Ian Campbell

I was there (my wife was a UNT cheerleader in undergrad and now cheers at WSU while in grad school). At no point during that game did I feel like WSU should've been playing SMU as close as they were. WSU didn't take the lead until pretty close to the end, and anytime WSU had a nice score, SMU had a 3-point answer. The fact that WSU pulled it out feels pretty miraculous. The SMU defense in the first half was stout. I felt much more comfortable watching UNT against SMU than I did WSU. Either way, GMG, Go Shocks (except when they are playing the Mean Green), and hooray for another SMU loss!

Jake Shipley has played both OLB and DL. He played DL in High School and was moved to linebacker at Oregon. I'd imagine he's coming to us to play DL.

If he can stay healthy, this is why I'm excited about this pick up. Also, look at the Morris-Conwright connection! That will be great to see again!

I believe this has certainly intensified in this generation and that the impact of things like TikTok on the need for even more instant gratification has not even been fully grasped yet. That said, you can find sociologists making the exact same arguments about the baby boomer generation and every generation since in various books. American culture has been trending this way for a long time (the book “Bowling Alone” about the rapid decline of Americans who join any extracurricular groups or participate/form any lasting association written in 1999 or 2000 is a great example of this). I agree that this is adds to a mentality that can already be seen in marriages, the workplace, etc. I (some random dude who deeply loves his school and hometown) call it the “one-foot-in, one-foot-out mentality” but a Harvard grad recently gave a famous commencement speech and then wrote a book about it and called the same phenomena “infinite browsing mode.” See below- it’s really worth a watch. I think Denton somehow has a worse culture of this mentality being home to two commuter schools. I often meet people who have lived in Denton 10 years and still don’t think of themselves as “Dentonites.” They came here for school, maybe even with the idea of transferring after their basics, planned to move to somewhere with mountains or something after graduating, never got the chance, but still don’t commit to the place because they see Denton as just a stopover. The transfer portal is just a further example of this trend and shows that it is still, well, trending. It does feel like it’s ruining college football and sometimes I think I could let football go because of it, but I guess at this point I’m just trying to prove a point and fight the “one-foot-in, one-foot-out mentality.” I’m a lurker, but I’m 27 and have never missed a home UNT football game in my life. I live in Wichita, KS now and make the 5 hour drive. Some days it’s just inertia, but as others have said, players come and go, but we will be here for the school. I hope this whole portal/NIL thing settles down someday.

It's nice to see Kevin Wood's name listed. I suspect that means he is healing up faster than anticipated? Has coach made an official announcement on his health? The last one a few weeks ago didn't sound promising. If he plays against Cal, I feel a lot about this defense than I have felt this summer.

Fun to watch this video from back when people still said “crunk”… If this is the kind of energy Coach Morris still carries out to the field, I have no doubt he can rally team buy-in!

The same hateful preachers that have been on campus for decades went further than usual demeaning women and LGBT folks.

Protest is a powerful tool. Especially when it hits the pocket. If Mizzou didn't play BYU Saturday, they would lose $1 million for that single game. Tim Wolfe's salary was $459,000. Not every player or coach, but most were behind the boycott.

The suspension will be for the first half of next week's game if not overturned.

Okay, see ya next week!

Talked to some old high school buddies of DW tonight. They basically backed up what Mac has been saying- he constantly goofs around in the huddle, at practice, and in the weight room. They also said that he is a completely different person when he is on the field. Our offense also seems to be a completely different offense when he is on the field. I was trying to trust Mac's instincts as long as possible (the highest level of ball I played was 8th grade, what do I know) but I think that it would just be stupid to start Greer next week. I think Mac knows that now and I just can't see any way Dajon doesn't start vs NSt.