Reed previews tonight's tilt
Posted September 20th, 2006 by mrasor
Men's soccer
While reading Tom Reed's preview of tonight's Akron-Indiana game, I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be sweet for us to return the favor and charge the field after a win."
Defender Ossie Michalsen said a win would have long-range recruiting benefits.
Football
We all know North Texas is a below-average team. In three departments, however, the Mean Green is absolutely awful.
NTU can't return a kickoff (third-worst in Division-I), can't run (eighth-worst in D-I) and can't pass (fourth-worst in D-I).
Akron, meanwhile, is 18th in the country in both running and passing offense. They also are among the leaders in penalty yards.
- The Fort-Worth Star Telegram mentioned this will be the first coaching matchup of Akron running backs coach Bill Bleil and his brother Fred, UNT's defensive coordinator.
- NTU might be without middle linebackers Brandon Monroe and Derek Mendoza, who are nursing foot injuries.
September 20th, 2006 at 5:27 pm
With those statistical mismatches, it would be nice, for once, to see the Zips come out clicking and not play down to the level of the competition. Let's blow these Texans out…and maybe schedule a little better competition (for Bowl review points) in the future.
September 20th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
I agree with Eric. We haven't seen a dominating Zips blow out in quite some time. I think an overwhelming blowout would be healthy for both the team and the fans! No waiting until the 4th quarter to start playing this week!