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Wreck Tech!!

7-7 for a Bowl team is poor in my book.... Dec 17, 2002 New Orleans, LA North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19 Box score Dec 06, 2002 Greenville, N.C. Cincinnati 42, East Carolina 26 Box score Nov 30, 2002 Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati 31, UAB 23 Box score Nov 23, 2002 Honolulu, HI Hawai`i 20, Cincinnati 19 Box score Nov 16, 2002 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati 47, Houston 14 Box score Nov 07, 2002 Louisville, KY Cincinnati 24, LOU 14 Box score Oct 26, 2002 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati 48, Memphis 10 Box score Oct 19, 2002 Hattiesburg, Misss. Southern Miss 23, Cincinnati 14 Box score Oct 12, 2002 New Orleans, La. Tulane 35, Cincinnati 17 Box score Oct 05, 2002 Cincinnati, Ohio Miami University 31, Cincinnati 26 Box score Sep 28, 2002 Philadelphia, Pa. Cincinnati 35, Temple 22 Box score Sep 21, 2002 Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio State 23, Cincinnati 19 Box score Sep 14, 2002 Cincinnati, Ohio West Virginia 35, Cincinnati 32 Box score Sep 02, 2002 Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati 36, TCU 29

That makes no sense considering he had a long run to score our only TD at the end of the game. Why would a QB get chewed out for making something on a busted play? Just stupid.

Why is it the defense always wears down, why doesn't the opposing offense wear down that is on the field that same 75% of the game?

Coaching did play a part, as did some individual players. But if you look at our success within and out of the SBC you get a different perspective of that "success". If SBC Championships are the only goal then we've achieved all we strived for. But I believe the players, coaches, fans, and school have higher goals to achieve...and we are not near there yet.

Thanks for posting links to your nice pics. If NT can't win the Belt then Troy would be a good replacement (for this year only, so don't get used to it!).

It could just be that the SunBelt is a REALLY lousy conference, considering we've only beaten a poor Cincy team in the New Orleans Bowl after those 4 championships. Humm...come to think about it, what good OOC teams have we beat under DD?? How many maginal ones have we lost to in that same time?

I believe two are provisional and the NCAA is only ranking 117 units; but whatever the number is...we are dead last...time to change something!

Well, something seems to be going on in higher administration. I think the wrong ones are leaving.

Hayden Fry would never allow inexperience to be an excuse for poor play or to become predictable. He wouldn't settle for a young team not being able to compete, he would adjust the plays or try something different. NEVER settle for losing!!

So, we have the #117 ranked offense just because our senior QB graduated? I don't buy into just that excuse; QB is a mess right now, but so is discipline and leadership and players not making plays, and coaches not making adjustments, etc!

Well, we are not rotating QBs now and we are #117 in offense. Why not try the other guy for a game or two? We can not end up any worse.

bump....maybe we win this replay?

light? fast-moving train in opposite direction?

Agree. I would have liked to have seen Phillips get a few series just to compare how far along he is. QB and OL seem to need the most attention at this point.

It was a pump-and-go for Quinn and thrown to a spot Quinn was to be at but he got bumped and held up and couldn't get downfield. I saw Meager walk mad off the field, pointing to his wristband playlist and talking to a coach on the sideline as if saying he threw it where he should have. Quinn also went and talked to the coach to explain how he got knocked off the route. It just didn't work, as many in that game.

..for those that couldn't believe it the first time.....

I'm proud of the 17,600 NT fans that did show on this muggy Tuesday night. It was a great crowd for the kind of football we've been playing lately. It was an ugly game, but at least it wasn't Tulsa-ugly on National TV. Now what do we do?

As of last Friday at noon, no midfield logo.

