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okay officially pumped. well i was a little geeked before that but Coach Mac and crew are ready for redemption on Saturday! GMG

Tragic. Definitely the worst I have seen. Oregon has never had anything on this look. That academy awards/lady gaga sleeve was just beautiful. horrible. GMG

I am glad the players were devastated after that performance. It was hard to watch, impossible to defend and took some air out of the weekend and opening. Granted it will get ramped up before Saturday, but looking so bad and Houston looking so good I know I am ecstatic about the tailgate, new stadium and atmosphere. I hope I am pleasantly surprised about the game. GMG

I've been following since 86 and was in the stands near you in 88. Man you missed the fun years and all of those hollaring fans on bourbon. It will happen here. I hope we get to New Orleans again, but in the interim lets just get better each game and enjoy one of the best tailgate scenes in the Southwest! GMG

Cool. I just want to be ready to kick some arse when we line up against the ponies and the Mean Greenies go crazy mad! We will be good. Jones will be gone. Ponies will be crying. We will be flying! GMG

I know I will feel better if FIU turns out to be our first SBC top 25 team which I believe they have a chance to do. That FIU team looked focused and a lot like Nevada last year. That Nevada team with Kapernik went 11-1 with one blemish to Hawaii and beat Boise State. I think FIU could be that good after watching their near upset of TAMU in College Station, their big bowl win and frankly a driven and motivated team last night. I can't imagine Cristobal being there after this year and I won't mind. I am sick of losing to FIU - 6 in a row now - really! I liked that we did not make stupid penalties. We didn't celebrate crazy after a 1st down, we stayed within the gameplan and competed in the second half. I don't think Houston is as good as FIU and we will be at home in front of a raucous crowd. I am confident we will play much much better and be in a game with H-town all the way to the end. We may even surprise the college football nation. GMG

Yeah I had to get up and start folding the laundry - yep you know that barbed wire hurt. GMG

yuck - this is embarrassing. Go UNLV. I thought McCarney knew defense. Yes FIU is this good - maybe bcs buster material. Did we have a gameplan? FIU obviously did

I like the Boise State snowman uni. They look sharp. Fresno now looks orange instead of red. Ours will look great when lining up in the victory formation! GMG

That is a bizarre statement. Oh no! No more games against Sic Em. Aggie fans have new rivalries to build with Ole Miss, Miss State, Arkansas, LSU, Alabama and Auburn. Baylor is upset because of the instability but get over it. I can't wait to see the next version of the holy war between the baptists and mormons. Bring it! GMG

I think a UNT travel partner would be smart for an MWC invite but I am happy to go alone. Nothing would be smarter than jumping to the strongest non bcs league if afforded the opportunity. That would leave SMU, Tulsa and Houston in the dust and we would be able to compete on a national stage with Boise State, Air Force San Diego State, UNLV, Nevada, Fresno State and Hawaii (combo of basketball and football). We would be in unchartered territory and immediately raise out lot over the ponies. I personally feel a decent season and upward trend gets us a call from the Mountain West, only they better act fast because I believe our lot and options are going to grow in the right direction. We have a history with almost half the league and we give them access to a recruiting hotbed - aka SECede and Texas A&M. We gain by exposure and national profile raise, while the MWC gains from exposure in a recruiting pipeline. This is exactly what is happening at Texas A&M on the grander scale. If we do lobby for a partner I say go for Houston, La Tech or (gulp) UTSA. Get the San Antonio and Dallas markets (North Texas and South Texas presence) and develop a second bowl game in San Antonio between the MWC and Big 12 (Big 12 adds BYU). The MWC with bowl games in San Antonio (Maybe move the Human Bowl from Boise to SAT), Las Vegas, San Francisco and New Mexico could be an appealing setup. Is it gametime yet! GMG

I think we have a chance but FIU has that swagger that we had early last decade. They have a solid system in place, Florida athletes, an outstanding proven coach and a passion to become conference champions this year. That is a lot to overcome for Troy or any of the expected powers in the league. I don't think this is like us lining up against Troy in the Dodge years, but I think this game will be nearly as tough as Houston will be the following week. And yes, I do believe we have a chance in both games. Canales wants a head coaching gig and that team is going to be ready to play. Coach has fire and passion and will get the team amped. I would love us to pull an upset in the early season and obviously that stands a better chance of happening in Miami or Denton versus Tuscaloosa. GMG

I love the new Best Western up there by the mall. It is a great hotel with a nice free breakfast and huge rooms! It is not too far from the stadium and clean. Not sure if they are sold out or not though. GMG

I can't wait for the Tomato to reopen. It will rival openings second only to what is about to happen on September 10th. I am also excited that the place will become a draw for the local community, college students, out of towners...I would love for that area to get a feel and look of what has happened around Arizona State. I think Tempe and especially the area around ASU is fun, classy and great during a game and in all off-seasons. I like a mix of urban lounges, sports bars, a steak house, all night diners, coffee houses...Make it a great hang out space all the year long. GMG

