It's Evidently Official Lacroix Has Resigned

[OldTimer]

Todays *Tele states that Coach Todd Dodge said that LaCroix has resigned, helped coach a secondary that finished 93rd in the Bowl subdivision with 256.8 passing yards allowed per game along with 28 passing TD's.

[PHSCoach]

, helped coach a secondary that finished

Love the wording "helped coach" not coached or was in charge of

[JayDub]

C'mon Mendoza!

[GreenBat]

Butch LaCroix coached the Cornerbacks, not the entire secondary.

Some people owe TTG a big apology.

[scotty474]

As I read LaCroix's bio, he was out of coaching '96-'06 before returning this past season at NT, so is getting out of coaching again or forced out?

[NT80]

Performance, Scapegoat, of just Fed Up?

[houstonmeangreen]

R Mendoza should hit the road too....TD better be smart enough to fix the defense BEFORE next season starts. Judgement? Remember, TD said the defense would be the STRENGTH of the team....we were the worse in ALL of college div 1A and perhaps the worse in UNT history...how is this for running a defense?

[UNTflyer]

Kitty can get out of the corner now.

[emmitt01]

Again, when you're hired to do a job and not allowed to do that job just how long would YOU stay?

[Bryan316]

Let's band together and send RM a copy of this fine book.

[NT03]

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[GoMeanGreen1999]

Some of you posters need to send Tasty a little appology.

[H-towngreen]

Would like to hear from Coach Lacroix to hear his reasons for leaving?

I really hope that we go out and get ourselves a college coach, please no more high school coaches.

[Green Lantern]

Oh sweet vindication! Norm voice "I love you"

[NCMeanGreen]

Again, when you're hired to do a job and not allowed to do that job just how long would YOU stay?

I am not sure that I follow...what do you mean here?

[STE]

I am not sure that I follow...what do you mean here?

I agree - can anyone shed some light here as to what happened here?

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Well I will be interested to see who we go out now and hire.....

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Possibly a required viewing?

Organization of Defensive Coverages & Three Types of Coverages

with Gary DeLoach,

UCLA Assistant Football Coach / Safeties

The UCLA run defense ranked 9th in the nation in 2006, finishing over 100 spots higher than the year before. Coach DeLoach presents an inside look at how that impressive change came about. A main principle to the UCLA defense is to secure the perimeter of the defense. By putting the Sam back in the force position on the tight end side is key to starting your defense. Safeties are lined up 10 yards deep and their technique is flat foot read. A main focus is reading the backs to determine the play entry and blocking schemes. Reading this triangle is important for the linebackers and the safeties. DeLoach presents his alley rules for safeties. Force is the number one thing in the alley, meaning the run is turned back in by the first man on the play. The safety should never have a run/pass conflict. DeLoach also includes passing tools for the safties to use that help them in the run game. Using game footage, DeLoach effectively illustrates different coverages.

102 minutes. 2007.

or better yet, make it a double feature paired with:

Zone Coverages for the 4-3 Defense

with Gary DeLoach,

UCLA Secondary Coach

Coach Gary DeLoach has over 25 successful years of experience coaching football at the HS, JUCO, DI-AA, and DI levels. In his first season at UCLA, the Bruin secondary allowed just 15 touchdown passes (#1 in Pac-10) over 13 games and led the Pac-10 in pass defense giving up just 200.7 yards per game through the air. In this DVD, you will learn the basic principles of zone and man pass defense. DeLoach highlights the four key principles in zone and man defense that he has taught throughout his career: Defending the field, breaking on the ball, rushing the passer, and defending deep to short. DeLoach emphasizes playing primarily zone or man defense and using the other as a "change of pace" defense. In this presentation, he will show you how to hide your coverages by playing pre-snap defense and making proper reads. Using game footage, DeLoach provides instruction for 2-deep zone, 3-deep zone, halves, quarters, press man, and off man coverages. He also includes reads and reactions versus the run.

54 minutes. 2005.

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Edited December 16, 2007 by ADLER

[JesseMartin]

Adler, do you get a percentage?

I don't know about the "No HS coaches" thing. Our record doesn't show how much TD has done as HC. Maybe amend the statement as "No more HS coaches in Position X or Y"...a bit more collegiate coaching experience to stir in the pot with the "fresh, new" HS coaching would be a good idea...but I wouldn't say the season was a total flop, regardless of our record!

[untbowler]

just curious how the Startlegram was able to break the story but our hometown paper only got a no comment. Guess respect is not there yet for Vito, must make Belo mad seeing their neighbors break the news, outside of TY Blog of course.

[GoMeanGreen1999]

just curious how the Startlegram was able to break the story but our hometown paper only got a no comment. Guess respect is not there yet for Vito, must make Belo mad seeing their neighbors break the news, outside of TY Blog of course.

Good Question. TD is not a fan of Vito though.

[Pen Yan Fan]

Good Question. TD is not a fan of Vito though.

Vito has fans?

[good_ken]

Vito has fans?

I think he's been pretty awesome to take the time to weigh in during the podcasts.

And most posters like those; so yeah...he has fans.

[UNTflyer]

Vito has fans?

I've had some problems with Vito (I don't think we ever got the full story on Woody Wilson). But for the most part he has been willing to share information freely and he is a fan.

[H-towngreen]

I'm a Vito fan, he does what he can with a coach he is nearly as open as DD was. Todge is fairly closed to the media.