Recruits Lost

[DeepGreen]

QB recruit lost to ULM and womens BB lost recruit to Ark State. Like Vito says, not a good day for the Mean Green.

[TheColonyEagle]

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[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

I wouldn't sweat it. The new coach will likely sign a JUCO or two anyway. Plus, Thompson is still young. He didn't even get a full quarter in before his injury. Hopefully, he'll get a medical redshirt.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Also, it's likely the new coach will be recruiting quarterbacks at a level that doesn't have us fighting over them with ULM. At least, that's our hope.

[All About UNT]

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No offense but I think we can deal with the fact that this won't be the face of our QB. Agree with above....if ULM was our competition that he chose then by all means...let him be a Warhawk.

[forevereagle]

Looks like...

[OldTimer]

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Interesting thoughts on this article...It seems that Brayle Brown did not show any interest in NT per.Rivals and Scout.com which do not show any interest nor offers by UNT . I guess I could take any QB that has or commits in the future to another school and doesn't show an interest in NT losing a QB battle.

This makes me wonder the motive of the article. I do show 5 QB that have an NT offer each still listing offers by UNT.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Todd Berry has good ties into Oklahoma as well, having grown up there (Miami), played there (at Tulsa), and coached there (OSU and Tulsa). He's a good coach; doing much better than I thought he would right out of the gate at ULM.

Although, it's not like Charlie Weatherbie left that place in bad shape. I mean, how to you knock a guy who won, and won bowl games, at Utah State and Navy, as well as leading ULM to 6-6 records two of his last three seasons. At 4-4 currently, Berry has them about where they'd have been under Weatherbie again anyway.

Still, I'd rather see us hiring a guy who is competing for MWC/C-USA level talent or better. Not to knock this kid or any other, but I hope we are soon in recruiting battles with TCU, Baylor, Tulsa, Houston, Kansas, Iowa State and the like.

[ColoradoEagle]

Not to knock this kid or any other, but I hope we are soon in recruiting battles with TCU, Baylor, Tulsa, Houston, Kansas, Iowa State and the like.

I'd like to knock him: he makes Jay Cutler look like a thinking man.

[Green P1]

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No offense but I think we can deal with the fact that this won't be the face of our QB. Agree with above....if ULM was our competition that he chose then by all means...let him be a Warhawk.

There's nothing worse than the combination of dumb face and open mouth syndrome. We just dodged a real bullet.

[MeanGreenTexan]

There's nothing worse than the combination of dumb face and open mouth syndrome. We just dodged a real bullet.

we don't need mouth breathers.

[MeanGreen61]

Vito Blog Mailbag

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/

He attended a UNT camp over the summer.

I don't think UNT offered or that he was high on the wish list, but the point is, this team has to have two quarterbacks in its next class and a lot of them are coming off the board and coming off the board quickly.

[All About UNT]

Here is who we have left for QB...

QB Dillon Barrett Dry Prong, Louisiana Grant 6'4" 200 4.7 N/A N/A

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* Arkansas State (medium)

* LSU (medium)

* Memphis (medium)

* Middle Tennessee State (medium)

* Mississippi (medium)

* North Texas (medium)

* Rice (medium)

* Tulane (medium)

* Vanderbilt (medium)

* Western Kentucky (medium)

QB Alek Barrera Mesquite, TexasDallas Christian 6'3" 180 4.9 N/A N/A

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* Houston (medium)

* North Texas (medium)

* Southern Methodist (medium)

* Texas State (medium)

* Texas Tech (medium)

QB Zach Gregory Dallas, TexasFirst Baptist Academy 6'3" 185 4.7 N/A N/A

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* Colorado (medium)

* Louisiana-Monroe (medium)

* North Texas (medium)

* Rice (medium)

QB Collin Strahan Mesquite, TexasHorn 6'0" 180 4.5 N/A N/A

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* Air Force (medium)

* Boise State (medium)

* Bucknell (medium)

* Colorado State (medium)

* New Mexico (medium)

* North Texas (medium)

* Towson (medium)

* Wake Forest (medium)

QB Cooper Jones Lone Oak, TexasLone Oak 6'4" 181 4.8 N/A N/A

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Edited November 4, 2010 by All About UNT

[UNTLifer]

QB's interested in NT still on the board.

