Jump to content

Would You Really Rather Talk NIL/Transfer Portal

BillySee58

By BillySee58
in Mean Green Football

 Share

Recommended Posts

NT93 Grand Master

NT93

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, Udomann said:

Bowl games have lost their prestige. Too many teams, too many bowls, too few people to cheer for anymore.

Impossible to disagree with this, but man have there been some great bowl games this year.

  • Upvote 5
  • Replies 53
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

BillySee58
BillySee58

Than a bowl game we’re about to play in, in Dallas against an in-state opponent that we have historically played more than anyone besides SMU? 8 of the top 17 threads in this forum have NIL and/o

GMG24
GMG24

I was talking to Harry the other day, and I mentioned that I may be more excited about going to the UAB Bball game than bowl game.  I am going to both but I am not looking forward to the offense being

NorthTexasWeLove
NorthTexasWeLove

Why be excited about a game we all know we're going to lose. 

Posted Images

jtm0097 Grand Master

jtm0097

Posted
Posted
5 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Has Morris discussed the QB situation? 

Yes, no one has film on Mestemaker and that could be used to our advantage. I think he also mentioned that he's on scholarship now.

  • Upvote 2
  • Haha 1
Meangreen Fight Mentor

Meangreen Fight

Posted
Posted (edited)
On 12/28/2024 at 11:37 AM, BigWillie said:

So go to pre game activities and leave, got it.

Sounds like most homecoming games… hell it appears that is the SOP for most of the current students who care to be within a mile of our stadium on game day.   

Edited by Meangreen Fight
BigWillie Mentor

BigWillie

Posted
Posted (edited)
29 minutes ago, Meangreen Fight said:

Sounds like most homecoming games… hell it appears that is the SOP for most of the current students who care to be within a mile of our stadium on game day.   

And why is that? Probably because this team has yet to win with any consistency. Think 2013 when we were winning how the crowds looked. See HoD bowl attendance.

Boiling it down to one thing that has been said 100000 times on here......

Amazon Football GIF by NFL On Prime Video

Edited by BigWillie
DallasGreen Explorer

DallasGreen

Posted
Posted
On 12/28/2024 at 7:38 PM, NT93 said:

Impossible to disagree with this, but man have there been some great bowl games this year.

I have seen great effort and spirit in the bowl games. I feel w/o them there is nothing for a D-5 team to play for. I watch them all as well as the CFP. In fact I just bought two Cotton Bowl tickets hoping that UT is in it. To show how mixed up people o/s the metroplex are about a stadium named the Cotton Bowl that does not even host the game, I heard an announcer say that UT has an advantage because it plays OU here every year. Really? I would rather see it played in the old venue rather than a pro facility where Jerry Jones keeps the bulk of the revenue. Just call it what it is “Jerry”s Bowl”

  • Thanks 1
  • Confused 1
DallasGreen Explorer

DallasGreen

Posted
Posted
25 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

And why is that? Probably because this team has yet to win with any consistency. Think 2013 when we were winning how the crowds looked. See HoD bowl attendance.

Boiling it down to one thing that has been said 100000 times on here......

Amazon Football GIF by NFL On Prime Video

Joe Green and company played their last college game here before less than 5,000 people. Put the blame where it really lies——apathetic students and a town who considers itself too cultured for football. Has not changed in 75 years and never will. If NT played in Lewisville, Frisco, Allen or Plano sell outs would be the norm, but Denton would rather have a few hundred show to see someone toot a horn.

  • Skeptical Eagle 1
  • Eye Roll 1
  • Downvote 1
  • Puking Eagle 1
KingDL1 Veteran

KingDL1

Posted
Posted

I am not excited at all about a NIL Scrimmage Bowl at SMU with people who didn't start this year and probably won't start next season either. Win, lose, or draw, it is a meaningless game. 

  • Upvote 1
  • Sad 1
Meangreen Fight Mentor

Meangreen Fight

Posted
Posted
41 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

And why is that? Probably because this team has yet to win with any consistency. Think 2013 when we were winning how the crowds looked. See HoD bowl attendance.

Boiling it down to one thing that has been said 100000 times on here......

