['23 LB Offer: Dylan Brown-Turner; South Oak Cliff: No Rating]

3 hours ago, Cooley said:

Saw this coming when he decided on FSU.

Florida State true freshman LB Dylan Brown-Turner entered the transfer portal

@DylangoingD1

@mfarrellsports

Yup, you called it

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

On 11/28/2023 at 12:47 PM, 97and03 said:

We seem to lose a star receiver almost every year due to portal or graduation. Perhaps losing starting O-linemen are more concerning. 

Yeah I’d say so. Especially because as we raise NIL money, we may have money to retain some of the top skill players but offensive line might be where the gap in NIL pool between us and the P5s starts to show.

[Spring 2024 Depth Chart]

I put together a depth chart approximation using the positions and player listings from our released depth charts this past season.

Bold and underlined = returning starter

Bold = returning two deep

Regular text = scholarship player not in the two-deep last season

 

OFFENSE:

Z - RS SR Damon Ward

Y - RS SR Blair Conwright

LT - RS FR Desmond Magiya

LG - SR Gabe Blair

         RS JR Leke Asenuga

C -  SR Jett Duncan (started at RT but was starting at C last spring)

RG - RS SR Paula Vaipulu

RT - RS SR Larry Moore

        RS FR Isaac Sohn

X -  RS JR Zhighlil McMillan

H - SO Landon Sides

       RS SR Jordan Smart       

TE - RS JR Xzavior Kautai

QB - RS JR JD Head

RB - RS JR Ikaika Ragsdale

        RS SO Qualon Farrar 

 

DEFENSE:

DE - SR Vic Alobwede

        SR Rodney Green Jr.

        RS FR Keith Smith

NG - SR Roderick Brown

         SR Marcus Moore

LEO - RS JR Fehi Vailea

          SR Kortlin Rausaw
           RS SR Kaghen Roach

SLB -  RS SO Ethan Wesloski

            SR Jaylen Smith

            RS SO Chavez Brown

MLB - RS FR Dietrich Moore

WLB - SR Jordan Brown

            JR CJ Garnett

            RS FR Matthew Moore

FS -  SR Nick Nakwaasah

         JR Bryce Linder

BS - SR Phil Hill

         SO Evan Jackson

         SR Harold West

STAR - SO Jayven Anderson

CB - SR Ridge Texada

         RS FR Taylor Starling

CB - SR Loronzo Thompson

         RS FR Brian Nelson

         RS FR Kollin Lewis

[Breaking: North Texas lands Commitment from Cedar Hill DE]

1 hour ago, UNT Family Man said:

Hopefully has the speed to play LB. 

Looks like Cedar Hill’s staff only has partially uploaded stats. In the games they have uploaded stats for, he had runs of 65 yards (Arlington Martin), 66 yards (Southlake Carroll), and 74 yards (Mansfield). 

[Breaking: Dripping Springs WR Kyle Koch Commits to North Texas]

Here is our wide receiver depth chart heading into spring (only listing scholarship guys)

Z - SR Damon Ward

      SR Trey Cleveland

Y - SR Blair Conwright

X - JR Zhighlil McMillan

H - SO Landon Sides

      SR Jordan Smart

Only entering the spring with 6 scholarship receivers, 4 of which are seniors. Team is definitely in need of some youth infusion to the receiver room.

[Breaking: Dripping Springs WR Kyle Koch Commits to North Texas]

11 hours ago, 97and03 said:

So should we assume that we have lost a WR somewhere along the way? WR was definitely not a priority position to fill out this class unless we lost one. Did I miss a decommit? 

Seems like an outside receiver. We had 4 receivers committed before Spradley-Demps decommitted. Not sure if they considered him an outside guy or not but possibly since both Barnes and Coleman are slot guys.

[24' QB Offer Luke Ullrich - Colleyville Heritage]

“the opportunity to continue my academic and football career”. This isn’t an offer

[Rogers eligibility?]

1 minute ago, C Rod said:

Money talks. Don’t sleep on SMU. Boatloads of NIL cash, in the same metro market, and now P5 ACC opponents to play against during his last year of eligibility. 

I’m gonna sleep on SMU when it comes to who we might lose Chandler Rogers to. Their QB is only a sophomore.

[Follow up story on Tate Wallis]

17 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

That was when we first were going to the new Briles system and Wallis was supposed to be the guy. Then that stuff happened, Wallis had to resign, Bloesch had to try and call the Briles offense while Shanbour and that other grad assistant were left to coach the quarterbacks.

Bloesch had the co-OC title heading into that season with Mainord but Littrell was calling the plays. Neither Wallis nor Bloesch were ever tasked with calling the offense that season.

[Pat Smith!]

On 11/20/2023 at 8:38 AM, El Paso Eagle said:

Not to put a negative Twist on it, but in the world of the transfer portal, if you have a true freshman who should be on the field, is it worth redshirting them?

Yeah I’m not as concerned about preserving redshirts either. Especially if it’s a guy you expect to be starter caliber in year 2.

