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I see you found yourself a bottle of this stuff..

Chandler Rogers plays for Cal..

Hope he starts. Seems like a good kid that just wants a place to play his last year.

UNT announced the football captains for the 2024 season. Solid group of men! Any surprises to y’all? Jordan Brown - LB - #8 Roderick Brown - DL - #10 Ridge Texada - CB - #5 Chandler Morris - QB - #4 Damon Ward Jr. - WR - #8 Landon Peterson - OL - #72 Jaylen Smith - LB - #36

As an outsider looking in, I'm somewhat surprised by Landon Peterson. A first year one-and-done transfer, when we have longtimers like Jett Duncan? Not doubting that he deserves it, just somewhat surprised.

I bet UNLV is thankful that they don't have to give Barry Odom (a dude UNT MOST CERTAINLY could have hired) a "hall pass" after taking them from 5-7 the previous season to 9-4 last year. The hall pass caught fire when we lost to FIU last year. It was incinerated when we failed to make a DC change after a Ron-Mendoza-level defensive performance. Nah bro. No hall pass. Last year was a failure, even for a new coach. Win Now.

Reminds me of the old joke. Person A: “Where at?” Person B: “Don’t finish your sentences with a preposition.” Person A: “Okay. Where at, bitch”.

Had a nice pick-6 this weekend. Cowboys ran a nice story about him yesterday: https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/kemon-hall-on-his-unique-path-to-cowboys-i-try-to-capitalize I hope he sticks!

I think you drank too much green kool-aid this morning but I love the enthusiasm lol.

Watch party in the corner of my closet with cheap vodka. Just tell my wife your here for the intervention

NEW LOCATION for 2024! Come watch the Mean Green play from directly across the street from the UNT Frisco Campus at Wings Over Frisco Bar & Grill. Pick up some Mean Green swag and sign up for the half time drawing to possibly win UNT prizes. The game video and audio will be broadcast throughout the restaurant. Drink specials coming soon! #GoMeanGreen #UNTAlumni

August 31, 2024 4 PM Away South Alabama Mobile, Ala. ESPN+ MGRN - We win this big 35-7. Chandler Morris statement game. September 07, 2024 6:30 PM Home SFA Denton, Texas | DATCU Stadium ESPN+ MGRN - Another big win against an inferior team 42-14 September 14, 2024 11 AM Away Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas FS1 MGRN - This is a tough loss but very close on the road. 35-31 Tech September 21, 2024 TBD Home Wyoming Denton, TX | DATCU Stadium MGRN - We take care of Whyoming in a close game at home. 21-17 September 28, 2024 TBA Home Tulsa Denton, TX | DATCU Stadium MGRN - Cruising to a big win over Tulsa 31-17 October 12, 2024 TBA Away Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, FL MGRN - Close but we take care of business on the road 31-24. October 19, 2024 TBA Away Memphis Memphis, TN MGRN - Can't hang with Memphis the best team in teh AAC this year they spank us 31-17 October 26, 2024 TBA Home Tulane Denton, TX | DATCU Stadium MGRN - Tulane still too good for us. 28-14 Tulane wins November 09, 2024 TBA Home Army Denton, TX | DATCU Stadium MGRN - Army still too physical for us 17-7 Army win November 15, 2024 8 PM Away UTSA San Antonio, TX ESPN2 MGRN - Nutsack no longer has Franky and we win 28-10! November 23, 2024 TBA Home East Carolina Denton, TX | DATCU Stadium MGRN - Easy win at home 21-3 November 30, 2024 TBA Away Temple Philadelphia, PA MGRN - Easy win on the road and great finish to the season! 35-10 Eric Morris is named coach of the year in the AAC and Chandler Rodgers is named best newcomer in the league! Everyone is so happy!

By the time he had a bad season, Littrell had built up enough cred with the seasons that he had shown the fanbase that he could win with the right QB and the right OC. Once he lost Harrell, the wheels fell off, especially after Mason Fine (or what was still left of him after the beating he took) left. But by then, he had an extension and wasn't getting fired until it was deemed affordable to buy him out. And when he was let go of, we went the UNT Route again, hiring the next up-and-comer that just also happened to be cheaper to hire than someone like Odom or Fuente.

