MrAlien

Does anyone on this team know how to tackle? It seems on every play there are multiple missed tackles, the basic fundamentals look sloppy. Players are in the right place to make plays, but they are failing to execute. So I dont know if a different DC would fix this

which twin peaks is showing it? I tried to watch the game at twin peaks in addison a couple weeks ago and they couldnt figure it out

It seems Penny has gone through more coaches then players... How do Memphis fans actually feel about Penny?

Great win, the offense looked really good. the defense however needs a lot of work, particularly the poor tackling.

So any watch parties in dallas?

So a single transfer window that is open during bowl season / playoffs... It will also make it a lot harder for programs that make coaching changed after the season.

I think it is a must win game for the program, and I do think UNT wins 35-28

The first game will tell us a lot, if they can beat South Bama, then they should be looking at a 4-1 start heading into the off week, in which case I could see a few more wins (maybe 8). However if they loose week 1 then they could be 1-4 at the break, and maybe no more wins.

any watching parties in Dallas?

those odds are fair, UNT is on the road after all, but this is a very winnable game, and UNT needs to win this game.

I always said his first year would be a throw away year because he was hired to late in the recruiting cycle. Now he's had a year to go out and pick the players he wants, so I am optimistic for this season, I think we could see 6 or 7 wins, and he should be able to carry that momentum into recruiting. However if the team is struggles to get to 2 or 3 wins then I dont see how he is going to be able to recruit a team for next season.

you'd keep a loosing coach? In this era of college sports with player transfers and year round recruiting, how can a loosing coach convince anyone to come here? Or convince good players to stay?

I dont know if you can afford to wait until the season is over... How do you convince players to play here next year if you continue with a failing coach? Recruiting for 2025 is already in progress, if we are 1-4 heading into October with out a coaching change, then we might as well kiss next season good bye as well.

I too am optimistic, but game 1 will tell us if this program is heading in the right direction, Morris has been able to get the players he wanted, sounds like we have more size on the DL, and he showed he has good offensive schemes. I think it is a must win game, otherwise I think they are looking at a 1-4 start in which case I think they would need to make a coaching change at the bye week.

No new is good news... That said, this program has a lot riding on this first game, in my opinion this is a must win game. Morris has had plenty of time to asses this teams needs, over a full year of recruiting, he should have the team he wants and in position to win this season. If Morris is indeed the right man to lead this program then he will prove it with this game. A week 1 loss and this team is heading for disaster, probably looking at a 1-4 start, and then the schedule gets hard!

I know its only the first game of the season, but looking at the schedule I think this is a must win game if this program wants to see a bowl game.

With the way the recruiting and transfer portal works now I dont think you can wait until the end of the season to make a coaching change. So much unofficial recruiting happens during the season now, player can see which programs are doing well and which programs are not, you cant ride out a loosing season because you will throw away building a team for the following season. All that said, I do think UNT will win at South Alabama, and should be 2-0 heading into the game against Tech with a lot of momentum.

I don't normally put a lot of weight into the first game, but with this schedule, the first game is very important to how the season will go. A win at South Alabama would lead me to believe that this is a 6 win team. However a loss would be detrimental, and would likely lead to a 1-3 start, in which case I think you would have to make a coaching change.

what does the Pac-2 even have to offer? The mountain West is a better conference at this point

Will the ACC still be attractive to AAC schools with who ever is left? When the Pac12 started imploding, some people thought they might raid the Mountain West but that didnt happen. Will schools commit to a conference that has an uncertain future? Those remaining schools in the ACC will be desperate to join a power conference.

I could probably guess who those other 4 schools are... But if this happens then I do not see the ACC being rebuilt, I think the other power conferences will pick a couple remaining schools, just enough to prevent the ACC from ever being considered a power conference again.

Joining a power conference is about money, BIG money... The fact they they are only offering $250K as a bonus for getting into one shows that they are not ready.

How would they even police this? There are so many ways to pay players out side the school, you would need a dedicated forensic accounting firm just to keep track of every players financial status.

The AAC is a good conference, it has taken this school decades to get here, and is a very good achievement for a school that does not usually put a lot of emphasis into its athletic program. The school has some very good athletic facilities that as good if not better then some P5 schools. The big thing that I see holding UNT back is the culture, students seem less interested every year in attending games, and as they graduate and become alumni they are less interested in supporting the schools athletics.

Who's job is it to schedule these games, obviously these games are worth a good chunk of change, I would think that the university would have someone who's dedicated job is set these games up. I know the coach has the final say in scheduling, but I wouldn't expect him to be handling the details of scheduling.