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You really think that Dr. Smatresk is going to publicize NT's desire to change leagues when he is the current Chair of the CUSA board? You can be sure he is pursuing all avenues that would benefit UNT.

He's talking as the Chair of the Board of Directors, not as the President of UNT.

And there it is. Can’t blame Seth for this. This is all on Simpson.

I think the opposite. Looks like he is trying to water the grass where he is currently at just in case a move to another conference isn't made while still pursuing other opportunities for UNT. As the chair of a conference, it's a bad look if you are openly telling said conference you are looking to leave with the school you are the current President of.

Alright, so I created a burner account/name to post this because I think it's very important in regards to not just this situation, but a LOT of situations similar to this. We need to address abuse, mental health, and how to recover on a topic like this. I'm a well known poster on this board, several years here, adamant Mean Green guy (Even if I'm not the biggest SL fan, still a Green fan). Domestic violence and you: a dissertation regarding what can and could be As a victim (and yes, men can be victims) of domestic violence, this is something that is very difficult to put into words. I sent my wife to jail about 1 1/2 years ago because she repeatedly hit me, attacked me with a knife (yes, very literally), and threatened my life. Sure, I figured I could stand up to it and take the hits. Not the point, NO ONE should deal with this, no matter how bad a husband you may be accused to be, or actually be. What's the point though? One bad day. We had one bad day. That's what it takes. We had just had a miscarriage. pandemic forced me to work from home, in each others bubbles 24/7. we had been drinking maybe too much. Whatever the combination, we had one bad day. It's not an excuse, just a bunch of reasons. I believe justice should be swift, harsh, and punishing. You never want to repeat that. If something bad happens, you end it NOW! So, what remains now? Well, we are now trying for our third kid (after another miscarriage). We don't drink. Over a year in marriage and mental health counseling. We are probably more in love than we have been in nearly 10 years. Things are better and can be. We are not the normal result. This doesn't have to end your life. But if you don't change from it, it can and maybe should. I'm not saying we should be quick to forgive, to reconcile, or anything. Be hard, be harsh. But recognize that we as humans don't have to stay that way. So how does this all apply? Simpson should (and will be) punished. But he needs to be given a chance to repair, reconcile, and rehabilitate IF he's willing to put in an insane amount of work. It's not black and white. I wish it were, but there's a million shades of gray. So before we judge so swiftly, just remember: It takes just one bad day. Not acceptable, but I truly hope he see's this as an eye opener to repair and improve himself, and move forward with a better life. (Happy to discuss more directly with anyone who likes)

Seeing as this is the case, good riddance to that piece of shit. I take my Littrell slander back this time

Has the AAC filed for the restraining order yet?

Tell me you don't know anything about the politics of college athletics without telling me you don't know anything about the politics of college athletics.

I'm amazed the Big West/MWC comparisons are still being made.

Good riddance.

Is this really a thread title?

Bingo. Two different roles. Same thing applies to you & me when we're busting our butt at work (this letter)... but keeping Indeed bookmark'd (calling Craig Thompson & other MWC member Presidents daily).

This is such small-time thinking. First... for now. Second... there is absolutely buzz that MWC is looking to expand into Texas. Third...Please read and understand this. Fourth...Travel costs would be slightly higher (not much, because NT happens to be right next to DFW Airport so flying from DFW -> DEN costs just as much, maybe even less than, DFW -> BHM), but that's what the payout increases are for! Media rights definitely going down for AAC. No argument there... Probably still going to be around $750K-$1mil/school. What do you think is going to happen to C-USA's $400k/school deal? Going up? Who's deal would this new conference look more like? I'll give you a hint, it's not the higher paying one. You can't really quantify the prestige & eyes-on NT athletics would get on the national stage playing in MWC though. Stop relying on other schools coming to Apogee to fill the stands. If we could just friggin WIN, our own fans will fill the stands. I promise. DFW is a bandwagon town, and there are tons of NT alumni waiting for their school to become a winner. I guarantee you, if NT happened to get ranked (much more attainable winning in the MWC than C-USA or whatever this new thing would be), Apogee would finally get it's sellout. Again, IF this mashup of schools were to happen, the C-USA schools would love it. The AAC schools would hate it. It would be very ideal for NT, ONLY IF A MOVE TO MWC DOESN'T HAPPEN. And honestly, I would put NT's chances of joining the MWC slightly higher than the AAC agreeing to this proposal.

I’m pretty sure the damage to his girlfriend’s face was the reason. Why on earth would they say, he beat the shit out of his girlfriend but lets gather more facts?

The person I was talking to essentially said that Simpson's absence has nothing to do with Covid and that was it. I guess my original thought was it was grade related but then he was involved in spring practice, and thinking grades would have excluded him then as well, I started wondering if it was behavioral. I don't know, but I do know I really expected him to step up this year and it hasn't happened. Now we will never know because he made a really stupid mistake. For his sake, I hope he gets squared away and puts this behind him.

I am sure the Presidents of OU and Texas were 100% committed to the B12 - Until they weren't

I hope the girlfriend is doing ok. What a dumbass he is. Just screwed himself forever. Good luck with life after football moron.

I'm sure the Deonte Simpson news had something to do with it

Because a regional conference makes sense. The AAC is going to take a media rights hit and adding 4 teams won't make a big enough difference. So it makes more sense to regionalize, get similar money to what the new AAC was going to get and significantly lower your travel cost and possibly increase your home attendance numbers.

