The Big What if

greeneagle69 · August 31, 2014

The real question isn't "What if we hadn't thrown the interceptions?"...turning into UT scores....The question as I see it is.... "what if we threw no interceptions...and maybe still completed NO passes...just ran the ball-punt-etc and kept Texas on their end of the field. (best as possible)" Hmmm...??The Texas O didnt slaughter anybody last night.....In my selective memory, only 3 big runs...the rest chipped away at us with passes that our own offense couldnt execute. Our defense was remarkable for a first game. Some really good goal line work. Forced alot more 3&outs than I would have expected..although a few missed tackles....some really good hits!! And although Ash doesnt have a great arm either...He's adequate..and our DB's were fast enough that we took away the long ball.We have some good depth now at RB and decent depth on Defense with alot to look forward to. In my judgement....We had a great 1st half (except passing)....The defense was on the field way tooooo often and In the second half too long....tooooo tired !! 2 of the Texas tds came on 4th down gambles...barely getting in. AND A GREAT BIG SALUTE TO THE PUNTER...GREAT JOB !!..cool under pressure.

meangreanmick · August 31, 2014

The real question isn't "What if we hadn't thrown the interceptions?"...turning into UT scores....The question as I see it is.... "what if we threw no interceptions...and maybe still completed NO passes...just ran the ball-punt-etc and kept Texas on their end of the field. (best as possible)" Hmmm...??The Texas O didnt slaughter anybody last night.....In my selective memory, only 3 big runs...the rest chipped away at us with passes that our own offense couldnt execute. Our defense was remarkable for a first game. Some really good goal line work. Forced alot more 3&outs than I would have expected..although a few missed tackles....some really good hits!! And although Ash doesnt have a great arm either...He's adequate..and our DB's were fast enough that we took away the long ball.We have some good depth now at RB and decent depth on Defense with alot to look forward to. In my judgement....We had a great 1st half (except passing)....The defense was on the field way tooooo often and In the second half too long....tooooo tired !! 2 of the Texas tds came on 4th down gambles...barely getting in. AND A GREAT BIG SALUTE TO THE PUNTER...GREAT JOB !!..cool under pressure.

I agree. Unlike some others on here, I had no illusions of winning this. We were mismatched in the wrong areas. I thought it would be worse on the scoreboard. My take away was our defense is good, and good enough to compete and win in the conference. We will be able to run better in conference, the question mark will be how efficient we can be passing the ball. Last night isnt a good barometer, the next 2 games will tell us more.

HoustonEagle · August 31, 2014

I agree. Unlike some others on here, I had no illusions of winning this. We were mismatched in the wrong areas. I thought it would be worse on the scoreboard. My take away was our defense is good, and good enough to compete and win in the conference. We will be able to run better in conference, the question mark will be how efficient we can be passing the ball. Last night isnt a good barometer, the next 2 games will tell us more.

Agree. Those of us that have watched a lot of UNT football can tell you that this team looked relatively good in most areas except one. I have never in my life seen worse QB play on any team at any level of football. Hell I'm a Texans fan!

So bad that you almost have to chalk it up as a anomaly and expect better things next week. I do worry that Greer' confidence has been destroyed. Hope he can bounce back from this.

TIgreen01 · August 31, 2014

Agree. Those of us that have watched a lot of UNT football can tell you that this team looked relatively good in most areas except one. I have never in my life seen worse QB play on any team at any level of football. Hell I'm a Texans fan!
So bad that you almost have to chalk it up as a anomaly and expect better things next week. I do worry that Greer' confidence has been destroyed. Hope he can bounce back from this.

Well put...My thoughts exactly.