MGB: Seth Littrell press conference notes

Brett Vito · October 25, 2016

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/10/seth-littrell-press-conference-news-and-notes.html/

UNTFan23 · October 25, 2016

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– Littrell said he didn’t see anything on tape when reviewing the Army game that explained why UNT didn’t throw the ball particularly well in its loss to the Black Knights. UNT had receivers open. Mason Fine was a bit off and threw for 118 yards.

@Brett Vito

Shouldn't that say in our 'win to the Black Knights'? Yeah, that might be me being picky but there's a huge difference between 3-4 and 4-3.

keith · October 25, 2016

It was quite windy that day with some strong gusts. Enough so that it knocked down two of our FG attempts and kept the parachute team from delivering the ball during the pre-game festivities. It seemed to me the ball sailed on a few throws and anything deep was going to be affected.

greenminer · October 25, 2016

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– UNT is seeing some benefits from a good start to the season in terms of its reception from high school players and coaches.

Would love for someone to detail this one.

Eastwood Eagle · October 25, 2016

40 minutes ago, UNTFan23 said:

@Brett Vito

Shouldn't that say in our 'win to the Black Knights'? Yeah, that might be me being picky but there's a huge difference between 3-4 and 4-3.

No. But it should say win against.

Cerebus · October 25, 2016

16 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Would love for someone to detail this one.

Well when the staff used to call them the reaction was this:

And now its more like this:

NorthTexan95 · October 25, 2016

Ugh! If you watch the video you'll see Vito once again banging the drum to make UTSA a rivalry game. It's like took his love of a certain former quarterback and transferred it to UTSA. Should we just call this game the "Vito Bowl" and be done with it?

SilverEagle · October 25, 2016

We need a rivalry. All real programs have them. I would prefer that it be La Tech, but I'll take anyone in the conference where most fans can drive to the game.

BTG_Fan1 · October 25, 2016

37 minutes ago, SilverEagle said:

We need a rivalry. All real programs have them. I would prefer that it be La Tech, but I'll take anyone in the conference where most fans can drive to the game.

MTSU I think could be classified as one... but they aren't in driving distance :(

hickoryhouse · October 25, 2016

I still don't understand why UTSA can't be considered a rivalry. They are close, they have played us tough every time we have played them and back in 2013 they kept us out of the Conference championship game, played dirty as S and talked more smack that I can remember. It seems to me that it is just because they are a young program and some see them as beneath us which to me is ridiculous.

Same song different verse with SMU. How is that not considered a rivalry game? They have intentionally f**ked us in the past in regards to conference, thumbed their noses at us and demeaned us as fans of this program. We are in each others back yard, play each other every year like we should and the "Safeway Bowl" is turning into my favorite game of the year.

We all want rivalries but the two that are growing organically many of us downplay for one reason or another. You can't pick your family.... you can't pick your rivals either. Some things just happen.

NorthTexan95 · October 26, 2016

13 minutes ago, hickoryhouse said:

I still don't understand why UTSA can't be considered a rivalry. They are close, they have played us tough every time we have played them and back in 2013 they kept us out of the Conference championship game, played dirty as S and talked more smack that I can remember. It seems to me that it is just because they are a young program and some see them as beneath us which to me is ridiculous.

Same song different verse with SMU. How is that not considered a rivalry game? They have intentionally f**ked us in the past in regards to conference, thumbed their noses at us and demeaned us as fans of this program. We are in each others back yard, play each other every year like we should and the "Safeway Bowl" is turning into my favorite game of the year.

We all want rivalries but the two that are growing organically many of us downplay for one reason or another. You can't pick your family.... you can't pick your rivals either. Some things just happen.

I think UTSA lacks history for one. Secondly, no one cares about them. Playing UTSA doesn't move the needle for fans at all. SMU does. MTSU does for those who remember our history with them. Rice, UTEP both move the needle with their history. Marshall moves the needle due to their history. UTSA? Nope. Of all the CUSA West teams, I think about them the least.

My issue is Vito pushing and pushing the issue. Maybe it can be a rivalry one day but it's not there yet. The bad blood isn't there. Vito is just clueless as usual.

NorthTexan95 · October 26, 2016

32 minutes ago, NorthTexan95 said:

I think UTSA lacks history for one. Secondly, no one cares about them. Playing UTSA doesn't move the needle for fans at all. SMU does. MTSU does for those who remember our history with them. Rice, UTEP both move the needle with their history. Marshall moves the needle due to their history. UTSA? Nope. Of all the CUSA West teams, I think about them the least.

My issue is Vito pushing and pushing the issue. Maybe it can be a rivalry one day but it's not there yet. The bad blood isn't there. Vito is just clueless as usual.

Listening to the Littrell Show tonight it kinds sounds like the players consider UTSA to be a rival. I'm not sure where that comes from because the fans don't seem to feel that way.

Ben Gooding · October 26, 2016

Nutsack has no history, no one knows who they are on a regional standpoint and of course a national standpoint. They busted our bubble in 2013 and I spite them for that forever. But, as an over 100 year old program, we can do much better. Tie ourselves to La Tech or smug for rivalry consideration. We need that "program" down there of theirs to fizzle out into complete irrelevance. Don't dangle on a nutsack.

greenminer · October 26, 2016

I liked our Belt rivalries with NMSU and MTSU. Why/how did that get lost? I get NMSU didn't follow us to CUSA...but what about the Blue Raiders?

We've had rivalries. Why we don't hang onto them is beyond me.

Ryan Munthe · October 26, 2016

3 hours ago, hickoryhouse said:

I still don't understand why UTSA can't be considered a rivalry. They are close, they have played us tough every time we have played them and back in 2013 they kept us out of the Conference championship game, played dirty as S and talked more smack that I can remember. It seems to me that it is just because they are a young program and some see them as beneath us which to me is ridiculous.

Same song different verse with SMU. How is that not considered a rivalry game? They have intentionally f**ked us in the past in regards to conference, thumbed their noses at us and demeaned us as fans of this program. We are in each others back yard, play each other every year like we should and the "Safeway Bowl" is turning into my favorite game of the year.

We all want rivalries but the two that are growing organically many of us downplay for one reason or another. You can't pick your family.... you can't pick your rivals either. Some things just happen.

I don't see the program as beneath us, just the school. Why not get NCTC to start a team? They're close, and if we're going to consider that joke of a school a rival, we might as well NCTC.

hickoryhouse · October 26, 2016

15 hours ago, NorthTexan95 said:

Listening to the Littrell Show tonight it kinds sounds like the players consider UTSA to be a rival. I'm not sure where that comes from because the fans don't seem to feel that way.

If the players look at them as a rival who are we to say that they are not?

risinggreen · October 27, 2016

I guess we can gauge how much of a rival they are by the number of us who show up in green on Saturday. If only a very few hundred of us show for this driveable conference game, then I don't think that we're really quite rivals yet. Especially since we're currently in the midst of an upswing.

VideoEagle · October 27, 2016

7 hours ago, hickoryhouse said:

If the players look at them as a rival who are we to say that they are not?

Upper classmen teach the young'uns which games mean more or less. So if our players are thinking this is a rivalry and pass that one, it will become one.