(06-20-2018 10:16 AM)HogDawg Wrote: (06-20-2018 08:34 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote: (06-19-2018 06:02 PM)HogDawg Wrote: (06-19-2018 01:38 PM)USM@FTL Wrote: Need improved QB play from La Tech and USM to challenge UNT.
UNT = way over-rated. The Mean Green won a ton of games by the skin of their teeth last year. They didn't suddenly get great. They were the luckiest team in America.
Now, if you mean LA Tech and USM need improved QB play to beat really good teams, then I agree with ya.
You act like LA Tech is some kind of grand program that just needs to show up to win. The Dawgs lost to UNT, UAB, and USM last season. You can point out how close the scores were, but at the end of the day, LA Tech lost.
North Texas brings back almost every piece of our offense this year, while LA Tech has to replace most of your secondary, and half of your LBs. Plus, the Dawgs have to travel to Apogee.
In my opinion, the west will be a two team race between North Texas and UAB. Our game at Birmingham could very well decide the divisional title.
Look at it THIS way: Last year was the best football team UNT has ever had. And you still only beat a mediocre (by Tech standards) and much injured LA Tech team by 1 measly point. That won't happen again. Expect a beat down on your own turf.
Last season was not our best team ever. It was our best offense, but our defense was down right terrible. I think you forget how long UNT has been playing college football at the highest level. Remember UNT got forced down to DI-AA in 1983. North Texas had been playing football at the highest level long before LA Tech crawled out of the Southland 1993.
Since WWII North Texas has had several great seasons while playing in the highest level of college football.
1947- (10-2) beating Florida and Houston
1958- (7-2-1) beating UTEP, BYU, Tulsa, Houston, and Louisville
1959- (9-2) beating UTEP, Cincinnati, Houston, and Louisville
1967- (7-1-1) beating Louisville, Colorado State, Cincinnati, and Tulsa
1968- (8-2) beating Colorado State, Tulsa, Cincinnati, UTEP, and Louisville
1977- (9-2) beating UTEP, SMU, Southern Miss, Memphis, and LA Tech (41-14)
1978- (9-2) beating UTEP, Oklahoma State, LA Tech, Southern Miss, and Memphis
2003- (9-4) beating Baylor, MTSU, and Arkansas State
2013- (9-4) in our first season in C-USA
I will agree with you that we will not beat LA Tech by 1 point this season. We will stomp a mud hole in LA Tech at Apogee on Sept. 29th.