FRISCO, TX — Seth Littrell was smiling, in a black suite augmented with a green tie, laughing, patting coaches on the shoulder and smiling at the various people that came up to him to wish him well. “He has been on vacation” said Mason Fine, later, so that may partly explain his general bounce. The… Read more »
Seth Littrell has withdrawn from consideration for Kansas State job & is staying at North Texas, source told @WatchStadium. Great news for Mean Green — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 7, 2018 Put away your pitchforks — unless you have bales of hay to move — and let us resume normal complaining. Seth Littrell has withdrawn… Read more »
Other reports: Nothing Happening. What It All Means There are a few things happening here. Let us go through all of them and we can process this together: 1. Seth Littrell’s Agent Is Working The Phones Littrell is good at coaching. His agent is good at finding Littrell gigs and more money. In fact, he… Read more »
Whenever Seth Littrell coached up his Mean Green Football team to a bowl, he was going to get some attention. Improving North Texas football in 2015 seemed impossible to the lay internet person, and with back-to-back 9-win seasons, a high-scoring offense, and three straight bowl-appearances Seth Littrell is on some short lists. This is unsurprising… Read more »
Forget the hot takes. Like most things, winning is the answer. Doing the little things in practice, recruiting, developing, and building relationships is how you win. This has all been documented and proven over and again. There is a bit of luck involved, and sometimes some coaches get more luck than others and people rate… Read more »
Kevin Sherrington wrote a column praising North Texas the other day. He touched on the usual, including the reasons for the way things were. Too many reasons to cram into such a small space, but you could start with the fact that it’s never been affiliated with a major conference, and the facilities were modest,… Read more »
Mac Engel talked with UNT President Smastresk about the hire. The juicy bit was this part: “I’m not going to throw (former UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal) under the bus on this because he wasn’t opposed to it,” UNT President Neal Smatresk said in a phone interview. “TCU was on fire then, and still is…. Read more »
Sports fans in the DFW area mostly listen to the Ticket, but Jim Rome is still a national radio legend. Today on the Jim Rome Show, head coach Seth Littrell talked about Mason Fine, Barry Switzer, and growing the program in Denton. Here is a bit of that conversation.
This is a big game. These money games are usually perfunctory for Mean Green fans. While there may be some hope at the start, the goals usually are to remain healthy and come out looking impressive to friends. The coaches usually say the right things, but privately dislike the depressing odds. Every once in a… Read more »
