Know Thy Enemy... Coach Cristobal Interview

All About UNT · August 30, 2011

3rd Podcast Down

MeanGreenWithEnvy · August 30, 2011

Thanks for posting this. I'm going to be very interested in what FIU looks like on the defensive side of the ball come Thursday!

UNT90 · August 31, 2011

"The Sun Belt conference, you know there is a lot of parity"

Mr. Vito, are you listening?

All About UNT · August 31, 2011

"The Sun Belt conference, you know there is a lot of parity"

Mr. Vito, are you listening?

This one is even better. He gives our returning talent quite a bit of props and knows (unlike most of his fanbase) the situation revolving around last year's victory over us:

Using a 4th string QB with no exp

Todd Dodge coaching his deadline game

Player attrition and lack of starters with exp

TD just not figuring out how to effectively use LD yet (an obvious difference from his snaps under Chico)

the list (excuses) goes on for a bit but none of that matters come Thursday and Mario knows that.

UNT90 · August 31, 2011

Todd Dodge coaching his deadline game

This was the sole bright spot about that game last year.

Eagle1855 · August 31, 2011

He's a good coach that's doing a good job with what he's got. Nothing but respect.

That being said, I hope we absolutely dominate them on national TV on Thursday.

Mean Green 93-98 · August 31, 2011

He gives our returning talent quite a bit of props

Of course he does. I wouldn't read too much into it.

UNT90 · August 31, 2011

Of course he does. I wouldn't read too much into it.

So don't read too much into Coach Mac poor mouthing our talent, right?

It's the same concept, Mr. Vito.

NorthTexan95 · August 31, 2011

Coach Cristobal doesn't have the gift of the gab like McCarney does. He's not nearly entertaining in his press conference. He also has a little bit of Bob Stoops to his speech.

Mean Green 93-98 · August 31, 2011

So don't read too much into Coach Mac poor mouthing our talent, right?

It's the same concept, Mr. Vito.

Seriously, what's your deal with calling me Brett Vito?

greenminer · August 31, 2011

He's a good coach that's doing a good job with what he's got. Nothing but respect.

That being said, I hope we absolutely dominate them on national TV on Thursday.

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Eagle1855 · August 31, 2011

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What don't you understand? He was the Sun Belt Coach of the Year at what I consider to be mostly an afterthought of a university.

And I'm hoping for a win.

If you need in in Spanish, I can do that, too.

greenminer · August 31, 2011

What don't you understand? He was the Sun Belt Coach of the Year at what I consider to be mostly an afterthought of a university.

And I'm hoping for a win.

If you need in in Spanish, I can do that, too.

Not the first line.

What about being nationally broadcast online is not television to you?

(in English, por favor)

Eagle1855 · August 31, 2011

What about being nationally broadcast online is not television to you?

The ONLINE part, mostly.

greenminer · August 31, 2011

The ONLINE part, mostly.

It's a telecast audio/video signal. I'm just not seeing the difference. Especially when the cable signals (TV and internet) are over the same wiring.

If you like via the big screen and not on a PC monitor, there are many cables that can do that for you.

Green P1 · August 31, 2011

So don't read too much into Coach Mac poor mouthing our talent, right?

It's the same concept, Mr. Vito.

Your personal agenda against Mr. Vito is getting old.

Green P1 · August 31, 2011

It's a telecast audio/video signal. I'm just not seeing the difference. Especially when the cable signals (TV and internet) are over the same wiring.

If you like via the big screen and not on a PC monitor, there are many cables that can do that for you.

The difference is people won't stumble upon it nationally. If it were nationally televised I could go to the bar of my choosing and ask them to turn it on... as it is their provider must have access to ESPN3 and you have to convince them to plug a laptop into one of their screens. Watching at home with laptop plugged into TV, while much better than not watching at all, is not the same nationally televised.

greenminer · August 31, 2011

The difference is people won't stumble upon it nationally. If it were nationally televised I could go to the bar of my choosing and ask them to turn it on... as it is their provider must have access to ESPN3 and you have to convince them to plug a laptop into one of their screens. Watching at home with laptop plugged into TV, while much better than not watching at all, is not the same nationally televised.

Well there are other non-online feeds that are available on certain providers, say DirectTV versus Charter (The Versus network comes to mind). So, in that sense, the bar has to have that specific network or you won't stumble upon it.

Just playing devil's advocate here.

Green P1 · August 31, 2011

Well there are other non-online feeds that are available on certain providers, say DirectTV versus Charter (The Versus network comes to mind). So, in that sense, the bar has to have that specific network or you won't stumble upon it.

Just playing devil's advocate here.

I don't wanna argue against you as I'm more than excited to get to watch at all. I just don't see the internet feed stream as comparable to nationally televised.

UNT90 · August 31, 2011

Your personal agenda against Mr. Vito is getting old.

Me thinks you need to learn the definition of personal.

Eagle1855 · August 31, 2011

It's a telecast audio/video signal. I'm just not seeing the difference. Especially when the cable signals (TV and internet) are over the same wiring.

If you like via the big screen and not on a PC monitor, there are many cables that can do that for you.

I think you just feel like arguing.

I got a cable. We'll plug it into the TV. I'll be overwhelmed with joy. Absolutely no other college football fan outside of FIU and UNT is going to do that.

Therefore, I'd hardly call it nationally televised. More like nationally available.

PerryG2480 · August 31, 2011

This has probably already been discussed, but why Thursday night if not for TV?

Mean Green 93-98 · August 31, 2011

It's a telecast audio/video signal. I'm just not seeing the difference. Especially when the cable signals (TV and internet) are over the same wiring.

If you like via the big screen and not on a PC monitor, there are many cables that can do that for you.

So if I hook up my TV to watch YouTube on the internet, does that make it nationally televised?

greenminer · August 31, 2011

So if I hook up my TV to watch YouTube on the internet, does that make it nationally televised?

If we were talking about a live broadcast, why not? But, that's not what YouTube is.

I have some friends who have dropped their cable TV signal completely to live off Hulu and Netflix through their TV box. It is much cheaper, and works just as well if not better.

I don't have a definition for you. The internet is challenging the way we think about television. That's all I am saying. And pretty soon - if not already - bars will have cable boxes and PC boxes connected to their tubes, and we won't be able to tell the difference.

I'm pretty bored with this topic. No one has really given me something convincing; merely "It just doesn't feel the same." which sounds like a lotta "Get off mah porch" mantras thrown around here regarding our program and Fry.

Thanks for your replies.