GreenFlag

Really dude? I too like the fact they show up better than most and I also love them in our conference. They maybe represented 15% of the crowd which is freaking fantastic.

I was one of those guys and I don’t see it against us either.

We paid Seth 2MM a year after some impressive seasons. Morris famously took less so his assistant pool was higher. You know we have the highest paid DC in the G5 right?

I drove through Locust Grove on my way to Salina to work a tornado claim this summer. Yes, I just had to stop and take a picture of the stadium. Go Pirates!

Because we are in said conference and would be playing whoever we might select to replace SMU sports minus football.

First game October 29, 1977 SMU @ Texas A&M. David Walker was the QB for the Aggies and Mike Ford was the QB for the Mustangs. Fun fact, the Mean Green beat SMU that year. My first UNT game was in 1983 as a student with Greg Carter at QB against NMSU.

The NCAA didn’t do this. The U.S. Supreme Court did by unanimous ruling (IMHO correctly) that education related benefit caps the NCAA imposed on student athletes are in violation is U.S. anti-trust laws. The NCAA passes regulations voted on by member institutions. The NCAA isn’t an evil overlord.

We have a picture of our coach instead of a star player - because they all left!

FIU would like a word.

I always thought that was the biggest line of B.S. along with "give him time to recruit his players", or "give him time to recruit the kind of players for his system".

Massively ineffective coaching jobs don't just suddenly fix themselves. I don't get this loyalty thing some coaches have. They don't have loyalty to the school. Why have loyalty to a guy that is going to cost you your job? Another year of this with similar results and you're labeled a dumbass. Teams you recruit against use it against you and predictably recruiting drops off. Then you become an alcoholic and a bad father.

Last place FIU would like a word.

1) I enjoy the Pony fans on this site. I hope they stay around. 2) It is 100% true that we will pick up a few players in the coming years that would have otherwise gone to SMU. That's just how it works. Conference affiliation matters. So does money. 3) If we were enjoying the success SMU is having the last couple of years, we outdraw them and it's not even close. They know it and we know it. If we are 10-2 in the AAC and they are 5-7 in the ACC we double or triple their attendance. If the Ponies are 10-2 in the ACC we still outdraw them. If you are a SMU fan and want to argue this...just don't. You know I'm right. 4) Both teams have fickle fans. Both fan bases expect a lot and have a multitude of entertainment options. That's just how it is in the big city. Exhibit A was how many fans failed to show for the game in Dallas this year. They just aren't going to spend time and money to watch that clown show of a defense we suffered through. 5) Here we are, the fans that actually show up left to duke it out.

I would.

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