Amazon Football GIF by NFL On Prime Video

Definitely a HUGE part of it but lots of other programs that don’t win consistently have better game day participation by their students for on campus football games.  It just a lack of vision by our university when it comes to athletics in general.  The new stadium should have been more centrally located than Fouts or just built on top of it.  I pushed back and others calling our students “weirdos in another thread.  General it seems like the Adminstration doesn’t understand the harder you make it to get to games that we don’t win the fewer the amount of people/students will show up.   If DATCU was across the street from the SuperPit or in the footprint of the old Fry Street area, I think you would see an average of 10% more students actually inside the stadiums.   The Fry Street area would have been harder to acquire and building within the Fouts (and adjacent parking lot) footprint may have required borrowing another stadium for a year or two.  But it would have been worth it in the long term and significant because it would be a symbol that athletics are an essential part of the experience they want to provide traditional on campus students.  Winning helps but fixing the culture takes more than just that.  And fixing the culture is the only way you can have a down season or two that doesn’t turn into 5 or 10 bad season.   

BigWillie Mentor

BigWillie

Posted
Posted (edited)
34 minutes ago, Meangreen Fight said:

Definitely a HUGE part of it but lots of other programs that don’t win consistently have better game day participation by their students for on campus football games.  It just a lack of vision by our university when it comes to athletics in general.  The new stadium should have been more centrally located than Fouts or just built on top of it.  I pushed back and others calling our students “weirdos in another thread.  General it seems like the Adminstration doesn’t understand the harder you make it to get to games that we don’t win the fewer the amount of people/students will show up.   If DATCU was across the street from the SuperPit or in the footprint of the old Fry Street area, I think you would see an average of 10% more students actually inside the stadiums.   The Fry Street area would have been harder to acquire and building within the Fouts (and adjacent parking lot) footprint may have required borrowing another stadium for a year or two.  But it would have been worth it in the long term and significant because it would be a symbol that athletics are an essential part of the experience they want to provide traditional on campus students.  Winning helps but fixing the culture takes more than just that.  And fixing the culture is the only way you can have a down season or two that doesn’t turn into 5 or 10 bad season.   

I get the culture part of it, but it isn't as big of a thing as some make it out to be. Look at UTSA as a prime example. They had consistent winning before this last year and it increased their attendance.

And there is no way you can tell me their game day experience is better than ours. They don't even have their own stadium!

Edited by BigWillie
  • Upvote 1
Glory to the Green Grand Master

Glory to the Green

Posted
Posted
48 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Win, lose, or draw, it is a meaningless game. 

I think the die hards feel this way, but the casuals are different.   A win could garner more interest for next season. 

We’re the only game in the Friday time slot, we’re on ESPN, and we’re before the Mayo Bowl.  The potential is there. 

This is EM’s first bowl game.  I’m excited for a different result.  I don’t need the points…I’m taking North Texas to win outright!

  • Upvote 1
BigWillie Mentor

BigWillie

Posted
Posted
6 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

I think the die hards feel this way, but the casuals are different.   A win could garner more interest for next season. 

We’re the only game in the Friday time slot, we’re on ESPN, and we’re before the Mayo Bowl.  The potential is there. 

This is EM’s first bowl game.  I’m excited for a different result.  I don’t need the points…I’m taking North Texas to win outright!

Tell me you haven't followed NT long, without telling me you haven't followed NT long.

See our history of big games to understand what I mean.

Glory to the Green Grand Master

Glory to the Green

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

Tell me you haven't followed NT long, without telling me you haven't followed NT long.

See our history of big games to understand what I mean.

I’ve been around since 2001, so I’m aware of some of the highs and lows of our program.   

I also referred to this being EM’s first bowl game.  I usually have a half glass full attitude.

Regardless, I’m looking forward to tailgating and cheering on the Mean Green. Hope to see you all there.  

  • Upvote 2
NM Green Experienced

NM Green

Posted
Posted

I know we spew a lot of you know what at Denton not caring, but have we consistently outreached throughout the year? Our community. Our potential fans. Nothing is given. It must be earned 365 days a year not just basketball and football and soccer and softball season. 

In addition to uniform pics, birthday announcements, how about some community pics: new alliance announcements (this can be expanded beyond Denton), volunteer efforts - players visiting schools, hospitals, assisted living facilities…I would love to see these great connective photos. The media will never share them but we are the media. Blast our outreach efforts often loud and proud. They will get shared and celebrated on social media. 

It’s why SMU has so few fans in Dallas. There is no connection to the city and people of the community. Their fans are alums and some of highland park. I’ve never seen SMU do a Hispanic night, a teachers appreciation day…they could have a highland park high school day and bump their attendance - they may.

In Dallas these college programs need to run their marketing and promotions departments like a pro team and none of us do. 

GMG

  • Upvote 1
KingDL1 Veteran

KingDL1

Posted
Posted
28 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

I think the die hards feel this way, but the casuals are different.   A win could garner more interest for next season. 

