akriesman

Thanks Old Timer Despite the way things appear to be, I am sure that most people still agree with you. Unfortunately, this kind of thing takes place on every public sports forum these days. It is not just here with NT.

I honestly thought our players hung with MT much better than I expected. We lost the game tonight only because of turnovers and mistakes against a much more seasoned team. Last weekend we were manhandled. Tonight was a game that could have been won. The 3rd period pick that was returned for a score (on the next play) completely changed the momentum which had been going in our favor. The future is bright until we start slipping in recruiting and attendance. I think you guys are underestimating the coaching staff's ability to recruit. It is going to take a few seasons of inept play before it seriously starts to affect recruiting IMHO. The coaching staff will get a pass from their peers for at least this year and probably the next as well. Good crowd again tonight to see a 1 win team. Sadly, I could not believe the thousands of students that still linger outside of the stadium. We got to the game late (middle of the first). At that time, there seemed to be as many students outside the stadium as there were inside

Give me FAU and Schnelly as the most disliked right now. Plus, they have no real fans. In fact, I dislike almost all of the Florida D1A schools. It seems like they have no problem recruiting some of the most troubled kids in the country (see Miami/FIU game for an example).

I was wondering the same thing after the game. That was a golden opportunity and might have made Troy thing twice about blitzing so much. I think Fitz was the receiver ? He had his man beat by about 10 yards if I remember. It would have been a definate score. Stickler has some real arm strength and threw a nice spiral. I guess he just had a little too much adrenaline that early in the game. Too bad.

Omar is quite the all-around athlete. The dude has a very strange, unorthodox looking delivery though. Good luck the rest of the year. You guys are our best shot at representing the Belt in a bowl game.

Oh God. Not the commuter school comment again

I am very, very impressed with Giovanni. He shows an unreal amount of poise for any QB, especially one that is straight out of high school. The kid is going to be a terrific leader for this team someday very soon. With that being said, I was hoping that TD would pull him in the 3rd quarter last game. I guess there might have been a lesson to be learned somewhere. But, watching him stay in the pocket and take those hits was really tough to watch. I kept thinking about the Vizza family members watching the game.

A very appropriate article for some of today's discussions here. Thanks.

HH, You beat me to the same topic by a couple of minutes. I don't think many people here have been bashing players individually. What people are saying, is that some of DD's players may not be the types of players that TD would necessarily recruit. You see this kind of the thing in the NFL all the time. Buddy Ryan comes into Philly and wants physical players. Jimmy Johnson comes into Dallas and gets rid of some pretty big names, because they don't fit his style of play. I bring up these 2 coaches because they were pretty extreme with cleaning house at first. Some players are going to adapt to the new system and some won't. Those that don't are probably going to fall out of favor quickly. This does not mean the cut players have no talent. They just don't fit well with the new team chemistry. Could DD win more games this year with this team ? Very possible. Will TD win more games in the next few years than we would have with DD ? I would take that bet in a second if possible. The fact is, TD is out recruiting anything we have seen in the past. Somehow we all need to find a middle ground here. Bashing the coaching staff after 1/2 of the season is just ridiculous and seems like something only a novice would say (no offense, but good lord). And, bashing the players in a public forum is probably also counterproductive. It really does seem that some users have specific motives when it comes to their comments, because the arguments are far from logical.

Do you really think we would have averaged 14,500 this season ? I thank DD for bringing some respect to the program. But, things were sliding fast.

Doesn't FAU have horrible attendance, even with a decent team. Good luck with that.

That was a great post MedPilot ! "this guy has already done more for UNT than we could ever have paid for? Season tickets - up, contributions to the Mean Green Club " BINGO !!! TD has jumpstarted a dead program. The recovery signs are all there. The wins and losses will come, but it is way too early. Enjoy watching the team come together over the next couple of seasons.

