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  1. https://meangreensports.com/news/2019/7/3/football-q-a-fine-discusses-manning-passing-academy.aspx
    11 points
  2. I know we all keep saying it but he is such a good role model and ambassador for our school. His maturity levels are through the roof.
    6 points
  3. I’m not falling for the sob story presented by the owner/family and the SubHub faithful. All of the properties in this area were complete eyesores, and it looks like they haven’t spent a dime on maintenance or improvements in at least 20 years. The same went for Sack and Save, and the adjacent shopping center. The North Texas Blvd/I-35 junction is the front porch for the university, and it will be greatly improved with the removal of SubHub, IHOP, etc.
    5 points
  4. And I am not sure what national championships MWC teams have won recently. You said “other sports than football” so I did not know you only meant revenue sports (which for G5 is likely none). In addition to the above bolded of course. But yes I am aware MWC schools have done well in other sports and in football. But I still stand by my original statement that Rice is the better opponent for NT and most of its fans. Most causal fans don’t know much about SDSU but they do about Rice. Plus they will not stay up late on a school night to watch us no matter the opponent.
    4 points
  5. Rice. It wasn’t so long ago they won a natty in baseball plus their academic reputation alone is worth it.
    4 points
  6. Every now and then Rice gets their shit together. If the two teams in question were equal in value, Rice wins IMO because of proximity and their history they have from the SWC. SDSU doesn't really appeal to me much, except I have been to a game (versus UTEP) at Qualcomm. The stadium is humonguos. But, like Fouts, you feel like you're a mile away from the field. They do lay claim to Marshall Faulk, though. We can still root for locals, right? Texas football is simply better when Rice is competitive. EDIT: Follow up thought on SWC: after going to a Rally House recently, I am amazed at how that SWC culture still hangs around. That conference clearly lingers on the minds of the 35+ year old fan. I am no fan of MWC, but I also think we are on the same sinking ship in this sea of realignment, and Judy is the worst captain I've ever seen. Worse than Karl Benson? That is a topic worthy of discussion. Anyway yeah, root for Texas schools. We are all better off for it.
    4 points
  7. In the event the American Athletic Conference(AAC) brings in BYU to replace UCONN, will the AAC claim P5.5 status?
    3 points
  8. That would be nice, but no. https://www.si.com/college-football/2019/02/18/transfer-portal-scholarship-limits-initial-counter-rule
    3 points
  9. 3 points
  10. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/college-footballs-top-60-running-backs-2019 53. DeAndre Torrey, North Texas Loren Easly’s injury early in the 2018 campaign opened the door for Torrey to receive more snaps as the year progressed. The former junior college prospect finished the season by recording at least 130 yards in four out of his final five games. Overall, Torrey collected 977 yards and 15 touchdowns over 175 attempts and recorded 25 receptions for 205 yards and two scores. Other conference notables include Spencer Brown, Benny LeMay
    3 points
  11. Crazy to think that where we were is better than where we are. It's almost starting to be turned into an insult to the Belt to claim ourselves as the Belt 2.0.
    3 points
  12. I don't know how many of you spend time on the C-USA board, but I do, and it's commonly pointed out that C-USA is the worst of the FBS conferences. The days of Houston and UCF are gone. Conference USA is now the Sun Belt 2.0 and the new Sun Belt is actually a higher rated conference by most analyses. I am happy to play other Texas schools as much as anyone, but when those Texas schools are UT offspring schools (UTSA and UTEP) it just gives off a very small-time vibe and Rice just isn't committed to a winning football program. I'd much rather be in a stronger conference whose name actually commands some respect from causal fans. C-USA is a doormat conference and I know that we haven't even won it yet, which also makes us a doormat, but if we're talking about bettering our athletics programs, the Mountain West is a big step in the right direction. Away attendance is a small factor, in my opinion. For those advocating C-USA over the Mountain West, is C-USA the conference we want to be associated with? It can be argued whether or not the Orlando Sentinel and other publications are accurate in their predictions and evaluations, but the point is, this is how our conference is perceived, and perception is extremely important. Is this the best we can hope for? Average Orlando Sentinel Countdown Ratings Per Conference (As of 7/3/2019) SEC 32.21 PAC-12 42.33 B1G 46.04 BIG-12 47.20 ACC 48.32 AAC 71.09 MWC 79.62 SBC 93.05 MAC 98.33 C-USA 99.64
    3 points
  13. It was on GMG at the end of FB season last year...wasnt CUSA West the next to the lowest rated conference with the east right above??? And all those Apogee sellouts too! I guess if we want to remain in mediocrity....hey we're here!
