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2023 Roster

It will be interesting to see how the roster looks next year, see who transfers in/out, see if the new staff can keep the committed guys and see who they can bring on board. Now some of the guys that will graduate and move on are important pieces to the current team, but numbers wise we really don't have that many guys out of eligibility.
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Presser Highlights

Overall a good press conference - little awkward at the beginning, but when we got down to the meat and potatoes, it’s what we needed to hear.

1. His comments about evaluating talent were on point. You have to be able to find those kids and not rely on 4-5 star recruits. Development is key and he honed in on that big time.

2. While he didn’t give a straight answer about an oc, I appreciated his response because it sounded like he would do what’s best for the team based on the situation… not stick to one way of doing things just because that’s how he’s always done it.

3. Also mentioned a designated special teams coach (Lower offensive or defensive level coach). This is huge considering how terrible we’ve been in that aspect of the game.

4. He knows this area. He made that clear. That will be big for us when it comes to local/regional recruiting.

5. His experience is EXTENSIVE. I was impressed when he talked it all out - that will bring a perspective we haven’t had in a LONG time (decades?).

6. He seems like the tough but fair coach. In my pinion those are the best kind. Will stick up for his kids but he’s going to make them earn their time. Classic good football coach.

If I left anything out feel free to add.

I’m excited!

Initial NET rankings for 2022-2023 season

So there are no games today that I will be tracking. Today is the initial installment of the NET rankings. I knew we would be over 200 and I was correct.

Before anyone asks. Oral Roberts played 4 teams that are NAIA, D2 or 3. That is why their record is what it is.

Rankings

RankTrendTeamRecordRankTrendTeamRecord
1EvenHouston8-070EvenOral Roberts2-3
38EvenMemphis6-273EvenCharlotte7-2
95EvenUCF6-274EvenOklahoma St.5-3
99EvenWichita St.4-4101EvenMurray St.4-3
151EvenCincinnati5-3105EvenLMU (CA)6-3
155EvenTemple5-4187EvenDetroit Mercy3-5
189EvenTulane5-3220EvenCentral Mich.2-4
202EvenEast Carolina6-3224EvenOregon St.3-5
229EvenSouth Fla.3-6286EvenLoyola Chicago3-5
234EvenTulsa2-5315EvenJackson St.1-6
282EvenSMU3-5349EvenMiss. Val. St.1-9


Expansion teams

RankTrendTeamRecord
23EvenFla. Atlantic6-1
54EvenUAB6-1
68EvenNorth Texas4-2
254EvenRice5-2
305EvenUTSA3-3


Quad Tracker

Q1Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
WinQuadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 136-240
noneQuadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
Loss
Oklahoma St. (A)
Q2
Win
None
Loss
Oral Roberts (H)
Charlotte (N)
Q3
Win
Loss
Murray St. (N)
Oregon St. (A)
Q4
Wins
Loyola Chicago (N)
Jackson St. (H)
Loss

The Search Could Have Been Better

One word. Disaster.

When coaching candidates are coming up that keep on missing the mark that’s very concerning. Troubling.

The main requisite for a TU coach is having established roots or connections to Texas. It’s the lifeblood of the program.

Aside from GJ Kinne, no candidate has deep roots to Texas. Marion has skipped from job to job. Wells has spent the last decade primarily in Utah. Odom’s focus has been in MO, KS, and Arkansas.

We have heard nothing from or about Gillespie in quite some time. The old ball coach may have delayed any communique till after the conference championship, or he may have just taken a pass on the job.

The results at Arkansas this year don’t lend any great confidence in hiring Odom. None. Zilch. Marion? He’s never really held on to a job very long at all. He’s a professional “job hopper”. Look at his resume’.

College football playoff

So TCU made the playoffs in spite of a close loss. Had they gotten blown out, would they still have made it?

And Ohio State’s last game was a blowout loss, but they back in not having to play a championship game. USC gets penalized playing in a championship game.

The system doesn’t seem equitable. You can almost consider it a penalty to play in a conference championship.

Game thoughts ORU

I still like the coaches, but I don’t understand what we are doing. We aren’t athletic, don’t play aggressive defense to make up for that, and have them at least 16 extra shots with turnovers and bad rebounding.

Four guard offense doesn’t work. I don’t understand how we use Dalger.

I feel like we are forcing things and it’s just not working.
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