[Matthew Stone!!]

1 hour ago, BigWillie said:

I don't think anyone is mad at what he did. Glad he finally showed some offense. Just didn't deserve its own thread with such an outrageous title. Unless it was tongue in cheek, which I can't tell on here.

If we wanna create threads about single players we should have 2 already for my boy A Scott.

Dude's been in a huge slump. Let's hope he finally snaps out of it and starts to turn things around. 

[Should Matt Caponi Be Fired? My Thoughts on the Situation.]

1 hour ago, Travis said:

Well it can get worser. We just can’t get laster 

 

[Should Matt Caponi Be Fired? My Thoughts on the Situation.]

13 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:

The defense has been terrible in spots and decent in others.  Unless Morris has a home run hire, I think Caponi is likely to get another year, though.  See what Caponi can do in the TP and what Kegans can do with the off-season.  There’s no way it’s worse next season… 

Technically it can't. We are the worst in the nation right? There is no lower we can go. 

[Northern Iowa (11/7/23)]

Really good win today vs a very good team. Overall I am happy, the team was calm and fought back after losing the lead. Edwards is looking like a stand out from the transfers, but all of the new guys have contributed.

One of the things that need to improve is covering their shooters, on many plays our guys seem to get lost or try and help too much leaving their man open. That's something I expect will be ironed out as Hodge and co. will drill the guys on this. Another is ball security, too many lost balls on the dribble. Sissoko needs some confidence, he looks like his old self, not like in the NIT. He has all of the tools, he just needs to put it all together. Stone continues to be an offensive liability, I hope he really turns it around this year. He just seems to always be going 100mph, just slow down and pick your shots. 

For the games coming up I'd like to see Moore get some minutes, and maybe Morgan if we are up big. 

[Northern Iowa (11/7/23)]

Stats

[Northern Iowa (11/7/23)]

Excited to see how this team looks under Hodge. GMG!

[Who Should We Hire to be Our DC Next Season?]

14 hours ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

Looks can be very deceiving....

Caponi's UNT defense #133

Kehres' Toledo defense #32

Apparently, Kehres actually knows how to run the 3-3-5, and Caponi doesn't. The numbers don't lie. 

 

Kehres also had success from the start

2020: 4-2

2021: 7-6 with a bowl game loss to MTSU

2022: 9-5  MAC championship, and a bowl win vs Liberty.

2023: 8-1 so far

[Uniform combo vs. UTSA]

20 minutes ago, NT93 said:

So 7 of 9 games we’ve worn some type of black.  I’m just glad the players like it and it helps them play better.  Can you imagine our record if we only wore green and white?  

5 out of 9. Some games we wore them together. 

[Should Matt Caponi Be Fired? My Thoughts on the Situation.]

No one doubts that this staff had some challenges with starting late. However you can't excuse/absolve all responsibility about the blunders that have been made like; not utilizing the spring transfer portal, wrongfully evaluating the players they had, forcing a system that doesn't fit, refusing to change or adapt the system that hasn't been working, basics of defense like tackling, pass rush, and coverage. We don't know what's going on in practice, and we can only judge on results we see on the field, everything else is a guess. Could we be better next year? Maybe. Could we be just as bad? Maybe. All I can go off of is what has happened this year, and make an opinion on that. So far those facts are strongly in the negative column. Morris will have to make the choice if he wants to tie his wagon to Caponi, it's his choice ultimately. His decision will either be a good one if they improve next year or another wasted year that shortens his own leash. If Morris doesn't get it going by year 3, he will also be gone as well. 

 

As for a lot of top teams run the 3 man front, let me know when are getting those 4 and 5 star athletes to make that work. 

[Uniform combo vs. UTSA]

I'm not one to usually care about the black jerseys, but even I have to admit it has been excessive this year. Through 9 games we've worn the the black jerseys 3 times and black helmets 4 times. We should wear those twice a year max. 

[Who Should We Hire to be Our DC Next Season?]

On 11/4/2023 at 7:48 PM, MeanGreenGlory said:

My top pick would be Bryant Haines, the DC at JMU.

https://jmusports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/bryant-haines/3449

 

Greg Gasparato — First year DC at Troy — has also been impressive. However, he’s still a bit inexperienced compared to Haines and Kehres, so I’m not as confident he could quickly generate similar success here. 

180k to 475k, make it happen. These are the kinds of things we should be doing to incrementally improve. 

[So it *can* be done during the season . . .]

