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He’s showing some inexperience himself. After the long catch to get inside the 5 with under a minute left, you have to run some clock or try to get Memphis to burn a timeout. We only needed a field goal to tie, so you have to run it on first down. Have to. Instead we throw and score quick. The defense is absolutely the worst I’ve ever seen. Morris has to recognize that and call the game to limit that weakness as much as possible.

Looking down at the sidelines, we don’t have many dlinemen suiting up. Have we run all but 6 or 7 off? I can’t imagine many guys that like taking on double teams constantly on every freaking down.

Yep. IMHO, he is a risky hire until he wins with someone other than Harris. He didn’t recruit Harris and hasn’t proven he can land a difference making QB. That’s got to be the number one qualification at most schools. Coaches need to either be considered an elite defensive guru or someone that can recruit and develop QBs. Traylor has certainly helped turn Harris into a winner, but again, didn’t land him. Maybe that will be enough to get someone at our level to bite, but probably not at the next level up.

Quit being so nice. Smu sucks. Offense intended.

Why does the Army - Navy game need to be out of conference? Every press release keeps referencing "preserving the Non-conference matchup". Why does that matter?

At what point can we actually name the commits? Only if they themselves post it first?

They have improved. I agree. They have improved from the worst defense I've ever seen to still bottom of the FBS in 2023 (125/130 in total defense, 123/130 in scoring defense). We gave up 245 rushing yards to Tulane. I do not have more confidence in them at this point. Confidence, to me, means that when the game is on the line you think they might get a stop.

Not sure how anyone came out of that game with more confidence in our defense. With the game on the line our D folded like a cheap suit. We got back in it by keeping them off the field. Our offense is legit and Rogers is much better than expected. Receivers all look solid and dangerous. Adeyi is a big play waiting to happen. Defense is Swiss cheese.

Note to self, Tulane fans ~= schmoo fans. Great. Awesome. We need more of these guys around like I need a fork in the eye.

This is because they are very good against the run and force teams to throw. Keys to the game are: - Whether or not we can establish a running game - Rogers making great decisions (Limit sacks and INTs) - Countering whatever Tulane adjusts at halftime As someone else already said, Tulane has been able to clamp down and shut down teams in the second half not named Ole Miss. I don't expect much from our defense, so they don't make the list. They have to have a pulse, though. Can't allow 250+ rushing yards and expect this game to be close.

Big win! I never saw that scoreline coming. Thought this would be more of a toss up and we dismantled them. This offense isn’t perfect but it seems to be getting better every week…and it’s already pretty stinking good. We got more quick bubble screens called and overall seemed to be more ready to get the ball out fast. That team was nowhere near as effective getting to the QB as Navy, but still thought it looked like we were better prepared to handle it. Next week will be a great test. Not sure our defense is up to it, but today they weren’t completely inept. So that was nice, too.

It’s always been this way…it was just hidden and the cheating to pay players happened behind closed doors. I don’t see why the NFL would ever adopt these big schools as it’s minor league. Why would they? They get it for free today. As long as there is no central rules enforcement arm, with real punishments, someone will always try to cheat to get ahead. It’s human nature. Look at college baseball. It’s all the same schools making the World Series that play big time football. It didn’t used to be like that before ESPN picked it up and made a big deal about it.

I know this post is long and looks ranty on the surface, but would love to see a reasoned breakdown from someone on the other side who sees the end state these coaches are going for. Because to me, this is as close to a complete summary as I’ve seen. Good post.

For all the crap I’ve slung on the defense, they got a stop and gave our offense the ball with 2 minutes left. I couldn’t believe it, but credit to them. Rogers did not have a great game. He was ok, but taking too long getting the ball out got us beat. That last sack on first down of the last drive was the killer. He seemed more poised and had a better clock in his head the last two games. Gotta get him back on track. Also, the stone Earle plays were bad. Stop with that.

We lose a lot of football games. I've never lost a tailgate. It's always fun. Plus it's easy to pull my UNT friends in for a tailgate, but harder to get them into games. So it's just a good opportunity to connect with friends and make new ones...

Flip TV the bird and pick the perfect time?! I love it! It is fairly obvious that games in September should NEVER start before 6 or 7pm. Once we get into October a 2:30pm is the absolute perfect time. No other answer should even be given thought. 2:30pm is late enough to get a good solid tailgate in, and early enough to either continue the tailgate after or head out to dinner somewhere in town. Denton has really improved since my student days and I love the options near downtown. Also, the more business we can send their way the more they will, in turn, support UNT.

Was feeling a lot better after LaTech. Looked like the defense might make some adjustments and with a bye week could actually see even more. Then Saturday happened and we were moving back in the wrong direction. It’s confusing to see our offense adjusting and getting our best players in position to make plays, while our defense looks like it is determined to stubbornly stick to a philosophy that might pay off after a few recruiting cycles. The offense is trying to win now, with a defense that wants to win later (if ever…I can’t stand the prevent and that’s basically our base set).

We know that anyone/everyone signed to schmoo gets $35k/year and Tech is $25k/year. That's starting out. Assumption is better players make more. Who's to say what constitutes "big money" for each individual? I'm a college student getting a free ride, free room and board and you're going to throw $25k+ at me? It's a lot of spending money for someone with no real expenses. Or can be a boost to their parents...who may not LET them turn that offer down. Bench or not.

Were any of those guys LBers coming out of HS? I know Kassell was a QB. Point being...get the best playmaking football players you can.

Interesting interview. Morris definitely has that likeability factor. Easy to root for. The NIL and transfer portal have to adopt some calendar rules, at some point. But hopefully he's learned that until it does, you can't trust that your roster is ever completely set. Alabama has been stocking talent 3 deep everywhere for as long as Saban has been there. So it's clear that kids are just about always going to have a hard time turning down money even if it means they likely don't play. Don't think you're going to be able to show data to kids and that's going to solve every case. It may help with some, but you're going to lose the majority who get big money waved in front of them. I've, also, rarely been a fan of bringing in bench warmers from P5 schools. That tactic misses more than it hits. I'd rather see us go peer level and down to find the difference makers that may translate at our level. All in all, while this level of transparency is nice, I certainly don't expect it to continue. Too easy to get burned by being too open unless you're consistently winning. Leach was able to get away with it precisely because he won a lot.

I just assumed that thread fell off the front page after the win Saturday. Wouldn't have really noticed without this thread now topping the board. I agree. It is strange to outright delete it. Just change the thread title if you have a problem with it, mods.

Why start the game in a 4 man front only to literally never run it again after the first quarter?! I’m at a loss. It’s almost like we suspended the DC for a quarter. He comes back and we go right back to the 3-3-5 and nearly blow the game. Story of the game was Rogers extending drives and getting the running game back on track. Hope Blair isn’t seriously hurt.

We have one sack on the season. It came in a 4 man front with Richards coming off the edge. For the love of all things holy, stop with this 3 man prevent defense

Wrong

We’re still running the 3-3-5