UNT reaches judgment time 11:29 PM CDT on Monday, October 3, 2005 By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle DENTON – Just a few weeks ago, North Texas was on course to roll into its first nationally televised game at Fouts Field tonight. UNT won its opener against Middle Tennessee and appeared as if it had a shot at carrying that momentum into a 6:30 p.m. game against the Trojans with wins – or at least competitive showings – against Tulsa and Kansas State. That opportunity slipped away when UNT gave up 108 points in a pair of lopsided losses that left the Mean Green scrambling to get back on track heading into a Sun Belt Conference game against the Trojans on ESPN2. "It would help us to get a win after what we have been through the last two weeks," defensive end Eli Hutchinson said. "It would lift everyone's spirits, but we don't have our heads down. There was a lot of good that came out of those games. We saw a lot of wrinkles that we need to take care of." Those flaws became apparent when UNT needed a late interception return for a touchdown to knock off MTSU. The Mean Green then lost to Tulsa (54-2) and KSU (54-7) in its last two games. A pair of landslide losses raised questions about UNT's ability to top Troy and extend its 26-game conference winning streak that is tied with Boise State of the WAC for the longest in the nation. Victories have been elusive for UNT, which is trying to win a fifth straight league title but has struggled to execute on both sides of the ball. "Our biggest problem right now is that we are making too many mistakes to beat anyone," UNT coach Darrell Dickey said. "The ability of our team is not hurting us as much as knowing what to do play after play, down after down." Patrick Cobbs has rushed for 100 yards twice and broke the school's career rushing record against Kansas State. That milestone has been one of the lone highlights this season for the Mean Green, which has scored just two offensive touchdowns. Cobbs is averaging 79.0 yards a game while Thomas is posting 44.3. Both totals are well off the averages each player tallied while winning the national rushing title the last two seasons. Cobbs averaged 152.7 yards a game in 2003 before Thomas posted 180.1 yards a game last season. "We have shown improvement every week running the ball," Cobbs said. "Last week we had some chances against K-State, but missed some holes and missed some blocks." UNT won't be able to afford the same types of mistakes against Troy. The Trojans were competitive against Missouri and South Carolina and rank second in the Sun Belt in total defense, averaging 374.2 yards allowed per game. Troy's defense led the Trojans to the Silicon Valley Football Classic last season when the Sun Belt sent two teams to bowl games for the first time in its history. UNT won the league title and played in the New Orleans Bowl. The winner of tonight's game will sit atop the Sun Belt standings and have an inside track on a trip to the New Orleans Bowl. That advantage and the glaring lights of national television make tonight's game a critical juncture for UNT. UNT to recognize Fry: The UNT athletic department will honor Hayden Fry during tonight's game. Fry was the head coach at UNT from 1973-78. He led the Mean Green to the 1973 Missouri Valley Conference title and posted 40 wins at UNT, including an upset of Tennessee in 1975. Fry went on to coach Iowa for 20 seasons and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. E-mail bvito@dentonrc.com Troy (1-3, 0-0) at North Texas (1-2, 1-0) 6:30 p.m., Fouts Field, Denton (ESPN2, KWRD-FM 100.7, KNTU-FM 88.1) WHAT'S ON THE LINE UNT –A win would extend the Mean Green's Sun Belt Conference winning streak to 27 games and give UNT a boost in pursuit of a fifth straight league title. Troy –The Trojans would become the favorite to win the Sun Belt title. WHO'S HOT UNT –Sophomore safety Aaron Weathers ranks 27th nationally with an average of 10.3 tackles a game. Troy –Sophomore Leodis McKelvin won the Sun Belt Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week honor for the third time this season after returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against South Carolina last week. WHO'S NOT UNT –UNT's receivers dropped five passes last week in a loss to Kansas State in which UNTfinished with 74 passing yards. Troy –Senior running back Joel Whinghter rushed for a career high 102 yards, but lost a pair of key fumbles last week in a loss to South Carolina. STAT THAT TELLS THE STORY UNT has had 17 possessions in its last two games that have lasted three plays or less. The Mean Green's average drive in its last two games has lasted 3.8 plays covering 8.9 yards. KEY MATCHUP: UNT'S offensive line vs. Troy's defensive front. UNT's offensive line has struggled to create any running room for running backs Patrick Cobbs and Jamario Thomas this season. Cobbs has two 100-yard games, but the Mean Green is averaging just 103 yards rushing per outing. UNT WINS IF: Cobbs and Thomas can get UNT's running game rolling to take pressure off redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Meager and the Mean Green's defense. TROY WINS IF: They can overcome turnover problems. Troy has turned the ball over 10 times in its last three games while not forcing a turnover. PREDICTED FINAL SCORE: UNT 24, Troy 21

Congrats Harry! I remember us talking about her and my sister-in-law attorney during our long walk before the Cincy game in New Orleans.

Yes. Why couldn't they have advertised this 3 weeks ago to get the students interested in it for awhile, then put out a reminder about it all of last week and today? Nice promotion, but way late in getting the word out about it.

Baylor is still like 0-37 in Big12 road games, not a good team yet in that conference.

The last time we were favored we got beat by 52 points.

We won't get much respect losing 54-7. Until we beat someone other than lowly SunBelt schools this will continue.