Breaking news (updated with story): Murphy brothers enter transfer portal

[southsideguy]

have become UCLA farm system or what?

 

[Mike Jackson]

On 1/29/2022 at 11:09 AM, GrandGreen said:

Lots of speculation in your post not to mention sour grapes.  

The twins leaving will be a big loss for the program and I fail to see how any fan would not recognize this. 

I don’t get the sour grapes either.  They would be playing here under a head coach that sucks for another year minimum.  And if their great defensive play (which SL can’t really take a lot of credit for) help drags this mediocre coach to 6-6 again you might be “rewarded” for that by playing another year under him.  Actions speak and their actions to retain SL told everyone that mediocre is good enough here if budget friendly.  Taking off my Mean Green gear and thinking purely as an athlete; I would have zero respect for this program and I would leave given the opportunity.  Coming into 2022 you would have to look past this program’s history to chose to come here over any team in the top half of G5 or chose North Texas as school for other reasons.  They say “building champions” but apparently that doesn’t apply to football.  Would you want or expect a player to stay here if they didn’t believe the leadership was trying to build a champion?  And I am sorry for being harsh but anyone believing that building a championship football program is this leadership’s  1st priority you are delusional.  Your actions need to align with your words and right now I don’t see that here.

Edited March 12, 2022 by Mike Jackson

[keith]

On 1/27/2022 at 7:17 PM, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

 

Exactly. Murphy brother's dad tweets that the coaches are doing nothing to add good players and they shortly enter the portal. We aren't the only ones that see and find it unacceptable that they haven't done anything to recruit good players. I personally am not surprised players don't believe in Littrell anymore. He should have been fired this past off-season.

I didn't see the dad's tweet, but the two classes immediately after theirs were ranked #2 and #1 in the conference.  In terms of timing, the players in these two classes should start becoming significant contributors next season.  If he really wants more exposure for his sons and some potential NIL $ that is more likely to come from a P5 school, he should just say so instead of trying to pawn his decision of on someone else.  If this is the best for them, then I don't think anyone has an issue with the decision and will be happy for them if they are successful.  Saying the coaches are doing nothing to add "good players" is completely inconsistent with how the last two recruiting classes were rated.

[PlummMeanGreen]

The Murphy brothers have moved on.  We should too. 

[Charlie NT 73]

I guess I missed this -

Did the twins sign with any school ?

[Ken14]

When they go to a big time program and dont start.... what happens then?? Do they enter again and Mom and Dad load up the UHaul and move again??  

 

[Tom McKrackin]

5 minutes ago, Ken14 said:

When they go to a big time program and dont start.... what happens then?? Do they enter again and Mom and Dad load up the UHaul and move again??  

 

This is a calculated risk that they have taken and I’m sure Lincoln Riley and all the other coaches are promising the moon.  Sometimes Karma can be a biatch.

[keith]

21 hours ago, PlummMeanGreen said:

The Murphy brothers have moved on.  We should too. 

Hey Plumm, my post was not about the players.  I have no problem with them or anyone else leaving if that's what they want to do.  It's their life, not anyone else's.  I wish them success and hope that with the passage of time they are able to look back on their time here as a great experience in terms of football, the school and the friends they made.  

My post was about the father lobbing a grenade into the middle of the program and fanbase on the way out the door.  Again, I didn't see or read his Tweet, so if he didn't say what was reported, then I withdraw everything I said in response.  However, the facts are that we were able to land the #2 and #1 ranked classes in the conference in the two recruiting cycles immediately after their class, so his statement (if that's what he said) is bogus or maybe he's a better evaluator of talent then the recruiting services and other coaches that were after the same players.  We'll need to wait and see I guess.

[Okiefan]

I am surprised they have not signed or committed by now.

[Danish43]

36 minutes ago, keith said:

Hey Plumm, my post was not about the players.  I have no problem with them or anyone else leaving if that's what they want to do.  It's their life, not anyone else's.  I wish them success and hope that with the passage of time they are able to look back on their time here as a great experience in terms of football, the school and the friends they made.  

My post was about the father lobbing a grenade into the middle of the program and fanbase on the way out the door.  Again, I didn't see or read his Tweet, so if he didn't say what was reported, then I withdraw everything I said in response.  However, the facts are that we were able to land the #2 and #1 ranked classes in the conference in the two recruiting cycles immediately after their class, so his statement (if that's what he said) is bogus or maybe he's a better evaluator of talent then the recruiting services and other coaches that were after the same players.  We'll need to wait and see I guess.