    3 points
  14. Easy way to solve all this talk.. Go out this year beat both SMU, and Houston. And while we are at it.. Take down Cal.
    3 points
  15. I guess you would take a bullet to the knee for Fine? 😁
    2 points
  16. 2 points
  17. BYU has its own network program[think of a smaller Longhorn network] and is not going to give it up. It is important to the Mormons to have a venue in which to spread the good news. In addition, all other sports are played in the West Coast Conference, which is made up of denomination based members which they view as acceptance of their religion.
    2 points
  18. I am talking money sports. Other sports don't come close to moving the meter like basketball and football. SDSU has made some noise in basketball, but I speculate that Rice's SWC history carries more weight around here than anything SDSU brings. And Rice's academic recognition has the runaway win. EDIT: does endowment come into play when conference's are looking at school membership? Cuz, you know, Rice's is HUGE.
    2 points
  19. Neither give me that--hopefully Got5onit specific--tingle, but Rice all day long.
    2 points
  20. This has me most excited about this year. I think Reeder was the gem of this recent off season. He is going to be fun to watch operate with the likes of Fine, Bussey, Torrey, Smith, etc...
    2 points
  21. He is the same moron that was protesting "oppression" while wearing a shirt with Fidel Castro on the front.
    2 points
  22. MWC or AAC, to the best of my knowledge NT has not been invited to either one. It's off season, and hypothetical conference scenarios abound. It is great to dream, but I want NT to dominate CUSA in every sport. That is at least possible and will definitely lead to better things.
    2 points
  23. People are so petty nowadays. Nike, Chik-fil-a, whatever... let these companies do what they think is best. Who cares?
    2 points
  24. My issue is that NY Sub has known this was coming for years and years and just sat there. This will be good, free publicity for them and they will eventually move and be fine if everyone that is whining about this goes and supports the new location. Honestly, I would rather see UNT give NY Sub the spot that the stand alone Starbuck's is slated for.
    2 points
  25. Agree with @Cerebus, and while I dug all those places FFR mentioned (I hit the Pickup at least twice a week), every time I'm up on campus these days I'm amazed at all the cool new food options all over the place. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like there are waaaaaay more options today and an infinitely better food scene than there was when I was kicking around in the late 90s.... I feel like maybe it's not that "Denton has gone corporate and soulless and i have to go to the other side of town to eat," and more "I miss MY specific slice of nostalgia" here.... which is understandable, I just feel like it's a pretty solid scene up there with a ton of character. Like, more places than I have the time to try.
    2 points
  26. Temple fan here - PennLive is not a local paper, and the writer is a PSU writer that constantly puts down Temple. Absolutely zero chance Temple leaves AAC - they’re actually successful in football and enjoy being in the conferences.
    2 points
  27. 2 points
  28. Just a few quick points to summarize. 1) Nobody cares about football performance when making conferences. Just ask Tulane. Or UTSA. Or Coastal Carolina. Or SJSU. 2) Academics are a little different, because money, faculty and conference standards are a thing. Just ask Tulane. Or Vandy. Or Rice. The list of top schools which haven't been poached by MWC/AAC is very small - FIU, Rice, SoMiss, UNT and UTEP. 3) Am I missing something because I'm pretty sure SDSU is a credit union? 4) If TV markets drive the next wave of realignment again (which is looking increasingly unlikely), then whosoever holds the MWC's contract at the time has to go North and Northern if they want to expand. 5) Budgets are beginning to become more problematic for everybody. Idaho and UConn are a beginning, not an end. 6) I remember the 2000s. After playing in a glorified colander, the number 2 reason given why we didn't have good attendance was because of our conference, and after building Apogee, the number two way of improving it was to play Texas teams. 7) MWC would double our annual take. At the cost of sending bowling to Honolulu. We'd probably end up spending more than we'd make.
