(10-13-2021 03:17 PM)FAU Connoisseur! Wrote:  As stated on the other thread regarding this very same "power index" any index that rates unt #2 in football success can be disregarded.

EXACTLY!

(10-13-2021 03:36 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 03:32 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  It’s important to note that this is based off of a potential AD being hired and having success. So football success I would assume is based off if new AD was able to hire their guy for the job.

That makes sense. I think UNT has a great AD, but he has yet to get Littrell winning. If we could just get the right guy in that head coaching job, things could really take off... like our basketball program did.

If UNT's AD is so great, why hasn't he fired Littrell yet? He's an AD that would have a shiiitload of explaining to do at a football school like LA Tech.

(10-13-2021 04:04 PM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  

(10-13-2021 03:56 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  I don't usually care to comment on stuff like this because it's so subjective.

But it's interesting that the same schools rank in the 1 to 3 range on just about every category which suggests a significant amount of bias.

And there is one category that really just illustrates what a joke this is. It's brand perception. UNT, Rice, and Charlotte as the top 3?? I'm sorry but that's just laughable. No offense to my friends in north Texas who you all know I respect greatly. And Rice? I can see Rice up there if the category was prestigious institution academically. And Charlotte that just started playing football? Come on.

This one category alone invalidates taking this thing seriously.

Brand perception is an area where UNT should stack up well. UNT ranks first in the conference in marketing revenue. So, UNT actually earns the most money from our brand licensing.

Are you insane? Seriously? UNT is HORRIBLE at football, and has been horrible at football for a long time now. And UNT doesn't even have a baseball program. The only thing UNT fans could argue that they are remotely good at is men's basketball, and I guess women's softball, if you care to put much stock in that, which is at best the 5th or 6th rated sport.

(10-14-2021 10:53 AM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  I spent 4 days in the hospital, but don't remember too much about it. I was in bad shape. Apparently, I was about 15 pounds under my normal weight when I got there. The doctor and nurses were great. They kept pumping fluids and medicine into my IVs (I had an IV in each arm). They really took good care of me. But, I'm glad to be back home with my wife and taking a few prescriptions. Things are looking up now. I got an appointment with my primary doctor next week. Until then, I'm just resting and recovering.

Take care. I pray none of you have to go through this.

Glad you're now better, Joe.

All I can figure is these AD want-to-be's see the $1.9 million UNT is paying for a bad football coach and think "With that money I could hire a good coach and turn that dumpster fire around!"

Littrell is a prefect example of why there's little loyalty. I will never be mad at a coach who strikes hot and takes the first P5 offer that comes his way. The good times are erased rather quickly for fans.

(10-15-2021 08:39 AM)JCMiner Wrote:  Littrell is a prefect example of why there's little loyalty. I will never be mad at a coach who strikes hot and takes the first P5 offer that comes his way. The good times are erased rather quickly for fans.

The fans have given Littrell more than enough time to fix his issues. He just can't do it.

Littrell hasn't beaten a team that finished their season with a winning record since 2018. No coach deserves to keep their job if they can't beat even a single winning team over a 3 year period. It is past time for him to go.

(10-14-2021 10:53 AM)Side.Show.Joe Wrote:  I spent 4 days in the hospital, but don't remember too much about it. I was in bad shape. Apparently, I was about 15 pounds under my normal weight when I got there. The doctor and nurses were great. They kept pumping fluids and medicine into my IVs (I had an IV in each arm). They really took good care of me. But, I'm glad to be back home with my wife and taking a few prescriptions. Things are looking up now. I got an appointment with my primary doctor next week. Until then, I'm just resting and recovering.

Take care. I pray none of you have to go through this.

Glad to hear you made it home and doing better

I caught Covid in Dec/Jan and had fever/sweats for 16 days but mild other than that. My smell and taste is still not normal, and I don’t know if it will ever be the same. I hope the best for your recovery.

