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You were there for the last win. Have some faith.

Kudos to the SFA training staff for being so professional. They also were using their play call signs to block so no one could take pictures.

Carthel and his staff were class acts

GMG OldHeads - "the AD needs to do something to better engage the students" AD - engages the students GMG OldHeads - "gosh, can they turn that hippity hop bebob down? what's wrong with some Lee Greenwood?"

Why does the dj music have to so loud? It should be background noise not the main event. Why do we even have a band at the game? The non stop DJ music doesn't give them much time to play. The marching band is part of the game day experience. I have heard the volume of the music by the DJ less at a night club. It makes it hard to talk to the people around you which part of the reason I attend the game in person. I know the young people like the music but it could be turn down a few decibels. I got to the game early and it was not bad but about 15 minutes before Kick off up went the volume. I like to hear the ref make the calls so I know what is going on the field. How about some replays on calls that are being reviewed on the field.. I know I am welcomed to DATCU stadium for the game of SFA against UNT. Yes, I will enjoy a coke but please show some replays on the big screen. Now get off my yard,

I get the idea, but I think it’s better that we just focus on our own current players. Big game this week! GMG!

Maybe it is an age thing, but I really don't want a shirt, sweatshirt, cap, etc. with a kid's name and number on it. I just want North Texas logoed apparel/hats/caps. I especially don't want a shirt with the name of kid that will probably be gone in a year.

A 2-minute warning. Sorry but when you're at the stadium.....the number of 2-3 minute stoppages....is a lot already. You look down on the field...and they have a digital clock. (I guess for TV? not sure). But there are now 3.5 minutes of stoppage....between quarters. And it starts at 2:30 for every replay review. On most reviews you're watching at home....haven't you determined what happened....in less than a minute?? I think the first half last night...was about an hour and 45 minutes long. Baseball realized it needed to do things to speed things up some.....college football should too. Just my opinion.

2-0 doesn’t happen very often around here. I’ll take it, ugly or not.

Again, big IF…but if we manage to pull one out in Lubbock…we come back to DATCU to a crowd of 29k+ on the 21st against Wyoming (Wyoming, by the way, just lost to Idaho)

I sold and distributed orthopaedic implants for 30 years, and compound fractures are especially bad, especially to the lower leg. One of the major concerns is infection, because normally this type of traumatic injury is "dirty" . Another is blood flow to the affected area, which if disrupted could make healing the wound and obtaining union with the fragmented bones problematic. He needs all the prayers we can muster.

Can we please stop obsessing over SMU? We aren’t even conference mates after the single season we spent with them and we won’t be playing them anytime in the foreseeable future. They mean absolutely nothing to us as a program. Why oh why does their name continuously come up on this site??

Well, this is great to see. I still don't understand why something like this wasn't organized by the Talons years ago.

I have nothing against Jake Roberts…but

We don't usually go 2-0 to start the season. I don't care how easy this game may have been on paper - a W is a W.

We hope nothing but bad things happen to your team. Respectfully, All of GMG

@FirefightnRick says "Come and get it!"

I honestly saw -11 and I assumed it was BYU -11 then I saw SMU -11 man…..it’s so typical of that program. They got a fancy new patch on their jersey and all the money. But there’s still no substance. They barely beat one of the worst teams in FBS and then just got beat at home as double digit favorites. At home with what sounded like 50/50 BYU fans. But they can tout their attendance. Nevermind half the stadium wasn’t there to cheer for them. And They are such a “sexy” pick this year in their “P4” conference. Even though there’s really no substantive reason for it. They Bought their patch but underneath it same ole SMU. Embarrassing

Yeah I hated watching Cobbs, Jamario, back to back rushing champs, Quinn, Booger, Spencer, Awasom, Buckles, top 10 defense, hardly ever losing a conference game, that New Orleans Bowl win, blowing out Baylor at home, the NMSU game at Fouts, miracle in the desert, etc. too..... That helmet brings back horrible memories

Here is the irony of this "nostalgia"? The NT administration NEVER wanted that name (NTSU). In 1960 when we achieved University status it necessitated a name change. The FIRST choice of the administration was UNT. A bill was drawn up and we got a representative from (I think) Mineral Wells to file it. Everything went fine with the representatives, but when it got to the Senate it hit a wall. Several senators (no doubt UT grads) threatened to filibuster the bill if it proceeded as written. A compromise was worked out and because "University" had to be in our name, NTSU was agreed upon. We had to go back three other times to try and change it to UNT, and the third time was finally successful.......but just barely. Gov. Clements (an SMU grad) signed the bill and here we are, being nostalgic for NTSU.

The first Green Light Gala was last night (f) at the IDF. I’m told it was a sellout and by what I saw, it was. I had a great time. Lots of Mean Green friends and pretty ladies dressed up. There were plenty of North Texas items to bid on as well as trips and adult beverages. The announcement was made that over $360,000 was raised last night. I misspoke earlier in my original post. Thanks to MeanGreen22. Money went to athletic dept. Regardless, it was a good time with good friends.

