MeanGreen61

Thanks for the update. Hopefully someone at the DRC will get off their butt and start giving us worthy and interesting stuff like this.

OK, so it's Marshall http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=504246

Off the Bobcat board. thread started by board moderator Jack. He is constantly contacting sources and seems to have some fairly accurate info. "I've been working the last two days and I have some news to share. The WAC is not done trying to sway ULL and UNT. Other schools of interest are Portland State, Cal Poly, Lamar, Montana, Montana State, Sacramento State, and UC-Davis. Not only is UTA and their new arena a nice addition to the conference, ULL and UNT may be persuaded to look at a travel division with three schools in Texas, LA Tech, and either New Mexico State or each other." http://bobcatreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1662

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2011/07/18/wac-expansion-does-the-big-east-hold-the-key/

"Debbie Downer" Vito has little use for our remaining receivers, but IMHO we do have some folks who can and will step up.

"When you look at the conference we're competing in, it's not just about football "» it's also about academics and how things fit the vision of the institution "» graduation rates," Van De Velde said. "No one wants to compete in a league that takes short cuts academically and that faces a lot of APR problems. For the most part, we don't have that in the WAC." He says Tech needs to be in a league that is national in scope but where the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters can be competitive. http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110710/SPORTS0203/107100326/What-does-future-hold-Louisiana-Tech-

WAC board thread http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=451&f=2368&t=7656897

Item #5 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3842161 the commissioner of the wac, mr. karl benson, visited u. t. arlington's campus on june 29, 2011, to meet with president spaniolo and u. t. arlington athletic director, mr. pete carlon, to discuss the possible move. on july 5, 2011, commissioner benson notified president spaniolo that the presidents of the nine universities comprising the current wac membership, including president romo of u. t. san antonio, had voted unanimously to extend an invitation to u. t. arlington to join the conference.

Ponies don't like being ranked behind UNT http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=502755&pid=6624663#pid6624663

As we look at all 120 FBS programs and help determine the historical relevance of each team, you have to look at their history, national championships won, Heisman Trophy winners, All-Americans, coaching legacies, television appearances (current and past), fanbase and stadium. How does your team program stack up against the nation? Bleacher Report http://bleacherreport.com/articles/748055-college-football-power-ranking-all-120-fbs-programs-by-relevance

Your dancers are that old ? Bummer.

Your football and basketball still sux.

Two involve Sun Belt teams. Troy vs ....and UNT vs ..... http://www.pigskinpress.com/matchups_article.html

http://www.pigskinpress.com/sunbelt_conference.html

WAC "Footprint"

http://www.onsidekick.com/streams/comments/666800

Projected order of finish Troy Florida International Arkansas State Middle Tennessee State Louisiana-Monroe North Texas Florida Atlantic Western Kentucky Louisiana-Lafayette FULL ARTICLE http://www.presnapread.com/forecasting-the-sun-belt-in-2011/#more-22745

Thread started by TXSTCat68 Only UNT would Brag about......... Hiring a head coach with a 56-85 record and call it an improvement. You guys have to have the worst run program in all DI football. From 1991-2005 your win average was .390. Under Dodge you guys had a win average of .140. Wow mow I know why you guys suffer from little man syndrome. Hell at least we TXST Bobcats have TWO national titles. I don't think there is a single Team in the Sunbelt that has a national championship title. Forgive me if I'm wrong I don't care to check. Bottom line UNT is going no where fast. Sure you have new stadium. But to be honest it's ugly. And it will look worse when your team loses in it. Good luck to all of you and glad your not in our conference. We can play you out of conferece. Oh wait you only play body bag games for big dollars. Must be fun to watch you team fed to lions like bird meat. http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=451&f=2368&t=7614653&p=1&sto=MS_101055066

