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I guess we'll see over the next couple of years. I have a feeling that Jimerson is coming to UNT expecting to compete and play at the QB spot. His HUDL says 5'11" but that's likely exaggerated 🙂 The guy can sure heave the ball downfield and has excellent speed.

This is much more like the DC hire I expected EM to make originally. The Caponi choice was confusing to me at the time and is still confusing to me. 🙂 Let's please never go back to being the "coordinator promotion" school where we promote OC's and DC's into head coaches and position coaches into OC's and DC's. Let FCS, CUSA, MAC, and Sun Belt schools be those proving grounds... we need to act and be at a different level. It is always nice to see UNT as a step-up for a D1 coach ... like when we brought McCasland over from Arkansas St.

Yup - at least 2 more years of exciting 5-win football 😐

I have no doubt he is gone along with half of the roster. It's just a fact of life where we are with football, and some players that know they are transferring are going to start shutting things down early (not just at UNT, but something we definitely struggle with here). Not really anything we can do about it unless we start playing big in the NIL arena.

No 🙂 I think Mosely is also in over his head. Fortunately for him (and us), Coach Hodge was here and fell into his lap. - No confidence EM can hire the right defensive coordinator - No confidence that Mosely can hire the right football coach

Problem is this program never hires well at football coach ... just one disappointing hire after another. So Morris will be here for his entire contract... then we can make a change, but doubt we'll make the right change.

No one has to wonder why this program has never attracted a sizable fan base ... no signature wins, and we perform poorly in front of our largest crowds. This program just isn't capable of turning the corner.

We need to let Caponi go and show that this program has turned the corner on expectations. This won't happen... but it is what *needs* to happen, and it would send a clear message that our program won't tolerate horrible play. This wouldn't negatively impact our outcome this year as our defense is already one of the worst in D1, but it would be a wake-up call to the staff and would allow us to start the interview process for our next DC... and give Caponi a head-start finding a better fit for him.

And you're relying on all-world linebackers - every successful 3-3-5 team (or "stack" defense) has stud linebackers and a very good or even great 3-man DL. In theory, the 3-3-5 should work well against spread offenses, but it's very high-risk, high-reward and requires a really high level of talent to be successful. Unless a really rich guy bank-rolls a UNT NIL, we're not going to have the money to bring in 3-3-5 talent. Much better to run a defense that protects the box and can put pressure on the QB with 2 end rushers, even without all-world talent.

This football program has been a joke for a long time and will continue to be a joke. They should be humiliated by today's game - but I doubt they feel that way at all - and that is a big leadership issue we've had for a long time at UNT.

Actually, I think about Arkansas and their original defection to the SEC from the SWC back in the day. At that time, the Arkansas defection from the SWC was shocking and very unusual... today, teams move around all of the time. 🙂 the PAC2+ will be a glorified G6 conference, but it does offer some big financial incentives in the short term. It would be interesting if the PAC2+ wants to include a couple of Texas schools to get to 8 members (e.g. UNT & Rice ... D/FW and Houston).

True - however, for players that have NFL aspirations, not playing (or playing very little) is not going to get the attention of scouts... whereas getting on the field and dominating will get a lot of attention.

For anyone who hasn't experienced the greatness of Hutchins, you should treat yourself the next time you are in either Frisco or McKinney. Some of the best brisket I've had (and other good stuff too). And... since UNT has expanded into Frisco, I guess we can claim Hutchins as a UNT BBQ place 😎

Steton Hall was a strong team - tonight was their only real challenge through the tournament. I thought Seton Hall would win tonight, but ISU played hard and proud. We were definitely eliminated by a really good team.

This is my concern also. Are we just not paying as much with NIL as our AAC peers? Why are other schools able to retain their elite players? EDIT: I see now that East Carolina has 5 players entering the portal, so not feeling so bad 🙂 Still wish we were able to keep our best talent.