Some perspective on the defense for those calling it bad... without the turnovers to put SFA in scoring position, our guys held them to 7 points, forced 5 turnovers on downs, and 5 drives went 3-and-out. I wish the tackling had been better at times but considering run defense was our weakness last year, I think I'll take holding them to 2.2 yards per rushing attempt. Some more perspective... some FCS teams can be pretty good or at least play some good first halves. If you tuned in to #18 LSU vs Nicholls State in the 3rd quarter, you'd have seen a close 23-21 game. If you turned to #22 Arizona vs Northern Arizona at the start of the 4th, you'd have seen a 13-10 game. Last year's G5 darlings that are James Madison struggled to beat Gardner-Webb in a 13-6 game. We got the win. It wasn't easy. We're also missing some pieces on the offensive line so that needs to be cleaned up. At the end of the day we're 2-0 which is rare around here. Let's enjoy it a bit.

The defense has played amazing all things considered, we've thrown a pick six, had two other turnovers and tons of penalties. We are going to win and no one is going to remember this game 3 weeks from now, stay positive people. GMG!

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Can we play like back then too? Although, it will be a non-conference game, so it may not be a good idea....

That right there is a UNT Athletics icon!

They seemed to be too busy gathering up squirrels lol.

I was a young man when that game started.

I think UNLV just scored another touchdown.

For what it's worth, I was at the Walmart on University tonight as they were closing, and all the store employees were basically at the cash registers. I would say 95% of them were college students and they were all talking about going to the game. I heard one girl ask what time was the game and another said 6:30 and they all said oh I will be there. Hopefully, there are multiple students across campus saying the same thing.

Does this hurt their playoff chances?

So, Morris hasn't even been to a bowl game and we have to deal with these rumors already ? I used to think it was difficult being a G5 school when it came to losing coaches to larger programs. Now, it's not only coaches but players every year. We can't have anything good anymore. I don't know why I torture myself like this every year. Next we are going to lose our cheerleaders, then the cannon. I guess after that we can always construct a new cannon out of wood like UTSA.

Early in my coaching career, I went home upset because we won ugly in week 2. We lost the next 7 games. I learned then to appreciate any win, even the ugly ones. It is hard to win. Those kids on the other side are on scholarship too. Those coaches aren't stupid. Enjoy every win. Ugly wins are still wins.

Should have just batted it away considering it was fourth down. Cost us 40 yards.

I hate to tell you this but a lot of teams go through BS every week. Including multiple top ten teams. We play to our potential and the next two games are winnable.

You’re not very good at this. 2-0

Nothing against Eric Morris, but that haircut aint it

Whilst visiting the ticket office this morning to get my tickets I took some time to inspect the new mesh chairback seats. 1. They are very comfortable. You should not need any sort of cushion......and it's a good thing. 2. The seats (the actual sitting area) in the chair is spring loaded. You cannot pull it down and expect it to stay. If you let go of it......up it goes! You must hold it down until you get seated. 3. It appears that there is less space under the seats to "store stuff". Do not bring a large bag of "stuff". 4. The cup holders are not built into the arms of your seat. They are attached to the back of the seat in front of you on the next row. One cup holder per seat. And finally, the most important/impactful info. 5. There is less leg room between you and the seat in front of you. I sat in my chair and there was about 4-6 inches of room to the back of the seat in front of me.....if that. No more putting your knees together and moving your legs aside while sitting to let someone get by. If someone gets up to go to the rest room, or the concession stand, everyone on their route to get out will have to stand up. And naturally, there will be no more climbing into the row behind you to take a short cut to get out. Plan accordingly folks. Bonnie Brae. It is open but rough. The Grand Canyon of ditches directly across from the stadium is filled in. The dirt parking area behind it doesn't look accessible/available. That might change between today and Saturday.....but I doubt it.

These shirts were being given out last night. Between these and the Yeti’s, I think it’s safe to say we see the flying worm uniforms this year. Wonder if they’re going to be changed up, or the same as last time. I hope we get those sweet polos for sale again! I regret being cheap those 4-5 years ago.

How much is a great role on the football team at the University of North Texas worth? You have to factor that in before you leave for more NIL. You are dumb if you just compare dollars to dollars. We had a packed house in a beautiful stadium last night in one of the best areas to live in the country. If money could buy me an opportunity to be a starting football player on that Mean Green team, I would pay a lot of it for that chance. There are a lot of big plays available here. Somebody is going to make them and that experience is pretty valuable.

Excellent!! Great job. Bring them to Lubbock...

I've been a harsh critic of the defense, but they really kept us in the game during the early plays where the game had a chance to get away from us. Offense were much more the problem this time, too many turnovers and mistakes. Let's hope they clean it up because we looked like a completely different team on offense today.

Our Defense just needs to build on tonight. Only given up 13.

Bonnie Brae has been closed for a while. They are finally working on widening the street to a four-lane divided road south of I-35, which will make the Mean Green Village look a lot nicer when its done. If only they had built the grandstand for the new soccer stadium on the opposite side of the field (next to the street) so fans aren't looking into the sun, AND, so they could have painted all of our soccer team's achievements on it for passersby to see. Could have hung banners of the players too.