SilverEagle

And I hope that the "rocking" you are referring to is the sound of the crowd and the Green Brigade, and not that relentless and deafening thunkida, thunkida, thunkida that makes it sound like you wandered into a gay rave instead of a football game.

He may be dealing with one of the most common phobias "glossophobia", which is a fear of public speaking. If that is the case, he is going to be in for a lot of anxiety if he gets the head coaching job at a larger University........who will have much larger press conferences than NT. FWIW, I find his nervous sipping much less annoying that someone who is being interviewed and their answers are incessantly punctuated with the words "you know" and "like".

Indeed this is a great article and great video interview. HOWEVER the article and video are about Coach Morris and "C-4" (love that nickname), and not really North Texas. It was clear from the video interview that the ONLY reason "C4" is at North Texas is because Coach Morris is here. Nowhere is there any mention of either of them being impressed with, or even liking, the North Texas atmosphere, fan base, or even the culture in general. To be fair, this is the case for a lot of athletes these days. Most are at some particular school because of the coach and the system he has installed. But this is especially obvious to me in this article. Having said all this, I hope that Coach Morris and "C-4" are with us for another year.

Also notable about our overall record vs Memphis is that from 1960 to 1975 we played them 14 times and lost all of them. We couldn't beat them, even in the Joe Greene/Steve Ramsey era. We skipped playing them in 76, and then in 77/78 Hayden Fry broke the curse.

At the time he was here he was 6'3" X 230. He had great hands, and he was great at getting yards after the catch. Much like our current Gumm- replacement Oscar Hammond. Because of their size and not being quite as fast as a WR and not as big as a traditional TE, I've always called them hybrid TE's. They fit in great in college ball, but I'm not sure how well they do in the NFL. There was a player like this at Rice a few years back who played in the NFL, but I don't know if he is still playing. Gumms may have thought that it was better to get the money now, because there may not be any after college ball. Regardless of how good he is.

The USC player than couldn't read, should have had his deficits addressed LONG before he arrived there. And like his situation (which was academic) anyone seeking to play defense in college should have had the basics (like tackling) down LONG before even playing HS football. SO, how is it that our paid professionals missed something this basic?

I remember a news program several years ago (it may have been a 60 minutes segment) about the mother of a former USC linebacker who was suing USC because her son finished his eligibility at USC (and unsuccessfully tried out for the NFL) and couldn't read. She said that it was USC's job to teach her son to read, and as of the time of the news story, he could not. I couldn't believe what I was seeing/hearing. First of all, the NCAA should have brought a lawsuit against USC for fraud. But that's about it. The person(s) that should be first in line to be held responsible for his lack of reading ability was the one bringing the lawsuit against USC in the first place. After that one could (somewhat) reasonably say that the next people in line would be the elementary school teachers, his middle school teachers and then his High School teachers......including his HS coach. NOW, I have to assume that our coaching staff makes decisions about making offers to players based on the recommendation of their HS coaches (who should have taught them their particular skills, or directed their staff to do so) and viewing the players in action on "highlight" videos. If "videos" were their most common assessment tool, I have to wonder what the hell they were looking at before making an offer.

You eat too much takeout.

Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner. The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State University, 1971 - Page 306 - UNT Digital Library This was the 1970 season. Joe Milton was the regular starter. I looked in my 2005 media guide and could not find his name amongst the lettermen. I assume that that means he didn't play enough to "letter". But he did play enough to make history.

Nope If anyone takes the DMN, there was a story Saturday in the Metro section about him. He was a transfer from Kilgore College, where he was the first QB of color there.

Varner? I've heard of a RB named Varner, but not a QB.

Nope

Who was the first quarterback of color to get into a varsity game for North Texas.

They keep thinking that Athletic Department jobs (especially fan development) can be done by anyone. That must be why, since the days of Bob Tyler, after head coaches (and their assistants) have had time to settle in, they all look around and say "what the hell is the matter with these people?". Bob Tyler was the first to say it out loud, but many others wanted say the same thing. I appreciate Coach Morris for saying it out loud again.

Sam Houston 41-21 UTEP (4 Oct, 2024) Game Recap - ESPN (IN)

Tulsa reminds me of Rice. I don't ever remember them engaging us in any sort of "rivalry" back-and-forth. Like Rice, they seem indifferent/aloof towards us. Screw'em.

Looks like a good sign to hang in the offices of every administrator and employee of the athletic department. And also..... 1. The UNT President's office and all of the staff's offices that support the President. 2. The UNT Alumni Association Also, every time the media ignores our games and events (that would be the ST every time), does anyone take time to look up the addresses of the people in charge and raise hell with them?

