[Mercer (3/19/18)]

People need to hit up WB asking him if he is still covering their first game tickets LOL

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

39 minutes ago, greenminer said:

I love that the GCU broadcast is done via YouTube live.

Is there a reason this would be bad for us?

I believe GCU is the only for profit D1 (I believe) program and they are growing rapidly. I would have loved to have UNT vs GCU, even if it wasn't a national game.. it likely would have had a solid following and hopefully a solid production. 

[New CUSA TV Deal]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

No BeIn Sports?  I enjoyed their coverage.  

Wren said they’d are still working on other deals and it sounded like beIN and potentially ESPN

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

26 minutes ago, bstnsportsfan3 said:

Same

 

28 minutes ago, THOR said:

if true, i'm there....with beer in my hand!

 

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

From what Vito said, UNT will paid 40K to host the game but keep all the revenue. Bring a friend! 

It may not be a sexy match up but hopefully it will allow for UNT to host more than just 1 round

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

1 minute ago, greenminer said:

FYI, next round is scheduled for March 19th

Crazy I said Monday 

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

15 minutes ago, THOR said:

if true, i'm there....with beer in my hand!

I don’t lie.. time to pack the pit.. be looking for something soon

 

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

Game at the Superpit Monday.. see everyone there 

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

If UNT wins, home game on Monday.. you heard it here first

[New CUSA TV Deal]

Left a lot to be desired 

[South Dakota (3/14/18)]

On 3/12/2018 at 5:06 PM, diehardUNTfan said:

So if we win this game is there any chance we have another game at the pit? Or is it just the teams in all caps have home court? 

Yes they could eventually host games at the superpit according to Vito

[DRC: Saturday practice notes, thoughts]

15 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

I think his point was that Gallery was extremely tall and was moved inside and his QB, after practicing behind him, made adjustments to his game.

Yes Gallery was tall (6’7), but he was still shorter than Murray who is 6’9 from what I recall. His QB I recall was Drew Tate who was 6’0 and Fine is under 6’0 at 5’10 or 5’11.. not a major difference but it adds up. 

Gallery also did not move inside till he was in the NFL.. so again, Gallery is a bad comparison for Murray

[DRC: Saturday practice notes, thoughts]

On 3/6/2018 at 1:12 PM, edcollopy said:

Fine will practice behind Murray and will know which plays he'll have to slide one way or the other.  Robert Gallery was a can't miss tackle that got moved to guard because of his footwork....it's not the end of Murray.

You’re comparing Murray to a former #2 overall pick? 

Also, Gallery moved spots because of his arm length and not just his inability as a LT. Iowa has turned out many solid D1 Tackles to the pros that get moved inside to guard because of their arm length.

murrays inability to move his hips and dealing with speed rushers is his biggest problem, not measurables

[So it's the offseason and I drove by the big battle flag today]

9 hours ago, Salsa_Verde said:

Do you know you sound condescending or is that just how you post? In any case it took 6 months for the flag to get this way so no way they were switching out every month since I actually live by the university so I see it everyday. It can’t be that expensive to stitch a flag up...if we can’t do that then we have bigger problems. 

They have 2 flags and it has been switched out multiple times, because I helped with switching it out multiple times. the reason this is still up with its tears/damage is because of the cost and how often it needs to get changed among other reasons.. 

[DRC: Friday practice notes and observations]

7 minutes ago, GrayEagle said:

You must be thinking of Brewer.  Lawrence was a PWO here and I'd wager that our top receiver now has a scholarship.  Brewer (a PWO at Kansas) will almost certainly  be on scholarship this fall.

Yes, my bad. 

[DRC: Friday practice notes and observations]

Encouraging that Easley is filling that power role...

Is Lawerence going to be on scholarship or is he still a PWO like he was at KU? 

[So it's the offseason and I drove by the big battle flag today]

On 3/12/2018 at 11:06 PM, UNTLifer said:

Do you work for the university?  If so, may I ask where, if you are able to share?

I did, and I worked within the AD office and still in close contact with them.

13 hours ago, Prettylittleeagle said:

Could you provide your source?

If you are going to do something, do it right. If we can't afford to have a non-torn apart flag flying high above our university then there should be no flag at all. 

Because I know the individuals that put the flag up each time, and talked with the people (that claimed they designed it, no idea if they were or just saying it) when the flag was put up.. 

[C-USA 2018 Grad transfer QB update]

Marshall picked up a kid who Hasn’t left campus yet but I believe Tennessee and another P5 had interest as well

[So it's the offseason and I drove by the big battle flag today]

1 hour ago, Salsa_Verde said:

The university didn’t order a spare? 

It did and again, it costs a couple thousand to repair... so just swapping it out every month will add up..

[So it's the offseason and I drove by the big battle flag today]

Gotta up those donations.. The flag has to be taken down and replaced every month for repairs that’s costs a couple thousand

[Sun Belt Conference]

I may have misread/misunderstood when I was reading the article from ESPN, but it sounded like you paid 4.99 for ESPN to view the games and then all the games have to be broadcast via ESPN...

While I would think ESPN would be a better quality than CUSA.TV, but isn't it still on the schools to improve? Wouldn't it also mean, CUSA would have to leave/break away from beIN, Stadium, etc that are also broadcasting games?

