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In so many ways, this drive/score killed UTSA’s momentum as a program. They’ve never recovered. What is really awesome about that is that we are their Super Bowl and it probably haunts their dreams to this day.

My own argument has been based on how many times you see a basketball school get the nod over a football school - none, by my count. Memphis, Kansas, UConn, even Louisville until they won at football - they all get passed over until they have a good football team. As far as budgets and facilities are concerned, I'd assume they're identifying metrics that are attempts to gauge programs long-term potential based on more than just last years win-loss records.

We don't have any more pull than any other school. It's simple: Win and you're in.

Mike to Judy.... ..

He's probably one of those you always hear about, but have never met, that didn't have a trust fund while at SMU.

You are really undermining my image of a SMU fan with all of these sound comments.

Biden's "your not black enough if you vote for Trump" comment was just plain stupid. If he's elected, Biden will be no more than a puppet with Pelosi, Schumer, etc., running our country.

Great post. There's no reason that UNT--largest state school in the region--can't be the one to do that. Built-in potential TV fanbase, and overwhelming # of alumni in area. Have to consistently win. It's not an instantaneous process, but it's right there for the taking.

I am much more concerned about the lack of investigation and institutional controls inside our government structures than I am about media bias. I have posted independent media evaluations in other threads. Media bias exists on both sides and it is very easy to find out who supports who. The most troubling aspect to me on the sexual assault issue is how political advantage has replaced morality in how society views sexual assault. Trump was elected despite media coverage of his indiscretions and sexual misconduct. That doesn’t seem to be as troubling to some people has how the media covers their party. Kavanaugh (spelling?) was troubling to me because of the rush to approve him. I think it would have been better for Congress to wait until a full investigation was completed or replace the candidate. In the case of Biden, of course there needs to be an investigation. So far the victim has some inconsistencies in the story and there are real reasons to question motives, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be investigated. “Believe the women” was never about “all accused men are guilty,” in my opinion. It was about making sure that accusers had the opportunity to tell their story, be heard, and seek justice. All too often sexual assault victims have been shamed (“well maybe you should not dress so sexy” or “what did you do to encourage him?”) instead of being treated like any other victim of a crime. No one says to the victim of a robbery, “Well didn’t you know that taking money from an ATM is just an invitation to be robbed?”

Even after people started heading for the exits on that 4-and-out the series before, that was probably the loudest I'd ever heard the student section at UNT.

Like Texas, OU and Tech dumped you??

Here are some pictures of the new hitting facility and bullpen at Lovelace. The girls certainly deserve the upgrades. Can't wait to see them play next season.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/05/20/college-athletic-conference-finalizes-plans-for-more-to-north-texas/ Look, if they like North Texas so much, give NT a call some time. I'm sure Wren will answer.

Bunny's backhand has been erratic all day. Probably one too many Bloodies before the match....

Any idea how many UNT prospects/offers are from MWC states? Maybe a pattern/UNT strategy, possibly?

Sadly, I was one of those people that left...

I agree that Kavanaugh didn’t get due process but in a different way than you seem to mean it. There were a few days of testimony and a rushed approval and now the man has a lifetime appointment. Law enforcement, the media, and most importantly voters have months to scrutinize Biden’s past and current actions. Then millions of people get a say, not just 50 +1 like in the Senate confirmation process. Maybe you feel the media or liberals were too tough on Kavanaugh, but I think he made out pretty well. Almost untouchable for life. For those who dislike Biden, 8 years (likely 4) and he is powerless.

I think the problem people have...if you're going to apply that standard to Kavanaugh....then you must think Biden's Presidential run should be over....because it would be better for Congress to wait until a full investigation is completed or replace the candidate. All based on an accusation. That was the standard used for Kavanaugh. I actually agree with you on the inconsistencies of Biden's accuser. A large portion of people are so fired up about the Biden accusation because of the way Kavanaugh was treated. The same standard should be applied to both. The standard is due process. Kavanaugh didn't get it...so people don't think Biden should get it.

