It’s time for a UNT tradition — Get Your Rear on the Record

[Harry]

There are a few traditions like no others when it comes to UNT football the cannon and Scrappy the mascot come to mind.

Of course there is also our own little tradition here on the blog. Yep, its time for the Get Your Rear on the Record contest.

We usually trot this out there about two weeks before the start of the season.

Here are the ground rules:

Each year we take guesses via e-mail: bvito@dentonrc.com on what UNTs final record will be. We keep a running tally on the blog and then dig them up to see who made the right call at the end of the year.

The exercise was born out of the annoying process of watching people predict that each year would be the big turnaround year for UNT for reasons based on faith and little else. No one would remember at the end of the year or point out who was right and who was wrong when it came to preseason predictions.

The MGB never forgets.

You might be wondering how last years contest turned out. Well, I have the answer.

Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/08/its-time-for-a-unt-tradition-get-your-rear-on-the-record.html/

[Mean Green 93-98]

I'll go with 7-6:

UT - loss

SMU - win

LaTech - win

Nicholls State - win

Indiana - loss

UAB - win

Southern Miss - win

Rice - loss

FAU - loss

UTEP - win

FIU - win

UTSA - loss

Bowl game - loss

[Harry]

I see a slow start with the new QB and strong finish...9-4 with a bowl win

UT - loss

SMU - loss

LaTech - win

Nicholls State - win

Indiana - loss

UAB - win

Southern Miss - win

Rice - win

FAU - loss

UTEP - win

FIU - win

UTSA - win

Bowl game - win

9-4

[GOMG2013]

I see a slow start with the new QB and strong finish...9-4 with a bowl win

UT - loss

SMU - loss

LaTech - win

Nicholls State - win

Indiana - loss

UAB - win

Southern Miss - win

Rice - win

FAU - loss

UTEP - win

FIU - win

UTSA - win

Bowl game - win

9-4

Harry, if it plays out the way you have it, we most likely end up in the CUSA ship.

[pastorgrant]

I picked 9-4 too, but I can't pick game by game. Going in to each one I expect us to win (yes, UT too), but I dont think we will win them all.

[Harry]

Harry, if it plays out the way you have it, we most likely end up in the CUSA ship.

I think you are right but I'll put a loss vs. Marshall on road... 9-5

[UNT 90 Grad]

7-6

[Ben Gooding]

Losses @UT, @Rice, and @utsa. We'll need Rice and utsa to drop 3 conference games to make it to CUSA champ game which is unlikely. I have us winning New Mexico Bowl to end the year. 10-3. This is an optimistic perspective. GMG

[JRock]

8-4 and we beat SMU. Bowl Game Win.

[All About UNT]

UT - loss

SMU - win

LaTech - win

Nicholls State - win

Indiana - loss

UAB - win

Southern Miss - win

Rice - win

FAU - loss

UTEP - win

FIU - win

UTSA - win

CUSA Championship- Loss

Bowl game - Win

10-4

[Got5onIt]

6-6

[JRock]

Harry..I have to disagree with ya on SMU. I think we shock the hell out them.

[UNTcrazy727]

8-5 (6-2 conf and bowl win)

[UNT Satchmo]

UT - loss

SMU - win

LaTech - win

Nicholls State - win

Indiana - win

UAB - win

Southern Miss - win

Rice - loss

FAU - win

UTEP - win

FIU - win

UTSA - win

C-USA vs. Marshall- Loss

Bowl game - win Glory to the Green and White (11-3)

[NTSUEagle]

T-Sips: Loss

smuT: Win

The REAL School of Lousyanna: Win

I-AA Scrub from Lousyanna: Win

Jeff Sagarin's Alma Mater: Loss

Alabama-Deliverence: Win

Jimmy Buffett's Alma Mater: Win, with a Cheesburger

Fat Elvis' Alma Mater: Loss

Carrot Top's Alma Mater: Win

Texas Western: Win, since they're basically part of New Mexico...or is it Juarez?

Nick Amaro's Alma Mater: Win, with no evidence

Runnin' Chickens: Loss

Bowl Game: Win

Overall Record: 9-4

[meangreenacct]

6-6...

[HoustonEagle]

6-6 too many unknowns. Hoping we finish strong and QB is settled by end of season.

[meanJewGreen]

6-6.

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

8-4

[UNT90]

3-9.

Ok, that was.a joke, but if the QB and DLquestions can't be answered, a very real possibility.

I only see one sure loss on the schedule (UT). I see 3 away games that are going to be difficult to win. So lets say that's 4 losses.

And I see 2 home games that are toss ups (SMU and FAU). So lets say we split these and win the other games that we are "supposed" to win.

That puts us at 7-5.

Which could just as easily be 4-8 or 9-3.

Edited August 10, 2014 by UNT90

[Eastwood Eagle]

8-5

[Travis Scott]

10-3 with a bowl win

[EagleD]

UT - loss

SMU - win

LaTech - win

Nicholls State - win

Indiana - win

UAB - win

Southern Miss - win

Rice - loss

FAU - win

UTEP - win

FIU - win

UTSA - win

C-USA vs. Marshall- Loss

Bowl game - win Glory to the Green and White (11-3)

This

[UNTLifer]

8-4 with a bowl win for another 9-4 season.

[DallasGreen]

3-9.

Ok, that was.a joke, but if the QB and DLquestions can't be answered, a very real possibility.

I only see one sure loss on the schedule (UT). I see 3 away games that are going to be difficult to win. So lets say that's 4 losses.

And I see 2 home games that are toss ups (SMU and FAU). So lets say we split these and win the other games that we are "supposed" to win.

That puts us at 7-5.

Which could just as easily be 4-8 or 9-3.

SMU will be a loss. Coach Mac is too hung up on this not being a rivalry even though most of those SMU wins were decades ago and not relevant to modern college football.