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Agreed, would love to see him paired up with Smith, Johnson, and Torrey.. would be a very scary and complete backfield with Johnson.

Garner seems to be a lot like Morris and Davis in terms of being a guy who plays downhill.. I could see him as a LB

Wouldn’t risk Hambone, but would really like to see the staff go all in on a kid like Garrison Johnson, the 3/4* RB from Manvel that has said he is interested in UNT..

You’re expecting the dude to be a #1 his first year playing as a RS Sophomore...

True but the deck is far from the field and likely wouldn’t be as attractive as the Tent location on the field

We keep hearing that they are 700k short, this figure was given back during the season.. Have they tapped out everyone they can? Heck get 700k from the new budget and start that baby!

Tweet or email at WB, I’m not sure what they have planned but if people are interested I’m sure something can be worked out!

Honestly, would love to see the deck expanded some how and connect with Apogee/scoreboard area. And turn the deck into a party deck similar to the tents they had in the endzone. Or if anything, turn that deck into a larger weight room since the weight room is above the locker room/first floor of the AD Center

Would be a great way to try and pitch the idea of fans buying into the club level

Before the upgrades to Apogee, I would like to see that the money is used to fill out the staffs that need it (or use donor money for needed positions with Fee money refilling where donor money was originally). Just looking at the link in another thread about an open AD job, it had multiple jobs open within the AD office. I would also, like to see the AD office invest heavily into recruiting using different services, and bringing in people,etc and fix the locker-room. The locker-room isn’t a huge thing (nor will it have an impact) but it will show to recruits/players/donors we are looking to fix things and fix them fast, and with the approval of this increase we are doing things other schools can’t do.

Believe it was said in the master plan to do away with the big scoreboard and do one in each corner of the stadium similar to the NorthEast scoreboard

Isn’t Duhon a slot guy? I would assume the emergence of Darden likely cut into his playing time.

Lawrence was solid but way more looks than Guyton did.. Rico had solid production for a part time Starter.. the question about Rico is can he stay healthy. Guyton didn’t find ways to have an impact? Dude was a top 2/3 WR for us playing 2 less games than Lawrence.. Guyton was having coverage rolled to him allowing Lawrence to be open underneath. Guyton also was drawing teams top CBs so yes Recruiting matters.. Wilson going down removed a major threat in running game and allowed for Smith, Johnson, Tucker who are average as a group (and that is being super generous) as pass blockers. If you look Guyton had success when Wilson did. USM, UAB, Iowa then he had success in games we still kept using Wilson like SMU and UTSA. The OL was terrible and allowed to much pressure forcing Fine to check it down instead of him throwing it up for Guyton. You may not think Guyton is a #1 because the stats don’t show it. But watching on the field he does a lot of that isn’t noticed, blocking slotting in Rico, Smiley, Rutherford, etc.. The WR group took a major step forward in year 2 compared to Year 1 and this entire offense did as well but it hit multiple snags and GH is still developing as a play caller and Fine as a passer. The idea that Guyton is going to come in put up 100 catch season is not likely, because I don’t recall that ever happening in any offense that SL has coached and because of the supporting cast of WRs.

You have to take into account, he missed the UTEP and didn't play much at all/if any in the Rice game.. You can also take into account that playing LT, FAU x2, and Troy have recruited well for years were solid match ups. Add in the fact that Mason was getting blitzed like crazy and the OL was not giving Mason time to set up and throw it deep as well factored in. That alone is 6 games right there that he face solid talent or missed the game. Army he also go injured in as well.. Teams also did not respect the run when Wilson went down as well, which lead to Guyton being doubled as well. Guyton I assume will be the first to say he needed to improve, but hopefully with Rico starting opposite Guyton next year, it should force teams to not roll a safety his way because of the deep ability of Rico. Rico needs to stay healthy as well.

So here is a question.. how many Student Athletes do we have? I would hope to god all of them voted.

