids going to HPISD. Stress level is very low. No one is putting "For Sale" signs in your yard at SMU if you have a bit of a down year and go 6-6.

Tech fans will expect results if they are going to pay Sonny $5M a year (and I do think that's where the conversation starts). I certainly hope he stays for obvious reasons.

Where are you getting the $3.5M number. The only references I find online indicate a number around $1.3M. I would be surprised if it is only $1.3, but can't find anything, even on fan message board.

CherokeeJim · October 26, 2021

Eric Morris is another TT alum with good written all over him. He has Incarnate Word in the Top 25 of FCS and battling for the Southland Conference title. Younger than all of them. Was OC under Kingsbury at Tech.

UNTcrazy727 · October 26, 2021

1 hour ago, SMU2006 said:

I have no insight into Sonny's mindset b/c when its your alma mater and your dad was a coaching legend it makes for a compelling set of circumstances to leave.

I will say that he's got a pretty sweet gig at SMU. Top 20 program. The premiere transfer destination for Texas kids looking to come home and get a great undergrad degree or get their MBA. Landing multiple 4 star high school recruits. Making $3.5M living in the most posh zip code in the state with young kids going to HPISD. Stress level is very low. No one is putting "For Sale" signs in your yard at SMU if you have a bit of a down year and go 6-6.

Tech fans will expect results if they are going to pay Sonny $5M a year (and I do think that's where the conversation starts). I certainly hope he stays for obvious reasons.

He's also coaching at a G5 school in a half empty stadium. The perks of SMU might be enough to make him pass on the Texas Tech job, but he won't stay forever.

Mo Green · October 26, 2021

On 10/25/2021 at 2:09 PM, Billy Clyde said:

Traylor and Dykes are the top 2.

The 10PM Sports caster said that Traylor was the one. It's his if he wants it. That was the ABC San Antonio sports caster!

SMU2006 · October 26, 2021

1 hour ago, TreeFiddy said:

Where are you getting the $3.5M number. The only references I find online indicate a number around $1.3M. I would be surprised if it is only $1.3, but can't find anything, even on fan message board.

SMU, as a private institution, doesn't have to disclose coaches salary data. Its why you find stuff like Brian Kelley making $2M at ND when its more likely 5-6M.

Sonny came to SMU at $2M and got a nice bump after the 10-2 season to get to $3.5M.

Wag Tag · October 26, 2021

3 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

SMU, as a private institution, doesn't have to disclose coaches salary data. Its why you find stuff like Brian Kelley making $2M at ND when its more likely 5-6M.

Sonny came to SMU at $2M and got a nice bump after the 10-2 season to get to $3.5M.

I don’t understand, if this is published info than why is it not publish information. I also only find the $1.3m.