Breaking news (updated with story) -- UNT's game at Houston canceled

[Brett Vito]

 

Edited September 23, 2020 by Brett Vito

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

So is this good or bad?

[BillySee58]

2 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

So is this good or bad?

Bad

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

Just now, BillySee58 said:

Bad

Lol yeah I was joking, and it looks like this one is on UNT.

[NTXCoog]

Still undefeated

[greeneagle1]

5 minutes ago, NTXCoog said:

Still undefeated

You are winless. 

[NTXCoog]

Just now, greeneagle1 said:

You are winless. 

Half empty.  Half full

[MeanGreenTexan]

I don't understand how, having 4 guys out last week, we were able to field a team... but still only having 4 confirmed cases, we're unable to field a team this week?

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we're playing it safe this weekend,  I just don't know what the difference was.

[Big Z]

Stars will be playing 

[BillySee58]

I’m wondering if it’s due to rules, set by CUSA or whoever, on a cap set at each position group for how many players can be out for COVID at a point in time before a cancellation is necessary. Perhaps at our linebacker group. I believe this was why Baylor had to cancel.

[Withers940]

2 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I don't understand how, having 4 guys out last week, we were able to field a team... but still only having 4 confirmed cases, we're unable to field a team this week?

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we're playing it safe this weekend,  I just don't know what the difference was.

THIS!!!!!

[ADLER]

[Big Z]

Find a team to play on Oct 24th

[Withers940]

Even though we were more than likely going to get our brains beat in, I still wanted to watch my boys play some football

[tmjerm]

Man, Rice, Memphis, Baylor, now us...Coogs now going to get ready for their fifth first opponent of the year.  Fifth first, sounds like the name of a bank. 

[Monkeypox]

Just now, Withers940 said:

Even though we were more than likely going to get our brains beat in, I still wanted to watch my boys play some football

More tape/live game action/practice for the team, so as long as it had been clean and without significant injury, it was much needed.

[Pavlovs Eagle]

2 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I don't understand how, having 4 guys out last week, we were able to field a team... but still only having 4 confirmed cases, we're unable to field a team this week?

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we're playing it safe this weekend,  I just don't know what the difference was.

I'd guestimate Wren & Co were perfectly happy not to allow 2 weeks in a row of 60+ points to be scored on the beloved Saint Littrell.

[ADLER]

I would imagine that it was the University of Houston that made the decision to cancel the game.

Their athletic department has been closed all week and is not accepting phone calls. Tropical Storm Beta may have also been a contributing factor, but they haven't released any details because their offices are closed.

You can call the U of H Ticket Office main line at 713-472-6647 for confirmation of closure. This is the number customers are directed to call on ticket confirmations.

***UPDATE***: The U of H Ticket Office CAN be reached at 713-462-6647 . They are issuing full refunds for their cancelled game tickets.

Edited September 23, 2020 by ADLER

[MeanGreenTexan]

2 minutes ago, ADLER said:

I would imagine that it was the University of Houston that made the decision to cancel the game.

Their athletic department has been closed all week and is not accepting phone calls. Tropical Storm Beta may have also been a contributing factor, but they haven't released any details because their offices are closed.

You can call the U of H Ticket Office main line at 713-472-6647 for confirmation of closure. 

Possibly, considering they've been cancelling all of their other games...  but you posted above yourself a statement from our AD saying: "... those positive tests left the football program unable to field a team for a game this week."   That would seem to make NT the deciding school in this case.

 

I swear, if SMU comes down with positive tests this week, they're going to turn around and blame us for playing them last week knowing full-well we had positive cases... and that's going to become a big story.

[meangreen11]

It may be good cause I think Houston was going to run up the score like SMU.

[Udomann]

[Greendylan]

Yea, an extra week to prepare for Southern Miss! That always helps!

[Cr1028]

[untjim1995]

God has shown mercy on the poor and defenseless...

[bstnsportsfan3]

4 minutes ago, Greendylan said:

Yea, an extra week to prepare for Southern Miss! That always helps!

But Littrell sucks when we have 2 weeks to prepare