Another huge opportunity lost

[Glory to the Green]

17 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

2) The real shame is that we are describing conference mates this way.

We’re just not on Tulane’s level. Even with the coaching change (great hire), they just kept it rolling.  Army, Memphis, and Tulane are the three best teams in the conference now…they’re all ranked or receiving AP votes. We play all three in consecutive weeks.  This is a tough stretch for us.  No doubt.  

[Censored by Laurie]

20+ years of the same exact thread. maybe...just maybe...UNT football just is what it is. 

more than likely this team finishes 8-4 on the heels of a 5-7 season. they'll make a bowl game somewhere. they'll do so with one of the most entertaining offenses and quite possibly the best offensive player in program history. 

replace the DC, recruit the hell out of Chandler Morris, DT and about 15 D-1 defensive transfers and this team is a conference title contender. 

[BigWillie]

20 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

What’s wrong is that around the time of the Wyoming game, even with the Tech embarrassment, people thought “They’re 2-1, maybe the defense just looked bad against a superior Big XII team.”  
 

Yesterday you saw the result of people realizing “nope, they genuinely cannot tackle and refuse to alter their scheme against what should be comparable talent” 

 

We will not beat Army.  And, no, we won’t beat UTSA in their season Super Bowl.  
 

A sparse crowd will see us beat East Carolina to get to 6 wins…then people will swear the season was “a success” when we beat a horrible Temple squad…then we’ll all come crashing back down when we get rocked in a bowl game.  

This sounds eerily familar.....

[keith]

1 hour ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

We were 6 point underdogs to South Alabama in week 1. 

Forgot about that one.  Didn't really feel like and upset though, did it?  Actually kind of embarrassing that we went into that game as dogs.  I was thinking more like App St vs Michigan or ULM vs Alabama type of upset.  Maybe the Arkansas game @DeepGreen pointed out.  

[NT93]

1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

We’re just not on Tulane’s level. Even with the coaching change (great hire), they just kept it rolling.  Army, Memphis, and Tulane are the three best teams in the conference now…they’re all ranked or receiving AP votes. We play all three in consecutive weeks.  This is a tough stretch for us.  No doubt.  

Same as last year.  Please no one take this as making excuses because I’m not, but two years in a row of 3 games in a row against arguably the top 3 teams in the conference is doing us no favors.

[SilverEagle]

15 hours ago, Greenrex said:

So, who one that game?

 

Sorry, Decatur beat Jacksboro that night 20-16. Our star RB was put out of the game about the middle of the 4th quarter. It fell to our QB (who later went to NT) to pull a Chandler Morris-like drive using mainly our receivers to score the winning TD. The receiver was juggling the ball as he was backing over the goal line and finally had control as he hit the ground. 

[Green Otaku]

Do you guys remember people saying we drew poorly in CUSA because we were playing WKU, MTSU, or Marshall? If we were playing Memphis, Tulane, or USF they said we would get a boost in attendance. Funny how you don't see that anymore.

[DentonStang]

21 hours ago, Green Otaku said:

Do you guys remember people saying we drew poorly in CUSA because we were playing WKU, MTSU, or Marshall? If we were playing Memphis, Tulane, or USF they said we would get a boost in attendance. Funny how you don't see that anymore.

Only works when you prove yourself competitive with them. Takes a few seasons of sustained success.

We have a Top 20 matchup with Pitt Saturday. Pitt isn't going to have significant fans and nobody in Dallas cares about them. Yet student tickets sold out in 18 minutes and if the weather isn't bad we'll be a sellout or close. 

You have to build.

[Aquila_Viridis]

Nah you just have to get lots of money. And big deal ACC haha; wait til Tony Bennett’s permanent replacement is a lady.

[emmitt01]

On 10/27/2024 at 2:05 PM, UNTcrazy727 said:

We won’t beat UTSA?? I know we’re upset right now but come on lol

UTSA just lost to effing Tulsa. They are cooked. 

Would you like to revisit this take? 

[RBP79]

Hummm...they're gonna be tuff to beat in S.A.  

[Green Lantern]

I don’t know why anyone would think the game @ UTSA would be a layup. Records have never really mattered much in this series.

[untcampbell]

That would validate caution about every single game NT plays. This team, this coaching staff, this fan base should never feel OVERconfident. 

Prepare. Execute. Win.

 

GMG

Edited November 2 by untcampbell

[Cougar King]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401636913/kansas-st-houston

 

 

 

Take notes folks, this is how you grab an opportunity.

 

Fritz will make us a playoff team within 3 years. Calling it now.

[Big Z]

6 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401636913/kansas-st-houston

 

 

 

Take notes folks, this is how you grab an opportunity.

 

Fritz will make us a playoff team within 3 years. Calling it now.

So again why is there a Houston Cougar fan always posting on GMG?

[NM Green]

San Antonio will be a war but first we got another big game ahead!

GMG

[UNTcrazy727]

On 11/2/2024 at 1:56 PM, emmitt01 said:

Would you like to revisit this take? 

No. They are still a bad team that's been decimated by injuries. 

We'll score at will against them. I expect us to win by 2-3 scores.