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  1. 3 things are for sure. Death, taxes and if you call out Vito you will get one down vote 🤔🤔🤔
    9 points
  2. Thank you for the construction criticism I really appreciate it. It's hard giving an overview of a class that has 14 kids is tough. I was already at 1200 words so I was trying to cut down on breaking down each individual recruit. I didn't want some readers to get bored. The three players you wanted more info about. Will Kuehne is a converted safety. Can make every throw on the field you need to make. A student of the game. The athletic ability to play other positions than QB if needed. Jevin Murray has been described to me as a playmaker. He can be a CB or Safety at the next level. Can cover and not afraid to tackle. Demeco is a big bodied defensive lineman. That has raw athletic ability. Derrick Shaw was smaller but made up for it with technique. Demeco is the size Derrick lacked. But lacks the technique. One year with Yellock and he will be on the field like Novil this passed year. Let me know if you got any more!
    7 points
  3. I will never understand Vito’s disdain for “former walk-on” Quinn Shanbour. Yes Vito, he isn’t all conference like Mason but he did come into the Iowa game ice cold and drop a perfect dime for a touchdown on a Big 10 defense so maybe he isn’t as worthless of a backup as you would make him out to be.
    6 points
  4. I can feel your passion for UNT football recruiting. It’s actually refreshing reading articles by someone based on interest; instead of it being their job. Thanks for being a fan first.
    6 points
  5. Only if his center is Sosaia Mose the slender.
    5 points
  6. Hope I didn't come off as rude. I didn't mean it that way. Thank you for the suggestion. I always like constructive criticism only way to improve
    4 points
  7. DRC: Kicker will fill the void left by Trevor Moore https://www.dentonrc.com/sports/players-unt-needs-to-come-through-countdown---/article_8e80efb7-dff1-5934-9286-dc64af8fdcf7.html
    3 points
  8. 3 points
  9. I've tried three times to log in as prompted and keep getting told my name is incomplete, use email or sign up through Facebook. Anyhow......there's so much fantastic good in the below statement people don't even know. I hope that statement is seen by every college football fan on the planet because when they see it the reader is immediately told that finally...FINALLY ......North Texas isn't #%!?ing around any more and has decided to take this business seriously! Rick
    3 points
  10. Because it really only has to improve slightly and if our offense stays the same we're probably a nine team win again. Having an offense ranked #13 gives you a lot of leeway. And that defensive ranking isn't as bad if you take out a few games. They weren't awful every game. Let's look at the losses. Is SMU better this year? No. Is Arkansas better than Iowa? No. Are the teams that we beat in close wins last year significantly better? No. Don't ask me about FAU. I'm not sure we have an answer for that team.
    3 points
  11. Wouldn’t count out Siggers and Davis starting at safety over 4 and 27, which would be a major upgrade athletically.
    3 points
  12. I appreciate you taking it in stride. Was only offering up a suggestion. Just letting you know that for us not heavily into the recruiting scene a comparison or a bit of a description goes a long way. Keep up the great recruiting updates. Thanks, again.
