Love This Defense

[UNTLifer]

Royce Hill is having a fantastic game as well as many others. So happy to see a strong defensive effort.

[Varsity]

I like 'em too but they really need to step up after that interception TD and onsides kick.

[hickoryhouse]

after the interception and the onside kick we need them to keep it up... as my wife will say, "we can lose from any position..."

I am trying to break her of that by the way.

[Varsity]

Stojkovic hit was terrific!

Edited September 25, 2011 by Varsity

[FireFightnJoey]

Laying an egg in the 4th.

[Varsity]

Laying an egg in the 4th.

Yep, but lookie what hatched out:

VICTORY!

[FireFightnJoey]

I'll take it!! Woohoo!

[UNTLifer]

Lot of youngsters on the field. I like our future.

[hickoryhouse]

love hearing George say,"tackle made by Freshmen........" "Catch made by Sophmore....."

Good things are happening... What a win!

[jtm0097]

Great win by the team! I lost my voice again yelling but it was worth it. I had a little sports cry when I was leaving the stadium and looking at those victory fireworks.

[meangreendork]

The D did a good overall job tonight. There were those plays where they were caught off guard, but without those less-than-sporting playcalls from Indiana, the game would've been 24-7. I'm glad to have seen the progress.

[NT03]

love the hard hitting I saw tonight and I love the fact we have coaches coaching on the sidelines in between series

[Got5onIt]

IU picked up some momentum after the Thompson pick. He looked bad with a couple of TDs being great plays by Bynes & Outlaw. Anyway, that's another discussion...

The D looked like it was playing Cover 2 man quite a bit at the end and got toasted for it. Oh well, a wins a win!!!

[THOR]

stojakavic is a bad ass!!!! i love wathcing that dude play...he has a damn bright future here!!!

Edited September 25, 2011 by THOR

[meangreen]

I was SO impressed with our D tonight. giving up only 14 points and those 2 TD's were on busted coverage. We have a lot of coaching and growing up to be done, but I felt so good about our D during the game. I can tell that Mac and Bowen have been working their asses off to coach these guys up and it will only get better with time!

[meangreendork]

love the hard hitting I saw tonight and I love the fact we have coaches coaching on the sidelines in between series

Barring the cheapshot plays from IU, our D looked intense. I see huge improvement between tonight and FIU. Blocks are broken or just run over, tackles are fullbody, and our guys are swarming the ballcarrier.

Tonight was impressive, despite improvements they can make.

[UNTLifer]

Herron blasted their QB, Hill, other than trying to get his shoe back on, had a fantastic game, Stojikovic is playing great, and I predict we will talk about him like we do Kassel, Gross, Spencer, Hurd, etc... by his senior year, Warner, Downing, AK, Sarge, Wright, Orr, etc... Were impressive. Add a little consistency and we will be fine. I'm just so pleased to see us laying the wood to the opponent again. Four sacks against Bama, four or five tonight are positives, and the overall effort is always there. We are headed in the right direction and improving weekly.

[Texas Stranger]

Biggest problem in the 4th was the lack of LB pressure (playcalling). It's obvious by now our DL isn't going to do much of a pass rush on their own. Most of our sacks are by LB's, with a few random McCoys. Prevent-type defenses will kill this D until more play-making DL's arrive.

[KingDL1]

My group and I were talking during the game about Tackling and what we are seeing. It seemed to us to be night and day from years past. Maybe getting back to the Dickey/DeLoach days. Guys are making hard hitting wrapped up tackles that get the job done at first contact the vast majority of the time. Versus the broken arm tackles of the past. Same with special teams I was thinking about what a nightmare our Kickoff coverage was the last four years. I am excited by what I am seeing and it just seems to be getting better from week to week. Is 9 - 3 a possibility

[UNT90]

My group and I were talking during the game about Tackling and what we are seeing. It seemed to us to be night and day from years past. Maybe getting back to the Dickey/DeLoach days. Guys are making hard hitting wrapped up tackles that get the job done at first contact the vast majority of the time. Versus the broken arm tackles of the past. Same with special teams I was thinking about what a nightmare our Kickoff coverage was the last four years. I am excited by what I am seeing and it just seems to be getting better from week to week. Is 9 - 3 a possibility

Whoa! Let's not get greedy. 5 wins is the mark I think we will hit.

Are you going to Tulsa get week?

Edited September 25, 2011 by UNT90

[Got5onIt]

Biggest problem in the 4th was the lack of LB pressure (playcalling). It's obvious by now our DL isn't going to do much of a pass rush on their own. Most of our sacks are by LB's, with a few random McCoys. Prevent-type defenses will kill this D until more play-making DL's arrive.

Playcalling and the fact the backup QB was a more accurate passer.

[Maduro]

Mike Marshall might be my new favorite to watch. Whenever we kickoff pay close attention to #15. Freshman from South Grand Prairie

[JRock]

The aggressiveness of the team is becoming evident. We sat just left of our sideline and the professionalism of the coaching staff is night and day to what garbage we have seen since the New Orleans Bowl era. Even if the negative nancys of the fanbase/public look close enough, there are little gems of improvement throughout. I like to think of these things as the steel framing, concrete and mortar that is binding the most important components of our program. It's a great time to start inviting past alums, friends and neighbors to the games.

JRock

[NT71]

Whoa! Let's not get greedy. 5 wins is the mark I think we will hit.

Are you going to Tulsa get week?

I agree this year we win 5.

Has anyone heard if Tulsa managed to finish the game with Boise without additional injuries?

[MeanGreenDan]

Playcalling and the fact the backup QB was a more accurate passer.

Hi Mr. McNulty,

You do not like DT as starting QB. We get it. Move on? Or at least keep it on the topics of our offense?