Leaderboard

“He is fast with the ball and we run a system that lends itself to assists,” Marquis said of Tyler’s offense that depends largely on having a point guard who can make quick decisions and passes that put teammates in position to score. Well, we don't, so... Another recruit with no other offers. Another JUCO. I hope this kid pans out. Guess it's clear Benford is coaching to attempt to win now instead of building a program. Just what we need with 7 scholarships coming open after this next season. Stupid, stupid mistake to retain him.

This may moisten your eyes a little. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1947345-the-adreian-payne-story-how-michigan-state-star-became-the-ultimate-role-model

MGB: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/03/unt-lands-jc-point-guard.html/

You REALLY haven't been paying attention these last two years

While I appreciate Bill Connelly's and Paul Myerberg's reviews. It is March. We haven't had a spring game yet. We haven't had a summer full of shenanigans yet. I suppose that' is why this one is mostly looking back, asking questions that we've all asked ourselves.

Well, that explains it all. Only one of his ears was coaching.

I always knew Greer was panicky back there in the pocket.

MGB (with player and coach comments): http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/03/unt-lands-jc-point-guard.html/

So when do we start worrying about the defense giving up all of these touchdowns?

It worries me that we're lacking in the speed necessary at the receiver spot to keep up with DW's rocket cannon laser arm. Might explain the recent Greer surge.

Fine. I am finally going to do it. I am going to rewrite the massive NATO post that was accidentally deleted. I'll just trim it way down. Everyone needs an editor right? This installment of CWT:TR-MAD is titled NATO: Not (just) Another Treaty Organization! I'll start this off with a version of a graphic you have probably seen a million times. Top military budgets in 2012: This usually causes someone to say something along the lines of "we spend too much on the military, let's cut the budget and use the money on pottery classes for the homeless." What most people don't realize is WHY we spend so much money on defense. It's because of NATO. Long story short, NATO is a system that exchanges security for influence. The US puts in a ton of money, and gets a lot of influence over the other NATO countries, who get security in exchange. You know what is sexy? Fighter jets! Everyone in NATO has some. They are pretty cool. You know what isn't sexy, but is just as expensive? Logistics (air/sea lift) and infrastructure (AWACS/Satellites). You know what isn't sexy, but is INCREDIBLY more expensive? Force projection (Carriers/Amphibious Assault Ships). Who has those expensive but not sexy components that allow NATO to project force and sustain it? The US. Oh and France, really. Most people don't know France is a political, but not military, member of NATO. France pulled out it's forces, and kicked out NATO forces under de Gaulle. This lead to an all time great line, when de Gaulle ordered all US soldiers to leave, Dean Rush asked him if that included the war dead in France's national cemeteries. So really. Only the US and France, and France at a much lower level, have the ability to unilaterally project force over the entire globe. Look at a list of wars since WWII. Remove civil wars, and those between close neighbors, what you have left is: France, First Indochina War US (with NATO wrappings), Korean War France, Algerian War US, Vietnam War US (with UN wrappings), Persian Gulf War US (with coalition wrappings), Iraq/Afghanistan France, Mali/CAR I'll leave out minor conflicts like the Falklands or the US in Panama or the Dominica Republic. Before anyone brings up the Soviets in Afghanistan, the USSR shared a border with them. So yes, the US does take on huge costs. Remember we have a huge economy. Our defenses spending is about 4.4% of GDP coincidentally, the same as the Russian Federation. Because we take on so much of the infrastructure cost that means that other large economies like the UK and Germany get to spend less, 2.5% and 1.4% respectively. In exchange, we get huge economic and political influence over them. We also get to decide when and where force is used by NATO. Do you remember how members of NATO wanted to get involved in Libya, and how the US didn't? Do you remember how NATO pleaded and pleaded until the US did give some support. Why? Because without the US infrastructure and logistics, those other countries couldn't even do something as relatively simple as enforce a no fly zone. So now we come down to why NATO is vital, and why everyone in NATO would have to defend a NATO member. It's easy to see why the US would, it enjoys enormous benefits, in exchange for money, which is something we can afford to do. The other large countries need it because they now rely on the savings. How the hell would Germany scrape 4% of its GDP into defense when its already used for other programs? That what was de Gaulle was worried about, French dependence on NATO at a time when the US and UK shouldered most of the costs. He knew their influence would only grow as politicians under him decided to use that money for other things. And of course the small economies, like Latvia and Poland, know they can't ever compete with Russia if they had to defend themselves. So for those reasons I believe a Russian attack on NATO would lead to an all out shooting war, God forbid that. I also think Putin knows this. He isn't an idiot. He is just trying to build up his own Warsaw Pact. If they don't want to come under Russian domination voluntarily, well they didn't under the original Warsaw Pact either. He is now hemmed in by the fact that so many of those former members are now in NATO, where Ukraine should have placed themselves if they had ever bothered to learn a little of their own history.

