MeanGreen61

Maybe Hank's question was just a set up for JJ's response.

UNT offensive line target off the board Phillip Freeman, an offensive tackle from Wesson (Miss.) Copiah-Lincoln Community College, told Rivals.com today that he has committed to Mississippi State. UNT was one of six schools that had offered Freeman a scholarship. The Mean Green probably had very little chance in landing the 25th-ranked junior college player in the country in the first place. He had offers from Oklahoma State and Kansas State among others. UNT could use some offensive line help in its next recruiting class, especially at tackle, which is why it was after Freeman in the first place. Matt Menard started last season at left tackle and will be back next season, but UNT will lose right tackle Adam Venegas to graduation. Robert Peachey was the backup at both tackle spots and will also return. UNT has a commitment from Celina lineman Troy Franklin, who is projected as a tackle, and has two freshmen who spent last season as redshirts in Jacob Kaiser and Matt Tomlinson. UNT still has an offer out to Freeman's junior college teammate Edward Prince, but he is also a highly recruited player who could end up playing in the Big 12. More and more, it appears as if UNT will open next season with a Menard at left tackle and Peachey or another player at right tackle who hasn't played in a college game.

It will be hard to have "unbridled optimism" or really be excited until the defensive problems are somehow resolved.

I just hope that TD's loyalty to Mendoza and his coaches doesn't turn out to be his Achilles heel.

Strange. We'll be getting the game on FSN here in South Texas and other areas are not ?

Seems that we have more announcements of big announcements than any school on the planet. Next we'll be waiting for the big announcement of the announcement of the BIG announcement.

Who woulda thunk.

Close counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. A loss is a loss.

Sun Belt Conference Predictions Overall Record Conf East W-L W-L South Alabama 25-5 16-2 Western Kentucky 22-8 14-4 Troy 13-17 7-11 Florida Atlantic 11-19 7-11 Florida International 6-22 4-14 Middle Tennessee 6-22 3-15 West North Texas 25-4 16-2 Arkansas Little Rock 23-6 14-4 Louisiana Monroe 18-12 11-7 New Orleans 17-12 9-9 Louisiana Lafayette 8-19 6-12 Arkansas St. 11-18 6-12 Denver 7-21 4-14

POMEROY http://kenpom.com/sked.php?team=North%20Texas&t=p

Don't be too concerned. After all this is a message board where people are free to post topics of their choice relating to Mean Green football........right ? Anyone know who we open against in '09?

Yep, you are probably right.

Mendoza could spare TD a lot of anguish by "falling on his sword" & just resigning.

Horns are playin' Bruins there today.

Hope we can rejoin the upward movement soon.

Local paper is showing Mean Green vs Horns as being televised on FSN

Pomeroy has UNT at a #25 RPI rating and #67 in their rating system. http://www.kenpom.com/rpi.php

Feel better ?

Behind CUSA, but ahead of the MAC on the Howell site. Scroll down to bottom for conference ratings. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/cf2007.htm

You're absolutely correct. No matter how many excuses are made and how hard some try to sugarcoat the disaster on defense, SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. Saying the defense just had first year transition problems or blaming so called internal defensive problems is pathetic.

If '08 is another defensive disaster because TD sticks with Mendoza and he doesn't cut it, believe he'll need water wings because walking on water just won't be happening.

Expecting happy campers and happy, positive post when the team has a 2-10 record and the worst defensive showing in the history of the school is a little much.

At least we can't get worse. We've hit rock bottom and the season, thankfully, is over.

THIS IS TOTALLY PATHETIC.

SUMG Looks like we both posted the same thing at the same time.