Greendylan

Spooky! Maybe the game should be played on Halloween!

True. However (though I don't expect to see much evidence of this next year), I do believe the gap is beginning to narrow just a bit.

Yeah, I expect Arkansas to be solid, but Troy rarely gets blown out. That is to say, it seems like they keep it close against marquee opponents more often than they lose by several touchdowns.

I don't doubt that you are correct. I just thought I'd pass along the gossip that I've recently heard from others.

Southland Conference lol!

There's some chatter around the TCU campus that they are slated to eventually replace Baylor. Consequently, UNT would then fit nicely into TCU's vacated spot in the Mountain West - or so the thinking goes amongst some Horned Frog fans. If that scenario did unfold, I would tend to think that the SEC (a LONG ways down the road) would be more of a possibility than the Big XII. This is all, of course, just vague speculation.

I may be incorrect about this, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I had heard that the Ragin Cajuns were never I-AA.

Good point! The prestige levels of the Sun Belt and, for instance, C-USA could wildly fluctuate over the course of the next ten years. One or both of the two conferences may not even exist in a decade.

Ok, here was the response from their editor to my e-mail questioning our omission: Thanks for your email. North Texas, as well as many other schools, should be on the list. It was an oversight/miscommunication between our editorial staff and our web programmers. Sorry for the error. It should be fixed shortly. Good luck to the Mean Green. Mitchell Light Senior Editor

Harry, please add me as well, if you can. Thanks a lot!

I can certainly understand your frustration with this direction in the coaching search, but I truly believe that RV deserves a bit more of our faith. Our most successful seasons under Dickey came soon after RV's hiring. Furthermore, he was willing to fire Dickey despite the likelihood that he would face strong criticism from the local media and possibly alienate a substantial donor. I am satisfied that he has the same high hopes for this program as we do. Remember, if you have any doubts you can always e-mail him, since he always responds.

Thanks! I think we sometimes downplay how difficult it can be to merge tremendous pressures and countless hours in preparation for playing with the everyday demands of being college students. Some football players I've spoken with have amazing obstacles to overcome in their personal lives that we never hear about as well. But, I can honestly say that my conversations with some current players have given me great hope for the future of this football program.

Hi, I’ve been a longtime lurker, but this seems like an appropriate time to offer my perspective. As an instructor at North Texas I’ve had many student athletes in my classes. I can assure you that the athletic department here is extremely diligent in its efforts to monitor student attendance and grades. To give you an example, one week I received incessant phone calls and e-mails from the athletic department to verify that a female golfer had not missed a single class! She hadn’t. I don’t think she missed once (except for university sponsored travel) all semester. They informed me of suspicions that she had missed a single day of classes, and had my records confirmed that, they would have held her out of an upcoming tournament. I’ve had several football players in my classes, and in my experience they have been some of the most dedicated and enthusiastic students. I do understand that this is not always the case. But, they certainly are under scrutiny from the athletic department in regards to attendance and overall progress in the class. I have been fortunate enough never to have had an issue relating to attendance with any of the football players in my classes. Of course, I cannot speak for the North Texas academic community as a whole, but I just thought I would contribute my individual perspective on this point.