    3 points
  13. I know the first rule of the “Fight Club” movie starring Brad Pitt was you were never to talk about Fight Club. But when it comes to #F19HTCLUB, the official social media moniker for North Texas Football’s 2019 signing class, I feel compelled to break the rule. Not only is this class off to great start with fourteen 3-star ranked commitments in just early July, but potentially looking like it could be one of the best in program history. Perhaps it could even be in the running for one of the top G5 classes in the country. This is new territory for a North Texas program who has struggled at times to land higher ranked players, despite being in a hot bed of Texas high school talent in past years. The 2019 class not only has high rankings, but also many hold quality offers from G5 and, yes even *gasp* P5 programs with significant more funding and resources. One of the only knocks on Seth Littrell in his tenure thus far at North Texas is the perception he has not recruited at a high enough level, certainly in the eyes of the recruiting services. One argument was Littrell’s signing classes did not have enough 3 star ranked players. Another would be that his recruits did not have enough P5 school offers. Here’s the real story, in just over two years Littrell and company has done a remarkable job completely rebuilding the roster and culture of a program that had been decimated after a string of bad hires. You don’t take a 1-win team to a C-USA conference championship game in 2 seasons without upgrading the talent on the roster. Over 50% of the starting line up in the 2017 C-USA conference championship were brought in after Seth Littrell took over. The good news is that the proportion of Littrell recruits will only increase in the 2018 season and there were some good players who redshirted last season making their debut in 2018. And no one has ever questioned Littrell and his staff’s ability to identify and develop talent. One need only look to starting junior quarterback Mason Fine who most every division I program thought was too small to play. Fine passed for 4,052 yards in 2017 with 31 touchdowns making him the #6 ranked passing leader in the entire NCAA. In fact, he sat just one chair behind #5 ranked Sam Darnold of USC (4,143) who just signed with the NY Jets as the 3rd pick in the draft. As North Texas has improved in the win column (9-5 in 2017; 2 consecutive bowls) there are also encouraging signs the recruiting efforts have trended upward each cycle since Littrell’s hiring. That said, the 2019 class – thus far – appears to be the cycle where everything seems to be falling into place. Winning helps for sure, as top players want to join a program that is winning consistently and going to bowl games. In retrospect, the key difference may well be Littrell’s hiring director of recruiting, Luke Walerius. Walerius’ most recent stop was at Kentucky in the SEC and is primarily responsible for North Texas’ recruiting program including organization and talent evaluation. The social media efforts and communication have taken took huge steps since his arrival. When talking to both prospect and commits a common theme is that North Texas is the team showing the most love and the best family culture to them. Another key impact that Walerius has made has been to take the natural resources North Texas has, in terms of staff, location, facilities, academics and communicate it effectively in language that the prospects and their respective coaches understand. Twitter has become the king of football recruiting and North Texas has embraced communicating it’s strengths in that medium under Walerius’ lead. Two positions they may be set in terms of numbers in this class are WR and LB. Littrell and his staff have had great success at the wide receiver position since coming on board. They are returning Jalen Guyton, Rico Bussey, Michael Lawrence and Jaelon Darden, all guys brought in by current staff. They also have some exciting freshman and transfers that could contribute this fall including redshirt Greg White from Georgia and Kansas transfer Keegan Brewer. There are currently 3 receivers committed to North Texas this cycle including Damon Ward and Deonte Simpson both from West Brook as well as Kealon “Action” Jackson from Shadow Creek. All three have two things in common, speed and versatility. All three will contribute and be exciting in this spread offense. North Texas has had great success at LB in recent history including sending Craig Robertson (Saints) and Zach Orr (Ravens/Retired) to the NFL. In 2018 North Texas will have a very veteran LB Squad led by seniors EJ Ejiya and Brandon Garner. The quartet of 2019 LB recruits could be the most talented group of commits as whole by position. Twins Gabriel and Grayson Murphy (Bishop Lynch) and Taylor Jacobs (South Grand Prairie) all listed at 6-2, 215 and have versatility to play both linebacker positions and the potential to move down to defensive end. The fourth linebacker commit Kevin Wood (Judson) is listed at 6-0 200, and on film is a tackling machine with a nose for the ball. Watching his highlight film is exciting. He also has versatility and speed to not only play linebacker but also slide back to a safety position in the 3-3-5. The quarterback commit position is in good hands as well. North Texas went back to familiar territory and went back to Oklahoma landing the commitment of State Champion Owasso QB Will Kuehne. Kuehne is a very good QB prospect with a very bright future and a ton of potential. He held offers from Maryland, Arkansas State and several Ivy League schools. Defensive back is one of the most important position groups in the 3-3-5 defense. Mean Green added 4 safeties in the last