Boltsfromtheblue.com - Chancellor's roster chances

jdennis82 · July 30, 2014

The SB Nation's Chargers blog takes a look at some UDFAs and their chances of making the final 53. He details the fact that Brelan's return prowess will be the deciding factor...

"With the Chargers looking for alternatives to Woodhead and Keenan Allen in return duties, there may be an opportunity for Chancellor, especially if Tevin Reese has issues in the return game.

Here's an example of the type of game-changing ability Chancellor can bring to special teams. Keep in mind that this is not against weak competition, but rather SEC power Georgia. Watch that last burst of speed that made two Bulldogs collide into each other.

It's important that he did that against such a power program. Playing at a small school like North Texas, rare are chances to play nationally ranked teams, and when Chancellor did, he had a knack for making a big play or two. Against LSU in 2012, he racked up 114 yards and two touchdowns, scoring one of them on an 80 yard catch-and-run."

http://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2014-san-diego-chargers-training-camp/2014/7/29/5945469/san-diego-chargers-udfa-watch-wide-receivers

UNT 90 Grad · July 30, 2014

"small school". Ignorant.

eagle2014 · July 30, 2014

"small school". Ignorant.

We are when it comes to football.

Jason Howeth · July 30, 2014

Glad to see Chancellor getting the professional recognition that he deserves. Now if the other guys could get a look too...

pastorgrant · July 30, 2014

Glad to see Chancellor getting the professional recognition that he deserves. Now if the other guys could get a look too...

Looks like Trice is likely to make the Bears (someone said he was listed on the 2 deep). Not sure about Z Orr. Anyone have info?

Brelan really needs a shot at returning kicks and punts in the NFL. He could be a game changer for some smart team. Hope it's the Chargers and it's this year

Edited July 30, 2014 by pastorgrant

UNT 90 Grad · July 30, 2014

We are when it comes to football.

He said small school. UNT is not a small school. Some of these folks assume that if they don't know much about a school, it must be small.

What did you think he meant? Small players? Maybe we get small coverage in the media, but UNT isn't a small school. I heard in a recent presentation that UNT is around the 25th largest university in the country, 3rd in the state.

Small when it comes to football. What does that mean?

Jason Howeth · July 30, 2014

He said small school. UNT is not a small school. Some of these folks assume that if they don't know much about a school, it must be small.
What did you think he meant? Small players? Maybe we get small coverage in the media, but UNT isn't a small school. I heard in a recent presentation that UNT is around the 25th largest university in the country, 3rd in the state.
Small when it comes to football. What does that mean?

Certainly the author and eagle2014 are referring to the market size. Just like the Astros are considered a small-market team, but they happen to play in a top 5 media market and 4th largest city in the country. They're not saying that UNT is a "small school." It's just referring to the market size that follows the team.

greenminer · July 30, 2014

He said small school. UNT is not a small school. Some of these folks assume that if they don't know much about a school, it must be small.
What did you think he meant? Small players? Maybe we get small coverage in the media, but UNT isn't a small school. I heard in a recent presentation that UNT is around the 25th largest university in the country, 3rd in the state.
Small when it comes to football. What does that mean?

It's not right from a literal standpoint, but neither was the mass media when they spent a decade referring to us as non-BCS.

I don't think AQ vs. non-AQ was finally adopted until the final 1 or 2 years of the system.

So they answer to your question would be, they are referring to non-P5 schools.

Green Mean · July 30, 2014

Certainly the author and eagle2014 are referring to the market size. Just like the Astros are considered a small-market team, but they happen to play in a top 5 media market and 4th largest city in the country. They're not saying that UNT is a "small school." It's just referring to the market size that follows the team.

Media market wise DFW is 4th or 5th(I've seen both) but Houston in this list is 10th.

http://www.stationindex.com/tv/tv-markets

Jason Howeth · July 30, 2014

Media market wise DFW is 4th or 5th(I've seen both) but Houston in this list is 10th.

http://www.stationindex.com/tv/tv-markets

Fair point, but even then they probably don't count Denton in the DFW market. In terms of "Small-market" teams here, the author was implicating a small-market fan base, Texas being a perfect example of a large-market fanbase.

adman · July 30, 2014

Fair point, but even then they probably don't count Denton in the DFW market. In terms of "Small-market" teams here, the author was implicating a small-market fan base, Texas being a perfect example of a large-market fanbase.

Denton is considered part of the DFW DMA - which is the 5th largest DMA in the country.

Austin is ranked 40th.

DMA stands for "Designated Market Area"

Edited July 30, 2014 by adman

Censored by Laurie · July 30, 2014

fun with semantics.

VideoEagle · July 30, 2014

I'll bet the author of the article had no idea of the size of NT as a university. My friends in San Francisco were stunned at how big NT is. They thought it had about 18k total students between all of the campuses.

UNT Five&Dime · July 30, 2014

fun with semantics.

Is it?

UNT90 · July 30, 2014

Small when it comes to football. What does that mean?

In this case?

Insignificant.

Edited July 30, 2014 by UNT90

All About UNT · July 31, 2014

I'll bet the author of the article had no idea of the size of NT as a university. My friends in San Francisco were stunned at how big NT is. They thought it had about 18k total students between all of the campuses.

He lives 25 min away...I would hope he knows