Taking A Look At Next Years Starting Lineup

[Harry]

O

QB: Vizza/ Rodge

RB: Mosely/Dunbar

WR: Fentriss/Dibrell

WR: Fitzgerald/Johnson

WR: Stickler/Lewis

WR: Washington/Walker

T: Menard/Tomlinson

G: Bailey/Banks/Rose

C: Drake/Leppo

G: Santiago/Banks

T: Peachey/Franklin

D

DE: Gilmore/Sykes

DT: Stewart/Thomas/Scoggins?

DT: Miller/Ross?/ DeSoto?

DE: Rexrode/Owosu Hemeng

LB: Robertson/Mahan

LB: Davis/Padron/Nwigwe?

LB: Penson/Davenport/Hagar?

FS: Agbottah

SS: Williams/Warren/Dawson

CB: Gordon/Nurudeen

CB: Bush/Ealy

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[SUMG]

H-man, since we need help there....I think Franklin might play D next year. Just a guess.

And also, I think Sam Roberson cracks the top 8 rotation at WR.

LBs.....I expect Craig Robertson and AJ Penson will be two of the guys.

Just some thoughts of mine.

Edited November 28, 2007 by SUMG

[UNTFan23]

I've noticed as the season progressed, we started using a TE a little more often. I forget what Todge called the formation. Care to project who would be first/second string TE?

[NT03]

I've noticed as the season progressed, we started using a TE a little more often. I forget what Todge called the formation. Care to project who would be first/second string TE?

Didnt GILL get most of these snaps ???

I agree, Roberson will figure into the mix next year.... I can't wait to see what happens when Fitz & Fentriss wreck shop on the field next year , Evan was awesome during the spring drills.

[greenminer]

I've noticed as the season progressed, we started using a TE a little more often. I forget what Todge called the formation. Care to project who would be first/second string TE?

Using previous nomenclature, one could assume Todge called this powerful lineup a "6 man front". Don't quote me on that, as I'm not fly with their complex jive.

Also rumored to be seen is a two tight end set, called a "7 man front". That's way over my head though.

[UNTFan23]

Using previous nomenclature, one could assume Todge called this powerful lineup a "6 man front". Don't quote me on that, as I'm not fly with their complex jive.

Also rumored to be seen is a two tight end set, called a "7 man front". That's way over my head though.

That's the generic name ... but Todge has a odd name for the 6-man front. I'd check the KNTU Podcasts, but I don't want to spend 4 hours looking for it.

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

I've noticed as the season progressed, we started using a TE a little more often. I forget what Todge called the formation. Care to project who would be first/second string TE?

It's called the Tornado Formation. Victor Gill would be first in that formation and I'd guess that the backups would be Charlie Brown and Bryant Seidle.

[Green Crazy]

I think Seidle will stay on the defensive side of the ball and be in the mix at LB somewhere, but I would also like to see him get a shot at DE...I think his speed could really help on the defensive side.

[PlummMeanGreen]

O

QB: Vizza/ Rodge

RB: Mosely/Dunbar

WR: Fentriss/Dibrell

WR: Fitzgerald/Johnson

WR: Stickler/Lewis

WR: Washington/Walker

T: Menard/Tomlinson

G: Bailey/Banks/Rose

C: Drake/Leppo

G: Santiago/Banks

T: Peachey/Franklin

D

DE: Gilmore/Sykes

DT: Stewart/Thomas/Scoggins?

DT: Miller/Ross?/ DeSoto?

DE: Rexrode/Owosu Hemeng

LB: Robertson/Mahan

LB: Davis/Padron/Nwigwe?

LB: Penson/Davenport/Hagar?

FS: Agbottah

SS: Williams/Warren/Dawson

CB: Gordon/Nurudeen

CB: Bush/Ealy

Harry and/or Old Timer: Do we have any transfers on campus now who will be elgible Fall 2008?

Also, a couple of key JUCO transfer/recruits meshed into the defense could improve things considerably.

FWIW, with our offense and when we start stopping some folks, we upgrade quite fast in Mean Green Country. I believe this journey will be fun because I think each year we will see improvement that raises our football program to new heights.

GMG!

BEAT FIU!

Edited November 28, 2007 by PlummMeanGreen

[good_ken]

O

QB: Vizza/ Rodge

RB: Mosely/Dunbar

WR: Fentriss/Dibrell

WR: Fitzgerald/Johnson

WR: Stickler/Lewis

WR: Washington/Walker

T: Menard/Tomlinson

G: Bailey/Banks/Rose

C: Drake/Leppo

G: Santiago/Banks

T: Peachey/Franklin

D

DE: Gilmore/Sykes

DT: Stewart/Thomas/Scoggins?

