MeanMag

While they were at it, they could clear up the parking questions. We are only a month away from kick off. Surely that's been sorted out by now.

Mind if I tag-a-long?

I like it because it gives the players confidence and swagger. It gives a team an identity. Something we have been lacking until the end of last year.

I spent all my plus ones on the volsfan thread. If I could give you one, I would.

OU academics are just as good/bad as Texas Tech. At least from an admissions perspective.

Awesome. You should drop in more often.

I'm not saying it isn't true, but I remember reading the same thing when Dodge took over.

It appears the Web Cam has been frozen as well.

How often does one run into the goal post, let alone something 10 feet behind it?

I like the Eagle Logo. SOW is the dumbest name for that I've ever heard of. And, I would be afraid of overuse if it were on helmets. In a couple years of games being broadcast with it at midfield, it might be fine as a recognizable logo.

Was thinking he probably needs to go up a size... How's he gonna fit pads in there?

take off the shoulder numbers and it's Alabama's uniform. Don't see a problem with them so far.

The more I look at it, the more I kind of like it.

I agree with everything you've written on this thread. I don't understand why there isn't more a la carte viewing selections. I'd pay a few bucks for some shows on HBO, but not 50 dollars a month for all the other crap they put on there. That said, the numbers show the another story entirely... Cable television is putting local broadcast television out of business.

I believe being up 60% from last year. I just don't believe that being up 60% from last year equals almost the entire alumni side being sold out with season tickets. The last number I saw was last month someone said we were a little over 2k season tickets sold. In fact, my group bought their season tickets yesterday and they apparently had options.

I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that just because most seats didn't have 8 1/2" x 11" sheets of paper on them that they're sold. I'm sure there's plenty more seats available.

I'd ask for that anyway. It's not everyday you can exploit someone for money. Especially when it involves Mexia. Edit: And, He took your jorb.

I don't think it's a stretch to say that it looks like he brings as much to the court as Holmen has in the past. If the 3 point threat pans out, maybe more. I'm hoping to see Holmen develop the mid range and help defense roles.

There are likely 320 other teams in college basketball that would like to land a top notch true 5.

They stated in this thread he will have 1 year to play 1? That can't be right...

Sounds like a good guy. Happy to have him here.

I saw that too and couldn't decide whether it was a shot or not. In any case, I didn't exactly want to give him the pleasure of knowing that anyone reads what he writes.

If a Mean Green Network had the restrictions the Big 12 is putting on the Longhorn Network, you'd watch 6 to midnight for one night. Then, you'd have seen all the original programming for that week. Finding original content to broadcast on a 24/7 Network for such a niche market is going to be tough as hell. Even the NFL network struggles with it sometimes.

GreenMiner hit the nail on the head with money distribution. It's not the bowl system that's flawed, it's the cronies running/ruining it. Even the largest schools in the nation are getting taken to the cleaners by the bowl committees. Until the NCAA gets off of their asses and decides to be a regulating body of amateur sports, bowl committees will continue on with fleecing these institutions in the bowl season, and the top institutions will continue to set the rules. The NCAA does not own the BCS formula, and college football post season. They own the basketball post season. Let's start there. Conferences: Run by very rich individuals in commissioners and institution presidents. Why doesn't the NCAA put the schools into conferences? Why doesn't the NCAA set the OOC, Regular season and bowl schedules? They at least have a committee that matches up the post season in basketball. And they do it well... There's something I think we can all agree is possible to apply to football. Are they're afraid of UT, Notre Dame, USC, Ohio State, Florida etc. taking their ball and going to play in a league of their own affiliation? Without mentioning all the above changes, recommending a playoff system seems like sweeping the real problems under the rug to me.

I'm well aware that not too long ago we had 2 teams in the NCAA and WKU was in the sweet 16. All SunBelt Football talent is a long way off from competing at that level. I think there are inherent differences in the games of basketball and football that make a playoff system not impossible, but particularly challenging for football. I think the main thing you want is for non-autobid conferences to have autobids to the BCS party. There are 2 division 1 leagues. FCS and FBS. One has a playoff system, one has a bowl system. Is the Bowl system a sham, corrupt, a cartel, and outdated? Yes. Can we do something about it? Yes, but I don't think the answer is to get rid of bowls. It's to make sure that there is inclusion and that it can crown an evident national champion. A +1 system and making sure the money is distributed to all institutions and not the bowl committees are the 2 most important things to me as a fan. 4 games as a fan of UNT (lets imagine they won a 16 seed in that playoff system) is brutal. I want to make every game I possibly can. Which one do I go to? The first one, which has us playing Florida at the swamp? or do I hold out until we make the national championship or the next round? God knows I couldn't afford to go to all 4 and not many other fans could either. The solution cannot add games to the season. A +1 would add 1 game for all the marbles. The likelihood of any team riding a streak for 4 games where they play out of their minds is beyond improbable. In basketball all it takes is 1 or 2 guys to play out of their minds. And it has the great equalizer; the 3 point shot.