***OFFICIAL UNT vs. UTEP Game Thread***

[NorthTexan95]

52 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

Again, it ain’t the RBs, it is the blocking 

It's both.  Our running backs are small and lack vision. 

[untbowler]

Coaches better use this next week to figure out or it could get ugly against USM. 

[NT93]

This game proves there are no gimmes on the schedule.

[greenminer]

All eyes on UAB.

 

UTSA  is all alone atop the West

Edited October 7, 2018 by greenminer

[meaniegreenie]

deleted.

 

Edited October 7, 2018 by meaniegreenie

[Mad Hatter]

Tough win.  Hope this helps build confidence.  First, close, come from behind win this season. Still leaves some questions.

[emmitt01]

We have not played focused football in 7 quarters now.  Guyton has all but disappeared.  And we have no left tackle.  

A performance like this next week and we will drop another one at home.

Edited October 7, 2018 by emmitt01

[Green Mean]

[meangreenlax]

UAB looks tough

[Harry]

UAB’s defensive line looks stout!

[Censored by Laurie]

this is all pretty simple...sport psych 101, really.

we ran out to 4-0...got a bit of national publicity, started dreaming of NYE and 12-0...jumped out early v. La Tech and started to dick around against an actual quality team, made a bunch of mistakes when things got tough and lost a nail-biter. 

had we come out and simple beat up on an inferior opponent, the "La Tech loss was just a minor blip" mentality would've prevailed and we'd arrogantly go about our season, until the next "blip". Instead, this inferior opponent did us the biggest favor...they (esp. Canales) treated this like a super bowl, gave us a hell of a game and our team showed to itself there is a lot of room for improvement but yet it can pull out a gritty win. 

this is still a very good team...ESPECIALLY BY NORTH TEXAS STANDARDS. everyone calm down and have some faith the issues will be addressed and that Fine will be better and healthier next week. 

[American_Patriot]

You never underestimate an opponent and always play them hard despite there record. This is Division 1 football... Anything can happen. Solid win!!

Edited October 7, 2018 by American_Patriot

[outoftown]

5 minutes ago, untbowler said:

Coaches better use this next week to figure out or it could get ugly against USM. 

 

Theresa lot of mental work to be done with the offense. Feels like there is not enough confidence

On the D I don't think it is confidence that is the problem.butsome adjustments still need to be made.

Frankly, in the end both the D and the O made UTEPs units look like LaTech. The whole difference from last week is special teams. last week atrocious, this week money.

[peanuts104]

UTEP is getting better each week.  They will win at least a game this year, if not more.  New coaching staff with very little to work with is doing a good job. 

[meaniegreenie]

TD UAB...game over.

[outoftown]

Just now, peanuts104 said:

UTEP is getting better each week.  They will win at least a game this year, if not more.  New coaching staff with very little to work with is doing a good job. 

This IS true. They were getting better, and already showed it last week vs UTSA. They will eventually jump up and get someone this season. That said, UNT still played a good deal below its standard. Scary to think, what could have happened had UTEP had Locksley.

[untbowler]

LA TEch only 86 yds passing, tells you how bad our DB's played in the game, then tonight against a poor UTEP got lucky that the WR had butter fingers on a 4th and long. 

At least UAB giving a chance for team to still win West, if the coaches can kick start the team again

[peanuts104]

3 minutes ago, meaniegreenie said:

TD UAB...game over.

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Edit: did not expect the down votes...just trying to be funny, but a 3 way tie is possible for the west.  Or are we not trying to win the conference?

Edited October 7, 2018 by peanuts104

[blurbeard]

Huge game for Cole Hedlund! We really needed those two FG's especially the 52 to win the game! Go MeanGreen

[CaribbeanGreen]

1 minute ago, outoftown said:

This IS true. They were getting better, and already showed it last week vs UTSA. They will eventually jump up and get someone this season. That said, UNT still played a good deal below its standard. Scary to think, what could have happened had UTEP had Locksley.

Locksley can't throw, and there's hours of losing on tape there. The QB change benefitted UTEP. 

[Censored by Laurie]

1 minute ago, untbowler said:

LA TEch only 86 yds passing, tells you how bad our DB's played in the game, then tonight against a poor UTEP got lucky that the WR had butter fingers on a 4th and long. 

At least UAB giving a chance for team to still win West, if the coaches can kick start the team again

do you only come around when there is even the slightest hint of something bad going down?

at least @UNT90 stays away now.

[peanuts104]

All of this is setting up a monster show down against UTSA for our last game.

[untbowler]

1 minute ago, Censored by Laurie said:

do you only come around when there is even the slightest hint of something bad going down?

at least @UNT90 stays away now.

can you stop getting a hard-on everytime I post a criticism of the team. Played like crap tonight and got lucky against the worst team in FCS, but I forgot the love of rainbows and unicorn farts here.

[EagleMBA]

1 hour ago, BigWillie said:

I think it is about the body. Sometimes you have to give the body time to recover before going on a flight and playing right after.

Do you think perhaps the above, plus the El Paso elevation of 3,740' vs. the Denton elevation of 630' could have anything to do with it? Let's hear from someone with medical background.  I was surprised they didn't go out there early to acclimate.

[Salsa_Verde]

1 minute ago, EagleMBA said:

Do you think perhaps the above, plus the El Paso elevation of 3,740' vs. the Denton elevation of 630' could have anything to do with it? Let's hear from someone with medical background.  I was surprised they didn't go out there early to acclimate.

That’s a good point. The elevation is real in El Paso.