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UNT can't afford him like the other posters have said so it's a non-issue. Isn't going to happen.

Safety, 16-13 UTSA.

If it weren't for the first play in the game, Arizona would probably be a little scared right now.

The American Athletic Conference is a joke.

Why?

This is hardly a trophy for the defense. Ash has been one of the least durable quarterback in the country the last couple of seasons. I think Sam Houston State could have roughed him up enough to end his career.

Should be fun to watch UTSA play Arizona on FSN1 in San Antonio next Thursday.

That's some serious coin.

C-USA looking pretty legit right now.

Fans are going to start booing soon.

21-0. It doesn't look like a fluke either. UTSA defense is rock solid right now.

Yeah, it has been really sloppy football. It's super humid which is probably making throwing the ball and fielding it a bid harder, but still... Houston has 4 TOs, UTSA should be leading by more.

I have to believe that since I don't think they ever even sniffed a BCS national title.

We just don't know how seriously Strong is taking this game though. Is he out to really make a statement in his first game or is he really just overlooking UNT?

Of course. Besides, interstate games always mean more to people unless you're playing a powerhouse program.

UTSA seems like the most likely candidate for a rival. The similarities between UNT and Rice and pretty slim. UNT is a large public school with above average academics whereas Rice is a small private school with elite academics (top 25 in the nation -- UNT is just nowhere close to that). Both UNT and Rice are in large metro areas, but really neither school has a dominant presence in its metro area, so whatever benefits come from the size of each's metro area are pretty well blunted as far as their contribution to a potential rivalry is concerned.

It can be competitive, but UT still has a ton of talent and they are going to hyped. I see UT getting the win wrapped up by the end of the 3rd.

Yeah, it will be pretty close to a sell out. No doubt.

Diggs is good against guys of similar size, but the rest of the secondary is definitely not up to par with what Texas has put out on the field in its glory days under Mack Brown (i.e., 2001-2009)

They will be favored by a lot more than 2 touchdowns at home.

Impressive way to end the streak.

It's on the Comcast Sports Network here in Houston.

San Marcos' team was playing Tech, which probably brought in as many teams as Texas State. UTSA, on the other hand, is the only game (college or pro football) in town, so they are probably going to have solid attendance numbers no matter who they play. That C-USA logo on the field might bring in some more fans by itself next season for the Mean Green.

UTSA hasn't even made an official comment on the move. That thing was buried on page 127 of a long list of agenda items that a blogger picked up.

This thread was not what I thought it was about.