Some down time now, so what do think of next years team

southsideguy · November 25, 2018

I was just looking through the roster for next year. I see we lose three OL and I know we have one coming in from VT. We have a lot of freshman OL they will be here next year. I think this and linebackers will be the biggest holes to fill. Before you say it no one could replace the seniors on the line this year. The secondary is a concern also but this is college football.

I hope Seth is back and GH to keep the system going. If GH is hired away maybe we should hire coach bro to be an OC.

Just trying to look into the future.

TIgreen01 · November 25, 2018

We had a bunch of well thought of DBs in last year’s class. I’m curious how those guys are looking in practice. Any insiders have scouting reports or rumors they can share?

DeepGreen · November 25, 2018

Without know who we have coming in next season at OL and DL, my concern is and has always been quality line depth. The fact that we continued to use #71 all season is reason to believe that linemen are the hardest to recruit to Denton. And linebackers too.

SilverEagle · November 25, 2018

With the December early signing period coming up, we will find out how well the coaching staff has addressed our biggest needs.....most of which have been adequately mentioned above. We have one O-line transfer, but what about some juco O-linemen? The same for our DL situation.

As always I will be looking at the signing list with the same assessment phrase/mantra in mind that I always use...…..WHERE'S THE BEEF?

FirefightnRick · November 25, 2018

Our best players for some of the positions for next year’s team may not even be on campus yet?

We have a 35 page thread of worrying and wailing where people have convinced themselves that everyone else wants our coach for this reason or that. If true then one of the reasons has to be because the man can ID and develope talent.

Until he’s gone ‘rolls eyes’ maybe we should relax and enjoy the ride.

Rick

RiseUNT · November 25, 2018

9 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:

Our best players for some of the positions for next year’s team may not even be on campus yet?

We have a 35 page thread of worrying and wailing where people have convinced themselves that everyone else wants our coach for this reason or that. If true then one of the reasons has to be because the man can ID and develope talent.

Until he’s gone ‘rolls eyes’ maybe we should relax and enjoy the ride.

Rick

Most of the commits have a higher grade after a season of playing. That only happens if a player blossoms and or gets p5 offers.

Again I say I'm in the minority on this board.

PlummMeanGreen · November 25, 2018

1 hour ago, DeepGreen said:

Without know who we have coming in next season at OL and DL, my concern is and has always been quality line depth. The fact that we continued to use #71 all season is reason to believe that linemen are the hardest to recruit to Denton. And linebackers too.

I think OL and DL are challenges in recruiting for most all schools that have the scarlett G5 stamped on our foreheads and.......asses.

Blows me away that in Mason Fine's senior year our offensive line will still (apparently) be unsettled. Unless we have some JUCO offensive players lined up to enroll in December & play in the Spring game I'm not sure what to expect next Fall.

The fantasy side of me wonders how Mason Fine would have performed the past 3 seasons with 2 or 3 All CUSA offensive linemen blocking for him.

GMG!

Edited November 25, 2018 by PlummMeanGreen

meangreen2016 · November 25, 2018

You guys pretty much stated it above. Worried about the defense and offensive line. Receivers should be great as they will all be seniors (had some key drops this year hopefully they work on that). We'll have Mason, Torrey and Easly should be a solid 1-2 punch at RB. A couple returning DL and DBs, but other than that we'll need some stud LBs to fill what we're losing.

Also, I'm pretty sure we're losing our kicker (Grad Student). As much as this may not seem like a big deal, Hedlund has been pretty solid for the most part. I think we all have experienced how frustrating it is to have a kicker that you don't trust. Keep an eye on that. (Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong and I'll delete this immediately)

GrandGreen · November 25, 2018

Going into the season, LBs looked to be NT's weakest position and turned out to be a strength. NT has 3 ol starters returning Woodward and the Mose brothers. Looking at the offensive numbers the ol was not as bad as it keeps being portrayed. Odds are that the ol should be at least as good as this year.

The offense looks loaded with 9 starters returning and should be even better in Fine's senior year. The defense loses a lot, so some younger players are going to have to surface. Another potential problem is NT must find a kicker, Hedlund will be hard to replace.

Danish43 · November 25, 2018

2 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

Going into the season, LBs looked to be NT's weakest position and turned out to be a strength. NT has 3 ol starters returning Woodward and the Mose brothers. Looking at the offensive numbers the ol was not as bad as it keeps being portrayed. Odds are that the ol should be at least as good as this year.

The offense looks loaded with 9 starters returning and should be even better in Fine's senior year. The defense loses a lot, so some younger players are going to have to surface. Another potential problem is NT must find a kicker, Hedlund will be hard to replace.

How qb sacks this year compared to last year anybody

Wag Tag · November 25, 2018

Smith at TE will be our biggest miss!

GMG24 · November 25, 2018

28 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

Smith at TE will be our biggest miss!

>?? He is a RS Jr.

GMG24 · November 25, 2018

This is assuming everyone comes back and no one declares for NFL.

WR Bussey

WR Darden

LT Brammer/VT Transfer

LG Woodworth

C Mose

RG Mose

RT Parish

H Smith

QB Fine

RB Torrey/Ga. Johnson

WR Guyton

Edited November 26, 2018 by GMG24

Wookies · November 26, 2018

To me the biggest spots to fill are LT and someone to take over for Ejiya. We will sorely miss that guy on defense.

