greenminer

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.

I remember a season they live-streamed an entire scrimmage. Or was it a spring game? I clearly recall Fitzgerald scoring a TD after rolling over/across a would-be tackler on the ground.

national titles have already been won!

The reality is that, this fanbase has been craving for more for at least as many coaches as I've been witness to. The AD, the coaches, and Vito can't ever get everything right. I'm not saying our fanbase is wrong, just that it can be brutal. We desperately need wins. A lot of them, for a sustained time. That's when we tend to gloss over these shortcomings because sports is fun again.

I'm glad someone found it helpful.

Mean coaches are where it's at.

I don't believe Charlotte is a good example.

Well, that makes ME the one that thinks we are a good team...doesn't it? ;)

Looks like they added NIL to the title. Correct, NIL money can't be from the University. I'm guessing it is okay for the AD to communicate with the (external) NIL efforts to coordinate needs. I wouldn't be surprised if you see the NCAA allow NIL money through the schools within the next 5 years.

FYI, this position was already in place previously. Just a new face.

He also said assuming. If one of us cared enough, we could call the AD and ask. Stop the whole "assuming" part. We are definitely a poor AD. Just don't know how much it plays into this.