MeanGreenTexan

I thought Swarn was a Safety?

Is there an option for "indifference"? That's where I am.

This is probably the only part of all of this that really concerns me. I have yet to receive an email, or any other type of notification of the game time change either. There are a ton of fans that do not read/post on gmg.com, so hopefully they will get an email/text/something that will notify them of the time change. This, I'm not so sure about... I think some of the Rangers fans who previously decided not to attend will show up to the game now... they'll just leave around halftime, or midway through the 3rd quarter. They will count towards attendance and hopefully, they will have spent some money on concessions/gear. Of course, these are the folks that will need the notification from the A.D. regarding the time change. Now, if the Mean Green make it interesting (I.E. don't blow out ULM so early ) maybe these folks will decide to stay and watch the remainder of the Mean Green win!

We've had plans with the in-laws to go to the fair for the past month. They're driving in from West Texas to see us (mainly their grand-daughter) and go to the fair. We were planning on leaving super early in the morning and leaving around 4:00, stopping back by our house to get them set up for the evening (re: free babysitting!), then driving over to the game. Hopefully we'll be there around halftime, but there's no way we can cancel our existing plans. I'm sure there are tons of different stories out there. This must have been a tough decision for the A.D.

When a problem comes along... you must Tivo.

Rangers lose game 1, then reel off 4 straight to win it at home!

Yes. Broadcasting another team's game at the stadium, while the Mean Green are playing is like a permanent "Wave": A slap in the face to the players on the field.

Past tense, eh? Are you from the future? How does the W.S. turn out?

You and I both my friend...

...Whatever you're doing in practice that is so horrible, stop doing that! Now is your golden opportunity to wrestle the starting spot away from a shaky Thompson and an overwhelmed McNulty. Go prove yourself in practice this week.

Because he's not good and McCarney's staff recruited Osborne to come in and challenge Thompson for the starting spot... that's why. We've still yet to see Osborne in any significant minutes. The only time we've seen him, he's outstanding... granted, it's garbage time and he's playing against 2nd-3rd string defenders.

I bet they have this attitude, but this is certainly a valid excuse in my eyes. When your offense keeps going 3 & out, how on earth can the D stay rested to back up their attitude?

As far as the running game goes... you're absolutely right. But, I'm not so sure that it ends there my friend. DT is not looking good, and neither are the receivers. When the talent around Lance is not producing, the defense can key on him all night long (which they did) and render him ineffective. Let's just get back to Apogee where we beat teams that are on our level. None of the remaining 3 teams on our home schedule scare me at all.

[/bit] I agree. Didn't he have his knee scoped this offseason? I hope he's close to 100% this year. I'm more anxious to see Alzee though. If healthy, and not rusty, he's our lock-down defender this year, and more than likely our starting PG (unless Jones just blows him away during practice this month).

Just go ahead and light the tower for our game on April 2nd, 2012.

Are you comparing our incoming talent to that loser LeBron James? Put this team against the Miami Heat and JJ is accepting Spoelstra's forfeiture with 10 minutes remaining in the first half because the Heat's will to play the rest of the game will have already been crushed. Pass it!

I have never agreed more with a comment regarding conference realignment.

I want in on some of this synergy! Who are Raymond Taylor, Greg Gantt, Augustine Rubit, Martavious Adams, JJ Thomas, or Chase Hallam? Bunch of scrubs if you ask me. 34-0 and a 2 seed (because we were cheated and the selection committee does not recognize our talent, coaching, or synergy) in the NCAA tournament. Final Four appearance or J.J. needs to have jumper cables clipped to his ears and hooked to a car battery until the battery runs out of juice. If you don't believe this is going to happen with our new talent and proven coaching, then you don't truly believe in the Mean Green. If you're not with me, you're against me.

You forgot to mention that Tristan Thompson (now gone) had 36 points including setting a record going 20-20 from the line in that tourney game. "Because we have highly regarded recruits coming in, we're going to win the SBC." This is flawed logic, but there are numerous folks on the board who believe this. I just hope these same folks dont turn on Chis Jones or Trey Norris when they turn the ball over a ton playing against D-1 competition this year, or Jordan Williams has a hard time finding a scoring stroke against D-1 defense. Good greif folks, it's like you believe we're playing against ourselves! There are good teams in the SBC. There are going to be growing pains. Get ready. Now, in no way, shape, or form am I saying we will not win the SBC. I think if Hogans stays healthy, the waivers ever come down for Franklin & Patton, Mitchell's impending eligibility comes true, and if Williams & Jones really excel in their development, we will have a great shot at the SBC crown! If we do win, I hope we get a shot at Vanderbilt wherever they are in the bracket.

For real? You do know that UTSA lost to Southern Utah, SHSU, future SBC bottom-dweller S. Alabama, and D-III McMurry right? If these two teams lined up, Coach McCarney would have to call off the dogs midway through the 2nd quarter. I'm not saying that UTSA cannot become a more popular football school than UNT in the future... anything can happen. Who would have thought Boise St. was destined for where they are now? But, right now, there is alot of glamor and intrigue around them because "they're the only team in San Antonio's market". Granted, that is a big deal. But at the moment, that is the ONLY thing going for them. I think with our administration's renewed attention to athletics, our climb to football relevance should beat UTSA's or TX St's.

Wow, that makes our schedule look much better. But, this only means that they will be battle-tested when conference rolls around. They'll be a better team for that schedule.

How soon should we schedule UTSA in football? Sooner than TX St? Sooner than attempting to renew a home-home with Houston?

That and they're returning the best backcourt in the league in Taylor and Gantt.

I agree. I just can't judge McCarney without factoring in the past 5 years. Along those lines, I don't see how anyone could give coach McCarney anything less than a "B". "B+" for me. There have been some head scratching moments, but not nearly as many as in the past 5 years. Some may want to look at his job objectively, only focus on what he's done while here, and not factor in the past few years. That's fine. We're 2-3 and our losses have been blowouts. I can understand a low grade. By the way, we had a 31-0 lead in the 3rd quarter of the game with FAU. How nice must it have been for the guys to be the team that was expected to take the foot off the gas for once?

No brainer if he's interested. He would immediately push for the starting spot against Thompson, and relegate Osbourn & McNulty to the bench permanently.