Meangreen Fight

None of the Big 12 schools in Texas want SMU in the Big 12. It isn't beneficial to them in any way. I would also assume the Oklahoma State isn't big on adding another school in DFW to the Big 12. The last time any of them (besides TCU & Baylor) scheduled them non-conference was 2016. It has been a decade or since any of the remaining Big 12 schools in Texas/Oklahoma scheduled them. Baylor was the last one to play them in 2016. TCU probably would play them just as infrequently today as Baylor does if TCU had gotten into the original Big 12 lineup. And I don't think it's a coincidence the small private schools are the ones that played SMU most recently. If PAC 12 was really thinking long term and willing to go short on revenue short term for long term market share they would add multiple schools in our state. I would add SMU, North Texas, UTSA, and SDSU. Memphis and Tulane are just too far east and they are smaller markets. That line up of schools gives the PAC 12 real exposure in Texas and recruits that want to play back in their home state at least once a year P5 options beyond the SEC or Big 12. We already have history of playing at night anyway and that fits right in with the PAC 12's timezone.

These two comments point to the bandwagon sports culture in DFW. I had to stop buy additional season tickets because I couldn't get friends to come consistently FOR FREE. We don't win enough nor are even stacking wins against big brands consistently (even 2 let alone 3). Even if you count a win against SMU as big we 1-7 against them in the last 8 years. If were just 4-4 in an 8 year span against SMU our program would be in a more respectful place in the minds of CFB fans in the metroplex. The only local team that can consistently expect 90% capacity at its games is the Dallas Cowboys. And they are they are in the most valuable sports franchise in the world according to Forbes list in 2022. So them selling out consistently is because they are a state/national/world brand as much as they are a local brand. And Jerry Jones (like him or not) had to build/rebuild them into that as even they weren't consistently selling out games right before he purchase them. And winning was a HUGE part of that. In CFB you build a programs value chiefly by winning and there isn't away around that. And the bigger you win the bigger the impact on the program long term. 'Stack a few big wins on top of each other then you have something. That was biggest bone I had to pick with Seth's multiple extensions. He did not stack big wins together and therefore his impact on growing the program was minimal. Going 0.500 or better against SMU in 4 years of contract should be the minimal requirement for an extension that includes a significant raise. Seth did not do that and you could very well argue that without an undersized Mason Fine playing well beyond anyone's expectation his performance wouldn't have warranted one extension let alone multiple. How many new fans showed up for the La Tech game for the Mean Joe status unveiling just to be disappointed? Nice facilities only go so far. For instance Vandy is never going to take recruits away from LSU, Alabama, Tennesse and Georgia with a nicer practice facility (even if they got a billionaire to pay of building it and maintaining it). Recruits still want to will and maximize their potential to get to the NFL. A losing program without coaches known to help player progress to the NFL isn't getting the best bang for its NIL buck no matter how nice the facilities are.

This year has been crazy and I think they will opt to take this scheduled bye week. But if they wanted to schedule something on the fly, who is available?

One more TD for the good guys on this drive and we got this!

Man it feels good just to have a lead in the second half against at FBS level opponent.

You were right. People just tend to kill the messenger bringing bad news.

The fact that this is a legimate question that requires thought is depressing. My hopes were high for SL's tenure.

Absolutely not you don't want to put this garbage on tape. Losing is one thing, not looking competitive against conference opponents kills your Recruiting.

They don't look like a competitive and well coached team. Relative newbie head coaches "that look up to him" according to the TV announcers for the last two games beat the tar out of this team. If money wasn't an issue he already be on notice that he is coaching for his job the rest of the season.

If he gets another assistant's job and does well he will. But it will be at a more desperate outpost than North Texas.

I believe the answer to fixing the bowls and FBS playoff is so simple that only greed is stopping the powers that be from fixing it. The issue with the end of the season is that we really have no idea how conferences stack up versus one another because most team haven't played a non-conference FBS opponent in 6 weeks or more. But here is how you fix it without unfairly stacking the playoff with teams from the same conference. So now the New Year's 6 Bowls have a deal and let work within this frame work. Four playoff teams will be chosen from bowl winners. Summary: Every P5 Champion gets their choice of Bowl and Top Champion G5 get last choice. Top four team after bowl games to a playoff Rose Pac 12 Champ vs Big 10 Runner up OR Big 10 Champ vs Pac 12 Runner up Fiesta Bowl Top G5 Champion vs at large top 12 Cotton Bowl Big 12 Champion vs At Large top 12 Sugar Bowl SEC Champion vs At Large top 12 Orange Bowl ACC Champion vs At Large top 12 Peach Bowl (Big 10 Champ or Pac 12 Champ) vs At Large top 12 For example this year we would have 6 very interesting bowls 2019 Season Bowls: Rose: 2 Ohio State vs 11 Utah Fiesta: 17 Memphis vs 5 Georgia Cotton: 4 Oklahoma vs 10 Penn State Sugar: 1 LSU vs 7 Baylor Orange: 3 Clemson vs 8 Wisconsin Peach: 6 Oregon vs 9 Florida ---------------------------- We get 6 meaningful games and an potentially undefeated G5 team takes on a P5 runner up in this system. If the top 4 teams take care of business in bowl games they are favored in they go to the playoff. And if any of them go down it creates a ton of interest and another week of great debates making a cause of why your bowl champion team deserves into the playoff. I would much prefer this than a straight 8 team playoff.

Agree 100% I am one the tapped out. I did the season ticket thing but now I just donate what I can afford and go to individual games. I just want go to games in November with 5 wins and a conference title still in reach consistently. Once we get that consistency then the demands to make the next step would be more reasonable. If only Cowboys fans withheld their money demanding excellence like some UNT Alumni and fans do. (Ironic because many UNT Alumni will spend big money on mediocre Cowboys teams but will complain to no end about an extra $5 for anything at Mean Green game.) I never liked he 3-3-5 and Seth's affinity for that defensive scheme concerned me from the start. It is a versatile formation for attacking pass happy spread teams but it shouldn't be the base defense. Maybe if you had 3 of the best DL monsters from Dickey's era with no depth behind them I could see running that as your base. Otherwise I prefer the traditional nickel maybe with one undersize LB with speed.