Very valid points. However, a lot of people, especially in the case of Kavanaugh, came out and said all women must be believed and men should be treated as guilty until they prove their innocence. I can understand why many women have been reluctant/afraid to come out. However, the "politicization" of sexual assaults (starting back with Clinton) has, IMO, made it even more difficult as the women and the accused are paraded in front of the media and the stories spun to fit their desired narrative. Then if they are completely wrong, in most cases, any retractions are buried, and peoples opinions have been set.

I enjoy re-watching “the drive”, “The stand”, and “the punt” over and over.

Ha! Well, screw me. She had it pinned. Update....The ball is still buried in the rough.

Here's a question, is it just football or other sports? We have some teams such as basketball that are pretty good. Non revenue sports are really pretty good too. Granted, Football is the 800 pound Gorilla. NT is a big school with a ton to offer any conference and I don't think our current conference would want to lose us. I don't think facilities are an issue anymore either. Maybe a new basketball stadium but the current venue is pretty damn good. Either way I like communicating with people like you. I like SMU myself. You guys are great to play in anything because we are neighbors and we both do better playing each other.

That tweet didn't age well

They in no way could afford to rent the Alamodome. They rely on the welfare of the City of San Antonio to provide the cavernous, dank, and poorly ventilated quarter-century old facility free of charge. Per the Alamodome: "Even though the University of Texas at San Antonio plays its home football games in the stadium, it does not pay rent to the city. It only pays only for stadium expenses such as security, staffing, and other operational costs on game days." The city loses because the Alamodome could have hosted convention events on those dates and brought much needed tourism revenue into the city. The abysmal actual attendance at UTSA football games, audited by UT-System as averaging around 15,000 the last several years experienced a significant decrease in 2019 which resulted in the termination of head coach Frank Wilson. An average actual attendance of less than 15,000 for the 2020 season, which already seems highly likely, will have UTSA on probation for violation of NCAA Bylaw 20.9.9.3 and a probation which puts them on a potential path to 1AA football. Things are bad at UTSA, and there's no evidence that they will be getting better any time soon.

In case you had not seen the artist rendition of the their covered practice area

Now that states are opening up pro sports maybe Mason will be able to workout for the teams that were interested in him...assuming they're still interested. This tweet from his agent says the ball has started rolling for someone.

Exactly- Cleaning up old problem under the umbrella of this pandemic. This is where we end up with the support and especially monies earmarked for Covid relief going elsewhere and then many of these same States, cities, and companies will come back and ask for more money to actually fix what the original money was for. I am OK helping people who are impacted by this disaster. Not OK with those who want to pay for preexisting problems. Not using, as Rahm Emanuel once said: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste" as a guide 😈

Some states are trying that route.

And BTW...…..NO MORE FRIGGIN CAW!...…...😠

Kind of like when sportscasters used to call us NTSU DECADES after our name was officially changed to UNT (as it should have been in 1961). AND when lazy sportscasters, Sports writers, and sadly, many alumni/students at North Texas believe that we got our notable nickname from Joe Greene......instead of the other way around. The original and (IMHO) ONLY Scrappy......

For the record, I don't disagree with you. Rutgers and Maryland aren't in the Big Ten because of their gd football teams. But I'm telling you as plainly as I can tell you, and I'm having this argument on the AAC boards: The AAC needs a football team. If 'P6' is the goal, and we say it is, then the conference has to win on the football field - has to. The conference media deal has just been signed, and isn't going to change significantly over the next decade, so in the meantime the biggest step forward has to be on a football field. As a result a team could exist in a city or state that 'brings' 5M to the TV sets, but if they lose on the football field nobody cares or wants to watch them and nobody takes the conference seriously in the most important field, so that school is dead weight; UConn fit this description to a T. So you can take this for whatever it's worth, but I say whichever program can show that they can be a consistent top-25 presence is the answer. App State went 12-1 last year and beat two respected P5 programs, so they're on peoples radar. ECU may not like it, but if ASU does it again the next few years (I know their schedule this year includes Wisconsin) then they make a compelling case, and the pirates may get voted down. If you could triple the TV contract the next time around, like the AAC did a year ago, by letting in a local competitor then you need to do it. If anyone tells you otherwise, they're a fool. I'm not being funny, or cute, or anything - if you dangle $25M/year in media rights in front of SMU then I'm willing to bet we'd happily go along with it, regardless of the addition.