DT: Miller/Ross?/ DeSoto?

DE: Rexrode/Owosu Hemeng

LB: Robertson/Mahan

LB: Davis/Padron/Nwigwe?

LB: Penson/Davenport/Hagar?

FS: Agbottah

SS: Williams/Warren/Dawson

CB: Gordon/Nurudeen

CB: Bush/Ealy

That second end spot combo fo Rexrode / Owosu Hemeng bothers me. I really hope that Russo has added some bulk and will be ready to contribute.

[Got5onIt]

What happened to CamMo at RB?

[SilverEagle]

That second end spot combo fo Rexrode / Owosu Hemeng bothers me. I really hope that Russo has added some bulk and will be ready to contribute.

Charlie Brown has been listed as a DE all year. As I recall, when he came to NT his speed made him a possible candidate as a WR. He's currently listed as 6'4" X 239. If he stays at the DE position, he could put on a few more pounds in the off season and be the next J. Chapman.

[UNT Mean Green]

This is fun...

OFFENSE

QB: Giovanni Vizza/Daniel Meager

RB: Micah Mosley/Cam Montgomery

WR: Casey Fitzgerald/Kory Washington

WR: Evan Fentriss/Breece Johnson

WR: Brock Stickler/B.J. Lewis

WR: Sam Dibrell/Sam Roberson

TE: Victor Gill/Brock Stickler*(Will slide from the slot down to an 'H' back look)

T: Matt Menard/Robert Peachy

G: Chad Rose/Ajani Banks

C: Kelvin Drake/J.J. Johnson

G: Estebian Santiago/Tyler Bailey

T: Matt Tomlinson/Jacob Kaiser

DEFENSE

DE: Eddrick Gilmore/Kyle Russo

DT: Joseph Miller/Jesse DeSoto

DT: Isaac Thomas/Jordan Scoggins

DE: Sam Owusu-Hemeng/Tye Rexrode

OLB: Craig Robertson/

MLB: Marquese Davis/Justin Padron

OLB: A.J. Penson/Ryan Davenport

CB: Latif Nurudeen/Kevin Ealey

CB: Antoine Bush/Evyn Roman

FS: Kartay Agbottah/Darrien Williams

SS:

[Censored by Laurie]

Ill give this a try:

QB. Giovanni Vizza / Nathan Tune

TB. Lance Dunbar / Micah Mosely

OWR. Sam Dibrell / Sam Roberson

OWR. Casey Fitzgerald / Breece Johnson

SWR. Evan Fentriss / Dez Brigham

SWR. Brock Stickler / Korey Washington

OT. Matt Menard / Matt Tomlinson

OG. Tyler Bailey / Chad Rose

C. Kelvin Drake / J.J. Johnson

OG. Esteban Santiago / Ajani Banks

OT. Robert Peachey / Jacob Kaiser

DE. Eddrick Gilmore / Kyle Russo

DT. Joseph Miller / Jordan Scroggins

DT. Isaac Thomas / Jesse DeSoto

DE. Sam Owusu - Heming / Draylon Ross (Ross on running downs)

OLB. Colt Mahan / Tony Tavaras

MLB. A.J. Penson / Tobe Nwigwe

OLB. Craig Robertson / Marquese Davis

CB. Kevin Ealey / Latif Nurudeen

CB. Antoine Bush / Zach Babb

FS. Kartay Agbottah / Steve Warren

SS. Greg Garden / Germaine Dawson

[NCMeanGreen]

O

QB: Vizza/ Rodge

RB: Mosely/Dunbar

WR: Fentriss/Dibrell

WR: Fitzgerald/Johnson

WR: Stickler/Lewis

WR: Washington/Walker

T: Menard/Tomlinson

G: Bailey/Banks/Rose

C: Drake/Leppo

G: Santiago/Banks

T: Peachey/Franklin

D

DE: Gilmore/Sykes

DT: Stewart/Thomas/Scoggins?

DT: Miller/Ross?/ DeSoto?

DE: Rexrode/Owosu Hemeng

LB: Robertson/Mahan

LB: Davis/Padron/Nwigwe?

LB: Penson/Davenport/Hagar?

FS: Agbottah

SS: Williams/Warren/Dawson

CB: Gordon/Nurudeen

CB: Bush/Ealy

Jacob Kaiser...J.J. Johnson????

[SUMG]

Jacob Kaiser...J.J. Johnson????

