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  2. DRC source: Former Guyer, ASU WR has interest in UNT

    in Mean Green Football

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    2 hours ago, All About UNT said:

    No dude.  We should just send out free scholarships to any Denton high school player. I'm sorry you don't see it. It's such a brilliant tactic. We're just North Texas... who are we to ask that an incoming transfer would actually have admirable stats from the program they were at?

    Name one player on our roster who could transfer to any P5 school and immediately start.  Why would anyone who has "admirable stats" from a P5 school transfer to UNT or any other CUSA school?  I'll answer it for you - he wouldn't.  Unless there are family medical reasons, behavior/disciplinary issues or, as appears to be the case here, playing time issues, P5 players aren't looking to transfer to non-P5 schools.  

    And your comment is asinine...he's not "any Denton high school player" - he’s a 6’5,” 210-pound, former 3-star recruit (Scout's 2013 #82 nationally-ranked WR) that held offers from ASU, Arizona, Baylor, Colorado, Michigan State, Mississippi State, UNT, Tulsa and Vandy.  That’s more P5 offers than our entire 2017 class had, combined.  But let’s just continue to pound our chest and thumb our noses at him because he only had two catches last season at ASU.  We’re North Texas, we’re too good to accept transfers that don’t have stellar P5 college stats.

    Gawd, you guys remind why I stopped coming to this forum.

    For anyone that’s actually interested in more than Ellis Jefferson stat lines, here’s a nice article about him: ASU's Ellis Jefferson determined to break out of shadows

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  3. DRC source: Former Guyer, ASU WR has interest in UNT

    in Mean Green Football

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    I don't get all the negativity and debating on whether we should accept him.  The kid should be applauded for earning his degree and staying out of trouble.  I, for one, would welcome him to UNT, even if it means giving up a scholarship.  So he hasn't had a great college career thus far?  Guess what? Neither has any of our current class of HS recruits.  And, without being too negative myself, this was one of the least impressive recruiting classes I've seen.

    If he comes to play at UNT and has a big season, that's great.  If he comes to play at UNT and stands on the sideline, that's still great.  Why? We let a hometown kid come home to UNT and finish out his college football career.  And we can use all the UNT ambassadors we can get, in respect to Denton ISD, and other area school districts.

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  4. Fun at DOTS

    in Mean Green Football

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    20 hours ago, 97and03 said:

    Here is their chicken fried steak on top of a corn bread waffle smothered in fries, peppers, and gravy (or was it cheese? I can't remember).large.IMG_0135.JPG.3aa5116589d94fe7a6944776944587a8.JPG

     

    Sorry, I'll have to take everyone's word for it because that doesn't look or sound like anything evenly remotely appetizing to me.

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  5. My nUTSAck hate grows daily

    in Mean Green Football

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    7 minutes ago, Harry said:

    Here's the good news -- we FINALLY have developed a rivalry.  This is a team we want to beat more than probably any other one on the schedule (ok maybe SMU).  My point is, we haven't had that in the past.  For years it was NMSU, MUTS, Arky State... we finally have some teams on the schedule that get our mean green blood pumping and that is a GOOD thing!


    Yawn...

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  6. Which signee are you most excited about and why?

    in Mean Green Football

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    1 hour ago, MeanGreen01 said:

    I have to second this Evan Johnson. "You turn the tape on" and this guy can move!  Will be fun to see this guy geting after it. I think we will be pleasantly surprised with this recruiting class. Not sure I buy into the whole star classification and etc.

    I was watching some of his highlights yesterday and he does have some ankle-breaking moves.  I just hope his size doesn't hamper him.  If not, he could be the next Darren Sproles.

