La Tech Game Rescheduled to 9/11/14

[ColoradoEagle]

Just got word from Conference USA that the #MeanGreen football game vs. La. Tech has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 11 to accommodate TV.

— Eric Capper (@Eric_Capper)

March 31, 2014

[NT03]

We need these for 9/11 :

La Tech game being moved to Thurs Sept 11th on @FOXSports1 would be perfect time for #UNT to wear these helmets pic.twitter.com/Lg1cgdhKEN

— UNTSportsGuy (@UNTSportsNewz)

March 31, 2014

[aztecskin]

please no

[DeepGreen]

The "American Flag Eagle" is a must for that game. The Eagle is our National Bird.

[emmitt01]

The "American Flag Eagle" is a must for that game. The Eagle is our National Bird.

I want a helmet featuring a red, white and blue eagle eating apple pie while holding the Statue of Liberty's torch in his talons.

[UNT90]

The good - National TV.

The bad - a Thursday night game. Gonna have to take off work.

[untjim1995]

I think this is great for both programs to do and it is a good night to still play a game during the week.

[THOR]

The good - National TV.

The bad - a Thursday night game. Gonna have to take off work.

i'm down with that...i'll be doing a half day thursday...all friday...

[MeanGreenTexan]

Both teams play the weekend before as well.

LATech will be on their 3rd straight road game (LA-La the weekend before). This will be a good thing! Hopefully we're the only game on that night, but I doubt it.

[UNT90]

Both teams play the weekend before as well.

LATech will be on their 3rd straight road game (LA-La the weekend before). This will be a good thing! Hopefully we're the only game on that night, but I doubt it.

Wait a second. Tech is playing LaLa at LaLa? Thought they hated them so.

[golfingomez]

i don't care how you slice it... 3 games in 13 days is a ROUGH schedule... especially when those games are in August/September... in Texas

heres hoping that Wintrich has them ready for this type of beginning

[meangreendork]

please no

Could just take the cash that would've been spent for the helmets and donate that to a vet's organization. Or, set up the helmets in silver with stars on green, then auction the helmets off and (of course) send the money to a vet's organization. Anything but a hard to read black on a darker green.

[Grant.UNT]

all over this! And, sign me up for those eagle/flag helmets.

[NorthTexan95]

No American flag. It's improper to wear the flag on clothes. Stars and stripes, red and blue are fine.

[Ben Gooding]

The good - National TV.

The bad - a Thursday night game. Gonna have to take off work.

Thursday night games are good for the student body, not so much alums and casual fans. Students will show up in force though, gotta win 1 of the first 2 though.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Wait a second. Tech is playing LaLa at LaLa? Thought they hated them so.

Pretty much. But you might be thinking of ULM--that's the team they absolutely refuse to play, or even acknowledge.

[meangreener]

Thursday games are great. Students show up so looks incredible on TV. No big deal.

[bstnsportsfan3]

Only bad thing for me is I will more then like out of town watching RedSox vs royals in Kansas city

[Ben Gooding]

Only bad thing for me is I will more then like out of town watching RedSox vs royals in Kansas city

uhhh..,yeah, 162 games take priority over 12. C'mon man!

[UNT90]

Thursday night games are good for the student body, not so much alums and casual fans. Students will show up in force though, gotta win 1 of the first 2 though.

Good point about the students. Hopefully bowl success and good marketing will bring them out.

[bstnsportsfan3]

uhhh..,yeah, 162 games take priority over 12. C'mon man!

Only time I get to attend games with my father in Arkansas. So it takes priority

[Ben Gooding]

Only time I get to attend games with my father in Arkansas. So it takes priority

I feel ya.

[jdennis82]

Great news.

If we're going to have a Thursday home game, riding the momentum of a big SMU victory will sure help.

Plus, moving the game from 9/13 removes the conflict with the Texas v. UCLA game in Arlington. We on the board don't have conflict with any other games on the calendar but too many casual fans will use other CFB games are reason to not be in Apogee.

[Rudy]

The "American Flag Eagle" is a must for that game. The Eagle is our National Bird.

Although some would think it's the Squirrel

[Christopher Walker]

We need these for 9/11 :

https://twitter.com/untsportsnewz/status/450678729627295744

Ugh.

We as a collected sport's endearing fans need to seriously get over the inappropriate military/athletic uniform combo circle jerk that has become so commonplace in the last decade.