One thing you are excited about

emmitt01 · May 19, 2017

What is one thing that you are excited about going into this season...or perhaps even something you are cautiously optimistic about?

For me it is the added wrinkle of the TE in the passing game. Kelvin Smith showed flashes of what he could be last year and I am intrigued by what Chumley could do. I think both of these young men present some real issues for a defense if they block/release over the middle or in the red zone

97and03 · May 19, 2017

Ten bucks on Quoner saying "male rompers."

Caw Caw · May 19, 2017

I'm excited to see this defense commit to this system instead of going through the motions. I think we'll be aggressive and visit the opposing teams QB a good bit more this year. D-line looks to be one of the better ones in awhile, secondary will be a continued strength. The only ? will be our LB core.

Wag Tag · May 19, 2017

Growth in the OC!

El Paso Eagle · May 20, 2017

Can I say the fact that UNT 90 is not posting as often 😙

Just joking 😀

2 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

What is one thing that you are excited about going into this season...or perhaps even something you are cautiously optimistic about?

For me it is the added wrinkle of the TE in the passing game. Kelvin Smith showed flashes of what he could be last year and I am intrigued by what Chumley could do. I think both of these young men present some real issues for a defense if they block/release over the middle or in the red zone

Emmitt I think you bring up a great point. If these young men produce the way they possibly could it would add a very powerful option this coming season. If we have receivers that are able to spread the field this could be really helpful for our quarterbacks

Ben Gooding · May 20, 2017

Not sure if I would call it excitement. But I am anxious to see the development of Fine through the summer and into Fall camp.

GMG24 · May 20, 2017

4 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

What is one thing that you are excited about going into this season...or perhaps even something you are cautiously optimistic about?

For me it is the added wrinkle of the TE in the passing game. Kelvin Smith showed flashes of what he could be last year and I am intrigued by what Chumley could do. I think both of these young men present some real issues for a defense if they block/release over the middle or in the red zone

The emergence of Caleb Chumley he's a matchup disaster and will either require a bracket coverage (makes Guyton potentially lethal) he had 7 or 8 targets in spring game, caught 3 was over thrown once and dropped 2 got one wrestled away. Talk about two nice security blankets. Anything to help relieve pressure from run game.

You got a glimpse of why Memphis, Oregon St, Missouri, Kansas, Tx State all wanted him at TE. This dude could be getting ALOT of $ one day in league if he figures it out and works hard.

Edited May 20, 2017 by GMG24

DeepGreen · May 20, 2017

It's an age thing, but I got my first "boner" in a long time!

GreenMachine · May 20, 2017

3 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Can I say the fact that UNT 90 is not posting as often 😙

Just joking 😀

Emmitt I think you bring up a great point. If these young men produce the way they possibly could it would add a very powerful option this coming season. If we have receivers that are able to spread the field this could be really helpful for our quarterbacks

They say there is a little truth in every joke.

UNTLifer · May 20, 2017

Defense!

El Paso Eagle · May 20, 2017

2 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:

Not sure if I would call it excitement. But I am anxious to see the development of Fine through the summer and into Fall camp.

Ben - Excited and worried at the same time. I believe he has the heart and the desire, but there is a reason why you don't see a lot of QB's his size. I really hope he is the exception to the rule.

TIgreen01 · May 20, 2017

Front 7 on D.

Harry · May 20, 2017

Secondary. Could be the best unit in the conference.

SilverEagle · May 20, 2017

I'm excited that Brice English (son of former NTSU fullback Lee English.....#33 on your program) will get to show more than just his "potential" this fall......assuming that there IS more.

AND, (and this will come as no surprise to many of you out there), I'm excited about seeing how Mr. Shanbour will do in this fall's QB battle, now that he is being coached/assessed by a coaching staff that believes in his "potential", instead of dismissing his potential due to his sub-6' stature.

I'm also excited about the "potential" of Mr. Chumley. If he keeps developing, he's going to be a mismatch nightmare for many secondary's and linebackers this fall.

NorthTexan95 · May 20, 2017

The offense taking a step forward and looking more like a high powered attack.

MGNation92 · May 20, 2017

*Hopefully* throwing the ball downfield more. Too many dink and dunks last year for an "Air Raid" offense

LongJim · May 20, 2017

Want to see the defense and the WR corps. OL will be a concern, but I'm hopeful.

Mean Green 93-98 · May 20, 2017

I'm most curious to see how the O-line and QB(s) perform. But I would have to call that "nervous" rather than "excited."

As for excited, give me the D-line. Rod Young and English together on the line? The guy from Muenster ought to be a beast by this fall. Hambone. Tillman Johnson will be having his last hurrah, so hopefully he can live up to the potential he flashed his true freshman year. There are a few other potential solid contributors--Sid Moore, Taualo (sp). It really ought to be a good unit, which has mostly been a weakness since Dickey left.

GrayEagle · May 20, 2017

The DL! Makes me wish they'd run a 4/3. With Young and Hamilton on the outside and English and Tauaalo on the inside they'd be hard to beat. Now, depth could be a problem but the front four shall not be moved.

Ben Gooding · May 20, 2017

15 minutes ago, GrayEagle said:

The DL! Makes me wish they'd run a 4/3. With Young and Hamilton on the outside and English and Tauaalo on the inside they'd be hard to beat. Now, depth could be a problem but the front four shall not be moved.

seems kind of contradicting of your comment on the DL. I think if our DL plays to potential, depth will not be an issue whatsoever. The only depth issue on D will be at LB. We need a guy to step up and have a 2016 Brandon Garner type season while Garner is improving.

Mean Green 93-98 · May 21, 2017

6 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:

seems kind of contradicting of your comment on the DL. I think if our DL plays to potential, depth will not be an issue whatsoever. The only depth issue on D will be at LB. We need a guy to step up and have a 2016 Brandon Garner type season while Garner is improving.

His point about depth was if we ran a 4-man front.

oldguystudent · May 21, 2017

If Littrell could take the team he inherited from 1-11 to 5-8 (one overtime drive away from 6-7), I wanna see what he can do with some of his players and another year under the belt of the experienced players. I'm not football smart enough to point out any specific units or players that will make things better.

MeanGreenTexan · May 21, 2017

The rise of Rico Bussey into all-conference WR. Hoping he's getting stronger this offseason so he's not bit by the injury bug again.
Guyton is exciting and I'm glad Smiley is back, but by the time UAB rolls around, Bussey will have established himself as the #1 target.
If he can get through the season, he'll have something like: 75/1000/13.

GTWT · May 21, 2017

The majority seem buoyed by the potential of the defensive line. I agree. The thing that scares me most is the offensive line and that, in my humble opinion, is the most important factor on offense.

On ‎5‎/‎19‎/‎2017 at 7:18 PM, El Paso Eagle said:

Can I say the fact that UNT 90 is not posting as often 😙

Just joking 😀

Strangely, I've missed '90. I didn't agree with him/her often, but I did enjoy the passion. Also, of course, the -1s that used to belong to '90 now are showing up on my tally.

Edited May 21, 2017 by GTWT