[WBB Beats SIU Salukis 79-73]

Coach Burton really has been as impressive as we could have asked for thus far. Excited to see this continue to play out.

[Pat Smith!]

11 minutes ago, untcampbell said:

@BillySee58 which of those that have played four games this season will be held out for UAB?

 

 

GMG

I think the only true freshman who has played 4 games exactly is Brian Nelson. So maybe he would be.

[Pat Smith!]

9 hours ago, MeanGreen22 said:

The secondary is gonna be a no fly zone in a year or 2. So many talented freshman making big plays. 

Brian Nelson also is tied for second on the team in passes broken up despite having only played in 4 games. Really excited about the future of this secondary with Nelson, Patrick Smith, Jayven Anderson, Evan Jackson, and even Taylor Starling started that ACU game but looks like he’ll still redshirt. 

[Mean Green Gridiron + Hoops Podcast]

We start talking about the men’s basketball team about 30 minutes in

https://sites.libsyn.com/482808/mean-green-gridiron-episode-4

[Mean Green Gridiron Podcast Episode 4]

Talking the rest of the season and upcoming Men’s hoops tournament

https://sites.libsyn.com/482808/mean-green-gridiron-episode-4

[Defense Racking Up INTs]

I know the defense has been rightfully under the microscope with how bad they performed to start the season, but a promising element of this defense has been the interceptions.

From 2019 to now we have struggled defensively. A big part of that struggle has derived from inability to force turnovers and relying on forcing punts. Here are our INTs by season:

• 2019 - 4 INTs

• 2020 - 7 INTs (4 against UTEP’s backup QB)

• 2021 - 6 INTs

• 2022 - 8 INTs

• 2023 - 7 INTs

Already as many INTs halfway into this season as we’ve had any of the previous 4 seasons outside of last year when we played 14 games.

This is a promising sign that the defense can do what it’s supposed to do, which is clog the passing lanes and occupy areas that the QBs are used to being able to throw into, forcing INTs. Tackling needs to keep improving but ultimately I think the run game weakness had more to do with players/execution than it did scheme. 

 

[Whatcha drinking’ whatcha thinkin’]

I think we’re going to get up early on them, they’re going to come back and the vibes are going to be hell on here because people are too busy being mad to see the progress. Then we’re going to come out and beat Memphis.

[Roster Question]

On 10/4/2023 at 6:06 PM, UNTLifer said:

Looking at the current roster of 14, the only one I don't think is on scholarship is Allo.  If that is correct, then we are full.

Terrance Dixon was never announced as a signing on Meangreensports. Usually with scholarship guys there is an article on the site that officially announces the addition, whereas they don’t do that for walkons. So I think there is one spot left, but they are likely saving it for next year with only one actual Senior on the roster.

[Mean Green Gridiron Podcast - Navy Preview]

2 hours ago, cousin oliver said:

I just listened to this and I really learned quite a bit.  Thank you.

Great to hear! We try

[Mean Green Gridiron Podcast - Navy Preview]

11 hours ago, jtm0097 said:

Nice job Billy, I enjoyed listening to the podcast this morning.

Thank you, King of ETX 🫡 

[Mean Green Gridiron Podcast - Navy Preview]

Here for those of you itching for your 10th Mean Green football podcast of the week.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/81810f99-7300-4fd0-b083-8bcf8c3ffdfa/Mean_Green_Gridiron_3.mp3

[ACU Attendance Outdraws CAL Attendance...]

23 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

It be concerning to the ACC that California football (or sports) doesn't move the needle for opposing fans.

I read the beginning of this post with an Irish accent

[Mean Green Need of the NIL in the Current Environment]

56 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

So a multi-billion dollar industry where we would not be able to exist unless students were forced to pay fees. Sorry, but the "multi-billion" gets spread a little thick when the reality is not that many schools make money. 

It really doesn’t when you look at the revenue at play here. But I like how you don’t skip a beat to change the topic and ignore being blatantly wrong about your claim that NIL was created so student athletes could have the ability to have a job like a normal student.

[Mean Green Need of the NIL in the Current Environment]

On 10/1/2023 at 9:37 AM, El Paso Eagle said:

Harry I'm not questioning that. I'm just trying to get an understanding of how this works. When nil first came out it was supposed to give the athletes the ability to have a job like a quote unquote normal student. However as we all know it quickly turned into pay for play.

Lol come on. Student athletes could always have jobs. It was not “supposed to” do anything other than lift the unconstitutional restrictions the NCAA had placed on its student athletes regarding their ability to earn money from the multi billion dollar industry that was exploiting their labor. And that the NCAA should be subject to Sherman Act scrutiny.

https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-135/ncaa-v-alston/

[After 4 games, how do we feel about Coach Morris?]

A+. A little concern on Saturday that the second half would be a snooze fest but it was a good, competitive back and forth with true freshman Evan Jackson making a big play late. Also have 4 🧩 commits who have yet to announce. Potential there for some real game changers.