goal is to be in HOD?

emmitt01 · January 5, 2014

ESPN box lists the attendance as 31K and change.. Don't buy that. But again, we have a lot of fans that will kill two birds with this game because they were planning on attending the fair anyway with their family.

Heart of Dallas Classic Boxscore Link

I was at that game. There were maybe 15k there. It didn't help that there were multiple game stoppages of 30 minutes plus due to lightning and a downpour.

UNT90 · January 5, 2014

Like it, or not like it, North Texas is on the list of teams that CUSA will have to provide as an opponent to one of the military academies in the Heart Of Dallas Classic during the State Fair. Probably at the top of that list with stars next to our name.

We can all plan as if its an honor and rally the fanbase to participate in this essentially home game against Air Force, Navy, or Army as a charity benefit, or we can kick, scream, and flail ourselves around on the ground protesting. Which method of acceptance would ya'll prefer? Either way North Texas will still be obligated/honored to participate in this charity event to raise funds for military veterans.

Like all of you, I hope these game(s) do not come at the expense of a home game at Apogee. Instead I would hope that we could cancel the opportunity/bodybag/payday game each season that we play in the HOD Classic.

This begs the question of who is the home team in these games? Does it alternate? Is it always the service academy?

If it is always the service academy that is the home team, will the AD look at this as an opportunity to have a 7th game in the metroplex or will it be looked upon as an excuse to get another money game and to call the Cotton Bowl game a "home" game.

meangreener · January 5, 2014

This begs the question of who is the home team in these games? Does it alternate? Is it always the service academy?
If it is always the service academy that is the home team, will the AD look at this as an opportunity to have a 7th game in the metroplex or will it be looked upon as an excuse to get another money game and to call the Cotton Bowl game a "home" game.

I'm so tired of your second point. It's such a load. When has that ever happened? You say that all the time and it's never happened to my knowledge. Sounds like your typical crap to me.