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2 hours ago, NT80 said:
Here is Texas State's new endzone complex proposal. This is what I envision our new AC renovation and corner video boards looking like also...although I'm still a fan of a large center video board instead.
Envision? Aren't the Light the Tower renders the final design?
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4 hours ago, meanrob said:
So we won’t have a non conference game with a program who uses this but we’ll be in the same conference with a program that uses this. Makes sense.
Haha, we didn't really have a choice about that though, vs voluntarily scheduling them.
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10 hours ago, chrisfisher said:
I like that idea of AAC becoming host conference for the major military services - credibility and good attendance draws. However, I recall we actually cancelled our home/home with Army years ago....not sure it was every posted publicly why...but I do recall our player suffering injuries, some serious, due to dirty plays by Army. Don't mean to disparage Army, but this is what I recall happened.
IIRC it's because they use cut blocks, from wiki for those who don't know:
Quotecut blocking is an offensive line technique that consists of an offensive player knocking a defensive player down by hitting his knees. The technique, which was initially instilled by Bobb McKittrick, the offensive line coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1999,[2] is often criticized as being "dirty."
There's a higher risk of injury to players .
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3 hours ago, MeanGreenGlory said:
I currently agree with the service academies. Having Navy, Army, and Air Force in the same conference—the American Conference nonetheless—would be great for many reasons.
However, the recent FSU/ACC development adds an interesting wrinkle. The ACC is more aligned with the AAC footprint than the MWC and PAC12. If the ACC crumbles, some solid programs may be looking for a new home, and the AAC would be the next best option. Alternatively, if the ACC needs to backfill, I wouldn't be surprised if they try to expand their footprint and reach into Texas. Food for thought for the AD.
I don't know how to search old posts, but I was trying to find a post I made a year or so ago about the ACC being a possibility in the next shake up. That we would have about a decade to make our case and show we could by like UCF or Houston, and make a real investment into athletics.
If teams leave the ACC the AAC will become the prime target to backfill unless they can get UCF/WV/Cincy to join. I don't see a way the AAC poaches the ACC.
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12 minutes ago, SUMG said:
If this has any real legs, maybe things do play out in those worst case scenarios. I've been skeptical that the PAC would dissolve, or that it only has a small chance of losing the 4 corners schools, but ION tv?
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1 hour ago, greenminer said:
The stolen unis: the broadcast mentioned that the Ruston police shared video of 2 suspects taking bags they believe had the unis, and that they have reason to believe it was an inside (hotel staff) job.
but that's about all they got.Wild. Whats even more surprising is I thought it would just be easy for Nike to make new ones fairly easily. Unless this is all some elaborate rick roll and I'm just not getting it.
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2 minutes ago, greenminer said:
what's wrong with formatting? lol
It's just a joke highlighting how superstitious we are. 😂
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10 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:
Hate to say it but I'm becoming a believer.
No, it's because @CMJ didn't do the thread title. It's the cursed formatting.
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Tough night shooting, we looked unprepared and unfocused. Worst 3 point shooting night of the season? The most frustrating thing was all the chances we didn't even get to take because of turnovers. Overall it doesn't change the fact that we need to win the tournament to go to the dance, let's just hope we can use this game to remember that going forward.
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2 hours ago, CMJ said:
Unfortunately I don't have high hopes for when we enter the AAC. Virginia didn't draw particularly well, which admittedly big time surprised me. We'll draw a bit better than we did these last couple of seasons, but I don't have high hopes for that much more.
Virginia was an eye opener for me too. I thought for sure we would have 8-9k fans there.
IMO we need to change our train of thought that better opponents will bring more fans, because you are hanging your hopes that outside forces will dictate how many fans show up. Charlotte, FAU, UAB, etc., will still be in our conference so we would essentially be saying we will expect lower attendance for those games. Instead we should focus on building the fanbase so we have a rock solid foundation of fans that want to see North Texas basketball, regardless of who the opponent is. Some programs might give us a nice boost, if they are ranked or are big names, but again you are relying on things out of your control. Instead we need to focus on what we can do, and that's reaching out to UNT fans, promoting games, and building our own fanbase.
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Excited to be entering the AAC. We really need to seize this chance by the horns and turn our on field performance around. I expect Morris to have a short leash, and if by year 3 he isn't getting it done he will be out the door. Of course I want him to be playing for championships, and hoping he takes us to the top.
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8 hours ago, greenminer said:Aresco used it. Hell, he might have coined it. and, as much as I hated it, it is one of the better marketing troll jobs I've ever seen. He absolutely milked that to get people to talk more about the AAC.
