UNT's Derek Thompson: Heisman Hopeful?

[7travis5]

http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/71753/heisman-hopeful-qbs-stand-out-in-week-1

According to ESPN.com, Derek Thompson had the 5th highest QBR in the country last week (96.6), putting him above the likes of Jameis Winston, who dazzled the country Monday night. It is a new career high for DT (his previous being a 93.8) after going 23-27 for 349 yards in a rout of Idaho.

Now I think we can all agree it is rather unlikely that DT will win the Heisman, but this game was definitely a confidence booster both for DT and us fans. I don't know about you, but when DT got hurt, I was worried a little about the flow of the offense until he came back in. The key for next week is going to be for DT to do this again, as the key to success in sports is consistency...consistency...consistency.

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Edited September 3, 2013 by 7travis5

[MeanGreenTexan]

Let's give this thing a few more weeks.

[Tree]

Wow, great mention! He had a great game. Who was the offensive player of the week in CUSA?

[KingDL1]

Can we wait until October before we go crazy?

[drex]

Thompson wins Heisman, North Texas goes undefeated and goes to the Rose Bowl...it could happen.

[Magic95Fan]

Who knew that DT has been pluggin away for the Mean Green since "2001." An impressive feat of eligibility.

Edited September 3, 2013 by Magic95Fan

[DeepGreen]

1-0 and undefeated. Can we order our Rose Bowl tickets now?

[Travis]

I am still waiting for two consecutive games from Thompson. he always put up at least one each year.

[UNT Mean Green]

Who knew that DT has been pluggin away for the Mean Green since "2001." An impressive feat of eligibility.

Exactly...who says we can't get the 6th, 7th, 8th....+ years of eligibility at North Texas?!?

[Got5onIt]

LOL!!!! Wow, these threads are hilarious!

[All About UNT]

Heisman, Top #25 and all after beating Idaho! I can't wait to see what we come up with if we beat Ohio

[golfingomez]

I imagine Ohio fans coming rolling on the floor laughing after seeing threads like this on our forum

[meangreen24]

Was disappointed we didn't receive a vote. Haha. These are hilarious. Let's give it a few games guys. Do have my Rose Bowl tickets ordered however.

Edited September 3, 2013 by meangreen24

[cdizzle86]

Real talk though.....I bet the SEC is strongly considering adding us after this past weekend.

[CMJ]

Thompson wins Heisman, North Texas goes undefeated and goes to the Rose Bowl...it could happen.

[rcade]

I imagine Ohio fans coming rolling on the floor laughing after seeing threads like this on our forum

They won't be laughing after Derek Football hangs a hundred on them.

[rcade]

Real talk though.....I bet the SEC is strongly considering adding us after this past weekend.

It would be a done deal if SMU wasn't against it. For some reason the SEC lets them have a vote on membership. I think it's because so many lawyers from SMU represent former SEC players when they go on crime sprees.

[Got5onIt]

They won't be laughing after Derek Football hangs a hundred on them.

LMAO!!! Derek Football

We need to be unique and not bit off aTm. How about Derek Grid-Iron?

DT = Seneca Wallace

Edited September 3, 2013 by Got5onIt

[AndersonUNT]

Wow I almost spit out my coffee reading that headline... Lets cool the jets on the whole DT for the Heisman talk...

[cdizzle86]

LMAO!!! Derek Football

We need to be unique and not bit off aTm. How about Derek Grid-Iron?

DT = Seneca Wallace

Derek Pigskin?

[All About UNT]

Derek Football® FTW

[BillySee58]

Let him earn the nickname Derek consistency before all that.

[Green Crazy]

tap them brakes

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

I been tellin' ya'll for months that Derek is The Man! But, did you believe me? No. You were all sold on the Transfer King who hasn't seen a live game snap since high school. Dajon Williams, a true freshman, now has more FBS game experience than Transfer King.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Some posters here read a thread title and comment without ever actually finding out what the thread is about . . . an ESPN article mentioned DT when talking about Heisman hopeful QBs. That doesn't mean that anyone here thinks he actually has a legitimate shot. But it's pretty neat that ESPN gave him (and us) some love.