Breaking: Iowa States Matt Caponi New Mean Green DC

[NT93]

1 minute ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

We're in Texas. Fixed that for you.

[Side.Show.Joe]

Just now, NT93 said:

All good. I just hate the Yankees.

[GMG24]

24 minutes ago, MeanGreenGlory said:

The 63-7 loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2008 and 55-0 loss to Mount Union in 2009 skew the averages for those two years. I have no idea what happened in those games

Umm both of those are perennial National Champions at the D3 level and typically do that same thing to everyone they play until they play each other.   At one point UMHB had won more national championships and conference championships than they had lost games in the previous 20 years. 

[herewego]

35 minutes ago, NT93 said:

6 minutes ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

We're in Texas. Fixed that for you.

 

Sorry Trash Beaters I thought this was NORTH TEXAS

[Side.Show.Joe]

Just now, herewego said:

 

Sorry Trash Beaters I thought this was NORTH TEXAS

I have no desire to derail this thread, so I will leave it at this. The Rangers don't win titles.

[UNTLifer]

12 minutes ago, herewego said:

 

Sorry Trash Beaters I thought this was NORTH TEXAS

Doesn't even play here any more.  The sad thing is that I couldn't think of one Ranger to highlight.

Edited December 22, 2022 by UNTLifer

[herewego]

Just now, Side.Show.Joe said:

I have no desire to derail this thread, so I will leave it at this. The Rangers don't win titles.

Just like the 90s yankees "your dynasty" is forever tainted. Yeah you right so far, one strike away twice though.

[UNTLifer]

3 minutes ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

I have no desire to derail this thread, so I will leave it at this. The Rangers don't win titles.

[TheReal_jayD]

The way threads get derailed amazes me every time

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2022 by TheReal_jayD

[herewego]

2 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Doesn't even play here any more.  The sad thing is that I couldn't think of one Ranger to highlight.

I know man baseball been a sad time for me lately. 2016 seems so long ago and even then that was luck driven. 

[UNTLifer]

Back on topic.

Caponi is one vowel away from Capone.  Coincidence?  I think not.

Pregame Speech:

[herewego]

6 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

The way threads get derailed amazes me every time

 

 

 

[RiseUNT]

[Jdawg48]

[herewego]

Just now, RiseUNT said:

We hired a new DC from Iowa State

Reactions seem positive.

Basically sums it up.

[CaribbeanGreen]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenGlory said:

He has definitely been part of some solid defenses in the P5 ranks. 

I was curious about his track record as a DC at Washington & Jefferson. I don't know anything about the competition, but aside from a couple of blowouts, the points scored against them seems very respectable after a quick glance.

2008

 

DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	W-L
Tue, Sep 6	@Oberlin	W49-35	1-0
Tue, Sep 13	vs Frostburg State	W49-21	2-0
Tue, Sep 20	@Thiel College	W34-24	3-0
Tue, Sep 27	vs Grove City College	W49-21	4-0
Tue, Oct 4	@Geneva College	W43-14	5-0
Tue, Oct 18	vs St. Vincent	W72-20	6-0
Tue, Oct 25	vs Westminster PA	W34-7	7-0
Tue, Nov 1	@Thomas More	L35-29	7-1
Tue, Nov 8	vs Bethany (WV)	W54-7	8-1
Tue, Nov 15	@Waynesburg	W42-9	9-1
Tue, Nov 22	vs Christopher Newport	W35-29	10-1
Tue, Nov 29	@Millsaps	W35-20	11-1
Tue, Dec 6	@Mary Hardin-Baylor	L63-7	11-2

 

2009

 

DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	W-L
Mon, Sep 5	vsOberlin	W35-9	1-0
Mon, Sep 12	@Frostburg State	W34-12	2-0
Mon, Sep 19	vsThiel College	W56-16	3-0
Mon, Sep 26	@Grove City College	W28-10	4-0
Mon, Oct 3	vsGeneva College	W31-10	5-0
Mon, Oct 17	@St. Vincent	W21-7	6-0
Mon, Oct 24	@Westminster PA	W49-7	7-0
Mon, Oct 31	vsThomas More	L14-7	7-1
Mon, Nov 7	@Bethany (WV)	W49-0	8-1
Mon, Nov 14	vsWaynesburg	W35-12	9-1
Mon, Nov 21	@Mount Union	L55-0	9-2

2010

 

DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	W-L
Sun, Sep 11	@Delaware Valley	L27-0	0-1
Sun, Sep 18	vsBethany (WV)	W59-21	1-1
Sun, Sep 25	@Thomas More	L29-21	1-2
Sun, Oct 2	vsWestminster PA	W49-7	2-2
Sun, Oct 9	vsSt. Vincent	W31-20	3-2
Sun, Oct 16	vsFrostburg State	W21-6	4-2
Sun, Oct 23	@Geneva College	W22-16	5-2
Sun, Oct 30	vsGrove City College	W21-14	6-2
Sun, Nov 6	@Thiel College	W47-14	7-2
Sun, Nov 13	@Waynesburg	W31-30 OT	8-2
Sun, Nov 20	vsFranklin & Marshall	W54-41	9-2

 

If you look at the points scored against his defense, this is how each season averages out:

• 2008: 23.46 PPG
• 2009: 13.81 PPG
• 2010: 20.45 PPG

The 63-7 loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2008 and 55-0 loss to Mount Union in 2009 skew the averages for those two years. I have no idea what happened in those games, but if you remove the outliers from each season (the game with the highest points scored against and the game with the lowest points scored against), here's how each season averages out:

• 2008: 21.36 PPG
• 2009: 10 PPG
• 2010: 21.1 PPG

All this to say, if Caponi can get our defense to perform this way in the AAC...and Morris gets his top-scoring offense rolling...we just might have some phenomenal football seasons ahead of us!

Man. We better not schedule Thomas More!

[outoftown]

Someone explain to me why only now. He was neither the DC at his position and ISU isn't even having a bowl game. And I doubt they had much turnover. So wht wait until after NSD

[RiseUNT]

4 minutes ago, outoftown said:

Someone explain to me why only now. He was neither the DC at his position and ISU isn't even having a bowl game. And I doubt they had much turnover. So wht wait until after NSD

Some have pointed out most assistants don’t leave until after signing day. News of him coming here after most recruits have signed backs that up.

[Green with Envy]

2 minutes ago, outoftown said:

Someone explain to me why only now. He was neither the DC at his position and ISU isn't even having a bowl game. And I doubt they had much turnover. So wht wait until after NSD

- Maybe he wasn’t the initial target. 
- Maybe he was and it took much work to get him.  

Only those involved really know the level of effort it took to lock him or any of the other hires down  

Dont complain about a wet $100 bill. 

[THOR]

1 hour ago, Green with Envy said:

  

Dont complain about a wet $100 bill. 

here at GMG, we do not compain about wet $100 bills...it is the wrinkled ones we do not like

[GMG_Dallas]

3 hours ago, UNT Family Man said:

Their knowledge of him may be what brings an offer or not.

If our new DC doesn't know a player from hist most recent school, there's a problem.

[UNTLifer]

12 minutes ago, THOR said:

here at GMG, we do not compain about wet $100 bills...it is the wrinkled ones we do not like

What if it is wet with beer?

[El Paso Eagle]

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

If our new DC doesn't know a player from hist most recent school, there's a problem.

Or, they might have had a history that was not to good.

Edited December 22, 2022 by El Paso Eagle

[UNT Family Man]

18 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Or, they might have had a history that was no to good.

Thank you 

[Rudy]

2 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

The way threads get derailed amazes me every time

 

 

 

Poor Porkins never said that.  He only said that they came from behind.