[ACC officially invites Cal, Stanford and SMU]

9 minutes ago, rojomojo said:

Mike is gonna Mike! Don't understand why UNT fans continue to kiss up to this guy

 

It's got to be a tough job to be a G5 Commish.  Every team is looking to move on all the time.

[AAC not interested in Oregon State or Washington State.]

In similar news, I have decided to not pursue Katy Perry regarding an ongoing relationship.  She's just not worth my time.

[ACC officially invites Cal, Stanford and SMU]

Hurrah.  Now will the ponyboys please leave this board?  

[SMU's Hail Mary to play big-time football again]

11 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

It seems somewhat disingenuous to have all these SMU threads and then pretend like we're not interested in SMU.

I'm *not* interested in SMU.  The only concern I have is how the AAC is impacted.  Frankly I'm hoping the ponyboys go away if the team changes conferences.

["Hey casual fans, get better tickets for the same price as the early buyers!"]

7 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

Wait... I think we're buying the lead... Texas motor speedway had season tickets? What does that get you into?

A buddy and I had them for two decades or so.  You got the same tickets to the Cup, Busch, Truck, and Indycar races.  For a while it was a good deal, then TMS started offering extremely low cost tickets just before the races that weren't too much worse than ours.  So why spend $$$$ per seat for season tickets when you could just cherry pick the races you wanted to see for $?

It was even worse for some, for some seats there are also PSL charges.

You can still buy season tickets there:  https://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/events/season-tickets/

 

[Why is SDSU always mentioned as an expansion candidate?]

Location, and media market. 

[CUSA getting an early start]

There -is- a lot less competition for eyeballs this week, and they probably get some visibility and coverage they wouldn't otherwise.

Jacksonville State looked surprisingly solid for their first season in FBS.  

[Saturday August 26....College Football Season begins! (game listings)]

This is a useful site:  https://cfb.guide/

Eastern time, be aware

["Hey casual fans, get better tickets for the same price as the early buyers!"]

Meh.  Lesson learned.  Next time I want to attend a "marquee" game I'll just wait for UNT to put the tickets on sale.  

But you have to wonder how many others just made that same decision.

["Hey casual fans, get better tickets for the same price as the early buyers!"]

Just venting:  Ticket office just sent an email offering "premium sideline" and "premium midfield" for the same price I bought my endzone tickets for when they first went on sale.  Way to incentivize early engagement, management.

The same type of behaviour made buying season tickets at Texas Motor Speedway uneconomical, and surprise, those ticket sales dropped. 

[Looks like ACC about to add SMUt Cal and Stanford]

52 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

I believe this could be a great outcome, if we are able to add OSU and WSU. Then raid the MWC! GMG 

Add OSU/WSU by "merging" into the PAC.  Then we get a shiny P5 badge too  🙂

[Looks like ACC about to add SMUt Cal and Stanford]

One would think the media partner would have some say in having to fork over another 70+ million.  Do they get any veto over membership decisions?

If not, expect that to be in every contract moving forward.

[When do we actually get tickets and parking passes?]

17 minutes ago, UNTethered Eagle said:

You can sign into your account and download the game ticket and parking pass.

 

Received that info via email a few days ago. 

 

Ok, thanks!  That's a start, I didn't realize I had an account on the "evenue.net" website.  I got in there and there's no tickets yet.  So I suppose they're just not doing that at this time.

 

[When do we actually get tickets and parking passes?]

"You will receive an email with links to access your tickets closer to 
the event. Fans will utilize their mobile phones to access their       
tickets and enter the venue on game day. Detailed instructions will be
provided in future emails."

Under 10 days out, and no further information.  Is this normal for UNT athletics?  I honestly don't know the process, so that's why I'm asking.

 

[When do we actually get tickets and parking passes?]

It's been a while since I went to a game.  

What's the process now?  I have my confirmation of purchase for both tickets and a blue pass for Cal, but have heard nothing further from the athletic dept (except for them trying to sell me tickets to Cal . . .)

[Pac-2?]

1 hour ago, akriesman said:

Oregon State has come along way from those horrible teams of the 70's, 80's and 90's.  They were the one major program that the 1AA guys really had a chance to beat up on.

Correct me if I am wrong. But, I think we beat Oregon State the first year we moved up from 1AA (mid 90's).  We were terrible, but they were worse. I remember the game at Fouts.

30-27 UNT over OSU.  September 16, 1995.

They went 1-10, worse than our 2-9.

The fun thing about that year?  UNT had a local TV broadcast deal, with every away game on OTA.

[Not getting a good feeling about things]

My grandad had a phrase that cut through the nonsense most of the time:

 

"Them's that know ain't talkin', and them's that talkin' don't know."

 

The people who can actually make changes are talking to each other and nobody else right now, and us on the outs will only know when things are done.  So enjoy the ride but don't sweat the details.

[Has this ever happened before? In one offseason, we've...]

5 minutes ago, Tommy Gadberry said:

Dis these people just take the name and start something new?  Cause I tried some at Eastside and it didn’t taste anything like the original, in my opinion.  Plus the Tomato was all about the ambience.

 

 

 

It's the kid of the owner of the original Flying Tomato.  And in my personal opinion, the baby stuffed is exactly the same as it was back in the 80s.

["1 Week 'Til Kickoff! Gear Up In Time!" email]

The first game is Sept 2, correct?  I just got an email from the athletic department trying to sell shirts, and the email title was confusing to me.

[Attendance Prediction Against California]

95 and sunny is the current forecast.  I think that drops attendance.

The trick is whether we're counting butts-in-seats or 'paid attendance'

Real attendance 18,600.  Paid attendance 24,800

 

[4 teams from AAC agree to leave?]

56 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Why let them in? If the 14 AAC institutions band together and stay pat while not letting them in they will squirm. At this point, weeks into this thing, let them. 

 

I would agree with this, if the result is the teams joining the AAC.  But there is value in the name PAC, and that gives the 4 teams a bit of leverage.  UNT should jump at the change to join a P5 conference, even if there is a huge * behind that conference name.

[PAC 12 Realignment Talk Mega Thread (All 12 threads merged)]

9 hours ago, NorthTexan95 said:

If he makes enough variations, eventually one will be correct and he can claim victory. 

The one with UConn and Sam Houston is LIT.

[BREAKING]

The PAC isn't looking at CUSA teams?  Why on earth not?  😉

 

 

[A hypothetical]

1.

But it's more likely we have a 5 year run of 2 wins in the AAC.

[What Will it Take For a Sold Out Stadium?]

^ This

That stadium was rocking in 2018.  Then the team lost and the momentum for the season was gone.