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Too* not knowing how to properly spell too is Old Denton.

I’m a fan of the website. Good write up, I feel like the SMU game is going to be a huge measuring stick for the rest of the season. -GMG! https://swcroundup.com/news/2018/6/28/season-preview-north-texas

Doug Flutie did well up there. Same for Jeff Garcia. I don’t know what Mason Fine’s plans are after graduating though.

For all the soul selling and disgraceful things that Baylor did....all it got them was an RG3, McLane Stadium and a couple of years of compelling football. The NCAA as a rugulatory organization is an absolute joke. They are brazenly soft on P5 schools and use G5 schools as props when they need to make an example of a program.

Damn....I was hoping no one would transfer. I wouldn’t be surprised if her sister leaves too.

I also noticed two new QBs on the roster. I’ve never heard of them until today? Cobe Craft and Kane Hardin? http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cobe_craft_1069534.html http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kane_hardin_1065959.html

Pretty cool article about Chris Blakeley serving as a graduate assistant. http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062218aaa.html

When he leaves FAU will implode and that is not good for the conference. It’s a double edge sword, the publicity is great but he’s not building a solid base he’s all about winning now and probably not in a legit way.

North Texas is currently ranked 67th nationally in recruiting. Needless to say that a big improvement from last year.

I remember this story from last year. It came out right around the same time. In any case there is a link to where you can vote for best stadium. Apogee is in 3rd with 11% -GMG

Here’s a link to the video of the turf being installed from start to finish. -GMG!

“Again, back to my friend at Amazon. “We’re still seven or eight years away,” he said, “but if we had to restructure the landscape today, we would not start by negotiating with a conference. We don’t care about the SEC, Big 12 of Big 10 as a whole. In our opinion, those entities are not our focus.“Instead, we would want to identify 30 or 40 teams that command the biggest audience. That may be by reputation or location, but generally we all know that there are members in every one of these conferences that frankly don’t move the needle.” This is the part of the article that intrigues me. That tech firms could care less about the Vanderbilt’s and SMU’s of the world. They’re looking for programs that can bring volume in the the form of viewers. I think this is how North Texas can be in a better position in the future. I’m sure LSU will be ok.

I think softball is already the leading women’s sport. The WCWS brings in more viewers than baseball. It has way more parity than women’s basketball and the money being spent on facilities Is impressive. Texas A&M just opened a new 40 million dollar stadium I believe.

I thought that too. The SMU fan base simply isn’t there, across all sports. North Texas has a great opportunity to leap ahead. The amount of alumni and hopefully continued winning will put North Texas in a great position. These firms are going to be looking for content and have the money to do so. Thursday night football is going to be streamed on Amazon and Hulu streamed the NBA Finals. It’s a very exciting and interesting time.

A different perspective on college football media rights. The article predicts power moving away from traditional providers and athletic conferences. “When conference TV rights begin to expire in six or seven years, my Amazon source says that Amazon and Netflix could easily be prepared to spend ten times what the networks are projected to have available.” https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma/Article/Conference-Re-alignment-future-football-Ohio-State-Texas-Oklahoma-Notre-Dame-Alabama-Michigan-SEC-Pac-12-Big-10-ACC--118642101

They’re looking to dump Wilson after season three? Is he on the hot seat?

He’s a younger guy and will bring in new energy and excitement into the program. After Kee it’s exactly what the players need.

What’s a fullback?

So as I understand it C-USA football will be featured on ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN+, CBS-SportsNetwork, BeIN, Staduim, and Facebook this upcoming season. Obviously the games are going to be on a lot of different platforms but I think the more exposure the better. Plus the quality of production is really important. https://www.underdogdynasty.com/2018/6/7/17438896/conference-usa-releases-2018-television-schedule-cusa-football-new-deal-with-espn

I don’t know if this is a generational thing but why are some against streaming? Cable is dead except for sports and even then I stream everything through my phone or tablet and pretty much everyone I know does the same. I obviously don’t know the specifics about the deal but it appears we are sacrificing revenue for exposure on an emerging new media platform? Although the schools are seeing an increase in revenue and lowering production costs? This seems like a great deal IMHO. -GMG

Yes it’s right next to the tennis complex. I got 1,500 from this article https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-officials-break-ground-oct-28-stadium-soccer-track-field I have no clue if they changed the number of seats but I wouldn’t be surprised.

From what I’ve read the new complex is capable of holding 1,500 fans, with cover from the sun. Which should increase the number of people willing to attend games. If people are standing that first game it will be a good thing.

The ability to host a conference championship for the first time in I don’t know how long has to be great advantage in my opinion.

North Texas will face Oklahoma, Alabama and SMU at the new soccer complex this upcoming season. http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/060618aaa.html

Turf looks good. I was afraid the state outline would make it look too busy but it’s not that noticeable and the SOW looks great!