NM Green

Imagine having a low bar of winning 4 bowl games minimum and winning more than half your games. You get brownie points if you beat Oklahoma and win a bigger bowl than the Alamo or Texas Bowl. With those standards as a low bar good luck Steve. Texas thinks you can buy a culture. So they go buy 2nd in command at Alabama and plan on that being Tuscaloosa south. Meanwhile in college station Jimbo has them playing with the elites. Building it with strength and endurance. To be determined if they can beat master saben. But Texas’ hire of sarkissian seams shortsighted at best. We bag on litrell but he has built a culture of expectation in Denton and that is something I appreciate. GMG

Those were some fun players and defenses to watch. Good find. GMG

Venables might come available.😃 GMG

Man, both coaches comments postgame were completely underwhelming. The damage control both programs are going to have to do is sobering. 1st thought: why is Mississippi State fighting with Tulsa? 2nd thought: street fighting warrior mentality took over Concluding thought: that would have been a scary place to be Go College 🏈

While traveling to New York, riding the party barge up the Hudson to West Point and seeing an unexpected win was a Mean Green highlight of my life, I don’t miss playing the Cadets. Attended the myrtle bowl with a WVU fan and I can sense his frustration through my texts. Easily one of the most stressful teams to play in college football. I am glad Tennessee vacated this spot for Army to slide in. Their year deserved a bowl game and possible win in about 7 minutes. GMG

At least we will have a top 25 coming to apogee. That will be a first in a long time. I don’t recall many if any over my decades of follow. GMG

I’d prefer Scott Frost or Tom Herman when they lose their respective jobs. The timing on their exits and Seth’s might just coincide perfectly. Until then I wish Seth and the team success. I still think there is hope for a recovery. But if we struggle in 21 it’s over for SL and Scott and Tom might just be available. GMG

Styling

Man I love Buffalo’s defense. Beautiful to watch them get aggressive and intimidate at key moments. GMG

The SEC West now has the 2 upstarts in Harsin and Kiffen, 2 seasoned in Jimbo and Saban and the Leach factor. Definitely one of the most interesting divisions in football. GMG

Just got back from Myrtle and I am glad I made the trip. After missing the NM Bowl, and a rough year, I was determined to follow our team to the finish line. Bowls are different. The pressure is off and you just get to enjoy the experience. No stress to get bowl eligible, to preserve a top 25 ranking...just don’t get curb stomped on national tv. Oops. While the fans are chill Seth should feel the pressure. Our 2-6 record this century is no bueno. Back to App State. They travel well. Boone is only 6 hours from Teal Nation and their fans were fun and passionate. I became an unofficial Scrappy mascot in the tailgate lot as many wanted to take a picture with a Mean Green fan. I took photos with Appy and Coastal fans, so it was all good and all social. ASU Jeff mentioned that only 2,500 could get tickets for their home games, so he traveled to watch the Mountaineers on the road. We were so fortunate in Denton to be able to see so much football at home and an extra game to boot! I traveled solo but had to buy 2 tickets for entry. Met a local Coastal fan in the tailgate lot still buzzing from their program lifting win over BYU. He didn’t have a ticket so guess who got free beer all afternoon. Even converted him from teal to Mean Green for a few hours. I learned a lot about the new SBC. It’s so different now. Appy State fans are spoiled and admit it openly having enjoyed sustained bowl and winning success over the past decade. I don’t think they respect Coastal and can’t stand their teal field. I feel they sting from a loss to Coastal just a few weeks ago, and they don’t seem pleased with their newfound success. I equate it to our annoyance and dislike of that bird to the south. I met another Coastal fan on the boardwalk who dj’s at a local bar and he showed me a video clip from the moment BYU fell a yard short. Coastal fans went wild and I am now extra eager to watch the upcoming Cure Bowl between Coastal and Liberty. Should be a solid battle. Those four programs: Appy State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana and Arkansas State don’t complain that they are in the SBC. They just support their team, travel well and seize opportunities to make a national splash. Any of these programs could be solid replacements if we have dropouts or departures in CUSA. Fun time. Bought the cap. Ready to reload for next year. GMG