Drink some coffee, it's too early to be this mad lol. But yes, win now. The roster is shaped to how Morris wants it. Time for him to prove that last year was an anomaly.

That's great! Where will he be next week?

Message from the General Manager at Wings Over Frisco, who is also a UNT alumnus: We’re excited to support the upcoming watch parties with a special "Mean Green" drink, and we’ll be offering $4 draft beers to anyone wearing UNT-themed attire during the games. Additionally, as a way to show our support for the community, we’re pleased to offer a 10% discount every day of the week for UNT staff, alumni, and current students who visit us wearing UNT clothing. We look forward to celebrating with you and the UNT community!

I know we're just one season in....but I can't help but look at the two and think how similar they are. Both played at TT, (oops. I mean they both DIDN’T play at TT but Mike Leach and stuff) Air Raid guys. OC at P5 school. We knew all that coming into it. But their coaching results are fairly similar too.... Before Morris's big 4th year at IW, he was a below .500 coach in three years. He then took an all world QB and rode him to a big season. His only real success was when he had one of the top QBs in the nation. Sound familiar? Taking a step back at the whole of his career, Morris has actually only had one good year in five. Littrell had two good years in seven. So three good years in 12 between the two. Combined post season record of 1-7. (SL 0-5 in bowls, EM 1-2 in the playoffs) So there's a pretty small sample of winning that gets highlighted over an otherwise mediocre overall result. It seems like we're once again sitting around waiting for our HC to find the next Cam Ward/Mason Fine. So again...we get transfer QB after transfer QB to hopefully be the 2nd coming (and I will give Morris credit on Chandler Rogers, he was a good find, not Cam Ward/Mason Fine level, but he was good. But like Littrell late in his tenure here, he couldn't keep a top player in Denton. Also, even with this good QB, he wasn't able to win consistently. With the SL/EM mentality, you have to have a near record breaking QB to overcome everything else)….because, as always here the past several years: "defense shmefence" The formula here seems to be try to score 40 per game and have one of the best QBs in the nation on your team so he can throw for 4500 yards. If you don't you're not going to win. Not sure what Morris will do differently....but this sure seems like a really important year for him. Looking at last years record, the positive is we were in most games, lost plenty by one score. So if we can get all these new players to gel, and if Chandler Morris is the guy (and stays healthy), maybe Morris breaks the trend. But to do this, he is going to have to break the other trend we've seen here since 2016, one that Littrell was a master at. He is going to have to beat some teams he is not supposed to beat. Seth Littrell pretty much NEVER did that. Eric Morris is going to HAVE to.

Exactly. And, you don’t need to give away any info to advertise the team. At this point, you can barely hear crickets. If you can’t get fans to be excited about the team, what makes you think they’ll be encouraged to go

This is where I am. I see wins over SFA, Tulsa, Army, and East Carolina.

Somebody talk me off the ledge because I'm seeing 4-8. In thirty years of fandom this is the least I've ever known about a team.

Defense gave away the Navy game? That's the one loss I would put on the offense. In addition to the 2 turnovers, we turned the ball over on downs when we failed to score from the 1 on our first drive. And on our second drive Trey Cleveland dropped a TD pass that hit him in the chest, forcing us to kick a FG. It should have been 14-0, but instead was 3-0. That was the game.

These are unlockable ultimate team players you can get in a pack you have to pay for. JaDeveon Clowney is also an 87 there are only 13 players rated higher than 87 (highest being 90) none of which are DL to this date in ultimate team mode it's not really a slight to him at all.

NTU?

Personally, I thought it was the least NT thing ever. Every coaching hire we had made previously (during my time following NT), we've always swung the pendulum to the opposite extreme. Dickey had a pro-set, smashmouth offense with minimal passing, so we hire a spread-offense guy who throws it all over the field. Then we go back to the other extreme with McCarney. Then we go back again to pass-happy with Littrell, at least his original offense with Graham Harrell. Morris was the first coach hired in years who was positioned to build on his predecessor's system and roster for immediate success. Morris's failure to capitalize on that, at least in his first year, is on him.

