UNT MEAN GREEN vs TEXAS STATE BOBCATS in FIRST RESPONDER BOWL ... January 3, 2025 3:00 SMU Stadium

[Meangreen Fight]

1 hour ago, Matt from A700 said:

This is why until we can retain players consistently like some of our conference mates, we should be targeting portal QBs with only a year of eligibility remaining so we don't get f*cked for the bowl game.

I think that is a short sighted solution to minor temporary problem.  My educated speculation is that financially the current bowl system isn’t sustainable long term.  The lessor bowls without bigger brands in them aren’t a good TV product.   And even watered down version of the bigger brand teams in are Not much better TV products.  I don’t know when or where these other bowls games will be played so it is likely I will miss them on TV.   I don’t think my perspective as a College Football fan varies that much from the average fan when it comes to bowl games in 2024.  G5 is going to establish some kind of “NIT” alternative for teams left out of the CFP.  Or bowl games featuring G5 teams 7-5 and below (who aren’t 3rd place or conference championship losers) are going to go away.   So until that happens it is foolish to craft your team to make sure you retain players for your mediocre bowl games that will likely draw far less than the best home game on when people are still dreaming of bigger accomplishments.

Being in a bowl game is no longer a good measuring stick of your program’s success.  It literally means you are average.  Recruits aren’t changing their opinion of a program based on a bowl appearance.  

[BigWillie]

On 12/11/2024 at 10:53 AM, wardly said:

CBS Sports ranks the First Responder Bowl as 30th of 42 bowl games.They have the Frisco Bowl ranked 35th and the New Mexico Bowl 39th.

And that's crazy Memphis, who was ranked 25th in the country, got the Frisco bowl. Just goes to show that regular season doesn't matter for bowl outside of CFP.

On 12/9/2024 at 2:15 PM, southsideguy said:

They need to dump the lesser bowls, with NIL and players leaving before the bowl game it doesn't make a lot of sense.  It is the second team playing in the bowls now.

 

I am not buying a ticket to go to the game.  Not much of point anymore

Same feeling here, 100000%.

[NT93]

On 12/9/2024 at 2:15 PM, southsideguy said:

They need to dump the lesser bowls, with NIL and players leaving before the bowl game it doesn't make a lot of sense.  It is the second team playing in the bowls now.

In theory I agree, but in reality, I’ll probably find myself watching one of these lower level bowls and it will end up being a great game.

Edited yesterday at 12:24 AM by NT93

[southsideguy]

the bowl game is now full contact scrimmage for next year.  See what backups can do or cant do.  They lost their leading rusher which means nothing against our defense.

[NM Green]

All these people trying to shorten the already short football season is wild to me. As a soccer fan I dig a 9 month season. Even the 3 months feels eternal before week zero. 

My approach this post season is just have fun. Have a blast of a tailgate with friends. meet some cool TSU peeps. Enjoy the game whatever it yields. Hit the bars on SMU blvd for some post game shenanigans. 

There are worse days. 
GMG

[Glory to the Green]

😂😂😂

[HouCat]

On 12/8/2024 at 4:30 PM, LongJim said:

I'll say it again--UNT and Texas State should play regularly.

I agree with this. The home and home is a nice start but a conference with TXST/UNT/UTSA/Rice makes an awful lot of sense.

Who knows where we'll end up but we don't seem to be getting the same amount of interest from the AAC as we are the PAC.