It's kinda sad

[emmitt01]

This weekend is homecoming, and it literally just crossed my mind today.  

 

I have been the President of the Talons organization, have taught my kids the fight song from the time they hit the crib, own more green clothing than any other color and am a long-time season ticket holder...and it just now occurred to me that this weekend is homecoming.  That is how far from my mind the North Texas football program has strayed.  This season is almost over and it has become an an afterthought.  

Edited November 1, 2019 by emmitt01

[Jonnyeagle]

same

[FirefightnRick]

...but at least you still get to take a kid Trick or Treating.  Enjoy it while it lasts.  

With that said...here’s my annual “The Great Pumpkin Has Arrived” post.

I still have one that’ll carve pumpkins with me.

 

Rick

[DeepGreen]

Just now, FirefightnRick said:

...but at least you still get to take a kid Trick or Treating.  Enjoy it while it lasts.  

With that said...here’s my annual “The Great Pumpkin Has Arrived” post.

I still have one that’ll carve pumpkins with me.

 

Rick

Cherish the remaining years you will be able to enjoy pumpkin carving with your child.

I will say this, my youngest daughter(not married) and I still have a standing date when a new movie comes out that we both want to see.  Next up is the new Star Wars movie.  An old series of movies, for sure, but we still enjoy them together.

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

I only knew it was Homecoming because I planned months in advance to be coming in this weekend. I even recently asked my girlfriend if we really wanted to go because we could have just as easily canceled and gone to the KU - K-State game instead. It is sad that KU football brings me more joy than my own school this season but here we are. Literally only decided to follow through with the plans because we want to be back in Denton and have some family and friends that are UTEP fans that we will go with. We also decided that we can leave anytime we want and just go hang out in Dallas so we already have back -up plans at the ready. Happy Homecoming 

Edited October 31, 2019 by UNT Texas Hooligan

[FirefightnRick]

24 minutes ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

I only knew it was Homecoming because I planned months in advance to be coming in this weekend. I even recently asked my girlfriend if we really wanted to go because we could have just as easily canceled and gone to the KU - K-State game instead. It is sad that KU football brings me more joy than my own school this season but here we are. Literally only decided to follow through with the plans because we want to be back in Denton and have some family and friends that are UTEP fans that we will go with. We also decided that we can leave anytime we want and just go hang out in Dallas so we already have back -up plans at the ready. Happy Homecoming 

You’ve probably been there but if you need a really nice place to accommodate family & friends to eat pre or post game I recommend Lone Star Burger on the south side of the square next to Beth Marie’s.

Youll need to get there early or there will be a wait.  But we’ll worth it.  Did this back for the Houston game with one of my roommates and his wife who came in from Seattle to see another disaster.( Their last game was Portland State🤮).

 

Rick 

[jtm0097]

I have to work on Saturday now and I'm not even mad that I am going to miss the game. I'm really on the fence about renewing my tickets next year. Years of disappointments are catching up to me.....

[Stan R]

[UNTexas]

Same here. Don't really care. I knew the year would be bad once ACU starting scoring but last weekend's 4th quarter drubbing did it for me.

[DeepGreen]

4 minutes ago, UNTexas said:

Same here. Don't really care. I knew the year would be bad once ACU starting scoring but last weekend's 4th quarter drubbing did it for me.

Funny.  I had the same feeling during the ACU game.

[UNTLifer]

I am driving in tomorrow and looking forward to it. My youngest still wants to come, see the bonfire if we get in town early enough, do the parade, lunch at Denton Co Hamburger and the game. Even though this year didn’t meet expectations, I am looking forward to being there. 

[El Paso Eagle]

3 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

You’ve probably been there but if you need a really nice place to accommodate family & friends to eat pre or post game I recommend Lone Star Burger on the south side of the square next to Beth Marie’s.

Youll need to get there early or there will be a wait.  But we’ll worth it.  Did this back for the Houston game with one of my roommates and his wife who came in from Seattle to see another disaster.( Their last game was Portland State🤮).

 

Rick 

He is not allowed back for Football games!!!

[untcampbell]

My team. I will take every Saturday I can.

But I admit I have more fun when more people are there having fun with me (except for the traditional, once-a-year 3500 game where we typically way over-perform).

GMG

[Rudy]

Right there with you. Only reason I know is because Bonfire is Friday night, and I'm working. 

[FirefightnRick]

20 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Bonfire is Friday night, and I'm working. 

Me too.

 

Rick

[southsideguy]

What is really sad I thought we were really starting to build something here.  The team was winning the fans were showing up and it was great to be green again.   To bad the defense did not show up this season.

Remember last year how everyone threw at Cam and this year they found a better person to pick on?  I thought Harvey would have become better just because of the practice he has gotten during the season.

[Cerebus]

On the bright side @emmitt01, this could just be age related memory loss 🙂

[untjim1995]

If we have learned anything this year, it just goes to show how much winning against schools people care about matters. Just to have non-embarrassing attendance, you have to give people a reason to want to care and in DFW, it’s all about winning against someone people care about. It doesn’t matter what sport it is, this is a big time winner’s town. We don’t play many game against teams people care about because of conference affiliation, so even though UTEP has a decent fanbase, and this is Homecoming on what appears to be a great weather day, we probably don’t get to 19k in announces attendance. To outsiders, they don’t get it—a school with 38k enrollment, in a town with over 100k citizens, with 300k local alumni, and a metroplex with millions of people—how can you be at a game with less than 15k in real attendance against ANYONE? And the answer is all above. It’s even more than apathy/loathing of athletics by a strong majority of students and alumni. It’s even more than the local citizenry not supporting the school’s athletics. If you win, especially against teams people know and care about (IOW, P5s, SMU, UH, Army, a few CUSA schools like Rice, LT, Southern Miss, and even UTSA), this gets Apogee over 22k easily. If you don’t, then a spare CUSA team gets you very little interest. SMU has seen it for decades and TCU saw it before they moved to the MWC and started winning big time. It is what it is.