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Can I play this game too? On another note I don't know why the DRC didn't make a slideshow of the Spring Game but I do apologize.

The buzz comes from the lack of snaps people have seen him play which adds to the hope that he could develop into something special. At this point fans are willing to latch onto anybody, but Greer or McNulty. I think some of the buzz also stemmed from last years spring game where he showed some good moxy in the pocket. His tools are raw. He gives you rare glimpses of potential. Good size. I honestly believe he has the best escape-ability out of all the QBs. Just has a knack of being able to elude a rush. The ceiling seems higher for Means than Greer or McNulty thats why people are high on him.

Yep...you know, KRAM, the guy who will actually be there to see you play...unlike UNT90 who just talks. You'll never see UNT90, but he'll have plenty of excuses and will be "supporting you from afar". I just know you will feel the love.

I wish I thought you were crazy. I really really wish I did.

I am sure you could if you use google

WR O'Keeron Rutherford: QB Josh Greer and the O-Line: TE Chris Loving: DE Jarrian Roberts going for the "Scrimmage Sack" on Greer: DB Vershad Jackson making a great play on a pass, DB Kishawn McClain looking on in approval:

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Like I said in the other thread, I'm more of a video/film guy but wanted to try my hand at taking some stills with my new toy. It took a while to post them because I cleaned them up a bit, but let me know what you guys think! I also give permission for anyone to use them if you want under Creative Commons Licensing. -- Stephen QB Connor Means: K Trevor Moore: Coach Mac and TE Chris Loving: QB Josh Greer tossing to TE Chris Loving in the flat: More to come in a little bit!

It could be low when compared with all of FBS, but you have no way to actually know that. I would guess that it is comparable to other teams in our situation, bad season with a lot of options at QB. I don't really see how you can conclude that the opinions of fans is any indication of the situation. I really don't think that a coach should use the opinions of fans to determine the starter at any position.

Why is Demarcus included in this poll?????? Not eligible yet, and we do not know if we will be or ever play a down. and you can prolly count those votes for DW. Until then DW!

Never said he was not a huge loss. And I am not a DT hater, I appreciate what he did. I just will argue that the defense and special teams deserved more credit for our overall record in 2013 than DT did. We were getting top 25 votes because of them, not our offense. Our offense was still average to below average nationally in several categories. Our defense was top 20, top 10 in several categories. BUT, I never expected our passing production to go from fairly average, to what-the-heck-do-you-call-that.

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/04/kasondra-foreman-addition-looking-more-official.html/

Few more before I hit the sack! RB Jeffrey Wilson trying to get around the edge: Dajon!! WR Carlos Harris QB Josh Cousins: RB A. J. Ezzard looking for the gap:

After watching some of the 3rd quarter of the spring game, I am impressed with Shanbour's ability to run the read-option. He really sells it and makes quick accurate passes(or at least one I saw). Chumley looks like an NFL quarterback, if we could just get someone to teach him how to play the position. I think McNulty's passes lack the velocity needed to be effective at the FBS level. I can't think of one other starting qb we've had over the last ten years that I would like McNulty to start over, and that includes Chase Baine. Oh, and I think Means has a good amount of potential. I'd put Williams, Means, Shanbour as my 123 after the limited snaps I saw.

Yep. And the defense didn't alter or adapt to any of the playcalling not to mention that I didn't see a blitz the entire day. **It is extremely difficult to play in the secondary in these types of scrimmages.

The only extra consideration here is his child. If he's skipping out on extra film sessions late at night to go care for his kid, then he's making the right choice; McCarney or any other coach be damned. If he's skipping out on extra film sessions late at night so he can go party/hang out, then carry on.

Officially a remodel per Dr. Smatresk. No way to get approval for new construction through the state. In fact, I mentioned that I thought it was a remodel and Dr. Smatresk replied that indeed it was. Same thing happened at OSU when I was a grad student there...the new Sereteen Performing Arts Center was classified as a remodel as the state would not approve new construction at the time (1970-1972). They tore the old building down to one wall and a bit of foundation and built the new beautiful performing arts center around that standing wall. Quite a remodel, huh? UNT Student Union is the exact same situation. Official remodel. Ha! Do we call that creativeness or gaming the system? Well, we call it whatever it takes to get the job done. The place is absolutely beautiful. Cannot wait to see the finished product.

