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North Texas to the American!

Postby NTSU52 » Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:31 pm

here we come ponies #gmg
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby Water Pony » Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:58 pm

Welcome NTSU52 to the AAC. We are happy for the Mean Green, but forgive us if our situation appears to be weakened with the loss of three strong programs, who are replaced with future potential. As you can imagine, our goal remains to be P5 and not permanently locked out.

Best of luck, as this will raise North Texas’ profile, improve recruiting prospects and fund athletics at a higher level.
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby Dukie » Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:23 pm

Water Pony wrote:Welcome NTSU52 to the AAC. We are happy for the Mean Green, but forgive us if our situation appears to be weakened with the loss of three strong programs, who are replaced with future potential. As you can imagine, our goal remains to be P5 and not permanently locked out.

Best of luck, as this will raise North Texas’ profile, improve recruiting prospects and fund athletics at a higher level.

To be clear, I am in no way happy for the Mean(?) Green.
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:56 pm

Hooray for NTCC joining the conference which makes this the perfect reason to fire Rick Hart.
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby Charleston Pony » Fri Oct 22, 2021 7:18 am

Have to love the UNT President co-signing the letter from CUSA Commish asking the AAC to consider merging G5 conferences into more regional groups...and then bolting as soon as the opportunity came. We are all prostitutes in the current landscape of college athletics. The way things are, it remains to be seen if UNT and SMU will ever be conference mates. Reminds me of TCU running away from us in the WAC, then CUSA and then the Big East. Just as UNT hopes to someday be a conference mate of SMU, we hope to rejoin former SWC mates TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech & Houston
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby redpony » Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:02 am

hard to understand why aresco added a garbage community school like the one in denton. guess even our worst teams will need a doormat for a win.
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:05 am

redpony wrote:hard to understand why aresco added a garbage community school like the one in denton. guess even our worst teams will need a doormat for a win.


I'm 100% onboard for firing Hart for that invite.
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby Dukie » Fri Oct 22, 2021 1:58 pm

SMU_Alum11 wrote:
redpony wrote:hard to understand why aresco added a garbage community school like the one in denton. guess even our worst teams will need a doormat for a win.


I'm 100% onboard for firing Hart for that invite.

Was SMU/Hart on the committee looking into this? I realize all schools had to vote, but more blame goes to those on the committee, I think. (And even if SMU wasn't on the committee--well, there should be blame for not getting in there.)
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:22 pm

Dukie wrote:
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redpony wrote:hard to understand why aresco added a garbage community school like the one in denton. guess even our worst teams will need a doormat for a win.


I'm 100% onboard for firing Hart for that invite.

Was SMU/Hart on the committee looking into this? I realize all schools had to vote, but more blame goes to those on the committee, I think. (And even if SMU wasn't on the committee--well, there should be blame for not getting in there.)


Yup. All 4 schools were considered possible schools to leave 3 elsewhere and navy to go independent.

With respect to the other SMU fans, UnT is not a MWC candidate alone nor was UTEP nor TXST.

"The AAC expansion committee included a prominent crew of athletic directors from the conference – USF’s Mike Kelly, Memphis’ Laird Veatch, SMU’s Rick Hart and Navy’s Chet Gladchuk."

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-the-aac-close-to-massive-6-school-expansion-to-reshape-conference-014015069.html
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby orguy » Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:59 pm

NTSU52 wrote:here we come ponies #gmg


Definitely a big welcome to North Texas! :)
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby fussbudget » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:41 pm

Dukie wrote:
SMU_Alum11 wrote:
redpony wrote:hard to understand why aresco added a garbage community school like the one in denton. guess even our worst teams will need a doormat for a win.


I'm 100% onboard for firing Hart for that invite.

Was SMU/Hart on the committee looking into this? I realize all schools had to vote, but more blame goes to those on the committee, I think. (And even if SMU wasn't on the committee--well, there should be blame for not getting in there.)


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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby Thumper » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:59 pm

The only thing I like about there new teams is getting back together with Rice, and even that is only for history/tradition reasons
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby HubbaHubba » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:25 am

When Tyler JC turned the offer down we decided to invite ntsu.
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby SMULaxer » Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:54 am

NTSU pays their one win coach more than we pay our seven win coach.
Pay Lashlee more money
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Re: North Texas to the American!

Postby giacfsp » Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:02 pm

They get state money and have a much larger enrollment
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