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That's fine with me. He was able to raid the city of Miami of players while the U was down. Other than that he's an above average recruiter and coach. He just isn't that homerun hire that scares me like I feel Briles, Malzahn, or Saban would be.Getting the feel from my UT people that Charlie Strong may end up being the guy.
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Art Briles and Jim Mora have both publicly taken their names out of consideration for the Texas HC job. Briles would've been a good fit because he is one of the best qb recruiters/evaluators in the country and if Texas has a good qb they are a good football team, with the recruiting base and name that they have.
Someone high up with Texas (not sure who) flew out to an undisclosed location and interviewed Charlie Strong of Louisville.
This is only interesting and relevant because if Texas is still in this state as a program next year, then we have a legitimate shot at beating them. They have no stability at the qb position and unless they get someone like Saban or Mahlzahn then I really believe we will be able to have a chance.
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Whitlock is a stud. One of my favorite d-lineman to watch.Lets hope they end up being like this kid who tears it up.
http://http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nikita_whitlock_436051.html
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Yeah, Mustafa is finally starting to put some meat on his bones, aside from muscle. Hitting up that victory dining hall.
The tough thing for Mustafa during fall camp is that the first few weeks in pads are also usually during Ramadan. It was very tough on him and our other Muslim players. They couldn't eat or drink water while the sun was up, and they lost a lot of weight in the first few days in pads. Hope Mustafa does good in the spring, that way he won't need a killer fall camp performance to get in the rotation.
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That's because you're a smart dude.I'm going to bank on having him for 2yrs starting in 2015, and if we have him for 3, then it will be a pleasant surprise (like Zed Evans' extra year).
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ExactlyIt seems like we have to go through this in some thread every week. He may have received/be receiving a medical hardship waiver ("medical redshirt") for this past year. But a MHW does not change the "5 years to play 4" rule. If his injury is bad enough that it would keep him from playing in 2014, he might have a case for a 6th year waiver, in addition to the MHW. But I don't think that's likely.
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I can't help but wonder if one of them is Conner Crane. He isn't playing at Stanford but I'm not sure a high school valedictorian would want to leave a school like Stanford just because he wasn't seeing the field.THIS was one of the rumored that I was talking about. He was a stud the last time I saw him play.
I sure hope the other 2 come also.....
The other two I'm suspecting/hoping are Dominic Ramacher and Ellis Jefferson. Ramacher was recruited to Ok St as a linebacker but he could fit in our scheme as a tight end/fullback like Drew Miller was. Jefferson is a receiver who redshirted at Arizona State.
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It's still pretty disconcerting, not because of the rehab to get him back on the field, but because of the risk once he gets back on the field getting blocked by those 300+ pound boys.great minds think alike
Hopefully it heals up good and he can just be in the rotation and we can keep him fresh, but playing a lot of snaps undersized is very taxing on the shoulder. A lot of torque pressure play after play makes these shoulder injuries sometimes nagging ones. I believe Mcdorman and Horton had to quit because of shoulder injuries.
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If he can prove that his initial redshirt was due to injury (2013, which it was) and that he had to sit out another year because of injury (2014 potentially) then he can get the hardship.Wouldn't he only have 2?
Played as a freshman, redshirted this year, and will sit next year (redshirt Soph season) leaving him eligible his junior and senior year.
Even though he would have to sit out 2014 regardless, he can prove that he would've sat out the year anyways because of his injury then he might get granted an extra year.
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To get a medical waiver you need to prove that injury caused the initial redshirt and injury prevented him from playing a seperate year (next year). Even though he couldn't play next year anyways, he still might be able to get a medical waiver for 2014.It could be that they could get a medical waiver for this past season instead of using up a redshirt.
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Because Kottman was injured during his initial redshirt year (last year) he can apply for a medical redshirt (hardship waiver) and say he was injured all 2014 too. If he does this then he could have 3 years to play starting in 2015, instead of just 2. But the injury gives him no shot at being eligible next year.Berglund was a KU in 2011 then transferred to Scottsdale in 2012, left and then came to UNT in Sept of 2012. Sat out 2012 and was eligible in 2013. He was not injured.
Kottman played for SDSU in 2012 and was injured and did not play in 2013.
You may be right about him having to sit out but I wonder if his injury year would allow him a chance to appeal to the NCAA. We will find out soon enough!
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So are we officially going to UTEP, UTSA, and Rice next year?They said the only place not being traveled to was UTEP due to distance, number of buses, and lodging the costs would be really high to get the band there. Again, that is only rumor mill.
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Why can't that be correct? Those were his stats coming in. Counting the bowl game he finished with 16 tds and 13 ints.Saw the replay of the game yesterday. They put up a graphic that stated that he had 14 TDs on the season and 13 Int's. That can't be correct, right?
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No, doesn't give him a chance to play immediately but he will have a chance at getting three years of eligibility starting in 2015 rather than just two which is what he should have based on his grade.Medical release maybe? Does that help any? But, I am guessing you are correct. Will have to sit out a year...most likely. Could give him a good year to learn the program...on and off the field as to what Mac expects, get the shoulders ready, and to perhaps bulk up ab little.