*From the UNT official stats book 2023 This statistical category pulls players from as long ago as 1949. I have bolded my favorites CAREER LEADERS PLAYER SEASONS CMP ATT PCT YDS 1. Mason Fine 2016-19 1,039 1,655 .628 12,505 2. Mitch Maher 1991-94 640 1,149 .557 8,519 3. Derek Thompson 2009-13 636 1,055 .603 7,427 4. Austin Aune 2019-22 488 896 .545 7,324 5. Steve Ramsey 1967-69 491 1,015 .483 7,076 6. Scott Davis 1987-90 519 922 .562 6,923 7. Scott Hall 2000-04 413 763 .541 5,975 8. Giovanni Vizza 2007-08 532 876 .607 5,146 9. Jason Mills 1995-97 323 672 .480 3,981 10. Vidal Carlin 1965-66 276 633 .436 3,233 11. Riley Dodge 2008-10 311 481 .647 3,187 12. Ken Washington 1974-77 484 3,040 13.Greg Carter 1980-83 236 461 .511 2,848 14. Jordan Case 1977-79 218 354 .615 2,608 15.Daniel Meager 2004-08 262 473 .553 2,555 16. Zeke Martin 1949-50 2,522 17.Andrew McNulty 2011-15 224 429 .522 2,503 18. Joe Stevenson 1977-80 2,502 All of my selections were good leaders, tough guys (especially Jordan Case and the two "Scotts") and very effective passers. Pick anyone of your favorites from the list.

What's more impressive is that Porter transferred as a WR not a RB. So I'll give Cobbs credit for spotting his "potential" as a RB and developing him during the spring and fall. Speaking of potential. Porter played some QB in High School. Is there a halfback pass in the future? Also, can you imagine how well Morris would be doing if he had spent the spring working with the team.....and the system?

You mean after Mitchell?

Well, let me start my answer (or non-answer) with some perspective. Imagine how that game would have gone last night had we not had SO MANY STUPID FRIGGIN PENALTIES. This is a question that really should be re-visited at the end of the season. Or between the last game and the bowl game. If there is no bowl game, then the question is moot. What it looks like to me is that the coaching staff is still plugging-in new guys in to see how they perform in a game situation. My observation through the years has been that, by and large, people who practice well usually do well in a game. However, there are those players who come alive at game time and thrive in that environment. On offense, the "plugging in the new guys" tends to be the receivers and RB's. I wasn't terribly impressed with Carnes (#7) in the beginning of the season, but I was last night. The same goes for "0" Mr. Conwright. On defense, they seem to be mainly plugging in new DL players and looking at how the new guys do in different situations. Same for DB's. I noticed that they are giving 89 (Dawkins a senior transfer) more playing time, as well as 46 (Lamperi) who is a true freshman. Our OL is still a works in progress. They pretty much kept Morris safe on passing downs, but they really got stuffed on running plays.....especially in the first half. We cannot have a repeat of that vs Tulane/Memphis/Army. As to comparing this team to others. I would throw in the 1988 "flying wishbone" team to the mix. You know, the one that beat Texas....and Tech....and Rice.

I noticed at the SFA game that when they have that group gathering around the coach by the sideline it is usually the players that are in the two deep. Mestemaker was out there, but Cash was not. He also didn't do any of the "pitch and catch" sessions that the QB's and WR's do on the sideline. Even our juco transfer (#5) participated in those.

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I think that at one time NT might have had some questionable standards (such as math/science classes for "non-math/science" majors). However, that has all changed. Sometime in the late 90's or early 2000's NT changed their "core requirements".....in an upward manner. No more of those classes for "non-science/math majors". I worked for a state agency that mainly employed social work majors for their professional positions. As a result we would have field placement students from the UNT school of Social Work (I don't know if it exists any longer). One such student was placed with my unit for a semester, and it was after the time when UNT changed it's core requirements for all students. In between going out with workers "out in the field" she would sit at the common table in our office space and do her homework. One day I happened by, and just to make conversation I asked her what she was working on. Her response was "trigonometry". She said it was required. "Trig?" I said....for a social work major? Yep, she said, and "I also have to take real chemistry and biology classes, it's part of the core requirement changes/upgrade". She then said "you know it really isn't that hard to get into NT"....and as she turned back to work on her homework she added "the hard part is getting out".

PLUS, from 65-70 North Texas had 17 players drafted into the NFL. Including two first rounders.