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  1. 3 minutes ago, DentonStang said:

    Here's a great article on how the ACC move went down. Doesn't sound like attendance was part of the discussion

    https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-smus-pursuit-of-the-power-five--its-a-couple-hundred-million-dollars-im-not-losing-sleep-over-it-125139541.html

    As much as it pains me to see SMU leave us after a year, there's nothing we can do about it. Money talks. Money allows you to take huge swings like what SMU is doing. 

    Seems like academics plays a bit too. While we've certainly gotten better, do people think of us as an academic school in the vain they might of Texas, A&M, Rice or SMU? 

  2. 9 minutes ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

    FCS games on the NFL Network getting better ratings than FBS matchups on ESPNU tell me there is something screwy with these ratings. 

    Not necessarily. All the FCS games were HBCUs... those alumni are dialed in and actively seek out those watching opportunities. . That Jackson State game was particularly high 1. Because it was on ESPN and 2. everyone is curious how JSU does post deion 

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  3. 1 hour ago, El Paso Eagle said:

    Compare it to the other games on ESPNU. Many of the streaming and cable services do not carry ESPNU. Games on the major networks and ESPN have 20 times the available watchers.

    Think this is important to note here. Also having it be a blowout didnt help. 

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  4. On 9/2/2023 at 5:51 PM, Quoner said:

    Think about the years 2006-2023 and start categorizing games…

    Script one: blow out some crappy school and enjoy it. These are fun and the offense has turned a corner and you know, the defense did limit scoring! [Available for most second home games]

    Script two: Give up a TD immediately. Answer back and make it feel like we’re in for a shootout. Some mistake happens and then all goes to hell when the defense makes two stops all day. Most of the board ends the day mad at the QB. (Available 50-60% of most seasons.)

    Script three: Jump out to a 2ish score lead and then crumble. Usually happens when the vibes feel way too good early and the offense can’t score or run clock every single possession. [Available in UTSA or La Tech models]

    Script four: Lay a fat turd and be down four scores in the second quarter. (Available in limited edition SMU and Bowl Game models)
     

    Please add or modify as you see fit.

    This is my entire years of North Texas fandom and this is accurate, save for a few outliers (navy game, 06 smu, 2011 59-0 game where Dunbar goes off, 2013 rice)

    between the nut kicks during that time that were north Texas football and dallas cowboys football (not to mention 06, 07 Mavs, 2011 rangers and 2010 fc dallas) it’s a wonder I was able to have a kid.

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  5. Just now, RBP79 said:

    Morris was a Mike Leech "Bubba" hire. It didn't work with Seth so  someone tell me why it's gonna work for Morris. The Leech "Air Raid" is past its prime....at least for NT.

    I wouldn’t say it didn’t work, as we went from absolute trash to teetering on mediocrity.

    I do want to know the difference between Morris’s scheme and ability to develop vs littrell. It’s clear he has more personality, but of scheme and development aren’t much different then we’re just burning money. I do understand that this is earles first ever start but that defense leaks more than the titanic 

    as for judging Moseley, be patient. I’m confident in his other hires. Hodge was a no brainer and Burton knows how to program build long term (also mosely is a basketball guy as is….) I can’t judge on some of the other sports 

     

  6. 14 minutes ago, Udomann said:

    Colorado showed us today what we should expect. In the era of portal and NIL the rules are entirely different.

    Not saying we should emulate them, but change should produce positive results

    Eric morris is not Deion sanders. Deion is a very, very unique coach. 
     

    I like many am more concerned about our general lack of competitiveness when we’re playing on national tv. When’s the last time we had a good showing to a national audience?

     

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  7. 11 hours ago, Harry said:

    We are super excited to welcome special guests and 2023 NIT tourney champions Aaron Scott, Rubin Jones, Moulaye Sissoko and Matthew Stone at Tony’s GoMeanGreen.com tailgate this Saturday prior to the opener against Cal.   Come join us as all are welcome! Map with tailgate location is below.   Go Mean Green!

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    Those balls are pretty awesome. That pulled pork sandwich he had was great too. All MG fans should make a pit stop at Tony's.

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  8. 13 hours ago, DentonStang said:

    There's 10-15 pledges at various levels to cover the $200M+.  That's $20M each or less. A lot to us, but just not that much to these guys. 

    Regular people like you and I can pop over to Perry's with the wife for the awesome pork chop and a few drinks, maybe a dessert, and it's no big deal.  Or go someplace a tier up for a nice special dinner.  But someone who works at Target pushing carts wouldn't dream of dropping a couple hundred bucks like that for a generic dinner. Someone like that considers Cheesecake Factory a special night out and Wendy's a generic dinner place. 

    None of those things are good or bad, just an example of how what's a lot to some is not a lot to others. 

    When you net worth starts with a B, $20M is just not significant. 

    Here's an SMU alum dropping $20M on flying a whale around. Tell me that's not dumber than buying into the ACC.

    https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/08/03/colts-owner-jim-irsay-20-million-saving-whale-jonathan-taylor-contract

    I dont know about you, but on pork chop Friday's I can get out of Perry's under $100 easy.....

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  9. 12 hours ago, Rock said:

    Ladies looking good at 3-0, holding all 3 teams scoreless.  

    Gotta give them a lot of credit. They fly under the radar yet do soo well.

    And they have same uniforms as the Scots Celtics !!    Sweeeeet

     

    I think we know how good they are year in and year out. The issue is taking that next step (aka scoring 1 goal in the ncaa tournament, beating a bigger team) 

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  10. 2 hours ago, All About UNT said:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hassett

    This is really the best they can do? A guy who failed his prediction of the stock market surging right before the bubble popped... And predicted that there would be near to zero deaths from COVID by May 2020?

    Ernie must love wasting money.

    I get that he's a big conservative, but some of his speakers I'm like "Really?" some of these people aren't relevant at all. 

    Just going through the past speakers I'm are any of them actually relevant? (besides Jerry)

     

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