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From the Sun Belt site -
Sept. 3 North Texas at LSU (tape delay) CST/TBA
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To me the key is to get them both on the field. So the question might be, since they can both run so well, who can do the better job of moving around? I think that PC might be the better of the two at moving into the slot and receiving short passes.
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Let me start off by saying this is another of the really stupid things the NCAA has done. One question I have, since there is a license for NCAA apparel I assume the NCAA gets a part of the revenue. This being the case I am sure that the NCAA is as of last week refusing, or at least turning over to the Native Tribes any monies from the sales of products associated with these schools?
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Going at QB would have to go with Hall. The others mentioned are all good but you need to match the QB to "Dickey Ball" and Hall did a good job.
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Preseason Texas Top 10 list for the 2005 season -
1.Texas
2.Texas A&M
3.Tech
4.UTEP
5.TCU
6.Baylor
7.tie UNT and Houston
9. Rice
10. SMU
This list is not based on any polls, just my thoughts
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The problem for Hawaii will not be football; they will always be able to schedule 8 or 9 (or more) home games if they wish to. Also, they will always have the tie-ins with the Bowl Games in Hawaii. The problem for Hawaii will be in the men’s non-revenue sports and the women’s programs. The cost associated with any conference to travel is a killer. That’s why in the end they will most likely stay in the WAC (mainly because the WAC, if it stays together as a conference) will not kick them out.
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Based on a lack of football related news, and the always ongoing speculation of where the Mean Green might end up one day, here are some guesses based on “what-If” in the next round of realignments all conference are forced to go to 12 teams so that each conference has the Conference Championship game. Why do I think this might happen? First it generates revenue and second, if you cap the number of conferences it controls the number of moves from 1-AA to 1-A.
Conferences currently (2005) at 12
ACC
BIG 12
CUSA
MAC
SEC
Others (number of 2005 teams)
Big East (8)
Big 10 (11)
MWC (9)
Pac-10 (10)
Sun Belt (8)
WAC (9)
POSSIBLE REALIGNMENTS
Current BCS Conferences
ACC – No Changes
SEC
Would like to get rid of Vanderbilt but that does not seem likely. If Arkansas should look to the Big 12 Louisville might be an option.
Big 12
Possible losses – Missouri (has shown interest in the past in the Big 10) –Colorado has shown interest in the Pac-10 in the past. Possible Add - not sure but the potential is there for Arkansas, could also look to Colorado State
Big 10
Possible Adds - Would love to add Notre Dame, Missouri also a possibility. Coluld Penn State leave?
Pac 10
Possible Adds – If they stay in the region – BYU and Utah, could look to Colorado (don’t forget at the time of the
Big East
Would love to add Notre Dame. Could also see the possibility of adding Army and Navy. Louisville and Pittsburg could move to one of the other conferences if their success holds up. I think they might then make a run at some of the “old” C-USA teams – Memphis, East Carolina, Southern Miss – Central Florida might be a good move to pair up with South Florida.
NEXT IN LINE
Mountain West
The teams that would seem to fit are Boise State, Fresno, and UTEP. While Hawaii might sound good the travel expenses for the non-revenue sports hurt their chances. Would the Mean Green make a good travel partner for TCU?
THE REST
CUSA, Sun Belt, MAC, WAC
Based on the current number of 1-A schools there are 34 schools left. At best a couple of current 1-AA’s move up to give you enough for 3 conferences. In this case my best guess is these 4 are rearranged into 3 conferences (also would not be surprised to see Hawaii become an Independent). The other option is that several teams return to 1-AA and perhaps only 2 conferences come out of the 4.
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I think they should invite Boise, Fresno, and UNT before the BCS changes the rules.
Replace UNT with UTEP - That's my guess for the next moves by the MWC - UTEP, Boise, and Fresno
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Look what JJ has done:
1. Eased up on us playing the top 25 in roundball and getting the crap beat out of us.
2. Lost about 5 or 6 games by less than an average of 6 points. Those could have been wins (but were not)
3. Compared to DD.... it took DD his 5th year before his teams kicked into gear. Could be the same for JJ.
4. You never hear of any disention among the players.
5. He is slowly bringing in better players.....you have to remember that UNT is a MID MAJOR.
6. Who do you recommend getting....and for what price???-----if you say you don't know or there are plenty of people out there---ok---then who?? cant name any you want to take a chance on?
7. Give JJ a chance...everyone knows what shape the UNT program was in when he took over and remember his old coach came to UNT to stand behind him (cant remember the legendary LSU coach's name).
