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  1. 1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

    .  Where were the promotions to celebrate the first ever AAC game at the pit?   Why haven’t I heard of a “pack the pit” night on January 25th yet…SMU is coming to our house and there should be NO trouble selling why we need a hostile atmosphere.  
     

    Somehow, some way, we need to make the pit more than a great place to quietly enjoy your nachos.  

    Agree and further…. There’s a huge week night game coming up mid Feb when ranked Memphis comes to Denton. If we can keep winning between now and then…..could be a huge conference match-up. Been to a few big games at the pit when it’s full and rocking and it is amazing. Thats a game that people should be planning ahead for now…..

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  2. Look....from a macro level.....I think the market will figure this out. I don't know why I'm not as fired up about it...I think the Littrell era gave me an "I don't really care" vibe.

    But my goodness there are 500+ kids in the portal? A few years from now, someone will do a study on who the portal helped and who it hurt. There will be 100s of kids that will transfer, get their $$, blow their $$, get hurt and have no degree living back home....

    Will there be more Caleb Williams making millions per year while in school and going to the NFL? Or will there be more Jyaire Shorters transferring and getting buried on the bench. Not sure where he'll end up...but he ruined his career with that decision. I hope he can find somewhere to resurrect it. 

    I've said this all along....the market will figure this out. There are going to be a ton of kids seriously hurt by this. I can't get too upset or sad for them. People have to have to freedom to go and get hurt. But on the upside....those like Jamori Maclin are going to get big $$$. The game is definitely changed. The schools and multi-million dollar coaches have had guardrails put in place for years that gave them everything they wanted. Now the players on the field are taking that power away. With that power comes risk. 

    Don't have a problem with the kids going out and getting theirs. Also don't have a problem with the kids flaming out and ending up living home or on the street.  

    Welcome to the real world. The market will dictate what the market can handle and accept. 

     

     

     

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  3. 1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

    But in baseball you have them for the duration of their contracts and you can trade assets for areas of need. You don't risk losing performing players every year. This is not the same.

    College athletes now have more power than professional athletes when you think about it....

     

     

    to a point....

     

    Teams still have to take them 

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  4. 1 hour ago, Graddean said:

    Before we start jumping off bridges, we need to check the portal.  According to 247, over 500 players entered the portal today.  

    Yes. This isn’t special to UNT. This is the new world. It’s a year by year deal. Just have to cheer for the jersey regardless of who is in it. Hopefully Morris and Company can upgrade where these guys are leaving. 
     

    And to someone else’s point, a lot of these kids are going to be sitting with no team….it goes both ways. 

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  5. 4 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

    Today's Devils Advocate/ Conspiracy Theory take - 

    The "committee" chose Liberty over SMU because they believe they will be less competitive than SMU, and with changes coming to the playoffs, they are looking for a justification to leave out G5's 👽

    listening to college football channel on sirius this morning....Presidents/ADs/those in charge are already starting to try to get rid of the highest rated G5 spot in the new playoff. I would be shocked if the G5 kept that spot long term. This was a bad year for G5s. Last year's Tulane ranking would've been good. They may put is a caveat saying the G5 has to be ranked top 15 or something....

  6. 3 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

    What about it? Lol. We acting like we're in the SECW or Big10E. A team they beat by 5 tuddies beat us. 

    What about it? Looks really weak. No P5 teams. Compared to SMU and even Tulane for sure. 
    Not sure what it has to do with us. I didn’t compare their schedule to ours. Didn’t even bring our schedule up nor am I trying to make some case that would compare Liberty to North Texas. Pretty sure they would beat us. Not sure “we acting like we’re in the SECW” has anything to do with my post. 

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  7. As for leaving FSU out, I think what the committee proved. What we’ve known all along. 
     

    College football is 8 or so pre determined programs. They’re automatically anointed spots. 
     

    if FSU went in over Bama, that justification objectively…..is much easier to make than what they have now.  
     

    Mike Norvell was right. Why play the games? If you lose a key player….quit 

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  8. 1 hour ago, rcade said:

    G.J. Kinne was hired by Texas State 11 days before Morris and had the other disadvantages you list. The Bobcats are 6-3 and have an upset win over Baylor.

    Jeff Traylor was hired by UTSA on Dec. 9, 2019. They went 5-2 in conference the next season (7-5 overall).

    First-year coaches hired after a season have had success. It just hasn't happened in Denton since Rod Rust in 1967.

    Facts GIF by Judge Jerry

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  9. 3 hours ago, Meangreen Fight said:

    I heard UTSA ran 3 straight pass plays to open the second half to go 3 and out.  It like the Offensive Coordinators just barely want to cover the spreads.  

    I’ve come to the conclusion watching the past few games, opposing OCs know they have no issue running and moving the ball. Get a big lead, try something.  Doesn’t work. Just go back to what they know is easy. Saw it at the end of the Tulane game and the Memphis game too. 
     

    no risk in coming out throwing 3 times to start the half. Doesn’t work they can always go back to what’s easy. Just like they did the last drive to ice the game. 

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