emmitt01

So concise, yet so true.

So we're talking about getting blown out with flair?

I don't think any team in the history of college football has ever been blowed out at home.

It really doesn't matter that they are the defending MAC champion or that they have a pretty good team, they're being hammered by a non-BCS Fresno State team on national television. Geez, I'd understand if they were losing to a major conference team with a bajillion dollars but losing to anyone outside of the power conferences is just unacceptable. I think they should take the following steps: 1)Complain about their plight ad nauseum 2)Fire their coach 3)Drop down to 1AA Geez, if they can't win then we stand no chance at lil' ol' North Texas. They even have better facilities than we do and more support. ****This post is rated SC for heavy sarcastic content****

Come for all the reasons that Stebo listed but most of all come for the most important reason... This is your team. Win, lose or draw this is your alma mater/adopted team/favorite pastime. Being a fan doesn't mean that you support them when they please you, it means you support them every time they strap em up and play. I've been saying it to apathetic students for years now...if you want a better product on the field give them a better product in the stands.

You're exactly right...he took a senior laden team, full of players from their days in 1AA (when they didn't have to follow the 1A eligibility and transfer rules), and beat North Texas. Very impressive indeed.

Regardless of how much I think many of you are overreacting and no matter how much I really see good things for this team late in this year and next year..."Houston, we have a BIG problem!" LSU is manhandling the Tennessee offensive line and their defense is fast, fast, fast. Oh yeah, their offense pretty good too. I am ecstatic that we have a few games between now and then...maybe we could be 3-2 going into that game? I hope so because I can see 70 hung on us with ease.

You are exactly right. Those 27-0 and 35-10 scores were put up when we had some semblance of experience at the QB and O-Line positions, a defensive line with real college snaps together, and one of the most dominating defensive linemen this school has ever seen (booger, who WAS NOT playing his first season on the D-line). How long will it take for some people to realize that you don't just say "well, we've won our conference for four years, we've got some pretty talented people to plug into the empty spots, so I expect us to do great things"? Take a good hard look at Oklahoma next weekend when they play K-State. They're another team with QB inexperience, a "learn on the job" offensive line and a defense that is ramping up...and their "meal ticket" is, yep, the running game. The reason they'll stay in games this year is that their "rookies" are 5 star athletes who were recruited to a school with millions in the athletic budget. Wanna get us to that level? Cool, make your checks out to "University of North Texas Athletics" and make sure there's a lot of zeroes on there. Until then give this team one year, just one, and I bet you'll see a world of difference in '06.

Wow, I really love the cliff divers on this board. Anyone remember 65-0 against a certain Texas team last year? Boy, we really overachieved coming back to win more than 3 games after that. And as for there not being any talent on this team, I can't even begin to justify that with a response. Let's recap for those playing at home: 1)Redshirt frosh quarterback 2)O-Line with 3, count em, 3 games playing together 3)New starters at not one, not two, not three but four defensive line positions.... 4)New starters at not one, not two, but three defensive backfield positions.... 5)The Sun Belt defenses ARE NOT, let me repeat are not, of Tulsa or K-state's caliber. You can say we got lucky in beating MTSU but five turnovers are not the result of just one team playing badly, they're the result of the other team being at the right time to cash in on them. Clint Marks didn't walk into the huddle and say "ok guys, fumble on three...ready, break!" Jeez, I can't wait to see what would be said if the cupboard really was bare.

This QB Vincent of theirs is a player...another "Non-BCS" school with a stud under center. And I really like their unis and midfield logo.