8. We have had some excellent BB coaches at UNT but the admin has let them go: including Spika (for you Hamilton/Fraley/Hamp Hazelton/Whitiker fans); Blakley (chances are we will never get another pro coach)--This guy packed the pit for every game; Jankovich.
9. Give JJ a chance...he comes highly recommended and looks like he has some very good players coming in. Takes time to build a team...cant be done in one or two years.
Euless,
Not trying to get into a pi$$ing contest, but don't sell NT so short -
Look what JJ has done:
1. eased up on us playing the top 25 in round ball and getting the crap beat out of us.
Thanks for admitting were playing an easier schedule and not wining more games
2. Lost about 5 or 6 games by less than an average of 6 points. Those could have been wins (but were not)
Lost 5 by 7 or less, BUT using this logic we also won 8 by 7 or less
5. He is slowly bringing in better players.....you have to remember that UNT is a MID MAJOR.
Oh, the favorite fall-back for anytime NT does not succeed. Does this mean that when we are successful it’s because were lucky? By the way – the other teams kicking our butts in the Sun Belt are Mid Majors also!!!!
6. Who do you recommend getting....and for what price???-----if you say you don't know or there are plenty of people out there---ok---then who?? Can’t name any you want to take a chance on?
So you don’t think we would get applicants if the job was open? Didn’t we turn away Billy Gillespie (sp) – (UTEP, now A&M)? When the position at NMSU opened they had no shortage of applicants.
9. Give JJ a chance...he comes highly recommended and looks like he has some very good players coming in. Takes time to build a team...cant be done in one or two years.
Please see reference to Billy G. at UTEP and A&M
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....wait until next year.
This is an attitude that NT fans need to stop accepting!
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Took a look at it but it just did not have enough space
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There you go, you have at least one
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Also ArtCarved
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The basketball support at this school is a joke, and it is no wonder that CUSA passed us by. We CANNOT blame SMU or politics for this, all we can do is look in the mirror as a collective fan base and know the real reason. We have a long way to go in football, and longer in basketball. The shame of it is, everyone thinks a stadium that has not been built or funded will answer the former and nobody gives a crap about the latter.
Truer words may never have been spoken (or in this case written).
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I hope you aren't trying to say that is what I said.
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This is not something you blame on lack of support- we need to quit accepting that statement as a blanket reason when any NT team does not perform. This is not a case where we are facing Top 10 teams and we do not have the athletes or talent to compete. Bottom line is we are not performing on the court and ultimately (and I realize this is a stretch for us) we need to hold the coaches accountable.
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Considering the majority of black football players at the collegiate level, then there is something very wrong about having black head coaches make up only 2.6% of D1-A head coaches. You can't honestly believe that of the 117 head coaching jobs in D1-A football, that black coaches were the best candidates for only 3 of those jobs. To think that is so narrow minded I really don't know how to respond to it.
Not a question that I can answer but with all the concerns being raised regarding the hiring of minority coaches why are there no comments raised about the “star” minority athletes not choosing to play for a minority coach? Let face it D-1 football is a BIG business and if schools start seeing a competitive advantage in the caliber athletes they are singing because they have a minority coach you would see a sudden and dramatic increase in the number of minority coaches.
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People had best take their shots at Billy G’s Aggies while they can. Gillespie (sp?) has a method to his madness. He seems to be a special coach. Let’s sit back and see what happens.
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Marshall is in another league, they have been successful since we where 1aa.
South Florida is in Florida a state that has way too few 1a programs for its size, and that is barely being fixed, I also forsee a down turn for USF, just like:
UCF, which is has two less wins than SMU... 0-9
UAB is on shaky, shaky ground, they are bleeding money, and they Bama wants them dead.
Troy is in our leage, and hasnt beat us, and is going to be staying home this bowl year, I cant say they have passed us yet.
good points Cerebus, i dont see how 4 teams that havent went to a bowl have passed us by and especially since one of them is 0-9.This post has been edited by calvin on Nov 8 2004, 01:09 PM
To answer this question - They are ALL in conferences we could not get in to. I think that would suggest they have passed us by.
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Be careful around Van Horn. Other than that follow the trucks.
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This is a great point. While Mike Price gets the head line here in El Paso and across the region (and he does deserve them), another very important change in the Miners the past couple of year is the level at which they are paying their assistants. This past summer Michigan State tried to hire away their DC but Miners were able to be competitive enough to keep him.