Jump to content

New Blog

good_ken

By good_ken
in Mean Green Football

 Share

Recommended Posts

good_ken Newbie

good_ken

Posted
Posted

I finished recording a pod cast with Harry and Evan of gomeangreen.com fame a few minutes ago and realized I had forgotten to put a pretty good piece of information out on the blog yesterday.

Southlake Carroll quarterback Riley Dodge is not going to transfer to UNT at the semester break. It turns out he and his dad, UNT head coach Todd Dodge, made that decision weeks ago, long before Riley injured his throwing shoulder in the high school playoffs.

I found out Riley was staying put at Carroll while working on the winter edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine. I am not sure when it will come out, but the magazine is now going to be a twice-a-year publication.

Information on who is at UNT for recruiting visits this weekend has been hard to come by, but I did pick out Flower Mound running back Tyler Pritchard walking through the parking lot of the Mean Green Athletic Center on Friday.

good_ken Newbie

good_ken

Posted
  • Author
Posted

so is Riley just going to sit out and rehab or what gives?

Strange goings ons right now at UNT.

Nope, you didn't read close enough. The decision was made before he injured his shoulder. I suspect that this is a way to get an "extra" semester of red shirting in. This will put 18 months in between Rodge and Vizza.

emmitt01 Grand Master

emmitt01

Posted
Posted

Nope, you didn't read close enough. The decision was made before he injured his shoulder. I suspect that this is a way to get an "extra" semester of red shirting in. This will put 18 months in between Rodge and Vizza.

This may be true. Once he enrolls in college his "5 years to play 4" starts.

untbowler Grand Master

untbowler

Posted
Posted

This may be true. Once he enrolls in college his "5 years to play 4" starts.

good piont did not think of it that, but this does seem like Riley will RS next year for sure.

GreenN'walinsVet Collaborator

GreenN'walinsVet

Posted
Posted

The extra semester really doesnt make a difference

I think this means that Todd Dodge decided that Vizza is going to be the starter next year and Riley didnt have a chance to getting it. Now instead of coming in and wasting the best part of his senior year, he can now enjoy it and once he gets here he will redshirt and still be at the same point this time next year as he would of if he would of enrolled in December

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Tell a friend

    Love GoMeanGreen.com? Tell a friend!

  • What's going on Mean Green?

    1. 424

      ***OFFICIAL UNT vs. UTSA IN-GAME DISCUSSION***

      It usually works that way. Lose to good teams and beat bad ones. I hope you stick with the team, but if it is too much torture, be like many others and give up. As a long mostly suffering fan, over fifty years, NT is my team. I didn't go to UT or A&M and couldn't care less about them and other the perennial powers. As far as your coach record comparison, Dodge was a bargain basement hire and didn't have a chance. McCarney was the first football hc that was hired with a competitive compensation package. Unfortunately, he had serious health issues and was a failure. Littrell and Morris were upgrades but certainly not proven D1 hc winners. I have not entirely given up on Morris, although the last game was a horrible coaching job. The defensive coordinator basically was fired by his defensive players. They are either/and/or not very talented or were poorly coached. Ether way the Defensive Coordinator is responsible. NT has two very winnable games left. Two wins and a good showing in any bowl would make this year at least a limited success.
      • 2
      • Upvote
      GrandGreen in Mean Green Football
    2. 7

      Next week's ECU game is our last chance this season to sellout DATCU Stadium

      Fire Eric Morris day
      • 1
      • Downvote
      Big Z in Mean Green Football
    3. 46

      2025 DC Wish List

      We will need to connect some dots for a potential new DC hire (assuming the interim doesn't get it). First, Caponi had no apparent Texas connections. He was a career defensive asst position coach at several schools, and lastly a CB coach at Iowa State, before being elevated to DC at UNT. He did have some DC time at a Dlll school in 2008-10, but nothing since. Was he elevated too fast? https://meangreensports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/matt-caponi/731 Does Morris have a short-list already? Probably. It's not like everyone didn't know there needed to be a change in DC for some time coming. Here are some starting criteria: -The new DC "should" have previous FCS or FBS DC experience...so a repeat learning-curve doesn't happen. -Texas ties for recruiting would be bonus points. -For a quick hire, I expect it to be someone Morris is already familiar with, no interview needed, only $ negotiated. -Are 2-year contracts a thing for Coordinators in FBS? If not, One-year only please, until we establish confidence. So, with all that in mind: -Find some FCS DCs that Morris worked with somewhere else. -A DC on an FBS staff where the HC has already been fired, or soon will be, but they had a good Defense! (a new HC will bring his own staff in). -A former head coach that has been recently recycled back thru DC to try again.
      NT80 in Mean Green Football
    4. 50

      Why Support this Program?….Seriously!?

      In their defense, they probably got influenced by free tickets, the DFW media swooning over them, and want to see why being a real winner feels like.
      • 1
      • Downvote
      untjim1995 in Mean Green Football
    5. 50

      Why Support this Program?….Seriously!?

      We even have UNT alumni cheering or going to SMU games says enough
      • 2
      • Pissed
      • Puking Eagle
      Big Z in Mean Green Football

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      3_n_out
      3_n_out
      153
    2. 2
      NT80
      NT80
      120
    3. 3
      GMG_Dallas
    4. 4
      keith
      keith
      97
    5. 5
      SUMG
      SUMG
      96
    Show More

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      15,478
    • Most Online
      1,865
    meangreen0015
    Newest Member
    meangreen0015
    Joined

WE BELIEVE IN THE MEAN GREEN!

News

Recruiting

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.