SMU (1/25/24)

[greenminer]

1 minute ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

These are baseless points. To flip your own argument, I've been to countless UNT football games that did not have a true attendance of tonight's basketball game (8k). 

 

1 minute ago, Big Z said:

Where have those 38,000 fans been recently ? 

I thought we were talking about investing towards long term success of a football program.  Finding a hire that will contend for championships nearly every year.  How did this get twisted?

[Marty]

Nothing on WFAA 10:00 sports report, not even the score. 

[CMJ]

I love how even on a great night, we've had at least 3-4 snark fights break out on the board.  And I say that as someone who participated!

 

We kinda suck.  LOL.

[UNTLifer]

Just now, HoosMeanGreen said:

It would take a moron to notice it. 

What’s the point of coming on here acting like Edwards doesn’t fit, he will be gone next year and your some basketball savant because you went to freaking VA?  BTW, weak comeback. 

[Jonnyeagle]

 

[HoosMeanGreen]

15 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Thanks for stooping to our level. 

You would agree that it is a step down (or 10) - No? 🤔

[HoosMeanGreen]

7 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

What’s the point of coming on here acting like Edwards doesn’t fit, he will be gone next year and your some basketball savant because you went to freaking VA?  BTW, weak comeback. 

Clown 🤡 Post of the week! Congratulations 🏆 

[Green Lantern]

17 minutes ago, MeanGreen22 said:

The “North! Texas!” chant isn’t something you ask for. It’s an organic cheer that comes when the fans feel it in the moment. The moment was absolutely perfect tonight. I wish the gameday ops people understood that and stopped trying to push it on us (often at weird times in the game). 

Just quoting this to say people need to read this over and over again. Organic is the ONLY way to go with this chant. Video cued versions are pathetic and sad.

[greenminer]

22 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Why? WB slept on the job for A YEAR and couldn't wait to go get paid. What has Jared done? 

We're done here.  I've seen and read your expectations for hiring and firing.  This is where we agree to disagree.

If I'm wrong, some of our older members can chime in and tell me how awful they've been.  They have far more perspective than you or I.

Edited January 26 by greenminer

[Hunter Green]

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

They mentioned it on TV but for those that didn't know...

 

Thanks Mean Joe!

[Quoner]

16 minutes ago, CMJ said:

I love how even on a great night, we've had at least 3-4 snark fights break out on the board.  And I say that as someone who participated!

 

We kinda suck.  LOL.

I could have created this thread six months ago with ChatGPT and a six-pack and it would still suck less than the last several pages. 

[NT80]

$mut game thread.  They didn't trash us as much as I thought they would.  I'm disappointed in their troll game lately.  They will be eaten alive in the ACC without good smack. 

http://www.ponyfans.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=93139

[NorthTexasWeLove]

16 minutes ago, greenminer said:

We're done here.  I've seen and read your expectations for hiring and firing.  This is where we agree to disagree.

If I'm wrong, some of our older members can chime in and tell me how awful they've been.  They have far more perspective than you or I.

It's pretty documented that things were falling apart while WB was out sniffing up skirts. He also knew the firing of SL was looming... he bolted. Good for him, I guess. 

Jared... he fired Mitchell and SL. That's great. As it seems, he made a great hire in women's basketball. And I don't want to come off as sexist, but that's not a job saver or a significant resume bullet point. He hired Eric Morris, and I am not sold. At all. Not sure how anyone could be at this point. I believe EM is a poor man's SL, and SL got canned. 

Not sure what older members can, could, or will come through and say... proof is in the pudding. 

[Jonnyeagle]

 

[greenminer]

12 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

It's pretty documented that things were falling apart while WB was out sniffing up skirts. He also knew the firing of SL was looming... he bolted. Good for him, I guess. 

Jared... he fired Mitchell and SL. That's great. As it seems, he made a great hire in women's basketball. And I don't want to come off as sexist, but that's not a job saver or a significant resume bullet point. He hired Eric Morris, and I am not sold. At all. Not sure how anyone could be at this point. I believe EM is a poor man's SL, and SL got canned. 

Not sure what older members can, could, or will come through and say... proof is in the pudding. 

This isn't about them being perfect.  This is about them - and the admin - being enough for me to believe that we want to figure this out, which is far more than I can say about RV or anyone previous.

you and I have not tasted any "pudding" from anyone prior to RV.  I welcome them to speak up if they want to.

