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11 hours ago, NT93 said:

I almost started a thread titled “An Unpopular Opinion” in which I express my opinion that Morris is the guy that’s going to turn things around at UNT.

I agree, and I see that potential with the Mean Green Keebler's. Morris just might be the guy that wakes the giant.

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I will speak for myself and say Eric's stock is rising in my book. 

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6 hours ago, Big Z said:

I disagree that Morris stock is rising. You didn't evaluate your QB's well at the beginning of the year, losing to FIU and blowing the Memphis game at the end. 

Texas Tech 2.0 

I disagree with disagree.  I think the QB argument is not likely until you see them play in a game. Plus, he brought in Rogers. What I see as really different is Eric's motivation to win. He learns from mistakes, and you can see the speed at which his mind works. He could loop around Seth twice in a conversation before Seth even got his mind in gear. I believe Eric is sharp and motivated; that his potential is just about untapped. 

[Worst Defense in AAC and Solid Case for Worst in FBS]

1 hour ago, Shark84 said:

I think Caponi will definitely be back to start next season. They will hit the portal hard on the defensive side and try to get guys in to fit his system. If we don't show a drastic improvement early on next year then I could see Morris making a change. I'm not a fan of the 3-5-5 but it is painfully obvious that we don't have the people to play it right now. I'm not sure how much better we would be in any defense. Tackling is the same in any scheme and we are definitely NOT good at that. Blown coverages and assignments are on the coaching staff but you should already know how to tackle. 

I think there is a ton of truth in what you are saying. I think we have seen some true freshmen step up, and there has been improvement, just not enough. And our defense seems small, without the overall talent we need. Our strength of schedule was so weak last year that it gave us a false sense of how really bad they were.  Plus, having a few of our best players cherry-picked out to the portal just destroyed what little we had. 

[Who is Tailgating for the Goofy Bird Game and what is on your menu?]

Try try again....

The weather looks amazing. 

This week is our Last official full Tailgate of the season!
This Saturday, we have a 2:00 pm game against UTSA.

I believe the North Texas Basketball Team will be on hand for a while.

The Tailgate will start around 9-10:00 am and wrap up @ 1:30 pm.

Our Tailgate location, as always, is the Blue Lot's northwest corner, which is closest to the Stadium and just East of Victory Hall.

Victor, Amanda, and Lauren plan to make Smash the Birds in-the-mouth burgers and Amanda's Famous Mean Green Jell-O Shots.

John has cookies and a yet-to-be-determined protein dish.

I will have Spicy Balls.

Bring your favorite refreshments.

https://meangreensports.com/sports/2018/7/31/gamedayparking

Everyone is welcome to stop by, have some balls, and hang out. Sit a spell. 

[Expect Low Attendance]

21 minutes ago, Texas Stranger said:

One thing I don't like about NWS's area forecasts is they are too generalized and not specific enough as to time of location.  Rain will clear Denton by 1:00 if not sooner

This shows clearly the trend:

https://www.wfaa.com/myownradar

 

It might turn into perfect football weather—a high of 60 with light winds. 

[Expect Low Attendance]

59 minutes ago, Texas Stranger said:

Radar trends are backing that up.  Clearing line is now from central Dallas through south Fort Worth to around Granbury and moving north as a warm front passes.  Once that front lifts north, we should have temps in the 60's and 70's and muggy with maybe a few brief showers by game time.

I hope you are correct. I think a dry ball will be better for us either way. NOAA has said rain all day in denton since midweek. 

Denton:

Today

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 60. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 45. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. Temperature falling to around 43 by 4pm. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

[Army is In]

3 hours ago, Cerebus said:

Army's AD has stated that the rule change is part of the reason they looked to join a conference.   They know the rule change will make their option offense less viable.   They hope joining a conference makes them more competitive in the the new NIL/transfer portal world. 

I would guess the NIL and the portal have no effect on them directly. 

[Expect Low Attendance]

High of 58 degrees and 100% rain and thunderstorms even if we had a winning record the attendance would be low. Tomorrow's attendance will make the last home game look like a packed house.  They might be lucky to have 500 fans. 

[A Message from Coach Morris]

Nice to see, I like the active getting the word out.

They should help a bit with the lighting.

Coach Morris reaching out - I like it. 

[Who is Tailgating for the Memphis Game and what is on your menu?]

We are canceling our tailgate tomorrow. The weather has won this round. 

 

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 58. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

[Army is In]

2 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I think KingDL1 listed the county where he's born because that's where West Point is so adding Army hits home in a sense. Others, I'm not sure.

