Mean Green Matt

Maybe the opportunity to play a P5 closer to home in Indy or HOD simply wasn't there. I suppose we will see when the rest of the games are announced. Utah State is a great team, which, like Troy, is both exciting and also a problem.

There’s no way he would be flying commercial. Chicago is the layover city for a flight from Manhattan to Fargo. Nothing direct. But that’s when you just give the private plane a call.

I believe in or around 1977.

Is Neal Brown a good recruiter? If so I imagine he has to be one of the top targets unless we don’t want to pay the buyout or there is some other reason he keeps getting leap frogged for P5 jobs. Edit: ideally none of this K-State stuff is true.

I guess it’s better than not going to a bowl!

Didn’t know that.

I like that it’s a list and not just Seth. Who knows what that list is based on though.

If KSU is capable of poaching our coach (TBD) they can sure as heck get the coach from Arkansas State if they want him.

What about Jerry Moore?

Wren needs to be prepared whether it’s a done deal or not. If it is a done deal, I’m sure he knows and is already making calls.

Right. But Albuquerque is not New Orleans.

I have a hard time believing we would rather play a mountain west team in front of 1500 NT fans than play a big 10 team in front of 30k NT fans.

He also has Marshall in Dallas against Minnesota. In what universe does that make sense?

Is there a specific time this is going to be announced? All quiet from NT social media sites this morning.

Thankful that we’ve at least reached a point our coaches aren’t getting poached by other G5 teams. Edit: yes, I know Boise is a G5 juggernaut.

Old Denton won’t return because of our leadership. Most notably Wren and Smatresk. This COULD set back the on field progress a couple of years. Hopefully just one. (Well, hopefully none). The person we hire (if we do have to hire someone) may well be a great recruiter, but keeping the top recruiting class in CUSA getting a new coach two months before signing day would be a challenge.

If we can get past Iowa State it would be really nice to host a semifinal. I know people like to poo poo on these types of tournaments but it’s great experience for the team and fun for the fans. What’s the harm?

Well, he wouldn’t technically have to mention Kansas State to put an end to it.

Agree. But we should be able to buy out pretty much anyone a tier down from us. Whether they just signed a new contract or not. Even if we don’t know Seth is leaving (if he is) hopefully Wren knows and is already getting things moving behind the scenes.

Also, did @Cerebus get tired of merging threads. This could easily be in the mega thread.

If he turns down KSU to stay with us he will be a legend here forever. Even after he leaves for OU.

Iowa State sweeps Bradley. North Texas vs. Iowa State next week.

It may not look great perception wise but I think Texas State volleyball is actually legit right now.

Looks like it will be Iowa State. They’re up 2-0 on Bradley in Ames.

Ladies advance to the 3rd round with a 3-1 win over Wichita State tonight. Beat Tulsa 3-1 last night in the first round. Will play the winner of Bradley/Iowa State next week at a TBD location (either Denton, Ames, or Peoria).