Ten days out until kickoff

southsideguy · August 17, 2022

I can honestly say I have no excitement about the upcoming season. I am usually pretty fired up for the season to start. SL stepped on my green sunglasses at the Frisco classic game and the stadium store doesn't carry them anymore.

Edited August 17, 2022 by southsideguy

untphd · August 17, 2022

53 minutes ago, southsideguy said:

I can honestly say I have no excitement about the upcoming season. I am usually pretty fired up for the season to start. SL stepped on my green sunglasses at the Frisco classic game and the stadium store doesn't carry them anymore.

10 days, 10 hours, 10 minutes, and 10 sec or so, and the season begins. Make no mistake, this is a big game and a lot is riding on it. Beat them at their sell out and we could have an unexpectedly good season.

edcollopy · August 17, 2022

a win on the 27th will put a bit of pep in everyone's step, but I feel you. I kinda feel blah about all of college football now. Maybe I've become old and hate all the change to the landscape.

Glory to the Green · August 17, 2022

Man, I’m 100% excited for the season! I wish there was a game this Saturday! Returning offensive studs, 2nd year with Bennett, my wife started grad work at UNT so she’s waay more excited for the season. My senior son has UNT as one his finalists. Trending up, man. Join Us GIF by Dierks Bentley

Withers940 · August 17, 2022

I feel you but my Green colored sunglasses are made of Vibranium-metal and are unbreakable.

Im excited to see the Might Mean Green Play some football! Shit, I was excited when we were winning 1 to 3 games a year.

southsideguy · August 17, 2022

I went to the stadium store to pick up my tickets/parking passes today (yes, I gave in and supported the team). I hope Voertman steps up their game at the store. They had no selection and place was near empty. I asked the person working there is more inventory coming, I got the student answer "I don't know but I doubt it".

golfingomez · August 17, 2022

cmon man... it's football season! How can you not get fired up before they even play a down... I just think back to my freshman year in Denton... waking up at 9AM on Saturday, turning on gameday, walking from West to Fouts to get some free hot dogs, going back to my room to watch some more football... walking back to Fouts to get some more free hot dogs (no weekend meal plan). Cruising around the school to marvel at all the talent UNT had to offer, while simultaneously having a girlfriend that really wasn't that important. Going to a game, watching us win (at least we won a few in 2004). Then hanging out after the game with buddies for shenanigans.

It's August, every team is 0-0, the year is full of possibility!

Edited August 17, 2022 by golfingomez

NT80 · August 17, 2022

1 hour ago, southsideguy said:

I went to the stadium store to pick up my tickets/parking passes today (yes, I gave in and supported the team). I hope Voertman steps up their game at the store. They had no selection and place was near empty. I asked the person working there is more inventory coming, I got the student answer "I don't know but I doubt it".

So, Lots of buzz for the Sellout Apogee promotion?....oh, wait...no.... wrong area code!

Sorry, but Seth has sucked all the NT Football momentum out of me.

I am happy however, the Rangers have fired both their Manager and now GM too...better days ahead for them!! Wish it was for Mean Green Football also, but.... those dark clouds to the West is El Paso, waiting for us...

El Paso Eagle · August 17, 2022

1 hour ago, southsideguy said:

I went to the stadium store to pick up my tickets/parking passes today (yes, I gave in and supported the team). I hope Voertman steps up their game at the store. They had no selection and place was near empty. I asked the person working there is more inventory coming, I got the student answer "I don't know but I doubt it".

This is a good question for Wren in the next interview. They should have had a plan in place to make sure merchandise was available. This should have been a part of any agreement in place before they allowed them to start running it.

southsideguy · August 17, 2022

What you did not take your girlfriend for hotdogs you big spender.....lol

untjim1995 · August 17, 2022

38 minutes ago, NT80 said:

So, Lots of buzz for the Sellout Apogee promotion?....oh, wait...no.... wrong area code!

Sorry, but Seth has sucked all the NT Football momentum out of me.

I am happy however, the Rangers have fired both their Manager and now GM too...better days ahead for them!! Wish it was for Mean Green Football also, but.... those dark clouds to the West is El Paso, waiting for us...

Well, if SL wins 6 games or less, you'll get your wish...being that we will only have to buy out that last year of his contract is why I'm excited for this season. Now, that schedule is Charmin soft and the BMDs like him, so it makes this season even more interesting. I'll tell you this much--I'm done with the program if he keeps his job with anything less than 7 regular season wins.

UNT Texas Hooligan · August 17, 2022

Yes, SL pissed in my Green Kool-aid after the Bowl Game but I think college football, in general, has lost a lot of luster for me. At this point, we know it will be probably be the same 5 or so teams competing for the National Championship leaving the rest to fight for the scraps. If they don't win this year, those same teams will cherry pick the best players from the portal or encourage the best players to enter the portal to pick them up and offer them a massive NIL deal, making the rich richer. I still enjoy college football but definitely much less than I used to.

UNT Texas Hooligan · August 17, 2022

48 minutes ago, NT80 said:

So, Lots of buzz for the Sellout Apogee promotion?....oh, wait...no.... wrong area code!

Sorry, but Seth has sucked all the NT Football momentum out of me.

I am happy however, the Rangers have fired both their Manager and now GM too...better days ahead for them!! Wish it was for Mean Green Football also, but.... those dark clouds to the West is El Paso, waiting for us...

That definitely gave me some pep in my step today

untjim1995 · August 17, 2022

8 minutes ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

Yes, SL pissed in my Green Kool-aid after the Bowl Game but I think college football, in general, has lost a lot of luster for me. At this point, we know it will be probably be the same 5 or so teams competing for the National Championship leaving the rest to fight for the scraps. If they don't win this year, those same teams will cherry pick the best players from the portal or encourage the best players to enter the portal to pick them up and offer them a massive NIL deal, making the rich richer. I still enjoy college football but definitely much less than I used to.

