[Texas State Hiring Chad Morris]

TX State kinda needs a QB...   and we have one "Committed" here (re: not actually enrolled) who happens to share blood with this man.

Not necessarily a "The sky is falling!" level of concern, but something to keep an eye on.

[Should we storm the court if we defeat SMUt tonight?]

26 minutes ago, DentonStang said:

Hate to rain on y'all parade but...... We are not very good.  

Y'all were 13-5 (4-1) with nice wins over FLSt, & current 1st place Charlotte, in addition to a nail biter VS Memphis.   

Hate to rain on your self-deprecation-for-the-sake-of-excusing-your-loss but...  Y'all are good.   

I anticipate February 11 to be another really great game between 2 very good teams.

[‘25 DE Smith Orogbo - Alief Hastings]

26 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

Already over 20 offers, including SEC. Not sure why this staff seems to be so late on some of these guys. 

Well, in December, they were busy bowl-preppin....  wait,
Well, after all the bowls were over, we had so many coaches fired/poached that Morris had to re-hir.... wait,
Well, we really had to focus on re-loading 2024's roster immediately because all of our elite players bolted out the portal... yeah, that's it.  😢

[Should we storm the court if we defeat SMUt tonight?]

10 hours ago, UNT Family Man said:

They did not. They came on the court as a part of the after party. There was no storm- in that entering the court. 

OK.  Not all of the student section dumped out immediately after the final whistle like we would normally call "storming the court"...  my bad, technically.   Sheesh.

But:

 

[Should we storm the court if we defeat SMUt tonight?]

1 minute ago, UNTBill said:

So. Did the students storm the court?

TV coverage cut away quickly after the game.

They did.  The players ate it up & stayed out there with them.

[SMU (1/25/24)]

18 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

A little fecal matter found its way out mid-flight. 

[Should we storm the court if we defeat SMUt tonight?]

39 minutes ago, GoGreenBeans said:

I don't care how much we hate SMU (it's a lot), but storming the court will be a terrible look. SMU already thinks they're our "Super Bowl," so this wouldn't help our case. Memphis comes into town in February. Assuming they're still ranked at the time, we storm the court if we beat them

Yep!   And let's do that with all of the students we pick up as "die-hards" tonight (whether they rush the court or not).  Fingers-crossed!

[Should we storm the court if we defeat SMUt tonight?]

3 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

Its the last time SMU will ever play at UNT.  If the students want to rush the court let them have a good time.

It shouldn't be.   
Us, along with TCU & UTA should have a round-robin each year to crown the metroplex champs.  Rotate home/away between teams each year.  If tied, point diff crowns the champs.   It just makes too much sense, and since there are so many non-conference games in basketball, it should be fairly easy to schedule.

[Canales hired as Panthers Head Coach]

Carolina had a chance to LOCK THE GATE.   Chose not to.

[Should we storm the court if we defeat SMUt tonight?]

All of you saying "no"...  I get it.   It's not like we're stunning a ranked opponent, winning a postseason tournament, etc....

However, there are about 45,000,000,000+ threads on GMG chastising students for not showing up to various games through the years. 
If the students decide to storm the floor, jump around, get amped-up, then continually return for the rest of the home games... that's a win.
Not to mention, SMU currently has a better overall record and is ahead of us in the conference standings.   It's not the worst time to do it.

Go for it Mean Green!   Have fun!   Most importantly, Come Back!

[A Hypothetical]

8 minutes ago, CMJ said:

Alzee Williams' last two seasons too.  He was a big part of the reason Benford went 16-16 his second year.  I wish we could have had Alzee's junior and senior years under a better regime - he was a very good player.

Definitely.  Alzee was awesome.   He would have absolutely fit right into Grant's/Ross' defensive regime as well.

I checked again and it looks like we got Wooly in during Benford's last season as well.

[A Hypothetical]

1 hour ago, Censored by Laurie said:

I'll add...man, going back through some of those Benford rosters...I have only scant memories of some of those dudes. I couldn't give you 10 words on Deckie Johnson. same for either Ja'Michael/J-Mychel. I think if the name Carrington Ward came up in conversation I'd have told you he was a free safety from '08 or so. 

