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You can't teach speed.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The MNF crew gives me tired head. Trent Edwards blah blah blah. Marshawn Lynch blah blah blah. They haven't scored an offensive touchdown yet. Some bad passes and special teams are the only reason they are winning.

I was reflecting on when Meager was named the starter for the season and was thinking that it was a good idea to have Meager start through the Arkansas game so Vizza didn't get killed. It actually happened. I'm shocked, I feel like Nostradamus or something. Also, if we're going to use a scholly on a kicker, how about a kickoff man, the other teams are getting REALLY good starting field position.

Well said!

Agreed.

Weren't we 1-4 at this time last year coming off a 35-0 a$$-whipping at the hands of mighty MTSU on homecoming? Take a chill pill. Also noteworthy, through 5 games last year NT had punted 30 times to the opponents' 19 times. This year NT has punted 33 times to the opponents' 22 times. If my math skills are still intact that means that this year the same ratio exists. The games just involve more possessions without Darrell Dickey's run out the clock from the start of the game offense.

I for one am excited about the future for the first time since the SMU game. Think about it, without the first game jitters, Giovanni leads us to our first victory. With the jitters behind him, I think he will continue to blossom into a stellar qb. It also seemed to me that, save for a few big plays, the defense played with a lot more intensity. Did I see us get a sack? Todd Dodge was on the sidelines screaming at the refs or somebody. You could tell they went all out in George's postgame talk with TD. We're on the lip of the cup and punchin' it in for six. I'm telling you, "greener" skies are ahead. I'll bet one of you all the $1 hotdogs you can eat that we beat ULM this week.

You guys that throw stats out and missed the Arkansas game missed a lot. You could see and feel a difference. Jamario and Micah both ran harder with the rookie in there. Also, if Arkansas' dbs were wide receivers, you could've added 3 more ints to DM's stats.

If you are comparing the two quarterbacks, it is imperative that you only use stats from the OU and UA games. The games against SMU and FAU in which Vizza didn't play skews the data.

Wow, that would piss me off something fierce!

YAY! Somebody said it! Could we get the cheerleaders a "Football for dummies" manual? We are in a no-huddle spread offense. We need to be quiet so they can get the signals in. THAT IS WHAT HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE IS ABOUT! Make noise when the other team is on offense so you can disrupt their signals and snap count, not ours. I also think "First and 10, do it again, go, go" should be banned until we go back to a slow paced offense with huddles. I hope that never happens.

I just got a crazy idea. I don't know if it has any merit but I'll throw it out to you guys anyway. Could it be that Mendoza had an unfair advantage at SLC in that the Dragon offense was so potent that other teams were busy trying to play catchup? Would forcing teams to deviate from a ball control mode to a score now mode increase the chance of mistakes and turnovers? At North Texas we haven't developed the offense fully yet so teams haven't had to overcome a healthy points lead like SLC's opposition did.

HAHA! Fantastic!

Hey Cajun, I've asked before but I want to know from a true La native. Which is the true University of Louisiana? or are there two?

Unless you're not a donor and then you aren't good enough to sit under the tent.

Isn't that what Nurudeen is as one of our top corners? Those Big 12 and SEC walkons are way ahead of the garbage SMU put on the field. If you dispute that, you haven't attended the games. He hasn't been given the opportunity from the start of the game, otherwise you might have no argument at all. Give Vizza a chance against the Sunbelt or subpar CUSA teams a la SMU. If Meager played like he practices we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Meager can't perform when he gets pressure, he has shown this time and time again. The freshman at least steps up in the pocket to make a play and isn't afraid to take a hit.

I was impressed with what he did against OU and UA. Especially when compared to a 4th yr junior.

I can understand wanting to protect GV from the ridicule that Dodge experienced as a freshman qb BUT it has got to be eating a way at a young man who has rarely lost a game in his life watch his team lose week in and week out without being able to help.

I thought the Arkansas fans were fantastic. They seemed to be the most hospitable and friendly group of fans that I have met yet. I have been to every game this year so far. I will say this, I will not be at another away game this year, maybe ever. I may even choose to go the general admission instead of the season ticket/mean green club route after the way my friend and I were treated by one athletic department employee. Here is the story: My friend and I arrived early (about 10:30) and decided to go ahead and find a good parking spot and find where the Mean Green were. After having several nice chats with very kind Hog fans, we were directed to the 3 green tents. One of the tents was falling down so we made our way over and helped the two nice young women there fix it up a bit. We had a nice conversation with these two about the Mean Green, MGC, the Razorbacks(one grad. from UA) and so on. Then, another group of Mean Greeners showed up, including their boss. She seemed to be the least hospitable person I met. She asked why we didn't bring anything to the tailgate as if it was a requirement to sit with the Mean Green faithful. Something about we weren't going to eat her food, sit in her chairs, or drink "her beer". She said "Are you season ticket holders?" My friend said we are student so we kind of are. She said, so you're not season ticket holders, not MGC members, and you didn't bring anything, you're nothing. This is where I lost it and we went and walked around. I do not like being looked at as a mooch. Our only intention was to sit in a chair under the mean green tent socializing with other mean green faithful. Is there a problem with that? Why would you alienate future donors like that? Don't donations come from MGC members, who are season ticketholders, which mostly come from the alumni base, which come from former students? I've been to every Mean Green game this year. I have Mean Green license plates, car emblem, stickers and flag on my car. I fly a full size mean green flag in front of my house for the entire football season. Anytime I see Mean Green merchandise at Academy, the grocery store, etc. I buy it in the hopes that the vendor will notice and keep the items on the shelf. I make it a point to wear green everyday to class and in public as I feel it will encourage closet fans to come out and show their colors. I'm about as avid a supporter as you can find from our student base and the way one woman treated my friend and I almost had me say f' the mean green. Fortunately, my love for the green is stronger than her bitterness. I just thought I would share my little story and hope that she doesn't treat others like that in the future.

Oh you mean like our starting corners?

Well put. I can agree because I was at both games. There is just more confidence in the air, on the sidelines, and on the field when GV is in there.

To make everything equal, lets compare only the games they both played in for a fair and unbiased comparison. DM: 11/21, 90 yards, 0 TD 1 INT per game GV: 6/19, 121 yards, 1 TD 2 INT per game Those were to match your numbers. Now for some extra. DM: 9 car. -5 yards, 0 rush TD, 4 sacks per game, 8.14 yds per completion, 52.3 completion % GV: 7 car. 11 yards, 1 rush TD, 1 sack per game, 20.17 yds per completion, 32.4 completion % It would appear that the only thing Meager has shown he is better at than GV is keeping his completion percentage up by throwing short, high percentage passes. FAU and SMU numbers are invalid as it is entirely possible that GV could've torched those teams just as bad as DM did. Note: .5s have been rounded up to whole #s

Only if the offense can score more points than this defense undoubtedly will allow.

Why is it that people were all over Evyn Roman for not being able to cover all-world wr Malcolm Kelly but when Dom Green gets torched twice in 2wks nobody says anything?