Yes it can, and should be done. Although it will be Morris' choice, but whatever he chooses will define his tenure here. Letting someone go early fixes the problem of getting a late start last year, both in candidates and recruiting. 

[***OFFICIAL UTSA vs. UNT Game Day Discussion***]

16 hours ago, southsideguy said:

If we had a bad defense it would be an improvement to what we are putting on the field.  I think a lot has to do with coaching and the fact SL left the cupboard bare for Morris.  If Morris wants to be here for awhile he may want to replace that DC sooner rather then later.  If not for UNT  then for his family.

Two more thoughts- would someone tell the game show host on the field that it is not necessary to yell into the microphone.

The DJ volume could we taken down a couple of decibels.  That want the crowd to be loud but you couldn't hear over the DJ music.  I know it is for the children but man you cant talk to the guy next to you during the game.

Sad I now go to the games excepting to lose.  Makes it easier to be a fan.  Yeah on the uniforms if I didn't know it was us and randomly turn on the TV I would not know what teams was playing.  Maybe that is the point.

Another gameday observation, the band played several times into their snap. There were also many times that they played way too late into their count. This is just sloppy and undisciplined. 

[Uniform combo vs. UTSA]

Weren't they wearing black when The Drive happened? 

[First Look At The Team Thoughts 🤔]

3 hours ago, Marty said:

and Chrisdon Morgan. Is he just not an option?

I can only assume they are losing out in practice to the new guys they keep bringing in. I'd expect both to transfer if they don't get playing time this year. 

[First Look At The Team Thoughts 🤔]

12 hours ago, GrayEagle said:

Were Russell and Cotton not there long enough to get any PT?  Were they even dressed out?

I feel like Cotton will redshirt. Who's Russell? 

[Rogers]

Rogers is the kind of QB we've been waiting to have all of these years. If he had 4 years to play he'd break every record in the book. 

[First Look At The Team Thoughts 🤔]

48 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

I love Scott’s game, but I hope he’s able to control his fouling this season. 4 in 23 mins is not ideal. 

Agree, but I think that's just the tradeoff you pay for a guy like Scott. He's 100% every play, of every minute, and he doesn't know what it means to tone it down. 

[First Look At The Team Thoughts 🤔]

For those that didn't see the stat sheet:

 

[First Look At The Team Thoughts 🤔]

I'm surprised by the lack of playing for Christian Moore. I thought he'd be worked a little bit more into the rotation this year, which he might be as we go on. 

[Know your opponent: Oct. 29, Sam Houston (exhibition game) 2pm, The SuperPit]

Will there be any broadcasts for this game?

[NIT Changes Favor Power 6]

23 hours ago, greenminer said:

I'm trying to wrap my mind around the reasoning.  I thought everybody was on board with the conference champ-autobid thing.

Some serious money must be involved behind this.

IIRC they proposed a post-season tournament that would air on Fox that had the best left out teams of the Big12, B1G, and Big East. Ultimately it fell through, but I think this scared the NIT, as such a move would remove any type of importance it has. They are seeing that profitability and eyeballs are more important than competition. 

[Coach Morris you decided on your inexperienced DC]

4 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I was on the other side of the stadium. Was there a jump or something that looked like there would be an offside call?

Yes, it appeared to me that one of their linemen jumped before the line and that a flag would be thrown. Rogers thought it was going to be a free play. 

 

Caponi has to go. We can't expect to win playing out of a huge hole every game. 

[Week 8 TV Ratings]

6 hours ago, VideoEagle said:

Sorry, I meant 2. It's ESPN, big drop to 2, another drop not quite so big to ESPN News, then U right behind News. It's possible with the drop in total ESPN subscribers U and News flipped places.

We should be drawing better, but 2 is almost always significantly less the ESPN. Last week the highest rated game on 2 was TCU with 400+ K. 

Interesting about the 2/3 thing. I thought ESPN and 2 were always packaged together. 

[Week 8 TV Ratings]

2 hours ago, VideoEagle said:

TV ratings don't happen in a vacuum. Other games happening at the same time will pull away casual fans just looking to see what is on. At the same time as our game there was Alabama/Tennessee, Texas/Houston, Minnesota/Iowa, Wazzu/Oregon, and Okie State/West Virginia. Plus, we are on ESPU2 which only available in about 2/3 the homes as ESPN. 

Yes, we need to be doing better in rating. But frankly, we should be doing better in home attendance which will ultimately hope build the program more. 

Did you mean to say we were on ESPNU or ESPN2? Because we were definitely on ESPN2, which is the more widely available between those.