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UNLV fan/alum here. From reading all of the stories on our upcoming bowl matchup it seems that neither of our schools are getting much respect. I know the Mean Green have struggled over the past few years and like us are enjoying their best season in years. Although UNLV fans don't know much about the North Texas Mean Green don't think that we don't respect you. At this point we are happy that our team was able to win 7 games this year and become bowl eligible for the first time since 2000. I really hope this turns out to be a thrilling game that draws the attention of the nation. Maybe something like a UNLV win 132 to 131 in 8 OT. I know we will be outnumbered fan wise but we may be bringing more fans than people expect. I have my flight, hotel, and car rental booked as do a lot of my friends. Here's to a good game and a fun atmosphere as we both continue to build our programs. UNLV football gets ignored often but since our basketball team is struggling we are going to have to try to enjoy football a little more this season.

lol they called you Texas A&M- San Antonio?

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Somebody's upset about staying home this bowl season.

Sup?

No, I heard tickets and parking spots will be available to them too!

I like your fan base from what I've seen on this board. Didn't expect 10 replies within a 30 minute span and there wasn't any spam talking. Maybe North Texas has the best fan base in Texas?

If we're going to have a playoff, every conference champion should get in. FCS can do it. All other Division I sports do it.

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We are the home team but sitting on the visiting side for TV purposes. Wearing Black uniforms.

After looking at the bowl line up and seeing 6 out of 35 bowls that have big 5 vs non big 5 matchups, it is becoming painfully obvious that unless we go undefeated, we will never play a big 5 team in a bowl. Ever. It's a club. It's a monopoly. It's illegal. But everyone puts up with it because the NCAA throws just barely enough bones to the non big 5 to keep them on the leash. I wish someone had the stones to file an anti-trust suit. No one does. Welcome to modern day 'Merca.

I've been to the Dallas area before. A few years ago I came out to watch my White Sox play 3 games in Arlington including a day game in 103 degree heat with a 79 dew point. I stayed right by six flags over Texas and had a good time. For the game I am flying in the 31st and out the 1st after the game because I have to get back to coach my basketball team. Won't have much time for anything other than the game itself....my favorite place in Texas is the steakhouse in Amarillo where I proudly finished the 4.5 lb steak in under an hour

Seriously, can we ban this troll until Spring Ball at the earliest or August 20-freaking-14 at the latest?

It would be awesome the next time a troll strikes absolutely nobody responds to him. Then it just dies.

When is yall's next game? Oh, next fall. Cool.

You can talk smack next year, we have a bowl game to coordinate around here and don't have time for you transitional programs right now.

My favorite part of GMG is the grumpy old man posts.

I hate this Delaney pig, maybe we should go with just the top 2 or 3 conferences and leave the Big10 out.

Neal Smatresk

Let's take a look, shall we? Stole two cases of beer that night to get drunk on- Theft Killed four people while DWI- 4 counts intox manslaughter Ran over several others- 2 counts intox assault Fled the scene- Failure to stop and render aid Fled from police- Evading arrest But prison is for people who are a danger to society, right? The gang bangers and such, right? Because I can tell you, with absolute certainty, I've never worked or heard of an instance where an inner-city thug killed four, paralyzed another, put one more in a coma and maimed three more just for good measure. But this is just drunk driving. What's that we always read on this board, "Who among us HASN'T had one too many?" Bullshit. Plain and simple.

We've got a bowl game to get ready for. AS for these schmucks...

Number of postseason games in 2013 season: UNT= 1 TAMU-SA= 0 The only stat that you need to know.

Protip: If you're from Vegas, don't even think about falling for the billboards advertising "casinos" in Oklahoma. Just...no...Just don't do it. Oh: and from a displaced Best Coaster, welcome to DFW. Dallas has some decent places to entertain. (And...pssst...for the love of all things, can I stow away in your carryon on your return flight? It's been six years since I've been to Vegas, and the itch is insatiable!)

Petrino doesn't stand a chance. Hope you guys enjoy him. Our wonderful Sun Belt officials let his team clear the bench, run across the field to try to brawl and never threw a flag.

For anyone interested, ESPN3 has 4 UNLV football games available for replay: SDSU Air Force Utah State Nevada

I would suggest that between now and January 1, that we refer to that route in Dallas County as the MEAN GREEN LINE. GO MEAN GREEN

Any word out of the athletic department about tickets sold so far to the HOD?

Todd Dodge makes his triumphant return to Austin in front of 80,000 cheering, adoring fans, and proves to everyone in Denton that it was everybody's fault buy his.

I think Ivery will be more of a running back than a receiver. Probably special teams specialist first and foremost for his freshman year though

This looks like a solid team going into 2013. The DL and DE positions may be an issue but we can not be sure of that right now. These younger guys we have could be beast and just waiting to get on the field next year.

OK, I confess I didn't know very much about this case until Emmitt's article post. I didn't know he had a previous arrest, and clearly the problem is he has ever been punished for anything. I've changed my opinion - he should be in jail.