They even branded things on the field with it:
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Say what you want but that's great, proactive marketing.
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41 minutes ago, meangreenbob said:
I remember a sold out Super Pit back in the 70’s against SMU. Standing room only. And that was before seats were removed for scoreboards and the press. People were actually sitting in the isles. The noise was deafening and it carried right through halftime.
I remember stepping outside after the game and it was so quiet. It was soothing. It was like two different worlds. Oh, we won the game.
The only thing wrong with the Pit are the empty seats.The biggest issue is those empty seats are happening when we are in the best era of basketball in our history.
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10 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:
Good points. As far as guys that have been contributing, I think we’re also losing Martinez. The rest of the team should be coming back, right? I’m getting fired up just thinking about it!
Yes, Martinez is on his last year of eligibility.
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2 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:
This team is different! Like other GMac teams, it took them a few games to hit their stride, but they seem to have hit it. Each player is finding their role and contributing. Even down 11, the deficit didn’t feel insurmountable. Sissoko, Stone, and Jones were HUGE off the bench last night. Great win!
I think the early season struggles were natural from all of the turnover from last year. Bell was a huge loss, you just don't find players like that very often. McBride was a great shooter and good for double digits almost every game, and Murray was a defensive wall. Jones is no longer starting this season, so you have 1 player returning in the starting line up in Ousmane. With so many changes it's going to take time to iron out the details. Most of it to me is learning Mac's system and the players learning each other's tendencies so they get comfortable playing together.
I'm hoping next year we have a little more consistency as we should only be losing Eady from the starting lineup.
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3 hours ago, 97and03 said:
Can any of you basketball types explain why we let them roll the ball up the court almost to their 3 point line uncontested?
Because it's better to be set in your defensive scheme than try to contest the ball rolling in. Sending a player up to challenge the roll in, which would usually be the point guard, might stretch the court out and allow another one of their players to move up uncontested into the space they leave.
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26 minutes ago, MCMLXXX said:
You could hear UTEP fans yelling at the refs. The TV announcers said they warned a fan that he would be thrown out if he did not stop his criticism.
I remember one badly called game from a few years back when I yelled out "Those stripes should be horizontal" and immediately one of the refs looked up at my section. I wondered at the time if they have the authority to throw fans out.
Yeah you could tell they were pretty riled up in the stands.
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I was so excited about the win it made me forget that this was the worst called game I've seen all year. Every home announcer is going to favor their team, but these guys were straight up homers. Whining about every call, I specifically remember the play where Ousmane and two UTEP guys fell going for the a rebound, and they were saying it was a foul. They showed the replay and the guy's own teammate hit him going down, but they still talked about Ousman fouling him. Oh and they were asking, "Why is that ref blowing his whistle. It seems suspicious that McCasland just talked to him and they get a foul."Knowing you are on a broadcast stream with both sets of fans watching have some gd integrity and dial it back a bit.
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Terrible reffing all around. Can't even fight for the ball without getting it called a foul. The technical really made the refs whistle happy.
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The bench came up huge in this game. Lets Go Mean Green!!!
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4 hours ago, Danish43 said:
Give it time for the arena to be filled up. We have over 40,000 students and are continuing to grow along with winning seasons..
Not growing as much as it should be. @keith has been tracking attendance and we are most likely finishing lower than last year on average. We've only average 325 more people per game this year vs last, and we have 5 seasons of winning basketball. This team should be averaging 6k a game.
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4 hours ago, Talon90 said:
For those that never experienced the orange seated Super Pit in the 80's and 90's along with what NTTV broadcasts looked like, enjoy. Pretty cool site with other videos.
How cool would it be to do a throwback night for basketball? They could recreate this classic floor (with the modern green of course) and wear vintage uniforms.
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4 hours ago, Talon90 said:
The Texas Tech game 12 years ago is the last time I remember the upper deck being at least partially filled. We didn't really fill the upper deck in the CBI Championship games 2 and 3 after reviewing the video, I thought we had.
I was at that game, really good crowd and energy. Those baggy uniforms from that era look ridiculous now. 😂
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A chink in the ACC armor? FSU determining buyout options
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Speaking from a purely feasibility standpoint, I'd find that scenario in those terms extremely unlikely if only because of the massive amount of red tape they would have to go through. From bowl tie-in contracts, tv, licensing, CFP pay outs, basketball credits, and all of the other little things we aren't even aware of. Ending contracts early is usually an expensive ordeal. I just don't see them able to get through a mountain of issues to make it happen.