[Iconic Denton Restaurant?]

State Club

Flying Tomato

Texas Pickup

Swensen's Ice Cream

The OG Chopsticks.  They've gone downhill in the past couple of decades.

[Yeah, but good ol' NT is too cool for something like this...]

 

[Future conference mate and 2023 opponent: No. 10 USC and No. 16 Tulane]

That was a helluva game.

 

I still have absolutely no idea what a targeting foul looks like.

 

[Breaking: Aune Enters NFL Draft]

Do we have to keep him now?

[Don’t Criticize Unless You Donate!]

This is going to cause a lot of downvotes, and that's fine by me.

I went to NTSU/UNT for many years and paid a LOT to get the degrees.  I put in my time at an empty Fouts field in the rain and cold and hot watching the Mean Green gets its head beaten in over and over.  

Quite frankly, the lack of athletic success by UNT over the last century, and especially the last 30 years, has devalued my degrees and has devalued the prestige of being a UNT graduate. 

     "Where did you go to college?"

     "North Texas"

     "Where is that?"

You never get that reaction with A&M or Bama or Oregon.

 

If anyone has heard of North Texas : UNT is a great <blank> school -- unless it involves sportsball.  

I've put in my time and money.  Like most UNT alumni, I am waiting for the school to step up and be something to be proud of on Saturday.  If someone thinks that I have to throw a bit of cash at a program to have an opinion -- jump in a lake. 

[Breaking: North Texas Hires Special Teams Guru Svoboda From Alabama]

8 minutes ago, Matt from A700 said:

Is this enough to start the "We Want Bama" chants??

We've only lost 4 times against Alabama in our entire 109 year history.  I'm comfortable with those odds.

[Breaking: North Texas Hires Special Teams Guru Svoboda From Alabama]

UNT is really stepping up.  I guess they're taking the AAC  change seriously.

[Aune Enters the Portal]

13 minutes ago, MeanGreenDan said:

His kids must be nearing college age by now, doesn't he need to get a job so he can put them through school?

Probably looking for that employee tuition discount for the kids

[Will we have the patience....]

It's all going to depend on the portal.  Hopefully the staff will be serious about the new world of college free agency.  You can't just pick players from high school and hope to have a 4-5 year development pipeline any longer.

[Sorry, this is a joke - Oregon player get 9th year of eligibility]

"

In 2017, McCormick missed a good portion of the season after recovering from rhabdomyolysis, which he and several teammates developed following an overly strenuous workout in January of that year. McCormick then missed most of the 2018 season, and all of the 2019 and 2020 seasons, due to a broken ankle that required multiple surgeries.

 

McCormick made his return to the field for a game against Ohio State in September 2021, but he tore his Achilles in that contest and missed the rest of the season."

 

So he's played 1 complete season, despite being on campus forever.  I don't see a problem with the extension.

[****OFFICIAL 2022 FRISCO BOWL (BOISE VS UNT) IN-GAME DISCUSSION****]

Folks, it's been a good time with you all this year.  And now it's time for the UNT war cry:  "WE'LL GET YOU NEXT YEAR!"

See ya in the American.

[****OFFICIAL 2022 FRISCO BOWL (BOISE VS UNT) IN-GAME DISCUSSION****]

1 minute ago, CaribbeanGreen said:

I just.... I really wanna know how anyone is blaming this on Aune

You were saying?

[****OFFICIAL 2022 FRISCO BOWL (BOISE VS UNT) IN-GAME DISCUSSION****]

That will help the NFL draft rank

[****OFFICIAL 2022 FRISCO BOWL (BOISE VS UNT) IN-GAME DISCUSSION****]

It's on ESPNNEWS right now

[****OFFICIAL 2022 FRISCO BOWL (BOISE VS UNT) IN-GAME DISCUSSION****]

Just now, TripleGrad said:

 More importantly, Aune completed a pass and the team is in the red zone

 

Aaaaand only 3.  *sigh*

[****OFFICIAL 2022 FRISCO BOWL (BOISE VS UNT) IN-GAME DISCUSSION****]

I like the helmets on TV, the green on the helmet pops.  Not a fan of the rest of the uniform.  More importantly, Aune completed a pass and the team is in the red zone

[UCLA gets the formal OK to move - Does this open up MWC/Pac12 moves?]

This weakens the Pac12, but I believe they'll stay pat for a bit.  When the 4 corner schools bolt or the Northwest schools move on, that will be the deathknell of the PAC-12 as we know it.  I'd expect the left-behinds to take the majority of the MWC.  The PAC-12 name, right now, has the value as a P5 conference.

This assumes they care about travel time.  It could be that the PAC quits caring about the Pacific, and just throws open the doors.  In that case, you'll see something like a land rush as the G5s scramble to get in.  PAC-USA?

[UNT hired Washington State offensive coordinator and former Incarnate Word head coach Eric Morris to take over its program on Tuesday]

Not the marquee name we needed to make a media/recruitment splash, but we shall see how it works out.

Let me welcome him to the board:  "Fire Eric!"

[Curious???]

Thanks for explaining who that was.  At first glance I thought it was Fauci -- seriously.

[Austin Aune entering the NFL Draft]

[The next CUSA School? (So glad we are leaving)]

A lot of schools are afraid the path to FBS will be closed shortly, so any port in the storm.  

You're known by the company you keep.  So glad to be out of CUSA.  I am worried about the fact that most conference reputations seem to degenerate once we get there.

[DRC (updated): UNT headed back to Frisco to face Boise State in Frisco Bowl]

Just now, NT80 said:

Seriously?  Been blown out of games more this year.  Not sure what accomplishments you allude to.

 

Well, UNT spread the losses out, so there wasn't a need for 5 wins in a row to  get to Frisco.  So there's that.

 

And to be fair, they -did- get to the championship game this season, which is a greater accomplishment than recent results.

[McMurphy projecting UNT vs. Boise in Frisco bowl]

Gah.  Frisco again?  

Another blow-out-bowl with Seth.  The players may not opt out, but the fans likely will.

[****OFFICIAL 2022 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP IN-GAME DISCUSSION****]

Tonight I watched a fine football game.  It was a hard fought battle, with big plays on each side of the ball.  Some unexpected heroes, great coaching, good halftime adjustments, and time management battles that went down to literally the last minute.

Malakoff beat Grandview to advance to the State semifinals.

Friday night is for high school football.  UNT should remember that in the future.  Fortunately, I'm certain the AAC won't be chained to such a schedule.

[Wren Baker to West Virginia]

I wish Wren well in his new journey.  While I wish he'd been more decisive about Seth, at the time of the original extension, given what we knew at the time, it was the right call.  Wren was instrumental in moving out of C-USA.  That alone was a tremendous achievement.  

Nobody could expect a G5 AD not to take a good P5 spot if the opportunity comes around.  

I hope the next AD here can build on the successes.