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Looked like only about 200 people at most were there...including the teams, lol.

Several AAC teams will be in action today. Other games of interest: UTA leads UNT-Dallas 50-25 with 18 min to play on ESPN+.

SFA is 6-3

Evansville Fan Forum thread about our game.... https://purpleaceplace.freeforums.net/thread/2060/north-texas-tue-nov-5th

Evansville on the way to Dallas....

He didn't even attend the Air Force game, so it can't be too good, unless it was like Flu or intestinal, etc.

Bottom 4 seeds have to win 7 straight games in 7 straight days, uggh.

ESPN line says Army -5. Weather for Sat varies by site...both say high temp of 72-73, but one says sunny, one says occasional rain. Total points line says 63, which seems very low to me for this game. I'm thinking another 52-44 type game.

True. I still think Army is looking past us to Notre Dame. They will want their top QB rested for them, not so much for us. Which is good for us.

It was like an 8-hour game with at least 2 rain delays.

From Google: The NCAA selects host schools for the basketball tournament based on several factors, including: Regional ranking: Schools with higher regional rankings are more likely to be selected as hosts Geography: The location of the school in relation to other teams Facilities: The quality of the school's facilities Attendance history: The school's history of attendance Revenue potential: The school's potential for generating revenue Willingness to host: The school's interest in hosting the event Travel costs: The committee may consider schools that are closer to other teams in the pod to reduce travel costs The NCAA also considers the ability to create a great experience for student-athletes. This includes providing ample lodging, ensuring the location is easy to travel to, and adhering to NCAA principles for safety and respect. The NCAA selection committees also build the brackets and decide which schools will host each weekend.

Army has a Bye Week after us, then plays Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium. My guess is they will rest him for our game and the bye week to be ready to face Notre Dame (their Super Bowl).

We could easily be 7-1 and in the top of the conference with just an average defense. He and the program would be more in the National spotlight then. It is a wasted opportunity for all up to this point because of the defense.

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Army star quarterback Bryson Daily will miss Saturday's game against Air Force with an undisclosed injury/illness, Army officials told ESPN. With Daily sidelined, junior Dewayne Coleman will fill in at quarterback and make his first career start. There is no timetable at this point on how long Daily might be out of the lineup, but Army officials don't think it's a season-ending setback. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42147762/army-star-qb-bryson-daily-miss-game-vs-air-force

A PAC/MWC merger plus adding Gonzaga and GCU would have been the best outcome. But none of the Conference-level staffs wanted to be purged out so they both played hardball. These fringe additions like UTEP, NIU, Akron, Texas State, SAC St don't move the needle more.

Our newly added, second game of the season is against Wayland Baptist, an NAIA school (Sooner conference), 23-11 last season. They play today in a Tourney against Bethel College at 4pm. Watch live... https://kcacnetwork.com/kansaswesleyan/

Agree that NIL is not the total key to football success. Florida State is 1-7, Stanford and Kansas 2-6, Purdue 1-6, Miss State 1-7. Those schools have NIL, large NIL. Other factors could be affecting their records. Coaching, injuries, hard schedules, etc? NIL is not a guarantee of wins.

I don't think Dallas is buying what they are selling. Plus, the game is only on the ACC Network (limited viewers).

I trust Ross to find good transfers like he did last season. If the secret scrimmage results were accurate that was a good sign. Last season we got into some injury situations I hope we avoid this year. I'm anxious to see the new roster play together....it's like Christmas.... see what we got!

We weren't going to win head to head initially for players with a P4 scholarship offers, and sometimes not even for walkons. 20 more ships per P4 is not that much impact considering how many players there are. We get homesick kids and kids that just want a change and more access to the field. It's the P4 players #85-105 that we can still target and who will soon tire of being just practice fodder at a P4, even on scholarship. NT offers better opportunity for those players. Just think also of all the FCS, Dll, JUCO, etc level players there are too we can still attract. I believe Morris has a good eye for transfers that have interest in us. He just needs to overhaul the defensive side for next season.

Exactly, that's the point. Nothing has really changed for us. The reason we can attract over-rostered P4 players is they want "playing opportunity" that we can provide. I was responding to your point of "Meaning we're going to have a much harder shot at landing those players."

Agree, get this SMUT off here!

I wonder if it is demoralizing to the offense as it is to fans to know our defense will probably let the opponent score again? Our offense keeps trying to get the team back in the game, but it’s like they are fighting the opponent’s defense as well as our own defense.

Yes P4s will fund all of their roster spots. But the thing P4s can’t offer to all 105 players is significant playing time. We could offer a player like Chandler Morris, coming back from injury or on the depth chart, perhaps a better opportunity to play sooner.