class. I project they will add close to the same number this class. Currently they just have one committed but that one is a BIG one. Jevin Murray (Shadow Creek) is one of the top defensive backs in the state. He can be an instant contributor for defensive coordinator Troy Reffett’s defense. He held 13 offers including multiple P5 offers. Jevin’s main recruiter is special teams coach Marty Biagi who is having a great recruiting season so far. Marty’s covers the critical Houston-area region which many believe has more prospects than any other region in Texas and possibly the nation. North Texas is having great success in Houston this year. including two of the top-rated recruits running back Garrison Johnson (Manvel) and tight end Asher Alberding (Clear Lake). Garrison choose to commit to North Texas over P5 offers including Syracuse and Nebraska. He has the talent to fall right in North Texas run of talented running backs. Asher (6-4, 235) is an intriguing combination of old school blocking and new age receiving tight end. Coach Littrell success with Rob Gronkowski at Arizona played a big part in Asher decision. It will be fun to watch him develop. The hardest position groups for G5 and even P5 teams to recruit consistently on both sides of the ball is the offensive and defensive lines. In the 2019 cycle, North Texas has done a great job finding big athletic guys that you can develop. They currently have two offensive linemen in John Brunner (6-5, 300 / Brock) and Chris Cassidy (6-4, 280 /Angleton). Both fit the build of athletic/people movers that can develop for offensive line coach Chuck Langston. Look for UNT to try and add at least one more offensive lineman this class. On the defensive side of the ball they have one defensive lineman committed in Demeco Roland (6-3, 275 / Broken Arrow, OK). He comes from the same school as Derrick Shaw a defensive tackle signee from last year class that the staff is very excited about. Demeco is another guy with a lot of potential. Look for him to have big senior season. With 14 commits so far, I figure the staff has around 9 to 10 more scholarships to fill out. I would expect 2 to 3 more commits before the season starts. Don’t be surprised if North Texas doesn’t save the rest of the scholarships for the frenzy that happens as signing day nears and prospects realize they can’t all go to Texas and A&M. With coaching changes and stuff, it is a mad dash as national signing day gets near. And in Seth’s time at North Texas they have really capitalized on some of these later commitments. There is also the opportunity to add some junior college transfers at positions of need. Of course, when you sign the best, you better be prepared when bigger schools lose their commits and decide to start poaching. In prior regimes, North Texas seemed ill prepared for this annual ritual. With Walerius managing the process, it appears that the program is doing everything you have to do to circle the wagons, maintain strong relationships and keep these committed players in place. Time will tell. This is an exciting time to be a North Texas fan. There can be no doubt that North Texas is trending upward in the college football ranks. Back to back bowl games and a trip to the conference championship is potentially just the tip of the iceberg. Between the talent added last class and the talent currently committed this could be the boost needed to push North Texas to the top of G5 rankings and beyond. For a long time UNT has been referred to as the “sleeping giant” due to great location, and school size. But now all the necessary pieces seem to finally be in place to take that next step. North Texas is benefiting from great leadership starting with university president Neal Smatresk and athletic director Wren Baker. North Texas made a phenomenal coaching hire in Seth Littrell and with the aid of director of recruiting Luke Waleruis. #F19HTCLUB could be the signing class that finally woke the sleeping giant.
    3 points
  14. This game may be looked back on, as not the "most embarrassing loss ever", but the most important game in our history!!!!! This was the game that got RV to fire Mac, and in doing so made himself look even worse than he already did, resulting in his "retirement" later down the line. This may be the game that started it all.
    3 points
  15. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college-football-rankings/os-sp-college-football-rankings-north-texas-0712-story.html Decent write up, although I wouldn't call our secondary a "strength"
    2 points
  16. https://247sports.com/college/north-texas/Article/Seth-Littrell-North-Texas-Football-OU-Football-Bob-Stoops-Torrance-Marshal-Mark-Mangino-Josh-Heupel-Chris-Weinke--119772271/
    2 points
  17. Thanks! I picked up the half time door prizes yesterday for the year. We have some new things, not available in stores. (example: NT Alumni garden flags.). Also picked up a thick stack of the new schedule posters for the watching parties. I’m told at least one of the Killarney’s bar tenders is an alum. It’ll be a good partnership. All set for the Arkansas game. PS - Note on the menu pic above that Killarney’s does have multiple taco offerings. 😀
    2 points
  18. At the individual player level, stars matter less. Meaning you will always be able to pull examples of Stars that were wrong (better and worse than their Star ranking), and Stars that were right (Higher star players that are good, and lower rated players that aren't as good). When looking at a large group however, it gives a much better indication of the overall talent being brought in. Of course there will always be exceptions at the individual level, but there will be fewer Classes of players that are wrong.
