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Until we see this (new) defense against a competent defense, I am not sure we could beat anyone in that top 10.

Beat FAU.

Denton doesn’t have the hotel capacity to host a bowl.

Why Jayden Hill is quarterbacking the defense: Prior to UNT: Spent four seasons at DII Ohio Dominican in the GMAC … started 38 consecutive games in the secondary for ODU … selected as a three-time All-GMAC player, once on the First Team (2022) and twice on the Second Team (2023 & 2021) … posted 250 total tackles, 6.5 TFLs, two INTs, 23 PBUs, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his four seasons

Boomer? Gen X, beeyacth.

I wonder why we aren’t being more creative raising funds since we are way behind the curve. The Bearkats lack a large outside collective. Almost all money is generated in-house. A lot of that is being creative with stipends and awards that are allowed within NCAA rules, generating the money to pay for them via avenues like an auction for fans. Barnes spearheaded an event this summer that featured 25 in-demand items, including things like all-access passes to away games. Fans shadowed the team every step of the way during tips to Rice and Texas State; a few thousand dollars raised that can be funneled toward retention.

And of course: a/s/l?

Again, the pAc was not offering AAC schools to pay their full buyout like they did the MWC schools. Why take that deal? So if we knew that was the case then glad we didn’t drag it out. It would have been a no-brainer to pass.

Hey if there is a real relegation system, I could get behind it.

Those four stayed because the PaC didn’t pay the conference buyouts. That’s it.

Yes. 2017, 2018, and a bit of 2022. Lots of wins against teams we should beat and very few (none?) against solid teams and/or big games. So far, we were completely blown out in the most significant game of the year. I certainly hope it doesn’t happen again, but the heart of the schedule - especially versus Army - has that potential. Let’s see if this defense has started to really turn around or if the recent results are due to subpar opponents. The defense, as we all know, will determine the season.

What’s a newspaper?

a/s/l?

Good win, happy for the team. Would not expected this outcome after that terrible start. As the great @MeanGreenWithEnvy said “This is the most un 4-1 team I could imagine for this season. They’re mercurial.” Perfectly sums up how I think about this team. My best guess is that we will beat the weaker teams on the schedule but we make too many mistakes to beat the better teams in the conference. Could easily end up 8-4 and then end up losing a bowl game to a strong opponent. (wait a sec…that sounds really familiar…)