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They also took down the Robo Cop poster. You might be reading a bit too much in a corporate remodel.

New Stadium + New Coach = New Era.

Let the over-reaction begin. The school does everything they should; upgrade the salary, interviewed experienced head coaches, makes a quick move. And what do we do a a board... bitch, moan, and over react. Really your embarrassed/ashamed/outraged/hurt/sad? Any of the four candidates would have been great for UNT. I'm sorry you had a preface for one of the other candidates. New Stadium + New Coach should equal a New Era, but with whinny, over-reacting, drama queen, message board fans don't want to let that happen.

It ain't dead yet. We've got one more hard to see, uncomfortable, sun in your eyes, can't get a beer, game to go.

The Boise loss is good for the Sun Belt and UNT. The WAC has been able to offset its expensive travel cost with BCS cash. Without the BCS cash schools like LA Tech and NMSU must bare the brunt of WAC travel costs. Finances are what is going to create a 12 team Sun Belt, which is better for UNT.

1. If SBC takes LA Tech and moves to 12 there won't be a "new" WAC. 2. The "new" WAC won't have a higher perception or ranking that the SBC. Do you think the national media that doesn't follow the non-AQs any way is going to give the WAC credit for adding TX State? The last time the top half of a conference left for another conference was the Southwest Conference. How did that work our for Houston and Rice?

The BIG Ten +2 is worlds apart from the Sun Belt or even CUSA. UNT is not the right situation. UNT can't afford him. Taking a job right away would undercut Leach's lawsuits. What's in it for him? No real TV exposure, no big Bowls.

Wait, isn't that what we do? Judging LA Tech base on a fan grudge is just stupid. The way LA Tech feels about UL-Monroe is how UNT feels about Texas State. As a fan your going to say and do everything you can to separate yourself for the little brother school. But the fact remains Tech would be a natural fit in the Belt and would bring a competitive program into the fold. A 12 team Belt is in our best interest and its time to get over a fan grudge.

Local ESPN radio on Thursday said it was down to three. 50-50 that its going to be McCarney, followed by Fran and Kragthorpe. No source was given.

The problem is these teams do play the little sister of the poor when they schedule games with d1aa/fcs schools.

There is nothing wrong with the Sun Belt name. It could use a new logo, but a conference name doesn't mean anything. And WTF to SFA! The 11th spot in the SBC will be LA Tech. The 12th spot will be between NMSU and UTSA.

Yeah, he's nothing like us message board jockey. [Now that's you do sarcasm]

I don't get the love this board seems show some programs and not others. Why the love for New Mexico State and the hate for Louisiana Tech?

Why the love for NMSU?

"He looks like a coach, like I mean that guy could play a coach in a movie or on tv"

Sargins ratings are worthless. There is no way to measure D1/FBS teams vs d1aa/fcs teams. This crappy rating system also undervalues head-to-head wins. Its real simple. The bottom of the WAC is really bad, 6 winning season in the last decade, and really spread out.

San Jose was so desperate for attendance numbers a few years back they were sponsoring high school band competitions before the game and counting the visiting bands and parents has game day attendees. That's one of the reason the NCAA switch to the electronic scanners or actual attendance numbers.

MWC>WAC, but a MWC invite in unrealistic. The MWC would be better served by taking a team from the WAC, killing the rival conference. UTEP would also make more sense for the MWC's footprint. But going back to the earlier sub-thread, how did the DCR get scooped by Rivals?

No to increased travel costs. No to playing team worse than the SBC. No to West Coast start times. No to playing teams in states we don't recruit. No to playing games fans can't reasonably travel to. No to the getting on the Titanic after it hit the iceberg.

Golden Triangle is still open?

A 12 team Sun Belt would be great for us. SBC West: Arkansas State, LA Tech, UL-Monroe, UL-Lafayette, North Texas, and NMSU or UTSA SBC East: FIU, FAU, WKY, MTSU, Troy, South Alabama Championship game played in New Orleans. I'd vote for UTSA over NMSU because of the larger market size, time zone, Texas recruiting, and closer drive. Imagine all divisional games being within 6 hours of Denton.

Those are the same reasons UNT won't go to the WAC. A 12 team Sun Belt will be ideal. And every other trips to Florida, Alabama, Kentucky and all divisional games within a days drive.

Case closed. UNT says no to the WAC. http://www.northtexas.rivals.com/

Case closed. RV says no to the WAC. http://www.northtexas.rivals.com/

Neat. So from your outside perspective what do you think about higher travel cost to go to areas we don't recruit to play games our fans can't watch?