[Oregon State AD: Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly]

12 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

Literally reposted tweets from verified journalists (not whack job clickbaiters) of the schools targeted for PAC expansion.

It has been widely reported that UNLV/UN-Reno have political ties.  

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/pac-12-poaches-4-mountain-west-schools-unlv-left-out-3168075/

I never said it would be rebuilt into a power conference but rather the clear power of the G5 ensuring the PAC champion access to the playoff.

No one knows what the PAC TV deal will be but with the war chest from the PAC departures and potential additions in major markets it could be enticing.  I never once posted a dollar figure or even estimated what it could be.

Anything else you need?

Yeah, a quote from Byron on the board of regents doesn’t mean anything. He doesn’t even say they are tied. You yourself said they can get out of it. 
 

Oooooh, enticing? That’s how they’ll sell it to the tv executives. 
 

The PAC champ isn’t ensured of anything. Complete nonsense. 
 

How many of these journalist predicted this whole PAC revival? 
 

I don’t need anything, I’m not an SMU douche predicting to know it all on another schools board. It’s all Green and it’s all good. 

[Oregon State AD: Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly]

2 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

Literally nothing I've said is BS.  Its actually being real time corroborated in the media by multiple sources but if you want to spray diarrhea no one's stopping you I guess.

Show me one verified source that UNLV and Nevada are tied together. 
 

Show me one source that says what the PAC tv deal will be. 
 

You already said the PAC would rebuild into a power conference. Never happening. 
 

Show me anything. You’re just spouting your own BS and tweet rumors. 
 

 

[Oregon State AD: Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly]

9 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

We had 32,000 for a Friday night game against BYU.  Games against TCU and FSU are already sell outs.  SMU has won more football games than any program in Texas the last 5 years so your .500 "at best" doesn't seem to make a lot of mathematical sense.  We now have Clemson, Miami, UNC, etc. as conference mates so I'd say the realignment maneuvering form the WAC to CUSA to AAC to ACC was very successful for SMU.  SMU won its first football conference title with Rhett Lashlee at the helm not Sonny Dykes.  The two previous coaches had taken SMU to bowl games prior to Dykes' arrival.

I'm sure people have been able to post more incorrect information in three sentences but you've definitely given them a run for their money.  Kudos.

June Jones was 36-43 at SMU, glad you consider that a success. Chad Morris was 7-19. But hey, bowl games. 
 

You bought your way into the ACC, and I don’t care that you did. That route isn’t plausible for UNT. So why don’t you stop acting like you know what’s best for North Texas. You can be full of bullshit about this because none of it pertains to you.

 

 

[Oregon State AD: Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly]

1 minute ago, SMU2006 said:

What do you think the next AAC contract is going to look like?

Depending on the teams, probably less than we are getting now. 
 

What do you think the PAC looks like after they burn through that money and OSU and WSU are full on G5 teams? Ever been to Pullman or Corvallis when they play a non name team?  Tell me what the difference is between 8-4 in either conference? I’ll tell you, zero. Both go to lower bowl games. 

If they make a deal we can’t refuse, so be it. Otherwise it’s a short-sighted option. 
 

You guys moved “up” in conferences several times and it didn’t do shit for you. Did nothing for attendance or tv, you were a .500 at best program. Sonny Dykes changed your fortunes, not moving conferences.

 

[Oregon State AD: Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly]

15 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

A lot of these matchups are going to be offered as a digital subscription package (ESPN+ or something similar) so game windows or overlapping content isn't really an issue anymore.

So someone is going to pony up 10+ million per team to stream a late night UTSA vs Fresno State game. I’ll believe it when I see it and after I read the small print. 

[Morris needs to own the Caponi hire]

You don’t get more defensive talent you could have Buddy Ryan coaching the defense and it wouldn’t matter much. 
 

Still the fault of the staff but I don’t see a quick fix. 

[PAC is back]

3 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Why not? ESPN has the SEC and ACC, Fox has the Big 10, and they both have a piece of the Big 12. Those media networks have their money spent. If we want a bigger amount of money, being Apple or Amazon Prime's primary college football product may provide a more lucrative media deal than getting the ESPN or Fox scraps.

The streaming services low-balled the original PAC 12, you think they're going to throw money at this version of it? 

[PAC is back]

Just now, Coffee and TV said:

man's never heard of Pac 12 after dark...?

I live on the west coast. I watched it all the time. This ain’t USC vs Utah. 

[PAC is back]

25 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

The potential for being left out is going to create a ton of anxiety.  PAC is making a move to create the best non P4 conference in the country that will almost assuredly get the one at-large bid to the playoff.  You better believe there is gonna be an all out war between schools in the MWC and AAC to get in.

Being the best non P4 conference gets you nothing. Doesn’t get you the playoff spot, doesn’t get you a seat at any table and doesn’t get you any closer to the big boy conferences. Especially if/when there is a separation. It’s why you gave up years of revenue to get out of the non P4. 
 

I’d listen to what the new PAC has to say but it’s basically a version of the MWC.  SDSU hosted Oregon State this past week. The game didn’t come close to selling out and nobody east of Nevada saw it. Not sure us playing Fresno St at 9:30 central on Apple is the way to go. 
 

 

[PAC is back]

4 minutes ago, SMU2006 said:

If you think they don't want to destroy the MWC (while taking some of their most valuable properties) you don't understand how these things work.  The PAC literally is a carcass of its former self b/c it was picked apart by other conferences.  They will pillage anything and everything they can to remain alive.