I would personally would like to see CUSA and AAC join together and do their own combo network since the 2 conferences overlap in terms of territory it seems. It would improve the apperence of CUSA because they are partnering with AAC, and allows for AAC to have a partner in footing some of the costs. I would even include beIN and Stadium as well since they have some of the infrastructure already built, and markets captured that could/would appeal and compete with someone like ESPN. 

[DRC: Saturday practice notes, thoughts]

On 3/4/2018 at 12:53 AM, SilverEagle said:

After today, I've pretty much given up on Rutherford. Too many drops and bad routes. I could be wrong, but all I see now is lots of unfulfilled potential.

Addendum to my first post:   I noticed that they were having Darden (no surprise there), Duhon and Lawrence shagging punts today. 

Also, Brewer (#18 transfer from Kansas) made a pretty good grab in heavy traffic. And while he didn't get much yardage afterward, it took two guys to bring him down. He may bear watching.

Addendum #2  BV has mentioned Shanbour having some sort of injury and not being able to go. He didn't scrimmage but he did hold for kicks. I couldn't see any braces on either knee or tape on his ankles. But I did notice about an 8 inch long strip of that new tape that they use  that kind of looks like duck tape, was on the backside of his right knee. So I'm assuming that he has some sort of muscle or tendon strain. 

Chumley was out there in his jersey and shorts. He wasn't limping nor did he have a brace on either of his knees.......or tape on his ankles. 

With the depth and talent at Outside/Inside WR and potential questions at RB (No one seems to have locked down the job), I wonder if UNT goes with 4 WRs and a TE that stays in and blocks as a 6th OL...

Would love to see Guyton, Rico, Shorter, White on the outside with with guys like Darden, Lawerence, Brewer in some sort of combo and Fine having time.

On 3/4/2018 at 12:30 PM, Green Crazy said:

Am I the only one that thinks Jordan Murray playing second team guard is a big deal?  Wtf happened here for Vito to think Woodworth would start over him?

Murray is a mountain of a man and looks every bit of an NFL, but he does not have the foot speed to be an tackle. He is solid when he can get his hands on someone but if they go wide he has 0 change. Murray was an average tackle and much improved over SLs first year, but he got burned to much and Fine suffered at times, most notable the hit Fine took right before the TD pass to Guyton from Quinn vs Iowa... Murray was lucky that Fine did not blow out his knee and then some with the hit Fine took. 

Murray moving inside is better for Murray because of his inability to play in space, allowing him to match up with DTs/DE/LBs that are close to him but it hurts Fine since Murray is nearly a foot taller in pads than Fine limiting his ability to see down field. An example, the Game winning TD vs UTSA right between the Center and RG (which would likely be Murray's spot) may not have happened with Murray inside.

On 3/4/2018 at 6:29 PM, MGNation92 said:

Here's hoping Rico's lingering Hamstring issues don't keep him from being as effective as we all know he can be. Excited to see improvement at the LB position. Won't be surprised to see Fulp start at some point this year next to Ejiya/Jojo

Should be a huge year for Rico. Hope his injury bug is behind him, and he can improve his hands (at times he seemed to double catch/drop some passes). Rico I do feel like will help Guyton a ton and will be a true Deep-Threat not allowing teams to double Guyton as much hopefully.

Fulp, I hope he plays but with the JUCO LB Faison that we recruited, isn't he (Fiaison) more of an EJ type of LB? Garner will have to fit for a spot, with Fulp and Faison coming in. Jojo, I just hope can put on some weight and get up to 230+ so he isn't getting manhandled by Tackles in the running game.

[2018 Jr Day]

@TheReal_jayD would the staff 2 HS QBs again in the 2019 class? 

[Looks like we added another to the '18 haul]

4 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

I don't have a clue about the kind of competition he played against in HS.  If decent, his numbers are definitely scholarship-worthy.  I just thought we were out of scholarships for the 2018 class.  So I think he'd have to be blueshirted to the 2019 class (?)

We are out of scholarships for 2018, and SL said we had 20-23 scholarships for next year, and no idea if that number already includes the QB commit we have for 2019. I would only prefer for the staff to use Blueshirts on someone on defense, preferably a CB or DT that fell through the cracks.

[Wilson's Combine]

On 3/2/2018 at 4:58 PM, MeanGreenTexan said:

Or he could watch his chances completely evaporate.   Orlando Brown's stock PLUMMETED today.  Most considered him a 1st round talent (easy).  Now... major red flags.

Browns stock plummeted, but he will still be drafted. 

On 3/2/2018 at 4:42 PM, Mean Green 93-98 said:

It might not hurt his draft status, per se.  But he was already not projected by most sources to be drafted.  A good showing at the combine could only have boosted his status.  Not all NFL teams will send a representative to UNT's pro day, but they were all watching today.

That said, if his doctors didn't think it wise, it probably wouldn't have been.

Wilson also, should get a medical recheck in a few weeks as well. I’m not sure when it’s done but hopefully it’s done before the Pro-Day..

23 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Back to Wilson, Steinberg doesn't represent stiffs. Jeff will be fine. 

Agreed, and let’s hope that he is getting Jeff’s tape out there and was able to get Jeff into meeting with most/all the teams at the combine since he couldn’t partake. I’m not sure Wilson is or would be a 30 visit guy for teams but he could be.