Reading comprehension. Study it, buddy. My story was straight from the start.

Split hairs all you want, and call me a liar if it makes you feel better. Let me clarify: When I made the above statement, I hadn't seen the interview from Friday as I don't watch MSNBC. Prior to that interview, Biden was silent allowing his campaign to speak for him. I heard about the interview and watched it on YouTube after my post. Guess what, Joe still hasn't responded. He is blocking access to records, etc... I know he is your candidate and you will defend him to the end, but it doesn't change my point that Trump and Kavanaugh were treated much differently from how Biden is being treated. Honestly, I don't expect Joe to remember as he has trouble forming coherent sentences today.

No, I wasn't lying. I never said he wasn't questioned. I used the figure of speech that the media was "silent." I then compared it to how Judge Kavanaugh was treated and Biden's treatment has been "silent" by comparison.

From what I have read, Lovelace was due to get new turf and outfield wall this off-season too, which is almost like getting a new stadium. I don't know if that is still the case with all that is going on, but those projects were planned.

The opposite of what smu did when they joined

No faster way to undermine democracy than political corruption.

Yeah, that would require way too many article updates on Wikipedia.

Might be the first SMU fan I have ever agreed with!

If you are Army you have only one choice and that is to stay independent. Their CUSA experience was a disaster. Right now they can schedule smart, have a pre-determined bowl waiting for them and keep their tv deal with CBSSN. There isn’t one benefit from joining the AAC. Look at their 2020 schedule. They’re almost guaranteed to make a bowl and they have OU coming to Michie. Having said that, look at BYU’s schedule. If you want to make your coach’s life miserable and NOT make a bowl, that’s how you do it.

At least we know where to focus the billboards

My UNT "What IF" has always been "what if" the AD and administration had worked with Todd Dodge and they had actually been able to hire College tested coordinators when Dodge was hired? Not sure if we ever had more national attention and potential momentum on our side as when TD was hired. A successful Dodge might not have stayed for long, but he had national visibility that would have changed a lot of people's minds about UNT. On the surface once he failed, there were a lot of the "they just can win" comments without people understanding the staffing situation.

It just eats me alive to say this, but UH pounding us again is damn near fact. They have athletes that are just so much bigger and faster than we do, especially on the lines. They damn near killed Mason last year at Apogee. HE got driven into the turf on so many snaps, as their front seven basically played fullback against us. Mason is tough as nails--I don't know what his future will look like as a player, but I know he will be one helluva coach one day.

Wow, a government run operation misspending money 🤑, what a surprise. This is not an "R" or a "D" issue, it is a governmental bureaucracy issue. The amounted of money elected officials "misspend" (I guess you could combine that i many areas - fraud, bad deals, pet projects, ect.) is staggering. I have always said one of the easiest things to do is spend other peoples money

My candidate is infinitely worse? I don't think that is what you meant. Yep, I saw the Morning Joe softball interview. You know as well as I do that they are going easy on Creepy Joe. I was comparing this to the reaction to the claims against Kavanaugh from Blassey-Ford. Hell, the headline of this thread says most Dems don't care.

no it isn't...sky news talks about european issues, not related to covid and plenty of sports leagues and new developments. did i make that up? probably, just like you did with the 22.5/7 covid news talk

You say no pass for Biden, but when questioned you reference/ask "what" about Trump or say "well Trump did this or that." The fact that there is a complete set of double-standards has nothing to do with who did/did not do something, rather the way that most and in the media and the Hollywood liberals will yell that a Republican "accused" is guilty unless they can prove otherwise, and then they were probably guilty of something else that they got away with; as compared to when a Democrat is accused they are not only declared innocent until proven guilty (as it should be), BUT a concerted effort is made to discredit and even try and destroy the accuser. This is well highlighted overall, when the video clips are shown on the comments made when one person does something, and then the side-by-side comments by the same people when their "opposition" stands accused. So again, regardless if you like/hate Trump and what he, or other Republicans did or didn't do, if you try and say there is no difference in the handling and coverage you are by the very nature showing your bias and being hypocritical.