Expectations for the rest of the season

Ben Gooding · September 6, 2016

I said 6-6 with smu as one of those wins. So logic is now 5-7. But I still think if this offense can quickly come to form we'll have a punchers chance vs anyone on the schedule. The punchers chance mentality was my reasoning for the 6-6 prediction due to the offensive potential. Looking at the schedule, it's not out of touch to think we could start 2-2 and then 4-4 (wins vs BC, Army, Rice, utsa) going into our HC showdown vs La Tech. If we can get to that 4-4 mark as a team going into homecoming this may very well be a bowl team. Give a team hope and the ability to believe then anything can be accomplished.

One thing is for certain...Saturday is a must win game. Then Rice will be a very good measuring stick game. Win them both and this season could get interesting.

Greenrex · September 6, 2016

Just to be on the safe side I'm changing from the original solid 6-6 to a shaky 6-6.

Eagle-96 · September 6, 2016

I'm sticking with 2-10. I had BC and UTSA as the wins. This will be a long process and might not be as fast as we like. See Southern Miss as the blueprint for success.

untjim1995 · September 6, 2016

I read something pretty interesting about Kansas beating Rhode Island this weekend, snapping their 15 game losing streak. I had no idea that David Beaty took over a program from Charlie Weis hat was so bad, last year they entered the 2015 season with just 60 scholarship players. Obviously, when they lost their opener to FCS South Dakota State at home, it was obvious they wouldn't beat anyone.

Now you can see why this week is the only game that Seth Littrell would get any grief for losing this season, as our scholarship total of 68 matches up with a FCS team.

UNTLifer · September 6, 2016

Sticking with 6-6. We should win this week going away. I am looking for big improvement.

RBP79 · September 6, 2016

Started with 4-8 guess I'll stay with it....I think they will improve every week as they become more comfortable with new staff and each other.

Matt from A700 · September 6, 2016

I think this team is a lot better than last year's team offensively. Last year's defense played stellar for the first 0.75 games of the season then played like horse shit the rest of the way and I'm hoping there's no way to get worse than last year's defense. I predicted 6-6 but now that means we'll have to win at least one road game and that hasn't happened since 2013 so needless to say the SMU loss was a little deflating. But I will be there at every home game yelling my ass off to a Mean Green win!

risinggreen · September 6, 2016

I'm staying with 6 wins, but only because I'm not putting any money on it.

BC should be quite telling, and if we lose I'm afraid that a big case of apathy will settle in.

UNT90 · September 6, 2016

5 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

I'm a tad behind you on that--1 or 2 this season, 3 or 4 next year, then 6+ in 2018.

This is where I'm at. It'll be interesting to see how soon Fine is elevated to starter and how quickly he gets it. Still see 2 wins this year (even though I don't really see a winnable game past next week).

TripleGrad · September 7, 2016

Still 9-3 :)

NT91 · September 7, 2016

3-9

Got5onIt · September 7, 2016

9 hours ago, oldguystudent said:

National championship or GTFO.

Pass that shit, my friend! I want a hit!

SHOSS · September 7, 2016

14 hours ago, GrayEagle said:

We don't play a Division 2 school. Bethune-Cookman is Division 1 FCS.

My bad...

oldguystudent · September 7, 2016

6 hours ago, Got5onIt said:

Pass that shit, my friend! I want a hit!

TIgreen01 · September 7, 2016

Don't they always say the biggest improvement a team makes is between weeks 1 and 2? I'll withhold judgment until after the BCU game. With a 10-2 record last year, there's a really good chance that they give us a rear-end kicking if we don't turn it around dramatically.

Got5onIt · September 7, 2016

Sticking with good ol' 3-9.

GreenTexan13 · October 23, 2016

It's kind of nice seeing a lot of people getting proved wrong on this thread! Although, I'm sure the people who predicted 2-10 or 3-9 are happy they can eat crow.

Matt from A700 · October 23, 2016

On 9/6/2016 at 5:17 PM, Matt from A700 said:

I think this team is a lot better than last year's team offensively. Last year's defense played stellar for the first 0.75 games of the season then played like horse shit the rest of the way and I'm hoping there's no way to get worse than last year's defense. I predicted 6-6 but now that means we'll have to win at least one road game and that hasn't happened since 2013 so needless to say the SMU loss was a little deflating. But I will be there at every home game yelling my ass off to a Mean Green win!

I remember feeling really deflated after this loss but couldn't remember if I had adjusted my win prediction. NO I DID NOT. WE'RE GOIN' BOWLING BITCHES.

GOMG2013 · October 23, 2016

9 minutes ago, GreenTexan13 said:

It's kind of nice seeing a lot of people getting proved wrong on this thread! Although, I'm sure the people who predicted 2-10 or 3-9 are happy they can eat crow.

are they happy? I've only been on here for 4 years, but Seems like they post more about negative than positive. There's more posting when UNT is losing than when they are winning. Especially certain posters.

NorthTexan95 · October 23, 2016

I predicted four wins and we're there now. I never specifically said we would win ONLY four .... I just said we would win four.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

GreenTexan13 · October 23, 2016

18 minutes ago, GOMG2013 said:

are they happy? I've only been on here for 4 years, but Seems like they post more about negative than positive. There's more posting when UNT is losing than when they are winning. Especially certain posters.

A lot of people have been following NT football for a long time and have been though a lot. We also have a lot of reality checks when we get our hopes up and it crumbles yet again. What bothers me, is when people get on here scold people who try to point out the positives. There were times were I had to stop reading the board, because of the typical negative post. But you're right. There is going to always be one person looking for a flaw, even if we went 13-0.

THOR · October 23, 2016

I went with 5-7...come on boys...prove me wrong on the low side...

UNTLifer · October 23, 2016

I can't find my original post, but I swear I had us at 4-3 through the first seven games with the opportunity to finish the year with 7 or 8 wins.

Edited October 23, 2016 by UNTLifer

Mike Jackson · October 23, 2016

I am one of those happy crow eaters. I didn't think the defense would improve this much and had no clue that Fine would be as solid as has been so far. And when I saw Morris to open the season I was deflated. I said 4 to 5 wins max. And i have a chance to be "right" but I hope I am wrong.