Mean Green 93-98

South Alabama out of the Sun Belt is beating Oklahoma State 23-0 in the 3rd.

In fairness, Idaho is probably not terrible. They beat Nevada last week 33-6. But they are still an FCS team.

At the half, FIU is whooping up on a UConn team I thought was at least decent 24-3. Maybe FIU is better than we thought after making their much-needed QB change. However, Cal is losing 17-0 in the 2nd to Idaho.

Mean Joe Greene called it the greatest play--not just punt return, or college football punt return--but the greatest play he has ever seen. That counts for something in my book.

And a Washington State hat! And he's coaching Washington State players! What is going on with the head coach at the University of North Texas?!?

Dude, if you think the roster didn't improve, that has nothing to do with the previous staff. It's pretty evident that the previous staff was not really allowed to recruit all last season. We have no idea what they would have brought in, but "you can't expect UNT to be stagnant" (see how that works?). FIU lost to a LaTech team we smoked last year 47-27. FIU barely beat FCS Maine. They weren't a good team last year and they aren't a good team this year. What we put on the field last weekend just somehow managed to be even worse, because we had a pretty good team last year and I believe we would have had at least as good a team this year if we had kept the previous staff. I'm personally not trying to argue that Seth should have been retained; but anyone who knows anything knows that the previous staff would have done far better in these first two games than we have done with the new staff. But the toothpaste is out of the tube, and I can only hope that what we're going through now are growing pains to something much better.

You think they might "squeak by" a FIU team? UNT under SL and PB destroyed FIU 52-14 last year. On what basis do you think the outcome would be significantly different this year?

Very good interview. Maybe the best I've ever heard on a Mean Green-related podcast. I wonder what would have happened if he were here this year. When he first came here, everyone said his defenses always took off in year 3.

We're only on the waiting list for the Bottom 10? I feel slighted.

Regardless of whether he deserves more time, you do know he's coming back next year no matter what, right? And it would take some doing to fire him after next year, much less this year. The guy has a 5-year contract. At this point, we just have to hope things improve for him and his staff.

He said something to the effect of "I can't tell you right now who will be first under center."

Yep, 4 wins is looking very optimistic at this point, and we absolutely need this game to have a chance of hitting it.

My understanding was that Morris asked for less for his personal salary so more could be allocated for assistants.

The "mid-major" designation isn't anything official. And the only reason the AAC is not mid-major is because Aresco demanded that the various "mid-major" polls not include AAC teams.

If ND ever decides to be a full member of a conference, it will almost certainly be the Big 10. Unless the ACC somehow sweetens the pot for them (SMU: "I'll do it! I'll do it!") in a way the Big 10 would be unwilling.

Remember FIU back in the Mario Cristobal/T.Y. Hilton days? They certainly looked like the next team that was going to zoom past us.

Somewhere around $5000, with a few Wal-Mart gift cards and McDonald's gift certificates thrown in.

This is one game I kinda wish nobody saw.

Tiffin University? I can't say that I ever heard of that. Whatever happened to whatever New Mexico college he was at previously?

Yep, I've spent some time in Tupelo, and in the surrounding "suburbs." It is very much Bulldog country there.

We'll win. It may be ugly, but we'll win. I'll say 31-17. Hopefully, this is where everyone begins figuring out how to get things clicking.

True, but in the parts I was watching, Duke actually looked like the better team.

Ditto on all the above. I'll say a prayer for you!

If you saw a drop off from their QB1 to QB2, you have better eyes than I do.