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  9. Nick Gerber QB '17 (Levelland) [Verbal: TJC]

    in UNT Football Recruiting

    Posted · Edited by gangrene

    He has a lot of potential.  Here's what I saw in his highlights:

    Pros

    • Throws well on the run
    • Decent play-action fakes
    • Can hit a wide-open receiver (something our QBs struggled with this season)
    • Good pocket presence and not afraid to move up in the pocket or scramble when it breaks down
    • Handles bad snaps well

    Cons

    • Arm strength is a concern
    • Appears to lock in one receiver/telegraphs passes
    • Commits to the run too early/doesn't keep his eyes downfield
    • 4.71 40-yard speed? I want to test that stop watch

    I can't argue with his stats.  Regardless of the level, 5,500+ yards passing and 77 TDs are impressive.  While he only threw 8 INTs all season, 3 of those were in his final game.  Also impressive is that Levelland had 3 receivers with 1,000+ yards (one with 900+) and 2 RBs with 1,000+ yards.  That tells me they spread the ball around a lot.  It also tells me they had a questionable defense as evidenced by these scores:

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  10. DMN DFW Top 100 - UNT has only 1 commitment

    in UNT Football Recruiting

    Posted · Edited by gangrene

    25 minutes ago, Withers940 said:

    What I find crazy is that all these WR's from the DFW area are going to Colorado. I know you have to love competition to be in the sport but do they not pay attention to who else is coming to their school? They have 17 Returning WR

    Jaylon Jackson   Cedar Hill      Committed to Colorado

    Chris Miller    Denton                Committed to Colorado

    KD Nixon       DeSoto                Committed to Colorado

    Laviska Shenault       DeSoto    Committed to Colorado

     

    Which Leaves the question.....Whos Coming back home?

    Momentum for Colorado Buffaloes’ recruiting success started before wins piled up

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    “When I first got to back to Colorado, we had sat down as a staff and talked about getting back into Texas heavily. We ended up putting five coaches down there to recruit, really hit the high schools and really develop relationships with the coaches and the players.

    I'm sure Mary Jane plays no factor in the CU recruiting process.

    5 College Football Players Who Would Have Chosen Colorado With New Weed Laws

  11. DMN DFW Top 100 - UNT has only 1 commitment

    in UNT Football Recruiting

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    I guess the local kids were relatively unimpressed with our 2016 season and/or coaching staff?  I know the DFW Area Top 100 isn't the best list of recruits but, damn, I sure expected to see more than one commitment and one additional recruit listing a UNT offer. 

    We're getting out-recruited by Texas State (4 commitments), right in our own backyard.

    SportsDay’s Top 100 for the Class of 2017

     

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  15. In your face, purists! 5-7 bowl teams get last laugh, go 3-0

    in Mean Green Football

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    Armour: Count the ways college bowl system is broken

     
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    Nancy Armour , USA TODAY Sports 6:52 p.m. EST December 7, 2015

    It’s so bad, in fact, that more than a dozen teams with records of .500 or below “earned” the privilege of playing in the postseason. Of those, three are 5-7. But hey, they were selected based on their Academic Progress Rate, so that makes it all OK.

    One of the arguments against the creation and now expansion of the College Football Playoff is that it would come at the expense of the other bowls. That a playoff would gut the time-honored traditions fans have come to know and love.

    Please. The bowl system and everyone connected with it sold their souls long ago, making this year’s debacle as inevitable as it is embarrassing.

     

    In your face, purists! 5-7 bowl teams get last laugh, go 3-0

     
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    Dec 29, 2015 at 5:51a ET

    Remember when all those college football purists screamed from the rooftops when a trio of 5-7 teams were extended -- and accepted -- bids to bowl games?

     

     

     

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  22. One improvement I would like to see on defense

    in Mean Green Football

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    3 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

    My favorite was the one called on a fade route in the end zone where the ball landed about 5-yds out of bounds.  Of course, it was yet another 3rd down conversion.
    1 or 2 plays later, the SAME EXACT THING happened again (same receiver, same corner of the same end zone), and there was no call.  They scored on that drive anyway.

    I remember that one too.  That was the definition of an un-catchable pass.

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