Dan McCarney has three bowl wins...

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

...as a head coach at Iowa State and North Texas.

Those three bowl wins are more than the following coaches:

Ty Willingham

Charlie Weis

Pop Warner

Dave Wannsedt

Bob Toledo

Mike Stoops

Rick Stockstill

John L. Smith

Mike Shula

Ed Orgeron

Will Muschamp

Rick Minter

David McWilliams

Steve Kragthorpe

Butch Jones

Jim Harbaugh

Galen Hall

Pat Fitzgerald

Karl Dorrell

Derek Dooley

Mario Christobal

Lee Corso

Don Coryell

Bill Callahan

Gary Anderson

Steve Sarkisian

John Mackovic

Rocky Long

Steve Logan

Chip Kelly

Skip Holtz

Dan Hawkins

Walt Harris

Ray Goff

Gary Gibbs

Chan Gailey

Spike Dykes

Art Briles

Terry Bowden

Larry Blakeney

Bret Bielema

Emory Bellard

Jack Bicknell

Gary Barnett

Chris Ault

Fred Akers

Bob Davie

Dave Clawson

Ron Zook

Jerry Kill

Tom Amstutz

Brady Hoke

Bill Curry

Ken Nuimatalolo

Troy Calhoun

Bob Neyland

..and, they are as many bowl wins as these coaches:
Dana Bible

Tommy Bowden

Gene Chizik

Jerry Claiborne

Bill Dooley

Chuck Fairbanks

Larry Fedora

Dennis Franchione

Jim Grobe

Al Groh

Jimmy Johnson

Paul Johnson

Pat Jones

Jim Leavitt

Sonny Lubick

Dick MacPherson

Mark Mangino

Ron McBride

Dutch Meyer

Dan Mullen

Ara Paseghian

Ray Perkins

George Perles

Warren Powers

Mike Price

R.C. Slocum

Larry Smith

Bruce Snyder

Charlie Strong

Kevin Sumlin

Dabo Swinney

Bill Walsh

[UNT90]

You know, I think he also won a national championship at Floroda, but I'm not real certain...

[NorthTexan95]

There's a lot of really good coaches ... and some real stinkers ... on that list.

[meaniegreenie]

Yeah, but could he win a state championship at SLC???

[MeanGreenTexan]

You know, I think he also won a national championship at Floroda, but I'm not real certain...

Well, I dunno know about Floroda, but if you simply ask him "How you doing today?", or "What's up with this Texas weather, huh?", he'll let you know about the one he won at Florida.

[oldguystudent]

Yeah, but could he win a state championship at SLC???

Depends on how well he recruits.

[MeanGreenGlory]

Dan McCarney has done wonders for North Texas. No question about it. Wouldn't trade him for anyone else right now.

Thanks to all the coaches for your efforts in changing the perception of UNT. Your work, progress, and goals are deeply appreciated despite what some on this board may portray.

Go Mean Green! #BeatSMU #Hit6

[UNT Alumni Lifer]

Dan McCarney has done wonders for North Texas. No question about it. Wouldn't trade him for anyone else right now.

Thanks to all the coaches for your efforts in changing the perception of UNT. Your work, progress, and goals are deeply appreciated despite what some on this board may portray.

Go Mean Green! #BeatSMU #Hit6

GREAT POST; I'LL SECOND THAT

[emmitt01]

...as a head coach at Iowa State and North Texas.

Those three bowl wins are more than the following coaches:

Ty Willingham

Charlie Weis

Pop Warner

Dave Wannsedt

Bob Toledo

Mike Stoops

Rick Stockstill

John L. Smith

Mike Shula

Ed Orgeron

Will Muschamp

Rick Minter

David McWilliams

Steve Kragthorpe

Butch Jones

Jim Harbaugh

Galen Hall

Pat Fitzgerald

Karl Dorrell

Derek Dooley

Mario Christobal

Lee Corso

Don Coryell

Bill Callahan

Gary Anderson

Steve Sarkisian

John Mackovic

Rocky Long

Steve Logan

Chip Kelly

Skip Holtz

Dan Hawkins

Walt Harris

Ray Goff

Gary Gibbs

Chan Gailey

Spike Dykes

Art Briles

Terry Bowden

Larry Blakeney

Bret Bielema

Emory Bellard

Jack Bicknell

Gary Barnett

Chris Ault

Fred Akers

Bob Davie

Dave Clawson

Ron Zook

Jerry Kill

Tom Amstutz

Brady Hoke

Bill Curry

Ken Nuimatalolo

Troy Calhoun

Bob Neyland

..and, they are as many bowl wins as these coaches:

