greenminer

I hope you're right.

Now I know you're part troll. lol. But this time I appreciate the good fun. All seriousness, I like the idea of Chandler Morris or Ragsdale getting the nod.

If anything can perpetuate the Mean Green brand as inferior/tired/not cool, then I'm going to watch it. Thankfully, I don't think this particular person is that important or influential.

I think some (not me) argue that the student athlete is not in the same conversation or consideration for the same treatment or pay as employees or coaches. That the entire point of college athletics was to help facilitate students getting their education first. So, it shouldn't matter how much the coaches are getting paid. Obviously, the industry has benefited richly from these students to the tune of millions/billions. So, I think it has forced some to reconsider. Some won't, though. The next phase of this is, if being the student does not de-facto rule you out of compensation, then where is the de-facto age barrier? Because we are now heading towards HS athletes getting their own compensation. Do we keep going? Maybe PeeWee athletes in the not-so-distant future?

This is a sports forum full of fans. Would you like me to unpack this further, or maybe you need some time on your own to reflect on this psychological riddle.

Are their numbers out there, crunched to show NIL figures per position? I would take a not-so-wild guess that QBs are getting a ton of the pot.

we're in Mean Green land, where elated with loss and despairing over victories is also possible and, in fact, highly likely.

Is this website advertisement trying to tell me something?

UNT 3 SA 2 I'd say a 3-0 Mean Green win but I have little hope in our defense.

I remember a lot of us agreed Fine's long-ball game - strength and accuracy - improved significantly from Y1 to Y2. Not a huge counter-point against what you're saying here, but I think it's worth reminding us that Fine def got better and was not "nearly finished".

Was SL the ideal situation for Cr1028 and his Mean Green? I don't think it was ideal for me. I think we moved on because we demand more, and even thought Morris might fail to meet those expectations too, it doesn't mean we should have kept SL. You bounce around between vehemently defending SL, to pointing out double standards with Morris. You clearly don't like him. But our reality is, the AD felt it was time to move on regardless of the success of the next coach. So, how do we find closure for you and SL? Is it firing Morris, or waiting until after 2 more coaches? Maybe you want a message from a specific poster that says "gosh, we regret firing SL"? Or maybe you like where you stand, and you feel like this is a good position to post about for the rest of your fandom. It doesn't matter if I tire of it: when does Cr1028 tire of it? Seems like a boring, repetitive theme when you figure out 1) you're not going to change anyone's mind, and 2) SL isn't coming back. At least I know we are both #GoMeanGreen. Not questioning that.

There are like <5 posters here who keep the trolls around because they think of it as fun sports banter. then there are the rest of us.

There’s got to be a few of us over there, like there are a few of them at SMU games.

I'm opening this up with sincere questions, not trying to be cynical. Did we ever have a pipeline, and it just dried up?

How in the world is/was our Denton pipeline so bad after having an alumni serve as their AD and football coach? I always just assumed it was because we overlooked and ignored local talent and never built those bridges. This makes me question if something or someone burned them.

I hope these watching parties are trying to get a stock of the new Mean Green beer/liquor that is being released.

Oh man. I just realized this (not remote?) possibility that upsets will be a lot more common now if players' heads are not in the right place.

Now that Mean Green Koolaid actually exists, this bit hits even better.

Or, exactly what we need.

I'd normally dig into someone who clearly doesn't know our name. This isn't the case here, as they type out UNT twice in the same post. So, call it a brain-fart?

Not sure having one good QB for 6 years is "figuring out" a puzzle. @Mean Green 93-98 is right, though. My takeaway: you still need a championship defense.

Yeah, SL played at OU. waiting for the right QB seems to be a recurring theme at our level. Unless you're a top tier brand that can consistently restock your linemen - particularly tackles - you need a big talent heading the offense.

I thought Vizza was really stinking good at QB. I thought for sure, back in that single season where he and Riley's careers overlapped in Denton, that we would see a lot of packages taking advantage of their skills on the field at the same time.

You are correct that Vizza was here for two years. Loved that dude, despite all the smoke (cough) and mirrors that surrounded his exit. Rodge flipped to be with his dad and play QB. IIRC, Longhorns offer was as a utility player and not a QB.