Coach Mac on FOX4 @9

Side Show Joe · August 9, 2014

Coach Mac will be interviewed tonight on Fox 4 at 9. Nice to see media interest in North Texas football pick up as we get closer to kickoff in Austin.

UNT90 · August 9, 2014

Good to see. Please, leave the woe is me in Denton.

Edited August 9, 2014 by UNT90

Ben Gooding · August 9, 2014

Mac's coach speak and indirect belittlement of North Texas/self-praising is nauseating. It's a great rivalry(period)!!!!!!!! Damn.

Eppie96 · August 9, 2014

Just watched the segment. Lot' s of the same ole coach speak- always overly complimentary about other teams and their coach. Was it really necessary to point out that we are 4-28 against SMU? I love Mac, but his samle ole coach speak is getting old. I wonder if he did this when he was at Iowa State.

Green Crazy · August 9, 2014

Mac's coach speak and indirect belittlement of North Texas/self-praising is nauseating. It's a great rivalry(period)!!!!!!!! Damn.

It's called "coach speak" for a reason...because they all do it. I don't see the other part as much as some do.

NT91 · August 9, 2014

Soon to be 5-28

AndersonUNT · August 9, 2014

Beat SMUt!

Mean Green 93-98 · August 9, 2014

Soon to be 5-28

I can't wait to rub that stat in their pompous faces!

pastorgrant · August 9, 2014

Just watched the segment. Lot' s of the same ole coach speak- always overly complimentary about other teams and their coach. Was it really necessary to point out that we are 4-28 against SMU? I love Mac, but his samle ole coach speak is getting old. I wonder if he did this when he was at Iowa State.

I hate that he said that on Fox 4. It's embarrassing and doesn't tell the whole story.

Still love Coach Mac though.

Beat Texsa

GMG

wardly · August 9, 2014

And the whole story is?

pastorgrant · August 9, 2014

And the whole story is?

Most of those games were 1942 or earlier when we went 1-18. We are 3-10 against them since WW2 and many of those games were when they were earning their death penalty for cheating.

We are 2-2 against SMU since 1990, and we are going to hand them their rear ends on September 6th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_Bowl

Edited August 9, 2014 by pastorgrant

Mean Green 93-98 · August 9, 2014

We are 2-2 against SMU since we came back up from D-1AA

1-1, actually. But your point stands.

pastorgrant · August 9, 2014

1-1, actually. But your point stands.

Fixed, and thanks

What year did we come back up? For some reason I was thinking 1989. I'm a UNT fan since 2000 (my Freshman year), and have had to piece together the history of the program through GMG and random Wikipedia articles.

Mean Green 93-98 · August 9, 2014

Fixed, and thanks
What year did we come back up? For some reason I was thinking 1989. I'm a UNT fan since 2000 (my Freshman year), and have had to piece together the history of the program through GMG and random Wikipedia articles.

1995 was our first year back in 1-A, as an independent.

1994 was the year when we made the big drive to move back up, and it was one of my greatest years of UNT fandom. The stands were pretty well packed, Matt Simon was about the gutsiest playercaller of a head coach you've ever seen, and Mitch Maher was an incredible quarterback. The stands kind of dried back up in '95 after the goal to move up had been accomplished, and Mitch had used up his 4 years of eligibility. Jason Mills led a great comeback win against Oregon State that year, though.

Edited August 9, 2014 by Mean Green 93-98

UNT90 · August 9, 2014

Most of those games were 1942 or earlier when we went 1-18. We are 3-10 against them since WW2 and many of those games were when they were earning their death penalty for cheating.

We are 2-2 against SMU since 1990, and we are going to hand them their rear ends on September 6th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_Bowl

And the fact that only 2 of those games were played in Denton. And both of those games were UNT wins.

Really wish he would have taken the tact the SMU has never beaten UNT in Denton, and that UNT needs to extend that record.

Edited August 9, 2014 by UNT90

Ben Gooding · August 9, 2014

And the fact that only 2 of those games were played in Denton. And both of those games were UNT wins.
Really wish he would have taken the tact the SMU has never beaten UNT in Denton, and that UNT needs to extend that record.

Its almost as if he doesn't want or is trying not to create expectations to try to fulfill whatever legacy he thinks he has. If he builds momentum or expectations and doesn't fulfill them than he'll be known as the North Texas coach that couldn't quite put them over the edge. If he keeps the buzz out and away from Denton than no matter the results he will be remembered as that Iowa State coach that made them sort of kinda relevant for a microsecond.

Or for all we know he thinks we are going to be pretty bad and doesn't want to write checks that he thinks will bounce. More and more I listen to him the more and more I like him as our coach, but not as our universities representative. He throws too many backhands at (our, not his) brand and it's unnecessary.

Christopher Walker · August 9, 2014

Its almost as if he doesn't want or is trying not to create expectations to try to fulfill whatever legacy he thinks he has. If he builds momentum or expectations and doesn't fulfill them than he'll be known as the North Texas coach that couldn't quite put them over the edge. If he keeps the buzz out and away from Denton than no matter the results he will be remembered as that Iowa State coach that made them sort of kinda relevant for a microsecond.
Or for all we know he thinks we are going to be pretty bad and doesn't want to write checks that he thinks will bounce. More and more I listen to him the more and more I like him as our coach, but not as our universities representative. He throws too many backhands at (our, not his) brand and it's unnecessary.

Get your panties out of a wad, Ben.

IslandEagle · August 9, 2014

Get your panties out of a wad, Ben.

Amen

UNT90 · August 9, 2014

I think he is doing 2 things. First and foremost, it is a message to his team in an attempt to motivate them.

But it has the secondary benefit of lowering expectations if the season goes tits up.

But the unintended consequence is it sends the message to disaffected alumni that may be watching the local sports broadcast that we are the same old UNT and there really is nothing to see here.

outoftown · August 9, 2014

I think he is doing 2 things. First and foremost, it is a message to his team in an attempt to motivate them.
But it has the secondary benefit of lowering expectations if the season goes tits up.
But the unintended consequence is it sends the message to disaffected alumni that may be watching the local sports broadcast that we are the same old UNT and there really is nothing to see here.

So basically what Ben said. Just shorter

emmitt01 · August 9, 2014

Its almost as if he doesn't want or is trying not to create expectations to try to fulfill whatever legacy he thinks he has. If he builds momentum or expectations and doesn't fulfill them than he'll be known as the North Texas coach that couldn't quite put them over the edge. If he keeps the buzz out and away from Denton than no matter the results he will be remembered as that Iowa State coach that made them sort of kinda relevant for a microsecond.
Or for all we know he thinks we are going to be pretty bad and doesn't want to write checks that he thinks will bounce. More and more I listen to him the more and more I like him as our coach, but not as our universities representative. He throws too many backhands at (our, not his) brand and it's unnecessary.

We didn't even have football until he parted the Red Sea and walked into Denton. Before Mac came here? Water at the concession stands. With him here now? Beer! It ain't exactly wine, but his miracle making has evolved in 2,000+ years.