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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4074819, member: 549"] Yes, it’s Wolken but interesting commentary nonetheless: -> [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/dan-wolken/2021/10/17/clemsons-offense-sputtering-nebraska-stuck-neutral-misery-index/8498163002/']North Texas: Coach Seth Littrell’s career arc should be a cautionary tale for any Group of Five coach who has some success but doesn’t get the heck out at the first opportunity[/URL]. After winning nine games in his second and third seasons, including a trip to the Conference USA championship game, Littrell looked like the next hot coaching prospect from the Air Raid family. But after the 2018 season, Littrell never quite got to the finish line after serious discussions with Kansas State. At that point, he was the highest-paid coach in C-USA and North Texas continued to invest in his contract and his staff. But the returns are diminishing — quickly. The Mean Green probably isn’t C-USA’s worst team, but at 1-5 (with the lone win coming against Northwestern State) and coming off a 49-21 home loss to Marshall, it’d be hard to tell the difference. North Texas is 6-12 in the league since 2019 and headed for its third straight losing season, and now he’s far more likely to be fired than to get promoted to the Power Five. <- [/QUOTE]