[Reece Mooney could be gone too]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

Fact?  Wish some of those would turn into commits. 

If I'm being completely honest, I don't even really care who turns into commits. I've had a hard time caring about the recruiting cycles in football lately. You get guys, several don't even make it to campus or leave before the fall, and others end up being busts so the hype isn't even worth investing in emotionally. Basketball is more steady, IMO.

[Charlotte just lost their best player to NIL]

7 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Hmmmm...  I remember a time not too long ago they literally shut their football program down on a whim. Like, a cocktail napkin conversation in a smoke filled back room sort of shut down. 

And their football program has won 3 bowl games and 2 conference championships in the 7 or 8 seasons since it was brought back.

They do a great job with recruiting in both football and basketball and seem to get a lot of support/private funding.

[Charlotte just lost their best player to NIL]

2 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

Except for UAB it appears. Andy Kennedy has somehow figured out how to get most of his talent to stay in Birmingham. And their head football coach just got the entire team enrolled in a player's association.

That school has really got athletics figured out.

[Former Drake Guard Atin Wright commits to North Texas]

I need help here. Is this the most accomplished/experienced transfer class we've had in the McCasland/Hodge era(s)? Not asking about how those classes panned out, just the class itself at commitment/signing. I feel we needed to be sold a lot more during other recent recruiting cycles. This is all looking really good.

[SFA stud guard Latrell Jossell commits to North Texas]

1 hour ago, BigWillie said:

Maybe it is just me, but does he look like Devin Harris?

I don't see it. 

[A-Scott Projected to OU]

Commits to St John's  

 

 

[Reece Mooney could be gone too]

Been a lot of DL offers going out. Maybe they were encouraged to leave to make room?

[We Got A Commit]

16 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

financially? ha...oh goodness no. I spend my money on travel, music, drugs, golf, art, fine food & drink and my various charitable pursuits. like an interesting person. 

All in one day or do you spread it out?

[Spring transfer portal]

6 hours ago, Tommy Gadberry said:

One of the assistants told a group of us at the spring game that we were purposefully waiting on after everyone's spring to go after some defensive linemen in the portal.  They didn't want us to tell anyone as they feared some other teams may also try that but I think the cat is probably out of the bag at this point.

If it wasn't out of the bag before, it is now since you decided to post it on a public forum.

[SWAC leading rebounder Brian Myles to announce where he's going]

8 minutes ago, BleedingGreen said:

Agree but if he’s tough, he’s tough.  

Yeah there's exceptions to the height standard. Just think we need another athletic transfer closer to 6'10".

[We Got A Commit]

17 minutes ago, Andrew said:

I would like they stay where they started. One transfer and make that about one of 3 things.

1. Family

2. Competitive step up

3. location 

 

you get one move. Make it count. Better yet stay where you are. Maybe NILs need to be kept in accounts and only guaranteed if you stay in your original location. Paid out at the end unless  you leave or go pro in which case that account is forfeited. There are many reasonable solutions. Instead it’s the Wild West. Anarchy…. It’s ridiculous . 

That's not a bad idea. I don't see it happening though. 

[We Got A Commit]

1 minute ago, Andrew said:

I thought I saw it was just long wood for three years. I stand corrected. Just another dude floating around never happy. These kids are going to struggle bouncing around out there in real life. 10 jobs 15 wife’s 20 countries…. I mean I guess whatever. That’s normal… just move move move move because it’s all about you all the time. 

On the flip side my dad was mostly committed to unemployment but still bounced around in life... 3 wives, 3 countries. Anyways, I think your reasoning is, well, unreasonable but it's your opinion and you're entitled to it. I hope Massie does well here and in the post-UNT.

[SWAC leading rebounder Brian Myles to announce where he's going]

Conflicted. He was a good rebounder at the SWAC level but he's 6'7". How will that transfer to the AAC? He could certainly be successful here at that height but I hope we're going after more true bigs.

