New Orleans Bowl...

[CMJ]

Okay, so it's not the Grandaddy of 'em all...but to me this is BY FAR the most important game of the season. I woke up at 4AM this morning, like a kid on Christmas morning.

Scrap'em Eagles!

Anyways, this might be one of the more entertaining games of the season. The Bearcats have a high powered offense, but MY defense it ranked in near the top of every major defensive category statistically(including scoring...giving up 14.4 points a game..3rd nationally IIRC).

Our offense struggled in the early season when our starting QB Scott Hall went down for the year. Andrew Smith, our redshirt freshmen backup had trial by fire in several TOUGH early season games. He hung strong though as we took some lumps, and lost a few games we could/should have won(right Jedieb? ;) )The last 2 games he was a totally different player.

Go Mean Green!

Cincy's 'D' has been on a rollercoater this season, but I expect a tough game out of them. This will be a hard fought battle, but I like the Mean Green Defense to hold the line in the 4th quarter.

UNT 20
Cinci 16

Can't wait to hear my beloved fight song on ESPN2 today...:)

Let's give a cheer for the U of NT,
Cheer for the Green and White.
Victory's in store, whatever the score,
Our team will ever fight, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
Shoulder to shoulder they march along,
Striving for victory.
Playing the game, for the honor and fame,
And the Glory of UNT.
U....N....T...EAGLES! UNT EAGLES FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

To say I'm jacked up is an understatement. It's killing me that I'm not in the Crescent city.
:hat

[Darth23]

Are you sure there's REALLY a University of North Texas?

;)

[CMJ]

You're just asking for a @ss whoopin' aren't ya? ;)

Size wise I believe we're right around your Florida State Seminoles. :p What is the currect enrollment of FSU?

[Jedieb]

As long as the University of South Florida doesn't make an appearnce in New Orleans, UNT should have a fighting chance. ;)

Just when is the game and where can we tune in?

[CMJ]

The game is on ESPN2 starting at 7 EST(so that's 6CST, 5MST, and 4 on my time...won't let anyone have an excuse to miss it). :D

[Jedieb]

I'm watchin' and I'll even wear a green shirt for ya. It won't jinx you just because it has a USF log on it, will it?

[CMJ]

Nah, it'll work. :) You know CUSA is affiliated with the NO Bowl Jedieb. In a future year we could be playing against each other in that game. If so, we'll both have to make the extra effort to go. :)

I've been reading articles from different publications ALL morning. As much as I wish I was in NO right now, maybe it's a good thing I'm not.

I hope I have any energy left come gametime. :)

[CMJ]

Three hours till gametime....

[Taylor Millard]

I'ma gonna be watching.

Go EAGLES! :)

[JMK]

CMJ, I can just imagine you sitting on your couch staring at the tv which has the timer on it set for 4pm PST! Nothing is on it at the moment, you're just sitting, motionless, staring, conserving your energy until gametime, aren't you? :lol

[CMJ]

Actually I'm over at a friends place...who just happens to be a NT grad too. :)

[CMJ]

Up 17-7 at half...defense looking great. :D

[Taylor Millard]

WHOO-HOO!!!!!!!

24-19 UNT!

MEAN GREEN! WHOO!

[CMJ]

I LOVE EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Taylor Millard]

CMJ I need a new sig!

Here's the quote of hte night, "It's going to be a Mean Green Mardis Gras!"

:D

[CMJ]

*Does Happy Dance*

[Taylor Millard]

*Holds up a Green Beer (okay I don't have a beer and it's not green but what the hell)

THE DAMN MEAN GREEN!

YEAH!!

[CMJ]

It's a DAMN great day to be an Eagle!!!!!!!!

[JMK]

Congrats CMJ, I know it meant alot to ya! Try to keep your friend's place in one piece! Don't riot like Buckeye fans! :lol

[CMJ]

Thanks Kyle..I'm on cloud 9...:D

[Taylor Millard]

That game was great...And George Dunham called a great game too.

For a guy whose on the Ticket...he's not bad (CMJ'll be the only one to get that comment :lol)

Whatta defense! :D

[CMJ]

I hope KNTU recorded the game seeing as I watched it on ESPN2. But I wanna listen to Georgio's play by play tommorrow!!

[Taylor Millard]

I can probably call the station and find out either tomorrow or the day after. I'll talk to Aaron and see if they did or not.

But
WHOO-HOO!

[CMJ]

Dude, I'm so happy I feel like crying. First Bowl win since 1946!!

This is historic! I'm so glad I was able to see this. :D

[JMK]

How happy would you be if your team won the Fiesta Bowl???

[Taylor Millard]

I'd be drunk right now. :lol

[Eluna Thals]

Taylor, I recall you emphatically telling me that you no longer went to North Texas earlier this year ;)

[Taylor Millard]

Oh that's true...but a bowl win is a bowl win.

And I'll beh appy if TX Tech wins their bowl too (since I take correspondence courses from there :lol)

Congrats on the new coach btw.

[Eluna Thals]

I guess so :\

We'll wait and see...

[CMJ]

Kyle, right now all I can say is I'm damn proud to be an alumni of the NEW ORLEANS BOWL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JMK]

:lol So what's going to happen at the school now as an aftermath?

[CMJ]

No clue, but NO was turned green last night. :D

[Darth23]

Originally posted by CMJ
You're just asking for a @ss whoopin' aren't ya? ;)

Size wise I believe we're right around your Florida State Seminoles. :p What is the currect enrollment of FSU?

It's probably around 30,000 undergrads. The stadium is up to like 80,000.



It's just that I always hear about Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor, Univ of Houston, Rice....

[Taylor Millard]

Well UNT's in Dallas. And normally the only football teams people care about in Dallas are the Cowboys.

SMU gets mention but UNT never does.

Now that they have the bowl game...twill be different. HOpefully.

[CMJ]

UNT has over 30K undergrads as well. We're the 4th largest University in the State behund UT, A&M, and Houston. We're projected to pass UH in 5 years.

Oh and UNT is in Denton...35 miles north of Dallas. SMU is IN Dallas. :p

I hate the Mustangs, but that's a different topic. ;)

[Taylor Millard]

ACtually it's about 45 minutes north of Dallas. But of course that depends on I35 Traffic.

It's taken me a couple hours to get to Denton the traffic has been so bad.

[Darth23]

Originally posted by CMJ
UNT has over 30K undergrads as well. We're the 4th largest University in the State behund UT, A&M, and Houston. We're projected to pass UH in 5 years.

Oh and UNT is in Denton...35 miles north of Dallas. SMU is IN Dallas. :P

I hate the Mustangs, but that's a different topic. ;)

SMU - yeah, I [used] to hear about SMU alot too, before they got the death penalty.


Don't take this the wrong way, but is UNT a Division 1A school? Are they in a conference?

Do they ever play ranked teams?

[Mr. Happy]

Yes

Sun Belt

Yes

[Darth23]

Ok, I read the bowl article on espn.com

<img src=http://sportsmed.starwave.com/media/ncf/2002/1217/photo/a_cobbs_i.jpg>

I swear to God that this looks a picture from the movie Necessary Roughness.

[CMJ]

The film "Necessary Roughness" was SHOT at NT. :p

Man, questioning if we're in 1A. That makes me wanna puke. Do we play ranked teams? Every year. We open AT Oklahoma next year.

[CMJ]

New bumper sticker in Denton. ;)

It has three lines ..........
North Texas 24
Ohio State 23
Cincinnati 19

I kinda like it.
:D