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So it was weird today. I got one of those see-and-says and one of them had a picture of a smart-person on it. When I pointed to it and pulled string this is what happened: "the Voice of Reason says: Riley is a redshirt freshman, and some people just have bad injury years." There was another picture there too. It was of an angry fan. Tried that one "the loser says: tight ends solve everything, and the backup quarterbacks are all awesome because they don't get ankle sprains" Like I said, it was weird.

At the very least it would allow us to buy green pants. Maybe we could have 398 uni combos like Oregon. Or green pants. Or maybe put the diving eagle logo on the helmet cuz its so k00L.

Well, in RV's defense, Todge was an cfb assistant once upon a time. But I do agree with the staffing thing. I am sure RV mentioned something about it but Todge probably had that as a condition of signing on. Whether or not Dodgie not being capable of delegating and running non-white urban kids is the cause of the poor record is not for me to say [but sounds about right] I was more thinking of the unstoppable offense that can flummox the likes of Tennessee for 500+ yards. What I am saying is although he may not be a good head coach - is it possible that he is not even a good offensive coordinator? I thought he showed signs of improvement his first year. Maybe it was comparative improvement from that team that had two plays: throw it to JQ and run for no gain. It seems to me IMHO, that we have gotten even more conservative than that first year. I keep hearing excuses about not having big play guys etc. I watched that SC team play Smithson Valley for the State title. Carroll wasn't so much more talented than SV that it accounts for the differences in the two offenses. We have stopped being aggressive. SC threw it deep. We don't. Not with enough regularity or success to stretch the defense. I'll stop there because I don't wanna sound any more like the 'TEs will solve everything' crowd anymore than I already do.

Well I agree with the thinking that Todd Dodge and crew were vastly out coached that first year. It was to be expected: a high school coach with holdover talent vs an accomplished former defensive coordinator and championship winning head coach with BCS talent? I also know that there isn't any failsafe 'system' or formula for beating a favored, more talented team. There are strategies that could make it more likely-- however slight it might be. So I wouldn't call the passing game desperate or garbage. I think for a well-coached team (by all accounts that is what that App state team was- they were FCS title contenders every year) whose only disadvantage is the gap in talent it favors you to employ a more aggressive - and therefore risky - strategy. So if you are saying that UNT was not only disadvantaged talent-wise but also suffered from geniusHighSchoolCoachWhoIsNotCutOutForHeadCoachatThisLevel syndrome-- then you have a point. So in other news: Anyone think that maybe we meant to hire Gus Malzahn and instead got Dodge? Was it like the Manning--Ryan Leaf thing, where we got stuck with bust and Arkansas/Tulsa/Auburn got the stud HOFer? Wow.

smartfootball.com. He talks about the Michigan-MSU game and whether or not they should have gone for two to win it. Its the link mid-way through the article--this one--that is interesting. I mostly agree with the go-for-broke-strategy, although I can see the reasoning behind playing it safe (injuries, embarrassment). I do think that the benefits outweigh any embarrassments and injuries more often than not. Some people argue that that Giants SB team was inspired by playing NE in that seemingly-meaningless season finale. I think it sends a message to the team that there are no off days or off games and that the coaching staff is always trying to win no matter what.

I have no allegiances in this game. Pro/Con time! Pro Smu: I like June Jones' offense I like the underdog Back when they weren't a rival (when I was in HS) I wanted SMU to return to relevance just cuz. I like their throwback look. Con SMU: Bunch a stuck up mutha ..... They have a pretty awesome stadium and I am jealous. Buncha stuck up mutha .... "Rival" that was too above us to let us play them for a while. Buncha stuck up mutha.... Pro TCU: They are a BCS buster. Texas in their name -which means they are more likable. Christian in their name -which is more inclusive than Methodist (and even more than SOUTHERN methodist) Purple is cool Con TCU: They have a pretty awesome stadium and I am jealous. I know two dudes that go their and they are both Douchers of the highest caliber. Buncha private school stuck up mutha .... I am starting not to like Ft Worth -and they are in FW so I am starting not to like them. They are scared of getting their asses whooped by the Mean Green* *not a guarantee So. Yeah. Go Horny Toads or whatever lame mascot they have. (its clearly not as awesome as a mean green eagle-- which I hear takes the form of a hawk and kills any upstart potential mascots whilst it frolics on the Denton campus)

You win NTMESCAN.com's prestigious Post O' Da' Week!! Congrats! Tell 'im what 'ees won Johnny!! Johnny? What's that? Ioannis? That his name? Oh. Well can he tell him what he's won?

7/10 times you throw it- nope. If you're at TTech, smoo, under Hal Mumme- yes. If you play at Oregon, WVU, Michigan - no. The argument that what you run in college will effect you in the pros? Joe Montana ran the Triple Option at Notre Dame. Big Ben ran the spread (they do alot of that at Pittsburgh but he also does the seven-step drop). Cutler ran the spread, 'Look at Harrell and VYoung and Alex Smith! They suck so the spread must suck for pros!' Nope. Maybe Harrell is too short and doesn't have a rocket arm? Maybe their is a pro-style bias holding him back? Maybe VYoung relied too much on out running the competition and wasn't much of a true quarterback to begin with? Maybe Alex Smith benefited from throwing to wide open, confused defenses in the MWC? I think you have more of an argument by saying that quarterbacks that don't play against NFL-caliber competition don't succeed like Montana said. 'They play great teams but not great players' etc. That's why I give some credence to the SEC-is-awsome- thinking. I'll leave you with why Tebow might not be a good pro. Not because he plays in the spread but because he is basically a fullback that tosses it to wide open speed guys. I don't buy the 'our wideouts suck' argument. Its more like "our qb can't get it there'

eh. you kinda hyped it. You got like three dudes riled up about about you harping on the ranking thing multiple times. On the rabble rouser scale I give you a 2/5.

