C Rod

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41542550/mountain-west-deep-discussions-adding-utep

It makes sense and I’m rooting for UTEP to break free from Judy and CUSA.

I agree. The bye week between the Tulane game and Army game is HUGE. Thankfully both come to Denton so our boys won't have to travel for three weeks straight.

I'd much rather our play on the field do the talking. We have the opportunity to beat Memphis, Tulane, and UTSA this season. Let's seize the moment and the national pundits will do the talking. GMG.

Coming to a bar near you! Love to see it. Now let's handle business and force ESPN to do the same for the Memphis game.

The blowout loss at Tech was the final nail in the 3-3-5 coffin. It wasn’t pleasant but it needed to happen.

After watching the PAC and how they treated the MWC, I don’t trust them nor do I want anything to do with them. Both the PAC and MWC are weakened conferences mired in a lawsuit with each other. We’re better off standing on our own and not elevating either with an association with the AAC. Also, just leave the MAC alone. They’ve got a good thing going in the MAC. Let’s not ruin that.

Plus…we’d be bowl eligible just 7 games into the season. That’s the type of winning that puts cheeks in seats. I believe. GMG

Texas Tech beat Cincy to go 4-1. Our loss will look different if Tech runs the table and wins the Big12.

Speaking of UTSA…

Army had 7 sacks tonight with 7 different players. They also rushed for 417 yds and put up 42 points on Temple to go 4-0. I'm not looking forward to playing Army with our run defense.

I watched the presser. Sure seems like a dog whistle to the PAC. "Make us a better offer." Not sure how much longer Memphis is "Committed" to the AAC.

Anyone else feel like he's signaling to the PAC to make a better offer?

I think these uniforms look 🔥 Last week we go all green, this week all black. Ain't no way anyone will recognize us as the same team from the Texas Tech blowout. Brilliant.

I agree. Geographically, TX State in the AAC makes the most sense. The American should play defense here and ensure that the PAC stays out of central Texas. Also, I can't imagine UTSA will be too happy if their rival TX State goes to the PAC and *potentially* makes more money than UTSA in TV money distribution.

Fair point. Personally I think they'll settle out of court before they put this case in front of a judge. Seems like a shrewd tactic by the PAC to reduce the poaching penalty. Would not be surprised to see the $10M penalty get negotiated down to $5-6M per team.

Wow, MWC money-whipped the shit out of UNLV and AF. UNLV Athletics is $20.6M in debt so this just solved that problem.

To be fair, this is not a PR issue. This is an issue of winning football games. Winning is what elevates programs into the national consciousness. PR teams just spreads the good news. UNT hasn't done a good enough job winning and providing the PR team with good news to share. The attached image shows the most wins by G5 schools in the past 5 years. It was made this past offseason so I updated the list, 4 weeks into the 2024 season: 1. Liberty - 51 wins 2. App State - 49 wins 3. Ragin Cajuns - 48 wins 4. Costal Carolina - 47 wins 5. Memphis - 46 wins 6. UTSA - 45 wins (2 Conference championships and 1 bowl win) 7. Air Force - 44 wins 7. Boise St - 44 wins 9. WKU - 43 wins 10. Tulane - 40 wins 11. Troy - 39 wins UNT - 29 wins (0 Conference championships and 0 bowl wins)