DRC: Three reasons UNT could be worse in 2022

Brett Vito · December 17, 2021

Edited December 20, 2021 by Brett Vito

StealthEagle84 · December 17, 2021

I'll give you one reason. This right here. We have a ton of young talent that matured greatly this season and will come back even better in the fall. Not to mention injuries to guys like Shorter and Bush that hopefully get healthy in the offseason.

Glory to the Green · December 17, 2021

Oscar Addaway!

greenminer · December 18, 2021

I really really want to see Shorter make it through injury-free and show us what he's got. Destroy CUSA secondaries. I think he's over due. Am I the only one?

Or maybe there's more to this and it's time to put the poor-man's-Megatron hopes to rest.

NT80 · December 18, 2021

NT does have a lot of players returning next season (don't we say this every season?). The loss of Novil and Torrey will hurt. The QB position is still a major question mark.

The six wins this season came against teams with records of: 3-8, 4-8, 3-9, 7-5, 1-11, 12-1.

The six losses were to teams with records of: 8-4, 8-4, 3-9, 6-6, 7-5, 7-5.

UNTLifer · December 18, 2021

5 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:

Oscar Addaway!

Am I missing something?

El Paso Eagle · December 18, 2021

18 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Am I missing something?

Think it was in reference to players coming back next year

GrandGreen · December 18, 2021

Don't disagree with Vito's points.

However, the greatest reason that NT will be better next year is the quarterback position.

I don't care if it is Aune, or other current QB's or a newcomer.

I don't see how that QB play is not significantly improved.

Glory to the Green · December 18, 2021

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

Am I missing something?

Ha! I said it in reference to the reasons UNT should be better next year. Vito did not mention Addaway. I think the Addaway/Torrey two headed monster would have been huge this year.

The young talent showed they are capable of holding their own, but adding Addaway to this backfield? Next year’s competition is in trouble….

Edited December 18, 2021 by Glory to the Green

NorthTexasWeLove · December 18, 2021

Must find serviceable qb. If we do and the whole team doesn't transfer, given the youth on the team, there is 0 reason to believe we won't be much better. A noncon schedule tick down also helps.