Reminder for Mean Green Fans

[TheReal_jayD]

UNT is 5-2. One game away from bowl eligibility with 5 to play. The offense is one of the best in the country. Yes the defense is struggling. But there are some key defenders that were available at Memphis. With complete roster turnover this team is ahead of schedule. At some points on offense last night this team had 5 true freshman out there. And still went toe to toe with a Memphis team that had over a million more to spend in NIL and roster building. Below is a pre fall depth chart. All players in red were unavailable for Memphis game. #GMG show up for homecoming and cheer on a fun team. 
 

[Dannymacfan]

Damn. That is alot.

[Glory to the Green]

Is Gabe Blair taking a redshirt?  I saw he ran scout team a few weeks back. 

[Coffee and TV]

Frustrating loss! Really felt like it was winnable through the 3rd quarter and then Memphis got smart and went back to the run. Still drinking the green flavorade this morning, Tulane almost shit the bed against Rice this weekend, we can get these guys at home. 

[jtm0097]

The old timers on this board are never happy. We have turned the page and improved since last season. Has the defense improved, yes. Is it great, no. 

The offense is better with Chandler Morris at QB. The teams playing hard and bought in. We're one win away from being bowl eligible with a bunch of young guys. 

The future is bright. Smile a little, it's ok. 

[KingDL1]

3 minutes ago, jtm0097 said:

The old timers on this board are never happy. We have turned the page and improved since last season. Has the defense improved, yes. Is it great, no. 

The offense is better with Chandler Morris at QB. The teams playing hard and bought in. We're one win away from being bowl eligible with a bunch of young guys. 

The future is bright. Smile a little, it's ok. 

Who are you calling Old Timers? 

I like Morris, and I would be really happy if we take one of the next two. We are getting better, and for once, we are really better. 

[Udomann]

9 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Who are you calling Old Timers? 

I like Morris, and I would be really happy if we take one of the next two. We are getting better, and for once, we are really better. 

/the defense has entered the chat

[jtm0097]

39 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Who are you calling Old Timers? 

I like Morris, and I would be really happy if we take one of the next two. We are getting better, and for once, we are really better. 

Thanks for the acknowledgement.

Yep, the team needs our support right now. We can bitch and moan during the off-season.

[cousin oliver]

I have to admit this one hurt almost as bad as last years Memphis loss which was very painful.

[JT Hammons]

1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

Is Gabe Blair taking a redshirt?  I saw he ran scout team a few weeks back. 

Yeah I saw him on the sidelines in street clothes last game.  He is fine.  I think he is is close to 100% recovered and just saving himself for the portal and a bigger NIL offer.

[BigWillie]

3 minutes ago, cousin oliver said:

I have to admit this one hurt almost as bad as last years Memphis loss which was very painful.

This is the thing. Even with "improvement", I would say we lost the game in a very similar fashion.

57 minutes ago, jtm0097 said:

The old timers on this board are never happy. We have turned the page and improved since last season. Has the defense improved, yes. Is it great, no. 

The offense is better with Chandler Morris at QB. The teams playing hard and bought in. We're one win away from being bowl eligible with a bunch of young guys. 

The future is bright. Smile a little, it's ok. 

Yes, we have improved. We also improved under our previous coach. You know what has been about the same? The defense. We didn't really have one under SL and we don't have one now. 

What's the definition of insanity again?

[jtm0097]

46 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

 

What's the definition of insanity again?

It's not doing the same thing over and over and expecting the same result as people claim. Another funny thing, people often claim that Albert Einstein stated that quote. Which is apparently not true.

But since you asked, the definition is below.

The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.Extreme foolishness or irrationality

For the few of us that became fans during the Todd Dodge era, we definitely fit this definition.

Edited October 20 by jtm0097

[NT93]

53 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

This is the thing. Even with "improvement", I would say we lost the game in a very similar fashion.

Yes, we have improved. We also improved under our previous coach. You know what has been about the same? The defense. We didn't really have one under SL and we don't have one now. 

What's the definition of insanity again?

Insanity would have been keeping SL and expecting different results.

I, and others, have said it before:  SL was good for UNT, but it was time to move on.

[BigWillie]

21 minutes ago, NT93 said:

Insanity would have been keeping SL and expecting different results.

I, and others, have said it before:  SL was good for UNT, but it was time to move on.

You are right, maybe it is better said that we seem to be doomed to repeat our mistakes. This team is taking an eerily similar path to SL's teams...

[KingDL1]

I think Eric will fix the defense this off-season. He really wants to win. 

[Big Z]

5 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

I think Eric will fix the defense this off-season. He really wants to win. 

😂 LOL 😂 

[VideoEagle]

6 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

He really wants to win. 

Yes, even the briefest conversation should convince anyone he really, REALLY wants to win here!

[RBP79]

4 hours ago, jtm0097 said:

The old timers on this board are never happy. We have turned the page and improved since last season. Has the defense improved, yes. Is it great, no. 

The offense is better with Chandler Morris at QB. The teams playing hard and bought in. We're one win away from being bowl eligible with a bunch of young guys. 

The future is bright. Smile a little, it's ok. 

Did the NCAA do away with NIL and the Portal? Enjoy this year...we don't know what next year brings.

[jtm0097]

23 minutes ago, RBP79 said:

Did the NCAA do away with NIL and the Portal? Enjoy this year...we don't know what next year brings.

I see that is impacting ULM right now. They're 5-1 and can't afford to hire trainers to tape up their players. 

[JT Hammons]

52 minutes ago, RBP79 said:

Did the NCAA do away with NIL and the Portal? Enjoy this year...we don't know what next year brings.

Looks like they are moving it back into the AD now.  There was a good article in the WSJ a couple of days ago, I will try to find it and repost here.

[blg green eagle man]

I totally agree with some on here stating how bad coach wants to win. We have a very good chance to be 8-4 or 9-3,and I bet none of us thought that was possible at the start of the year. Let's hope we can keep the majority of the team back because next year we have a very favorable schedule with. 7 games at home. Just tighten up anlets enjoy the ride.d

[Green with Envy]

2 hours ago, KingDL1 said:

I think Eric will fix the defense this off-season. He really wants to win. 

I think so too.   

[JT Hammons]

2 hours ago, KingDL1 said:

I think Eric will fix the defense this off-season. He really wants to win. 

I think you are right on this.

[El Paso Eagle]

3 hours ago, KingDL1 said:

I think Eric will fix the defense this off-season. He really wants to win. 

I cannot stress how much I want this to be true. I do agree that how he handles the offseason defensively will be telling for his head coaching career moving forward. I am hoping he gets away from the perceived belief that he can outscore everyone and only needs an adequate defense. Offensively, he seems to be one of the top. I just told defensively he also sets the standards just as high 

 

Edited October 21 by El Paso Eagle

[NT93]

My problem with SL was that, as a general rule, we weren’t competitive against good teams.  Yes, we usually beat the bad teams which is great, but we got spanked most of the time when we played a good team.

Losses by 20+ points/total losses 

2016: 5/9

2017: 4/5

2018: 1/4

2019: 3/8

2020: 5/6

2021: 3/7

2022: 4/7

Under SL, 25 of our 46 losses (54%) were by 20+ points.  

Things under EM just don’t seem similar to that in my opinion.