AAC conference room when the phone call came in:

People see "San Antonio" and think possibilities. When they dig a little deeper it gets murky. It comes down to how much they value the SA market. I think as fans we get more caught up in the "hot" programs (what hap if "X" leaves) whereas hopefully the Presidents are digging deeper.

What is the objective of posting this? Let the legal process playout and NT make a decision on his offer status. Good example of guilty till proven innocent. If there is any question, I am confident he will not be playing for NT.

Based on the independent Athletic Director Power Index we are the number one School in C- USA.

I was not defending his actions at all. My point was about second chances in life, generally.

Yes

Dominated at A&M-Commerce. He has a 12-16 record at SFA over the last 2.5yrs. I would be extremely underwhelmed at this hire. We can do much better.

I'm all for the plan, but it'll never happen. And from a political standpoint this looks like desperation.

It is based on much more than the football program.

You can’t make someone want you in their circle…the AAC doesn’t want two DFW teams. The MWC thought they were gonna get Big XII Texas teams. Now, they look at what’s left and don’t want anyone. Getting a school that doesn’t average 20k in attendance doesn’t catch anyone’s attention. Then follow up with a program that had averaged 4 wins a year since 1995. Look, I’ve wanted MWC membership since 2011 when TCU left. It stings that they don’t want us and we aren’t able to do anything to change that mindset. What NS is trying to do with Judy is to get regional realignment—but they know the AAC schools aren’t biting, but the SBC will. This is the best hope we have now.

He beat his girlfriend so badly he put her in the hospital. I'm good on "gathering all the facts" regardless of if he's been a choirboy or not. See ya.

These types of cases are not like your petty weed charges. The START as a Class A Misdemeanor, and go up. If he choked her, its an automatic felony. The fact that she went to the hospital, means there were obvious injuries. And if there is any evidence that there was domestic violence, its an automatic arrest. I hope he can straighten his life out, but as far s this case goes, he's probably screwed.

The three conferences—Sun Belt, AAC and C-USA—are separated by their television deals. The AAC distributes around $6 million annually in TV revenue compared to about $500,000 in the Sun Belt and C-USA. However, industry experts expect the loss of Houston, UCF and Cincinnati—three of the biggest G5 names—to adversely impact the American’s ESPN TV deal, decreasing distribution substantially. Of course it will. The "AAC makes more TV money" is a dying argument because it won't be soon. There will be less financial reason to be in the AAC. ESPN is not going to pay the AAC a bunch of money without the schools that make the AAC good. The name of a conference means nothing. AAC is not the AAC as we know it in a few years.

If you are insinuating that this is Seth’s fault when he absolutely did the right thing throwing this kid off the team immediately, you’ve gone off the deep end.

Perhaps the best move Seth has made all yr. Such a waste of talent. Hopefully this will be an eye opening experience for Simpson

The new regionalization plan. First there is no invite to the MWC. Second there are no signs of the MWC conference expanding into the Central Time Zone. Third, we tired the Big West it was a failure. Fourth, the travel times and costs don't make any sense. Now for the depleted AAC. Why would we pay exits fess and buy in fees for a conference which media rights about get tanked? Why pick up the added travel costs and times to go the east coast? What is the prestige of the depleted AAC to sell to recruits. The regionalized plan is the CUSA we wanted to get into 15 years ago. The regional plan is exactly the places we recruit, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. I'll take the smaller footprint means savings and a better chances for the visiting team to help fill the seats. Our fans are more likely to travel to New Orleans and Memphis than any games on the East Coast.

would love to have one of these shirts:

A few, though they hate it, admit it makes sense

Commissioner of AAC assistant: "It is Judy from CUSA on the phone" Commissioner of AAC: Tell her I died just like her conference.

Yes and yes.

We went from Mean Green to the Mean Machine over night. Damn this has been a crazy 24 hours.

Good. We haven't been invited to go anywhere. The same dozen posters keep writing about the MWC like they have extended an invitation. Yet, there are no sourced articles out there, that says the MWC is even expanding. There is also no reason to assume we would be added to the AAC. Why add a team inside the same market as SMU? It's seems like they would take RICE and UTSA over UNT. RICE keeps a footprint in Houston and would be preferred by the ACC private schools. UTSA brings a new market and doesn't have SMU working against them.

Can you imagine if w were winning at football? The AAC or MWC would be competing for our services.

Seems like a lot of the same people that bitched about our conference not being aggressive are taking jabs when they are.

Shorter had a broken toe. Should be returning very very soon. Trust me he will play very soon.

ECU and Temple might go for it in the East, but SMU,Tulane, Tulas and Memphis from the AAC are going to be a hard sell. I just can't see what's in it for the AAC. They can have their pick of any CUSA and SBC program and just replace the 4 programs they have lost [ I am including U. Conn] . If it were me I would just wait until the AAC is thru poaching and then the SBC and CUSA should be forced to the table. Every G5 school including Baylor College of Dentistry has been mentioned as possible AAC replacements, with UAB being the only one I would bet money on. Liberty is a dark horse to land in one of the three conferences in play.

He is #1 in our hearts

I understand why many want Seth gone now. But realistically.....he will be here till at least the end of season unless HE pulls the trigger and what coach has ever done that.