Hiring Morris is the most NT thing ever. What was inexcusable was paying top dollar for a DC who had never been a coordinator previously (ok D3 or whatever doesn’t count).

SL was kept too long. The program grew stagnant. It felt like he peaked and that winning a conference 🏆 or even bowl game was always going to be out of reach. Then Mosely goes out and hires a lesser version of SL and I honestly expect lesser results. Right now: they're both 5-7 after year 1. SL has the advantage because he inherited a trainwreck whereas EM inherited a little bit of stability. So, we already have a poorer version of SL just after year 1.

Same. Not sure wth mosely was thinking.

Austin UNT Alumni Chapter It's Time Again to give a CHEER for the U of NT. Our home for our Football Watch Party will be at Brick's in South Austin this year near the corner of Slaughter and Menchaca. The dinner (and brunch til 2 pm) menu is tasty and reasonably priced. Come join your Mean Green Family in Austin and we will have a little bit of Swag to give away.

I was a really loud vocal critic of Seth Littrell during that last season, because I knew we could be more. I didn't know Mosely was going to hire a Great Value brand Littrell as the replacement though. Like, why even make the change?

I mean. They’ve had 1 QB for like 15 years……

You can’t put a coach on the hot seat after 1 season. I remember when they used to give coaches 3-5 years to build a program. However, with the current situation, you are building a new team every year.

What a night for Kemon Hall, Dallas......3 tackles (2 solo).....but one 69 yard PIC SIX was the best moment. Same game....Jalen Guyton (Raiders).....2 catches for 8 yards Jeff Wilson, no stats for Miami. Probably didn't play....but am not sure. McDaniel (the coach) likes Jeff (brought him over from SF)...so I think he's in pretty good shape. Jaelon Darden, Cleveland..........2 catches for 21 yards........1 KO return for 29.......2 punt returns for 16 yds. (These new KO rules may really help his chances) Nate Brooks, Cincy..........3 tackles (1 solo)

I'd normally dig into someone who clearly doesn't know our name. This isn't the case here, as they type out UNT twice in the same post. So, call it a brain-fart?

The budget hire is something we almost always get or keep. I doubt Morris will be any different.

Would you have preferred UTJC?

Yep. I took no editing liberties when I copied the verbiage from Eastside’s Facebook post.

Just fantastic!

The place looks awesome!

Looks like he hasn't been added to the roster yet. Their first game is August 31st. Best of luck to him.

Yes he did, although that first appearance was a 6-5 season. The final year was impressive, but then surprisingly bailed to OC at Washington St. Was a HC four years at the FCS level. Better experience than Littrell when we hired him so that is a plus. But there were more experienced guys out there with real FBS results to be had at the same or similar money. At the very least, the Caponi hire and massive overpayment is a permanent black mark on his reputation and decision making.

I clearly don’t understand the transfer rules.

Littrell didn’t get a hall pass in 2020 when he had to use grad assistants for a qb coach and you never knew which players would be available week to week because of covid testing. Littrell didn’t get a hall pass in 2019 when his OC/quarterbacks coach, running backs coach, wide receivers coach, and co-DC/linebackers coach were all poached by big name/money schools. Why should Morris, who hails from the same coaching tree as Littrell, get a hall pass?

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I have nothing personal against them, but they should not have been granted the Texas State name. It implies more stature than their university has earned. Morris needs UNT to post a better record than TS this season.

You serious Clark? You may need to revisit the 2017 class. You can’t be serious here. Morris took a 7-5 team that played in a conference championship game and a bowl game and led them to a 5-7 season facing essentially the same schedule as the year before except for Tulane being added. He got beat by FIU for crying out loud. We beat that team 52-14 and 49-7 in the two seasons prior to Morris’ arrival. He is a worse version of Littell.

I'll hold off on Morris being the better hire... Let's see if keeping Caponi was a smart move.

Charlotte (Biff Poggi) He was 3-9 his first season. Already his seat is heating up.

Why do we care about CUSA coaches on the hot seat?

I believe the play of Morris and our offense in general is not going to be a problem this year, just like it was not last season. If our defense does not improve we can look for a repeat of last season, the opener will be a damn good indicator for what we can expect.