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Nate reviews big win at Arkansas State, previews North Texas:

http://www.ponyfans.com/features/story.php?id=1310

From Nate's mouth to God's ear.
Looking for improvement but as Nate said. This teams grit showed last week.
Go Mustangs.

I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

We've played these guys almost 40 times so like it or not, that constitutes a local rival

SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

As much as I'd love to agree, this IS the team that 36-0 skunked us last year.

I wouldn't read too much into the points UNT gave up in the second half. I'm sure they played a TON of true frosh during that period, and that led to quite a few of the big plays. This was one of the games they had available to get playing time to kids without burning redshirts.

SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

Come on man that's so petty. I though it was a damn good write-up for a young dude.

PonyNate wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

As much as I'd love to agree, this IS the team that 36-0 skunked us last year.

Series 31-6-1
Longest win streak (SMU): 11
Longest win streak (NTCC): 1

The last two wins came on an exiting coach who tried to quit and failed (Tiki [deleted]) and worst loss 43-6 and Dykes first year 46-23. Normalize that out and the last real loss was in 2006. There's no tradition (grilling frog legs on Iron Skillet) or Mayor's cup with Rice. No shared history like Houston & Rice (SWC).

Who we consider rivals:
1) TCU
2) Houston
3) Navy
4) Rice

Newer ones:
1) Cincy (both basketball and football)

Just my opinion, and I'm not saying NTCC didn't get a good coach under their helm which good for them. I have no real excitement over this game. I have the expectation that Dykes is Year 2 and has done a great job in the recruiting/transfers department and I fully expect to win this game and going forward. The last time we lost on campus was 1933. Let's make sure it stays that way.

SMU_Alum11 wrote:

PonyNate wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

As much as I'd love to agree, this IS the team that 36-0 skunked us last year.

Series 31-6-1
Longest win streak (SMU): 11
Longest win streak (NTCC): 1

The last two wins came on an exiting coach who tried to quit and failed (Tiki [deleted]) and worst loss 43-6 and Dykes first year 46-23. Normalize that out and the last real loss was in 2006. There's no tradition (grilling frog legs on Iron Skillet) or Mayor's cup with Rice. No shared history like Houston & Rice (SWC).

Who we consider rivals:
1) TCU
2) Houston
3) Navy
4) Rice

Newer ones:
1) Cincy (both basketball and football)

Just my opinion, and I'm not saying NTCC didn't get a good coach under their helm which good for them. I have no real excitement over this game. I have the expectation that Dykes is Year 2 and has done a great job in the recruiting/transfers department and I fully expect to win this game and going forward. The last time we lost on campus was 1933. Let's make sure it stays that way.

I don't disagree with you that they're lower on our totem pole of rivals, but they're definitely a bigger rival in today's day and age than Navy and Rice.

And I also do recognize that we have historically dominated UNT, but I meant more so that recently they've been a much tougher out and the last time we saw these guys they killed SMU.

meangreenfan wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

Come on man that's so petty. I though it was a damn good write-up for a young dude.

Thank you!

BUS wrote:From Nate's mouth to God's ear.
Looking for improvement but as Nate said. This teams grit showed last week.
Go Mustangs.

From Nate's mouth to God's ear might be my new slogan.

PonyNate wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:

PonyNate wrote:As much as I'd love to agree, this IS the team that 36-0 skunked us last year.

Series 31-6-1
Longest win streak (SMU): 11
Longest win streak (NTCC): 1

The last two wins came on an exiting coach who tried to quit and failed (Tiki [deleted]) and worst loss 43-6 and Dykes first year 46-23. Normalize that out and the last real loss was in 2006. There's no tradition (grilling frog legs on Iron Skillet) or Mayor's cup with Rice. No shared history like Houston & Rice (SWC).

Who we consider rivals:
1) TCU
2) Houston
3) Navy
4) Rice

Newer ones:
1) Cincy (both basketball and football)

Just my opinion, and I'm not saying NTCC didn't get a good coach under their helm which good for them. I have no real excitement over this game. I have the expectation that Dykes is Year 2 and has done a great job in the recruiting/transfers department and I fully expect to win this game and going forward. The last time we lost on campus was 1933. Let's make sure it stays that way.

I don't disagree with you that they're lower on our totem pole of rivals, but they're definitely a bigger rival in today's day and age than Navy and Rice.

And I also do recognize that we have historically dominated UNT, but I meant more so that recently they've been a much tougher out and the last time we saw these guys they killed SMU.

Alright one more comparison and then I'm done. UT is 15-3 against Kansas (83%) and we are 31-6 (84%) yet UT would laugh at KU fans for suggesting a rivalry yet we have a slightly higher win %. Convincing? Maybe worth taking out rival and just community college north-east of SMU?

PonyNate wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

As much as I'd love to agree, this IS the team that 36-0 skunked us last year.

Pick Six Hicks have them their second TD

PonySnob wrote:

PonyNate wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.

As much as I'd love to agree, this IS the team that 36-0 skunked us last year.

Pick Six Hicks have them their second TD

And the BS targeting call on Denbow on 3rd and long basically gave them their first TD. He went in for a normal waist level tackle and their dude fell down. Denbow seems to have terrible luck in the first game.