MeanGreenTexan

Me trying to find the names of dudes I know from last season.

I wouldn't say 0% chance, but yeah, in that scenario (UNT loses to Memphis in AAC Final) there would be too much going for us at that time, especially if McNeese (1st in Southland/#66Kenpom), UTSt (2nd in MWC/#43Kenpom) also make deep runs in their tournaments &/or win them. It would really help if High Point wins the Big South regular season &/or tournament (currently 2nd). Maybe more like a 10% chance we get left out, but if so, I guarantee we'd be in the "1st 4 out".

The players are paying attention as well (the entire time Moulaye was answering the question @12:13 mark, Lorient was chomping to jump in & let the fans know):

Maybe THIS GUY could help convince him?

- I like the starting 5 here... (that backcourt is scary as hell), although you gotta make JJ a starter over Tylor for ~2-3minutes to set the tone, right? It's how McCasland/Hodge & Tylor would have it. - People in this thread are really forgetting just how good Wooly was. He is a must-have. And I think since you have him (sparkplug, instant-offense, drive/shoot-first PG), I think I might swap Mo for a floor-stretching Aaron Scott. Otherwise, you're really running out of minutes for ball-handling G's, and as much as I loved Mo, I don't want him to eat too many of Javion/Tylor/Wooly's minutes. ...Speaking of forgetting how good someone was... - I think if you could guarantee me I'd get '17-18 Smart, I'm rolling with him over Rondell. And I'm starting him, and my team is friggin shooting the lights out. - I'm gonna swap Kai for Mardrez McBride since his 3pt% is a little higher while they were wearing Green. - I also don't know that I'd put Lorient over Ousmane. Since you have Bell (and I added Scott), you really only have Simmons & Allen for rim protection. Might be good to go 1 deeper there (especially if this hypothetical team is going against a dude like Lofton). But Lorient/Ousmane, either/or, I'm fine. - JJ is a must for that Defensive Dog mentality that marks these teams over the past 9 years, & DJ for the same, plus that career 40+ 3pt% in case you need it. Give me: Starting 5 - Javion, JJ, Smart, Bell, Simmons Bench - Tylor, Rubin, Woolridge, AScott, Drez, Allen, Draper, Ousmane/Lorient EDIT: Tough to leave dudes like Mo, Lorient/Ousmane, Reese, Kai, Edwards, Geu, & Mike Miller off the team.

I Strongly Disagree. We beat Minnesota on the road (who just knocked off #20 Michigan). We beat good ORSt, AppSt. & UNI teams. We beat the current 1st place AAC team (UAB).

Hmm, this is a serious consideration. New question: Is this possibly the worst UNT BBall team ever? I mean, we average 58.8 PPG, which is DEAD LAST in the AAC. How can we ever expect to win anything??

Let's pump the brakes a little.

I didn't get to watch the game last night, but to echo your sentiment with a little more reasoning (at least MY reasoning)... It's just nice to know we have a team with an IDENTITY. Similar to the Dickey era in football with back-to-back national rushing champs because we successfully ran the ball constantly. Not saying they'll be perfect all the time, off-nights happen, but just knowing that every time our guys take the floor, it's going to be a frustrating game for the opposition who will most likely score well-below their season average (ECU was averaging 75.5/gm at home before running into us & only dropping 60). It's neat to have something that's unique (or, at least rare) to UNT. And now, in the age of NIL & constant transfers leaving us unable to really form true affinity for players, it's fun to watch these rotating puzzle pieces come together in Coach Hodge's system & find success.

Glad Lance found a landing spot! I hope his guys do well.

Great player, & obviously a brilliant guy to have come up as a Safety, but coach on the offensive side. Im proud of Kishawn and hope LAMo does well!

Shot of reality: Isheem Young, X'avion Brice, BJ Allen, David Spruiells, Tre Bradford... These were some of the highest rated transfers we brought in last year. Ask this question again around 9/1, and I might feel better if everyone is actually going to play. But as of now, I'm not feeling good.

