Thinking about UNT’s future at QB post Brock Berglund

GoMeanGreen1999 · June 19, 2012

I think Berglund was going to be able to come in as a Freshman. So for him to count towards the 25 maximum incoming freshman scholarship limit, we had to have an open scholarship for him. According to coach McCarney, we're way under the TOTAL allotment for the entire team due to massive attrition over the past few years, and Scotty would have come in as a Sophomore transfer. In essence, we could have picked up both of them. But I think the staff liked Berglund better and did not want to scare him away by grabbing a former area standout and Texas Player of the Year.

And instead of moving on the one who wanted to be here, we have neither.

The Fake Lonnie Finch · June 19, 2012

QB is one of the weakest positions depth wise on this team. One injury to DT (who happens to be a bit injury prone), and we could be looking at 2-10 all over again. Niether of the backups have proven a thing in game conditions, with McNaulty looking pretty god awful in the chances he was given. DOes anyone really feel comfortable with little Mac or Osbourne running the show? I don't.

You need to land a QB in every class. Cooper Jones not panning out at the position really hurt and means that we haven't had a solid H.S. QB recruit come here since DT. He is now a junior.

We need 2 QBs in the next class to make up for the last several years, maybe even three.

I really hope the decision not to offer Scotty Young doesn't come back to bite us big time.

I've got the same concerns as 90. QB and DT are not great areas to have lack of depth.

What's scary? Now look, it's well known that I'm no Todd Dodge apologist, but had he not "stealth" signed Thompson, where would we be? It's hard to believe that we couldn't even unearth some "diamond in the rough" like Thompson to sign this year.

And, DT, I've posted several times...I just don't get this at all. McCarney was a defensive line coach at Florida, winning a national title there. This has had no pull at all in landing DT recruits. None.

I don't want to be a pessimist (again), but 5-7 was really nice with all the experience we had last year; a surprise to many, if not most. The year, 90 is right - loss of Thompson or even one DT is going to put us in a huge hole competitively.

I don't pee my pants, but I do worry about it somewhat between the mortgage payments, raising kids, and helping run the family business. I can't even catch a break from life in spectator sports. Grapenuts.