I look at it this way. We are a pretty unknown commodity at this point so it's going to take more winning and wins against AQs before we get those matchups we want. People have to want to see us play. Outside of Texas I don't think there are many people who know our brand and know about UNT football. I don't think many people flip through games on Saturday looking for UNT. So most of the writers that are outside the DFW area make their determinations about UNT football by looking at a box score same thing with college football fans. It's all a process that is going to take time. If UNT continues to do things the right way everything will take care of itself.

Actually, most of the money goes to the Bowl Committees, and their board members. And their annual "meetings" on Caribbean islands. The Sugar Bowl paid $1.1 million to its Chief Executive and his two aides. That's downright criminal.

you know what I'm digging?

Not sure, but based on what I read this is not entirely true. Next in line after the B10 was the ACC and it was no secret that BC lobbied hard to get in. This was very much about ESPN owning the bowl and wanting fewer viewers taken away from the other games being played that day. I think the bigger picture here is money. March Madness isn't a great analogy because the payout is the same as long as you're in a round, regardless if your opponent is Kentucky or IUPUI. To the contrary, there is a huge amount of money being distributed around the BCS system and the AQs do not like sharing it with a non-AQ opponent. I read a few years ago that the NCAA makes 99% of its profits via March Madness. All this money floating around for BCS football goes straight to the conferences and their schools.. There is little-to-no incentive for them to care what the NCAA as a governing body thinks about how they treat the non-AQs. Sometimes I think the lack of respect is recipricol: the NCAA does not care about the AQ vs. non-AQ. I threw a few references to old articles I faintly remember reading. Someone correct me if I am in error. I just want people to realize the biggest crime in the BCS picture is not who got left out of what bowls, but the manipulation of millions and millions of dollars to keep it out of non-AQ hands.

The AQs have so much power that an anti-trust lawsuit would just get beaten anyway. Those schools' alumni control the legislative and judicial positions in their states and in DC. The money they get from this monopoly is sickening, which is why they'll never let it go. I'm with drex. We play true amateur sports at the non-AQ level. We aren't an NFL or NBA lite school. Very soon, this whole AQ break off will make this all more apparent. Whether it's with the NCAA or not is the question. Look, when the Big XII eventually folds, you are gonna have 4 Super Conferences, probably with 16-18 teams a piece. Those of left behind will combine with the FCS schools and have our own separate division. It's what the BCS media wants and it's what the AQ schools want. And, to me, the sadder part of all this will be when those schools leave and create their own March Madness and College World Series. It's tough for us, since we really never got a chance--a true chance--to be a player in an AQ league (or historical peer, like the SWC). We never tasted what it must of been like to get huge attendance by hosting UT, A&M, Tech, OU, Arky, etc... But schools like SMU, UH, and Rice must feel like they have been castrated. And I bet TCU falls into that same category again too, when the big XII falls apart. The only schools in that league that are certain to get into another AQ league are Texas, OU, and KU. Who else gets left behind is going to be amazingly brutal. And they won't be able to do anything about it.

The bowls are exhibitions, not a test/wish to see how your team would go up against another team. That's like suing the NIT for not playing a P5 in the first round. Not gonna happen.

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I try to watch every Pistons game, just in case Tony gets some run. I know not everyone here has NBA League Pass or the time to actually watch. But NBA.com added a feature last week with interactive box scores, so you can go watch highlights. http://stats.nba.com/gameDetail.html?GameID=0021300315 There's a link to last nights game. If you'd like to see the 4 points he scored, just click the 4 under points. If you'd like to watch the 4 rebounds or the 1 block, then click them. NBA.com is doing a fantastic job of making everything more accessible to the fans, so I just thought I'd share this with you guys so you can keep up with his progress. I expect him to get a little more playing time as the season goes on, but as of now, he's relegated to mop up duty. Just thought I'd share this with everyone.

The Pistons have been atrocious with Josh Smith, Greg Monroe, and Andre Drummond on the floor together this season, because of spacing issues on offense. Because of this, I would very surprised if they don't trade Monroe before the deadline. They just signed Smith, and they're not trading Drummond because he's already a top 5 or so center at age 20, and he's not even close to the player that he could become. So that leaves Monroe. Once they trade Monroe, I think you might see Tony get a little more playing time. I'm not sure he'll get meaningful playing time until then barring injury. Villanueva comes off the books this summer and won't be back, and Jerebko has a player option that he'll probably decline so he can get a long-term deal. That's 2 guys that are taking PT from Tony. Depending on the offseason moves they make, Tony could be a rotation guy next year. It will be interesting to watch.

It's just absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to win your first year as a head coach. IMPOSSIBLE!!!! Rick

Exactly what it says to mean?

More than we've sold in the past few years. GO MEAN GREEN

Brian Calhoun. Running back who started at Colorado and transferred to Wisconsin.http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brian-calhoun-1.html Jarvis Jones started at USC and transferred to Georgia, where he became a two-time All American and a first-round pick. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_Jones Oh yeah, and we have this Trice dude who transferred from OU and made first-team All CUSA.