But, sometimes, when guys sit out, they never seem to be quite the same after the long lay-off. Here's hoping all goes well for young Mr. Kottman. Love having another local kid with the Mean Green. Might even help open up that Guyer pipeline a tad more for UNT. Well, that and that nice Bowl victory and 9-4 season.
Should have a good chance to replace Alex Lincoln at the 3-technique in 2015.
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I would like to see us take a step forward and get a commit or two in the spring, before or while the kids are in spring ball. We normally don't see our first commit until the summer. The earlier you get commits the more time you have to focus on other recruits. Not to mention those early commits often will recruit while at camps and at 7-on-7 tourneys over the summer and such.
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I agree. That's why I said he has more than just stats going for him. Although I wouldn't be so quick to brush off the talent DT had to throw to. Chancellor and Smith were very good and Harris was a solid slot. Maybe the freshman turn out good next year, but these receivers did their job of getting a lot of YAC (chancellor and Harris) and making some sweet acrobatic catches (Smith).Statistics are great, but that doesn't tell the whole story. Our next QB will have a few, what look to be, stud freshman WRs coming in that DT didn't have. Stats from year to year are interesting, but never tell the whole story. If the defense isn't as good as this year, our next QB may have to play from behind more and need to throw more, inflating his stats over where DTs were this season. It is a good thing that DT will not only be judged on stats, because those don't give you the whole narrative on how someone played in their time at NT.
Those guys got open all year, and the line gave DT time all year. We were able to surround DT with the cast to have a successful passing game and it helped him lead us to 9 wins. We just didn't always have to throw it 40 times a game to win, as you said.
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Thought he called a great game in the second half. Loved the uptempo and mixing in the qb runs, as well as hitting the short stuff to set up the long stuff. That's when DT is at his best, and I'm glad Chico called the plays to DT's strengths.
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If statistics are used as the primary factor in whether or not he will get in, then if the next qbs come in and do better than 14/11 td-int ratio and 24.5K yards a year then it might not help his case from a statistical standpoint. But he has a lot more going for him than just statistics.So if it turns out that the coaches were able to recruit and develop a player to fill the spot and that player performs well, somehow DT was not as good? I don't think that the next QB should have any impact on whether DT makes the HOF.
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I think giving it a little time is what will determine whether he is or not. If the team struggles to replace and we cannot replicate the success of this season then that would honestly improve his chances.You're talking to a guy who was on the fence about DT even starting this year until he was actually named the starter for the Idaho game. I've been pretty critical of him during his career. Like Forevereagle said above, he can't be compared against Teddy Bridgewater and Johnny Manziel or something. He's compared against other Mean Green greats. I think he compares favorably. I guess we'll see in about 10 yrs.
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Must resist agreeing with you. Can't. Agreement level too high.Yes, but comparing him to his modern day peers would help to account for playing in a different era than previous UNT QBs.
Can we talk about his HOF candidacy later? Still got plenty of time to enjoy this win and his heroic and solid performance.
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Yes to Bellazin. Not very tall for an end at about 6'2" but big and extremely long arms to go with a good motor and production
Also, a sleeper guy I wouldn't count out completely is Drew Miller. Not going to get drafted, but should get some looks at fullback invites to a camp or two. With fullback becoming a dying breed in college football, these shorter but still big tight ends and defensive ends are often the guys who play fullback in the NFL. Drew also can be dangerous out in the flats as he showed in college.
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Thank you Brett! Great job this season. Looking forward to your coverage of recruiting this last month.
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I wish we marketed football more to TWU. College right down the road full of kids who would love the saturday college football experience. Do TWU kids get a discount or something to go to UNT football games?I hear you say UNT needs to take over Denton and that tells me that we need to tear down TWU.
Don't need to tell me twice.
Death to TWU!!
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Yes, the road schedule will be pretty tough. I don't see a single road game where we will not have a chance going in, and depending on the road game against the unknown CUSA west opponent, we don't really have any gimmes on the road next year.Our away schedule next year is tough... UTSA will not be easy, and UTEP is not too far from getting much better. I agree that Indiana will be a lot like Ohio this past year, and Texas will be a huge challenge. Rice will also be tough.
I think our QB play next year will be the difference between another bowl year (and possible CUSA West Championship) and a down year. We'll be fine at the skill positions (RB, WR, CB, Safety) and I think our DL will be ok after another off-season of strength and conditioning work-outs. OL should again be our greatest strength.
QB play is the key. Starting QB needs to be consistent, smart, and a leader.
That being said I like our chances at successfully replacing our qb production better than Rice and UTSA. I know UTSA returns almost their whole team, but they don't scare me without Soza. We can score against their defense, same with UTEP although they will be better on offense with Showers back.
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He's a good coach too. He's just a little on the weird side. But yes, I like our chances against that team trying to break in a new coach.