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Well he was practicing against last year’s defense, so…

QB... Aune will trot out there to start. If he wants to keep his job, he's going to need to be near perfect against this FCS defense. Ruder will come in after NWSt has already given up & look REALLY GOOD against a defeated defense in the 2nd half. Aune needs to understand his leash is gonna be extremely short VS SMU. Perform well, and he might just wrestle the starting job from Ruder. Turn the ball over, &/or stall the offense, it'll be Ruder for the rest of the season. Blair will likely be entrenched by conference play (game 3) and be an anchor on the line for a while. Looking forward to watching this guy play. He's going to remind a lot of people of Y'Barbo... just a mean mauler in there. I love the WR depth! I'm interested to see how Littrell uses Gumms as a H-back. Thought for sure he was TE all the way, lining up on the LOS. I'll be watching this for sure. Surprised Wood is getting the nod over Nixon. I didn't think this spot was being contested, really. Wonder if this is a temp discipline issue & Nixon takes that spot back next week? Brown beats out both LeBlanc & Hutchings?!? This guy is gonna be worth watching. Not a fan of Whitlock over Stout (especially in any man coverage scenarios), but everything else in the secondary looks good. Maybe Whitlock got better from last year. We'll see. EDIT: Thanks @Brett Vito for posting the depth chart for us!

Craig should never be allowed back on campus.

I got nothing more to say about this but excuse me while I go get in the shower with my clothes on. GMG.

There’s really no advantage or disadvantage to naming co-starters for this game. Effectively a one game tryout for the starting spot.

If we are starting a QB that is completely lost in game two then I might have to google “airplane banner”.

Cool. Didn’t realize we played you guys this year.

Sonny Dykes must be pulling his hair out at the cat and mouse game….

No. Bean started both games and failed to move the ball against SMU which opened the door for Aune. I think Littrell wanted to just stick with Bean but he didn’t perform well enough to warrant it.

Seth is definitely not sold on any QB yet, so he’s gonna roll both out there, evaluate, and pick one for Smu. That seems the most logical, right?

I’ve said this before but the biggest problem last year was our QBs not being able to hold down the job. Aune was putting up big-time yards for a first time starter, then he had a nightmare half of turnovers and Bean lit it up. From there Bean struggled holding onto the job and was yanked a couple times. I really don’t care what the depth chart looks like as long as the position is solidified. If it said Ruder or Aune as number 1 now but they throw 3 1st-half picks against SMU and get yanked, it won’t matter that on guy was listed as the definitive starter.

Then welcome, my friend, to the most boring time of the year! I'd watch anything about football at this point. Seriously... we are close to football glory. 4 more days! Suck or not, just want to watch my Mean Green.

I've got absolutely no problem with Littrell naming co-starters for the first game. If one of them was head and shoulders above the rest, then I'd certainly hope the staff would be confident in going with one guy. It would be in their best interest (read: job security) to have a go-to-guy by now. The fact is neither QB has separated himself from the rest of the pack. There's nothing wrong with seeing how each QB does in Week 1 and let's be honest, having an FCS opponent out of the gate is the best-case scenario for seeing what each of the QB brings to the table in live-game action. Sorry, but scrimmages just aren't the real thing. The optimist in me thinks both guys have the talent to lead the offense, but in the end, their performance on the field should dictate who takes the reigns moving forward. Let's get some good work in Saturday and start the year 1-0! GMG

Shout out to the Murphy twins for keeping the exact same height and weight

Couple of notes: * Glad we have the Devil on our side. * Nick Gallo, backing up Brammer, is a name that came out of nowhere. Former Denton Guyer standout. * Our WR group is deep, deep, deep * Kropp at the Devil position is a surprise to me. * I like Wood starting over Nixon. * Stout second team but I would bet he is our 5th DB in special packages. * Like Gaddie at Safety. We need depth though with two freshmen backing him up. * Dillion Williams list as a sophomore, but is a true freshman. * Like the size of our starting D-Line. What has happened to Dayton LeBlanc?

If you didn't see this coming.....

I will say it again. In my opinion, for what it's worth, if Jace has only been here a short time and is already at the same level as Austin then why in the hell do you not put him as the starter

2001 1) We shouldn't take anyone lightly 2) This is a lousy reason to not take NWS lightly.

George & Craig will be broadcasting from the IPF Thursday morning.

How about walk on freshman Sifa Leota listed 3rd at devil?

We should now compare notes to those prognostications made during fall camp... ...and how about the amount of remaining eligibility left on this 2 deep? The only players with expiring eligibility are Torrey, Hill, Novil, Colvin, and Sanders.

Quit yer bitchin’ At least Shanbour wasn’t named starter

Doesn’t bother me

Gabe Blair being an OR with Kaci Moreka is a bit of a surprise as a true freshman but everyone had said he looks good in practice

He may know who the real starter is and is just doing the co-starter thing for the fan board reaction lulz.

Exactly. A starter should be named for game #2. Don't recall who the opponent is.😎

no worms in this dude

It's not even. The players it mentions never played for North Texas.

Rico was released today. They want to get him on the practice squad.

Pick a guy and stick with him

And same social media handles…🤣🤣

Dude is strong as SHIT!!! He will be starting next year, no doubt.

Can someone provide context here? I used to listen to the musers religiously but not in recent years. I know he's a grad but pretty openly doesnt GaF about our athletics but is there more to it?

I’m still waiting for him to name a starter for the 2020 season.

I think decent shot Hamilton ends up on practice squad either here or somewhere else.

Uni scoop: Flying worm sighting this weekend.

ESPN+ We also might be mentioned in the TV Guide, but I'm just guessing, because I haven't seen one in like 20 years.

Or the fact that Mac took the majority of snaps in the preseason, was the highest graded QB in the preseason (according to PFF) and threw exactly 0 balls that were likely to be turned over. The Pats will lean heavy run/play action a lot like they did in Brady's early years. They got a lot back on defense and Mac fits their system/culture a lot more than Cam does(even though by all accounts Cam was a good teammate in his time in NE) Just throwing in my 2 cents as a Pats fan. Back on topic. Just add this to the long list of Littrell complaints I have. He lost Mason Fine, and now he has no idea what to do. Pick a guy and stick with him. Fine had bad games(although they were few and far between), and he stayed in. Let the guy work through his mistakes and learn from them, no use in playing ring around the QB for another season. If we're constantly switching starters again I might change my prediction from 4-8 to 2-10. There's no reason this should be a debate.

I am hoping the D-line gets opposing offenses off the field before they have the chance to get three deep.

I wouldn’t take that as it’s a deep position group. They just got out recruited as well as Dotson and T Johnson and the kid from vegas

McCrae nor LeBlanc are listed, but we also have to realize that position is deep

If we give up 37 to NW St., then Bennett isn't the answer.

Damn right! Uh, I mean, how terrible!

Good point....

Still waiting for Cal to show up in Denton.

Sounds like you should stop listening to them.