Potential turning point?

[Glory to the Green]

Going down 21-0 at halftime left me feeling with a, “Here we go again.”  I expected Tulane to go up 28-0 after receiving the ball to start the 3rd quarter. We held them, we got the ball, we scored. A few minutes later it was 28-28 with 9 minutes left in the game. I FULLY expected us to win the game.  I haven’t had this type of confidence in our football team in a very long time.  This is not old Denton.  This is not new Denton. This is something different and I’m here for it. I’m looking forward to watching this team continue to grow, compete, and WIN! GMG!

[meaniegreenie]

Anybody thinking this has not been paying attention for the past 40+ years.  Everyone on here should have permanent neck braces from the whiplash incurred as fans of this team.

I like what I saw yesterday (second half), but will remain cautiously optimistic until I see 2-3 complete games strung together instead of one half of one game that had a couple of breaks go our way and an opponent that may have gone a little into coast mode in the second half.

[Glory to the Green]

1 hour ago, meaniegreenie said:

Anybody thinking this has not been paying attention for the past 40+ years.  Everyone on here should have permanent neck braces from the whiplash incurred as fans of this team.

I like what I saw yesterday (second half), but will remain cautiously optimistic until I see 2-3 complete games strung together instead of one half of one game that had a couple of breaks go our way and an opponent that may have gone a little into coast mode in the second half.

I’ve only followed for the last 20 years, but I’ve been well aware of the shortcomings the last two decades. This feels different to me. Granted it’s a small sample size, but I like what I’m seeing.  I understand the cautious optimism, but I’m sipping on the green koolaid over here. 

[97and03]

Only NT fans would see a loss as a turning point for the better.

Can we just go ahead and put the word “moral” in front of “victory” in our fight song and get it over with?

[greenminer]

6 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Only NT fans would see a loss as a turning point for the better.

Can we just go ahead and put the word “moral” in front of “victory” in our fight song and get it over with?

I'm pretty tired of moral victories, too, but I can still ignore the actual L and observe/recognize improvement.

[billyboy85]

#DifferentDenton. Let’s fire up the t-shirt press!

All jokes aside, we’re improving. And I don’t have to watch UNT football on Facebook anymore, so I’m happy!”
 

[Salsa_Verde]

We played a rank team close! Would look good on a t-shirt. 
 

hey North Texas didn’t get steam rolled but we still lost. Good teams find a way to win, so far we blew it against FIU and Navy and you can count this one against Tulane as another squandered opportunity. 

[NT80]

Did anyone think after the Cal game that NT would be tied with #23 Tulane, in New Orleans, with less than 3 minutes to go in the game?  We have come a long way just in this season.

[Green Otaku]

21 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:

I’ve only followed for the last 20 years, but I’ve been well aware of the shortcomings the last two decades. This feels different to me. Granted it’s a small sample size, but I like what I’m seeing.  I understand the cautious optimism, but I’m sipping on the green koolaid over here. 

My own philosophy. Never drink the Koolaid, wait and see results so you can avoid swinging from one end of the spectrum to the other. This could be a turning point or we could crash out the rest of the season, time will tell. We are a middling team at the point, so until they show us something different on the field that's what we are.  

[Wag Tag]

I hope, but you have to make the upward turn before you can make the statement. Remember Arkansas, then the next week La,Tech? One of the biggest missed opportunities in my time. 

I also thought the first half against Tulane was the D's best this season. Then came the second half! GMG

[SilverEagle]

13 hours ago, greenminer said:

I'm pretty tired of moral victories, too, but I can still ignore the actual L and observe/recognize improvement.

you are much more generous in your assessment. I am SICK TO DEATH OF THEM.

[NT80]

31 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

I hope, but you have to make the upward turn before you can make the statement. Remember Arkansas, then the next week La,Tech? One of the biggest missed opportunities in my time. 

I also thought the first half against Tulane was the D's best this season. Then came the second half! GMG

I thought our D was terrible in the first half, like warm butter.   Only a QB fumble crossing the goal line kept the score from being 28-0 at half.   

[BigWillie]

3 hours ago, NT80 said:

I thought our D was terrible in the first half, like warm butter.   Only a QB fumble crossing the goal line kept the score from being 28-0 at half.   

So, this was the results of each possession for Tulane in the first half:

TD, Fumble, Downs, TD, Int, TD. 

There were some plays that they were loose, but it is very hard to say that the defense we saw in FIU (an inferior team) is the same defense that played this game.

I know the original post was about the D, but we can't ignore how bad our offense was in the first half. Of course they get the praise because they played so damn well in the second half.

Now, I am still very cautiously optimistic, but to me, this is what you want to see for the last 2 weeks.

Edited October 23, 2023 by BigWillie