Edited January 26 by greenminer

[greenminer]

PS: why does every single thing you @NorthTexasWeLove want to talk about - seemingly harmless discussions like shifting the budget away from football - turn into a pissing match?

Any other poster would find ways to post these things with little problem, but if it involves you...COMBAT.

Would it be accurate to say you're TRYING to be disruptive?

Edited January 26 by greenminer

[NorthTexasWeLove]

9 minutes ago, greenminer said:

PS: why does every single thing you @NorthTexasWeLove want to talk about - seemingly harmless discussions like shifting the budget away from football - turn into a pissing match?

Any other poster would find ways to post these things with little problem, but if it involves you...COMBAT.

Would it be accurate to say you're TRYING to be disruptive?

No. I'm not trying to be disruptive. What exactly am I disrupting? I post my opinion and people (you in this instance) sometimes come and take issue with it. I defend the opinion and it turns people upset. For me, I rarely get upset on here or piss match anyone. However, I will always return a quoted comment with a reply. Always. 

[Zeleny' Orel]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Nothing on WFAA 10:00 sports report, not even the score. 

Channel 11 had a nice story and video, whereas Channel 5 had a short video and said it "was the first time UNT had beaten SMU in 21 years" making it sound like they played and UNT lost every year rather than this being the first time they met in 21 years...very misleading!

[BigWillie]

5 hours ago, Ross Hodgeson said:

Win or lose this program makes me extremely proud.  I wish Buggs could get more looks in the 2nd half.  Great evenly matched game!

 

4 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

Time for Buggs to step up

These aged like a fine wine!! As many have mentioned, so many kudos to go around for the whole team. The refs however can go back to coaching 5 year olds where they can call that trash.

2 hours ago, NT80 said:

Sorry, thought you were proposing dropping football.  Somebody was. 

So, why the extra $1.2mil for basketball?  What do we need that we don't have.  Yes, more is always better.  It can't be used for NIL currently.  

I would start with proper floor wipers with handles. They are only like $500 of that 1.2 million. 

I keep saying it, but this might be the year I donate them!

[NT80]

13 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

 

These aged like a fine wine!! As many have mentioned, so many kudos to go around for the whole team. The refs however can go back to coaching 5 year olds where they can call that trash.

I would start with proper floor wipers with handles. They are only like $500 of that 1.2 million. 

I keep saying it, but this might be the year I donate them!

Yes, that is pretty embarrassing on National TV, we have guys with what looked like beach towels trying to dry the floor after a player fall.  

[BleedingGreen]

Coach Hodge deserves a lot of credit for his leadership of the players. Several things stick out:

1. Keeping cool as a team when bad calls happen. (Maybe he could set an NBA player straight just south of us)

2. Allowing the players to play with passion, yet controlled passion .  

3. Every court huddle is legit.  A stick together culture 

4.  He loves his players. He opens his home and office to the players and staff.

5. Allow for celebration of hard work paying off and success.

 

[Greendylan]

40 minutes ago, BleedingGreen said:

Coach Hodge deserves a lot of credit for his leadership of the players. Several things stick out:

1. Keeping cool as a team when bad calls happen. (Maybe he could set an NBA player straight just south of us)

2. Allowing the players to play with passion, yet controlled passion .  

3. Every court huddle is legit.  A stick together culture 

4.  He loves his players. He opens his home and office to the players and staff.

5. Allow for celebration of hard work paying off and success.

 

I'll just add to this that the rapid development of Edwards (since he's been brought up quite a lot in this thread) has been one of the biggest reasons NT is near the top of the AAC standings right now.  He was forced into the starting lineup due to injury (unlike TP who spent his whole first season out of JC as the 6th man), and he's responded well to that pressure.  

[outoftown]

UNT beat SMu for the first time in 25 years. It may be a bit counter intuitive ... but it is true that it took so long because UNT was mostly better than SMu at basketball in the last 20 years

Edited January 26 by outoftown

[golfingomez]

6 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

No. I'm not trying to be disruptive. What exactly am I disrupting? I post my opinion and people (you in this instance) sometimes come and take issue with it. I defend the opinion and it turns people upset. For me, I rarely get upset on here or piss match anyone. However, I will always return a quoted comment with a reply. Always. 

 

[GBarksdale]

7 hours ago, Jonnyeagle said:

 

A lot of props to them.