Kansas State vs. North Texas HOD being projected by SI

[Harry]

Wow, I just may have a new favorite bowl scenario... K-State would bring a TON of fans to this game...BTW this was updated just tonight.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/college-football-bowl-predictions-week-14-auburn-clemson-oklahoma-wisconsin-alabama-ohio-state/74aojjwfjgr61ue3lwvh12e2k

[Wag Tag]

Greatness!!

[Ryan Munthe]

My best friend is the world’s largest K-State fan so I hope this happens!

[BTG_Fan1]

Honestly, people may like a bigger name school like UCLA or FSU in the Independence Bowl, but I think K-State or Tech would do a lot more for the program.. 

Beating a K-State/Tech May not seem sexy, but they are a regional “power” program and one that has a large presence in Texas in history and recruiting.. 

 

[PlummMeanGreen]

Yes!  Let it be KSU!

GMG!

 

 

[EagleMBA]

Unless I overlooked them, I didn't see any mention of Nutsack.  I'm shocked!! :)

[southsideguy]

i will pass on the hod this year.  wasn't crazy about the first two times and have no desire for 3rd trip.  You guys can cheer for me.

[meaniegreenie]

Here's a summary of KS games this year

[Travis]

We should be able to put up some points against KState. 

[NM Green]

Kansas State would be a very large turnout and they didn’t play in Fort Worth this year so they would love a trip back into the Meteoplex for recruiting.

It could be a storybook chapter to the end of an amazing season and beginning of something big and Green.  It would star familiar roles only this time it would be #NewDenton taking off for a long run of success!

GMG

[UNT 90 Grad]

5 hours ago, Ryan Munthe said:

My best friend is the world’s largest K-State fan so I hope this happens!

Does he... wear a mask?

[NT91]

They would win unfortunately.

[oldguystudent]

Tough call.  They beat some quality opponents and that triple option -- well, we need to put up some serious offense against that. 

[UNTcrazy727]

9 hours ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

Honestly, people may like a bigger name school like UCLA or FSU in the Independence Bowl, but I think K-State or Tech would do a lot more for the program.. 

Beating a K-State/Tech May not seem sexy, but they are a regional “power” program and one that has a large presence in Texas in history and recruiting.. 

 

[BTG_Fan1]

1 hour ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

Sexy as in it’s a bigger name like we could face in the Independence Bowl, which I say earlier in the post...

Edited November 28, 2017 by BTG_Fan1

[diehardUNTfan]

We played them in 2010 and it was the last game at Fouts.  We damn near beat em (49-41 ). That doesn't really mean anything if they matched up in a bowl game, however I would think we would have a decent shot.  GMG

[MrAlien]

Playing in DFW (a top 5 media market) against a Big 12 team would give us more exposure in terms of recruiting where we really need it.  I would prefer K-state, but would also settle for Tech.

[pastorgrant]

I would absolutely love this. I'd probably have family in town for it, and the Cotton Bowl would be rocking. We'd bring 40k fans, and KSU would bring a ton, too.

KSU is a little bit hard to figure out this year. They can play some great football at times, and they can struggle at times, so I don't know how the game would go, but I want to see it happen anyway.

[Mean Green Eagle]

Bring it on! Would love to face KSU in the HOD bowl. Caught them in Austin this year playing the Horns in that 2OT loss, and I think we could definitely hang with and beat them.  

[MeanGreenDan]

They have had quite the up and down year....if we caught them on a down day, we'd have a shot! 

[PlummMeanGreen]

KSU would bring more fans than TTech IMHO.

KSU brought a  big bunch to Denton at the Fouts Field swan song game.

GMG!

 

Edited November 29, 2017 by PlummMeanGreen

[eulessismore]

Wow, it's amazing how fast we got over the contempt of familiarity we had for the HOD.  But hey, I'm in.  If barely losing to them at the old Fouts can bring back fond memories, the potential for winning against them at the old Cotton Bowl brings fonder anticipation.

[Mike Jackson]

This would be awesome.  And I think if we are Conference champions the 40k UNT  showing up might be a conservative estimate.  And if that ends up being the case UNT might be a preferred option to a historically mediocre P5 team coming to HoD in our place.  An 85% full Cotton Bowl with more than 50% of the fans there in Green on national TV would be huge.

[wardly]

As of a few hours ago Bleacher has us in Albuquerque with UCLA in HOD

[untjim1995]

As I posted a few days ago, this is the dream scenario. A Big XII marquee team with a legend as its coach, here in DFW, in a bowl game. IF we were to play this even close, it would be a huge help. If we actually won, it could be the jet fuel to the fire we need to get the program the interest it so desperately needs. 

I'll say this, if we can't propel season tickets and more MGC contributions from the scenario above, ESPECIALLY with SMU on the home schedule for next year, it would defy almost every amount of logic one could have about our fans supporting the program.