"ya Buying It?" Part Ii

[LAZER]

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/archives...it-part-ii.html

[UNTflyer]

Yeah the defense looks weak, but not as bad as last season. Any improvement could have swung 3 or 4 games our way last season.

My prediction: 6-6

[Mean Green 93-98]

"Party line"? I'm not sure I've heard anybody saying anything like #2 and #3. At any rate, I think his assessment is right on with each of the points. The loss of both presumptive starting DEs hurts bad, but I still look for us to win 5 games this season.

[KRAM1]

I'm in for 6 wins this season...5 would be OK, but i think UNT can get 6 wins. Whatever happens it wil be nice to see a defense on the field this season...OK, let's just say a better defense.

GO MEAN GREEN!

[drex]

Does anyone buy the 'party line' that the Record Chronicle will ever get any better? I do not. I do, however, think that the Mean Green will get better.

[GrandGreen]

I don't drastically disagree with any of his points on the defense. The de positions do look like a pending disaster with little experience returning and NT relying on a juco transfer with no other 1-A offers, a converted tight end, another player from the offense whose previous biggest contributions were as receiver on the infamous Green team, and aother players that have seldom if ever been in a college game. I think Owussu- Hemeng is the only player on the team that has ever played in a college game at de. I think the best that we can expect at the defensive end positions is Belt adequate and that is going to depend on at least 3 players significantly upgraded their play.

I disagree on the linebacker positions, I think LB will be significantly stronger. I think the old crew he referred to were good in spots but never lived up to their early performances. Of course, in their senior year I don't think they had much a chance in the worse coached defense in college football. Likewise the defensive backfield will be much better due to coaching and arguable the most talented group of newcomers in school history.

Overall, there is no way this defense could be worst than last year. They don't have the experience or talent in the defensive line to be above average, but I think the new coaching staff can at least upgrade their play to not be totally helpless against any team.

[akriesman]

DeLoach has enough experience to work with the talent that he has been dealt. He will make enough adjustments to at least slow down the opponents. I think Mendoza tried to force a square peg into a round hole. Just my opinions of course.

It really sucks to lose those 2 DE's. That is going to hurt.

I am going to stick with my original predictions when TD was first hired. I had them only winning a couple games last year and about half this year.

In think the 3rd year is when you can really start to judge a new coach. Next year is when this thing is really going to take off.

[MCMLXXX]

Does anyone buy the 'party line' that the Record Chronicle will ever get any better? I do not.

I agree. I have subscribed to the DRC for 25 years and as soon as my current subscription is over I am dropping it.

[GrandGreen]

I agree. I have subscribed to the DRC for 25 years and as soon as my current subscription is over I am dropping it.

The DRC is and never was anymore than a local newspaper. However, Denton is lucky to have any home town newspaper and you may or may not like Vito, but the DRC is the only newspaper to cover NT athletes in any depth. I live in Grand Prairie and before that Irving, both cities much larger than Denton that have not had local newspapers for decades. I still buy DRC when I am in Denton just to add a little support to a dying industry. You may not miss the DRC when the DMN finally shuts it down and Denton coverage is limited to a page a week in the DMN, but I think many will miss the coverage that NT now gets.