We’re the only game in the Friday time slot, we’re on ESPN, and we’re before the Mayo Bowl.  The potential is there. 

This is EM’s first bowl game.  I’m excited for a different result.  I don’t need the points…I’m taking North Texas to win outright!

Maybe so, and I hope we win, which would help. But I think it will look sloppy, like a scrimmage, and if we lose to TS, it will be even worse. 

NT80 Grand Master

NT80

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, DallasGreen said:

 a town who considers itself too cultured for football.

Cultured is not the word I would use to describe Denton.  

Artsy is more what I think of.  Hippies, Fry Street, artists, music and writers.  

Like Berkeley on a smaller scale.  Not an easy type crowd to sell your college football tickets and program to.

NT93 Grand Master

NT93

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

I don’t need the points…I’m taking North Texas to win outright!

We’re drinking out of the same bottle.

GMG

  • Haha 1

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Tell a friend

    Love GoMeanGreen.com? Tell a friend!

  • What's going on Mean Green?

    1. 14

      UAB (12/31/24)

      Memphis beating #16 Ole Miss the other day was huge for them. If we somehow can pull that win off along with the UAB win, we might be able to get some votes...
      BigWillie in Mean Green Basketball
    2. 53

      Would You Really Rather Talk NIL/Transfer Portal

      I like this perspective. I feel like losing to a SBC team might be something that could hurt though. Although, to your point, not sure anyone will ever remember. For the people we really want to come to games, I think it does though. The casual college football fan barely even knows we exist. I think this game does more for NT fans we want to come see this team, but might not feel like it is worth it because they don't trust they can win.
      BigWillie in Mean Green Football
    3. 1

      Uniforms

      Please don’t let them look anything like TCU or Iowa St. in their bowl games. Iowa St, whose colors are red and yellow, had on uniforms with neither of those colors. And TCU…just hideous from head to toe.
      • 1
      • Upvote
      NT93 in Mean Green Football
    4. 53

      Would You Really Rather Talk NIL/Transfer Portal

      I’ve watched way too many bowl games this year, so I’ll share my perspective as a football fan watching a game between two teams with whom I have no connection. 1. For the most part, I have no idea who’s skipping the game and I don’t necessarily care, though missing the starting QB carries much more weight than any other position. (I’m speaking to bowl games in general, not ours) 2. You say the games are meaningless, and I don’t disagree as it relates to each individual team, but…see #3. 3. The games are not meaningless as they relate to conference affiliation. The AAC being 6-1 makes a statement, as does the ACC being 1-9. I also think it says something that the mighty SEC is only 4-3 so far. If they are the dominant conference they are made out to be, they should be winning at least 75% of their bowl games, and they certainly shouldn’t be losing to G-5’s. 4. At the end of the day, nobody except UNT and TXSt fans are going to remember who won or by how much, or who had more players in the portal. They’ll just remember if it was a good game. I don’t think any more or less of any team I watched this bowl season, but I can tell you which games were good.
      NT93 in Mean Green Football
    5. 53

      Would You Really Rather Talk NIL/Transfer Portal

      I think this is most of the die hard's feelings. I always want us to win, but it doesn't move the needle if we do and can only hurt us if we don't. I do love just going to games, without the game itself.
      BigWillie in Mean Green Football

  • Popular Contributors

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      15,505
    • Most Online
      1,865
    Jepper
    Newest Member
    Jepper
    Joined

  • Most Points

    1. 1
      El Paso Eagle
      El Paso Eagle
      170,499
    2. 2
      NT80
      NT80
      138,373
    3. 3
      KingDL1
      KingDL1
      131,815
    4. 4
      greenminer
      greenminer
      124,320
    5. 5
      TheReal_jayD
      TheReal_jayD
      109,359

  • Biggest Gamblers

    1. 1
      EdtheEagle
      EdtheEagle
      26,591,647
    2. 2
      UNTLifer
      UNTLifer
      4,480,984
    3. 3
      untphd
      untphd
      842,555
    4. 4
      flyonthewall
      flyonthewall
      670,422
    5. 5
      3_n_out
      3_n_out
      578,480
    6. 6
      SteaminWillieBeamin
    7. 7
      UNT_FH_FR_YR
      UNT_FH_FR_YR
      454,039
    8. 8
      cousin oliver
      cousin oliver
      448,120
    9. 9
      meangreenfaninno
    10. 10
      South Texas Green

WE BELIEVE IN THE MEAN GREEN!

News

Recruiting

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.