[What would be your move with Rubin?]

21 hours ago, greenminer said:

All this back and forth about how we do with/out Rubin. How do you think we’d be doing with a serviceable backup PG? You think we would be sitting with 3-4 more wins? Competing for a 1 or 2 seed?  I suspect we’d be in a position for a T4 seed.

Yes I do. Also assuming a serviceable backup PG would allow Jones to play off the ball periodically as well which would’ve helped in the periods of offensive stagnation when there just hasn’t been enough creators on the floor.

[What would be your move with Rubin?]

He wasn’t rushed back last time and that didn’t prevent the injury. If he is cleared and feels good, just kind of have to play him and hope for the best. And don’t go into seasons with only one playable PG anymore.

[Should we storm the court if we defeat SMUt tonight?]

3 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

OK.  Not all of the student section dumped out immediately after the final whistle like we would normally call "storming the court"...  my bad, technically.   Sheesh.

But:

 

And those kids I’m sure will remember this moment and have a much more fond outlook on UNT athletics for the rest of their time at UNT and beyond than kids who showed up for the first time to watch Benford ball get run out of the gym by SFA or something. 

[SMU (1/25/24)]

26 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

aggravated the hammy. can't imagine he'll be good for FAU

Completely forgot about FAU looming. Man, opportunity to beat SMU and a ranked team in one week is wild. Let’s get it done.

[Temple (1/13/24)]

Good stuff. Only complaint you could really make is we couldn’t pull away enough to make it a complete route, but definitely a solid performance and never in doubt. Huge opportunities ahead.

[Wichita State (1/4/24)]

Imagine being told during the Benford era that next decade we’d be in the same conference as Wichita State (top 10 team at that time) and beating them on the road.

[UTA (12/23/2023)]

14 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

Remember how long it took Kai to really start contributing last year? I am hoping this is a turning point game for us. But....I did say that after Towson too. 🫤

For sure. Definitely have that outlook with Noland and Buggs. If those two can improve their play similarly to how Kai did last year then we’ll be really dangerous.

[UTA (12/23/2023)]

I’m still trying to figure out what my expectation is for us this conference season. The way we absolutely beat down UTA and Towson but have lost those extremely winnable games like against St. John’s, LSU, Fordham, etc. has me still confused. Definitely saw what I was hoping to out of Walker, and Noland and Buggs had solid games after scuffling a good bit so far this season.

Also, this one boosted us up 30 spots in the NET from 126 to 96.

[Transfer Commit: WR Dalton Carnes, Houston:]

1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

We have 40 spots to fill?  I didn’t realize we had so many players moving on. Wow.  This will be an entirely new team next year.  

By my count we have 42 scholarship players from last year’s roster still on scholarship. 16 on offense and 26 on defense.

So that leaves 43 open spots, with about 26 accounted for by HS and portal guys.

[Transfer Commit: WR Dalton Carnes, Houston:]

7 hours ago, Cooley said:

Strange commitment when there are greater needs. 

There is no shortage of available spots. Plus, the team was down to 3 returning scholarship slot receivers and 2 of those are seniors. Considering how much we rotate receivers to keep them fresh, we definitely were running thin. I expect more portal receivers too.

[Transfer Commit: WR Dalton Carnes, Houston:]

1 hour ago, Cougar King said:

 

 

He entered the portal because there's no guarantee he will be on scholarship at UH with the new staff coming in. Dana was going to give him one but he got fired. 

Morris is getting a solid receiver who definitely deserves one. 

 

Was thinking that might be the case with the coaching change. Definitely impressive stats considering it looks like he didn’t start getting much opportunity until Conference play started.

[Transfer Commit: WR Dalton Carnes, Houston:]

10 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

PWO for us?

No

[Transfer Commit: WR Dalton Carnes, Houston:]

Came to Houston as a walkon. Redshirted in 2022. In 2023 caught 20 passes for 263 yards and a touchdown. Had 5 catches for 68 yards against University of Texas.

[Commitments 12/08/2023]

Looks like the first one is Gabe Stroud, defensive back from Whitehouse.

For the fans hoping for instant payoff out of the portal, I suggest you adjust the timing of those expectations. Expect a lot of the near activity to be High School guys.
 

I’m sure we’ll get a group of portal guys as well before the spring semester starts, but probably not as soon as these HS guys we are going after and looking to sign on 12/20.

