North Texas working on player passport arrangements

[Harry]

Because the first-year bowl will indeed be played in a foreign country, a handful of schools in both Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference already are working on securing passports for their players, coaches and support staff. It's a significant undertaking, but it's one Gale said is necessary given the hassle involved in getting more than 100 passports at the last minute.

"I'd much rather do it in June than have to be worrying about it in October and November," Gale said. "As an athletic department, as a football office, it'll be a big burden off of our shoulders. To get the entire team done, this is an entire week process. Once school starts and with football, meetings and weight lifting … goodness."

Besides the time involved in collecting all the documents needed to apply for a passport, it's also an issue that comes at a significant cost – not to the school or players, however, but rather the NCAA.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/06/23/college-football-passport-arrangements-issue-bahamas-bowl/11269877/

[JesseMartin]

Hate to say it, but if we have the extra scratch for vacation travel at the time, I'd love to go to the Bahamas Bowl. Not necessarily this year, just in general.

[MeanGreenGlory]

I'd like the CUSA Championship title and the HOD bowl.

If we have another successful season and get another HOD invite, I don't think it's out of the question for Mean Green fans to fill the lower bowl of the Cotton Bowl.

Keep building the fan base in our backyard and start selling out Apogee on a regular basis.

Beat Texas. GMG.

Edited June 26, 2014 by MeanGreenGlory