Thank you Rick and Cannon Crew! I love that we have such a storied tradition. Thank you for all of you all's hard work and I hope to hear the cannon often throughout the season! Way to go CC! GMG

What is happening with the new Fry Street for us out of towners. GMG

I like BYU and think watching them play the Red Raiders, Horns and Sooners on a regular basis would be great theatre. I think it is a joke to think Arkansas would think about leaving the SEC for the unstable Big 12. Adding Notre Dame, BYU and Houston really makes the most sense. This would not be a bad league: Kansas Kansas State Notre Dame BYU Iowa State Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Texas Tech Baylor Houston You would have BYU or Notre Dame consistently coming out of the North with Kansas State a threat. You have Texas or OU consistently coming out of the South. Either way I am excited about seeing the SEC teams come through Texas. It has been a long time since I have been this excited about watching Aggie pigskin. GMG

Negative. I have seeing the stadium up close and those 18,000 fans are going to be on top of the players yelling like heck to get the Panthers to New Orleans. They feel robbed from last year and they went and won a bowl game. Their bookstore was well stocked with cool Panther gear and their was an exciting buzz on the campus when I was there in February. I can imagine the first week of school with a nationally televised game in the middle of the week. North Texas is going to have its hands full make no doubt about it. Panther pride is at an all time high. I get weekly Panther gear promotions from somehow signing up for their digest. This environment will most likely be like a game at TCU with half the crowd - intense and on top of the players. It will be fun and our Mean Green can still win out there, but those students and fans will be geeked and ready to start their march to New Orleans. GMG

Agreed. When you look at big picture I don't see why anyone would want to elevate and invite a program like SMU or Tulane or Tulsa. Programs like North Texas, UTSA are much more attractive based on size of alumni bases and potential. If UTSA plans on 50,000 for their opener, don't you think given the right line up they could be a great program to partner with. Now I am not talking Big 12 with UTSA because Texas is right there, but the Big 12 targets should be Boise and BYU. North Texas is a better target than SMU if they were interested in a DFW school. TCU is only a good target because of football. On a separate note I get the UNLV updates and they had a strange message the other day talking about bracing for conference realignment. It was almost as if they were preparing fans for a Boise to bolt. Strange message from the AD with a weird vibe. Big 12: go get Boise, BYU, TCU and Air Force. Come get us here at North Texas. Heck Air Force almost took it Oklahoma in Norman. If you want a destination city, bowl game and solid hoops program go get UNLV. Big 10 teams love to come to Vegas for football games early in the season - heck all of those programs in the Big 12 would love to have some trips to Sin City for football and basketball games. There are lot of options out there 150 times better than picking up small private schools. Rock Apogee 9.10.11 GMG

No need to recreate this one: Just everybody ramp up the Go North Texas Go North Texas Go Go Go North Texas Go North Texas Go Go Go North Texas Go North Texas Go Go It involves the band it involves the students. Its got rhythm.

Invite to the SEC is a no brainer and I don't know one program who would turn that down! I am excited to see the Aggie taken on big piggy, the benal, Tennessee, the chomp, the elephant and war eagle. I like the Aggies and I am excited to watch some Aggie SEC football! Texas, Tech, OU and OSU should head to the left coast. GMG Rock the A 9.10.11

Knowing these words came from Emmitt I almost felt like I was there at the top of the wing. I can't wait to head back to Big D to experience this myself. Thanks for the visual! GMG Rock the Big A 9.10.11

With all due respect. SMU does not control or have any influence on how bright this Green can glow. We are actually having dominos fall our way for a change. We are on our way to the Big 12 or the new SWC. GMG Rock the Big A on 9.10.11

I think this move is brilliant for A&M. It is about time they started taking care of themselves and made a first punch move. You cannot trust the Orange to look out for you and lining up again LSU, Florida, Piggly Wiggly and Rockytop is going to be juicy! The Orange seem lost. I am not sure what their goals are, but I applaud A&M for not standing by waiting for them to figure them out. They should have went last time! Now I heard an interesting tidbit on ESPN earlier wondering if Boise could be a Big 12 target. It would be wise for the Big 12 to go for some mountain combo. Go get Boise and BYU and now you have some interesting footprint again. Boise and BYU fit nicely with Texas Tech Baylor and the Kansas schools. It would strengthen the north for sure. GMG

Thank you Apogee and NT Athletics. If the general public and conference commissioners don't get excited about what is brewing in Denton these days check their pulse. Bought 3 season tickets after the announcement. The future is Green! Mean Green!!!!! Now let's rock the BIG A on September 10th! GMG