Venson

I like what Mason has done, but when I saw Shanbour come in against Iowa, make that one keeper and then threw the TD pass, I really wanted to see what he is capable of. With his HT vs Mason's HT, it could be intriguing to see who is better in a game instead of practice. Obviously, this is not the game to do that in.

That was probably the worst written article I have read in a long time. That person writes like an 8th grader. That's probably insulting to 8th graders so I apologize to any 8th grader now.

This will be a tough game. UTSA will be very well prepared. The O-line has got to give Mason time to throw. If he has time, he can find the open receiver. If they give Wilson a slight crease, he can make them pay big time. However, my concern is the defense. We have not proven that we can stop the big pass plays. We need to get more pressure on the QB to force errant throws. We have been getting killed on big pass plays. Also, we need to control rush lanes and work on tackling. I don't know how many times I have watched a QB scramble in the pocket and defenders seem to be out of position or just grabbing and not tackling only to see that QB complete a deep pass down the field. The secondary needs to stop biting on the double moves. Sometimes I would love to see us go to a four man front to get more pressure on the QB. Our defense has been our Achilles heel. If it wasn't for the offense scoring so many points, we could easily be 1-4. So, I hope Coach Reffett and the rest of the defensive staff are hard at work to fix those issues. If we get Bryce back, that will help, but I don't expect him to play much. I know Jenkins has replaced Brooks, but would also like to see Brooks come in as a nickel corner on obvious passing downs.

Is Army really that good or is Rice really that bad?

UNT should have beaten UAB soundly. I think they got lazy in the second half because they were up by so much. Once they realized UAB wasn't going to lay down for them, they did what needed to be done to get the win. If they play like they are capable of playing for 60 minutes, they could go 10-2 in the regular season. All the games they have left are winnable games.

I am up for greeting them once we know what time they arrive. They definitely deserve it. Fan support is how you build a winning tradition.

We can talk all day about how much money to pay the assistant coaches and I agree they need to be paid more. But the way to get more money is to start filling the 30,000 seats at Apogee. Win or lose, we need to fill those seats. We can't keep charging it to students tuition.