Mean Green Matt

Maybe we should take a deep breath. Based on the things he has said I am still confident he signs with us. And it’s going to be awesome.

I would love to know what our tickets scanned numbers are. Thought it was interesting the San Antonio paper got that through a FOIA request.

I don’t really care which game. Hopefully a close one. And hopefully we come out of it 7-6 and our fans have a good time. Work left to do to get there.

I actually don’t disagree with you philosophically on style of play. But you’re way underselling the talent gap between the very very top tier and everyone else.

64 Eligible now. 105 either eligible or still alive for eligibility (South Carolina and Mississippi eliminated today).

That's when you just bring your kids along for the ride.

I think you are trolling on this topic now. If you aren't, my goodness. The idea that Hedlund went up there with no intention of trying to win is so much absurdity.

Obviously we have two games we need to win. So we must take care of our own business. Even if we do, it may be a crowded field. 78 total spots available. 63 are already eligible. 14 are within 1-win of it. 107 total teams are still in the running (will probably drop by a couple more tonight).

I have to think a focused North Texas team can beat Rice. Getting into a bowl game (if we win the last two) may still be tough. It appears there are already 63 bowl eligible teams. 14 more are within one win of it. 107 total are still alive for bowl eligibility. That number may drop by a couple more tonight. EDIT: 78 is the number of spots available. EDIT #2: Wow, posted in entirely the wrong thread.

The conference volleyball tournament is down there that weekend as well. First march is Friday night. I’m surw the team would love the support. The conference is once again showing they never use their brain. If we win Friday, we will more than likely play Rice at 2:30pm on Saturday. The exact same time as North Texas is playing Rice in football right next door. There is a noon semifinal available. But critical thinking from conference leadership is just way too much to ask.

He still had a pretty good stat line when he was in there.

I think the basketball arena needs to stay right where it is....as close to the dorms as possible.

Hate to say it, but all of the on field momentum of the last couple years program wide seems to be screeching to a halt. Fortunately, off the field we are still doing things to improve (IPF, new golf facility, etc.).

That’s because the SEC doesn’t sponsor men’s soccer.

That would make sense for a home course, but the on campus practice faculty was a must.

It’s a pretty solid men’s soccer conference.

Yes and no. The idea that a talent gap isn’t a part of this is completely ignoring reality. I’m not saying that as an excuse, but it was on display last night and was against TAMU last year as wel We are pretty frequently in the top 50 or so in RPI with the style we play. We dismantled a top 30 RPI FAU team in the conference championship game. Do I still wish we would transition to a more possession style of play? Sure.

Unfortunately yes. FAU really should have been at at large. They had an RPI of 28 when we beat them in the championship. They dropped to 32. They were the only team on the top 36 not to get in. The other amazing thing is we have no business getting put against these top 10 teams. Sure. There are regional considerations to be taken into account, but our RPI was 47 this year. It was 30 last year. We aren’t going into these tournaments as the some nobody that deserves to play a top 4 seed.

I have to think it is going to be fenced off. Maybe I'm wrong.

I don't necessarily disagree with your overall point. But if we are holding all of our coaches to the same expectations what does that mean for the many that haven't even won a conference title?

If you're looking to hold our coaches accountable, you may want to start somewhere other than the one program that consistently wins conference championships.

You're right LIfer. Our game plan was to go in there and not shoot.

Interestingly Vegas seems to like us in this one.

Wow. Sweet dude.

Once again. The reality is we are a little overmatched here. Does that mean we can’t win? No. But if you are watching you can clearly see we aren’t just passing up opportunities to shoot.