Gomeangreen.com Is Interviewing Coach Mac Tomorrow!

Harry · April 6, 2011

Evan and I are very excited about the opportunity to visit with Coach Mac tomorrow. This will be a recorded audio podcast that we will post later in the day here on the site.

Since this site represents the fans of the Mean Green nation we want to reach out to you for questions to ask him. Just post your questions here in this thread. We will pick the best ones and will try to fit in as many as we can given the time allotted.

We appreciate Coach Mac and his entire staff as well as SID Eric Capper and the AD office and thank them for this opportunity! :goodjob:

GMG!

H-towngreen · April 6, 2011

We have undersized DE's and unproven DT's, what can we expect from the DLine this year? Who's starting to this point? Who's impressed?

MeanGreenTexan · April 6, 2011

What, um... Do you like this gig?

For real: How do you like Denton, TX? Found any favorite restaurants?

ColoradoEagle · April 6, 2011

1) What would he like his and the team's mindset to be going into Tuscaloosa? What does he expect to see?

2) What will it take to make NT competitive within the Sun Belt? What will it take to make NT competitive against top 50 teams?

3) What does he perceive as NT's advantages in building the program vs. SMU and TCU? What are our disadvantages?

Edited April 6, 2011 by ColoradoEagle

UNT Five&Dime · April 6, 2011

Eppy or Dumpsalot?

greenminer · April 6, 2011

What new/different ways can we expect Chico to use Dunbar this year, compared to 2010?

What's your favorite place to eat in Denton?

We appear to (again) have great depth at the RB position. Can the fans expect to see some new formations with 2 or more of them on the field at once?

Thoughts on Darius Carey, i.e. what role do expect of him?

Green P1 · April 6, 2011

How are you?

UNT Mean Green · April 6, 2011

How would you asess the talent on defense?

Coach Canales and Simmonds seem to be experimenting to find the best offensive line combination. Do you have concerns about being able to find the right fit?

Andrew Power was a highly recruited signee, and is a physical specimen. How would you grade his performance this spring?

Do you feel that you and your staff have been able to impact the culture here? Is the team buying in?

Taking a look at the schedule, there are 5 consecutive tough games to begin your tenure here at North Texas. How do you feel about the schedule?

Do you do anything in spring ball to begin preparing for FIU, Houston, and Alabama schematically? Or does that begin in fall camp?

For the most part the team has stayed very healthy this spring despite having a lot of physical practices. Would you attribute that to the program that Coach Wintrich has them on?

Do you have any players here who have the ability to play at the next level?

How would you rate Lance Dunbar compared to some of the better backs that you have coached over the years?

Eagle-96 · April 6, 2011

Classically, it can be shown that information crossing the event horizon of a black hole is lost to our universe, and that thus all black holes are identical beyond their mass, electrical charge and angular velocity. The problem with this theorem is that it implies the black hole will emit the same radiation regardless of what goes into it, and as a consequence that if a pure quantum state is thrown into a black hole, an "ordinary" mixed state will be returned. Do you agree or disagree that this runs counter to the rules of quantum mechanics causing a black hole information paradox?

Or you could ask if he prefers to go into the season with a definite number one quarterback or if he is comfortable with a platoon situation.

LongJim · April 6, 2011

When you assessed the overall state of the team, you mentioned a "lack of D1" size at many positions.

Much has been said by previous staffs about "getting local guys in here", "developing what we have", etc.

Do you feel that successful recruiting in the trenches is a priority every year, or do skill position players come first?

Particularly on the offensive and defensive lines, what is the program's strategy for finding prospects that fit the mold UNT requires, when considering the difficulty UNT has faced historically when recruiting at these positions?

Understanding that JUCO players are possibly a last resort, has your view changed regarding JUCO help for positions of need on the OL or DL, or do you feel optimistic that prospective HS players can begin to fill these roles in the next year or two?

Both types of wins are nice to have, but which do you find more satisfying: Outscoring your opponent in a shootout 38-34 with your skill players running wild--but keeping your jersies clean, or seeing your offense and defense physically dominating your opponent, making him quit, and beating him 21-7?