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

9 minutes ago, Udomann said:

It's a good landing spot...but he's going to get his @ss handed to him by the SEC defensive lines. Hopefully he does well, will be peeking into some gamecock's football this year

He’s just visiting

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

I think the unsettling part is we have twice as many leaving than anyone else coupled with commits backing out.  I would just like to hear Morris' thoughts on this and his plan moving forward.

So you’re saying you want to speak to the manager?

[Spring 2024 Depth Chart]

Updated for some of the recent departures. Looking forward to adding names to this chart.

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

2 hours ago, cdizzle86 said:

Re-enact the 1 year sit out rule and watch it change for the better. There has to be a balance between the fans, players, and sponsors for the sport to thrive and right now that isn't the case. Fans are going to leave because there's no reason to invest time into rooting for players, which means fewer viewers, which means less NIL money for players. 

I don’t fully disagree I just still don’t agree with going backwards on those transfer rules. I get it is often to our detriment, but I don’t think it’s right to restrict kids’ ability to transfer when the coaches who bring them in are under no such restriction.

I think a lot of this will correct itself once all these kids who got extra seasons because of the COVID year are fully out of eligibility. You bring in a guy as a Junior who has actually a 5th year college student like Rogers, of course they’re going to have the grad transfer option.

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

8 minutes ago, Rudy said:

That's exactly what it's like. Everything is a "right", and there are no rules. Perish the idea that a company or governing body of an entity has the authority to establish rules over its entity. 

 

According to their argument, the NCAA is infringing on my right to play football. Why shouldn't I be allowed to play?

I didn't use the word “right.” Not sure why you’re quoting that word like I said it when you were the one who brought it into the conversation. Just pointed out that your strategy is to restrict the players’ freedom, which it factually by definition is. 

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

19 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Exactly what freedom are you stripping away?  Voluntarily playing a game in a league does not constitute a freedom.  We're not talking about the right to free speech, right to a free press, etc.  The NCAA, as an entity, can set their own rules for their league.

Freedom - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

Your proposition is to add more hindrance/restraint (transfer restrictions) on the individual athletes participating in the NCAA. More hindrance/restraint = less freedom. Doesn’t have to be a constitutional right.

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

14 minutes ago, Rudy said:

First transfer: Miss 6 games

Second Transfer: Miss season

No third transfers.  Better consider your NIL deal carefully.

When a problem exists there is no better way to solve things than stripping individuals of their freedoms!

[Portal QB Cameran Brown (West Georgia) - Redshirt Sophomore]

6’2” 225 lb Redshirt sophomore QB from Division II University of West Georgia. Threw for 914 yards and 10 TDs against 6 INTs on 54% completion this season as a redshirt freshman. Also added 468 yards rushing and 6 rushing TDs. Split time at QB with a couple other QBs at West Georgia.

Has picked up a handful of FCS offers as well.

https://uwgathletics.com/sports/football/roster/cameran-brown/9412

[If you could make the call - For the Spring]

The scholarships are renewed for the entire school year. Don’t have the option to just take them off scholarship for entering the portal, at least to my knowledge.

[Graduation Requirements]

For the record, Chandler Rogers was in college for 4 years before coming here. Well, technically 3.5 and by the end of this school year he will have been here for 1.5. 

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

4 hours ago, UNTFan94 said:

As I sit here seeing all of these names enter the portal, I am a bit caught off guard. I really thought we had found something special at the end of the year. Morris was hired to bring in talent, and it appears to me that we are losing much more of it than bringing in.
 

I wonder if it would help him to bring in an experienced voice and recruiter. Somebody that can unite, inspire, and maybe most importantly RETAIN talent. Somebody that is respected among TX high school coaches. Somebody that knows the area well. Somebody that has been a HC at this level. Somebody who has learned what it takes to succeed and fail at this level. That somebody may be Todd Dodge. Who is to say the one who killed this program could not also be the one to resurrect it? I think he could be a big help to EMO.

 

I am not off the train yet, but I do wonder if Littrell might be involved in some sabotaging of this roster, given everything that has occurred. Please talk me off the ledge. #GMG

 

Signed,

A Concerned Fan

I really don’t think there is much Morris can do with some of these departures. Guys know they can get paid handsomely and don’t have to sit out because so many of them have graduated due to getting that free COVID season of eligibility. I completely get the concern though.

One thing I’ll say is that as of now out of our 17 Portal entrants, only Ethan Miner and Josh Smith were brought in by Morris.