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re: Eric Morris from UNT
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:02 am to WaterLink
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:02 am to WaterLink
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IW had never made the playoffs before him. He brought them there twice and got them their first playoff win
North Texas has never had a double digit win season in their entire history, he's about to give them that.
If that’s the criteria Sonny Dykes did that at the FBS level
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Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:02 am to Lester Earl
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He’s a disciple of a tried & true offensive system that has worked all over CFB. The variation he is running is the best version of air raid that I’ve seen. The defense has no clue where the ball is going.
Can you imagine his scheme on offense with LSU talent and a Blake Baker defense? Plus he has shown that he can DEVELOP quarterbacks.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:03 am to Beef Supreme
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Let the air raid gurus run the offenses. Let someone else be the HC. That's all I'm saying. I have no problem with Morris being our OC.
Or let them run the team so you don’t have to hire a new OC every 2 years. And let a DC coach the defense with the resources and recruits lsu is able to pull. It’s not rocket science
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:06 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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If that’s the criteria Sonny Dykes did that at the FBS level
TCU had great seasons under Patterson though. The 2010 and 2014 TCU teams were better than the 2022 team. The programs Morris coached had no history of any success whatsoever
This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 11:10 am
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:08 am to Foghorn18
I think we get caught up on good teams versus big coaches
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:08 am to Foghorn18
And bring his QB
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:08 am to Lester Earl
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It’s not rocket science
Then why hasn't it worked?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:22 am to Beef Supreme
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Then why hasn't it worked?
It has worked, though, since 2000
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:25 am to WaterLink
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TCU had great seasons under Patterson though. The 2010 and 2014 TCU teams were better than the 2022 team. The programs Morris coached had no history of any success whatsoever
If you look at teams who made the BCS title game and playoffs, they've littered with air raid systems and spread-option systems since 2000.
How many playoffs did Lincoln Riley get to at OU? Those TCU teams.
Clemson had a lot of Air Raid influence on their offense during their heyday.
Bama had a lot of Air Raid influence in the late Saban era.
Kiffin has incorporated a ton of it into his offense. He's not running that Norm Chow shite anymore and hasn't for over 10 years. Sark, too.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:27 am to Beef Supreme
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Then why hasn't it worked?
Brother, search & read. This sums it up if you want to be lazy
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It’s everywhere and nowhere,” said Nate Tice, a former quarterback at Wisconsin who is now a football analyst for The Athletic. “Everyone in college runs Y cross. If you watch Ohio State, they run it 100 times a game, but you don’t think of Ohio State as an Air Raid team. But they’re running Air Raid concepts.”
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:29 am to Lester Earl
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Does he give good press conferences?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:31 am to Lester Earl
They year before he was made HC at Incarnate word, they were1-10 (3-8 year before that)
He took them 6-5 his first year, and 10-3 his last year
He took over North Texas. The year before they were .500
In year 3 he has them 9-1
Some people are too stupid to look at anything but an "overall" record
He took them 6-5 his first year, and 10-3 his last year
He took over North Texas. The year before they were .500
In year 3 he has them 9-1
Some people are too stupid to look at anything but an "overall" record
Posted on 11/17/25 at 11:59 am to Foghorn18
If we miss on Kiffin and can't get Dillingham then yes that would be the next one I'd go after.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:03 pm to Lester Earl
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Brother, search & read. This sums it up if you want to be lazy
I am not in denial that concepts of the air raid are used all over. My point was about as you put it "disciples" of the air raid being hired to be HC. They have not panned out. I don't see him being a disciple of the air raid to be a point in favor of us hiring him.
All for his offensive system coming here. Just not as our HC.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:39 pm to Chicken
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I wonder if Morris's next move is to become OC at a P4 school for a defensive minded head coach...
Chicken, are you hinting at something here?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:45 pm to Foghorn18
LSU folks will say he’s not big time enough or proven enough. They might be right but I’ve been a big fan of the way Morris runs his offense
Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:58 pm to BatonrougeCajun
His ability to find and develop QBs beyond the recruiting services is remarkable. Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, Cam Ward, Mateer and now Mestemaker. All were 3 star or less. A quick search of his scheme looks like a hybrid of air raid and RPO with a greater emphasis on run vs traditional air raid. UNT averages 182 ypg rushing. They are currently #1 in FBS in scoring at 45.3 ppg.
He needs a good DC which has been his biggest limitation. It's hard to tell how he'd do at P4 and the USF loss was bad, but multiple turnovers changed a close game into a route. On a positive side they beat Wash St 59-10. The same Wash St lost to Ole Miss 24-21.
He needs a good DC which has been his biggest limitation. It's hard to tell how he'd do at P4 and the USF loss was bad, but multiple turnovers changed a close game into a route. On a positive side they beat Wash St 59-10. The same Wash St lost to Ole Miss 24-21.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:04 pm to BayouCowboy
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A quick search of his scheme looks like a hybrid of air raid and RPO with a greater emphasis on run vs traditional air raid. UNT averages 182 ypg rushing. They are currently #1 in FBS in scoring at 45.3 ppg.
I think people hear "Air Raid" and think of what Leach was running 25 years ago, and not the progeny of the progeny of that era. Even Leach was running a lot more by the WSU years. He just never got fully on board with more advanced running/RPO concepts.
That 1st, "next generation" of guys around 2010 or so like Holgorsen, Kingsbury, Briles etc. + the spread option guys (Meyer, RR, Kelly, Malzhan) led to a major step that we still see today. That's where you saw a merging of the spread and spread option along with RPOs.
This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:15 pm to BayouCowboy
There RB (Hawkins) is legit absolute STUD (truck city). He definitely won’t be at North Texas next year believe that.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:23 pm to Foghorn18
That would be a huge disappointment for us to go and hire a Southland conference head coach. Not saying he can't be good, but LSU can do better. Also, his record leaves a lot to be desired...
Maybe he needs to take a step up and show he can build a team into a consistent winner instead of one good season.
Here is his record at UNT...
Yes, before this year he had a losing record there.
Come on guys, don't be so foolish. LSU can and will do much better than this guy.
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Head coaching record
Overall
44–33
Bowls
0–1
Maybe he needs to take a step up and show he can build a team into a consistent winner instead of one good season.
Here is his record at UNT...
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3rd season, 20–15 (.571)
Yes, before this year he had a losing record there.
Come on guys, don't be so foolish. LSU can and will do much better than this guy.
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