Opening Game In New Stadium

[dml7007]

Future schedules have Kansas State making its first trip to Denton, Tex. to face North Texas in 2010.

This is the last line in the preview of this weeks game on meangreensports.com

It would seem that this would be a perfect opponent to open a new stadium with. There fan's travel well, and it is a team that we should be able to compete with.

[emmitt01]

Future schedules have Kansas State making its first trip to Denton, Tex. to face North Texas in 2010.

This is the last line in the preview of this weeks game on meangreensports.com

It would seem that this would be a perfect opponent to open a new stadium with. There fan's travel well, and it is a team that we should be able to compete with.

I'm glad to see that "there" fans travel so well. I wonder, do "here" fans travel well too?

[kingwoodgreen]

Here are my top three picks for our first game in the new stadium.

Texas - no matter what you say, still the quintessentail collage team in our state (best possible upset of all time except I would personally love to beat the aggies most)

U of H - this needs to be our annual rivals

Iowa - Hayden on the sidelines for them the first half and on ours for the second half comeback victory

[greenjoe]

Any Big 12 team, with special consideration given to a Texas Big 12 team. However, I'd also like to "assure" myself of a win the first crack out of the box. Stephen F ? Texas State ?

[UNTLifer]

I say we bring back our old opening game opponent....Abilene Christian University. The game would have to start at 4:00pm because they have curfew at 9:00pm.

[GreenStreet]

My Three

1) First choice would be a team from North or South Dakota in honor of the first home game at Fouts

2) Northern Arizona

3 Montana State

[GreenAlums]

My question is, would we want:

1) a team that means something to the traditions at UNT

2) a sure win

3) a team that will ensure good attendance

4) a strong rival (or potential)

5) a team we would love to beat in an underdog situation

[Mean Green 93-98]

To me, Central Florida opened up their stadium in style--bring in the University of Texas. Did they beat them? No. But I think they got their fan base far more energized by a good showing in that game than a shallacking of a 1-AA (F"C"S) or less opponent would have brought.

[MCMLXXX]

New Mexico State or Rice. A game we can win. Bring in Kansas State later to up average attendance. We can fill 32,000 seats for a first game without a bigger draw team.

[JesseMartin]

Depends. If we, under Dodge, look like his other teams have looked, I say Texas or the like.

If not, go with something winnable but nothing too weenie-ish. No Nicholls State game, regardless of our "history" of playing them.

[UNTflyer]

A game that will sell-out, but not fill the student section with maroon or burnt orange because of their childhood loyalties.

UCF didn't bring in a Florida or Miami.

Bring in Florida State, Syracuse, Virginia, or something like that.

Edited August 27, 2008 by UNTflyer

[tulsafanintexas]

I have seen your field I think you would be better off playing on I 35

[UNTflyer]

I have seen your field I think you would be better off playing on I 35

I've seen visited your city. You'd be better off playing in Calcutta.

[stebo]

I remember reading that UCF got UT to play at home by giving them a 3-1 deal... so UCF has to make 3 return trips for that one home game. With FAU getting $900K to play UT, that is essentially like UCF paying the Short Horns $2.7 million bucks for one home game. Would that be worth it to you all? I think our deal with Kansas State will be just fine for our first home game at our new stadium. Especially knowing that we didn't get raped in the process.

[JesseMartin]

Can somebody rape that asluT guy instead?

[GreenAlums]

I have seen your field I think you would be better off playing on I 35

And you are going to think that's where your team played when the UNT football bus hits them!