Bill Nichols UNT eager for football rivalry with SMU, but something's missing

[Harry]

SMU opened with a 45-0 loss to Baylor. North Texas rolled out a 38-7 loss to Texas.

Given that the neighboring schools combined for only 161 yards, maybe Saturdays game is better suited for a Safeway parking lot, a site former UNT coach Matt Simon once suggested.

Twenty years after Simon tried to rekindle the rivalry with his anytime, anywhere challenge, the Safeway series resumes at 11 a.m. Saturday at Apogee Stadium in Denton.

Attention shoppers: SMU leads the series, 28-4-1. The teams are playing for the first time since 2007 and for only the third time in Denton. This marks the first of a 10-game scheduling agreement announced last year.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/unt-mean-green/20140905-unt-eager-for-football-rivalry-with-smu-but-something-s-missing---more-wins-vs.-mustangs.ece

[All About UNT]

Apparently we have played them at Apogee in 06. Guess I missed that game

[Got5onIt]

This will be the series claim to fame for the next 10 years. We might as well embrace it....

The Safeway Series starts tomorrow!!!

Edited September 6, 2014 by Got5onIt

[claiblaw]

Apparently we have played them at Apogee in 06. Guess I missed that game

[claiblaw]

Apogee was not open In 2006; it was played at Fouts.

[letsgiveacheer]

We are still the Eagles I see. At least he didn't call us North Texas State.

[JesseMartin]

As someone pointed out in another thread, the record is only so extreme because 1) we were in different divisions for a big chunk, and 2) they were paying players for another large portion of the time, but the NCAA didn't vacate their wins during that period like they have done to similarly situated teams in recent years. Put us in the same division against actual college players and the series is 2-3 in their favor.

[JesseMartin]

Apogee was not open In 2006; it was played at Fouts.

I think that's what he was getting at....

[Got5onIt]

[GreenEggs&Ham™]

As someone pointed out in another thread, the record is only so extreme because 1) we were in different divisions for a big chunk, and 2) they were paying players for another large portion of the time, but the NCAA didn't vacate their wins during that period like they have done to similarly situated teams in recent years. Put us in the same division against actual college players and the series is 2-3 in their favor.

Excellent point and thank you (or some other poster) for addressing the "28-4" series lead that SMU holds. Reducing it to a 2-3 SMU lead sounds much better.

[jimbojimjim]

This series needs a logo.

Here,

Edited September 6, 2014 by jimbojimjim