Charlie NT 73 · April 6, 2011

Here are my questions:

1. Will any of the incoming freshman class come to North Texas this summer

to work out in the summer conditioning/training program?

2. For the last remaining football scholarship, are you searching

for a OL or DL player?

3. Are you going to have any football camps at North Texas this summer?

4. You learned from one of the best coaches, Hayden Fry. Fry used stand up

DE's in his defensive schemes. Have you considered having the DE's

to stand up rather than in a 3 point stance?

5. I see you have made some player position changes, Jamize Olawale, TE to WR,

and Will Wright, DB to LB. Both good moves IMHO. Any other player

position changes, who and why?

eppy4life · April 6, 2011

Will the interview be transcribed to text and posted for those of us who prefer to read it?

Ask him that.

Harry · April 6, 2011

WOW great questions!! Better than I could come up with for sure. We have some well informed, tuned in fans. Please keep em coming!! This is going to be very hard to pick because there are so many good ones. Thank you! GMG!

Maduro · April 6, 2011

Roosters or Metzlers?

greenminer · April 6, 2011

If you were a hot dog, would you eat yourself?

Mean Green 93-98 · April 6, 2011

Based upon

(1) the current roster talent and

(2) time necessary for the new coaching staff to implement their teaching, philosophies, and system,

is an overall winning record a realistic expectation for the 2011 season?

H-towngreen · April 6, 2011

Dunbar was used out of the Wildcat formation last season and it was succesful, do you see us using LD in that role again?

Recruiting, I've noticed that we're going out hard early. What is your approach to recruiting at this point of the cycle?

All About UNT · April 6, 2011

What is the difference between the conditioning strategies between this year and last? Will our players have a higher level of endurance than they had last year.... an issue that could have led to both injuries and collapses on the defensive end.

jperg2 · April 6, 2011

If we wanted to have you sign/autograph a mini-helmet where can we mail it?

Daddy Dumpsalot · April 6, 2011

Boxers or briefs?

greenjoe · April 6, 2011

I understand you are currently staying at the Homewood suites. Are you looking to buy/build a home and if so, where ?

KRAM1 · April 6, 2011

I understand you are currently staying at the Homewood suites. Are you looking to buy/build a home and if so, where ?

greenjoe...great question...but, I do know he has already answered this several times...answer is "yes" and in Denton. He has now sold his Florida home (one of them) and his wife has moved to Denton. Said they were currently looking...did not say if he wanted to buy or build but did say they wanted to be part of the Denton community.

Good to have him answer again in the interview...great question.

All About UNT · April 6, 2011

I understand you are currently staying at the Homewood suites. Are you looking to buy/build a home and if so, where ?

I hear that the Homewood Suites offers a Continental Breakfast unrivaled by any of their competitors.....is this true?

tylermeangreen · April 6, 2011

How would you asess the talent on defense?

Coach Canales and Simmonds seem to be experimenting to find the best offensive line combination. Do you have concerns about being able to find the right fit?

Andrew Power was a highly recruited signee, and is a physical specimen. How would you grade his performance this spring?

Do you feel that you and your staff have been able to impact the culture here? Is the team buying in?

Taking a look at the schedule, there are 5 consecutive tough games to begin your tenure here at North Texas. How do you feel about the schedule?

Do you do anything in spring ball to begin preparing for FIU, Houston, and Alabama schematically? Or does that begin in fall camp?

For the most part the team has stayed very healthy this spring despite having a lot of physical practices. Would you attribute that to the program that Coach Wintrich has them on?

Do you have any players here who have the ability to play at the next level?

How would you rate Lance Dunbar compared to some of the better backs that you have coached over the years?

Great Questions!

UNT90 · April 6, 2011

You have said Brandon McCoy is a natural defensive tackle. A glance at the roster shows a weight of 265, which in college means he probably goes for 250. Is the current roster weight wrong? Has Brandon beefed up over the winter? If so, what is his current weight? If not, there are some of us that are concerned that this is yet another defensive end being played out of position by a defensive line coach that has showed a propensity to do this in the past. How would you address those concerns?