Dana Bible

Tommy Bowden

Gene Chizik

Jerry Claiborne

Bill Dooley

Chuck Fairbanks

Larry Fedora

Dennis Franchione

Jim Grobe

Al Groh

Jimmy Johnson

Paul Johnson

Pat Jones

Jim Leavitt

Sonny Lubick

Dick MacPherson

Mark Mangino

Ron McBride

Dutch Meyer

Dan Mullen

Ara Paseghian

Ray Perkins

George Perles

Warren Powers

Mike Price

R.C. Slocum

Larry Smith

Bruce Snyder

Charlie Strong

Kevin Sumlin

Dabo Swinney

Bill Walsh

So, just so I'm clear, if Art Briles or Will Muschamp or Chip Kelly walked into RV's office and said "I want to coach North Texas" you think the answer should be "you haven't won enough bowl games to coach here"?

If that's not what you're saying then your comparison is irrelevant and you have mastered trolling.

Edited September 5, 2014 by emmitt01

[untbowler]

So, just so I'm clear, if Art Briles or Will Muschamp or Chip Kelly walked into RV's office and said "I want to coach North Texas" you think the answer should be "you haven't won enough bowl games to coach here"?

If that's not what you're saying then your comparison is irrelevant and you have mastered trolling.

Better question for that list is how many of them are 31 games under .500 and make $500k a yr at the hardest job in American Collegiate Athletics

[Quoner]

Better question for that list is how many of them are 31 games under .500 and make $500k a yr at the hardest job in American Collegiate Athletics

Well several of them may be coaching in actual hell, so I'd say even there, they have a leg up.

Speaking of which, has anyone seen the line on Bill Walsh's Hades Tech Raiders vs. Dana Bibles' Fightin' Ironics this weekend? I don't have ESPN 3, but plan to follow it on my phone.

[Travis]

Yeah, but he couldn't do it with two good eyes. So there will always be a * next to the three bowl wins.

[GrandGreen]

Don't overlook that bowl games numbers have climbed. It is a lot easier now, in fact about half the teams playing get into bowl games

It's like Texas high school playoffs, my team finished tied for first and second a couple of years and sit home.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Better question for that list is how many of them are 31 games under .500 and make $500k a yr at the hardest job in American Collegiate Athletics

Chizik at Iowa State, Chizik at Auburn.

It's harder to win at some schools. McCarney pulled off a Snyder/K-State-like turnaround at Iowa State. Both were very crappy jobs and programs in the Big 8, the worst at the time.

McCarney did a great job at Iowa State, and he's doing a great job here.

Our misfortune is history. Money has taken over to the nth degree in college athletics. We were rule-followers; good guys. The thieving entities are now in control of the whole thing. They don't want any football versions of Butler or Gonzaga stealing their thunder - and, dollars - during the postseason.

I'm thankful for McCartney. Again, having lived through I-AA football during my time at UNT, I'm thankful for what we have now.

Looking forward to McCarney adding another bowl win to his record at the end of this season.

A journey of a thousand miles begins when the alarm clock goes off early, you get out of bed, pee, shower, shave, dress, eat a bowl of figgy oatmeal, and begin foot stepping in the direction of the journey's end.

Edited September 5, 2014 by The Fake Lonnie Finch

[Travis Scott]

Chizik at Iowa State, Chizik at Auburn.

It's harder to win at some schools. McCarney pulled off a Snyder/K-State-like turnaround at Iowa State. Both were very crappy jobs and programs in the Big 8, the worst at the time.

McCarney did a great job at Iowa State, and he's doing a great job here.

Our misfortune is history. Money has taken over to the nth degree in college athletics. We were rule-followers; good guys. The thieving entities are now in control of the whole thing. They don't want any football versions of Butler or Gonzaga stealing their thunder - and, dollars - during the postseason.

I'm thankful for McCartney. Again, having lived through I-AA football during my time at UNT, I'm thankful for what we have now.

Looking forward to McCarney adding another bowl win to his record at the end of this season.

A journey of a thousand miles begins when the alarm clock goes off early, you get out of bed, pee, shower, shave, dress, eat a bowl if figgy oatmeal, and begin foot stepping in the direction of the journey's end.

I like oatmeal.