BillySee58

He has not committed to us yet. I hope he commits as well, but I do have my concerns. Having seen him play three games in person, he is a completely different when he's going against a good player. He looks great going against average to below average varsity lineman, but I saw him play against Katy and against Allen. He got completely worked all game long by Bobby Evans of Allen. Evans is a junior who is already committed to OU and he made Washington look like a completely different player. Evans at 6'5" showed why Washington's height is an issue and he hasn't received more offers. All that being said, I hope we get Washington and we can develop him. He has potential, but he has a long way to go.

Absolutely. Hope we get some of these kids. These two receivers out of Carthage would be very solid additions. We are losing four senior receivers so incoming guys will have a chance at some spots.

Kick their asses handed to them. I like it

Rice held on, 18-14. Mchargue was 9-27 for 66 yards, no tds and 1 int. I wouldn't be surprised if we see more of RS sophomore Driphus Jackson from Cedar Hill, maybe to the point where he is starting by the time they play us. They'd been rotating him in a little bit, but they didn't today. Not sure if he was hurt or not. Either way, Rice has not been very impressive this year outside of maybe the A&M game.

Too fast. They're 0-3 against FCS teams this year.

*Mantegna

Kram has a point, but 90, armyofdad, and UNTfan23 are completely right. I get that we should put last season behind us, and I have tried very hard, but I just have no clue how we're supposed to just forget that happened and look forward to this year. Some are saying that we got rid of some attitudes that caused the downfall of last year's team (TM13 and PJ to name a couple), but who's to say that none of these new guys will cause some locker room discord? Not to accuse guys who haven't done anything wrong yet, but it's a very realistic possibility. I want to be excited for the year, but looking at things realistically is making it hard to do.

I can see why you'd say that, but please JMU. My cousin goes there and they're a darn good team. But Va Tech a few years back. You have a very good point, but I personally would like it.

Exactly! We're excited about basketball, but since the season hasn't started yet, all we have to talk about is how the season will go based on last year. Needless to say, we have a very sour taste in our mouth after last year.

I actually played little league baseball with the guy. I'm starting to think that he will be the qb when we play them. Although he hasn't looked great either.

You know first hand from a player's perspective. If you are playing a team and they have a long injury list you can't help but like your chances that much more.

Yes

UNT -3. I think that's pretty fair because I don't see us as a team that's going to have a lot of blowout wins, if any, the rest of the year. Point is I think a lot of our games will be close so our lines will be too as a result.

No one has said anything about PJ being a good kid. He didn't put on a good or bad front. None of us really knew anything about him as a person. Even though he might've been, calling a freshman in college a terrible person is unnecessary IMO. Of course there is no way last year was all Benford's fault. It was a complete train wreck (or dumpster fire) which means pretty much everyone was to blame. Players immaturity was a big issue, but that doesn't change the fact that Benford failed as the leader of the team. No point in arguing who was more responsible, because they all were.

I think it'll be us by around 3. This should be a game we win, but don't be surprised if it's an ugly one. #byeweekthreads

Why were we going after those first 4 guys in the first place? And don't forget about PJ Hardwick. He was a very serviceable backup point guard. Especially with Casimiro and Friar, they were big reaches at the time and we were all making sure not to overreact to their lack of production. Turns out we shouldn't have offered them.

I absolutely agree. That was my initial thought, then it became "thank The Lord we are in a better conference or else I don't know what the heck our best pitch would be." As for Cooley's post, sounds good! Although I wouldn't classify Jordan Williams as a guy who lacks production. He was our leading scorer as a sophomore so he has produced and has time to get better. Finally, TJ Taylor should be fun to watch this year and I can't wait. Although I wouldn't hold my breath on his hardship waiver. The NCAA ruled him in eligible which prompted him to go forward and have the surgery. Getting a late release from your LOI really puts him at the mercy of the NCAA, especially since he already took a redshirt year during his first year of college.

Brady Brown hasn't been on the website roster since before the Idaho game

Is it just me, or does the end quote sum up how bad a state our basketball program is and show how little we have to pitch to recruits? The end quote/thing he says that stands out about how he views us and why he committed to us is "I like that North Texas is going to conference USA." Hope Benford starts proving us wrong, but the first thing I thought when I saw Combs committed is that he could be a good building block for our next head coach. Either way, very excited about this pickup.

Like I said, I think he can play receiver or be a guy we hand the ball to on fly sweeps. As for qb, that's just too short. For reference, guys like Johnny Manziel and Riley Dodge are considered undersized for qbs at about 6'0". White is 5'6". Half a foot shorter than guys who are considered undersized. As for his arm strength, we'll just have to agree to disagree. He doesn't have a joke of an arm, I just don't see D1 zip on the ball. I do see D1 speed from white however

I hate to be a basher, but I have seen this kid play and he just wouldn't have a chance, as meangreentexan said. We aren't talking about a kid who is 6', or even 5'10. He is 5'6". That's giving up 10" to the average lineman. His arm strength is also not at the D1 level and he doesn't spin the ball the way you'd like out of a D1 qb. But yes, I've wanted us to pursue him for a while as a guy you get the ball to.

Our D puts the hit in #hit6

I would hardly call it miraculous that Georgia is a top 10 team. They get their pick of the litter in recruiting in the 4th best high school football state in the country. They should be a top 10, at least top 15, team every year, as well as Texas and USC. As for Tennessee and Iowa, Iowa hasn't been very good lately despite having a good coach. This is partly because they are recruiting out of Iowa which is hardly a high school football hotbed (sorry mini Mac). I think we could beat Iowa in 2015 and Texas next year if they keep Mack Brown. Tennessee on the other hand looks like they've finally found a capable coach. They're just looking for a capable qb of the future, but they currently have a top 5 recruiting class that has guys who will be pretty darn good by the time we play them. On a side note, as a lifelong Tennessee fan I will be making my first trip to Rocky Top in 2015 wearing Green. Can't wait!

They have a good coach and probably the best qb in our division. There's a good chance they'll experience a drop off after this year without him

We've got the three winnable road games against the Louisiana schools and USM as well as the home games against UTEP and UTSA. If we take care of business in those games then we should get to a bowl. If we can prove we are better than Tulsa and MUTS on the field then we're talking about a nice bowl game as well as a chance to compete for our division and conference championship.