If you go back to 1961 thru 2021, we have seen 20 AP champions--and three are complete outliers (Pitt in 1976, BYU in 1984, and Colorado in 1990) Talk about protecting the big brands...even schools with gigantic budgets or history aren't on that list. A&M, Arkansas, Michigan State, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Wisconsin, North Carolina, etc...

The sport is boring and stale. And even when they make a playoff setup, it still gets effed up. Its why I want those NFL-lite programs to go away. They can keep playing their minor league football and let the rest of us go back to being amateurs and have a chance to have our kids be a national champion in a sport that crowns a winner in every level of football...except one, the G5 level of college football.

UNT Texas Hooligan · August 17, 2022

4 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

If you go back to 1961 thru 2021, we have seen 20 AP champions--and three are complete outliers (Pitt in 1976, BYU in 1984, and Colorado in 1990) Talk about protecting the big brands...even schools with gigantic budgets or history aren't on that list. A&M, Arkansas, Michigan State, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Wisconsin, North Carolina, etc...

The sport is boring and stale. And even when they make a playoff setup, it still gets effed up. Its why I want those NFL-lite programs to go away. They can keep playing their minor league football and let the rest of us go back to being amateurs and have a chance to have our kids be a national champion in a sport that crowns a winner in every level of football...except one, the G5 level of college football.

Agreed. At least make for some better parity

MeanGreenDan · August 17, 2022

2 hours ago, southsideguy said:

I went to the stadium store to pick up my tickets/parking passes today (yes, I gave in and supported the team). I hope Voertman steps up their game at the store. They had no selection and place was near empty. I asked the person working there is more inventory coming, I got the student answer "I don't know but I doubt it".

It was pretty sparse at the kickoff event a few weeks back, and they (Voertman's) said it's because everything is on backorder, some of it dating back to November purchase orders.

UNTLifer · August 17, 2022

Getting product is very difficult at this time. Stupid supply chain B.S.

emmitt01 · August 17, 2022

Here's the good news. At the same time we're kicking off against SMU on September 3rd, #5 Notre Dame and #2 Ohio State are kicking off. If SL has us as prepared as I expect he will, you can go watch two top 5 teams play the last three quarters or so.

Edited August 17, 2022 by emmitt01

ForneyGreen · August 17, 2022

1 hour ago, untjim1995 said:

If you go back to 1961 thru 2021, we have seen 20 AP champions--and three are complete outliers (Pitt in 1976, BYU in 1984, and Colorado in 1990) Talk about protecting the big brands...even schools with gigantic budgets or history aren't on that list. A&M, Arkansas, Michigan State, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Wisconsin, North Carolina, etc...

Yup - and the Initial AP Top 5 for 2022 are Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, and Notre Dame (all part of the 20 champions list over the past 60 years). *Yawn*

Still, college football season is the best time of the year, and I'm always excited for Mean Green football! Tailgating with friends, day drinking, bands, pretty young women, evening drinking, an occasional surprise win... what's not to love? 😎

TheColonyEagle · August 17, 2022

We'll be road underdogs playing a team that has some buzz preseason, off a winning record that will have a near sellout.

We have 6 years of data that shows Littrell doesn't win these games.

But if he does....maybe there's some hope for the season.

Or UTEP is back to being UTEP

UNT Texas Hooligan · August 17, 2022

1 hour ago, untjim1995 said:

If you go back to 1961 thru 2021, we have seen 20 AP champions--and three are complete outliers (Pitt in 1976, BYU in 1984, and Colorado in 1990) Talk about protecting the big brands...even schools with gigantic budgets or history aren't on that list. A&M, Arkansas, Michigan State, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Wisconsin, North Carolina, etc...

The sport is boring and stale. And even when they make a playoff setup, it still gets effed up. Its why I want those NFL-lite programs to go away. They can keep playing their minor league football and let the rest of us go back to being amateurs and have a chance to have our kids be a national champion in a sport that crowns a winner in every level of football...except one, the G5 level of college football.

Looks like change may be coming sooner than we expected:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34414293

NT80 · August 17, 2022

17 minutes ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

Looks like change may be coming sooner than we expected:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34414293

This was a CFP Managers meeting (10 conference Presidents + ND) that put the idea out there to self-govern football outside the NCAA. There is also a CFP Management Committee (10 conference commissioners + ND AD) that wasn't involved in this Zoom meeting.

I like the idea they mention again about possibly expanding the CFP to 12 teams, if for no other reason than to get some different teams into it.

untphd · August 17, 2022

4 minutes ago, NT80 said:

This was a CFP Managers meeting (10 conference Presidents + ND) that put the idea out there to self-govern football outside the NCAA. There is also a CFP Management Committee (10 conference commissioners + ND AD) that wasn't involved in this Zoom meeting.

I like the idea they mention again about possibly expanding the CFP to 12 teams, if for no other reason than to get some different teams into it.

It should really be done similar to d3 playoffs.

Glory to the Green · August 17, 2022

5 hours ago, southsideguy said:

I went to the stadium store to pick up my tickets/parking passes today (yes, I gave in and supported the team). I hope Voertman steps up their game at the store. They had no selection and place was near empty. I asked the person working there is more inventory coming, I got the student answer "I don't know but I doubt it".

When I checked the store out at the 1st scrimmage, 1/2 the inventory was in the store, and the other 1/2 was on the club level. Maybe since there’s the NIL event on Friday, they left the items at the club level?

Overall, I’m looking forward to the Voertman’s change.