North Texas Postseason Review, Bleacher Report

[mgsteve]

Bleacher Report

[Side Show Joe]

Bleacher Report

A very honest report. Last spring I said Riley had a big time arm. I was wrong. This report pretty much sums up what I saw on the field, and reminds me of why I think next season will be more of the same. The comments about the coaching were very telling.

[KingDL1]

Bleacher Report

Wow, a pretty good read, Dodge would still get a "F" in my book and with our season I don't think I could have handed out anything more then a "C+" to any of the coaches.

Still a very encouraging read, it really puts the weight of 2010 season squarely on the Coaching Staff.

[emmitt01]

Reading this was like having my thoughts magically transcribed to the Internet. The arrogance, inflexibility and occasional clueness of this coaching staff were there for ALL to see...opponents included. Perhaps next year, assuming there is bite to RV's bark, decisions will be made with logic brought about by self-preservation.

[Eagle1855]

That is an example of a coach trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole.

Pretty much sums up the Dodge era, thus far.

[SilverEagle]

I wonder if this was available to RV before his "sit down" with Coach Dodge. This would have been an excellent outline to go by in discussing the season. If I were AD (which I'm not and never will be) I would send this to the coach prior to our evaluation meeting and advise him that he needed to have a written response for each section.

[houstonmeangreen]

Damn good writeup...mostly falls on coaching...the reason why dodge should have been shown the door....I don't think the coaching staff and HC have a clue... would be interesting to see their response to this report. I hope RV sees this.

[Harry]

I would go as far as to say this reads like clips coming from coaches... very impressive info and for the most part spot on regarding the situation. If this is coming from the coaches, I am encouraged because identifying the problem is the first major step towards a solution. if it is not coming from the coaches it should be made required reading!

[island eagle]

I would go as far as to say this reads like clips coming from coaches... very impressive info and for the most part spot on regarding the situation. If this is coming from the coaches, I am encouraged because identifying the problem is the first major step towards a solution. if it is not coming from the coaches it should be made required reading!

The coaches need to read this and reassess themselves SERIOUSLY before spring practice.

[UNTLifer]

I never thought I'd say this about an article on Bleacher Report, but that was spot on.

[yyz28]

Good review... hard to argue with virtually anything in there...

[DeepGreen]

....advise him that he needed to have a written response for each section.

Not only a response, but specifically how each shortcoming will be fixed.

[DeepGreen]

Think about what we are saying. O.K. North Texas coaching staff, you need to read the Bleacher Report's analysis of you coaching in 2009 so you can improve in 2010. We now have a staff that needs to be handed a "Coaching for Dummies" book?

[El Paso Eagle]

...........The arrogance, inflexibility and occasional clueness of this .....

Sorry, for a minute I thought Emmitt was talking about a lot of us who post on this board .....

[Green Dozer]

Did this writer attend every game and not get up from his seat?

Good article!

[Huff]

I agree with lots of the things in this report. I wonder who wrote it. In the part about the defensive line the article reads "After we landed JUCO DTs Shavood Atkinson and Kevin Jackson, it made much less sense". The word "we" was curious. That indicates to me that it was somebody who is either a very devout North Texas fan or a part of the athletic department. Any thoughts ?????

[cwb]

You can read his bio right there on the site.

[Huff]

Thanks CWB - I missed that. After reading his bio I still wonder about who it might be.

[untbowler]

great analysis and can you believe Dodge refuses to make any coaching changes, brilliant move for a Coach frying in the pan. Guess he has to much loyalty to Ford to throw him out on his HS Coaching butt.

[UNT90]

Don't know if it has been talked about, but next year is a big gamble for both TD and RD. Riley will play his redshirt Soph year next year, meaning if TD leaves at the end of the year, RD will have to choose between:

a) playing at UNT for 2 years under a new coach

b. transferring to another D1A school and having only 1 year of eligibility left, or

c) transferring to a D1AA school and have 2 years remaining.

I don't think any of these options would be appealing to Riley.

Thoughts?

[cwb]

Thanks CWB - I missed that. After reading his bio I still wonder about who it might be.

I'll narrow your list by one. It's not me.