[Coach Jason Smith moving on]

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

In the same breath, I really want Morris to find a way to bump up Cobbs' pay and give him a greater title. He's earned it. Co-OC at the very least should be in the works in the next year or I'd imagine bigger jobs will come calling.

Run game coordinator 

[Mississippi State (12/17/23)]

4 minutes ago, aztecskin said:

I think the defense was awful. Jeffries went coast to coast down the middle of the court. This is a no-middle defense folks. Couple of guys got caught ball-watching while MSST drove and dumped it off for dunks. 

Some of those dudes joined the squad to be scorers and aren't scoring too much. 

Agree with the defense. Agree with the offense. Maybe they need to mix in some zone looks

[Mississippi State (12/17/23)]

13 minutes ago, Matt from A700 said:

I feel like we have a lot of good offensive pieces…

I thought that also, but 10 games in, Edward’s is the only one who is aggressive offensively and looks for his shot. Aaron was good the first couple of games, Ruben showed for a couple more, but that’s it. Very disappointed in Buggs and Noland. I thought those two would be more dynamic offensively for us, but they’re not. 
 

Where was Walker? I thought he could play?

[Walker Cleared to Play]

1 hour ago, TIgreen01 said:

Why is this huge?  What is he going to bring?

More fouls

[Mississippi State (12/17/23)]

This offense is terrible. We simply don’t have any offensive players aside from Jason Edwards. And the offensive sets are terrible. Hodge needs to change this style of offense coz it stinks and it does nothing for these guys. All I see are dribble handoffs and passing around the perimeter. No movement towards the lane from guys without the ball. It’s ugly to watch. 

[Better hold onto your seat!!]

4 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Hudson Emeterio; 6’3”  225 lbs 

https://www.hudl.com/profile/13430694/Hudson-Emeterio

Love the size. Means he can get a little bigger before the season starts

[Better hold onto your seat!!]

QB! QB! QB!

[Breaking: 2 New Commits 12/16]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

The P5 transfers are all “depth” guys at their previous stops, so to assume they’re going to come here & be amazing players is hopeful at best.   There’s a long track record of guys who barely contribute after transferring here.

Fingers crossed these guys are good in Green!

You’re definitely right and I’m definitely hopeful. However, there has to be a reason they got there. 
 

So far, I like the bounce back of securing a transfer U Minnesota RB that seems to be our RB1. We’ve added depth pieces at WR and TE. Now we just need the keys to what runs the whole thing…a qb. 

[Breaking: 2 New Commits 12/16]

OL from TTU, TCU, VT, SFA. And, these boys look like they’ve got some size we need. I’m assuming they can play a little bit since they’re from P5 schools (except SFA). Hoping the OL play will be even better than last year. 

[Any commits from Duncanville or North Shore?]

Gonna catch a little HS playoffs 

['24 DL Offer: Jaedon Langley, FW Boswell: No Rating]

5 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Rivals shows him at 6'4" 255 and Maxpreps at 6'4" 240. This stuff is rarely every accurate by the time they graduate. If the 247 profile is created as a sophomore, I think the player themselves would have to contact 247 to have the info updated which doesn't seem to ever happen. 

I’ll take after the holidays weight of 255, Alex. 

['24 DL Offer: Jaedon Langley, FW Boswell: No Rating]

6 hours ago, Texas Stranger said:

Getting back on topic that's some encouraging video.  Played a lot of 3-man front and played some in the 0-Technique although at his size will likely play DE.

Hopefully not at 230

[Walker Cleared to Play]

Great news! But, has he been allowed to practice with the team?

[Does Rodgers have any legitimate offers?]

Cal = P5 UNT?

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

Perhaps he learned a long time ago when Morris selected Stone over him to begin the season. 

[Fordham (12/10/23)]

What is our offensive system? Could someone shine a light on that for me? 

[What should our priority be: QB or Defense?]

18 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

You think utsa can afford a higher price tag?  
 

I don’t think this has anything to do with price. Sorry, but Seals stats aren’t overwhelming and people are t jumping through hoops to sign him. It would be nice to have a local kid, but let’s see how this plays out. 

That’s why I started with “maybe”. And, you’re right. The smoke hasn’t cleared yet. We are only at the first week of the portal, so there’s still some time. 

[8 games in: what do we now know of the Hodge era?]

10 hours ago, BigWillie said:

I am a big Jason Edwards fan, but his basketball IQ is not very good. I think he will gain this. I too see the rushed shots by him, but that isn't because he doesn't get the chances. Look at his attempts per game. Right up there with starters.

What I see is he is trying to be the hero and jacking up all kinds of shots instead of looking for the best shot. Whether he will learn not to do this, we will see.

Correct 

[What should our priority be: QB or Defense?]

18 minutes ago, C Rod said:

So strange. Never got past a text message. Radio silence since and no phone call leads me to believe UNT isn’t interested. 😕
 

But guess who is… UTSA. 🤢I heard from Ken’s father this morning that UTSA coach called yesterday and is very interested. UTSA currently has an offer out to a different portal QB and if he doesn’t take the offer, they want Ken.

Maybe his  NIL price tag is a bit higher than what UNT wants to/can offer. Or, maybe they have a group of QBs in their cross hairs they’re keen on signing…if their price is affordable. We’ve been relegated to crumbs under the table. That hurts 

[What happens to us and the rest of the schools in NIL?]

6 hours ago, TreeFiddy said:

TCU made $3billion from the CFP appearance? UF made $billions off of Tebow?  These psuedo millenials are out of touch with reality.  TCU total annual revenues are not even $1billion, how would they have magically earned $3billion by appearing in the playoffs.

It is kind of funny to see fans of 2nd tier P5 schools suddenly realize they are about to get left behind along with the rest of us peons.

Exactly! Second tier P5s won’t have a chance against the big boys of college football and their unlimited resources. They won’t be able to buy championships, so it’ll just be a matter of time for them to start griping also. 

[Breaking: UT CB Transfer X'avion Brice Commits to North Texas]

22 minutes ago, meaniegreenie said:

I'm not too excited about this yet mostly because I no longer know what it means to "commit".

At this point, has he done something that has contractually committed himself to being here Aug 31?
If so, I'm excited.  If not, I'll wait until Aug 31.

My thoughts at the moment as well. We’ve seen many flip their decisions. Kids are fickle at this stage.
 

Once their names are out there, programs with the financial resources will surely be waiting to throw money as the window closes. Maybe he’s here for what was being mentioned in another post…rebuilding his stock by gaining playing time to increase his NIL value as a graduate transfer. 

[What should our priority be: QB or Defense?]

Morris is an air raid coach. His system is void without a good qb. Only way we can win is to score points with the kind of defense we have. I know defense wins championships, but we’re a whole lot further from a championship style defense than a championship style offense

[Breaking: UT CB Transfer X'avion Brice Commits to North Texas]

2 minutes ago, GoGreenBeans said:

Getting a former UT guy is pretty big. Seems like this guy wants to get playing time, with NIL being an afterthought

Or is it?

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

How about the NCAA limiting the NIL opportunities to about 30-35 students as if they were scholarship bonuses. That way, smaller programs won’t lose players simply as depth pieces for “rich” programs. 

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

Now, could it be possible these kids are simply testing the market to find their value since they can’t hire agents? I know it’s highly unlikely, but in this day and age of NIL, there could be an agreement between the coaches/university and player. If the $$$ isn’t what they think, they can return. I see this as a way to entice younger, hopefully talented players, to still commit here, showcase themselves by playing a lot in a good, competitive G5 conference. We may not be able to keep everyone, but at least we may still have that window of opportunity before another group leaves.