Part of the problem, Littrell has been unable to install any sort of a defense. it is an afterthought sometimes when you have a prolific offense but as soon as that offense graduates, the defense becomes a sore sight

Brand isn't what you're spending to acquire it. Brand is asking someone on the street who they are more familiar with. UNT ain't it. You can put on a Marshall shirt and go anywhere in the country and people will yell Go Herd! You can poopoo at that all you want but I've done it and have seen many others comment they went here or there and got the same reaction.
Brand is something you have developed over decades. Throwing $6 million dollars at it isn't going to make it happen.

It's been a long time since we earned our branding, but it's there nonetheless. Same with USM and to a degree LaTech. After that, in CUSA as it currently stands, there are no national brands, even weak ones. Don't kid yourselves. The little Blazers that could will probably get there if they keep this up another ten years. They have a unique story surrounding their success that will push their legend.

No one gets a brand after a good season or two. You have to win a lot for a long time or you have to have a story that people relate to and remember. Or both. You can't buy that.

Those guys and their numbers are idiots.

(10-18-2021 08:11 AM)MUther Wrote:  Brand isn't what you're spending to acquire it. Brand is asking someone on the street who they are more familiar with. UNT ain't it. You can put on a Marshall shirt and go anywhere in the country and people will yell Go Herd! You can poopoo at that all you want but I've done it and have seen many others comment they went here or there and got the same reaction.
Brand is something you have developed over decades. Throwing $6 million dollars at it isn't going to make it happen.

It's been a long time since we earned our branding, but it's there nonetheless. Same with USM and to a degree LaTech. After that, in CUSA as it currently stands, there are no national brands, even weak ones. Don't kid yourselves. The little Blazers that could will probably get there if they keep this up another ten years. They have a unique story surrounding their success that will push their legend.

No one gets a brand after a good season or two. You have to win a lot for a long time or you have to have a story that people relate to and remember. Or both. You can't buy that.

Those guys and their numbers are idiots.

I see their equipment truck everywhere no matter where I am driving and a ton of commercials for them as well

people know ODU

(10-18-2021 11:36 AM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 08:11 AM)MUther Wrote:  Brand isn't what you're spending to acquire it. Brand is asking someone on the street who they are more familiar with. UNT ain't it. You can put on a Marshall shirt and go anywhere in the country and people will yell Go Herd! You can poopoo at that all you want but I've done it and have seen many others comment they went here or there and got the same reaction.
Brand is something you have developed over decades. Throwing $6 million dollars at it isn't going to make it happen.

It's been a long time since we earned our branding, but it's there nonetheless. Same with USM and to a degree LaTech. After that, in CUSA as it currently stands, there are no national brands, even weak ones. Don't kid yourselves. The little Blazers that could will probably get there if they keep this up another ten years. They have a unique story surrounding their success that will push their legend.

No one gets a brand after a good season or two. You have to win a lot for a long time or you have to have a story that people relate to and remember. Or both. You can't buy that.

Those guys and their numbers are idiots.

I see their equipment truck everywhere no matter where I am driving and a ton of commercials for them as well

people know ODU

I prefer Werner Enterprises

(10-18-2021 03:59 PM)FAU Connoisseur! Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 11:36 AM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 08:11 AM)MUther Wrote:  Brand isn't what you're spending to acquire it. Brand is asking someone on the street who they are more familiar with. UNT ain't it. You can put on a Marshall shirt and go anywhere in the country and people will yell Go Herd! You can poopoo at that all you want but I've done it and have seen many others comment they went here or there and got the same reaction.
Brand is something you have developed over decades. Throwing $6 million dollars at it isn't going to make it happen.

It's been a long time since we earned our branding, but it's there nonetheless. Same with USM and to a degree LaTech. After that, in CUSA as it currently stands, there are no national brands, even weak ones. Don't kid yourselves. The little Blazers that could will probably get there if they keep this up another ten years. They have a unique story surrounding their success that will push their legend.

No one gets a brand after a good season or two. You have to win a lot for a long time or you have to have a story that people relate to and remember. Or both. You can't buy that.

Those guys and their numbers are idiots.

I see their equipment truck everywhere no matter where I am driving and a ton of commercials for them as well

people know ODU

I prefer Werner Enterprises

no bowl game much less as good as The New Orleans Bowl