DRC: Littrell, players sense enthusiasm on opening day of spring practice

[Brett Vito]

 

[Jonnyeagle]

I’ll be honest I’ve been skeptical of Littrell and Co.  however I do think Brett’s article wets my optimism beak just a tad.  I mean the schedule is nice and it’s possible that Littrell could light a fire under the boys and…

[Glory to the Green]

I thought Bush was sitting out?  Maybe that was Shorter?  Glad Bush is getting reps with the QB’s. Excited to see how this team develops during the Spring. 

[NT80]

1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

 Excited to see how this team develops during the Spring. 

I still haven't gotten over the Bowl melt down and completely unprepared for a 6-6 MAC team in front of a home crowd.

[Dannymacfan]

2 minutes ago, NT80 said:

I still haven't gotten over the Bowl melt down and completely unprepared for a 6-6 MAC team in front of a home crowd.

Well I’m Littrell’s defense it sucks to lose DeAndre Torrey for that game.  It really was the difference in us winning in my opinion.

[NT80]

53 minutes ago, Dannymacfan said:

Well I’m Littrell’s defense it sucks to lose DeAndre Torrey for that game.  It really was the difference in us winning in my opinion.

More than just that.  Torrey bailing on the team was a big loss, but we had other productive backs that went nowhere.  The play calling in the second half was terrible; a QB keeper up the middle from like the 8 yard line, really??  No halftime adjustments to Miami, a porous defense all game that couldn't cover their main receiver, bad interceptions in the middle of decent drives, etc, etc.  A performance more like the start of last season that left a bad taste.  We lost a ton of talent in the offseason to the portal, and added very little.  This could be a very ugly lame-duck year!

Edited March 5, 2022 by NT80

[chrisfisher]

This is news? The players are enthusiastic? 

[Pavlovs Eagle]

9 hours ago, chrisfisher said:

This is news? The players are enthusiastic? 

The Mean Green has a football team, this team is full of players, these players are excited to play football this season... for these unique reasons we should have great optimism for a winning season! 🥴

[akriesman]

Maybe some of the basketball teams work ethic and success, will rub off on the football team.    I am just not that optimistic about this coming season until we prove that we have upgraded the most important position on the field. 

[southsideguy]

 

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

We'll see how that optimism holds up Sept 3. If we lose to SMU yet again with a new coach and players, everyone should be calling for Littrell's head.

[MeanGreenTexan]

1 hour ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

We'll see how that optimism holds up Sept 3. If we lose to SMU yet again with a new coach and players, everyone should be calling for Littrell's head.

You know Jim Leavitt is still the DC there (year 2 now) and Rhett Lashlee (a Malzahn disciple) was the architect of SMUs offense that really took off as OC in 2018-19.  The transition could not be smoother.   

Taking off the Green-tinted glasses... SMU is the first game.  We won't even have the FCS warm-up game to work on any kinks.  They're going to kill us.

[Jonnyeagle]

8 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

You know Jim Leavitt is still the DC there (year 2 now) and Rhett Lashlee (a Malzahn disciple) was the architect of SMUs offense that really took off as OC in 2018-19.  The transition could not be smoother.   

Taking off the Green-tinted glasses... SMU is the first game.  We won't even have the FCS warm-up game to work on any kinks.  They're going to kill us.

Sad thing is I wish Leavitt was coaching for us.  He’s a good coach IMO.

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

46 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

You know Jim Leavitt is still the DC there (year 2 now) and Rhett Lashlee (a Malzahn disciple) was the architect of SMUs offense that really took off as OC in 2018-19.  The transition could not be smoother.   

Taking off the Green-tinted glasses... SMU is the first game.  We won't even have the FCS warm-up game to work on any kinks.  They're going to kill us.

Which will make it worse that a 7th year head coach gets blown out by a first year head coach instilling his own system (as similar as it may be to what they just had). We lose that game or get destroyed, everyone should blow up the Athletic Department calling for Littrell’s head