[We Got A Commit]

Just now, Andrew said:

? I would like a 6’6” player like Jordan Williams who has more muscle. I don’t like transfers; however at least this is only his first. That’s why it’s tough but Jones and Scott could get a pass. Noland? Buggs? They are jokes. Bouncing around never happy. Don’t give me that ever. Sadly Walker did the same. That needs to end. 

It's his second. McNeese State for 2 seasons then Longwood now UNT. Do you hate him now?

[We Got A Commit]

2 minutes ago, MeanGreenZen said:

No, I hate the system all the way around. 

I do too. There's some on this board who curse the system when we lose players to the portal but all of a sudden they're all excited when we gain somebody from it. If that's not you then carry on.

[We Got A Commit]

3 hours ago, MeanGreenZen said:

I don’t think any of us care about being respectful to Longwood.
Many of us just cheer for players who go to North Texas and when players leave North Texas, we no longer cheer for them. 

So we hate the system when we lose players and love it when we gain players. So we're hypocrites.

[Meet today's 2024-25 Mean Green???]

On 4/10/2024 at 2:23 PM, UNTLifer said:

Because of ego, he will probably go to UK, flame out in 5 years of so, and end up on Sports Center or covering March Madness every year.

He rejected Kentucky.

[How was the Spring game? (new format & stuff)]

I'm hearing Caleb Williams is withdrawing from the NFL draft and transferring to UNT after getting a lifetime mani-pedi offer from a local nail salon.

[Homecoming set for October 26th vs. Tulane]

The only other option if we're looking at end of October, early November would be the November 9th game against Army. Maybe they want to do something special for that as well?

I do feel they could do better than to have it on the same day as the Day of the Dead festival.

[UNT Announces Football Spring Game Festivities April 6]

22 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

Well, Earl is certainly capable of winning games, but he needs a talented and confident team surrounding him. I don't understand how being a freshman is any sort of upside. He's either a person that is mostly confident in his abilities by the time he gets here or his's not. His body language conveyed confidence to me. There was no "deer in the headlights" look about his play. He's physically talented and mostly needs (as the old saying goes) some rough spots smoothed out. He loves throwing the long ball, but the mid-range needs to be worked on.

Speaking of confident players, did they hold Landon Sides out because they didn't want to risk injury, or was he injured?

Being a freshman means more upside for the simple reason that he has more time to develop into a stud. If Earle and McCollum can give you about the same right now, I'd rather go with the guy who has 3 more years. That early experience is valuable. I'm thinking of the Fine vs Morris battle where neither was going to give you much but rolling with the freshman payed dividends the following 3 years.

Back to the onfield play, if McCollum can't figure out the intermediate game, that's going to be a problem for us.

[UNT Announces Football Spring Game Festivities April 6]

6 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

We better hope that he is more durable than when he was at TCU. OR that he can get rid of the ball quickly. 

Based on what you saw yesterday, if Morris is QB1 but goes down for some games, who would you rather take over: Earle or McCollum? Obviously Earle has the experience but McCollum has more upside with him being a freshman. Who do you feel is more capable of winning a game or two if needed? I'm still scarred by that FIU game...

[UNT Announces Football Spring Game Festivities April 6]

5 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

Mid-range arm accuracy and quick release is much more important. One of the problems with Aune and Ruder was that sometimes they would throw the ball so hard it would hit the receiver in the hands or "bread basket" and bounce out. 

Completely agree. It was just a question out of curiosity. That deep ball threat still has to exist to keep the safeties honest. 

[UNT Announces Football Spring Game Festivities April 6]

6 hours ago, MeanGreen2024 said:

The two TD passes by Cash and the Green Team were into the wind. Stone’s TD pass was into the wind also. 

How did arm strength compare?

[UNT Announces Football Spring Game Festivities April 6]

I wasn't there. Only stat that sticks out to me is that Earle threw 1 TD pass and Cash McCollum, the early enrollee true freshman, had 150 passing yards for 2 TDs. Either Cash is the real deal or we better hope Chandler Morris is the real deal.

[New AAC Commissioner]

On 4/4/2024 at 11:55 PM, Greenrex said:

...last two years at the high school level...

Is this a serious concern? He's the president of IMG Academy. That's not just some high school level program.