FirefightnRick · November 26, 2018

I was watching some of Torrey’s sick moves in last nights game on the highlight video and thought to look back at his rushing stats for the year.

And one thing that stands out to me besides that he gained 977 yards on 161 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards a carry, but he basically did it only carrying the ball half the season. For instance, he only got one touch in the La Tech game. And he’ll only be a junior next season.

I just don’t think people realize how damn good he is?

Regardless we are set at RB for a while.

Rick

Edited November 26, 2018 by FirefightnRick

GrandGreen · November 26, 2018

18 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:

I was watching some of Torrey’s sick moves in last nights game on the highlight video and thought to look back at his rushing stats for the year.

And one thing that stands out to me besides that he gained 977 yards on 161 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards a carry, but he basically did it only carrying the ball half the season. For instance, he only got one touch in the La Tech game. And he’ll only be a junior next season.

I just don’t think people realize how damn good he is?

Regardless we are set at RB for a while.

Rick

You are right, Torrey is a star plus Easley and Smith back. The freshmen are going to have to be very good to get any carries. NT is loaded at the skill positions for next year.

Marty · November 26, 2018

9 hours ago, GMG24 said:

This is assuming everyone comes back and no one declares for NFL.

WR Bussey

WR Darden

LT Brammer/VT Transfer

LG Woodworth

C Mose

RG Mose

RT Parish

H Smith

QB Fine

RB Torrey/Ga. Johnson

WR  Guyton

forgot Mike Lawrence.

GMG24 · November 26, 2018

10 minutes ago, Marty said:

forgot Mike Lawrence.

No sir. Darden is more explosive, but Law Is a baller too.

97and03 · November 26, 2018

14 hours ago, GMG24 said:

This is assuming everyone comes back and no one declares for NFL.

WR Bussey

WR Darden

LT Brammer/VT Transfer

LG Woodworth

C Mose

RG Mose

RT Parish

H Smith

QB Fine

RB Torrey/Ga. Johnson

WR  Guyton

I am much more concerned about the other side of the ball

DE Novil

DT English (hopefully)

DE Hamilton

LB King/Ozougwu

LB ????

S Davis/Moore

S Muhammad

S Robinson

CB Johnson/Siggers

CB Roberts

I think our starting Dline is pretty formidable, but not much experienced depth. Two LB spots are completely up for grabs and we all saw what happened when the backup CBs were pressed into service when Hall was injured.

GMG24 · November 26, 2018

DE Novil/Tuulau Saafi

DT English (hopefully)/LeBlanc/Colvin

DE Hamilton/McMillan

LB King/Ozougwu

LB Kevyon Davis will be immediate impact guy/Jordan Hunt

LB Tim Faison (similar to the year Ejiya has had)/ Larry Nixon

S Davis/Moore

S Muhammad/ Makyle Sanders

S Robinson/ Alex Morris

CB Johnson

CB Roberts/Crosby

Edited November 26, 2018 by GMG24

MeanGreenTexan · November 26, 2018

6 minutes ago, GMG24 said:

DE Novil/Tuulau Saafi

DT English (hopefully)/LeBlanc/Colvin

DE Hamilton/McMillan

LB King/Ozougwu

LB Kevyon Davis will be immediate impact guy/Jordan Hunt

LB Tim Faison (similar to the year Ejiya has had)/ Larry Nixon

S Davis/Moore

S Muhammad/ Makyle Sanders

S Robinson/ Alex Morris

CB Johnson

CB Roberts/Crosby

I thought Faison was a JACK?

I agree on KD Davis & Larry Nixon though. Those corners REALLY REALLY concern me though.
I also expect Novil to line up at the nose/1tech quite a bit as well (like Rod Young has been).

TheColonyEagle · November 26, 2018

My concern for next year is the schedule

@ La Tech

@ Southern Miss

@ SMU (we haven't won there)

UH (more than likely be a home underdog)

@ Cal (solid P5 team)

Potential Crossovers: Marshall, MTSU, FIU all solid teams

On paper, our schedule is MUCH tougher next year. Also, with the amount that UAB is losing, and with Fine and Co. back....I'll bet we'll be the favorites to win the West again. We didn't do well as the front runners this year....we'll get everyone's best shot again.

Edited November 26, 2018 by TheColonyEagle

UNTLifer · November 26, 2018

19 hours ago, GMG24 said:

This is assuming everyone comes back and no one declares for NFL.

WR Bussey

WR Darden

LT Brammer/VT Transfer

LG Woodworth

C Mose

RG Mose

RT Parish

H Smith

QB Fine

RB Torrey/Ga. Johnson

WR  Guyton

What about Nic Smith? Also, I would think Preston may become our LG with Woodworth moving to LT and the Va Tech transfer stepping in to Mayfield's spot.

untjim1995 · November 26, 2018

2 hours ago, TheColonyEagle said:

My concern for next year is the schedule

@ La Tech

@ Southern Miss

@ SMU (we haven't won there)

UH (more than likely be a home underdog)

@ Cal (solid P5 team)

Potential Crossovers: Marshall, MTSU, FIU all solid teams

On paper, our schedule is MUCH tougher next year. Also, with the amount that UAB is losing, and with Fine and Co. back....I'll bet we'll be the favorites to win the West again. We didn't do well as the front runners this year....we'll get everyone's best shot again.

How much will this tougher schedule affect SL in his decision to stay or jump ship while the getting is good?