Bingo, yes, sir! 

Orange County Choppers also. 

[Army is In]

West Point is in Orange County you know. 

[Who is Tailgating for the Memphis Game and what is on your menu?]

12 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I know it's not the right thread for this question but just needed a place to ask the question. With lightning in the forecast all day Saturday, does anybody know the process to play at a later date if the game is canceled? Would tickets be honored for the new date?

I would think they have to. 

It seems the forecast is only getting worse. I don't want to tailgate at my house. 

[Army is In]

I look forward to it, and I want to go to the game in West Point too. 

I was born in Orange County. 

[Morris Weekly Press Conference (10/24/2023)]

I really like this coach so far. 

[Who is Tailgating for the Memphis Game and what is on your menu?]

11 hours ago, untcampbell said:

But the pre-game Scotch and pickle will always be the main course.

 

 

GMG

I have really been enjoying a couple of bottles of Flight. I have always enjoyed Yuengling, but their Flight is an extra level for me. We usually kick off the tailgating day with a little vitamin "B"; B for Bourbon, some top-shelf flavor of the day. I believe it helps lubricate my joints.  

[Who is Tailgating for the Memphis Game and what is on your menu?]

This Saturday, we have a 2:00 pm game against Memphis.

I believe the North Texas Basketball Team will be on hand for a while.

The tailgate will start around 9-10:00 am and wrap up @ 1:30 pm.

Our Tailgate location, as always, is the Blue Lot's northwest corner, which is closest to the Stadium and just East of Victory Hall.

Victor, Amanda, and Lauren plan to make smash Memphis in-the-mouth burgers and Amanda's Famous Mean Green Jell-O Shots.

John has cookies and a yet-to-be-determined protein dish.

I will have Spicy Balls.

Bring your favorite refreshments.

https://meangreensports.com/sports/2018/7/31/gamedayparking

Everyone is welcome to stop by and hang out. Sit a spell. 

[For all the doubt about Morris….]

14 minutes ago, RBP79 said:

But Morris has?? Seems that's been one of his criticisms on here this year. 

Hey...Seth had topped out at NT. Mosely was going to hire the next step for head coach to get us to the promised land. IT DIDNT HAPPEN. This wasn't suppose to be a total rebuild.

Hopefully...in a couple years Morris will have us there. Right now he has 5 games to make us look forward to next year.

Just my opinion

We sucked last year most just did not know it

[Rangers '23]

How many pitchers did they go through last night? I feel like I saw three in the 1st inning. 

[Game Time Announced vs. Memphis - Homecoming]

1 hour ago, DentonLurker said:

I get that I may be the minority on this thread about this, but I would a million times over prefer the university/athletics spend their time and $’s figuring out ways to have events around DATCU that drag people over there vs a parade that happens away from the stadium.

I am not sure why it has to be an either-or. As I remember, the University did not spend much, if any, money on the parade.  It was mostly different University groups and clubs that made the floats and everything.

Plus, I believe it helped the homecoming attendance significantly by making homecoming a bigger deal. 

[Game Time Announced vs. Memphis - Homecoming]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

I emailed UNT a couple of years ago regarding no parade and got a reply about lack of participation, waste created, lack of sustainability?, and Covid.  I emailed them again this year when I discovered one was not planned and got the same response, minus Covid, so it was basically a form letter.  I responded telling them that I had received the same exact answer a couple of years ago, that most of the materials used to build floats were recyclable and that I thought it was sad that another tradition was eliminated without any input from the university community, students and alumni.  I got zero response.  I responded a few days later asking for a response and that was ignored as well.

There are some really useless staff in the North Texas admin that need to go away. Not understanding or implementing the parade just shows how bad it is. Same with the cannon and many other things. 

[Stomping Temple @ Home MADE MY DAY Yesterday!]

15 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Considering he had a smile all day and woke up with a smile, I'd imagine his "guest" loved his balls.

My smile was caused by a clear and decisive win. But I do have a lot of balls. 

 

[Stomping Temple @ Home MADE MY DAY Yesterday!]

9 minutes ago, Big Z said:

Did he like your balls?

Funny, you should ask. He is staying with some mutual friends while he is here.  We had a cookout party at their house for him last weekend. The mutual friend had me bring some frozen leftover balls for the cookout, then they had them almost every morning for breakfast. So he had his share of my balls in a week. Both ways freshly roasted and reheated. 

[Stomping Temple @ Home MADE MY DAY Yesterday!]

22 hours ago, greenminer said:

"I thought you said this was futbol."

He really enjoyed it.