Then why spend 2 during this cycle (1 xfer, 1 HS)?

sir/madam, you seem to be rather close with this particular player. No need to divulge your identify, or you can tell me to kick rocks, but how did it actually go down? Did Pat want to keep him but was overruled from above?

Say that to this guy's face:

Because Morris & Cobbs believed they didn't need to. I think McGill, Harris, & Evans are returning, but who knows if Harris or Evans will even be healthy? We added Becks from MOSt, and Hawkins from HS in OK, but who knows what they bring? I don't know that McGill is a starting caliber RB in the AAC. If you think Porter should have been scholarship'd, you're second-guessing Pat. I doubt anyone around here really wants to second-guess Pat's judgement of talent. OR (and this is doubtful), Pat pushed to have Porter 'shiped, but Morris said "no". If that's the case, and Porter goes on to ball-out at UTEP while we struggle in the run game, it's another log on a growing fire under Morris' seat.

It makes sense... They seem to have $500k budgeted for our QB (which stepping back to think about that makes me want to vomit), so it's either for CMorris, or I guess they have to give it to someone.

It was reported that Chandler was offered $500k to stay. If he’s washed, as many say, and still offered that much to stay… I wonder what Poffenberger was offered?

Yes. This is it. Thank you.

The stats tell that part of story quite well. I'm not so sure about Mestemaker "proving" anything though. It's possible he earns the starting spot next year. He has moxie. But if he does, man I'm really pissed off if I'm one of the bigger NIL donors watching my money go to Pofferberger who'd be riding pine while this guy who's just happy to be on scholarship now is starting.

This was so frustrating because the guys defended that possession so well. Definitely the difference in the game. It was a dagger that could've caused the guys to fold, but they didn't. As you, and many others have pointed out, Wright & Jossell both going O-fer again is definitely not going to happen. On the flipside, I doubt we'll see Moulaye's performance again either. I thought Floyd played well.

I'm really struggling to understand the people on here... These aren't exact quotes, but very close, and if I needed to, I could go find each and every one. I just want to get the timeline of events, along with their perceived reactions from many on gmg.com straight: 1. (Around mid-October) "Chandler Morris is going to be the best QB we've ever had!!" 2a. (C Morris announces portal entry) "Oh no! We lost another great QB to NIL$$! We hate the system!" 2b. "Chandler was trending downward since the Tulane game and was basically a shell of himself. We won't miss him." 2c. "Haha, enjoy riding pine and losing at Virginia!" 3. "OH! We got our new QB in Reese Poffenbarger! Did you see what he did at Albany!?!?!? He's going to be great! Forget Chandler Morris!" 4a. "Mestemaker had an amazing game! He's going to be a great QB for us!!! Eric Morris is a QB Whisperer. ...Who's Reese Poffenbarger?" 4b. "We would have won the bowl game if Chandler had played!" 5. "Chandler is not our "problem" anymore!!1!" Please help me. Who is Chandler Morris?

Morris’ system is a really good one. It makes the game easier to read for QBs. Therefore, easier for QBs to succeed. A true Leach Air Raid, instead of the Leach/Briles hybrid Littrell was running. Not saying Brophy isn’t a good coach. But we should see a QB who can put up #s as long as Morris is here. Now having those QB #s turn into more than a 6-6 record will depend on if we can find a successful defense. TBD…

So much myopia around here…. Like TXSt didn’t lose a bunch of dudes to the portal as well. And ever since Chandler entered the portal, all I’ve read about him is that he’s declined since the Tulane game & is broken now. We’re all fans here. Some of us would just like to see more & don’t care about excuses.

“Hand tied behind our back”? I assume you mean some of our players transferring out? … I guess we were watching 2 teams during it out with a hand tied behind their backs. They were hit by transfers as well. Our 1-handed team just wasn’t as good as their 1-handed team though.