TripleGrad

Here's my very casual fan view: it cost me about $100 for 2 tickets, parking, and food last weekend. I'm not going to spend that kind of money to sit in the rain and see a team I've never heard of. $100 buys a lot of other types of fun. If you want seats filled, the opponents really do matter. Before you start flaming me, consider that I'm at least interested enough to be on the fan board.

Bad weather and the Little Sisters of the Blind as opponents will do that.

Well, the paper tickets never showed up. I called the ticket office and they emailed them to me.

Just wondering if I should be getting worried. Mine haven't arrived via snail mail yet.

Thanks folks, much appreciated

Greetings A buddy and I are planning on going to the opener this year (assuming I can get tix). The last time I went to a game the team was still playing at Fouts, and there simply was no Apogee. So, how does this work now? Is there a guide on UNT's site somewhere? Any good tips? Gracias -Tillman

I'd still rather have Army. A service academy is a more prestigious opponent than your generic G5

I just can't see the fanbase being too excited over Houston High. They weren't even a real influence back in the SWC days. P5 or bust. And I say this as someone who attended UH for a while.

They are distinctive . . .

To heck with that noise. Take the bowl game, celebrate the bowl game, use it as a recruiting tool. This is a team that most expected to win 1 or 2 games. 5 or 6 is a huge change, and sets the stage for domination in 2017.

21-17 UTEP win

And the 8 or 9 missing FBS teams? Scheduling would be disastrous year to year, if teams are jumping in and out of conferences.

Thank you Mean Green for all the touchdowns vs. Army :)

One game at a time. But I still like my 9-3 prediction. Of course, I had SMU as a win, so I'm not so smart.

The Cotton Bowl hosts 3 football games during the fair: the Grambling game, the Texas/OU game, and the Air Force game. Maybe North Texas should look into an annual showcase against UTSA or UTEP at the Cotton Bowl during the last weekend of the fair. I'm sure we'd have to find a game sponsor to pay the stadium bill, but we might get some better coverage and could build a regional rivalry. Thoughts?

I guess it depends on whether we take out a third opponent QB.

Cheapest gas around by quite a bit, and Buc-ee Nuggets. That intersection is a disaster, though.

Bama having a bad day thus far against Ole Miss. Bama having a bad day always makes me happy.

NDSU to Big 12? :)

NDSU is surprising Iowa early. I have a thing for underdogs (comes from being a long-term UNT fan). I think NDSU could be a solid FBS team if they wanted to be.

I'm with Cerebus. Just win, baby. Dump the FCS teams. Schedule -bad- P5 teams with well-known names. Most casual fans won't know they are bad teams. Ignore the Big 12, they don't need the DFW area coverage. Use Jerryworld as an "away" game. Bad teams with good names in 2015: Georgia Tech (ACC), Vanderbilt (SEC), Purdue (Big10), Oregon State (Pac-12)

If we'd just change back to the Eagles -- our proper name -- we wouldn't have to worry about the continual confusion.

Still 9-3 :)

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Heh. Well, after last night, I -might- change my mind on the Western Kentucky road game :)