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At least three receivers quit on routes they were running and could have caught the ball. I understand that DT throws high and long more than he should, but he also gets little help from his receivers. It looks like DT should stick to slants and short dump passes, but he doesn't seem to see his outlets when in trouble. He has a pretty big O-line, so I'd say he doesn't see much down the middle when they get all bunched up pass blocking. He needs to go to slants and outs and throw the ball before the receiver breaks. His slant to DelGato was throw beautifully and hit him in the belly. Last week his TD pass down the middle was through a break in the line after the receiver cleared. DT does better with low and hard v. high and long. One man's opinion.

Actually, the DC is known for that blitz. He has used it very effectively for years. He runs the DE wide at the OT and runs he DT at the OG and then when they're occupied with their blocks, runs a LB up in that hole. It worked pretty well except Thompson got the ball by the LB and into WR's hands. The really cool thing about that O-line play was that "the two most feared DEs in college football" are getting reamed by their coaches this week.

Where can we listen to the recording of the radio show?

It was a good scrimmage. Offense won early and D won late. Offense wasn't very consistent, but they broke some nice TD plays before the D got warmed up. D was very consistent once they got settled in. Very surprised and happy about the secondary; they played well. The whole D played solid and as a unit. The O was off on it's timing, which made them inconsistent, but that can be corrected. I'd say the O looked rusty and the D looked more polished. That is good news; in seasons past the O looked great in these early scrimmages and that didn't bode well for the D. Instead, in this scrimmage the D looked good and the O was just a bit off (it's all about timing).

Pretty good for the O. The Line has solid starts now, everyone has at least one season and Fortenberry and Feeley have more, QB solid, Receivers solid, Running Backs weak, TE is solid. The D has some good starts on the line and LBs, but weak in Secondary. We can't lose at LSU! If we get beat up, we all expected that. If we don't, it'll propel us into the rest of the season.

Nice article; they don't stomp on us in print because they don't have to.

Mac ran some boys off too. I don't think they deserved to be playing, but they would be 4th & 5th year seniors now.

Fun to guess about these guys. Feldt will never start for UNT. Lemon may be All Conf, but olny because Mac has hyped him from the start (he was a good freshman though). Johnson was a pretty bad RT, but came alive as a LT last year, who'd a thought. Feeley will do well as RT this year, but some of the DEs he'll play against are real BEASTS (LSU dude is 1st round NFL). The guy that most people overlook and shouldn't is Fortenberry. Don't be surprised to see him on Sundays the season after this. No other lineman is even close. Lemon maybe in 2/3 years if he can learn the plays.

If you really watched the games last year you would have noticed that the game Lance sat out had the most creative and prolific offense of the year. Thompson was hot most of the game and receivers stepped up. The running game was the secondary choice and it flourished because the passing game was so effective. I liked Lance, but basing our entire offense on him was only good for him. Chico knows what to do with Thompson.

The most creative and prolific offense we ran last year was in the game Lance sat out. I attribute that to every opposing team in every other game just keying on Lance the whole game, which worked. Chico had his best play calling game in that one and Thompson was on his game.

Some players have a problem with stickers simply because they become the goal instead of winning or doing what's right on a play.

Free or heavily discounted tickets to any Denton High School student or letter jacket wearers (recruiting bonus) or Denton resident. Another possibility would be to give those Wing tickets out to local merchants so they can give them to their loyal customers or run a special with. Get Denton involved somehow. We may not see revenue from the tickets, but we will from concessions and parking.

This is correct as it stands right now. Johnson - YBarbo - Fort - Lemon - Feeley Johnson and YBarbo did a very nice job on the left once they got in sync. Lemon got his butt kicked some, but for a frosh he did alright and should be quite good this coming year. Fort is like a rock in the middle and Feeley should have played at right guard last year. He'll do well at RT this year.

You guys have missed the point entirely. The play calling was OK. We threw on first and second down, we used our tight ends, we tried some trickeration, we ran play action and this DelGado kid might be a receiver after all. Offense was much more creative than I've seen in the last few years. I just think the line is a little weak; not horrible, just not as experienced as it should be. They do not pick up blitzes and they are easily confused! Next; if you think the QB job is about talent or hard work, you're kidding yourselves. McNulty will be your starting QB next year, no matter what. Mac must have promised his Dad to get him down here, but Thompson and Osborn will be out. Mac has a pass this year and he's taking it; simple as that. You think that LA-LA Coach makes excuses because he got left with less than stellar talent or bad mouths his kids in the news or runs them off to make room for his recruits or starts freshmen when he doesn't have to or won't use his best back-up QB? Absolutely not; those kids were playing their asses off for that guy in the 4th quarter and that's what won the game. Ball players get tired of being called inferior by their coach. They start to believe it, which is the basis of a losing team. Mac may provide a winning team in about 3 years, but it'll be a cutthroat program, just like it is now. Be careful what "We" wish for.

This is ridiculous! Osborne can't win the job; Mac won't let him. McNulty is the future; it's a done deal and it has nothing to do with talent or hard work. If I was Thompson or Osborne, I'd be looking to transfer as soon as possible.

You don't pull your most consistent and best DB because he gets beat in one on one coverage; you help him with a safety over the top. The other corner has been getting killed all year and Royce has been kicking people's butts except for the two best receivers we've faced. If you really watched the DB play in every game you'd notice our safeties are non-existent.

I watched LaLa against Troy last week and LaLa is for real. They played well and are very disciplined...well coached. So, to beat them, we're going to have to be on top of our game.

Ridiculous!

Nope, wrong again!

Thompson and Osborn should start looking at other programs as soon as they can. They won't be playing next year at all.

Much better job of coaching. Still problems with Mac's plans to play freshmen instead of playing experience. He didn't have to burn McNaulty's redshirt while he has Osborne. He's intent upon playing the guys he recruited. I stick with my original assessment...he's taking a pass on this year. Might pay off in 2 years, but he has a few good upper classmen sitting that have been loyal and hardworking and deserve to play. Somebody always get's screwed when a new coach comes in. Switching Johnson and Tomilinson worked well. Johnson get's off the ball much better on the left side. The big piece that'll be missing for the rest of the season is Jeremy Phillips. He broke his thumb and tore up his knee from a cheap shot. Surgery on the thumb and MRI to tell him how much time he'll miss. Tough loss of the leading tackler.

It's actually pretty simple...adjust when you're getting your ass kicked. Defense did except for covering Hilton! Now the Offense has to. We don't have a mobile QB or a very good O-Line, so the Spread Offense has very little chance of being successful. If we insist on running it, it needs to be filled with alternative plays. Go under center once in awhile, throw a screen, run play action, go misdirection, draw, when your right tackle is weak, put a tight end in to help and run that way. Coaches need to understand their talent level and adjust. From now on every opponent's defense will watch that film and say, "we got this", load up for the run out of the spread because that's what they're gonna do. And, I actually think this is possible, but coaches gotta have some balls and be flexible. Thanks for the "expert" compliment!