You have to remember the staff did not move much Guyton around much, he would usually line up on 1 side and stayed there. It’s easy for teams to double that or roll cover. Also, we have to remember while he was a major addition, but he RSed at ND then went to TVCC, then came in here with a solid but no other true outside WR threat (Yes Lawerence did great and Rico at times but no one made it so teams didn’t double Guyton).. He did a lot for the WRs by allowing the guys below him to slot in allowing someone like Greg White to RS. Also, I do think it helped Masons development having a WR like Guyton who can catch the ball instead of like Goree as the #1 who didn’t have a reliable set of hands.Guyton did have some big games as well, SMU with 2 TDs on 3 catches, USM when he had 14 catches, etc. Guyton could and will improve from this year to next, his major improvement needs to in beating press coverage. It’s on the staff to help with that by getting him in motion, or stacking him behind a TE like Smith or Chumley allowing him to get going before a DB can get hands on him, along with him getting into the weight room. I also think he needs to get a few more looks and chances, Mason seemed at times to be conservative. Guyton made some great catches showing he could go get the ball.

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The problem with the basketball attendance is similar to what we had in SLs first year and early in his 2nd year.. nothing to get excited about outside of the coach. I fully expect to if UNT has some success in the CUSA tournament and gets a big then you will see a much larger turnout from the students, but as of now students are not super excited about the team. Year 1 under SL we wondered when the students would come, then we made the bowl game and attendance increased slightly, then we had the game vs UAB which hyped people up, the 10K giveaway to organizes vs UTSA which brought in more people and the come from behind gave students a bit of excitement which lead to larger crowds to end the season. Also, I think it would help to play and beat a few regional bigger schools, I know we played OU close but that was a long time ago and the AD office was going all in on Football at the time.

Or it’s because he has classes at night potentially..

Becauze the Air-Raid offenses have trouble usually scoring inside the red zone because of limited space to make defenses cover. It’s great having a back like Wilson, Dunbar, etc but having a heavier back allows for them to dish out punishment instead of taking it. Having a heavier back is very much needed as said above in the thread mostly because of short yardage. The OL couldn’t get a push and Wilson would just have to lower his shoulder and hope he could push an OL or 2 along with a DL/LB, etc. past the sticks at times. An example was vs SMU, we ran the wildcat 3 times inside the 2/3/4 yard line and it took us 4 tries to get a TD. We also struggled often in SL first year on 3rd down and this year as well at times. A few more things about the bigger/heavier back. If we are giving out scholarships to kickers for 4/5 PATs, another 4/5 KOs and 1/2 field goals game, then how isn’t a RB who can extend a drive or punch it inside of having to kick a FG.. if a heavier back allows you to pick up 2 or 3 more first downs a game it eats more time, and gives this offense more chances and limits the defense. Having a RB that is 225 for example is which 20-25 lbs heavier than Wilson was, is a nice thing to have because of the size of lbs and DBs in CUSA. It allows for the RB to dish it out and make DBs take a pounding from the RB. Singletary wasn’t a 220+ according to ESPN or the FAU when I looked it up but he has a thick, well built lower body with a low center of gravity allowing him to be even more difficult to bring down. Singletary trucked and ran over our LBs numerous times in the games we played. Troys RB if he had played defense was as big our DL and the same size as Hambone, not many DBs want to take on someone 40-50-60 lbs heavier and being the same size or larger than LBs. Last thing and I’ll stop.. it’s a huge change of pace. Just having a big guy who can come in eat clock, and give the defense something else to spend time on in practice another tool. I’m sorry but seeing Nic Smith literally getting ran over a few times in pass protection vs Army left a lot to be desired, and maybe I’m in a small group but having a bigger back who is willing to pound away and eat clock, make defense have 2nd thoughts of tackling them, and geting a few key shortage plays is worth the spot to me.

Not at all..

And they could have played him vs SMU, or FAU the first time when it was a blowout.. and they didn’t which is very odd

No problem, let me know if you get a reply.. I know a few of the guys on the team from when we had classes together and I’ll reach out to them and see

Tweet at them and let them know! would be awesome to see if they would do it to raise money

By being in critical roles of the AD..