Call me a conspiracy theorist with a tin foil hat but I see it this way. Consider this my online stroke moment(Dave Barnett migraine moment). Mac is going to make McNulty the starter. Coach Mac has done everything he could to allow his buddy's son leave his mark as a college quarterback(at the only place he had a chance in hell of seeing the field at the D1 level). What other school in FBS history would've put in a true freshman quarterback with ZERO other FBS offers in a goalline set to score the first touchdown in the history of its brand new stadium? Derek Thompson was better than most give him credit for. If he weren't an upperclassman and not quite as good, McNulty would've started the 2012 season. I think Mac knows that Damarcus Smith will not qualify but had to sign a talented qb to make it look like he attempted to improve the qb situation. When Smith doesn't qualify in the fall, Mac will say that he hadn't planned on that and will have to go with the number 1 he trusts in senior Andrew McNulty. Dajon Williams will not rise above #3 on the depth chart during the 2015 season unless injuries require it. With Josh Greer between McNulty and Williams, Mac knows people won't be begging for McNulty to be benched in favor of Greer. The 2016 will be the season to look forward to, McNulty will be gone and I wouldn't be terribly surprised if McCarney follows him after setting his buddy's kid up with the best college legacy he possible could. 2016 without McNulty will allow for a true, unbiased, quarterback competition. Williams will likely win the competition with Means as his backup. We will have offensive production in 2016 as good or better than we did in 2012. We will win conference and go bowling in 2016. We just have to ride out McNulty's senior season. If anyone besides McNulty (and he is healthy) starts the SMU game I will be "head sewn to the carpet" shocked. If it goes the way I expect, I will give up on the 2015 season. Chad Morris is not June Jones. Morris will actually understand the importance of this game to the fans. Jones just didn't care. I don't want to be embarrassed in front of their a-hole fans just because McCarney wants to give his adopted son the title of starting D1 quarterback.

When did this happen? I thought more would have been made of it, especially when it makes Mac looks better for sticking with McNulty.

Give me Connor Means. I've seen two years of limited action in the spring game In which he has shown some poise under pressure. Now I would like to see how he responds after getting lit up. You never know about a QB after he gets lit up by an opposing team. Sometimes it crushes their spirit and they're sending in signals from the sidelines the rest of the way. But sometimes it pisses them off and they respond in a way you want them to and a leader is born. This is what happened when we found Scott Davis. Davis was so pissed, mad and cocky when he played, and he hated to lose so much that he could have fought the zombie apocalypse with a plastic knife. Suddenly, the other 21 dudes on the team realized he was going to demand they match his intensity and started playing as if they were looking around for their own plastic knife to get into the fight with. This is how we found Scott Hall too. Hell, Scott Hall could have fought and won with a plastic spoon as far as I'm concerned. So who's willing to stick their face in there, take the hits, get pissed off enough to demand excellence from their teammates, and metaphorically speaking,...take 'em on with a plastic spoon? Give me Connor Means and let's find out. I think the boy has what it takes. Rick

Demarcus Smith. It has to be him if they want to at least have a shot at .500.

There's some truth in there, but reports from people who have been attending the past two years of spring practice (not just the spring game) have been very favorable toward Connor Means. So while the fact that we haven't had to be disappointed by his play on the field like we have with Greer, Williams, and McNulty factors in, there are also factors quite opposite to "lack of snaps people have seen him play."

Hope. I can't hope for a successful season with the guys we've already seen unless the defense/STs step up big time and McNulty improves drastically.

IMO, Means looks far better in terms of pure talent than Greer or McNulty. He and Williams look smooth and fluid on the field while Greer and McNulty look forced and stilted. Means looks very good as a runner. As far as his completion percentage, it seemed that his receivers tended to be covered more tightly. More than once, he took the smart play and threw the ball away. BTW, the entire spring game is viewable online.

This girl can ball. What a great get. Thanks to NT03 for breaking this last week. Rick

Probably never see me at a women's game. That is correct. I don't enjoy watching women's bball. More power to those that do. You may see me at one men's home game next year. Maybe more if I'm entertained at the first game I go to. I think the odds of that are slight. Hard to love something that refuses to love itself. You will probably see a lot more of me in 2016. With a new men's head coach in place, I will probably be more curious about the program. But, then again, maybe not.

I respect Coach Walsh's opinion, but I would also imagine he would not have thought our other young scholarship QBs were D1 guys either (Means or Chumley). Means completed just 49% of his passes as a high school senior, so I doubt he could've played for Walsh and it could've been the same thing where Walsh encouraged Means to move to tight end. There's no doubt in my mind that Walsh wouldn't have thought Chumley was a D1 QB either, because he isn't. Our starting QB didn't have any other D1 offers, and wasn't really even close to any others. Hell, even Dajon only had one other offer, and it was from an FCS school in Montana. It's absurd to me that a kid talented enough to get offers to play quarterback (all Dillman's offers were as a QB, not any other position) at schools like Florida State, Auburn, Nebraska, Tennessee, Clemson, etc could never be hoped to be developed to the point where he could compete with the type of QBs we have. I understand Dillman is a steal at tight end, and could contribute from Day 1. I just think with his work ethic, obvious talent, all of his eligibility and redshirt remaining to develop, and our dire situation with the future of our quarterback position that he could easily see the field. Keep in mind, here's another QB who was never going to see the field at Guyer and transferred out after not being able to beat out Shawn Robinson. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-David-Moore-164601 David Moore, with 17 FBS offers. Anyways, my stance on Dillman hasn't changed, but I won't be too upset about him not being given a chance if we can find a good young QB this class. Because we really, really need one.

