Officials say ULM won't be following UAB's football footsteps

UNTFan23 · December 17, 2014

It's easy to say when you have one of those wins in your pocket.
We don't.
We are just in a far different situation than you guys. A lot of our own alums make fun of our athletics programs if they think of them at all. We have long been considered the athletic joke of the metroplex, even by a lot of our own alumni.
A win like A&M is SORELY needed by this program. It would be a far more meaningful win if it came in a conference championship season, granted, but this program has NEVER experienced such a win.
EVER.
We have a very unique set of circumstances that really can't be compared to others when we are talking how desperate we are for a meaningful win.
ULM has them, ULL has them, Arkansas St. has them. UNT doesn't.
For us, it's a step toward our own alumni taking athletics seriously. I would say a small step, except we really don't know, because we have never had this type of win.

Lets say we had defeated Texas by some miracle. Would it have meant as much even if we still finished with a 4-8 record? I think a lot of people would have blown it off given our overall season.

UNT90 · December 17, 2014

Lets say we had defeated Texas by some miracle. Would it have meant as much even if we still finished with a 4-8 record? I think a lot of people would have blown it off given our overall season.

Point is, we don't know, and have NEVER had the chance to find out.

meangreanmick · December 17, 2014

What is your bar for this defining win? Since Tx Tech wins don't count, does it have to be top 25 team or what?

Eagle1855 · December 17, 2014

Lets say we had defeated Texas by some miracle. Would it have meant as much even if we still finished with a 4-8 record? I think a lot of people would have blown it off given our overall season.

Yes.