    2 points
  19. Todd, thanks for taking the time to find us a new home for our watching parties. I never had a problem with Fuzzy's, but a new locale will be nice to give a try. "I Like Tacos"... GO MEAN GREEN!!!
    2 points
  20. Guess it depends on what you're expecting out of this team. I don't think all the pieces are there for a ten-win team that gets top 25 votes but another nine win season is doable. If we're on the positive side of the turnover margin, that's a huge plus. I think 2018 can be a fun, exciting season that keeps the ball rolling and if we can keep the band together, the sky is the limit for 2019. Either way, I'll give the defense and coaching staff a little benefit of the doubt that they can improve. Being down 17-14 to a Big Ten team on the road into the fourth quarter doesn't qualify as a stomp to me. And I'm not sure how Chad Morris going to UA is a positive for UA yet SMU losing him isn't a negative for SMU. It's a small sample size but Dykes doesn't impress me. Troy and FAU were/are bad matchups but I don't see any other teams besides FAU in our conference with that mixture of skill and beef. I say another 9-3 year with a win over SMU. We lose one or two we think we could've won and don't get all the late game breaks to go our way this year. After fifteen years of mostly bad UNT football, 9-3 would make me ecstatic.
    2 points
  21. Sign up for a free week trial or get a subscription. Our fans always bitch about how we don't get local coverage and The Athletic has written two articles the past couple weeks. Might be worth it to support them...
    2 points
  22. Can it disrupt the opposing teams backfield?
    2 points
  23. I would ask him whether he's writing for the casual Mean Green fan or the GMG.com board. The board talks about nearly every vein of the program in detail, day after day, and we have hours of college football reading under our belts. it's hard to read the normal stuff after a while. It's probably even harder for an author to come up with something we haven't already seen/heard. Not saying you're wrong, just consider who he's writing for.
    2 points
  24. Rice in 2008 was the low point for us as a FBS program... Until this debacle. It will not get passed up anytime soon for worst loss in modern college football history, either. FCS Portland State comes to your place on Homecoming and you lose by 59 points, only scoring a meaningless TD late in the game to keep you from getting shutout. The coach got fired immediately afterwards. That combination of everything, while adding in the worst QB collection that a FBS team can roll with in a season, just makes this the clear winner of Worst Loss in Modern College Football History. Its not Ga Tech beating Cumberland 222-0, but it was awful.. Even the A&M loss to OU wasn't this bad. OU was ranked #1 that year and had a Heisman winner at QB. They played for the national championship. FCS Portland State lost in the first or second round of the FCS playoffs to some other FCS team.
    2 points
  25. It's going to be interesting to see how this team (and staff) deal with a season full of expectations, instead of a ton of people just happy we don't suck. I think they respond well, just another interesting facet.
    2 points
  26. #46 is better than #128. Things are looking up!
    2 points
  27. I think she got smacked down pretty hard. I saw her once again after that "LOOK AT ME! I CAN THROW FLAGS EVERY PLAY!" nonsense, and she had turned timid -- I think she didn't throw a single flag the second time I saw her. She was the reason that I wrote directly to the conference with video evidence. That's the only time I've ever done something like that.