What did daddy Murphy say? Don't use Twitter. 

[Mean Green 93-98]

32 minutes ago, Okiefan said:

I am surprised they have not signed or committed by now.

They're probably surprised by the number and quality of offers they're getting.  I don't blame them for taking a deep breath and making sure they find the right match.

[PlummMeanGreen]

I know, I didn’t like it either, Keith.  I also didn’t like the UNT running back’s parting shots at the very school who first took a chance on him with a full ride scholarship & then he defected to SMU.  (His parting words almost sounded scripted).  Still, we can wish the Twins a happy landing.  After all, they (& Coach Phil Bennett) play a part in turning our “D” around from the previous disastrous season.

Still, the Portal has been abused to the max from it’s original purpose. So we now know how a jilted spouse feels after she puts her husband thru Medical school only to have him come back & say:  “God bless ya’ honey—it’s been a fun ride, but I’ve now moved up the social ladder, but thanks for everything.

I know negative on GMG is the route even when good stuff is happening in Denton yet we still have to go thru a 100 year litany of why we don’t even deserve good;  but I guess my beef 🥩 with all this is will this thread be at the top of the page “1” year from now as we allow this subject to occupy free rent in our memory bank?  
 

🦅

Edited February 4, 2022 by PlummMeanGreen

[El Paso Eagle]

2 hours ago, Okiefan said:

I am surprised they have not signed or committed by now.

Are they finishing the semester at UNT?

[UNTLifer]

25 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Are they finishing the semester at UNT?

I was curious about this as well.  When you enter the portal, I am assuming that you are now attending school on your own dime, correct?

[El Paso Eagle]

44 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

I was curious about this as well.  When you enter the portal, I am assuming that you are now attending school on your own dime, correct?

Up to the school. Some let them stay but not use facilities and other have let them continue to use workout facilities. I believe in most cases they let them at least finish the current semester unless they are asses

[97and03]

On 1/30/2022 at 7:58 PM, southsideguy said:

have become UCLA farm system or what?

 

 

Psychic 

 

[jtm0097]

Thanks for those sacks. We will miss their production. Good luck in LA. At least our personal fouls on defense will drop now.

We do not have the best track record recruiting kids from private schools.

Edited March 7, 2022 by jtm0097

[DeepGreen]

36 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

 

Psychic 

 

[GrandGreen]

The rules are now made for the more successful programs to raid lower tier teams for talent.

I don't blame the twins for anything, but taken advantage of the system as it now situated. 

This one time free transfer and bidding for players under the NIL current rules will ruin any semblance to competitive fairness. 

I hope the NCAA grows some courage and fights for their existence, and challenges the recent court rulings. 

[El Paso Eagle]

1 hour ago, GrandGreen said:

The rules are now made for the more successful programs to raid lower tier teams for talent.

I don't blame the twins for anything, but taken advantage of the system as it now situated. 

This one time free transfer and bidding for players under the NIL current rules will ruin any semblance to competitive fairness. 

I hope the NCAA grows some courage and fights for their existence, and challenges the recent court rulings. 

Do not blame them for taking advantage, but there is also no obligation for UNT fans to wish them well or hope they secede. As players show less loyalty to schools then they should also expect fans to be less loyal to them.

These situation, not only for us but other G5's will lead to more schools going the transfer portal route. You have to way the potential exodus against the time and effort spent. Is it worth it? Each program will have to decide.

[untbowler]

with their injury acting skills displayed this year, they should do well in Hollywood

[Cr1028]

5 hours ago, 97and03 said:

 

Psychic 

 

Kind of a shitty way to present it (excuse my language). I guess the lights aren’t bright enough at little ol’ North Texas.

[Cr1028]

10 minutes ago, untbowler said:

with their injury acting skills displayed this year, they should do well in Hollywood

 

[Mean Green 93-98]

4 hours ago, untbowler said:

with their injury acting skills displayed this year, they should do well in Hollywood

 

4 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

 

I don't blame him on that one.  That was Bennett telling him to go down, so he did.

[97and03]

5 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

Kind of a shitty way to present it (excuse my language). I guess the lights aren’t bright enough at little ol’ North Texas.

Are you being serious?