TheColonyEagle

Short of us going 26-1 and making the playoff the next couple of years or getting our version of T Boone....it's the only hope our football program has to survive

either way....it seems that there is no longer going to be a middle ground. And UNT and it's alumni need to decide which way they're going to go. Either go all in....or drop. We can't just sit and stay afloat....unless there is some sort of official break. That seems to be our only hope. Let the top 40 schools form their own thing and then the rest of us go regional. That's really our only option and if that doesn't happen then it's time to decide if throwing any money toward "big time" football is worth it. I challenge anyone to come up with a justification for it. Basketball is still there for the taking and much less expensive to operate.

I'm gonna put that on a T-Shirt

We can b!tch and moan all we want...but schools have 3 choices: 1. Change it 2. Complain about it 3. Adapt to it Won't be long (if they're not doing it already) before coaches start telling kids "You didn't get that P5 offer you wanted, come here and we'll develop you and then help you get there." Coaches used to say that to kids wanting to go pro. Now instead of: "I'll help you get to the NFL" it may be: "I'll help you get to Alabama." They're being forced to start thinking about players as 2 year players instead of 4 year players. So that coach is technically correct...G5s are now on a juco time table: 2 year plan vs 4 year plan.

I know that we're supposed to figure out how to get fans engaged without just winning.....but.... The fans sure seemed engaged when we came back to largest crowd ever at Apogee 4-0 with an SEC road win under our belt, knocking on the top 25. This was against a CUSA team. And we blew it. So no...winning by itself isn't the only thing, but taking advantage of what comes along with the winning is the key. The most important Marketing department at UNT is the head football coach. I don't know why people don't see this in its simplicity but it really is simple. Win, get ranked, get national attention...then people will engage. We have been in this constant state of putting lipstick on this pig and I don't care who you hire, who you talk to, how you market, who in the administration we talk to, who in the city of Denton you engage......this program will never in a million years have any engagement until it sees Boise/UCF/Houston national attention type success. There's nothing more to talk about. 11-1, 12-0, NY6 Bowl, Knock on the door of the playoff. That's what it will take. Period And if the expectation is anything less than that, then everything else that happens is a waste of money with no ROI. Why would any fan, art student, business student, Denton resident, Argyle resident, Lewisville resident, former student, alumni, etc. be interested in anything regarding this football program if they're 7-5 every year. No one is going to care no matter what package you put on it. No offense to the OP....good ideas, but go 7-5 and then implement that entire list and tell me that people will still engage.

So if this trend continues, we’ll recruit a scorer that will be all conference next season. We were having this same conversation around this time last year when our leading scorer, all conference guard entered the transfer portal before we even knew who Jason Edwards was. I don’t even really care either way anymore. Go get another one. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I wonder how many times in that 50 year coaching career, Nick Saban has uttered the words: "I don't want to know" when talking with big money donors. I always have a hard time feeling sorry for multi millionaires when they whine about their little kingdoms being changed. Not that it makes NIL right (in its current form) and I don't know what the answer is. (Actually, I do....and I've said it multiple times: stop with the "student athlete" nonsense. Make them employees and treat them like employees. Don't give athletic scholarships. Academic only) It's also ironic that the guy whining about the money influence in college football is taking a cushy job working for the very network that just completed a nearly $8 billion dollar deal with the CFP. Remember, coaches like Nick Saban and their $8 million salaries with the freedom to negotiate how they please had this environment long before the players did.

Oh...and for good measure, if we want to extend the trial another 3 minutes: "Clemson, did you get the money the ACC committed to you per the terms of the contract between you and the ACC?" "yes" "OK then case super duper dismissed and you're being fined $5.25 for wasting the court's time"

I think I could've been a judge: "Clemson, when you signed this contract...were these exit fees in there?" "yes" "and you signed the contract anyway?" "yes" "ok lawsuit dismissed" The trial would take about 4 minutes. I saved everyone a bunch of time and money. Lawyers have to get 2nd jobs, the jury gets to be back at their jobs after lunch....

MWC has 6 teams in

32 free throws for FAU

I think that’s it man we missed so many shots down the stretch

Davis is the most maddening opponent I think I’ve ever seen us play. He’s just so damn good. Not flashy…he’s just a damn basketball player. I hate him

SHOCKED they didn’t call a charge there

Safe to say this hasn’t aged well…

I don’t even know how you defend in a game like this. What are you supposed to do

Ok Nevermind. Back to 3 on Scott 🤦🏼‍♂️

Scott back to 2 fouls. That’s a good break

It’s almost like the way the games were reffed this year has conditioned the aggressiveness out of our defense. But the refs are letting them play. Should be to our benefit. FAU is taking advantage. We are not so far.

UAB / USF gonna be a good game. I won’t be surprised if UAB beats them. Andy Kennedy is one of the most underrated coaches in all of college basketball.

Of course not

Congrats Rick!

Good game. USF was blowing FAU out. Up over 20 at one point. Huge run by FAU. Cut it to 9. Chippy game too. Run started about the time the crowd started the “overrated” chant. 😬

This tough stretch started at Charlotte Jan 20th. We are 3-5 in that stretch. Charlotte was the only double digit loss. We have limped through the rest of that stretch without Jones and half that stretch without Nolan. In those 8 games we beat SMU, lost @ FAU by 3 after leading the entire game, lost to UAB in OT by 3 after leading the entire game, lost to USF by 5 after leading the entire game, beat Tulsa handily there, lost to SMU there by 3, and beat Memphis handily. All that with 40% of our starting lineup out. I say all that to say we may be the USF of the conference if we were 100% healthy this year. As for Jones, I would want him back ASAP. But only if he’s 100%. We need to get on a run here and need to be streaking into the tourney. If we are, we’re going to be the team no one wants to play.