UTEP (1/25/20)

CMJ · January 24, 2020

We've now won 7 in a row and nine of ten. Hopefully we can get a good crowd (4K+) and keep this momentum rolling.

Edited January 24, 2020 by CMJ

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · January 24, 2020

UTEP is a good team with good height and scorers. Gotta have a big crowd behind them.

5k at the minimum!

UNTLifer · January 24, 2020

UTEP is 2 - 7 away from El Paso. The hold a 6 - 2 advantage vs. NT, but our two wins came in EP. They are led by their guards, Boum (12.2 pts/gm) and Edwards (10.4 pts/gm) and F Bryson Williams is their leading scorer at 18.6 per game. All that being considered, I predict the following:

North Texas wins by at least 12 points, and we hold them to 60 or less.

BillySee58 · January 24, 2020

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

UTEP is 2 - 7 away from El Paso. The hold a 6 - 2 advantage vs. NT, but our two wins came in EP. They are led by their guards, Boum (12.2 pts/gm) and Edwards (10.4 pts/gm) and F Bryson Williams is their leading scorer at 18.6 per game. All that being considered, I predict the following:

North Texas wins by at least 12 points, and we hold them to 60 or less.

Fun fact, Souley Boum will be playing his first game in the Super Pit for UTEP but not his first game in the Super Pit altogether. He was San Francisco’s second leading scorer as a true freshman back in 2017-2018 for their CBI runner up team.

Green Crazy · January 24, 2020

UTEP has lost 8 games, 4 of them have been by one possession and two others were within 5 points. This is a tougher team than their record indicates. I'm glad it's at home.

This will be my first game of the year and my daughter's first UNT basketball game. Hope we leave happy.

GMG!

Greenrex · January 24, 2020

Doe anyone have information of any kind of broadcast/streaming of the game? Thanks!

Shark84 · January 24, 2020

4 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

UTEP is a good team with good height and scorers. Gotta have a big crowd behind them.

5k at the minimum!

Make that 6K!

UNTLifer · January 24, 2020

Just now, Greenrex said:

Doe anyone have information of any kind of broadcast/streaming of the game? Thanks!

ESPN+

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · January 25, 2020

8 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

UTEP is 2 - 7 away from El Paso. The hold a 6 - 2 advantage vs. NT, but our two wins came in EP. They are led by their guards, Boum (12.2 pts/gm) and Edwards (10.4 pts/gm) and F Bryson Williams is their leading scorer at 18.6 per game. All that being considered, I predict the following:

North Texas wins by at least 12 points, and we hold them to 60 or less.

So the streak will continue

UNTLifer · January 25, 2020

13 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

So the streak will continue

If not, Johnny Jones has to walk back to Houston backwards.

Mean Green Matt · January 25, 2020

This has been a busy stretch of games. Hopefully our legs can get us one more W and then take advantage of a full week off.

Philip Ferguson · January 25, 2020

I'll be there with beer stein in hand - GMG

97and03 · January 25, 2020

3 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

If not, Johnny Jones has to walk back to Houston backwards.

If not we know who to blame:

9 hours ago, Green Crazy said:

This will be my first game of the year and my daughter's first UNT basketball game.

cogido · January 25, 2020

10 hours ago, Shark84 said:

Make that 6K!

Absolutely ! With UNT finally playing such great basketball again, leading the conference, 6 wins in a row, the Pit should be packed EVERY HOME GAME with at least 6000. THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS - ENJOY EM. Reminiscent of some exciting days under Coach Bill Blakeley in 1976. WHY NOT UNT? WHY NOT NOW?

Mean Green Matt · January 25, 2020

4 hours ago, cogido said:

Absolutely ! With UNT finally playing such great basketball again, leading the conference, 6 wins in a row, the Pit should be packed EVERY HOME GAME with at least 6000. THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS - ENJOY EM. Reminiscent of some exciting days under Coach Bill Blakeley in 1976. WHY NOT UNT? WHY NOT NOW?

7 in a row.

Eagle71 · January 25, 2020

"This is the worst damn place in the world to play basketball! This place is a snake pit!" – Drake coach Maury John, after a double-overtime loss to North Texas

Photo 1969. The Snake Pit. Crowd 4,500+. NTSU enrollment - 15,024. "WELCOME TO THE PIT" It was ROCKIN'!

5,000 Super Pit Challenge! Make it the next worst damn place in the world to play basketball!

Eagleisland · January 25, 2020

1 hour ago, Eagle71 said:

"This is the worst damn place in the world to play basketball! This place is a snake pit!" – Drake coach Maury John, after a double-overtime loss to North Texas

Photo 1969. The Snake Pit. Crowd 4,500+. NTSU enrollment - 15,024. "WELCOME TO THE PIT" It was ROCKIN'!

5,000 Super Pit Challenge! Make it the next worst damn place in the world to play basketball!

CMJ · January 25, 2020

I hope the high end 6K predictions are right. I know how long it takes for the buzz to spread on NT teams, so I'm still setting my expectations lower.

Andrew · January 25, 2020

58 minutes ago, Eagleisland said:

If we can get 1/3 of the students show we would be packed out. Would be nice.

Mean Green Matt · January 25, 2020

23 minutes ago, CMJ said:

I hope the high end 6K predictions are right. I know how long it takes for the buzz to spread on NT teams, so I'm still setting my expectations lower.

Crowd takes forever to build and no time at all to implode.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · January 25, 2020

1 hour ago, Andrew said:

If we can get 1/3 of the students show we would be packed out. Would be nice.

That would be. I had a friend with me for the UTSA game who went to Baylor, and he was shocked that our student section was that small

Vcu74 · January 25, 2020

We’re still watching, keep it up! Good luck tonight. Won’t be able to watch because I don’t have + but with the time difference I’ll be following the score with 🍺 in hand.

Fun day today; VCU at noon, then conference 1 and 2 teams at 2pm. at 6, two ex-VCU coaches when Texas and LSU meet(Heart wants Texas, head says otherwise)
cheers !

Green Crazy · January 25, 2020

11 hours ago, 97and03 said:

If not we know who to blame:

I agree. I'll be the first to ban her from the super pit for life. 🙂 I'd blame this football season on her, but she's been going to those for years. However, we haven't won a conference championship since she was born.....hmmmmm?

greenminer · January 25, 2020

I see a blank reply to a quoted post, and then a quote of said blank reply.

I am witnessing a new era of GMG.com

Edited January 25, 2020 by greenminer

KRAM1 · January 25, 2020

5 hours ago, Eagle71 said:

"This is the worst damn place in the world to play basketball! This place is a snake pit!" – Drake coach Maury John, after a double-overtime loss to North Texas

Photo 1969. The Snake Pit. Crowd 4,500+. NTSU enrollment - 15,024. "WELCOME TO THE PIT" It was ROCKIN'!

5,000 Super Pit Challenge! Make it the next worst damn place in the world to play basketball!

I was in that crowd. As long as I live I will not forget the atmosphere generated at the old Pit. It was greatness and the noise level would get so high that the metal walls of that arena would actually vibrate. Oh, to bring that atmosphere back.