I wonder if he has heard that we are opening up the offense?

If CJ can kill 5 hookers, coach can still get a job on the hill.

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/04/video-andrew-mcnulty-talks-about-spring-practice-with-some-notes.html/

Double Date with Lukaku and Castillo?

To be fair to Cr1028 (and I'm half-eating my words), I would have preferred DT's 2013 efficiency over what he had in 2014. There I said it. And I am strictly speaking about efficiency here. 64.4 %Comp, 7.4 ypa, and 223 ypa.

So in other words, they are intolerant of someone else's views but you better agree with them or you are scum? These people are absolute tools and will be tools when they enter the real world and don't get their precious little way.

Ummmm.... I take it that you did not play high school or college sports... This is college football. Not peewee. The university is forking out close to $60,000 for this guy to get an education and play football. This is A JOB. The coaches are the boss. That's how this whole coach and player thing works. You do what you're told and you don't whine or throw a temper tantrum because stuff didn't go your way. You do this or you get the hell out. If you aren't mentally tough enough to be able to take criticism or a knock to your ego then what makes you think that said person would be a candidate to lead a 100 other grown ass men? No one is going to hold your hand or stroke your ego. There are a lot of other athletes on that team that are not getting a lot of playing time but still show up to practices, film, tutoring, film, practice...and get their ass kicked every freaking day without a single negative word. YOU ASK ANY COACH. The coachable player. ALWAYS. In a team sport- Who do you choose ? The coachable guy or the guy that is more interested in serving himself than his teammates. If this was track - I would say DW all the way. Being that there are 100 other guys on the team- coaches are going to pick a guy that does his job to the best of his ability and does everything he can to improve the team. Andrew McNulty May not be the most talented quarterback on the roster but he is most certainly the one who puts the team before himself. And any member of a team always chooses that guy to follow. But in the spirit of this thread... If maturity means absolutely nothing - I pick Connor Means. He has done just as well if not better in a lot of cases than any other quarterback that we've seen so far. We are probably not going to win conference this year. But look at the offensive players that we have coming up. Willy Ivery, Tee Goree, Jeff Wilson, Turner Smiley...... Put the freshman QB in there to develop and give him the experience that we need in order to develop a bad ass group in the next year or two. And if someone better comes along who meets all of the criteria in order to lead an offense better - then put him in.

Based on how Dajon looked physically, I would say he's taken workouts more seriously.

Sure there were a few missed assignments, but you can't judge on highlights alone. I mean was there really 8 mins of highlights from that game anyways? When you combine both the 1st & 2nd defensive units you should be able to piece together a decent unit. Not a 2013 unit, but possibly better than last year. I don't envision a star studded D, but rather 11 guys with equal talent who combined together could make for a good D. It's gonna take all the pieces functioning together though. Because there isn't a Zach Orr, Akunne, or Trice to save someone's missed assignment.

Just because you are talented, doesn't mean you are good...

So, if I were HC and considering where the team is regarding the QB position, here is exactly what I would do.... I would request that Mr. Williams report to my office for a little one on one chat. I would clearly explain to him how I felt that he was clearly the most athletically gifted QB currently on the roster and the QB with the most upside. I would then clearly and slowly explain how very disappointed I was in his commitment to getting better and being committed to being number one. I would outline what I expected him to accomplish between now and the start of fall practice including off season work outs, film study, playbook study, etc., etc. I would then explain that the starting job would be wide open if he accomplishes the established off-season goals. Then...I would clearly explain to him that if he should decide not to do all he could to reach those goals that I would not be renewing his scholarship and that I would be happy to assist him in finding a new team and college for which to play. Because if he was not willing to do what it takes to be number one that there is no place on the roster for him or anyone with the same attitude/perspective. I would explain that having potential is worthless if it is not realized and that right now all he is is "potential". I would offer any help that he feels he might need to develop that potential, but I would also make it perfectly clear that this was on him and that no other person was responsible for his attitude and "want to". In closing I would explain that this was his last opportunity and it was his to either accept and succeed or continue on his same path and be playing elsewhere. That's it. Very frustrating to have such wasted potential, but there is still time. So, if I am head coach, that is exactly what I would do. And, I would hope he accepts the challenge to be number one. If not UNT would have an open scholarship available to use on someone who does want to do all it takes to be successful. And, I wouldn't look back. Cannot waste time or scholarships on "potential" unrealized. Unless, Dajon takes the hint or Mr. Smith is indeed the real deal come fall, I would be starting Little Mac with Connor Means waiting in the wings.