IMO, the invites to the four schools is meant to create panic and urgency by the other MWC schools as well as potential targets in the AAC.  If you're Memphis do you really want to sit back and wait for an ACC/Big 12 invite that is never going to happen or do you act now to make sure you are in the "best of the rest" G5 league?  Same goes for USF who will no doubt need to have a geographic bridge with likely Tulane, UTSA, and UNT.

You could have a conference with a footprint in San Diego, Denver(ish), Las Vegas, DFW, Memphis, San Antonio, New Orleans, and Tampa.  That "should" be enough to get a media partner interested.

If I'm the eastern schools you better have a damn good idea of how much you can get in a media deal. The numbers thrown around in some of these tweets/reports are ridiculous. My guess is they try really hard to get money from a streaming service but then nobody sees your games. 

The MWC adding the two PAC schools didn't bring any value, I don't know why it suddenly has value going the other way. 

[Latest on OSU/WSU vs MWC]

Not sure where this goes, you would think they would add six. 
 

This will still be a G5 conference no matter who they add so I wonder if any AAC teams see any appeal to joining. 
 

With the amount of money coming in, I wonder who the MWC goes after. We have to be on the potential list. 

[New Helmets Unveiled‼️]

Better wear the whole uniform if you’re bringing back the helmet. 

[The Last Thing College Football Needed]

52 minutes ago, rcade said:

I think they still stop on first downs for that. Saw it when Notre Dame had the ball at the end against Northern Illinois and it seemed like home cooking because the refs took so long to start the clock.

They stop the clock for first downs in the last two mins of each half. 

[****OFFICIAL SFA vs UNT In-Game DISCUSSION****]

1 hour ago, 3_n_out said:

And I was waiting all week for this game. I was excited to see us solidify ourselves as one of the strong AAC teams that will surprise a lot of people. We won…yes…but I came away very disappointed. All week to prepare for a “lesser” team and we look like this?!?!

Somebody looked past this team. They didn’t get these kids ready to play and were too full of themselves after one good game. This is SL era BS that we’re seeing all over again. 

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. 

[Nobody is being cute and funny this week, I wonder why?]

You’re not very good at this. 
 

2-0 

[****OFFICIAL SFA vs UNT In-Game DISCUSSION****]

UGLY 

2-0

AAC kinda sucks. 

[Memphis Losing Top Assistant? (Rick Stansbury)]

How many well known pro players last very long coaching college teams? I'm trying to think of one successful one. Majerle, Thomas, Howard, Ewing, Manning,and Johnson come to mind. Mullin was okay but bailed pretty quickly. Stackhouse and Hardaway might be in trouble. Granted, most college coaches struggle but you'd think one pro would stick out. Bobby Hurley had a pretty short NBA career. A few more got hired this year. 

Not the route I'd go. 

 

 

[UNT NIL Store Unveils Officially Licensed Player Apparel]

12 minutes ago, Marty said:

Agree. I want to support the athletes but wouldn't it be a little creepy for a middle aged male to wear a Skyler Savage jersey.

Do it. Wouldn't it just say "Savage" on the back?

Timeless. 

[UNT NIL Store Unveils Officially Licensed Player Apparel]

I'm a fan of this but that better be a damn nice t-shirt. 

[2024 CBS CFB Week 1 Ranking]

8 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Opponents after Week One:

So. Bama 99

SFA -

TX Tech 52

Wyoming 96

Tulsa 116

FAU 103

Memphis 32

Tulane 56

Army 94

utsa 52

ECU 98

Temple 134

 

State of TX:

UT 3

A&M 23

smuT 33

TCU 40

utsa 52

TX Tech 53

Baylor 58

TX St. 72

UNT 85

UH 89

SHSU 105

Rice 111

Beat the lesser ranked teams, scratch out wins against overrated Tulane and UTSA and we are 10-2. Sweet. 

[Do FCS teams still have a chance against FBS opponents?]

I don't like this take. 

Tennessee Tech lost to MTSU in the last seconds. Ark State pulled out a miracle. Tech and TXSU barely won. Idaho and NDSU gave Oregon and Colorado big scares. Some other competitive games too.  

Texas, Alabama and OSU beat FBS teams by 167-6.

Sure, FCS teams are losing players, but so is everyone. Last year there were four FCS wins. 2021 there were twelve (that's crazy). Also some of the best FCS teams are playing tougher FCS teams. MAC teams aren't going to schedule the Dakota schools.  

I could be wrong but I doubt the vast percentage of FCS transfers are moving up to SEC contenders. A quick glance at Auburn's roster and I didn't see any FCS transfers. Saw a few AAC transfers though 😞

Wouldn't say one year (or one week) makes a trend. 

 

 

[G5 Coaches Poll Week 1]

17 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Have they played anyone?

Some commuter school down south. 

[G5 Coaches Poll Week 1]

UNLV should be higher. 
 

 

[Sources: Pac-12, Mountain West football don't reach deal for '25]

I live out here and I wouldn’t add just the two. Their brands are pretty limited without the PAC name. If you could add four, that’s the only way. 
 

If that happened the AAC needs to steal the Fri night ESPN spot. 

[SFA]

We shouldn’t have let the game get away but SFA to me will always mean Maher to Silva. 
 

Thirty years ago 🤦🏻‍♂️