Category: Sunbelt Stuff

Bowling Chances 2012

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After conference opponent Louisiana-Lafayette 30-23 on Tuesday the 16th, there have been rumblings about bowl-eligibilty. Of course, if you have been reading MGN, you know the deal. North Texas’ record is at 3-4 (2-1). There are five games remaining — all Sun Belt matchups. Here are the standings: ULM 3-0, 5-2 WKU 2-1, 5-2 UNT… Read more »

Soccer are Sun Belt Regular Season Champs

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Mean Green Soccer is ballin’ yo. As is the case with most non-major sports, this group is undersold. They are consistently good and if you know what your’e looking for, entertaining. They finish as the regular season champs, face WKU on Sunday in Kentucky. The SBC Tournament begins Wednesday, October 31st in Mobile, Alabama.

Of Red Wolves and Razorbacks

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Go read this post by ASU alum (I’m fairly sure) and Arkansas resident Angry Czeck. The guy is hilarious usually. This post is just interesting though. // Angry Czeck ASU fans were accustomed to the blind eye given to the Red Wolves by state media. The lone statewide newspaper, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, notoriously buried ASU… Read more »

Sun Belt Week Five 2012

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Well I’m not feeling any better about the prospects of winning the conference. That isn’t because the win over FAU was bad. It is because the rest of the Belt looked so good this week. Let’s take a tour shall we? MTSU 49 v Ga Tech 28 Ah this was probably the headline of the… Read more »

Sun Belt Week Four 2012

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In this, the last year of the Sun Belt (thank god) we have a chance to win the thing despite what the negative types are saying. Let us take a look around at what happened: ULM 42 v Baylor 47 You might know this game as the only compelling Sun Belt matchup to outsiders, well… Read more »

CUSA Thoughts

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Well, although nothing has been made official, it looks like we are going to the CUSA with UTSA in tow. There is still lots of complaining about the situation, with the best comment being this from gmg.com: It’s like busting your ass for years to get that big executive promotion. The day finally comes, only… Read more »

Board of Regents gives Lane Rawlins Permission to Move to CUSA

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Via Bret Vito: The North Texas board of regents delegated authority to president Lane Rawlins to examine the school’s options in conference alignment and quickly move to a new league should the opportunity present itself Wednesday night. That is the official line. We all know that there would not have been any special teleconferences called… Read more »

Johnny Jones Leaves, Info Dump

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It is about 10:34am here in Texas. Some things are happening that will tremendously affect your enjoyment of fall sports. Johnny Jones took the job at LSU. The football team is battling through spring practice, trying to find guys that can play defensive back. The women’s basketball team is searching for a coach to replace… Read more »

MTSU Lineman is Dealing

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From Doc Saturday: Bailey was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with possession of a schedule VI drug with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers found nearly a pound of marijuana – 27.9 grams in a plastic bag in his dirty clothes hamper, five glass jars weighing 322.5 grams and another 6.2 grams… Read more »

Mega Conference Talk

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So we are going to the CUSAMWC Super conference? Well it seems like it. The big news today is that the leftovers of the rest of the conference announced an alliance. Bret Vito says UNT officials are going to be mum on the situation. It makes sense. The administration is trying to look all cool… Read more »