It is nice to finally see an outsider article that actively keeps up with its research and is current with our roster, transfers, and incoming class. Not that I would expect less from Connelly though.

Because this is GMG.com where the poll points are made up and opinions don't matter, I will throw this bone: Greer had a pretty boneheaded panic pick in the two minute drills today.

Haha, wild guess is it's based on something from his ass that was pulled out.

Haha, this board is great.

We're signing kids who haven't even set foot on campus.

I have concerns that you and I have different definitions of "alright."

That was never my understanding.

Apparently right now. Thanks, Bob Bummer.

That's what she said...

Thanks for the response, Harry. I guess it's a matter of personal preference, but I would prefer that new posts in this thread show up in new content. IMO, the fact that there isn't much traffic in it makes it all the more helpful if it shows up in new content. That is, someone is not very likely to regularly check a specific forum that rarely has anything in it. And if there isn't that much in it, it's not as if it's going to crowd up the "New Content" page.

Tyler JC PG Todd Eaglin (@TEaglin1 ) has committed to North Texas #UNT #GMG pic.twitter.com/kX4s0G2UzQ — UNTSportsGuy (@UNTSportsNewz) March 28, 2014 This post has been promoted to an article

MGB: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/03/thursday-afternoon-notes-juco-coach-unt-in-mix-for-brooks.html/

The big 2014 North Texas football preview: Continuing to win is even harder. http://t.co/vyGrTSELKA — Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC) March 27, 2014 This post has been promoted to an article

Putin Calls Obama to Discuss Ukraine, White House Says Just a guess, but I bet Putin said this:

because that is the worst possible thing I could be, right?

If McNulty win the starting job, I'll be the biggest McNulty fan next to his mom, dad, siblings, and girlfriend.

You didnt include McNulty. Would you be happy with whoever wins if it is him?

I've been wondering lately (with this incessant A&M pro day coverage) if our staff would've started Johnny Manziel back in 2012, if they were coaching that A&M team. Offseason is fun.

What really matters is we have no sizeable armor assets on the entire continent. The AWACs and F16s in the Baltics + the Bush Carrier Strike Force might actually be able to claim air superiority over what Russia can roll out, at least for a while. However it doesn't matter because we don't have the manpower to stop all that armor. Note: I'm talking about in NATO countries. We won't roll out for Ukraine. Can it? Sealift Command only has about 8 high speed ro-ro ships. They could probably get a heavy division into Europe within a week, IF: Those units were mobilized, provisioned, moved to port and ready to load. There was some place to land them. Those are pretty big IFs. Don't down play the second one. The JCOS wanted to talk to Germany about restarting a REFORGER type of program after the Georgia invasion. Germany said no, no one wanted to pay for it, and their green party was afraid of the environmental impact of the exercises. If you think about it, it probably is better for the German environment if a lot of armor rolls in from the east ONCE, as opposed to having a bunch of it roll in from the west every year. Might not be better for the actual Germans... Something people are overlooking is the entire military, even armor units, have just spent over a decade being focuses on COIN. Training isn't focused on conventional warfare. It's apparent Putin can make Ukraine into "the Ukraine" any time he wants. What the US needs to do militarily is lead a euro/NATO coalition to move forces into the NATO countries that border Russia. Return heavy armor to Europe. Start moving training back to conventional warfare. Restart a REFORGER type program. Economically the US needs to underwrite the now much higher cost of gas for Ukraine. Push for development (and offer incentives to American companies) to bring O&G production in the EU online. The resources are there, the environmentalists of those countries have wanted to believe they don't need to produce in their own countries and can rely on a new friendly Russia to supply them. All of the above will be tough to do, but you know what would make it easier? Russian tanks in Kiev.