Tony's gone from the program, so he is obviously fair game, eh?

We have plenty of people to send in signals. There is no need for Mac to require a pissed off player to send in signals that may not even be sent in properly because that player is pissed off. It is just asking for problems. Let him go cool off, regroup, and then come give signals. You must not deal with hot-tempered or emotional people much.

dajon needs to mature. plain and simple. he has the talent, but not enough talent to overlook nonsense and immaturity.

Firstly, I think you mean "flack" - One "catches flack" and then asks to be "cut some slack", but I digress. Protecting AM is nonsense. And I don't think it's so much about knowing the playbook as it is the other things that DW seemingly has failed to do. You can't let a kid dictate what he will or will not do no matter if he is the second coming of Tom Brady. You do that and you quickly risk anarchy within your team. As an example there was a game last season in which DW refused to wear a headset during the second half and send in signals. Refused. I can't imagine any coach rewarding that kind of behavior no matter how good a player is. When coaches talk about maturity etc it's things such as the above that I think they are talking about. And until DW buys in completely Id wager his role is limited.

It doesn't matter--McNulty is Mac's guy, so he will start. End of story. It sucks, but there's nothing we can do about it. Yeah, Dajon is probably the best QB on the team, but he doesn't have Mac's trust--at all. With coaches like McCarney, once trust is broken, its almost impossible to get it back together. That old-school thought process is just very different from today's laid-back, more hip coaches. For example, I doubt very seriously that Andrew McNulty would start over Dajon Williams in Lubbock for Kliff Kingsbury or at SMU with Chad Morris. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, either, as I think Kingsbury is in waaaayyyy over his head at tech and Morris will find out that SMU is just a cemetary for coaches to go and try to lead that program back up. But to old school coaches like McCarney, George O'Leary, Dennis Franchione, or Larry Coker, they aren't letting the leash get to far ahead of the dog...Unfortunately, of all those listed, Mac's offense is like Dickey's was--pretty much as boring as hell to watch and only effective with a strong defense and a strong running game. For those two coaches, the best QB you can get is a solid busdriver. Hall was that for Dickey, while Derek Thompson morphed into that in his senior year for McCarney. Other than that, giving Andrew Smith some sway since he passed away before we truly could see his skill set on the field as an upper classman, our best QBs here since we moved up to FBS in 1995 were Vizza, who got the $hit beat out of him becasue of a porous line and terrible gameplan, and Woody WIlson, who got all of about one game to show off his skills as a great freelance QB and beat SMU only to get yanked by Dickey for too much freelance in his mundane offense that managed to win a whopping 5 games after Hall graduated. Everyone else has basically gone from meh to suck in the last 20 years here.

The dog-piling should continue, but not on Greer. Rather it should be on the coaching staff for continuing to believe he has the tools to be an FBS QB. Greer is obviously a better practice QB than in game QB and the staff rewards him for that. However, when the bullets start flying he just cant hang.

He wasn't 2 bc he had 2 terrible turnovers in the scrimmage last week and green didn't. But I don't think that was deserving of him being bumped down to 4.. I know why he was bc they didn't want him running with the 1st team 0 and shredding the 2nd team defense, bc he sure had no problem vs the 1st team D. He held the ball a tad to long bc he had 2 freshman receivers who are adjusting to d1 speed, a decent TE, and a 3rd receiver Daniel khan good but not elite. That coupled with the atrocious LT play on pass blocking I though he did more than carry himself and his team. He threw strikes and made correct reads on the ZR

I think it's a solid article EXCEPT for the first point on McNulty being the best quarterback. CORRECTION: the article is awful. Seems like this guy wrote his article from the stats sheet and did not actually watch the game. McNulty had a really nice deep touchdown pass but increasingly looked lost as the game wore on. Williams definitely looked the best and would grow a lot if he can get consistent playing time next season. This quick pass offense really suites Williams. Hopefully, our incoming Juco QB can get his classes in shape and pick up the offense quickly.

http://www.underdogdynasty.com/conference-usa/2015/4/18/8450379/north-texas-spring-game-observations-and-thoughts Terrible article.

Wait. So you now equate dumbass Facebook posts to an active petition by students to stop the governor from speaking? Not surprised to see this from you at this point.

The discontent from the students is from a very very small %. If only 2200 people (not necessarly students) signed an on-line petition, that tells you how few people are really upset about it. Are these same people going to get bent out of shape when the CEO of the company they work for has a different opinion than them? Are they going to cry when there boss says something they don't like? The real world is NOT going to bend over and cater to these people, I totally don't understand why they think a university will.