    2 points
  28. He ain’t playing this year so wtf is all the arguing about?
    2 points
  29. i find it funny the left is going to protest Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, no matter it who it is. I love they are so opened minded. I really think the USA should break into to countries. The divide in politics has become so big I think we may see the next civil war soon. The states could vote to be socialist state or a republic. Kinda like new coke vs old coke. Then California and New York can have their own laws on immigration and other laws they seem to ignore. Then we could all be happy again. The illegals would have a safe place to go and live in the friendly socialist states. But I now see Canada wants us toe force our borders better so people stop showing up in Canada so maybe socialist states might change their tune. I watch Drug Wars on focus TV sometimes and it is interesting that some of the kids they pick up don't belong to any of the adults in the group. First the conversation they are the children of the group, then it is a relatives child they taking to the USA and then it is a friend's children. They are using the children as pawn to enter the country. I saw a documentary on the same channel and it was about an illegal alien family and they had it all thought out, anchor babies, bringing it relatives, they knew the immigrations law very well. The are not dumb and know who to use the system. Once the anchor baby arrives the government benefits start. One other concern I have for the people of North Texas is effect of the rapid growth on our natural resources. I kayak the area lakes and I can tell you lakes are getting low, so much so that some boat ramps are closing down. We go into a drought and with the increased demand on our water supplies and we will all be in trouble. The illegals do cost the tax payers a bundle of money but can also put more strain on our natural resources. We run out of water , we are out of water and spiral downward will follow..
    2 points
  30. It seems insane that the NCAA still doesn't regulate this. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/one-ridiculous-trend-took-college-football-recruiting-023913463.html
    1 point
  31. The one thing I will say about that A&M 77-0 loss to OU that day is that it was the worst loss I've ever seen a P5 team take from another P5. From a resource standpoint, this outcome should NEVER happen. OU was ahead 77-0 very early in the 4th quarter and then got a fumble return inside the 5 yard line . Stoops immediately tells the QB to take a knee on 1st down, as if there were 30 seconds left on the clock, not several minutes. Stoops then realizes how sad that looks, so he asks his QB to handoff to the FB, who IMMEDIATELY dives down on the ground each of the next three downs, which then gets capped off by A&M DE Johnny Jolly celebrating the "stop" on 4th down like it was something huge. To me, that game for a big time Power Conference Team was the low point for that level of play. OU scores 100+ with ease if they wanted to. A&M never crossed midfield in the entire game, a game where OU's scrubs played almost the entire second half of the game against A&M's starters.
    1 point
  32. DRC: Alcindor, a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, spent last season in a Missouri Prep school https://www.dentonrc.com/sports/unt-lands-prep-school-forward/article_0623724a-80ba-5747-b6eb-62cd3745123b.html
    1 point
  33. Good article on behind the scenes! https://deadspin.com/a-college-basketbal...1826990796
    1 point
  34. Tyreke should see plenty of playing time if not start over Preston. He was a liability in run support and coverage last year. Excited to see what Siggers can do
    1 point
  35. Great now Cougar Queen will never leave the board.
    1 point
  36. its true. it was. the Iowa City Conman didn't even make it to the parking lot before being canned (and rightfully so).
    1 point
  37. I don't mean to be a downer, but someone please explain to me how a defense that basically sucked last year has improved so much this year.According to Texas Football, we were ranked 107th in allowing opponents to convert on 3rd downs,gave up 41 plays for over 30 yards[6th worse in nation],and ranked 120th against the pass.In addition, we gave up an average of 49 points in our 5 losses. We also lost 5 starters off last years defense.
    1 point
  38. That was fresh meat. Took one sock off just for the sexiness.
    1 point
  39. Portland State is certainly our most embarrassing game every. I knew we were going to get beat badly, and stayed home that night. But, I wouldn't label it the most embarrassing ever. I think that dubious honor goes to the 2003 Texas A&M@Oklahoma game. Oklahoma was up 77-0 in the 3rd quarter when they called off the dogs. It was terrible. I remember OU driving down inside A&M's 10 on every possession in the 4th quarter, and then handing the ball to their back and him just standing there until a defender tackled him. It was truly embarrassing. I hate A&M, and I was embarrassed for them. I think in the Pantheon of college football that game tops the list.
    1 point
  40. Or, maybe, he told him it IS all it is purported to be...
    1 point
  41. Wow! I thought you were pulling my leg. But no, there he is: http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ntex-m-footbl-mtt.html Paul Blake lives!
    1 point


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