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Special teams coach Jeff Crosby to North Texas.

Boo

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts.

Bootsy wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:11 pm

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts.

Losing him to another G5 makes it worse.

Yea this one stinks.
We clicked on special teams all year. Definitely was our best unit.

Hope this doesn’t influence Dom’s decision on his future in Black & Gold.

GO APPS!!

Is this a sacrifice to get an OC?

BallantyneApp wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 22, 2025 7:54 am

Is this a sacrifice to get an OC?

This thought crossed my mind, as well.

GO APPS!!

Mo Money?

I’ll trade Crosby for Mestemaker (QB)
Although, he will be worth $2-3M/year.

Did we get any compensation from the contract buyout?

AppSt91 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:38 pm

Bootsy wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:11 pm

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts.

Losing him to another G5 makes it worse.

UNT is knocking it out of the park as far as attendance and revenue.

Tru2ASU wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 23, 2025 8:49 am

AppSt91 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:38 pm

Bootsy wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:11 pm

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts.

Losing him to another G5 makes it worse.

UNT is knocking it out of the park as far as attendance and revenue.

Yet, they still averaged around 7k less than us during our second consecutive 5 win season.

JTApps1 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 23, 2025 9:04 am

Tru2ASU wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 23, 2025 8:49 am

AppSt91 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:38 pm

Bootsy wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:11 pm

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts.

Losing him to another G5 makes it worse.

UNT is knocking it out of the park as far as attendance and revenue.

Yet, they still averaged around 7k less than us during our second consecutive 5 win season.

If attendance won games, we'd be in a great spot.

Due to the WVA buyout, UNT probably had extra money to pay other staff.

Tru2ASU wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 23, 2025 8:49 am

AppSt91 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:38 pm

Bootsy wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:11 pm

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts.

Losing him to another G5 makes it worse.

UNT is knocking it out of the park as far as attendance and revenue.

In FY ‘24 unt had $53MM in revenue 73% subsidized

App had $52MM in revenue 46% subsidized

Of course unt offers less sports and around 70 less athletes so they have a little more $$ to spend per sport but it’s not like they are far outpacing us.

Crosby spent lots of time in Texas and they did have a better 2025 than us so he might be betting on them.

I’m also hoping although I don’t have evidence of this that we are looking to hire an OC which I think would pay more dividends than a ST coordinator

BallantyneApp wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 22, 2025 7:54 am

Is this a sacrifice to get an OC?

I doubt that is the reason, even if we do get an OC. I think this is just about going to what he views as a better situation and he is getting a pay bump.

BallantyneApp wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 24, 2025 9:22 am

Tru2ASU wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 23, 2025 8:49 am

AppSt91 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:38 pm

Bootsy wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:11 pm

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts.

Losing him to another G5 makes it worse.

UNT is knocking it out of the park as far as attendance and revenue.

In FY ‘24 unt had $53MM in revenue 73% subsidized

App had $52MM in revenue 46% subsidized

Of course unt offers less sports and around 70 less athletes so they have a little more $$ to spend per sport but it’s not like they are far outpacing us.

Crosby spent lots of time in Texas and they did have a better 2025 than us so he might be betting on them.

I’m also hoping although I don’t have evidence of this that we are looking to hire an OC which I think would pay more dividends than a ST coordinator

Cool, again knocking it out of the park was the numbers they've produced the last few years, not comparing them to App. Winning energizes the fan base, hiring a coach that has a buyout from his previous employment brings him in cheap, and they are able to spend more on staffing, probably due to that.

I took it as no offense that he left for another g5 school, because he's probably getting more money, and right now, North Texas is in a better position to win, and eventually make a bigger move in a few years if they can sustain what they have.

We can average 40k, which we'll see what happens if NC State cancels this year, but if we are 4-8, 5-7 or 6-6 multiple years, football will get left behind in 2030.

ASUTodd wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 22, 2025 10:00 am

Did we get any compensation from the contract buyout?

Doubtful. Position coaches are typically on 1 year deals.