Mid-Term Juco signing

H-towngreen · December 7, 2005

With 7 days left just wondering how it was going with mid-term jucos. Can we expect a MGR in the next few days with an update? This is a big signing period for NT this year. We usually don't bring in to many at this point but I believe that it is critical to the team.

greendog · December 8, 2005

With 7 days left just wondering how it was going with mid-term jucos. Can we expect a MGR in the next few days with an update? This is a big signing period for NT this year. We usually don't bring in to many at this point but I believe that it is critical to the team.
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When most coaches are on the hotseat, they do whatever will help them win in the

near future. DD knows he must not have another losing season next year. He is

such a poor PR man that he has many NT fans that don't care for him. If he wins

he is tolerated by most; if he has another 2005 season, there will be big problems

for him.

Saturday, I attended the HP - Stephenville game at Fouts. I was standing in line

next to Phil Bennett {SMU coach} and we talked for about 2 minutes about the

players he would like to recruit. I had never talked to him or ever seen him in

person until last Saturday. He is a very likeable person and that two minutes

is two more than I have ever talked to DD. Dickey has walked past me on 2 or

3 occassions over the past 6+ years and he usually looks the other way so that

he dosen't have to be cordial. It must be my deodorant! Whatever it is he,

along with a coach we had for 1 year by the name of Bob Tyler are the only

coaches we have had at NT over the past 40+ years, that I have been a fan, that

doesn't give a rats a-- about Mean Green fans.

DD really needs to recruit some JC kids for immediate help or he can forget

about 2 years down the road.

NT80 · December 8, 2005

DD really needs to recruit some JC kids for immediate help or he can forget
about 2 years down the road.
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We should have recruited more JCs before this last season. What a waste of a year.

Edited December 8, 2005 by NT80

UNTLifer · December 8, 2005

We should have recruited more JCs before this last season. What a waste of a year.
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Off the top of my head, DD signed Ransom, Pistole, Obre and Weathers last year. Other than Weathers, who really produced this year? What Juco's in the past have really produced besides Bense, Galbreath and Pruitt? Covington was a waste at the corner.

PlummMeanGreen · December 8, 2005

GOD BLESS TEXAS!

Edited December 9, 2005 by PlummMeanGreen

GrandGreen · December 8, 2005

Off the top of my head, DD signed Ransom, Pistole, Obre and Weathers last year. Other than Weathers, who really produced this year? What Juco's in the past have really produced besides Bense, Galbreath and Pruitt? Covington was a waste at the corner.
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Anyone who thinks JUCOs are a quick fix are not familiar with DD's recruiting history. Yes there have been a few great contributors like Galbreath, Bense, Weathers, Pruitt, and others, but many more have been very marginal players. Imo, jucos should not be recruited unless there is a high degree of confidence that they will be starters or at least high in the rotation.

NT80 · December 8, 2005

We only had 77 scholarship players this season instead of 85. Our freshman QBs may develop but we badly needed to sign a JUCO QB when Byerly was having academic issues. Not only JUCOs but some of our freshman are not being retained like they used to. Too many recently leaving the program for what ever reasons has set us behind on numbers.