Can someone explain why Phil yells so much?

DentonStang · August 29, 2022

PB as head coach at SMU with the practice field being adjacent to a church playground was quite interesting

UNTLifer · August 29, 2022

If you watched the game then you know why he did it. He has probably preached playing hard and being disciplined all spring and fall and then we get these stupid penalties due to being undisciplined. Every player that was on the receiving end deserved it. Sorry it upset someone's girlfriend and a few others. Might I suggest watching something else.

NT93 · August 29, 2022

On 8/28/2022 at 11:09 AM, NT80 said:

Wouldn't you have some of these conservations with players "before" real game situations?

@UNTLiferalready hit on it, but this is the very reason he gets so upset. I can guarantee the coaches have had these conversations before real game situations countless times…possibly even right before the game.

On a related note, I’d be willing to bet that nobody was congratulating those very same kids more after the game than PB.

Edited August 29, 2022 by NT93
Original choice of words was a little too Penn St.-ish.

97and03 · August 29, 2022

25 minutes ago, NT93 said:

, I’d be willing to bet that nobody loved on those very same kids more after the game than PB.

Jerry Sandusky would like to have a word here.

Edited August 29, 2022 by 97and03

NT93 · August 29, 2022

1 minute ago, 97and03 said:

Jerry Sandusky would like to have a word here.

🤣🤣 🤣

Should I rethink the wording there??

Cougar King · August 29, 2022

Whether he screams or not, UNT is still only going to #Hit6 at best.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · August 29, 2022

Tbh the day of age we are in, all kids need a guy like PB. Praise you if you play good, but still get on your ass no matter what.

Passion for the game is unmatched, and it’s kinda like McCasland’s style. If you don’t like how I coach, leave.

gangrene · August 29, 2022

Real football isn’t like the Puppy Bowl, but Phil has nothing on the late, great Sam Kinison who, quite literally, made a living out of yelling:

TheColonyEagle · August 29, 2022

I swear....I thought these comments about Phil Bennett yelling were satire

I'm starting to realize they're not.

Holy sh*t...I don't really know what to say.

If yelling at a player upsets you, whatever you do....don't go watch one of our basketball games. 😂

McCasland gets so far up his players' asses you can only see the bottom of his green Air Jordans.

Wow. Is this lala land?

Edited August 29, 2022 by TheColonyEagle

peanuts104 · August 29, 2022

22 hours ago, meangreenfaninno said:

I dunno if he was having an off night or what the deal was but I’ve never seen a coach yelling and being so confrontational with his team. What is the purpose of that behavior?

To get them to play well, and it worked. Stop being so soft.

Marty · August 29, 2022

9 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

Tbh the day of age we are in, all kids need a guy like PB. Praise you if you play good, but still get on your ass no matter what.

Passion for the game is unmatched, and it’s kinda like McCasland’s style. If you don’t like how I coach, leave.

Murphy twins.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · August 29, 2022

7 minutes ago, Marty said:

Murphy twins.

They changed down the stretch of the season, and looked way more mature, BUT I think they took a few years off of Bennett. It was either them or Bennett leaving after last year.

MGNation92 · August 29, 2022

29 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

They changed down the stretch of the season, and looked way more mature, BUT I think they took a few years off of Bennett. It was either them or Bennett leaving after last year.

I remember a moment in the bowl game. We were on defense and it was an obvious passing down. One twin was on the field while the other was not. Pre-snap the one on the field yelled at Bennett/Passwaters to get his brother in the game and arguing back and forth before the play. Miami got the first down.

I saw that happen and knew they weren't gonna be back. Potential stars? Absolutely. Selfish and Immature? Definitely

After all those roughing calls against UTEP, Bennett rightfully lit KD and Woods up. They took it to heart and didn't have another one.

If the Murphy twins were still on the team we would've easily had a couple more roughing calls against us.

Cr1028 · August 30, 2022

I saw Petrilli laying into someone too. It is just part of the game.

NorthTexasWeLove · August 30, 2022

22 hours ago, MGNation92 said:

I remember a moment in the bowl game. We were on defense and it was an obvious passing down. One twin was on the field while the other was not. Pre-snap the one on the field yelled at Bennett/Passwaters to get his brother in the game and arguing back and forth before the play. Miami got the first down.