No. 98 North Texas COACH: Dan McCarney (first season at North Texas; 56-85 in 12 seasons overall) LAST SEASON: 3-9, 3-5 (T-6th in Sun Belt) OFFENSE: RB Lance Dunbar ran for 1,553 yards and 13 TDs last season, and ranked sixth nationally at 129.4 yards per game. He had eight 100-yard games, including three with at least 215 yards. In two games against Big Six foes that went to bowls (Clemson and Kansas State), he rambled for 387 yards and three TDs. He also is a good receiver and obviously one of the leading contenders for Sun Belt player-of-the-year honors. But he'll run behind a line that is missing three starters - and each received all-league notice last season. C J.J. Johnson is a key; he was injured in the opener and missed the rest of the season, but he has all-league potential. Two projected line starters are redshirt freshmen. Derek Thompson was one of four quarterbacks who started for the Mean Green last season and one of three that suffered a season-ending injury (in his case, a broken leg). He's healthy now and won the starting job in spring practice, but he'll have to continue to fend off JC transfer Brent Osborn in summer camp. The quarterbacks have a solid group of receivers with which to work, led by Darius Carey and Tyler Stradford, who began his career at Oklahoma. Because of the quarterback injuries last season, Dunbar basically provided all the offense down the stretch. While the passing attack should be better this season, the rebuilt line means there are some questions about the running game. DEFENSE: McCarney has a defensive background and was hired off the staff at Florida, where he was the defensive line coach. He needs to work some magic with the Mean Green's defensive line because UNT was weak against the run last season, allowing 184.9 yards per game. Both starting tackles will be new, but there is some size, most notably with 336-pounder Tevinn Cantly. Both starting ends return from a team that had 19 sacks; UNT has just 91 sacks in the past six seasons, and McCarney and new coordinator Clint Bowen must find a way to apply some pressure. Jeremy Phillips and Zach Orr head what could be a solid group of linebackers. The secondary looks fine. CB Royce Hill should contend for all-league honors, and there is a lot of experience at safety. SPECIAL TEAMS: Backup WR Brelan Chancellor was excellent as a kick returner last season, averaging 28.0 yards per return and taking two back for TDs. He and Carey shared punt returner duties, but neither did anything of note in that role. K Zach Olen was one of the better freshman kickers in the nation last season, going 13-of-15, including a 53-yarder. P Will Atterberry is fine, but the coverage units need to be shored up. THE BUZZ: McCarney, the former coach at Iowa State, takes over a program on a slight uptick. Injuries wrecked the Mean Green last season, but there is some talent on hand. Dunbar is a great building block, and if he gets some help from the passing attack, this could be quite a potent offense. McCarney kept offensive coordinator Mike Canales, so continuity on offense should be a plus. Still, UNT has to get a heck of a lot better against the run before it can hope to go bowling again. The early-season schedule is a bear. UNT opens at defending league champ Florida International, then plays Houston, Alabama, Indiana and Tulsa in the next four (Houston and Indiana are home games, in UNT's new stadium). The schedule then softens considerably, and a .500 season is a legit goal in McCarney's first season. Rivals #100-#96 http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1232725

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/43167/heart-of-the-city-north-texas

He does. Pre-Snap Read (New York Times Blog) seems to have a pretty good take on this year's Mean Green. http://www.presnapread.com/no-102-north-texas/

Vito is that you ?

But just look at what the WAC will have in 2012, as the league currently stands: Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Utah State, Texas-San Antonio and Texas State. The latter pair transition to the WAC from the F.C.S.; U.T.-San Antonio is only now transitioning to college football, having recently christened its program under the direction of former Miami (Fla.) coach Larry Coker. So what happens to the WAC? One thing is clear: this will be the worst conference in college football. That’s not news. But let’s not draw the curtain on the WAC just yet, throwing out a league that still has a future, albeit not a bright one. ARTICLE http://www.presnapread.com/

Last season, if USA had been a football-playing member of the Sun Belt, their 8,433 season tickets would have put them in second place in the conference. They would have been beaten only by Troy and their suspiciously even number of 10,000 season tickets sold. The rest of the Sun Belt broke down like this: WKU (7,340), ULL (6,797), MTSU (6,157), ASU (5,777), ULM (3,042), UNT (2,745), FIU (2,500) and FAU (1,431). http://southalabama.scout.com/2/1079988.html

The WAC is in some turmoil and the public dismay by two of its members isn't helping. For the WAC to actually grow or even survive as an FBS league, all of its members need to get on the same page and work toward putting the conference back together. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/WAC-members-continue-to-complain-about-lack-of-?urn=ncaaf-wp2677#remaining-content