Green Gang

UNTflyer · August 23, 2009

"Ask anyone in Ann Arbor, Mich., and they will tell you - Never play a I-AA team. If you win the game, which isn't a guarantee in recent years with the diversity of talent in this country, it won't count towards anything. You don't get any respect for the win (you're supposed to beat a I-AA team afterall), and it doesn't help qualify you for a bowl. Only games against Division I-A opponents count towards bowl eligibility, and North Texas isn't in any position to be tossing games out the window."

HUH? Sorry, I love the blog, but can we get someone who knows what they are talking about? From the NCAA Postseason Handboook:

A deserving winning team is defined as one that wins a minimum of six games against

Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) competition and has a record that includes more wins

than losses. [Exception: Each year, a FBS institution may count a victory against a Football

Championship Subdivision (FCS) opponent that has averaged 90 percent of the permissible

maximum number of grants-in-aid per year in FCS over a rolling two-year period.]

Edited August 23, 2009 by UNTflyer

aztecskin · August 23, 2009

"Ask anyone in Ann Arbor, Mich., and they will tell you - Never play a I-AA team. If you win the game, which isn't a guarantee in recent years with the diversity of talent in this country, it won't count towards anything. You don't get any respect for the win (you're supposed to beat a I-AA team afterall), and it doesn't help qualify you for a bowl. Only games against Division I-A opponents count towards bowl eligibility, and North Texas isn't in any position to be tossing games out the window."
HUH? Sorry, I love the blog, but can we get someone who knows what they are talking about? From the NCAA Postseason Handboook:
A deserving winning team is defined as one that wins a minimum of six games against
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) competition and has a record that includes more wins
than losses. [Exception: Each year, a FBS institution may count a victory against a Football
Championship Subdivision (FCS) opponent that has averaged 90 percent of the permissible
maximum number of grants-in-aid per year in FCS over a rolling two-year period.]

So that's strike two for the GG blog

Green P1 · August 23, 2009

I love the added content on MeanGreenSports these days, but the Gang need a lot of work. A comment section on the blog might help.

NT03 · August 23, 2009

I love the added content on MeanGreenSports these days, but the Gang need a lot of work. A comment section on the blog might help.

I don't know if they would go for that , they aren't open for anything NEGATIVE to be said about UNT.

Green P1 · August 23, 2009

I don't know if they would go for that , they aren't open for anything NEGATIVE to be said about UNT.

Unless they're talking Scott Hall.....

Mean Green 93-98 · August 24, 2009

I don't know if they would go for that , they aren't open for anything NEGATIVE to be said about UNT.

I may disagree with them from time to time, but I think they're pretty fair on just about everything I've seen them write or heard them say. They don't seem to mind calling attention to areas of concern. And they have corrected errors of their own when pointed out to them.

NT03 · August 24, 2009

I may disagree with them from time to time, but I think they're pretty fair on just about everything I've seen them write or heard them say. They don't seem to mind calling attention to areas of concern. And they have corrected errors of their own when pointed out to them.

Agree. I just don't think the University would want a place for any comments they may be negative from posters openly available for the public to view. Say if the Gang wrote up something on Riley and someone went on there saying how much they thought he sucked , should be benched , etc.

I don't think it would be a good thing and I certainly wouldn't blame the ATH dept for not wanting that to happen

FirefightnRick · August 24, 2009

You also must keep in mind our Green Gang members are first and foremost NT Alumni and huge Mean Green fans. Yeah, their getting paid, but they love what they are doing and they are not giving their oppinions without putting a lot of thought behind them. I assure you if they've made a mistake your correction will be welcomed by them because they want to get it right.

Rick

Edited August 24, 2009 by FirefightnRick