as of right now, McNulty is the starter, and the main reason stated was he knows the offense. If we read between the lines, he can lose it if dajon or Greer learns the offense, but as of right now, they have not, so McNulty is in the lead. At the end if the season, I had dajon as the top guy because I assumed while sitting and watching a whole season, he would know the offense. I heard he did not know the offense during the offseason workouts, and it seems like he is still learning. I assume He had a head start on Greer, but it seems as if it may be closing. I am assuming here, but I think dajon knows the plays and routes. All of them should at this point. Knowing the offense is probably knowing what to read in certain situations and senarios based on personel and the look the defense us giving you. You pretty much have to make the same call and decision chico would make if he were in there. Greer and dajon have a little over two Weeks to learn this to be named the starter. Making plays, ripping off long runs, great throws, etc will look good to us, but if the coaches dont trust thier knowledge and decision making, it wont matter. This may go into the offseason and 2 a days.

Here's my question on Evans...how well does he block?

What about Brock B? Sorry.... Couldn't resist.

Too late. No Bothans died, the only thing that has died is my productivity trying to follow all this. Do me a favor and upvote anything that is interesting. That way I can only spend time on what is interesting to people. Only the US has active A10s in service. The UK did have some but they retired them over a decade ago. The Ukrainians have no chance against what the Russians can bring to bear. Their best bet would be to start dispersing weapons now and try to organize an insurgency. Ok, Todays late night CWT:TR-MAD update: More Russian troops on the move, here are 25 Hinds sitting in a field near Belograd, about 40 km from the border. Yesterday I was guessing the 19th MRD was on the move. Today there are reports it was the 2nd Guards MRD. Bad news for everyone in front of them, they are one of the most highly decorated units in Russia. Also five battalions from the 76th/106th airborne assault divisions. Long story short, it takes a lot of money and effort to move around all these units for nothing.

Great read, and things are looking good, theoretically and statistically.

the way there were this season?

I know JUCO is not FSB, clearly. I just see the growth upward physically and mentally in Greer, I would really like to see some consistency out of DW. I haven't see it yet, kind of like Berglund.

Props for Community GIF. ---- Also, Erick Evans is playing on a different level than the other RBs at the moment.

He's not just out there. Boot's off, he's mobile, etc. I'm watching a great series from him right now.

Shocking that you pick 2 republicans as examples. Just shocking. Your streak of never talking bad about a democrat is firmly intact. Your leaders would be proud.

Yeah, that's an interesting point. It looks good on paper but is a horrible idea on several fronts for the fire service. There are several other ways to save money that doesn't put employees and citizens at risk. I'm hoping its a passing fad but who knows? Rick

My favorite Jemele Hill thing was when she said she wouldn't let her kids play football. Well, then why don't you quit your cushy ESPN job as a football "analyst" if you feel so strongly about the dangers of football? Hypocrite. She literally represents all that is wrong with ESPN in a nutshell.

Or he is just very unlucky. Luck, plays a role, but physical and mental toughness plays a bigger role. My two favorite QB's, Jordan Case and Scott Hall, were some of the toughest and most durable QB's I've ever seen. During his starting years (78 &79) I read that Case (because of his congenital back ailment) had to have pain shots right before a game in order to be able to play. And I'll never forget that LaLa game where Hall was helped off the field more than once and taped up on the sidelines and then limped back out to play. I've often joked that by the end of that game, just about everything below his waist was taped up. And just for pure durability and/or luck, how about Mitch Maher? I don't remember him missing any games. Four years of starting and a skinny (175lb) QB doesn't get injured?

Booster money is going to start being taxed if all of this keeps trending in the direction of unionization and coorporatization. Booster support will taper off and fans will not follow their teams with the same passion if players do things like striking, going to the highest bidder, etc.. College sports would be dealt a big time blow - even at the high levels. Schools like us are gonna really be hit hard.

That's just for the tuition, right? Then, they would have to be paid for room & board... yikes. This could wind up being a fantastic opportunity for UNT and our "Best Buy in the West" (or whatever) angle! Since our tuition and room & board is cheaper than most other D1 colleges, we could pay that and tack on a little sumpm-sumpm for these guys. Plus, no state income tax in Texas! You live in a dorm, so no property tax either! Come one, come all to the new NCAA powerhouse in Denton, TX!

What hijacking? I'm kinda shocked we never had a dedicated thread for this...

Inconvenience Al says its cold up in here! Rick Rick

"The Battle for KY" is a pretty slick title.