[Worst call of all time? Yes.]

I was there.  That was the second screw job by the refs that game.  

[Details of 2Pac deals with MWC, WCC]

https://billfarley.substack.com/p/the-pac-2s-contracts-with-the-mwc

The interesting thing is that 2Pac is not required to take ALL the MWC if they choose to rebuild the PacX.  

 

[National Title Game]

I think Michigan wins, but I'm rooting for Washington.  It strikes my fancy that the Pac12 would win a Championship just before imploding.

[AAC Bowls]

58 minutes ago, GBarksdale said:

SMU will not compete in the ACC.  It’s going to be embarrassing for them

I think the roadmap is to not be competitive in the ACC until they can buy their way into non-competition in the B1G

 

[First Responder Bowl]

14 minutes ago, LongJim said:

TSU is a school UNT should be playing regularly. 

Perhaps not

[The Future of Bowl Games]

I am curious why UNT hasn't organized a Bowl game at Apogee (errr.  DATCU) stadium.  It's a good looking venue, and a CUSU or Sunbelt matchup would be a good fit.

 

[Florida State officially leaving ACC?]

FSU so *very* excited about those new ACC members  . . . 

[Frisco Bowl Thread]

Man, I hate how the final 2 minutes of a bball game lasts a half-hour.

 

edit:  And they can't even pick a winner.  Can we send this junk to ESPNews for overtime?

[Frisco Bowl Thread]

7 years is longer than the average NFL career.

 

I'm going to watch the game on TV, but there's some dumb bouncing-ball game on the channel now.

[North Texas RB Oscar Adaway to transfer to South Carolina]

 

 

[Texas State High School Football Championships]

On a side note, Bally Sports Southwest has a free 7 day trial, which will cover the playoff weekend if you start tomorrow.

 

 

https://www.uiltexas.org/football/state/football-state-championships-broadcast-information

[Texas State High School Football Championships]

3 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Thursday, 12/14:

11am: 2A Division II Final: 15-0 Albany vs. 14-0 Mart

3pm:  3A Division I Final: 15-0 Malakoff vs. 14-1 Franklin

7pm:  3A Division II Final: 15-0 Gunter vs. 14-0 Tidehaven

 

 

Go Tigers!  

[A question for the "We should only recruit through the portal" crowd]

At least the NFL has a salary cap to keep the league somewhat competitive.

[And Here We Go]

5 hours ago, Jonnyeagle said:

This seems reasonable to me.  The athletes should be paid.  They do the damn work

 

Ok -- then remove the scholarships and room&board subsidies. Remember school?  Education?  At modern prices, they ARE getting paid a pretty solid chunk of change.  

[8 years ago today]

.500 ball is *elevated*?

[8 years ago today]

Following such greats as Todd Dodge, Darrell Dickey, and Dan McCarney. 

I hope Morris can reverse a 30 40-year trend . . . 

[CUSA/Liberty to a NY6 Bowl Game?]

5 minutes ago, dodgefan said:

Liberty had the 133rd ranked strength of schedule, SMU was 80th. The AAC is sending our 17th ranked Champion to play a 6-6 Boston College team in their backyard. The Fenway Bowl, is where our conference could send a team that has six or seven wins, not our conference champion. If anyone questioned, why SMU paid the money to get out of this conference, you don't have to wonder anymore.

They're leaving and had nothing positive to say on the way out.  I'm glad they get a lousy bowl.  And it appears that SMU is jumping from one G5 conference to another 🙂

[Playoff bracket predictions?]

Pathetic.  FSU did EVERYTHING they were supposed to do, and some SEC bootlickers just couldn't live without their whiny conference.  

ACC joins AAC as a G5 . . . 

[CUSA adds another]

With Delaware joining CUSA, 33 teams have changed or will change conferences since the OU/UT action.  That's about a quarter of FBS teams (including those moving up)

You can also figure about another 6-8 when 2PAC works itself out after 2025.

 

[There’s no shame in going 5-7]

13 hours ago, NTSU52 said:

I can think of a lot of seasons in Denton that we would have been ecstatic to get 5 wins. In the 90s and mid to late 2000s especially. I know it’s not the season we wanted but alot of y'all need to look at where we came from before attacking Coach Morris and his staff.

This is the horrid mindset that has mired North Texas in mediocrity for a century now.

We are a top-4 size university in a football-crazy state.  The 80s and 90s damaged the brand terribly, but that was 30 years ago.  UCF didn't even have a football program 30 years ago.  App State has gone from FCS to national visibility in under a decade.  Liberty is a TOP 20 team, and has only been in FBS since 2018.

Everyone else can improve.  Why, oh why, do UNT fans accept .500 (or less!) football as a goal?

 

 

[***OFFICIAL UAB vs UNT In-Game Discussion***]

Honestly, 5-7 was well above my prediction for this season.  Good for the Mean Green.

[***OFFICIAL UAB vs UNT In-Game Discussion***]

Those of us who were there in 2018 know to never trust a kicker.

[Jimbo]

I wonder if we can snag him?  He seems to have the skill set appropriate to our expectations

 

 

[***Official UNT vs. SMU In-Game Discussion (THE FINALE)***]

So much for the early December bowl loss.  I'm disappointed.

[***Official UNT vs. SMU In-Game Discussion (THE FINALE)***]

5 minutes ago, TripleGrad said:

Did ESPN2 just dump the game?  Who the heck subscribes to ESPNEWS?

I guess they didn't.  I was confused by the "watch on ESPNEWS and the app" bug they put on the screen.