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Come on Al, It's Time to Just Win, Baby!

Dear Al, I know you've heard the talk. "Al's over the Hill." "The game has passed Al by." And that one the really has to light you up... "His deep passing game doesn't work anymore." Idiots...

Written by Tobi Writes about 8 days ago 538 reads 26 comments
UFL Final Attendance Numbers For Premeire Season In

The UFL's Premiere season is over and the attendance numbers are in. I wrote an article on attendance after the Redwood's first home game, suggesting strong promotional efforts were needed...

Written by Tobi Writes about 8 days ago 332 reads 7 comments
They Played Well Enough To Win... Actually, Suffering Fan, They Didn't

As we approach the end of the football season, fans of struggling teams like my beloved UNT Mean Green turn to our team's schedule and look at close losses for hints that our teams will be better next year...

Written by Tobi Writes about 13 days ago 10 reads 0 comments
25 Suggestions to Make NCAA Athletic Programs More Profitable

With the lingering economic downturn, NCAA division I members are cutting athletic programs to keep their athletic programs afloat...

Written by Tobi Writes about 15 days ago 571 reads 20 comments
UNT- ULM: Mean Green CBs, OL, Offensive staff Fail to Deliver in 33-6 ULM Romp

As my wife and I approached the stadium today, a lady came up to us and said that her friends had decided not to show and she had two extra tickets that we could have for free. It was all down hill from there...

Written by Tobi Writes about 28 days ago 39 reads 0 comments
Will Athletic Budgets be Used to Classify Division I Schools After 2010?

The NCAA imposed a moratorium until 2010 on any schools starting the upgrade process to move up to Division I. The stated reason was to reconsider the rules a school will follow to become or remain a member of Division I...

Written by Tobi Writes about 28 days ago 223 reads 2 comments
Could Certain Schools Legitimately Succeed as FCS or Even FBS Members?

A few years ago, I culled through the schools that participate in athletics in a level below the three DI NCAA classifications that might legitimately consider playing football at a higher level...

Written by Tobi Writes about 28 days ago 205 reads 0 comments
North Texas Faces a Tough UL-Monroe Warhawks Team in Denton

ULM is a mentally tough team. They sit at 4-4 overall, but their four losses are to Sunbelt powerhouse Troy and 3 BCS schools...

Written by Tobi Writes about 29 days ago 21 reads 0 comments
What Would Happen If the CFL Failed?

I was studying the correlation between poorly attended Canadian Interuniversity Sports sponsored football games and Canadian Football League teams and getting annoyed, as I often do...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 150 reads 4 comments
Why Colt McCoy Is Boise State's Best Friend

I have read a lot of articles about what it will take to get Boise into the BCS. Frankly, I disagree with most of them. To me, the answer to Boise's BCS dilemma is fairly simple. Boise needs Colt McCoy and the University of Texas to win out...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 404 reads 4 comments
Fix Your Danged Stadium Already! (No. 3: Rice University)

In honor of Halloween, here is the third in my series on problem stadiums that haunt programs at the FBS level. These recommendations were originally conceived in a thread I wrote a few years back at Collegesportsinfo...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 240 reads 0 comments
Hawaii Warriors: Time for Greg McMackin to Step Out of June Jones's Shadow

I'll admit it. I am a bigger fan of Greg McMackin than I am of June Jones. I'd like to see McMackin make it in Hawaii. I'd like to see him outpace Jones, but so far the results aren't there...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 148 reads 4 comments
UNT Slams the Door on WKU In Fourth Quarter In Wild 68-49 Win

Chalk one up to the players. With a season full of heartbreaking near losses that had the fans on the verge of running the coaching staff out of town, the North Texas Mean Green sat on the edge ...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 52 reads 2 comments
Dregs of the FBS Dregs Bowl 2009 could add 4 years to UNT rebuilding plan

UNT has their best chance for turning this season around this week when they host the WKU Hilltoppers. Both schools have developing football programs. UNT is about a year of FBS level talent acquisition ahead of Western Kentucky...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 65 reads 2 comments
With North Texas' Tobe Nwigwe Gone for Season, Team in Need of Heart Transplant

It you don't closely follow the UNT Mean Green, or at least the Sun Belt Conference you may not know the name Tobe Nwigwe. NFL scouts see him as one of the few players on the UNT roster that has flashed NFL talent...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 146 reads 0 comments
Would The Gang Of 5 Do It Again? Could They leave the MWC for a BCS bid?

In the late 1990's, The gang of 5 (BYU, Utah, Colorado State, Air Force, and Wyoming) hatched a plan to leave the WAC. They took the three best remaining TV markets/programs in the WAC and broke away to start their own conference...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 62 reads 1 comments
Troy Obliterates UNT Defense On Way To Blow Out Win.