I'm likin our chances to the tune of 31-24.

Thanks weirdo. Go whoever you are playin!

Having been to a few college basketball games at other colleges, I think the Super Pit is pretty awesome. Relative to its peers and compared to Fouts it's pretty damn good. We should be proud. If our school were located in New York or somewhere on the East Coast, we would have near-capacity crowds. Fact is, in Texas there are not alot of casual basketball fans. Sure, there are Mav fans, but that's it. They don't like basketball per se but support the Mavericks-- especially when they are the trendy bandwagon team. You don't hear people saying "Man,I can't wait to watch some BASKETBALL dude!' Lol, people will watch crappy MAC teams battle for mediocrity on Thursday nights but won't come out to watch There is too much competition in dfw to be mediocre or 'alright' if we wanna draw big time crowds we have got to play big time games Every Year. It sucks because this team has consistently been pretty damn good these last 4-5 years.

What is the best approach to playing a vastly superior team? I say the go for broke mentality is best. It's like in Hold 'Em when you have a short stack- ya gotta go all in.

I watch games at the stadium like I watch em at home. I sit until something exciting happens. People who stand the whole time are feigning true knowledgeable support. A&M aint cool because they stand the whole time and neither are you. If you know the game it is apparent when its time to stand and when its time to not block the other guy's vision. The team is more effected by your volume than your height in the stands.

aint it funny that the mean green's dominant uniform color is white? And that at home the orangemen wear blue? hurm.

The way we win is if they take us lightly. I was hoping for them to blow out FIU so that way they think to themselves: " We'll kill em like we killed FIU last week" As it is, they have Arkansas after us. Not much of a look ahead game. They might be excited for conference play but not as much as if they were playing Florida or something. Anything is possible, however unlikely.

I know this might be a little zombie raising but I wanted to throw my two cents in. I agree that the article was interesting. A nice look back a bygone era. Unfortunately, these kinds of articles are not going to be found. In fact, its because its so easy to watch a game, its no longer needed. The first reaction many will have if someone wrote that today is: "that isn't what happened" ESPN is both a blessing and a curse in that respect. I mean, whereas we had to rely on sportswriters to recap games for us, we can now watch the highlights and judge for ourselves. For example: I didn't catch the end of the LSU/Washington game. I read espn's recap. In it, they hyped up the receiver's juke on the safety. Made me want to see it. I found the highlights and ... was disappointed. It was nice but I didn't think it was all that amazing. So in that respect, after weighing the two I chose to see the highlights and lose a great recap read. I would argue that there are still some great writers out there and the cream rises to the top, as they say. If someone is good, you will eventually hear about them. I remember when B Simmons was just another in Page 2's stable. I would hype him to my lil brother, talking about how funny he was. Some others I like off the top: Joe Posnaski* I stole the asterisk note from him. I'll admit it. Greg Easterbrook I can never read all of it. I skip the crappier game reviews. Tim O'Neil A comic book reviewer/ music reviewer /blogger. or something Buck Harvey SA Express News columnist If any of you peruse some of the old posts, I started doing it as an outlet and it evolved into a sort of hobby. You can see the evolution in its direction. I tried reviewing movies, comics, games, restaurants. Eventually I settled whatever in the hell it is today. My aim is to make it almost like a daily column for no other reason than because I think that would be a cool thing to do.

Yeah I was going to but I accidentally left it on the default settings and by the time I realized we were already playing (read: I was already kicking his ass). So this victory by yours truly either means that a) We are going to get clobbered tomorrow or b.) that we are going to win. Because I WAS winning vs BSU (in an almost eerily similar fashion) but I just blew it in the second half. So whachya think?

dunno if this is a good thing that i am winnning

Game is starting! couldnt do the rainy thing. eh.

you know? I can do that. Consider it done.

Sorry I broke your hearts and canceled yesterday. I know how devastated you must have been to not watch fake football and probably had to drown your sorrows in beer whilst watching some NFL opening night last night. Fear not! Tonight at 6pm VG UNT Mean Green will take on VG Ohio Bobcats live on the Internet(s)! How to watch: Click the link to my blog below> Click the link on the top right that says 'Video Game Link' Click this link. When the game is over, I will post the video of it here. so you can be a weirdo and watch me play a video game matchup! Some Notes: I am using named rosters. Unfortunately these cannot be that accurate because the game only lets you have 70 guys. They leave out alot of people and don't rate them properly. It also doesn't update with changes. So you will see guys like Akpuntu still play LB instead of DE. So yeah. /nerdy

I feel this is why we won. Wore my new Lucky Chucks.

Yeah there are alot of people looking for a seat on the bandwagon. My non-student friend last night: 'Hey so what's UNT's schedule this year? I think I'd like to go to a college game this year. Check it out. See what its all about.' LOL. Definitely 25K. Guess I can't just show up five min before game time and get a good seat in the stoodent section huh?

I wonder how we can change this? Maybe we should start a TV station and get a contract with the 'Belt. Anyone got a few tens of millions?