Breaking News: Jyaire Shorter and Larry Nixon Both Enter Transfer Portal

DentonStang · May 15, 2023

31 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Please help me clarify - In the last 2-3 years where SMU has paid for players, how many championships and Bowl games have you won?

So what's your argument here? Are you suggesting the UNT strategy is better than the SMU strategy?

UNTLifer · May 15, 2023

2 hours ago, DentonStang said:

So what's your argument here? Are you suggesting the UNT strategy is better than the SMU strategy?

Based on post season success and the rumored amount smu has paid for their roster, I would suggest our strategy is better at least from a financial perspective. Looks to me like smu has blown a lot of money with little to show for it.

untphd · May 15, 2023

16 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Based on post season success and the rumored amount smu has paid for their roster, I would suggest our strategy is better at least from a financial perspective. Looks to me like smu has blown a lot of money with little to show for it.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Dpony14 · May 15, 2023

39 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Based on post season success and the rumored amount smu has paid for their roster, I would suggest our strategy is better at least from a financial perspective. Looks to me like smu has blown a lot of money with little to show for it.

This will be the first year where NIL was truly part of building our roster. We blew our initial load keeping Sonny from stealing our current players after he departed, and we didn't really get organized with the big money until after summer last year. Thus, small impact last year i.e 7-6 instead of 4 or less wins if Sonny poaches the best players, and we will hopefully see a larger impact this year. Post-spring reports have been good. We will see how it plays out this season.

DentonStang · May 16, 2023

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Based on post season success and the rumored amount smu has paid for their roster, I would suggest our strategy is better at least from a financial perspective. Looks to me like smu has blown a lot of money with little to show for it.

This is the second recruiting class of the NIL era. We've had one season with any effect. Would you like to compare transfer classes? Let's see how this season goes. If we don't blast through the AAC, then yes, it's wasted funds.

Zeleny' Orel · May 16, 2023

Is there something signed by the athlete and the group offerring the NIL that is binding or is it just a handshake agreement?

UNTLifer · May 16, 2023

3 hours ago, DentonStang said:

This is the second recruiting class of the NIL era. We've had one season with any effect. Would you like to compare transfer classes? Let's see how this season goes. If we don't blast through the AAC, then yes, it's wasted funds.

Comparing transfer classes is like comparing recruiting classes. They haven’t done anything yet. A&M had a great class and most of them transferred out. The proof will be in the results.

UNTLifer · May 16, 2023

Isn’t there an smu board for these folks? I don’t get it. I never post on opposing team’s boards.

DentonStang · May 16, 2023

39 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Comparing transfer classes is like comparing recruiting classes. They haven’t done anything yet. A&M had a great class and most of them transferred out. The proof will be in the results.

I agree. We have the tools. If we don't have a really good year then we have a coaching issue. There is nobody in the conference who should be able to complete with our talent level, as it looks on paper.

Rudy · May 16, 2023

On 5/12/2023 at 6:32 PM, El Paso Eagle said:

Not saying Arnold is like this, but sadly many players, be it listening to family members or this crap with the national media, seems to think that being "on the team" at a top program is better than getting on the field and playing at a G5. For some, the "prestige" of P5 is more important.

This...

GMG_Dallas · May 16, 2023

jtm0097 · May 16, 2023

Auburn QBs were terrible last year.

meangreenbob · May 16, 2023

17 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Hope he can stay injury free in the SEC.

MeanGreenTexan · May 16, 2023

18 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

He certainly has the ability to play there when healthy. Hopefully he can, and has a great finish to his career.

GMG_Dallas · May 16, 2023

11 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

He certainly has the ability to play there when healthy. Hopefully he can, and has a great finish to his career.

I certainly hope so as well. He's putting a ton of faith in Hugh Freeze and the new staff to work magic with that QB room though. I don't follow Auburn closely but I believe their returning QBs threw for a combined 8 TDs and 11 interceptions, 2000 total yards, and a tad above 51% completion last season. One barely played so there's some unknown there. Seems to be blindly chasing a dream.

MGNation92 · May 16, 2023

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I certainly hope so as well. He's putting a ton of faith in Hugh Freeze and the new staff to work magic with that QB room though. I don't follow Auburn closely but I believe their returning QBs threw for a combined 8 TDs and 11 interceptions, 2000 total yards, and a tad above 51% completion last season. One barely played so there's some unknown there. Seems to be blindly chasing a dream.

51% completion is something Shorter is used to

UNTLifer · May 16, 2023

I believe Shorter earned his degree prior to last year. I wish him well, but find it odd that he hasn't really tweeted anything out to North Texas. I guess he would rather finish middle to bottom of the pack in the SEC.

GMG_Dallas · May 16, 2023

59 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

51% completion is something Shorter is used to

Man, I thought the same. Shorter really said "this incoming Chandler Rogers guy completed nearly 68% of his passes? That's way too high! Let me go somewhere where the QB is closer to 50% like I'm used to."

Edited May 16, 2023 by GMG_Dallas