I try to be a positive writer. I look for positives in defeat because defeat can teach you more then winning if you are willing to play attention. Plus, if you cannot find positives on which to improve, losses are devistating...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 32 reads 0 comments
If The Mean Green Can Put Together 4 Good Quarters They Will Beat Troy

Can they do it? Maybe. UNT has shown an ability to hang with every team they have played this year with the exception of Alabama. Game 1: Beat Ball State triggering a collapse in confidence for the Cardinals...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 14 reads 0 comments
Fix Your Danged Stadium Already! (No. 2: Kent State University)

Halloween is a day nearer, so here is the second in my series on problem stadiums that haunt programs at the FBS level. These recommendations were originally conceived in a thread I wrote a few years back at Collegesportsinfo...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 123 reads 0 comments
Fix Your Danged Stadium Already! (No. 1: Eastern Michigan University)

In honor of fast-approaching Halloween, I am doing a series on problem stadiums that haunt programs at the FBS level. These recommendations were originally conceived in a thread I wrote a few years back at Collegesportsinfo...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 407 reads 0 comments
Hey Sun Belt Conference, Expand Or Die

OK, so maybe a more accurate headline would be, "Expand or Stagnate" or "Expand or Wilt," but those are not nearly as attention-getting and I need your attention. This is important...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 1,788 reads 14 comments
UFL Suffers Brutal Attendence Numbers For Game Four

OK, so the picture is not of AT&T Park on Saturday. But it does get to the core of the issue. The UFL drew 6,341 fans to 41,503 seat AT&T stadium. This is officially a crisis. AT&T Park was the XFL's best stadium...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 382 reads 1 comments
Hey You UNT Fans Who Want Todd Dodge's Head: Now Is Not the Time for That

A lot of North Texas fans want Todd Dodge's head today. I think they need to back up and look at things logically rather than emotionally. UNT's AD has said that if Dodge's team is competitive this season Dodge will be retained for next season...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 454 reads 2 comments
UNT Does a Ton of Things Right, Still Falls to Howard Schellenberger

Lost in the fury of UNT fans over a now 14 game conference losing streak is the fact that UNT DID show improvement in a lot of areas in this week's loss to Howard Schnellenberger's Florida Atlantic Owls...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 37 reads 0 comments
ULM Announces They Are a Contender with Smashmouth Win Over ASU

The news of the week had to be ULM's impressive win over Arkansas State. Coming into the game, ASU was widely considered the second best team in the Sunbelt and ULM something of a mirage...

Written by Tobi Writes about about 1 month ago 42 reads 0 comments

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Tobi Writes Article Archive

Come on Al, It's Time to Just Win, Baby!

UFL Final Attendance Numbers For Premeire Season In

They Played Well Enough To Win... Actually, Suffering Fan, They Didn't

25 Suggestions to Make NCAA Athletic Programs More Profitable

UNT- ULM: Mean Green CBs, OL, Offensive staff Fail to Deliver in 33-6 ULM Romp

Will Athletic Budgets be Used to Classify Division I Schools After 2010?

Could Certain Schools Legitimately Succeed as FCS or Even FBS Members?

North Texas Faces a Tough UL-Monroe Warhawks Team in Denton

What Would Happen If the CFL Failed?

Why Colt McCoy Is Boise State's Best Friend

Fix Your Danged Stadium Already! (No. 3: Rice University)

Hawaii Warriors: Time for Greg McMackin to Step Out of June Jones's Shadow

UNT Slams the Door on WKU In Fourth Quarter In Wild 68-49 Win

Dregs of the FBS Dregs Bowl 2009 could add 4 years to UNT rebuilding plan

With North Texas' Tobe Nwigwe Gone for Season, Team in Need of Heart Transplant

Would The Gang Of 5 Do It Again? Could They leave the MWC for a BCS bid?

Troy Obliterates UNT Defense On Way To Blow Out Win.

If The Mean Green Can Put Together 4 Good Quarters They Will Beat Troy

Fix Your Danged Stadium Already! (No. 2: Kent State University)

Fix Your Danged Stadium Already! (No. 1: Eastern Michigan University)

Hey Sun Belt Conference, Expand Or Die

UFL Suffers Brutal Attendence Numbers For Game Four

Hey You UNT Fans Who Want Todd Dodge's Head: Now Is Not the Time for That

UNT Does a Ton of Things Right, Still Falls to Howard Schellenberger

ULM Announces They Are a Contender with Smashmouth Win Over ASU

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