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  1. Don't be fooled by the stigmata; it's self-inflicted.
  2. You know what I really love? That thing I do for a living. It's pretty swell.
  3. Great article, Brett. I wish your editor hadn't kept it in a drawer for the past month... Because now it's well past time to take a serious look at DW.
  4. Well, obviously. That TV was stolen so the players could watch tape at home and be better prepared for practice. Hell, stealing that TV showed dedication and leadership, and probably earned a starting job or two!
  5. I have no idea. I don't really do research in service of coveting my neighbor's schedule, at least not in football. Especially when the stuff that is DIRECTLY under our control, and not contingent upon a contract or agreement with another school, needs as much work as it does. But I know Buffalo hosted Stony Brook in 2011, along with UCONN.
  6. Preface this by saying I'm usually less than thrilled with our scheduling, and I'm not super excited about a 5 game home slate next year. BUT: If you're counting service academies and AAC schools... In the past 10 years, we've had nine non-conference home games against opponents like that. Drop the service schools and the non-Power 5 opponents, and we've had three in the past 12 years. Definitely could be better, but the fact that in any given week some recognizable school is on the road somewhere doesn't mean that their opponents of the week are consistently scheduling better than we have. For instance, in 2011: Central Michigan had one non-conference home game, against non-D1 South Carolina State. Texas State was still in their D1 transition (technically, D1 independent). 5 home games, no D1 opponents at home. South Alabama was also transitional D1 (also D1 independent). 5 home games, no D1 opponents at home. FIU had Duke and UCF at home. Utah State and Fresno State are MWC schools... Not exactly the same deal as someone trekking to Central Michigan, especially in the case of Fresno State. BUT, Utah State had Wyoming and Colorado State at home, and Fresno State had Ole Miss and North Dakota. Georgia State was transitional, no D1 home games at all. So, other than FIU and the Mountain West schools... Every other school you listed above would have been pointing at our schedule in 2011 with the same complaints. And even Fresno State had a non-D1 on their slate. FIU has been scheduling great the past 5 years, but they have two non-D1 home games this year. And that whole operation is a freaking disaster... As much as there is to complain about with how we run our operation, I sure as hell wouldn't trade places with them.
  7. Not sure where you live, but I woke up to rain and I haven't seen the sun come out all day. I'm not saying Coaching and QB play are ENTIRELY to blame, but it's a little too convenient to just be a coincidence, isn't it?
  8. This BillySee guy... Keep an eye on him. I'm obviously a big fan of the search function, and I haven't seen potential like his in a long, long time.
  9. Ordinarily, I'd scold you for making a political reference outside the Eagles Nest. But, I'm a sucker for praise and adoration. So, come on over and give me a big hug, buddy. (I also can't resist a good setup for a joke)
  10. Well, now we know who the scumbag was that picked against the Mean Green. This game was your fault. I might just punch you in the face on Saturday, hater.
  11. OK, now I get it. As Ray Rice once said... To me, you'll always be a knockout. I know we fight and argue sometimes, but I'll always love you.
  12. Not sure why having crappy quarterbacking means missing football games but whatever.
  13. Lonnie, the solution is obvious. We'll never get better attendance until we: Upset an old SWC team (x2) Build a new stadium Join a better conference Play other Texas teams that people have actually heard of Get an exciting coach in here that Metroplex residents can get excited about Bring in a proven D-1 coach with skins on the wall Win our conference String together a few winning seasons in a row Win a bowl Get home games with power conference schools (xSeveral) Renew a series with a local team our alums know and hate Really reach out to the students Put up billboards Run TV commercials Get some guys in the NFL, ideally on the Cowboys SELL BEER IN THE STADIUM ...and, um, other stuff. Once we do that, our problems will solve themselves.
  14. Wow. So much fun times came from that post... Ninjaface stuff with the athletics department. And I actually kept in touch with the guy that ran the Troy Nunes Magician site for a few years, through the TY Sports and TakeAKnee.net eras. I think we had a last-longer bet in the 2010 NCAA tournament. (Spoiler: he won.) Really funny to remember how much I loved NCAA football... It was a few years later when I realized that game, at least the way I played it 90%+ of the time, really wasn't a football simulator. At best, it was a telemarketer RPG. At worst, it was basically a tutorial for pedophiles on how to groom and lure in victims. Wish I could find the TakeAKnee post we did about it, but the site appears to be broken at the moment.
  15. If this were really 2006, I'd take the time to appreciate the brilliant artists we were on the verge of losing. Ingmar Bergman, Kurt Vonnegut, Marcel Marceau, Bam Bam Bigelow... The world of culture and arts was a much richer and more vibrant place 8 years ago.
  16. 2006? 2006???? I need to buy some Apple stock! I have a good feeling about this phone gadget they're putting together...
  17. FAU is annual gyro day. Be there or... Be elsewhere in the parking lot?
  18. I don't drink, my brother can't make it, and my dad is an American. You're stuck with the lower case greeks, I'm afraid. Unless there's another tailgate I ought to be hanging out with...
  19. F--- practice. I don't care who pays attention super hard and shows up 15 minutes early for practice. I'm not buying tickets to the Practice Bowl when January rolls around. And I don't think we have a shot at an at-large selection to the Tried Really Hard on the Bench Press During Offseason Workouts Playoff. So f--- all that. And f--- "maturity", too. I don't give a crap if Dajon Williams sleeps with a night light and believes in the Easter Bunny. If he's spending all his time in team meetings playing with crayons and making laser gun noises while he smashes GI Joes together... GOOD FOR HIM. It's obviously making him more effective than what more "mature" options bring to the table. Last time I checked, Dajon Williams hasn't been stealing electronics or meat, or credit cards, or driving drunk, or running from the cops, or sexually assaulting anyone, or punching out people on Fry Street, or beating his wife. So, whatever makes him not "mature", he ain't that bad in the grand scheme of things. There's an award for dedication, vocal leadership, and bright eyed adherence to traditional values of success. It isn't Starting Quarterback, it's Eagle Scout. So pin a damn badge on McNulty and Greer, but put the football in Dajon's hands. Pretty please. And for anyone who wants to point out that almost all of Dajon's success has come late in blowout games, or against backups... You may be right. I think the only way to judge him fairly against our other QBs is to see how they do in the same situation. So, START DAJON. And if we get our asses kicked the way we have against Texas and La Tech (or Tulsa when McNulty started)... Then I'd love to see what Greer can do against backups, when he comes in off the bench instead. If we have to choose between a guy who stands tall and talks in a deep voice and Leads Real Hard and Practices Like A Champion, or a guy who seems to be a slacker but actually ACHIEVES RESULTS... Start the guy who can accomplish something in a game. And if you're one of our coaches and don't like the tone that sets for the rest of the team... Well, get your ass out on the road and recruit someone who can do both. I'll cheer extra hard for that guy next year, if we manage to find him. Until then, give me Dajon.
  20. Enough to build a dream on.
  21. That handoff was beautiful.
  22. Gotta do something to kill time until the 2016 basketball season, man.
  23. Brace yourself. Minimac and DW still in headsets.
  24. This is what marketing is all about, people. We need to follow in Tech's footsteps. Since we may see a low turnout for Nicholls State, here's what I propose: "I Don't Know Nothin' 'bout Birthin' No Babies" Night Sponsored by: UNT Health Sciences Center 9/20/14: North Texas vs. Nicholls State Celebrate Health Education and Football! Creepy Scrappy says: "Rub some Green Curtain Dress on It!"
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