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Harder to back fill with 1AA programs as cost for then to move up is now $5 million, not $50,000. The PAC 2 is going to make a move prior to the 2026 season by either rebuilding the PAC 12, joining another conference, or rebuilding. I don't see a sense of urgency to add programs and think that we should watch and wait and see what happens to the MWC and ACC. I don't see the ACC falling apart anytime soon and even if the MWC gets cherry picked by the PAC 2 losing 6 programs the remaining 6 can add NMST and UTEP . Just an old man's opinion.

SMU ranking surprises but I really don't know much about their program.

I can't agree nor disagree with the budget numbers as I really don't know. However a recent UTUBE interview with the OSU AD was very telling. He said that with NIL and the transfer portal athletic departments must be run like a business or they will fail. His example was that if a school supports 18 sports, only football is deemed profitable. In what universe does a business budget 17 out of 18 operations to loose money? Going forward universities have no choice but to shed financial anchors in their athletic departments in order to survive. He also predicted that realignment is far from over and that 50 to 60 schools will spin off from the NCAA .

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They have until 2026 to form a new PAC 12, which I think they will be forced to do as neither the ACC or Big 12 seem interested in them.My best guess is that OSU/WSU cherry picks SDSU,FSU,UNLV,BSU,AFA, and Colorado State assuming the punitive agreement they signed with the MWC is no longer in effect .If it still is then it would cost OSU/WSU about $200 million to establish a 8 school program with 6 MWC programs. The MWC could then reload with NMSU and UTEP giving them an unattractive 8 school conference similar to CUSA. I doubt the AAC would be poached by the new PAC 8 as Tulane is on the way down from a few good years in football but Memphis and USF could receive consideration. However the OSU athletic director has stated the goal is to build the best West Coast Conference .In summary, with full disclosure, I have never ever been correct on conference realignment predictions ,primarily because I though location actually mattered.

Actually its $265 million.

UTUBE has highlights of our game. Just type in "UNT/UTSA highlights". It is a SBC broadcast but shows most of our highlights and is well done,

My understanding is that the PAC 2 must put together a conference by 2026 although they could ask for and probably get an extension. At present OSU/WSU are the recipients of over $200 million dollars of PAC 12 monies if they rebuild the PAC. However if they join an existing conference without using the PAC mask head then those monies would be distributed among all 12 existing and former members of the PAC 12. The MWC commissioner is playing hard ball with the PAC 2 but that may soften in the future.At present MWC members and the PAC 2 are severely penalized if OSU/WSU tries to cherry pick AFA,CSU,UNLV,SDSU,FSU, and Boisie St. in order to put together a 8 school conference. However I don't remember when those financial MWC exit fees expire , or even if they do.

Stadium attendance looked sparse.

I don't remember us ever getting a shout out unless it was punt return against Arkansas.

Maybe you are right. My major concern is Morris with his history of injuries. If he makes it thru the season injury free we could have a really good year with 8 wins or so. If he goes down the season flips.

After Saturdays game as the ACC bus was leaving Lubbock at about 11:30 a drunk driver ran into them sending the bus driver, a student, and 2 coaches to the hospital. There is no report on their condition.

Well the good news is that Texas Tech may have a worse defense than us.

Opps. I was posting in response to meangreennation. I don't know how it ended up on "aztecskin". My bad.

Defense was SOLID? You have to be shitting me. Terrible missed field goal ? Anything over 40 yards is not automatic.

I think we suspended 3 DB's for the game.

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And we do it well! Lack of student attendance hurts all our sports.

USA Today's bowl projections has UNT vs.New Mexico State in the Armed Forces Bowl,which I find quite surprising. Granted bowl projections before the season starts are like throwing spit balls on a wall but still.

Did you see where Texas State is ranked? The apocalypse is on us!

Thanks for the clarification.

According to a contracts/patent/trademarks who was recently on the "Big Mountain" he is correct on this. The attorney said that the only trial that is reverent is the one in North Carolina where the ACC is headquartered and the original grant of rights contract was signed and that both the Florida and South Carolina trials are about state sovereignty [he didn't go into an explanation of state sovereignty]. The bottom line is that for FSU and Clemson to prevail they must convince the judge that the ACC put a gun to their heads and forced them to sigh a contract that has paid them 10's of millions of dollars since its inception. This is the only issue, and good luck with that.

Maybe you are right. From what I read the BIG 12 commissioner wanted to pull the trigger on U.CONN last year but was rebuffed by the presidents. The Huskies athletic department runs a $40 million deficit with no way to make it up with their basketball in the Big East and as an independent in football so they are trying to hook up with one of the 4 major conferences for all sports. As it happens the BIG 12 commissioner thinks college basketball is under valued hence his interest U. Conn . Their football program would remain an independent until 2031 in a effort to get it up to snuff but probably will always be a bottom feeder. In addition they must give the BIG EAST 27 months notice and a $15 million buy out. Geographically it makes no sense but none of the recent mergers do.

I have heard that the BIG 12 would like to get to 20 members. However I don't see any advantage for U. Conn. to move only its basketball program. Somehow their football program is in play, which does nothing for the BIG 12.

I doubt that they would be seriously talking if BIG 12 Presidents hadn't already given the green light.