I think a few things led to Saturday's loss and I think they are all "correctible" save a few. 1)We have a redshirt freshman quarterback with a true freshman backing him up. I'm sure Dickey wanted to play it close to the vest and take the game out of Danny's hands. He tried to do that but the way the game was going forced him to take more chances which Tulsa pounced on. Dickey did not anticipate losing Andrew Smith. Before anyone says "that was last year" remember two things. We did try to sign a JUCO quarterback in the off-season. That guy starts at Nebraska right now (Zac Taylor). Second, Joey Byerly did not do his job in the classroom. Dickey doesn't do academic work for players last I checked, and if he does I don't want to know about it (though the NCAA might). Combine this with my next point and the QB play was predictably shaky... 2)Our O-Line got whooped. There is no play in ANY coach's playbook that is suited for 8 and 9 men baring down on your freshman quarterback with all of 15-20 snaps total in his collegiate career. What's that I hear? Quick slant or something of the like?....please see my next point. 3)We faced 2nd, 3rd, and 4th and a billion a bunch. What does a quick slant do for you on 2nd and 20? Or 1st and 25? Or how about 4th and 55? We shot ourselves in the foot so much that we negated any and all remedy to the stacked box. A quick slant on 2nd and 20 might net you 6 yards or so...so now it's 3rd and 14, where's your quick out now? 4)We didn't run the ball badly. Patrick, even against a heavy run blitz, still averaged over 5 yards a carry if I recall correctly. He even had one run down to the 1 when it was 2-2. With 23,000+ on hand punching that one in and making it 9-2 would have been a whole different ballgame. 5)Jamario was hurting. I know it might have helped to put him out there to get some yards or even as a decoy but why risk 'the franchise' in a blowout? And I don't agree with redshirting him either. I'd be willing to be that 15-20% of that crowd was there specifically to see the two-headed monster in the backfield and will return to see it later in the season as our ground game gets untracked. 6)We knew coming into this season that our defense would be 'green' with no pun intended. Think having TJ Raymond take care of his business in the classroom would have helped? How about Isaac Thomas being well enough to go all the way through fall practice getting his snaps? We are replacing FOUR starters on that d-line and THREE secondary players. Ask Oklahoma what replacing that much of any part of your team will do to you. I'm not ready to put on the green tinted glasses and call for an undefeated season from here on out but I am willing to say that IF we make strides this weekend in Kansas, IF we come home and defend our brand new turf better against Troy, and IF we put it together against La Tech (we've got several weeks to get there) that this season could still look good by the time it's all said and done. If we don't do all of this though let's try to look at this team for what they are up against.

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I don't blame them at all. They were looking for their first win. All they heard about for a week prior to our game was Jamario and Patrick. They weren't favored to win by almost anyone. In their position I would have spanked anyone they put in my path if I could. And I'm glad they did. If this team doesn't wake up we won't be celebrating at the end of the year or anytime during. It's funny to think (and I'm making it my signature) but I feel like Oklahoma for once.

I knew that when I logged onto the board tonight I'd see a lot of negativity and every post would talk about firing Dickey or how our playcalling is horrible...or, heaven forbid, talk about firing an AD who took us out of the valley of the shadow of death because *gasp* someone had to wait to get into Fouts Field when they didn't make an effort to get into the stadium before kickoff. Let's look at a few things and then tell me where the logic in all this is: 1)We had a decent crowd. I know, I know, it's not that common but suspend your disbelief for a moment. With the normal extremely late arriving crowd, an effort to get a true butts in seats number, and the fact that large crowds are an anomaly do we really expect a stellar gameplan for handling the numbers that showed up. We are so, so, so, so, spoiled at North Texas. 2)Jamario is nursing a hamstring injury...still. 3)Our quarterback is young, has trouble on his deep ball, and was facing a blitz allllll night long. 4)Tulsa knows this (about our QB) and is putting 8 and 9 in the box on EVERY play. 5)Our O-Line got whooped. 6)Oh yeah, Tulsa is pretty good. 7)We killed every possession we had with dumb penalties....sure, this is a discipline issue that the coach should take care of, but he's not out there playing. Now, before anyone calls me a Dicky apologist or thinks I'm satisfied with the product on the field tell me one thing: What play do you call when your quarterback has ONE game of experience, your O-Line gives neither him nor your backs an inch of breathing room, your team isn't making great decisions, and the other team just might be as/more talented? All I'm saying is that until our passing game is a threat, ANY THREAT, the playbook will be extremely slim by necessity not choice, we will see teams daring us to throw, and we will have "knee jerk day" on GMG.com

bump... No, really, anyone?

Section: E Row: 7 Seats: 7 & 8 I'll be the one refusing to sit down.

Will anyone have televisions and/or satellites to watch the days games? If so, I'm there by 11am to watch the ponies get spanked by A&M. Do I need to bring a TV? A surround sound system? Seriously, where do we stand in this department?

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Not so fast. I was there on Friday and they had no chairs with North Texas on them. What they did have was a North Texas throw blanket, a pen, and a flag. And the other store, Ben and Jerry's or whatever it's called, has NOTHING with North Texas on it. Both stores told me "we sell out of everything we get with North Texas on it."

I heard they were selling the crickets endzone seats this year so we can count them towards attendance.

I know Tulsa was giving OU all they could handle midway through the 3rd quarter, and I know we're no OU, but should we really be overly impressed? OU this year is not OU of the last 5 or so years. They lost to a TCU team that walked out of Ford Stadium on the losing end of a 21-10 game against SMU. The same SMU team that will be shown for what they are against the Aggies this weekend. The same SMU team that lost to Baylor. I'm not saying we shouldn't respect them but let's not pencil them in as a powerhouse just yet.

If the two can just get to 1,500 yards COMBINED that's (pulls out calculator) $7500.

I've got two words for whatever man agreed to that: SCENE CONTROL

You'd have a better chance of finding out the launch codes for ICBM's.

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