"I know how to evaluate talent; I don't use recruiting lists

[PhirePhilBennett]

1. Jamario Thomas
2. Casey Fitzgerald

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
North Texas' Casey Fitzgerald's 327 receiving yards against SMU ranks fourth in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history.

Here's the top four:
Player, school Opponent Yards Date
Troy Edwards, La. Tech Nebraska 405 Aug. 29, 1998
Randy Gatewood, UNLV Idaho 363 Sept. 17, 1994
Chuck Hughes, UTEP UNT 349 Sept. 18, 1965
Casey Fitzgerald, UNT SMU 327 Sept. 8, 2007

[OC Mustang]

1. Jamario Thomas
2. Casey Fitzgerald

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
North Texas' Casey Fitzgerald's 327 receiving yards against SMU ranks fourth in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history.

Here's the top four:
Player, school Opponent Yards Date
Troy Edwards, La. Tech Nebraska 405 Aug. 29, 1998
Randy Gatewood, UNLV Idaho 363 Sept. 17, 1994
Chuck Hughes, UTEP UNT 349 Sept. 18, 1965
Casey Fitzgerald, UNT SMU 327 Sept. 8, 2007

Point taken...how glad I will be when you change your name.

[expony18]

I think this record is more impressive... oh wait, it was set against us to...

"Woods also holds the NCAA single-game record for most touchdown receptions in a game (7 against Southern Methodist University in 2003) and most touchdown receptions in a half (5 in the first half of the same SMU game)."

[Stallion]

I usually don't go that angle when criticizing Phil Bennett's recruiting because no coach can sign more than 20-25 players a year. But if the kid is an SMU legacy then there MAY be some merit-I don't know if we know the full story. What bothers me more in this same vein are the rich vein of All-CUSA caliber LBs and DBs at Tulsa who SMU didn't recruit or at least offer. I forgot the name of their All-Conference LB last year that was pissed when SMU didn't offer. Then they've got Nelson Coleman from DISD this year. They have a starting Safeties in Randy Duncan and Steve Crevar and several others. On the other hand SMU is starting walkons and a collection of mini-MEs. So those that take the Phil Bennett (the "great evaluator" stance)-Why are we so physically mismatched this year? Looks like Phil overlooked a bunch of players that Todd Graham found in what I like to call Graham's backyard aka the DFW Metroplex. If Bennett is the Great Evaluator he missed on a bunch of quality CUSA players in his backyard.

[ALEX LIFESON]

I think the lb you are talking that was pissed, IS Nelson Coleman #55. He lit us up the last couple of years, and he reminded Bennett that he didn't offer him. We sure could use him in the middle now.

[Dark Horse]

Coach Bennett recruited Nelson Coleman, and someone else accepted a bid before Coleman did — and it was the last one in that class. It happens.

Out of the starting defense: Cory Muse, Ryan Leonard, Chris Parham, Patrick Handy, Wilton McCray, Tony Hawkins, Will Bonilla, Jonathan Lindley (Brandon Jones today), Bryan McCann, Bryce Hudman and David Haynes, exactly one — Bonilla — walked on. There are a lot of teams that have walk-ons who eventually contribute. It's not like Bonilla started as a true freshman. He worked hard and got bigger and better, and hopefully will continue to get even bigger and even better. Let's not make it sound like Coach Bennett is scouting intramural games to field a lineup.

PPB: Jamario Thomas couldn't get into a lot of schools, including SMU, when he came out of high school, and word is Casey Fitzgerald was also a borderline qualifier. Your personal vendetta is tiresome, at best.

[Stallion]

its not a personal vendetta-just judging him on the players from DFW that he missed on. Its entirely fair to judge a coach in his 6th year on a job and point out that he assembled a rather poor group of mediocre, undersized Division 1A football players on defense. BTW I did point out above that we may not have the full story on Fitzgerald ie. I meant there may have been academic issues. And I have on several occassions pointed out Thomas' academic issues that made him untouchable by most Division 1A schools-actually wasn't that Thomas' older brother? Those players were not the point of my post.

[PhirePhilBennett]

its not a personal vendetta-just judging him on the players from DFW that he missed on. Its entirely fair to judge a coach in his 6th year on a job and point out that he assembled a rather poor group of mediocre, undersized Division 1A football players on defense. BTW I did point out above that we may not have the full story on Fitzgerald ie. I meant there may have been academic issues. And I have on several occassions pointed out Thomas' academic issues that made him untouchable by most Division 1A schools-actually wasn't that Thomas' older brother? Those players were not the point of my post.

I though Casey Fitz was a giant WR at 6'2-3" compared to our DBs...now I see they have him at 5'11" - which means our mini-Me DBs are 5'7-8 not the 5'10-11 they are listed as...