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I've got a gut feeling that our Mean Green bunch has something to prove in this game. North Texas 31 Houston 17

The College Football Data Warehouse is a great site for info on individual teams & conferences. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/index.php

Let's hope our K-State offense returns. Remember, we did score 21 points vs their very good defense.

http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1800&ATCLID=205704132

6) North Texas (2-3, 1-1 in Sun Belt) The mob said: North Texas by 7 So said I: North Texas 30, Florida Atlantic 20 What actually happened: North Texas slowly forged a 17-0 lead, then held on for a 20-14 win at Florida Atlantic to end a two-game losing streak and pick up its first Sun Belt victory. North Texas's passing game bailed out what is usually a very dependable running game. Running backs Antoinne Jimmerson and Brandin Byrd both entered the game at or above the 300-yard mark on the season, but the duo combined for just 46 yards on 33 carries. That was the norm for the game, however. While UNT averaged 5.1 yards per play, FAU only gained 4.2. And while FAU turned it over three times, North Texas's only giveaway proved costly; FAU scored the very next play after intercepting Derek Thompson, cutting the North Texas lead to 17-14. The UNT defense, though, kept things in check, limiting FAU to just 12 yards on its final two possessions. Star of the game: Though Derek Thompson had a nice day passing, Brelan Chancellor deserves the game ball. His 135 yards on six receptions accounted for more than half of Thompson's 251 yards, and it marked Chancellor's third game with at least 100 yard games; he has also scored at least one TD in four of five games. Key number: 2, the number of wins for UNT in its first five games for the first time since 2005. The Miners had started 1-4 or worse in every season from 2006 through 2011. What's next: North Texas goes back on the road, concluding its non-conference schedule with a game at Houston. Before the season the Mean Green would've been labeled big underdogs; but with UH just now earning its first win of the season this past weekend, Houston is only a 12-point favorite. http://www.texasfootball.com/college-news/view/180099

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/page/bottom10121003/bieber-fever-the-bottom-10

Houston 35 North Texas 31 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=36370

It would also help to not be sooooooooooooo predictable.

That would leave some on the board with less to post about.

By the TexasFootball.com Staff It was judgment week for a lot of teams. Important conference games abound, and critical non-conference games filled the schedule. In all, FBS teams from Texas combined to go 7-5 -- with two of the losses coming against one another. So, what does it all mean for our Power Poll, ranking the 12 FBS teams in Texas? Let's take a look. Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech TCU Baylor North Texas UTEP UTSA Houston SMU Texas State Rice DCTF's 2012 Texas College Power Poll — Week Five http://www.texasfootball.com/college-news/view/180098

NBC Sports College Basketball Talk 23. North Texas at Saint Louis (December 5) Tony Benford certainly isn’t ducking challengers in his first season in Denton, as the Mean Green begin their season at Creighton. Does Saint Louis, who is expected to contend in the Atlantic 10, have enough inside to contain All-America candidate Tony Mitchell? Can the Mean Green keep SLU’s guards, led by Kwamain Mitchell, under wraps? http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/01/top-25-countdown-others-receiving-votes/#/2012/10/01/twenty-five-non-conference-games-to-keep-an-eye-on-this-season/

More Houston Thoughts 1. Houston has scored only 13 & 6 points in two of their first 4 games. 2. They have given up 30 or more points in 3 of 4 games (30 Texas State, 56 La Tech, 37 UCLA)

Houston 35, Rice 14 Aided in part by Rice (1-4, 0-2 in CUSA) missing starting QB Taylor McHargue, Houston's defense had its best outing of the year, holding Rice to 338 total yards in Houston's (1-3, 1-1) first win. The Cougar offense overcame three turnovers to roll up 604 yards of offense, including a season-high 158 yards and 3 TDs from RB Charles Sims. Houston rushed for 243 yards after coming into the day averaging just more than 110 per game. QB Driphus Jackson, making his first start for Rice, threw for 272 yards and 2 TDs but completed less than half his passes. AND North Texas 20, Florida Atlantic 20 Derek Thompson bailed out a North Texas (2-3, 1-1 in Sun Belt) offense that got nothing from its usually dependable running game. The Mean Green only rushed for 56 yards on 29 carries, but Thompson (251 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing) helped UNT build a 17-0 lead on a 14-yard TD pass midway through the third quarter. The defense, after giving up back-to-back TDs to see the lead cut to 17-14, stopped FAU (1-4, 0-2) on its final two possessions to preserve the win. Linebackers Zachary Orr (10 tackles, 1 TFL) and Derek Akunne (9 tackles, INT) had big games for UNT for the second straight week http://www.texasfootball.com/college-news/view/180094

Passing Offense - Troy #16 326.50, Houston #8 350.28 Troy vs UNT - 29 or 42, 12 int - 274 yds (well under season average) Houston's #s vs #107 (Rice), #119 (La.Tech) and #77 (UCLA) pass defenses. UNT welll ahead of them at #31.

You'll probably just pee in your pants after seening what the Mean Green D does to your offense.

Know ? Gotta love that Cougar education !

Troy is ranked with the Cogs on offense & they were held to 14. Wasn't Rice without their QB ? You D has "clicked" for one game since you've only played Rice after losing to UCLA.

Houston has played against some of the worst defenses in football. From the NCAA stat site: TOTAL DEFENSE #41 North Texas - 350.80 ypg #70 UCLA - 397.80 ypg #118 Louisiana Tech - 529.75 ypg #119 Rice - 559.00 ypg Texas State - 495.25 ypg DEFENSES UNT Has Played Against Houston is #111 488.00 ypg in total defense (Rushing #100 202.25 ypg, Passing #105 255.75 ypg) #4 LSU #45 K-State #67 Troy #89 FAU

Off the CUSA board. "New" CUSA attendance This Week 47,817 East Carolina 32,718 Rice 18,063 Tulane 13,196 UAB Season Averages 48,420 East Carolina 36,535 UTEP 29,377 Marshall 28,816 Southern Miss 28,079 UTSA 24,345 Tulane 23,342 Rice 23,228 Louisiana Tech 22,041 North Texas 20,904 UAB 20,418 Tulsa 19,985 Old Dominion 14,002 FIU

Don't shoot, I'm with you !

RealTimeRPI now predicting a 3-9 record for North Texas. One more win vs USA. http://realtimerpi.com/football/ncaaf_1104_Men.html?North+Texas

Why is this of interest here ? Someone is really obsessed with SMU.

Don't really see a reason to schedule any Sun Belt teams in any sport in the near future. What Belt team would really be attractive to Mean Green fans as an OC game ? Need to just move on and make a clean break from the conference.

North Texas 21 FAU 10 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=36346

Some how this is news that's really of interest here ? The TD era around here is OVER.