If change coming, so be it, Dodge says

Todd Dodge talked earlier this week about his job being the least of his worries. This is one of those difficult times in the life cycle of a coaching tenure that's likely winding down. It has a way of testing everyone's patience, starting with players who want little more than to feel what it's like to win again before the the next loss comes along. I wouldn't say Dodge is resigned to his fate, because he doesn't seem the give-up type, but from this conversation, he'll gracefully accept whatever's coming. Top priority now seems to be keeping players together and motivated, and they seem to be handling that on their own pretty well -- at least from outward appearances. I'm sure people will want to dig, delve and speculate as to how the program is imploding as we speak. The bottom line is while performance isn't what it should be to this point, you really can't question the effort UNT gives. Don't confuse performance and effort as interchangeable. They're not.

Can 6-36 do its part to chip away at a consistent message and team unity? Probably, and no team is perfect at this point. From the following comment not in the posted story, Dodge doesn't seem naive about the toll losing takes on a players when they're expected to stick together and keep working for a common purpose.

"I told them other night how much I appreciate them, and how much they should appreciate each other. If it doesn’t continue, we don’t stand a chance."