Eagle1855

True story: I have no idea what conference Idaho is in. Someone asked me and I said "the WAC.. err... actually I don't know anymore." And I consider myself a pretty avid fan of college football.

It's a different market, different situation entirely. There are a lot more places, teams and events for businesses to invest their advertising dollars in D/FW versus San Antonio. Also, the Alamo Bowl is downtown. We're 40 miles from the center of either downtown destination in D/FW.

Well after watching the Mean Green show on Fox Sports SW, I got the feeling at least one of them definitely does. Which is why I was hoping he'd lead the team to a game-winning drive in Ohio. But alas. Also, it's worth noting almost half the football teams in the nation lost a game last week.

Ah, thank you! Fixed it.

If it did, A&M would have won a few more national championships since World War II.

We were good, last Saturday, so I'm not taking anything away from that when I say this, but Idaho is a bad football team and we did exactly what we should have done against a bad team. That's a positive statement, as that couldn't have been said in the past! I'm excited for this weekend's game, as I believe it will tell both teams a lot more than their respective openers. And I think we've got a great shot at making it a W.

I cant argue with any of that, except that I don't see Tech finishing the season in the top half of the state's FBS teams.

You go 3-0 and beat Georgia, you're definitely going to be ranked. All of this is moot, of course, because I don't see us doing any of that, regardless of how happy it would make me!

The best comment I saw on all of this was a mock quote from A&M which said "Johnny didn't do anything wrong and he better not do it again."

It's early, but I'm looking for 2-4 club seats for Nov 9th game v UTEP! If you've got some that you know you can't use, glad to buy them from you. Thanks on advance!

Whom I like, but would likely be a #3 WR at most "major" programs.

How much do I have to pay/donate and to whom to get one of these helmets?

Agreed. I thought it was a great read. Also, Wright Thompson is one of my favorites.

As do I. They are truly The Worst. But Apple TV is rad. And I've really enjoyed my iPhone. Plus the iPod Shuffle is the perfect workout accompaniment. Sent from my iPad

Am I alone in thinking 1) this is an understandable reaction and 2) that it really doesn't matter?

We need more posters up around town.

I'd rather be in any of those team's position than that of North Texas. Also, Mississippi State isn't going anywhere, ever.

Every time I say UNT people say "Oh I love Austin" or something similar. Perhaps because I have a lazy way of speaking. So I say "North Texas", which is much more difficult to mistake -- and I think that's what the athletic department realizes.

Seconded on this one. Great cocktails, too.

Percentage of offensive YARDS returning -- which is interesting, but I'm not sure it is any more significant than the % of O-linemen returning. One significant reason RB's get big numbers and QB's have time to make reads is related to having a good, experienced O-line (which I believe is also the biggest difference between the haves and the have-nots).

This schedule isn't any stronger than our Sunbelt schedule. It's probably weaker, top to bottom. But at least now we can lose to teams people have heard of. So that's a plus, right?

Ah yes, the preseason's ubiquitous "Coach on the Hot-Seat" article. It's basically a comparison # of years on job vs most # of wins in a given season. If the former is more than 3 and the latter is less than 6, to the HOT SEAT you go!

The MWC is our only shot at ever being in a semi-legit conference.

So what? It isn't difficult to be a fan of a BCS program. You can hang the ole "We can play for a National title" thing while getting to go watch big-time programs week in and week out. I think the fans of MAC, Sun Belt, and C-USA teams are the most loyal fans in the nation. We never win anything that matters. It's all "small time" and a good season is written off as a fluke that wouldn't translate to success in a "real" conference.

If we just started a football program after decades of not having one, we'd sell a sh*t-ton of tickets, too. Just watch what happens with baseball. We'll see how they're doing at Year Five. Same for UTSA, Lamar, et al. They've got the benefit of not sucking for a long period of time- which eventually chokes out even the most faithful of fandom. UH spent a lot of time not drawing anyone to any of their games, so I'm not sure where the condescending attitude is coming from. I guess there are still a lot of fans who "remember what once was" but in reality, never existed. Even in the 70's, playing with (and beating, I might add) the "Big Boys", UH still only managed to average 45k (the capacity of the Astrodome, where UH played for some 30 years)... ONE TIME (to the best of my knowledge -- which is admittedly limited). And then it was a steady downhill decline into the early 2000's. I'm not saying this to bag on the Houston program -- I have a particular affinity for it, having grown up watching Andre Ware and David Klingler, and in fact still attend a couple games a year -- I'm just saying the U of Houston largely isn't supported by the community unless they're winning (even UTEP averaged more fans this past year). The same can be said of North Texas. That we even averaged 19k the past two seasons after what we've fielded and who we have played at home over the past decade is impressive to me. Can anyone argue Houston's attendance would have have fared any better in the Sun Belt conference after a decade of losing? But that doesn't matter -- they're doing it now. And we need to do the same. We are an ADD society; five years of consistent winning completely changes the public's perception of a program. Here are the facts: We haven't beaten a ranked opponent since...? We haven't beaten a single BCS Conference team not named Baylor (3-9) or Indiana (1-11) since Texas Tech (6-5) in 1999- almost 14 years ago. We haven't been ranked (in Div 1) since what, 1977? We are what we are. But we hope for what we'll someday be. We've had a taste, but we've not been able to do any of with any sort of consistency. And consistency is what changes the face of a program and the culture of a university.