    1 point
  29. Watching this makes me excited for this coming season to see what Mason's gonna do!
    1 point
  30. It's trendy and lucrative to be offended by something or someone these days.
    1 point
  31. As a reminder, the guy Harrell was recruiting when he met Fine. http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=211718845
    1 point
  32. We’re talking money sports. Baseball doesn’t come close to moving the meter like basketball and football.
    1 point
  33. I’m just going off name recognition. SDSU is known for other sports besides football. Late night west coast games could be plus for TV viewers in Texas. What other Texas schools would be playing on Thursday night at 9pm? I love watching those late night football games midweek.
    1 point
  34. “small school quarterbacks”. That just torques me to no end.
    1 point
  35. I'll admit, I've never previously heard of ClutchPoints.com, but found this 6/28 scouting report on Fine (and other G5 QBs to be deeper than most out there thus far)... "...In the film room, Fine’s efficient 2018 season compares favorably to Alex Smith’s 2004 season in Utah, playing under Urban Meyer’s spread. Like the former No. 1 pick, he throws with touch, anticipation, faces pressure well, and is nimble enough to extend a play...." Article Link: https://clutchpoints.com/4-non-power-5-quarterbacks-that-may-break-the-2020-nfl-draft/
    1 point
  36. We were full 🤷🏼‍♂️
    1 point
  37. A football player cannot be given an academic scholarship, per NCAA regs.
    1 point
  38. I think it's just needs. We needed a starter at left tackle and we need at least one cover corner.
    1 point
  39. So we're content totally tanking our away game attendance because the MWC is better?... and with our new better conference, but our new abysmal away game attendance we'll definitely get into the AAC in 10 years? Call me selfish, but I'd rather go to away games for 5, 7, or 10 years in C-USA, than miss all those games in the MWC and wake up 10 years from now and still be in the Mountain West Conference with no hope for anything more. I appreciate what people put together at Killarney's in Fairview for away games, but I'd much rather be butt in seat at the stadiums. I'd much rather solve Apogee's attendance issues with the 250k+ alumni in DFW.
    1 point
  40. Re: the value of the operations if everyone likes the place so much moving nearby shouldn’t affect them greatly & a nicer/bigger location could even improve their sales. I am not anti Subhub and I’m sympathetic to the history of the place. I just felt like it’s fair to consider both sides.
    1 point
  41. A couple thoughts..,, The Arkansas win was huge. I don’t care if it was a down year for them. We’ve played so many SEC teams that were ranked 1-5 , it was time to get one on a down year and we took advantage of it. Great win for the Mean Green in hostile territory. Would schools leave the AAC to join the MWC or is it the the other way around. Maybe you’d never get movement between the two, but I can guess which way would be the most likely. Either would be a step up, but I like the current C-USA west.
    1 point
  42. 1 point
  43. I dunno. The Arkansas game was exciting at the time, but that team didn’t win a single conference game last year any went 2-10 overall. That was a very bad Arkansas team. I’m proud of the win, but it shouldn’t be looked at as an upset. Much more publicity was from the punt return than the win.
    1 point
  44. 1 point
  45. I think a bigger shake ups are on the way. With the P-5 getting all the money the other conferences are going to have figure out what is best for them. I would think regional conference would be better. People can travel to the away games and it will save the universities in travel costs. I don't know how it will shake out but I think this is the only option. I know SMU thinks they better than us but in reality the teams are very close. What is SMU biggest attended games, TCU and UNT. SMU brings like 12 people to Denton. We will see when the next realignment comes around.
    1 point


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