Of course we’ll probably draw Western and Marshall next year so buckle up. GMG

The playoff scene at a G5 level this year would be super interesting. Also give independents an opportunity to play up or play at the G5 level. Let the New Year’s Day 6 take Cincy, that still leaves San Jose State, UAB, Louisiana, Liberty, Coastal Carolina, Army and possibly BYU an opportunity to win a trophy! Other suitors for the party this year include Tulsa, Marshall, Appy State, Boise State and Ball State or Buffalo. Those fans would travel like they do to a bowl game. Or work it into a bowl game format. Soccer has multiple routes to win trophies and that helps build and develop a program. It also give MORE fans an opportunity to celebrate good times good wins. Beat Appy State GMG

I noticed that early in the season. Without the perceived cupcake portion of the schedule you have less interest and less energy early in the season. Not what the “big boys” like, to fill the coffers of the local economy. These towns are often small and rely on that influx of guests for the party weekend. See Lincoln, Knoxville, Lansing, Columbia... My new take is why even watch championship weekend ever again? The committee will put the most desirable 4 into the playoff every year. Also, teams like tcu Indiana Baylor Oregon state Georgia tech Boston college...ain’t ever making the playoff. They are not penn state Texas usc Georgia Oregon Ohio state...talk about limbo land for these programs - rich limbo land but on the outside for sure. Finally, this has been a really Interesting G5 and independent year. The stories about coastal byu liberty Louisiana Cincy San Jose state and Marshall have been fun to follow. I hope future years give G5 programs their due and recognition. It’s good for the sport and program and doesn’t even harm the mega programs. Touring coastal tonight it was sobering how this program sits behind Clemson in South Carolina right now. The fact that can happen is a bright spot in an otherwise screwed up system. beat App State GMG

Great to know. Thanks for the heads up on the tailgating. Drove around the campus tonight it’s quite nice. Surprised about the tailgating ban because there are port o potties all around the campus leading to the sports complex. Looking forward to a beer or few at Gordon’s. Bernie here. Myrtle Beach Bowl Day GMG

The banana breeze at Landshark Bar and Grill was relaxing. The day was yuck but the bar was cool. Had a great conversation with a Coastal alum. Told me I was going to like the campus and teal turf. Very complimentary of North Texas and he was excited for the Coastal vs Liberty bowl game forthcoming. I would schedule a home and home with Coastal because it is a fun destination. Lastly funky monkey at Riptydz Rooftop Bar with the giant football movie screen was yummy. The coconut chicken wrap took me to someplace warm too. GMG

This seedy group at the top wouldn’t even let fresh blood and all their Texas eyeballs into the party. It’s so dirty and I’m only glad we will get to see a Clemson Alabama rematch. Notre Dame is as fraudulent as you know what, and Ohio state will get properly dismissed by Hair. Just gonna enjoy this gift of a Mean Green game tomorrow and get excited about next year! GMG

Made the last leg of the trip into the Beach this morning and found Jimmagans Pub. Came to watch Manchester United followed by some NFL. All games shown, think Dive Bar with gargantuan bloodies, cheap drinks, ice cold beer and traditional bar snacks. I recommend this pub on Kings Hwy on this rainy Sunday afternoon. GMG

All those stats lead me to a disappointment in the UNT offense. Be upset about the loss to smu and be better. GMG

Screw that after tonight’s massacre no way I head Houston!

douchebag litrell and this team. Time to clean house. You either bring it or you don’t.smu did UNT sucked ass.

douchebag this team.

Can you imagine how Houston is going to rape us.

Cusa and UNT suck

Can we dump ODU and Judy and bring in Appy! Utsa might make some noise with their style of play and they do go to Provo next month. GMG