Riley Move Covered In Se Texas

[DeepGreen]

Good coverage for North Texas and the turn of events with Riley's move. BTW, old Bob must pay attention to this board.

Phillips, Dodge give PA News distinctive Football 2007 cover

Bob West column for Sunday, July 1

The Port Arthur News

A couple of former Southeast Texas quarterbacks who have made it big in coaching — PN-G’s Wade Phillips and TJ’s Todd Dodge — will be the coverboys for the Port Arthur News’ Football 2007 due Aug. 30. Making that idea work could have been complicated if Phillips wasn’t such a good guy. Apprised that we were trying to work out the logistics of getting he and Dodge together, either at the Dallas Cowboys Valley Ranch site or at North Texas’ new practice facility, Phillips volunteered to go to Denton. With the help of another former Southeast Texas QB — TJ’s Damon West — who provided transportation to what was his college stomping ground at North Texas, the shoot came off without a hitch. Wade even agreed to pose for some publicity photos for the Mean Green with some of the kids attending Todd’s summer camp. The cover shot, meanwhile, is a unique one of an offensive genius going head-to-head on the chalkboard with a defensive whiz . . . Dodge, by the way, apparently is going to wind up with the state’s No. 1 QB in the 2008 recruiting class. His son, Riley, who earlier made a verbal commitment to Texas, has backed off and intends to sign with North Texas. According to quotes from the Southlake Carroll senior on a UNT message board, he told Longhorn coach Mack Brown this past week that he’s decided he wants to play for his dad. The addition of Riley means Todd now has nine early verbal commitments for next year, something that is totally unprecedented at North Texas. While it’s nothing for upper level Division 1A schools like Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma to load up on early commitments, it rarely happens for schools at the mid level. Dodge has created quite a buzz in recruiting circles with the pledges he’s received. They are, of course, non-binding, but my guess is he’ll retain most and maybe all of them.

Bob West Column

[MeanGreenBuzz]

Good coverage for North Texas and the turn of events with Riley's move. BTW, old Bob must pay attention to this board.

Phillips, Dodge give PA News distinctive Football 2007 cover

Bob West column for Sunday, July 1

The Port Arthur News

A couple of former Southeast Texas quarterbacks who have made it big in coaching — PN-G’s Wade Phillips and TJ’s Todd Dodge — will be the coverboys for the Port Arthur News’ Football 2007 due Aug. 30. Making that idea work could have been complicated if Phillips wasn’t such a good guy. Apprised that we were trying to work out the logistics of getting he and Dodge together, either at the Dallas Cowboys Valley Ranch site or at North Texas’ new practice facility, Phillips volunteered to go to Denton. With the help of another former Southeast Texas QB — TJ’s Damon West — who provided transportation to what was his college stomping ground at North Texas, the shoot came off without a hitch. Wade even agreed to pose for some publicity photos for the Mean Green with some of the kids attending Todd’s summer camp. The cover shot, meanwhile, is a unique one of an offensive genius going head-to-head on the chalkboard with a defensive whiz . . . Dodge, by the way, apparently is going to wind up with the state’s No. 1 QB in the 2008 recruiting class. His son, Riley, who earlier made a verbal commitment to Texas, has backed off and intends to sign with North Texas. According to quotes from the Southlake Carroll senior on a UNT message board, he told Longhorn coach Mack Brown this past week that he’s decided he wants to play for his dad. The addition of Riley means Todd now has nine early verbal commitments for next year, something that is totally unprecedented at North Texas. While it’s nothing for upper level Division 1A schools like Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma to load up on early commitments, it rarely happens for schools at the mid level. Dodge has created quite a buzz in recruiting circles with the pledges he’s received. They are, of course, non-binding, but my guess is he’ll retain most and maybe all of them.

Bob West Column

You have to love this. The buzz he started just builds and builds on itsself. The more commits we get the more press we get the more commits we get. Couple this off season with a winning (or Bowl season) next year and 2008 and 2009 could be 2 incredible classes.

[MeanGreen61]

You have to love this. The buzz he started just builds and builds on itsself. The more commits we get the more press we get the more commits we get. Couple this off season with a winning (or Bowl season) next year and 2008 and 2009 could be 2 incredible classes.

AMEN

[untStein]

You have to love this. The buzz he started just builds and builds on itsself. The more commits we get the more press we get the more commits we get.

That's what I love about it. That and the fact that it makes the immediate future look so bright.

[GreenBat]

Good coverage for North Texas and the turn of events with Riley's move. BTW, old Bob must pay attention to this board.

Phillips, Dodge give PA News distinctive Football 2007 cover

Bob West column for Sunday, July 1

The Port Arthur News

A couple of former Southeast Texas quarterbacks who have made it big in coaching — PN-G’s Wade Phillips and TJ’s Todd Dodge — will be the coverboys for the Port Arthur News’ Football 2007 due Aug. 30. Making that idea work could have been complicated if Phillips wasn’t such a good guy. Apprised that we were trying to work out the logistics of getting he and Dodge together, either at the Dallas Cowboys Valley Ranch site or at North Texas’ new practice facility, Phillips volunteered to go to Denton. With the help of another former Southeast Texas QB — TJ’s Damon West — who provided transportation to what was his college stomping ground at North Texas, the shoot came off without a hitch. Wade even agreed to pose for some publicity photos for the Mean Green with some of the kids attending Todd’s summer camp. The cover shot, meanwhile, is a unique one of an offensive genius going head-to-head on the chalkboard with a defensive whiz . . . Dodge, by the way, apparently is going to wind up with the state’s No. 1 QB in the 2008 recruiting class. His son, Riley, who earlier made a verbal commitment to Texas, has backed off and intends to sign with North Texas. According to quotes from the Southlake Carroll senior on a UNT message board, he told Longhorn coach Mack Brown this past week that he’s decided he wants to play for his dad. The addition of Riley means Todd now has nine early verbal commitments for next year, something that is totally unprecedented at North Texas. While it’s nothing for upper level Division 1A schools like Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma to load up on early commitments, it rarely happens for schools at the mid level. Dodge has created quite a buzz in recruiting circles with the pledges he’s received. They are, of course, non-binding, but my guess is he’ll retain most and maybe all of them.

Bob West Column

Now we know why Wade Phillips was at Todd Dodge's camp.

I really want to see this cover!!

[gangrene]

The addition of Riley means Todd now has nine early verbal commitments for next year, something that is totally unprecedented at North Texas. Bob West Column

I keep seeing nine as the number of early commitments we have for next year, but I only count eight. Who is this ninth person?? Are they counting Evan Roman?? If so, he's not an "early commitment". He's already signed an LOI and will be on the field this football season.

[H-towngreen]

Yeah I'm pretty sure they are counting Roman. But he should go under 2007 recruits I would assume.