Those are two recruits in our last class who are redshirting.

JJ is a center from West Plano.

Kaiser is a 6'8, 290 lb. (or maybe bigger by now) mountain of a man, from Pennsylvania.

[UNTLifer]

That second end spot combo fo Rexrode / Owosu Hemeng bothers me. I really hope that Russo has added some bulk and will be ready to contribute.

Just an honest question, but why does this concern you? Russo will be a redshirt freshmen next year while Rexrode/Owosu Hemeng have a few years under their belt. Actually, Rexrode concerns me, but Owosu-Hemeng performed very well in his HS all-star game, and I'm really curious to see how he performs for us. Another name that intrigues me is Marquis Sykes. Anyone know how Owosu-Hemeng and Sykes have performed in practice?

[GrandGreen]

QB. Giovanni Vizza / Daniel Meager

RB. Micah Mosely/ Lance Dunbar

WR. Sam Dibrell / Dez Brigham

WR. Casey Fitzgerald / Breece Johnson

WR. Evan Fentriss / Korey Washington

WR. Sam Robertson/ Brock Strickler

OT. Matt Menard / Matt Tomlinson

OG. Chase Rose/ Tyler Bailey

C. Kelvin Drake / J.J. Johnson

OG. Esteban Santiago / Ajani Banks

OT. Robert Peachey / Jacob Kaiser

DE. Eddrick Gilmore / Marquis Sykes

DT. Joseph Miller / Stewart

DT. Isaac Thomas / Jesse DeSoto

DE. Sam Owusu - Heming / Tye Rexrode

OLB. Colt Mahan / Bryan Seidle

MLB. Craig Robertson/ Justin Padron

OLB. A. J. Penson / Marquese Davis

CB. Kevin Ealey / Latif Nurudeen

CB. Antoine Bush / Evyn Roman

FS. Kartay Agbottah / Darrian Williams

SS. Greg Garden / Bron Hager

Edited November 28, 2007 by GrandGreen

[yyz28]

With as many wideouts as we have on the roster, any chance some of them move to the D-Secondary to bolster the speed of our defensive backfield? ...or is this all to be resolved in JUCO this year?

[NCMeanGreen]

Those are two recruits in our last class who are redshirting.

JJ is a center from West Plano.

Kaiser is a 6'8, 290 lb. (or maybe bigger by now) mountain of a man, from Pennsylvania.

Know who they are...what I was trying to say was why are they not in the mix? Yes, Kaiser does look to be a mountain of a man, and one would think he could help, unless he has absolutley no athletic ability...

[JesseMartin]

Geez, I keep forgetting Fitzgerald isn't graduating. Imagine if he gets even better.

A mountain man on the team? Cool. Will he make little MacGyver traps all over the field to mess with the other team?

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Using previous nomenclature, one could assume Todge called this powerful lineup a "6 man front". Don't quote me on that, as I'm not fly with their complex jive.

Also rumored to be seen is a two tight end set, called a "7 man front". That's way over my head though.

Hmmm. Sounds suspiciously like the "One-back offense" "I-back" or "pro set." Or, that's what every other normal coach would do...just call it what it is.

By the way, you'll note that in our two wins the run game and defense played a bigger roles than the passing game. Amazing what happens when you settle down and just play football. The "bend but don't break defense" seemed to deliver better than the "we need this many three and outs" crap.

Like I said before, when the Dallas Cowboys were stacking up Super Bowl title in the early to mid 90s, they weren't getting a bunch of "three and outs." They were the ultimate "bend but don't break" defenses, making plays when the pressure was on.

I hope we see more of the "keep them out of the end zone" mindset than the ridiculous "get this many three and outs." Who cares? Just keep them out of the end zone and you win more than you lose.

Give me results over stats every day of the week. Because, in the end, the only stat that counts is the final score.

I know this is cheesy, but when it comes to winning football games, I take the philosophy of that Ford dealer and their crappy commercials - "We don't care how you get here, folks, just get here!"

Give me that in UNT football - "We don't care how you win, just win!"

[PerryG2480]

Wow, does Marcus King ever see the field? I thought he was pretty highly regarded coming out of HS.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Wow, does Marcus King ever see the field? I thought he was pretty highly regarded coming out of HS.

He was somewhat of an unknown quantity. He played for a predominantly run-oriented offense at Trinity, but those close to the program, including Todd Dodge, observed tremendous ability and upside in him.

[H-towngreen]

Whats the word on Marquies Davis? I think he will be a rs soph. next year, and he is out of Atlanta, TX a 2a school, but has anyone seen him on the field?