Brett Vito Can UNT overcome the loss of so many key players, coaches?

Harry · February 25, 2014

During the early stages of his tenure at North Texas, Dan McCarney talked a lot about his belief that there would be a senior class at some point in the Mean Green’s near future that would remembered for a long time.

It would be the group of guys who banded together and brought UNT out of its near decade-long football funk.

After the Mean Green finished 9-4 and beat UNLV in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, we now know that class finished out its time at UNT last fall. There is no way to under estimate the impact guys like Zach Orr, Derek Thompson and Brelan Chancellor made in their time at UNT, and especially their last season. That trio is just the tip of

the iceberg when it comes to the players who finished out there careers at UNT in 2013.

And that brings us to No. 3 on our list of key questions for UNT headed into spring practice: Can UNT overcome the loss of so many key players, coaches?

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drex · February 25, 2014

We now have a program and I am confident we will reload.

GrandGreen · February 26, 2014

I think Vito's is making a lot of good points. However, has he ever been optimistic about NT football? I guess back in his idols coaching days but since Dickey left, not often.

Ben Gooding · February 26, 2014

Vito is never optimistic about North Texas football. His writing has pessimist written all over it. He just assumes that UNT can't upgrade coaches, reload positions, develop, recruit solid guys consistently. In the recruiting saga he just throws UNT to the wolves if P5 conference comes calling for one of our guys.

meangreendork · February 26, 2014

I'm thinking between 7 and 9 this season. But a lot of that has to do with what the new crop of leaders can do. I think that the leadership last year made a huge difference in the overall performance of the team.