Not Mad, Just Disappointed

[cdizzle86]

- It all comes back to the first play. Same ole North Texas giving up a huge play on the first series of the game. If I were playing North Texas, I would throw deep for 3 straight plays because you will more than likely score.

- Field goal kicking. Need say anymore?

- I don't have a problem with the play calling so much. Some questionable calls, but that happens in any football game.

- Didn't capitalize on turnovers. Trice fumbled an interception which would have given us great field position and we would have more than likely scored.

- How did we not put more pressure on the QB. With almost half their starters out, how did we not have good play?

- MISSED TACKLES! I can't even count how many missed tackles we had.

- Running back. What the heck were they doing out there? Run the ball down their damn throats. They looked like a bunch of sissies out there. I have never seen this from them before and can't understand why it happened tonight.

- I will get flack for this, but the refs. Ohio constantly got away with un-sportsman like conduct and holds. I think one time a DL kicked Derek. On most of Ohio's screens they were holding and it wasn't called. The refs didn't lose it for us, we lost it, but they didn't do a good job calling the game.

[LongJim]

Pretty much agree. I'm glad you mentioned the RB's. I was going to say something at halftime, but held my tongue. I don't know what they were doing, but Jimmerson in particular seemed tentative--to put it mildly--on runs where it looked (to me at least) the hole was there. Looked like he was tiptoe-ing when he should have been hitting it hard. I think he sort of got it together late second quarter/third quarter, but wow.

The first play for Ohio was simply maddening. How many times is that going to happen?? DT had a couple of bad throws for sure. Thought DL played fair. Still trouble stopping the run. I think the defense played pretty well overall. They are definitely better coached, stronger, and faster, and they are sound--which is really really great to see. Yeah, there were some missed tackles, but I thought UNT hung pretty well with a very good MAC team tonight, and probably wins that game half the time. Big challenge to beat Ohio at home.