DRC Monday column: Littrell-Fine title window narrows, causing concerns to rise

[Brett Vito]

DRC: UNT has elite quarterback, top coach, but no bowl win or conference title to show for it

https://www.dentonrc.com/sports/brett-vito-dwindling-of-title-window-with-littrell-fine-causes/article_953c4b9b-bbef-5450-bf72-89432c7e56e5.html

[FirefightnRick]

I’m sure there’s been one...but I can’t think of any football championship that was ever won without a solid defense and run game.  Can you?

 

Rick

[DeepGreen]

6 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:

I’m sure there’s been one...but I can’t think of any football championship that was ever won without a solid defense and run game.  Can you?

 

Rick

Nope.

[Wag Tag]

May not be able to replace Fine , but we sure can replace other positions with better talent!  It starts with this recruiting class! GMG 

[BIMG]

The glass is always half empty with Vito.

[KRAM1]

12 minutes ago, BIMG said:

The glass is always half empty with Vito.

Well, if you were in Albuquerque you might forgive him for being a bit of a “half-full” guy right now. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

16 minutes ago, BIMG said:

The glass is always half empty with Vito.

After 53-13 thumping he should write something happy go lucky, right? 

Psh. 

[MGNation92]

15 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

I’m sure there’s been one...but I can’t think of any football championship that was ever won without a solid defense and run game.  Can you?

 

Rick

Super Bowl 51 comes to mind.

Brady threw the ball 62 times, and the defense gave up 28.

[GMG24]

16 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

I’m sure there’s been one...but I can’t think of any football championship that was ever won without a solid defense and run game.  Can you?

 

Rick

LOL..... All we do is run it, THROW THE BALL DICKEY!!!! Bring in coach who is Air Raid, SEE I TOLD YOU IF WE JUST RAN THE BALL WE'D WIN MORE GAMES!!!! 

[BIMG]

1 hour ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

After 53-13 thumping he should write something happy go lucky, right? 

Psh. 

Then talk about the 52-13 ass kicking.  Instead Vito has to pile on with negative speculation as to what may or may not happen in the future.  Typical.

[Jason Howeth]

1 hour ago, BIMG said:

The glass is always half empty with Vito.

Except with every game prediction this season. 

[TheColonyEagle]

16 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

I’m sure there’s been one...but I can’t think of any football championship that was ever won without a solid defense and run game.  Can you?

 

Rick

I would say the Big 12 champs....

[akriesman]

Mason Fine is special and may be irreplaceable.  

However, this is not the same North Texas team of the pasts, where recruiting top notch QB's was a real problem.    Our staff has been recruiting some pretty good QB talent.   I can almost guarantee that at least one of them is going to be pretty damn good.    Will they be Mason good ?   I don't know.   But, I think we will be happy with what we have coming up through the system.

Other QB's see the success that Mason has had here.    That is a huge selling point and appears to be paying off with this staff.

With that said, you guys are correct.   To become a conference championship team, we need depth and more talent at the other positions (outside of WR and QB right now).

 

Edited December 17, 2018 by akriesman

[southsideguy]

I agree Fine will be hard to replace but I think Martin is the qb for the future.  We don't need a great qb we just need a good one with a great OL to protect him.  When qb have the time to throw they tend to look great.  I think of the LATECH game, we didn't touch their qb all night and he had a career night against us.  He was pretty average in their other games. It all starts up front. I know OL people are hard to find but we have to make it a priority in recruiting.  You can have all the receivers in the world but they do you no good unless the qb has the time.  I dont think I will see another Mason Fine in my lifetime.  

How come it seems like Mason has been here such a short time and Stockstill seems like he has been at MTSU since the 1970's

[emmitt01]

3 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

After 53-13 thumping he should write something happy go lucky, right? 

Psh. 

 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 minute ago, emmitt01 said:

 

^ video captured of MG fans in ABQ on Saturday.