Keith Frazier I remember from some prolonged recruiting battles and constant speculation. I can't tell you anything about the FOUR games he actually played here. nor did I recall that he finished his career at UTEP. 

what a time to be alive that was. 

Jordan Williams, Jeremy Combs...  the rest is a blur.

[Another example - FBS needs to restructure]

7 hours ago, NT80 said:

They got beat by a 6-6 Boston College team (ACC, lol) in a pitiful 10am Bowl in Boston.  No respect and no win!

You're citing performance on the field in 1 game, after the fact.     No brother, they had already bought both.
Also, ...something about stones & glass houses... you know, since UNT was sitting at home watching that game.

[Another example - FBS needs to restructure]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

$$$ don’t buy wins or respect!

 

 

We just saw SMU win AAC via NIL deals (wins) & nonchalantly give up conference revenue shares so they could join the ACC (respect), due to the massive amount of money their donors have.

[Charlotte (1/20/24)]

Just now, Green Otaku said:

These are the games that really make the hole in the paint stand out. That go to player that you can dish it to score regularly to get the momentum back when shooting isn't going well. We don't have that this year.

This is not a fair assessment since we didn’t have Buggs &, more importantly, Jones.

Lets get back to full strength & see wha we look like against these upper echelon AAC teams before overreacting.

[Charlotte (1/20/24)]

30 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

And I hate to say it... there is nothing impressive about CLT. But they are abusing us right now. 

Nah,

These guys are good, for sure.  There’s a reason they’re playing us for 1st place.

[Charlotte (1/20/24)]

56 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

No way Edwards stays that cold in the 2nd half…

Guess I was wrong.  😕

[Charlotte (1/20/24)]

I’m really not sure what Stone is doing here, or why Coach Hodge is keeping him out there.

Getting abused on the defensive end, or fouling.

Immediately passes out/not a threat to do anything offensively.

His +/- has to be horrible.

[Charlotte (1/20/24)]

No way Edwards stays that cold in the 2nd half.  After a horrendous start, we’re fine.  Guys should feel good going into the lockerroom.

[Charlotte (1/20/24)]

2 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

fun fact…if you just buy Welch’s grape juice and let it sit out in the Texas sun in August for three straight days it ferments into better wine than any Chianti ever made. 

I’m pretty sure this is what they serve as “house wine” at the downtown location of Il Mulino.

[A Hypothetical]

All 4 of those guys would make this team immensely better.
For me, it comes down to Hamlet or Mitchell.   
Javion for his handles, and ability to penetrate with that sweet left-handed floater.  And defensively, he'd get after you.
Tony for his off-the-charts talent/size combo, and defensive rim-protection.  A true videogame character.  If Allen wasn't contributing at the level he is, and we really only had Sissoko out there at the 5, it would be a no-brainer for him.

I haven't seen a dude with the killer instinct Javion had though (TP was close, as was Jordan Williams).   Adding his mentality and dribble into the lane, with the ability to either finish with that floater, or dish to an open Edwards/Scott/Jones/Buggs would be absolutely lethal.   
Give me Javion.

[Pathetic - Miami TE granted 9th (yes 9th) year of eligibility]

[D size]

Sketchy thread name.

[Breaking: North Texas lands a Commitment From Iowa State/Ole Miss Safety]

6 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

 

I would be very interested to know what happened last year. 

Not a lot of info here, but it does confirm it was due to disciplinary issues.  It also said he wasn't a starter in Pete Golding's defense.

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2023/11/04/ole-miss-football-isheem-young-lane-kiffin-texas-am/71458942007/

 

Also, in digging a little more, it seems the IASt fans grew frustrated with him due to multiple targeting penalties.  

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2021/08/14/iowa-state-football-safety-isheem-young-goal-play-angry-less-penalties-cyclones-defense-top-10/8129673002/
 

[Breaking: North Texas lands a Commitment From Iowa State/Ole Miss Safety]

2 hours ago, p_phelps said:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/isheem-young-1.html

 

Good stats 1st 3 yrs.

@TheReal_jayD,

What happened last year?   It looks like he was playing a bunch (66 tackles in 13 games) in ‘22, and played a bunch at IASt too….  
What DB position do we anticipate him playing?  Is he the STAR?