North Texas adds games with San Jose State and North Alabama

[TheReal_jayD]

https://fbschedules.com/north-texas-adds-future-games-against-san-jose-state-north-alabama/

[bstnsportsfan3]

San Jose St should have had to come here first. That’s my only negative on this 

[southsideguy]

I will most likely be in old folks home by the same SJSU comes to town.

[Tommy Gadberry]

 

[GrayEagle]

I get the San Jose State games although I likely won't live long enough to see them play in Denton.  They are FBS and a member of the Mountain West Conference.

North Alabama is an FCS program in the United Athletic Conference.  If  we are going to play a  FCS team at least schedule with Texas teams.  There are three in that conference...Stephen F Austin, Abilene Christian and Tarleton State.  We have played and are scheduled to play SFA and ACU but I don't believe Tarleton State is on our future schedule.  Why not them rather than North Alabama?  I believe that we should be playing nothing but FBS teams in the future; including at least one P5 team each year.  I predict North Alabama won't fill half of the stadium.  My guess is that our new golf coach, who came from there, is somehow involved in them being scheduled.  I hope that's the case because it makes some sense.

[UNT86]

Scheduling is a lot harder than most people think.  Some people won't play you and many times you just don't have a fit with each other.

I am always in favor of scheduling a home game we should win and I don't want to play P5 unless they agree to come to Denton (preferably first).

 

[meangreenbob]

Not the type of games that are likely to help you qualify for the playoffs should it come down to strength of schedule. 
Oh well. We are North Texas. 

[NT80]

North Alabama??  
If we just have to schedule an FCS program it should at least be a Texas FCS that fans have heard of. 

Maybe it’s just a typo?  

It should say:

North (Texas hosts) Alabama. 

Edited July 26, 2023 by NT80

[tmjerm]

I do trust JM but I agree this doesn’t move the needle.  I’m cool playing all the MWC games to just build our brand among G5 but I think our leverage is better than this and I agree that our FCS games oughtta be teams we recognize. 

[NT93]

All those who complained about the Wyoming series are to blame for this😂😂

[UNTcrazy727]

2 hours ago, meangreenbob said:

Not the type of games that are likely to help you qualify for the playoffs should it come down to strength of schedule. 
Oh well. We are North Texas. 

We already have a solid OOC schedule in 2027 (Texas Tech, Wyoming) and 2029 (Baylor, Army) and play in the best G5 conference. These games won’t mean anything in terms of the playoffs. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

[meanJewGreen]

I'm just waiting for our basketball schedule to come out..... 

[untphd]

San jose beat unlv last year 40 to 7.

[Ross Hodgeson]

Why are we going to San Jose first?  That's BS Jarod!

[Green Otaku]

I'm cool with SJSU, North Alabama..... not so much. I'm of the mind that any FBS game is better than an FCS one. 

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, Ross Hodgeson said:

Why are we going to San Jose first?  That's BS Jarod!

Why?  I mean, I would prefer it to be that way, but why is this BS?

[bstnsportsfan3]

2 hours ago, Ross Hodgeson said:

Why are we going to San Jose first?  That's BS Jarod!

Who’s Jarod? Because that is not how you spell our AD’s name

[El Paso Eagle]

2 hours ago, Ross Hodgeson said:

Why are we going to San Jose first?  That's BS Jarod!

So if every FBS school took the same path (only playing OOC games where they come to your stadium first), I guess everyone's schedules would be conference games and OOC games against FCS schools. It's comical how some of our "fans" act like we're too good for certain schools or going there first, but if another G5 said the same about UNT, you would be pissed.

[UNTcrazy727]

7 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

So if every FBS school took the same path (only playing OOC games where they come to your stadium first), I guess everyone's schedules would be conference games and OOC games against FCS schools. It's comical how some of our "fans" act like we're too good for certain schools or going there first, but if another G5 said the same about UNT, you would be pissed.

Perfectly said.

And if you look at our future schedules, we already have 2 home games booked every year through 2030. Any future home/home series will likely see us on the road first since we have some many road openings. 

[Jonnyeagle]

59 minutes ago, bstnsportsfan3 said:

Who’s Jarod?

He is meaning Jared Mosley.

[greenminer]

1 hour ago, bstnsportsfan3 said:

Who’s Jarod? Because that is not how you spell our AD’s name

you don't spell it bstn either, but we all know what city you're referring to.

[97and03]

19 hours ago, meangreenbob said:

Not the type of games that are likely to help you qualify for the playoffs should it come down to strength of schedule. 
Oh well. We are North Texas. 

[Coffee and TV]

2029? I wouldn't doubt North Alabama finding a home in CUSA by then. 

[Mike Jackson]

20 hours ago, GrayEagle said:

My guess is that our new golf coach, who came from there, is somehow involved in them being scheduled.  I hope that's the case because it makes some sense.

I didn't eyeroll this comment you made some good points.  This is bad guess though.  I would also add Sam Houston State and Texas State to opponents preferable to North Alabama.   Before these games are played a lot could change.  The only thing you can rely on is that school isn't going to move geographically.  Hell FCS program from a large school you put on your schedule 5 years from now could either be folding their program, transitioning to D-2, or transitioning to FBS.