"If UNT is Selected"

[Harry]

Keep seeing this "legalistic" statement on all of the bowl promotions coming from AD.  I get that they want to be careful, however -- is it even possible that UNT is not offered a bowl slot based on the APR and current situation?  I mean do the bowls get the right of first refusal or is there some other fine print we may be missing here? 

[UNTFan23]

7 minutes ago, Harry said:

Keep seeing this "legalistic" statement on all of the bowl promotions coming from AD.  I get that they want to be careful, however -- is it even possible that UNT is not offered a bowl slot based on the APR and current situation?  I mean do the bowls get the right of first refusal or is there some other fine print we may be missing here? 

The department later tweeted this:

Sounds a little more like it's a sure thing compared to the first tweet they put out about 30 minutes earlier.

[PlummMeanGreen]

Possibly so, Harry, but we do have a fairly good reputation as a school with a decent bowl traveling fan base if they keep us in the Southwest.

 If no offer, for sure disappointment, but most on this forum are pleased that we did go from 1 win to 5. 

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(Subliminally, get all the names of those doing the bowl pick in').?

Edited December 2, 2016 by PlummMeanGreen

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

It's not possible for us not to get a bid. They have to offer us before any other non-6 win teams. That would entail cancelling a bowl game. It's just being technical.

[MeanGreenDan]

28 minutes ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

It's not possible for us not to get a bid. They have to offer us before any other non-6 win teams. That would entail cancelling a bowl game. It's just being technical.

This

[Harry]

34 minutes ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

It's not possible for us not to get a bid. They have to offer us before any other non-6 win teams. That would entail cancelling a bowl game. It's just being technical.

If so -- why not just come out and say we are excited we will be selected and we are proud that we achieved this through the APR.  I think the overly cautious routine sort of drowns out what should be a good/exciting moment for the program.

[southsideguy]

so is the team still able to practice while it waits?

[Marty]

6 minutes ago, southsideguy said:

so is the team still able to practice while it waits?

Yes, I believe this was mentioned in the coach's show Tuesday night. 

[Cerebus]

Unless the NCAA changes the rules 90% of the way through a season, there is mathematically no way we are left out.

 

[Withers940]

[UNT 90 Grad]

4 hours ago, UNTFan23 said:

The department later tweeted this:

Sounds a little more like it's a sure thing compared to the first tweet they put out about 30 minutes earlier.

But right under the tweeted pic it says "If North Texas is invited...".  I still think it's a sure thing. 

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

1 hour ago, Harry said:

If so -- why not just come out and say we are excited we will be selected and we are proud that we achieved this through the APR.  I think the overly cautious routine sort of drowns out what should be a good/exciting moment for the program.

This is why lawyers suck.

[DeepGreen]

7 minutes ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

This is why lawyers suck.

CYA

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

23 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

CYA

Aka the first lesson we are taught in law school. 

[Greenrex]

2 hours ago, Harry said:

If so -- why not just come out and say we are excited we will be selected and we are proud that we achieved this through the APR.  I think the overly cautious routine sort of drowns out what should be a good/exciting moment for the program.

There was fear of seeing the headline: "Local College UNTselected"

[VideoEagle]

8 hours ago, ChristopherRyanWilkes said:

Aka the first lesson we are taught in law school. 

There is a reason the marketing people write stuff and THEN it's approved by the lawyers and not the other way around!