I am starting to have strong feelings towards Emmett

[Jonnyeagle]

Emmett Jones the assistamt at TEXAS tech that is.. He has the biggest upside of all of the candidate in my view.  The guy could open up recruiting in south dallas like never before seen at UNT.

[jtm0097]

@emmitt01 sorry bud

[Matt from A700]

Don't torture yourself, @Jonnyeagle. If you have feelings for him, let him know.

[Green Lantern]

Sorry bro @Andrewhas the @emmitt01obessesion cornered on this board!

[MeanGreenTexan]

11 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Emmett Jones the assistamt at TEXAS tech that is.. He has the biggest upside of all of the candidate in my view.  The guy could open up recruiting in south dallas like never before seen at UNT.

A friend told me he's been talking about you more lately.   Thinks he might be into you as well.

Go for it!

[NorthTexasWeLove]

16 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Emmett Jones the assistamt at TEXAS tech that is.. He has the biggest upside of all of the candidate in my view.  The guy could open up recruiting in south dallas like never before seen at UNT.

Seems risky. But the bolded would be nice, though he doesn't have G5 experience, he does have KU experience. 

I'd have to hear things we as fans would never hear, like an infrastructure plan and a recruit plan. But if he knocks those out and is passionate then it's worth taking a look. I'd dictate for him (and anyone) to keep Cobbs. I would strongly recommend Trice as recruiting coordinator and some coaching capacity. 

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

Just tell Emmett how you feel. The worst he can do is say no

[meangreenbob]

31 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Emmett Jones the assistamt at TEXAS tech that is.. He has the biggest upside of all of the candidate in my view.  The guy could open up recruiting in south dallas like never before seen at UNT.

So we hire him because he can recruit South Dallas? Let’s hire him then as a recruiter. 

We need a head coach. 

Edited December 6, 2022 by meangreenbob

[MeanGreenTexan]

He's only the WR coach & Pass-game coordinator at Tech.     
Maybe there's a way NT could pay him & give him a promotion to full-time OC.  He's one of us, as an Alum!  He might go for it.

 

EDIT:   He makes $450k now at Tech.   Offer him $550k and full-time OC!

Edited December 6, 2022 by MeanGreenTexan

[golfingomez]

21 minutes ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

Just tell Emmett how you feel. The worst he can do is say no

I agree, follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong

[MGNation92]

29 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

He's only the WR coach & Pass-game coordinator at Tech.     
Maybe there's a way NT could pay him & give him a promotion to full-time OC.  He's one of us, as an Alum!  He might go for it.

 

EDIT:   He makes $450k now at Tech.   Offer him $550k and full-time OC!

And Jeff Traylor was just a RB coach at Arkansas

I'm becoming more and more intrigued with Jones. Especially after Gabe Brooks' comments on our lack of effort south of I-20.

It's completely inexcusable with the amount of talent that schools like Desoto/SOC/Cedar Hill/Duncanville produce on a yearly basis.

Edited December 6, 2022 by MGNation92

[Green with Envy]

Shoot your shot.

[Cr1028]

51 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

Especially after Gabe Brooks' comments on our lack of effort south of I-20.

It's completely inexcusable with the amount of talent that schools like Desoto/SOC/Cedar Hill/Duncanville produce on a yearly basis.

https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2022/11/22/desoto-three-star-cornerback-caimon-mathis-commits-to-unt/?outputType=amp

[UNTcrazy727]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

He's only the WR coach & Pass-game coordinator at Tech.     
Maybe there's a way NT could pay him & give him a promotion to full-time OC.  He's one of us, as an Alum!  He might go for it.

 

EDIT:   He makes $450k now at Tech.   Offer him $550k and full-time OC!

It was mentioned on the GMG podcast last night that people would be really excited about the names being mentioned for OC/DC. 

[Cr1028]

1 minute ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

It was mentioned on the GMG podcast last night that people would be really excited about the names being mentioned for OC/DC. 

Haha, lets not repeat the Mac days where he was told he would have to keep Chico as OC.

[GMG24]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

He's only the WR coach & Pass-game coordinator at Tech.     
Maybe there's a way NT could pay him & give him a promotion to full-time OC.  He's one of us, as an Alum!  He might go for it.

 

EDIT:   He makes $450k now at Tech.   Offer him $550k and full-time OC!

He was the former HC at SOC before taking the WR job at KU.  He's got head coaching experience just not at the collegiate level for whatever that matters to anyone.  

 

Me personally this is the hire I would make.  He can lead a program, provide the ability to build a young and hungry staff, as well as recruit I20-I30 like UNT has never seen.  

 

[UNTcrazy727]

13 minutes ago, Cr1028 said:

Haha, lets not repeat the Mac days where he was told he would have to keep Chico as OC.

The conversation was under the assumption we already have our head coach. 

[MGNation92]

19 minutes ago, Cr1028 said:

https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2022/11/22/desoto-three-star-cornerback-caimon-mathis-commits-to-unt/?outputType=amp

Yes and Qualon Farrar and Keith Smith.

His point was that we haven't consistently  recruited these places and several coaches from that area told him as much

[Dannymacfan]

13 minutes ago, GMG24 said:

He was the former HC at SOC before taking the WR job at KU.  He's got head coaching experience just not at the collegiate level for whatever that matters to anyone.  

 

Me personally this is the hire I would make.  He can lead a program, provide the ability to build a young and hungry staff, as well as recruit I20-I30 like UNT has never seen.  

 

I like where you are going with this but it also seems risky.  We would need to pair him with a very experienced  Wally Rig type of assistant HC to help him along the way.

[Cr1028]

5 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

Yes and Qualon Farrar and Keith Smith.

His point was that we haven't consistently  recruited these places and several coaches from that area told him as much

I think it is more of they want the good kids to go P5 and want us to offer their borderline FCS prospects.

[GMG24]

12 minutes ago, Dannymacfan said:

I like where you are going with this but it also seems risky.  We would need to pair him with a very experienced  Wally Rig type of assistant HC to help him along the way.

There is no doubt it is risky, but the only thing I think that could be an issue is managing the scholarship count, which he has had 6 years or so to learn how that works at his previous stops.  In particular the newest one at Tech being the best learning curve for him as the staff was new and had to hit the recruiting trail and road running.  

 

However, just like every scholarship offer is risky the reward to me outweighs the risk.  If he is a homerun hire you repeat this cycle in 3 or 4 years.  

Edited December 6, 2022 by GMG24

[golfingomez]

40 minutes ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

It was mentioned on the GMG podcast last night that people would be really excited about the names being mentioned for OC/DC. 

wait, are we not letting the new coach pick their OC/DC?

[MGNation92]

2 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

wait, are we not letting the new coach pick their OC/DC?

I think the assumption is that Fuente is pretty much locked in and the guys he's picking are gonna be exciting names.

@TheReal_jayD might need to clarify since he's the one that mentioned it

[golfingomez]

5 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

I think the assumption is that Fuente is pretty much locked in and the guys he's picking are gonna be exciting names.

@TheReal_jayD might need to clarify since he's the one that mentioned it

man, i hope i'm wrong about Fuente, but this guy just doesn't excite me. His record over his last four years at Va Tech is basically what Seth did here during his tenure...

[UNT78]

Absolutely not! Either power 5 head assistance or G5 head coaching experience!