" or are we still be another year out on development ??? " I mentioned before the first game, that it might be 3 or 4 seasons before we really start to see this team seriously compete (conference title and some national recognition). A lot of people thought that was too long. But, facts are facts. Rebuilding jobs just do not happen overnight. And, most freshmen need some college experience before they are able to excel (with a few exceptions). Not to mention that TD had a very late start in recruiting this year. That alone could set things back just a bit also. A rebuilding job takes 3 to 5 years before you can really judge the results. That may be too long for some people. I for one am willing to wait that long after seeing this program floundering around since the "Fry" days, which were before my college time anyway. "We seem to have a super crew of receivers............" I agree. We do have a nice set of receivers. But, good receivers will never be hard to recruit with this offensive system in place.

To those impatient ones....... When a new coach takes over at any level (even the NFL), he often will sit players that give him a better opportunity to win today, for players that will give him the best chance to succeed in the future. The exceptions are schools like OU that are constantly retooling instead of rebuilding. TD is completely rebuilding. He is starting and playing a lot of freshmen. Some of them are true freshmen. It is true that DD might have been able to squeeze and extra win or two out of this group this season. But, the goal for everyone on this board should be to take the program to the next level. We were not getting there with DD. We do have a chance with TD. Please, please have patience. The team is rebuilding. Any time there is rebuilding there is usually a step backwards before real progress can be made. Do not mistake this for a lack of progress in the long run. It's a rough season for everyone. Criticizing the team right now is both premature and unnecessary.

That was a terrific performance by your defense today. I would hate to have seen the final score, if your offense didn't have all the turnovers. Good luck the rest of the year. Troy would make an excellent Sun Belt representative.

I am not so sure we should be bashing the defense today. They have played well enough to win IMO. Troy has a good team. They are probably the best the Sunbelt has ever had to offer. Now that Vizza has led the team to a score, I would consider having him sit until next week. Giovanni has taken an absolute beating. I am surprised he is still walking around upright. Let's finish this one out and pack it in without any unnecessary injuries.

This just in..........our special teams need major help in the offseason

Wow. One of the worst halves of offensive football I have seen. Troy gives us all those turnovers and we turn them into ZERO points. Vizza had a very poor half. But, I blame the lack of protection for causing most of this mess. Troy's defense is just toying with our protection schemes. Not a fun game to watch The good news is that Robertson looks like he will be a beast for the next few years. Lets hope the offense can at least score a couple in the 2nd half. It will be interesting to see how our staff adjusts to the blitz packages.

That last 1:30 was about to give me a coronary. If ULM makes that last 2 pt conversion, I would have been squirming in my seat at the end.

The Emails are a terrific idea. Kudos to whoever on the administration came up with the suggestion !

Traditional powerhouses are having to share more of their money, and the schools and their fans don't like it. It was funny listening to Mike Reiner on The Ticket yesterday going off about all the "directional" schools in 1A (i.e. South Florida, Central Florida). What is so bad about a directional school ? How is that worse than a technical school (Tech's) or an agriculture and marine school (A&M's). Times change. Eventually, I can see the private schools having to form their own league. They won't be able to compete with the larger state schools as time goes on.

I think the writer is just being kind regarding the worst game. IMO it had to be our game against OU. I am a Penn State fan 2nd to UNT. The PSU/FIU game was not as bad as our game against OU. Penn State is not as dangerous as OU. We will not lose to FIU. I expect our team to click more as the season goes on. FIU is a team in trouble right now. Plus, we will also pull off another win or two in addition to FIU for a 3 or 4 win season. That would be a nice way to end TD's first year.

The one concern I would have if I was Troy, is that the NT defense has found some confidence after last weekend. I am pretty sure our offense will put up at least some decent offensive numbers. If the defense plays as well as they did last weekend, it could be a very tough game. You guys have a good team and really represent the Sun Belt well. We all have a lot of respect (and even some jelousy) for your out of conference achievements.

Vizza is going to have an outstanding career here at NT, if he doesn't kill himself first trying to make the extra yard. I was very impressed with his pocket presence against ULM. He did not get happy feet and stayed in the pocket even under some pretty heavy pressure at times. He is very poised and has outstanding leadership skills for a freshman straight out of high school. I get the feeling the kid is going to be something special.

Yes, this is complete BS. There is no way one of our players said that.