Keeler to Temple

[Big Z]

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/12/01/kc-keeler-leaving-sam-houston-for-temple-head-coaching-vacancy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR07QGpu1z0XKAjcuvt-l73C_GbxvXF20BBrndfe9SkVkL8LUGvr5GPyA7w_aem_sTuHqtTan3csiVZAJliu2A

[Meangreen Fight]

33 minutes ago, Big Z said:

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/12/01/kc-keeler-leaving-sam-houston-for-temple-head-coaching-vacancy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR07QGpu1z0XKAjcuvt-l73C_GbxvXF20BBrndfe9SkVkL8LUGvr5GPyA7w_aem_sTuHqtTan3csiVZAJliu2A

And we hired Eric Morris, as a KC Keeler starter kit maybe?   Yeah, I won’t be going to games next year.  Maybe if Temple comes to DATCU next year I will make at exception.  I will be the one wearing the custom “KC was Available” shirt.  MANY fans here first guessed this hire and wanted Keeler here instead of Morris.  

[SUMG]

Yeah.....many of us did mention Keeler last year. I guess Moseley thought we were saying "Keebler."

I really feel for SHSU. Their first bowl game ever.....and this puts a damper on it. 

[p_phelps]

42 minutes ago, Meangreen Fight said:

And we hired Eric Morris, as a KC Keeler starter kit maybe?   Yeah, I won’t be going to games next year.  Maybe if Temple comes to DATCU next year I will make at exception.  I will be the one wearing the custom “KC was Available” shirt.  MANY fans here first guessed this hire and wanted Keeler here instead of Morris.  

What if we got his DC. You still crying?

[Graddean]

SHSU was 9-3.  Seven of their wins were against teams with non winning seasons.  Keeler was 2-3 against winning teams.  As I read the board, for man, those are the wins that count.

[UNTLifer]

This could be a death blow to that man’s career. Has Temple ever been good at football?

[Big Z]

1 minute ago, UNTLifer said:

This could be a death blow to that man’s career. Has Temple ever been good at football?

Yes

[BBA1989]

3 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

This could be a death blow to that man’s career. Has Temple ever been good at football?

Temple was in the AAC championship against Herman and UH the year they had one loss then wiped the floor with FSU in the Peach Bowl.

[BBA1989]

No wonder he was in tears after the game against Liberty on Friday and saying we're all family here and such.  Guess he'd rather play in an empty Philadelphia Eagles stadium than wait on the renovation of Bowers.  

[greenminer]

4 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

This could be a death blow to that man’s career. Has Temple ever been good at football?

temple all time is 41.1 winning %

north Texas is 43.6%

so…you’re safe!

[MCMLXXX]

Keeler is a native of Pennsylvania. Perhaps that played a part in his decision.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, greenminer said:

temple all time is 41.1 winning %

north Texas is 43.6%

so…you’re safe!

Not sure where you got your info. 

Thru the 2023 season:  The Mean Green have played 106 seasons of football, compiling a record of 530–527–33 (.501)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_seasons

Edited 8 hours ago by NT80

[NT80]

2 hours ago, BBA1989 said:

No wonder he was in tears after the game against Liberty on Friday and saying we're all family here and such.  Guess he'd rather play in an empty Philadelphia Eagles stadium than wait on the renovation of Bowers.  

Lol.   Renovations of Bowers (if it happens) will be a $60M press box, some suites and club level, plus restroom and concession space updates.  No major seating addition to their 14,000 seat stadium.  

https://gobearkats.com/news/2024/8/1/football-bowers-stadium-redesign-plans-submitted-to-bor.aspx

https://gobearkats.com/facilities/bowers-stadium/22

 

Edited 8 hours ago by NT80

[greenminer]

25 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Not sure where you got your info. 

Thru the 2023 season:  The Mean Green have played 106 seasons of football, compiling a record of 530–527–33 (.501)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_seasons

Happy to show you:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-texas/index.html

Shame on me, because I know that our history goes back that far.  But my attempt to rib Lifer still stands 😉

PS: if you count those ties as part of the total, 530/1090 = 48.62%

Edited 8 hours ago by greenminer

[MeanGreen22]

7 hours ago, Meangreen Fight said:

And we hired Eric Morris, as a KC Keeler starter kit maybe?   Yeah, I won’t be going to games next year.  Maybe if Temple comes to DATCU next year I will make at exception.  I will be the one wearing the custom “KC was Available” shirt.  MANY fans here first guessed this hire and wanted Keeler here instead of Morris.  

Man hasn’t coached a single game at Temple and you’re already taking victory laps?

[NT80]

7 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Happy to show you:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-texas/index.html

Shame on me, because I know that our history goes back that far.  But my attempt to rib Lifer still stands 😉

Lol.

Seasons: 60 (1953 to 2024)

What that says is we won more in small college football conferences from 1913-1952.

Since moving up to major school football conferences from 1953-2024 (except for the demotion to 1-AA 1983-1995) as we moved up in Conference power, it has become more difficult to sustain winning. 

That is to be expected if you don't have the resources, donors, and support other major programs have.  Also, of course, coaching and recruiting has been unstable.   But still we have come a long way...into one of the Top 5 football conferences in the country! 

[NTSU52]

7 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

This could be a death blow to that man’s career. Has Temple ever been good at football?

The exact same thing was probably thought by other fan bases about Eric, Seth, Dan, and any other head coach we’ve hired here.

[Meangreen Fight]

6 hours ago, NT80 said:

But still we have come a long way...into one of the Top 5 football conferences in the country! 

That is very subjective.  Boise State or UNLV probably will get the G5 spot in the playoff over a one loss Army team.  Louisville, SMU, Houston, Rutgers and Cincinnati left conference for greener pastures.  So I don’t know who anointed the AAC as 5th, but the playoff committee isn’t listening to them.  Army, a team brand new to the conference that came into the conference and dominated. They were independent juggernauts last year at 6-6 🙄.

AAC is viewed as better than the MAC, CUSA and Sun Belt.  But we certainly won’t be viewed as better than the reconstructed PAC 12 and right now it doesn’t look like we are viewed better than the current MWC. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Meangreen Fight

[Meangreen Fight]

12 hours ago, p_phelps said:

What if we got his DC. You still crying?

🙄 like I have stated before DC under a lame duck coach is not a highly desired job for coaches with options.