We Have Been Here Before And Will Tuff It Out

[FirefightnRick]

Sometimes it's good to remember your history so you'll know there will still be some great days ahead.

We have been here before,... many times actually.

In 2001 we lost to a 6 year old program in South Florida in Denton 28-10.

7 weeks later we would lose to 1-A first year provisional Troy 18-16 on a last second field goal that tipped off of one of our players' fingers and still made it across the bar.

These two losses embarrassingly sent us to the inaugural N.O. Bowl with a losing record at 5-6. But we still had a great time and built on that season the next year.

The next year we managed to lose to South Florida again in Florida. Still finished a great season at 8-5 and got a win in the N.O. Bowl against C-USA co-Champion Cincinnati finishing one of our best years ever. Then followed that season up in '03 with another conference championship run, a rout of Baylor in Denton and another N.O.Bowl trip.

In '04 we lost to 1-A provisional Florida Atlantic 20-13 in Denton and finished 7-5 and on to another N.O. Bowl. In fact we lost to FAU five straight years which is hard to believe.

Anyhow,...just saying,.. we have lost to lower, much lesser teams before and bounced back.

And we will do it again.

Beat Tulsa and Go Mean Green!

Rick

Edited November 25, 2013 by FirefightnRick

[Mean Green 93-98]

Great post.

Go Mean Green!

[Eastwood Eagle]

Saturday sucked. However, it was not an earth shattering lost. Win against Tulsa and you finish the season 8-4. There should be no complaints to that.

[CMJ]

We lost to USF in Denton in 2002, not in Tampa.

Otherwise, pretty spot on Rick.

[greenminer]

life goes on.

We're getting used to winning, which makes the losses much harder to weather.

[ADLER]

Saturday sucked. However, it was not an earth shattering loss. Win against Tulsa and you finish the season 8-4. There should be no complaints to that.

We needed one loss to be eligibe to receive an invitation to the Heart of Dallas Bowl instead of getting locked into the Liberty Bowl.

As much as I hate to lose any game, this is better than the interuptions caused by a December 7 trip to Greenbough, NC and having to lose there to avoid the Liberty.

We are now on course for a New Years Day date in the Heart of Dallas Bowl in the Cotton Bowl Stadium. That is, and always has been, the best case scenario for North Texas this season.

The athletic department needs to work with the university and the City of Dallas to create the biggest New Years Eve party possible in the Dallas West End complete with outdoor stage for cheerleaders, dance team, Green Brigade, and to promote this party to the North Texas students and alumni. There's more than a month to plan, it should be done correctly.