DRC: Five burning questions for UNT heading into spring practice

[Brett Vito]

DRC:

https://www.dentonrc.com/sports/five-burning-questions-for-unt-heading-into-the-offseason/article_62aec917-10c0-5487-8537-4036a8514db4.html

[Side Show Joe]

I agree that those are some important questions this off season, but my biggest burning question is...  When will our offensive and defensive lines be the equal of the better G5 bowl teams?

Edited January 18, 2019 by Side Show Joe

[blurbeard]

Who replaces our First Team All-Conference  kicker Hedlund? That could be the difference between 2-3 wins! Surprised Vito did not have this in his Top 5.

[97and03]

15 minutes ago, blurbeard said:

Who replaces our First Team All-Conference  kicker Hedlund? That could be the difference between 2-3 wins! Surprised Vito did not have this in his Top 5.

Sorry to break it to you, BV doesn’t know that much about sports that he doesn’t read here. Should have posted earlier.

[Eagle71]

Not as worried about CB as I am LB (maybe I should be). Ozougwu is going to need to do his best EJ impersonation. And then there's the DL.  Wait how many things do I get to worry about for next year?

[SilverEagle]

Side Show Joe summed it up just fine.

If our QB isn't running for his life, and theirs is, we've got most of our games pretty much won.

[Quoner]

9 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Sorry to break it to you, BV doesn’t know that much about sports that he doesn’t read here. Should have posted earlier.

I've never learned a single thing about sports from this website.

[untjim1995]

15 hours ago, Side Show Joe said:

I agree that those are some important questions this off season, but my biggest burning question is...  When will our offensive and defensive lines be the equal of the better G5 bowl teams?

I'm not sure we will see this anytime soon. The reality of a scheme built on the spread offense will always make that emphasis on the OL a difficult path, not to mention that OL and DL are really the hardest areas to recruit these days from a competitive standpoint. 

Defensive line is harder to really know--it could, but the reality is that our focus on that side of the ball has been more at LB and the defensive backfield.

[southsideguy]

Protect Mason Fine and we will be fine.  Two seasons ago the offense carried the load. I think the defense will better then two years ago but not sure it will be better then last seasons defense. Losing our two cb and two lb is going to tough to fill.  Those guys had a great season.  I think LeMasters needs to bulk up a little.   My nightmare is last seasons when the backups came in the teams we were pounding had no trouble scoring against the backups.

 

[97and03]

2 hours ago, Quoner said:

I've never learned a single thing about sports from this website.

Also true. But it is a fantastic place to discuss politics and fashion. 

[Harry]

13 hours ago, blurbeard said:

Who replaces our First Team All-Conference  kicker Hedlund? That could be the difference between 2-3 wins! Surprised Vito did not have this in his Top 5.

This is a valid question.  He was awesome!  Then again so was the guy before him,  Just have to reload.

[greenminer]

2 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Also true. But it is a fantastic place to discuss politics and fashion. 

Can't argue with this.

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, Harry said:

This is a valid question.  He was awesome!  Then again so was the guy before him,  Just have to reload.

Mooney and Williams were both highly regarded coming in so I anticipate one of them stepping up.

[El Paso Eagle]

9 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Mooney and Williams were both highly regarded coming in so I anticipate one of them stepping up.

Shouldn't that have been one of them putting their best foot forward 😎

[UNTLifer]

3 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Shouldn't that have been one of them putting their best foot forward 😎