Per rivals:

QB Dillon Barrett Dry Prong, Louisiana

Grant 6'4" 200 4.7 N/A N/A listClose this windowArkansas State (medium)

LSU (medium)

Memphis (medium)

Middle Tennessee State (medium)

Mississippi (medium)

North Texas (medium)

Rice (medium)

Tulane (medium)

Vanderbilt (medium)

Western Kentucky (medium)

QB Alek Barrera Mesquite, Texas

Dallas Christian 6'3" 180 4.9 N/A N/A listClose this windowHouston (medium)

North Texas (medium)

Southern Methodist (medium)

Texas State (medium)

Texas Tech (medium)

QB Zach Gregory Dallas, Texas

First Baptist Academy 6'3" 185 4.7 N/A N/A listClose this windowColorado (medium)

Louisiana-Monroe (medium)

North Texas (medium)

Rice (medium)

QB Collin Strahan Mesquite, Texas

Horn 6'0" 180 4.5 N/A N/A listClose this windowAir Force (medium)

Boise State (medium)

Bucknell (medium)

Colorado State (medium)

New Mexico (medium)

North Texas (medium)

Towson (medium)

Wake Forest (medium)

QB Cooper Jones Lone Oak, Texas

Lone Oak 6'4" 181 4.8 N/A N/A listClose this windowBaylor (medium)

Houston (medium)

Kansas (medium)

North Texas (medium)

Oklahoma State (medium)

Rice (medium)

TCU (medium)

Texas A&M (medium)

Tulsa (medium)

QB Benjamin Hartley Dallas, Texas

Lutheran 6'2" 185 4.6 N/A N/A listClose this windowGeorgia Tech (medium)

North Texas (medium)

Oklahoma State (medium)

Texas A&M (medium)

Texas Tech (medium)

Tulsa (medium)

UCLA (medium)

QB Exavier Johnson Woodland Hills, California

Pierce C.C. 6'3" 205 4.5 N/A N/A listClose this windowKansas State (medium)

Louisiana Tech (medium)

New Mexico State (medium)

North Texas (medium)

UNLV (medium)

QB Mitch Manley Pittsburg, Texas

Pittsburg

Scout lists a couple more.

[GrandGreen]

I wonder why anyone is concerned with recruiting at this point. No one with many other options is going to commit to NT until a new coach is signed. I would be leery about anyone who committed to NT now. About all that can be done, is for Canales and staff to keep in contact with the better recruits in hopes that they can be signed if Canales gets the job. Historically, most NT recruits are committed late in the process; so I don't think a whole lot is lost with this coaching change particularly if a new coach is signed before season end. In fact, I believe the new coach whoever he is will be able to do substantially better than NT has done the past two years.

As an aside; I have always like ULM; they do a whole lot with very little. They were our big rival in the SL and deserve sympathy for being that close to La Tech and their delusional fans.

[untcampbell]

As another aside, Canales just twittered he is going out to talk to recruits NOW.

Love this guy.

Passion.

[Graddean]

How can you lose someone to whom you have made no offer?

[KRAM1]

I'm not that worried about the QB spot. I think that will take care of itself. I am more concerned about recruiting some on defense and some big, fast O-Line guys. I hope to see a defensive coordinator who is a recruiter and will work hard to help bring quality defensive players to the Mean Green. If UNT can "upgrade" the defense and the O-line, the winning should start sooner than later. But, of course, i state the obvious. Love the fact that Canales is on the recruiting trail.

GO MEAN GREEN!

[Mean Green 93-98]

For those with Rivals access, there is a good article about this very subject today.

http://northtexas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1148478