DRC: Football: Schilleci following holes in secondary

SSP · April 10, 2014

There have been times this spring when North Texas coach Dan McCarney has had to stop and remind himself of just how long former Guyer standout John Schilleci has spent with the Mean Green.

The official tally is less than a year.

The time that has passed just seems a lot longer considering all that Schilleci has been through in only a few months with the Mean Green.

Schilleci earned a role as a special teams player almost immediately in the fall and has played at cornerback and safety this spring. That would be a lot for any freshman to handle.

http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20140409-football-schilleci-following-holes-in-unt-secondary.ece

Ben Gooding · April 10, 2014

Nice, get him some playing time. I don't know what his offer list was or if he even had one, but keeping home town guys home should be a huge priority.

KRAM1 · April 10, 2014

Really nice to see this in today's DRC. Glad to see the good PR for a home town guy.

Stan R · April 10, 2014

keeping home town guys home should be a huge priority.

Meh. I can think of much higher priorities. In fact I would rate this about a 5 on the priority scale. 10 is highest.

meaniegreenie · April 10, 2014

I'm pulling for this guy.

What kind of speed does he have?

cogido · April 10, 2014

John Schelleci (19) is a positive for this team and the community. UNT got lucky!

GOMG2013 · April 10, 2014

I'm pulling for this guy.

What kind of speed does he have?

In high school he was clocked at 4.4 and ran the 100m in track at 10.5. thats above average speed.

I would guess he's at least 20lbs heavier and I think SSP said he was still running 4.5. That would make him faster than Trice and Lee, so from a speed standpoint, its an upgrade. The fact that he has played some corner also shows that he must have more agility than an average safety also.

SSP · April 10, 2014

In high school he was clocked at 4.4 and ran the 100m in track at 10.5. thats above average speed.
I would guess he's at least 20lbs heavier and I think SSP said he was still running 4.5. That would make him faster than Trice and Lee, so from a speed standpoint, its an upgrade. The fact that he has played some corner also shows that he must have more agility than an average safety also.

This is correct. The 4.5 was clocked on a laser. The 4.4 is stopclock. He has been pretty consistent with his speed. He had faster 100m times than a 10.5 laser, but was right around there at state and regional meets.

He played corner up until his JR year in HS. Totally different ballgame now, but it was helpful. We give him a hard time about his hands. He gets in great position most of the time, but only has a few INT in his pocket. Haven't really seen him play a skill position in over a year though. Hoping for a great day for him on Saturday. No pressure, or anything...

THOR · April 10, 2014

i've got my #19 jersey ready to wear! good luck kid

SSP · April 10, 2014

Meh. I can think of much higher priorities. In fact I would rate this about a 5 on the priority scale. 10 is highest.

Some would argue that most hometown guys hardly ever transfer, though.

Edited April 10, 2014 by SSP

southsideguy · April 10, 2014

can he hit?

Charlie NT 73 · April 10, 2014

I am there with you Ben!

Keeping hometown players are a recruiting priority for North Texas.

SSP · April 10, 2014

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/371078/highlights/5255369

can he hit?

adman · April 10, 2014

Go Team ShaLayLay!

Travis · April 10, 2014

Does he like his gig?

SSP · April 10, 2014

You are either implying that I am a Gigalo or one of the following definitions of the word "gig". Please advise.

Gig

noun

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

historical

a light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse.

2.

a light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing.

verb

verb: gig; 3rd person present: gigs; gerund or present participle: gigging; past tense: gigged; past participle: gigged

1.

travel in a gig.

Origin

late 18th cent.: apparently a transferred sense of obsolete gig ‘a flighty girl,’ which was also applied to various objects or devices that whirled.

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gig/

informal

noun

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

a live performance by or engagement for a musician or group playing popular or jazz music.

a job, esp. one that is temporary or that has an uncertain future.

"he secured his first gig as an NFL coach"

verb

verb: gig; 3rd person present: gigs; past tense: gigged; past participle: gigged; gerund or present participle: gigging

1.

perform a gig or gigs.

use (a piece of musical equipment) at a gig.

Origin

1920s: of unknown origin.

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gig/

noun

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

a harpoonlike device used for catching fish or frogs.

verb

verb: gig; 3rd person present: gigs; past tense: gigged; past participle: gigged; gerund or present participle: gigging

1.

catch fish or frogs using a gig.

Origin

early 18th cent.: shortening of earlier (rarely used) fizgig, probably from Spanish fisga ‘harpoon.’

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gig/

nounCOMPUTINGinformal

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

short for gigabyte.

Cerebus · April 10, 2014

You are either implying that I am a Gigalo or one of the following definitions of the word "gig". Please advise.

It's a ticket reference you drama llama.

SSP · April 10, 2014

It's a ticket reference you drama llama.

I seriously didn't know.....

Cerebus · April 10, 2014

I seriously didn't know.....

That's why I added the gif.

Do you like your gig?

Stix · April 10, 2014

That's why I added the gif.

Do you like your gig?

But before that, she needs to know which definition applies. Obviously she hasn't spent much time around musicians - odd, since we're talking North Texas.

noun

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

a live performance by or engagement for a musician or group playing popular or jazz music.

a job, esp. one that is temporary or that has an uncertain future.

"he secured his first gig as an NFL coach"