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Marshall upset the Irish

Well the good news is that Blue lot parking won't be a problem this week. I am guessing the crowd at 15,000, about half of last weeks attendance.

Well. Well, "it's not their first rodeo" may seem like an over simplification but it's not their first rodeo. You only have one chance to make a good first impression and I don't care home much WB tries to sugarcoat shit the debacle [both on and off the field] Saturday reflects poorly upon his department.

Just asking. Is our receiving core the same caliber as Fine had?

I don't know how well we could compete in the belt.

I saw a Yahoo ranking that after our pounding by SMU we are ranked ! place behind Tulsa and ahead of USF,FAU,Temple,Navy,Charlotte.and Rice. Someone posted statistics that showed in the last 25 years or so we lost 60% of our games. I am nearly 80 and have followed Eagle football since my freshman year 1961. After Fry left in the late 70's we have had a few bright spots under Nelson, Dickey, and Littrell. However, overall we have a sorry football program. We used to blame it on our lack of modern "bricks and sticks" that hampered recruiting but that excuse can no longer be used. Our Women's programs are thriving , as is Men's basketball. However no matter how much money we throw at it our football still sucks and I see no end in site. Regarding our recent 5 bowl appearances, we had two teams that played with losing records, and the other 3 got beaten handily. I summary, I see no end in site.

I understand, but we are in bottom 1/3 of those left.

SMU had a lot more talent than us before NIL. Dykes did a great job using the transfer portal . It's obvious that we can't compete with the top teams in the AAC. Again, look at where we were when we pounded the Musangs just a handful of years ago and where we are now compared to them.

To me it's not what WB does next. It's about what NS does next.

While I believe that we need to make a coaching change , during the season is not the time to do it. It seems ages ago that we pounded SMU in Denton and their coach quit after the game. Look at where the two programs are today. We are going different directions which will get worse when NIL gets in full swing. I don't know what the actual attendance was last night but our Athletic Department was about as prepared as Pompeii was for lava. It's bad enough to get pounded at home but at least make attending the game a positive experience. In my opinion both issues are Baker's, and its time to review his performance at season's end as well.

His job is to report the news as accurately , honestly, and impartially as possible, not to be the "homer" that you prefer. SMU does have more talent and fewer key injuries than North Texas and should win the game. However, to determine the winner is why they play the game.

I don't know that we are either. It's hard to tell when you open against programs such as UTEP. We don't know how many receivers will be available which can make a big difference. I just don't think we can afford to get down early. Not to diminish last weeks win, but I wonder how we would have responded if in the 1st half UTEP had made their missed field goal, scored on our 10 yard line instead of turning the ball over because of an errant snap, and not dropped a sure touchdown pass .That's 17 points they left on the table which would of flipped the score. I know I am playing "what if", but we were lucky to get out of the first half with a 1 point lead. Just saying.....

That was an area code? I thought it was their combined SAT score.

Did you notice Saturday is "High School Band Day?" Back before time began North Texas had an annual high school band day, which was fun for the kids and jacked attendance up a tad.

On paper SMU should take us to the woodshed. However on paper a bumblebee can't fly. If we can hang with the Ponies in the 1st half we have a chance to win. However if we are down 14+ its going to be a long night.

Guys, if a road win at UTEP after 8 years is Littrell's best win then the apocalypse is truly upon us.

For those of us who would have liked for UNT to join the MWC, I didn't even see a box score on the DMN regarding our win over UTEP.

It was a dumb play call with 36 seconds to go in the half.

The t.v. announcer hit the nail on the head. With 36 seconds left in half why call a passing play? Take a knee and go into half time with a 4 point lead. We were lucky in the first half. UTEP missed a field goal, their center made bad snap on about our 10 yard line, and their receiver missed dropped a touchdown pass. I thought for the 1st game of the season Aune played well with 5 receivers out of the game. Three touchdowns with no interceptions with 250 yards passing is a good road win where were were the dogs. Also the Miners had 43,000 in attendance regardless of the cost of a ticket.

You don't have to be dead to sell caskets.

Define fossil. Someone who has been supportive of our program for decades or a johnny-come -lately like you ? I say we keep Hank and dump you.

I would give them a monthly food, clothing , and pocket money allowance, the amount being entirely subjective as some need more help than others.

Agreed. It appears that we are just asking donors to reallocate their giving. I just don't see many UNT fans who have not previously given to the university all of a sudden jumping on the NIL bandwagon. While I did not attend Friday's NIL meeting at the stadium I would suspect we are milking the same cows. Personally I have an amount that I annually budget for the Athletic Department. Do I split it between them and our NIL program as I don't plan to increase my giving? Hopefully Rick can attract new donors with deep pockets because once opened the genie will not go back in the bottle. My concern is where does it end? SMU is offering $3,000 per month. What will BIG 10 and SEC programs pay? It would be nice if we could get coaches salaries back to real world value and use the excess of Athletic Department needs but thant;s not going to happen. In summary, college football is a mess and the NCAA is powerless to control it.

NOPE was a really good sci fi flick fpor those of us interested in that genre.