I saw that happen and knew they weren't gonna be back. Potential stars? Absolutely. Selfish and Immature? Definitely

After all those roughing calls against UTEP, Bennett rightfully lit KD and Woods up. They took it to heart and didn't have another one.

If the Murphy twins were still on the team we would've easily had a couple more roughing calls against us.

I'm interested in seeing how they perform at UCLA. Will they temper their ignorant playing because they know a guy with similar or even better talent can replace them in a moment's notice or will it be more of the same. Or shoot, will they both even be starters?

UNTLifer · August 30, 2022

I swear I never gave it a second look, even remember watching PB during the game and thinking it's about time a coach lit a fire under some of these kids. As mentioned above, I am sure this is why some players left, and if it bothers anyone on the current team, I am happy to help them pack their bags.

I would never guess it would trigger/upset someone watching the game. I actually chuckled at the girlfriend comment.

rcade · August 30, 2022

A common complaint among Mean Green fans is that players are too undisciplined. If PB can correct that by channeling his inner R. Lee Ermey, as long as he doesn't go too far I think it's a positive. Players respect coaches who get the best out of them, even if it takes getting in their face. And I say that as someone who played B team middle school basketball in Burleson alongside FireFightnRick.

Perhaps Phil wouldn't seem so angry if he wore a color more calming than meadowlark yellow.

Edited August 30, 2022 by rcade

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · August 30, 2022

Funny thing about this topic. During the game I got a text from a friend who said “is the DC ok? He looks like he’s about to drop dead from a stroke with the amount of screaming he is doing.”

Hahahaha

greenjoe · August 30, 2022

Keep in mind this is the same fan base that once changed the name of our noble mascot from Scrappy to Eppy reasoning that Scrappy seemed “too war-like.”

And, there has been talk among some, of incorporating the “albino squirrel” as an alternate mascot. I for one, will be whispering under my breath the “North”. “Texas” cheer. No sense offending sensitive ears.

(whisper) go mean green (shhh…)

NT80 · August 30, 2022

I think it's more about a coaching personality than a situation that requires yelling vs talking about it. PB and GM obviously are yellers. SL is not, but he is not a talker either. You don't see much yelling in a player's face in P5 games or NFL level. They are either more disciplined at those levels or I think it is addressed in practice what is expected and it's just a benching if it happens.

MeanGreenTexan · August 30, 2022

Wow. The thought of the Murphy twins leaving because they couldn't hack being coached by Phil Bennett rather than the golden opportunity to shine on the P5 stage (in LA of all places, perfect for selfish guys) is beyond comical. C'mon y'all. Jilted-lover syndrome runs deep around here with some of you.

As for Bennett yelling on the sideline, I thought it was odd that Stadium showed him about 66% of the time when showing UNT coaches on the sideline (yelling or not). Littrell seemed to be portrayed almost like Bennett's assistant coach.

Cr1028 · August 30, 2022

5 minutes ago, NT80 said:

I think it's more about a coaching personality than a situation that requires yelling vs talking about it. PB and GM obviously are yellers. SL is not, but he is not a talker either. You don't see much yelling in a player's face in P5 games or NFL level. They are either more disciplined at those levels or I think it is addressed in practice what is expected and it's just a benching if it happens.

You must not have seen Saban coach very much.

This is just a snippet from one game.

UNTLifer · August 30, 2022

Look up Tom Izzo, head bball coach at Michigan State, sometime.

rcade · August 30, 2022

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

As for Bennett yelling on the sideline, I thought it was odd that Stadium showed him about 66% of the time when showing UNT coaches on the sideline (yelling or not).

Bennett draws the eye with that splendiferous yellow shirt, coaching shorts and the laminated playbook card tucked all the way down to his fishing tackle. He's the best thing to happen to the UNT sideline since Diet Coke Man.

NT80 · August 30, 2022

1 hour ago, Cr1028 said:

You must not have seen Saban coach very much.

This is just a snippet from one game.

LOL. No, I don't watch a lot of Bama games, too boring. I thought Saban was pretty docile when I would see a game, occasionally he would give an eye-roll when a player messed up.

But I still say generally on the P5 level you don't see a lot of constant in-your-face, like PB does every game. I'm not getting on PB for it, it's just his style. In fact, I'd make PB our HC and demote SL to DC.

Edited August 30, 2022 by NT80