Was Trieb hurt?

[Jonnyeagle]

He only had one tackle last night.  Was hoping for more production.

[Hunter Green]

9 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

He only had one tackle last night.  Was hoping for more production.

Not sure about an injury, but he was drawing double teams most of the time. 

Edited August 28, 2022 by Hunter Green

[Jonnyeagle]

He was just ok last night but it’s still

early.  I though MAZIN Richards outshined him in some ways.

[Glory to the Green]

3 man rush most of the night limited him.  He also looked tired at times. 

[97and03]

2 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

3 man rush most of the night limited him.  He also looked tired at times. 

I was yelling at the TV bc we were only rushing three and generating little pressure, but it hindsight it worked. Our DBs can’t cover so they needed the extra help. One could argue that a pass rush could also help the DBs equally but pretty damn hard to argue with a second half shut out.

[Glory to the Green]

3 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

I was yelling at the TV bc we were only rushing three and generating little pressure, but it hindsight it worked. Our DBs can’t cover so they needed the extra help. One could argue that a pass rush could also help the DBs equally but pretty damn hard to argue with a second half shut out.

We were on the same page. There was little/no pressure, but their receivers never got open. Not sure this recipe will work all season, but it was nice to get the W last night. 

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:

Not sure about an injury, but he was drawing double teams most of the time. 

Yeah and the amount of times UTEP held him without a flag was unbelievable. 63 and 66 were holding about each time…

[NT80]

1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

We were on the same page. There was little/no pressure, but their receivers never got open. Not sure this recipe will work all season, but it was nice to get the W last night. 

The 3-man rush was pitiful.   He had 3 minutes for each throw.  A duel-threat QB or more accurate QB would have made us toast.

[GrandGreen]

32 minutes ago, NT80 said:

The 3-man rush was pitiful.   He had 3 minutes for each throw.  A duel-threat QB or more accurate QB would have made us toast.

Yet it worked.  Not sure why you fault the game winning strategy. 

[PlummMeanGreen]

I think Trieb will be just fine.  
Getting double-teamed almost every play  across from an offensive line that were never flagged for non-stop holding can put a cramp in any DL’s style.  Watch the replay!  UNT was lucky to get out of that game with a significant win.  I’ was proud of my alma maters college football team last night.  

🟨🟥••• A TSU-SM grad called me this morning & said he really enjoyed the game.  He also said he’d like to come to Apogee Stadium for his first time ever to see the SMU game.  

GMG!

Edited August 28, 2022 by PlummMeanGreen

[MeanGreenDan]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

The 3-man rush was pitiful.   He had 3 minutes for each throw.  A duel-threat QB or more accurate QB would have made us toast.

Keeping something in the back pocket for tougher competition?

No reason to put something on tape if you don't have to. 

[Dannymacfan]

I’m no expert but it seemed that Trieb was a little winded at times. I liked what I saw of Karen Roach though.  He made some good hustle plays.

[Mean Green 93-98]

5 hours ago, Jonnyeagle said:

He only had one tackle last night.  Was hoping for more production.

The stat sheet doesn't tell the full story.  Plenty of times, Dion Novil didn't show up much on the stat sheet, but he demanded so much attention it affected the offense regardless.  Trieb likewise seemed to be receiving as much attention as anyone on our D.

[Dannymacfan]

18 minutes ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

The stat sheet doesn't tell the full story.  Plenty of times, Dion Novil didn't show up much on the stat sheet, but he demanded so much attention it affected the offense regardless.  Trieb likewise seemed to be receiving as much attention as anyone on our D.

Yes he was definitely getting double teamed a lot.

[UNTLifer]

It was mentioned many times during the broadcast that we were sitting back in a zone and only rushing three. The results speak for themselves. 
 

Our man coverage was spotty but I felt like Tejada had a strong game coming in after Davis was injured. In fact, I thought he was an upgrade. I also thought Gaddie looked really good. Faulkner and Crosby need to step up. Whitlock, outside of the stupid taunting penalty, was alright. Not great but not a liability. 

[ntexeagle]

It appeared to me that the right side of their offensive line was already moving about a half a count ahead of the ball being snapped.  I was surprised that it was never called.

[El Paso Eagle]

3 minutes ago, ntexeagle said:

It appeared to me that the right side of their offensive line was already moving about a half a count ahead of the ball being snapped.  I was surprised that it was never called.

Was thinking the same thing. Also looked like one of their DE's lined up offsides multiple times

[Cr1028]

I cannot believe after the portal and all of our recruiting that we don’t have a better safety option than Faulkner. I would almost rather try Earle and Ruder out at safety since they seem to have more athleticism.

[NT80]

5 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

Yet it worked.  Not sure why you fault the game winning strategy. 

Because I counted at least 3 UTEP TD passes dropped or called back by penalty = 34-31 in favor of UTEP.

[greenminer]

Just now, NT80 said:

Because I counted at least 3 UTEP TD passes dropped or called back by penalty = 34-31 in favor of UTEP.

The game is chalk full of what-ifs and potential/alternate endings.  Don't get too hung up on how they messed up.  We messed up a ton, too.

[GMG_Dallas]

1 minute ago, NT80 said:

Because I counted at least 3 UTEP TD passes dropped or called back by penalty = 34-31 in favor of UTEP.

Exactly. We overhype wins and call whatever happened the "winning strategy" but then wonder what happened when we get demolished. We're watching a different game if Tyrin Smith doesn't drop that deep TD to make the game 20-14. Factor in the 3rd and 17 saved by a targeting and things may not have ended the same. This wasn't as pretty as the final score indicates.

[Green Crazy]

19 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Because I counted at least 3 UTEP TD passes dropped or called back by penalty = 34-31 in favor of UTEP.

I just rewatched the game and the only one of those I saw was the one towards the end of the first half.  

 

18 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Exactly. We overhype wins and call whatever happened the "winning strategy" but then wonder what happened when we get demolished. We're watching a different game if Tyrin Smith doesn't drop that deep TD to make the game 20-14. Factor in the 3rd and 17 saved by a targeting and things may not have ended the same. This wasn't as pretty as the final score indicates.

That would have made the game 14-14

[GMG_Dallas]

38 minutes ago, Green Crazy said:

That would have made the game 14-14

Your math is off.

[Green Crazy]

17 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Your math is off.

You're right, it was 14-10 on that drive where their qb hit Smith in the hands and he dropped it with about 1:30 or less in the first half.  Then they punt to us and we fumble inside our 20, and then held them to a field goal making it 14-13 at the half. In your scenario it would have been 17-14 them at half.  We were both wrong.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, Green Crazy said:

I just rewatched the game and the only one of those I saw was the one towards the end of the first half.  

There was a long TD pass caught in the endzone in the second half while being doubled teamed that was called off by a holding penalty.  At least one more but I'm not watching the whole game again to find it...