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I have no problems with the decision, either. If he had handled that cleanly, he was going to get a good chunk of yardage. Honestly, even as that ball was taking a North Texas bounce (before he mishandled the ball), I really didn't have much confidence that the offense was going to score six. Zac wanted to win and I see his reasoning for making a risky decision. He'll learn from it, and most likely won't ever make the mistake again.

for Coach John Skladany, James Jones, Sheldon Wade, Lairamie Lee, Derek Akunne, Daryl Mason and the Mean Green D. They really showed up today and let Coach Skladany go out on top in his Apogee finale

it's Dajon time! or maybe we just go back to Greer... he did look the best in fall camp, right?

if the previous three season's are any indication then yes, the attendance will be low. In 2011 and 2013, the last game was the second lowest attendance figure of the year. In 2012, the last game was the least attended game of the year. Last year it was rather cold for the UTSA game when we had a chance to clinch the West Division title (assuming the Tulsa win) and a berth in the CUSA title game and we only had an announced attendance of 19,335. If there were some who chose not to brave the elements for that then I'm fairly confident that there will be even more who watch in on TXA21 today. The five least attended games at Apogee: 10/08/11 Florida Atlantic 13,142 09/14/13 Ball State 14,747 12/03/11 Middle Tenn 15,962* 11/10/12 South Alabama 15,963* 09/11/14 Louisiana Tech 16,998 *indicates season finale Based on this data. I'm going to guess an attendance figure of 15,961-15,964

me +1 last chance to see the Mean Green in Apogee until at least Sept. 5, 2015. Heck, there might only be 4 home games next year

Coach Mac is HC #17 (18 if you count Chico's 5 games as interim)

First off, this is not a thread calling for Mac to be fired or resign. I don't think the following information is necessarily thread-worthy, but I couldn't decide which thread to drop it in since it didn't really apply to any of the current threads. With the recent passing of Coach Nelson and unrelated threads recommending Coach Bowen as a possible DC replacement should Kansas hire someone else for their open head coaching position, it got me thinking about a couple of things - namely our coaching history and if we've ever had a native son as our head coach. The quick answer to number two is "no" While browsing through our coaching history as I contemplated the life and times of Coach Nelson, I noticed that our first SIX coaches were all Baylor grads, and 8 of our first 9 came from the university down in Waco. The lone exception from 1913-1981 was Rod Rust (Iowa State), which is interesting since our current coach is an Iowa grad that spent a dozen years at Iowa State. small world, right? For those wondering, Corky was a Texas State grad. Anyways, all of that to say: for our next hire (be that in two years or five, not really relevant and once again - I'm not calling for that to happen) our AD should look at a Baylor grad or North Texas grad if a suitable one is to be found to either a) continue our grand tradition or b.) hire someone that understands the UNT culture. One last thing, I always think the very best candidate should be hired. If, when the time comes, they are not a North Texas or Baylor grad, then that's completely fine. I just found it interesting and thought if one other person also learned a little history then thread=success. edit: I meant to finish with this "and whatever we do, let's avoid another Texas grad. *cough* Dodge *cough*"

guys, guys, guys...isn't it plain to see? Connor Means is being handed the reins and Mac just doesn't want to waste any other QB's time by making them sit for the next 4 years wouldn't it be nice...

Great stuff, Billy. Would you mind listing the 2013 & 2014 class redshirts thus far?

Where is PlummMeanGreen? Can any of his real life friends let us know if he's doing ok? In his last post he mentioned health issues. thoughts & prayers

This is my fear. I had hoped for a time that [turns sarcasm on] since RV is so great [off], he would get and take a job offer at a better funded school. That hasn't happened, though. In the back of my mind, I always wondered if the next guy the BOR puts in place would make us wish for him back. However, I'd rather try and fail than never try at all. I think RV has accomplished some swell things here in Denton, but he's done what he's capable of doing; it's time for a visionary to get a chance to take us to the next level. The longer he keeps his current position, the more we stagnate

the problem with Texas Tech is that they play in Arlington every year vs. Baylor and currently signed a 4 year extension on that contract (running through 2020), AND in every even year (2012, 2014, 2016, etc) they come to Fort Worth. They are less likely to make a trip to the DFW when they are already playing here. If we do get them though, RV should sign them opposite TCU (ie. in Denton in odd years - 2015, 2017)

I've seen you post this twice recently and I thought it was no longer true so I just re-read the NCAA bylaws and rules to make sure before posting. This rule you are referencing started phasing out in 2006 and as of 2012, they completely did away with a lot of the old rules concerning FCS (I-AA) games. Teams can now count an FCS win every year. Regarding Harry's OP, I'll play: 1. an ACC team - NC State/Virginia/Wake Forest/Pittsburgh. Any of those four would do just nicely, and all have shown that they are willing to travel to a G5. None currently play in the fertile recruiting ground of DFW. 2. Iowa State or Oklahoma State. I'm sure the folks at Oklahoma State would be fine with making the short trip down to one of their primary pipeline's (DFW) in the years that they host 5 home Big 12 games. Iowa State because of the Mac connection. They already have the home-and-home with Iowa and typically play an FCS every year, but maybe we can lock em into a home-and-home opposite Iowa. 3. Purdue/Northwestern - with the B1G going to 9 conference games and no longer scheduling FCS teams, they'll be looking to get "easy" wins. RV should lock them in right now while we're down. 4. Washington State/Oregon State - the Pirate. Both of these squads recruit in Texas and have scheduled series with G5s before. RV should be on the phone. These schools want exposure in DFW 5. BYU - they have 12 non-conference games a year and recruit Texas. RV likes playing week night games (Thursday) and so does BYU.

A&M was predicted by the majority of national pundits to be either 7-5 or 8-4. There were perhaps a handful of 9-3's out there. It seems like Texas A&M is the very definition of meets expectations from the pre-season. If any team is placed wrong, Baylor should flip with UTEP. Baylor was predicted to go 11-1 or 12-0 and will most likely meet those expectations. UTEP was predicted to have 3-4 wins and could possibly end up with 7 or more. I'd slide the Miners in right behind TCU, who is by far exceeding pre-season expectations Why isn't Texas State on this list?

The spread for the game this week is 6.5 points, so basically UTEP is a TD favorite. Against the spread this year, UTEP is 8-1 with their lone loss coming against LA Tech. North Texas ATS is 3-6, with all three wins being the wins. UTEP is 3-1 in the Sun Bowl with their lone loss coming at the hands of Texas Tech 30-26. Like oldguy pointed out, North Texas is 0-4 on the road in 2014. Late night games tend to go in favor of the home team (see ULL '12 and Rice '13). For those of you who love old school football, I would encourage you to not miss this throwback. Mac and Kugler will stick to run-centric offenses and rely on assignment football. UTEP's running platoon is a bit better than ours and UTEP also gets the nod at the game manager/bus driver position. Throw in the stats above, especially home field advantage in the mountains of El Paso and I see this as UTEP 32 UNT 25

any way we sneak into the NCAA tournament with our RPI at 61? or was winning the tourney championship our only way?

underrated post. I'm gonna go ahead and give it Post of the Day status

It's possible since 1) it's homecoming and 2) weather forecast says low to mid 60s with 0% chance of rain. It will be beautiful tailgating weather all day Homecoming games for the previous 4 years: 2010* 14,718 2011 17,815 2012 17,534 2013 26,119 *final year at Fouts Last year might have been a bit of an aberration since the team was riding a 4-game winning streak, UTEP brought 2k fans, and it was a 2:30 kick... but the weather was about the same as expected for tomorrow and it is homecoming. I'm going to guess 19,200 but wouldn't be surprised by anything between 17-21k. I seriously doubt FAU brings anything beyond 50, if that, so it's all on fans wearing green.

Ben Gooding is wrong again Texas A&M has $0 in athletic fees. http://sbs.tamu.edu/accounts-billing/tuition-fees/schedule/#ATHLETIC There is an optional $290 fee if a student wishes to buy an all sports pass. ...optional That means a student at Texas A&M who doesn't have any desire to go to sporting events or support the athletic department will pay ZERO dollars in student athletic fees while they are in school. A student at North Texas who takes 15 hours in fall/spring (no summer) will pay $10 more in required fees ($300) than a student at A&M will pay in optional fees for a superior product, with more offerings (20 sports vs 14 sports). The OP asks us to enlighten them and Ben comes in here making stuff up to suit his agenda. With all that said, I am 100% on board with raising UNT's student athletic fee to the maximum. Let's just keep the facts straight

as chronicled in the above post and by Mean Green Matt (), the Mean Green soccer team clinched sole possession of North Texas' first CUSA championship. Less than 15 hours later, the men's cross country claimed North Texas 2nd CUSA championship. Good to see some hardware start rolling in during year 2 of our current affiliation! GMG

Congratulations to coach and the team for winning the conference championship this morning!! Just a day (week, whichever you prefer) after the women's soccer team claimed the first CUSA title, the men's cross country team collected #2. Keep 'em comin! results: http://branchsportstech.com/2014_Meets/xc/11-01-conferenceusa/Web/Results.php?EN=1&SN=F&ST=Official&EID=63317467e91046f9a1de61ced1f74234 article: http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/110114aae.html ...now only if we could make some noise in the two big sports - football and men's basketball... edit: add links

Western Kentucky @ North Texas Friday, October 31st 7:00 P.M. Mean Green Soccer Complex (across Bonnie Brae from Apogee, next to Lovelace) I hope the mods let this fly on the football board for a few days since this forum easily has the highest traffic. Mean Green football related because the soccer team plays across the street from the Dickey practice fields, plays on a former football field (and its real grass!), and soccer=futbol/football in other countries. Lets #FilllSoccerStadium and will our squad to victory. For those who aren't aware, the soccer team will be playing for the regular season CUSA title and North Texas' first Conference USA championship in any sport. There are even spots where you can watch without paying if money is your issue. Bring your drums and vuvuzelas. Be loud, be proud, Go Mean Green

nod to Harry for being the first to post about our first CUSA championship: The soccer team clinched at least a share of the regular season title today...they can claim the outright championship with a win or draw Friday night: http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/102614aac.html I realize it's Halloween and many of you "can't" attend, but for those of us who can work it in, I'm sure Coach Hedlund and the gals would greatly appreciate the fan support as the Mean Green go for the crown. It's just a two hour commitment from 7-9PM.

this bugged me when the announcers were saying it today, and to be perfectly honest, it really shocks me that you repeated the inaccurate line. DW had TWO plays today - a 20 yard run, followed by a 4 yard pass to Kidsy.