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Think about that. According to McGee's postgame, they just told him they've never flown home winners.

Should put some expectations in perspective.

Yep. Not good. Not good at all.

I heard that as well. We had road wins at So Miss and Memphis that the seniors would have experienced, but obviously they then road a bus home. I looked it up, that last win on the road with a flight home would have been UTEP in 2009.

Hopefully they will have lots of flights home as winners this year.

We should be flying to San Antonio, right?

Will be a rough game but very winnable.

Let's take it to the pretend cartoon team! Meep meep!

This breaks my heart. Seriously. Imagine your kid telling you this.

(10-13-2013 07:31 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Will be a rough game but very winnable.

It will be extremely tough. UTSA is very hungry for a win. If we can get some guys healthy (Nelson, Reaves, etc), then I think we have a shot. I consider UTSA to be kind of middle of the pack in CUSA, so this will be a chance to see if we are moving more towards middle of the pack in CUSA or if we're still in the lower tier of CUSA teams.

(10-13-2013 09:27 AM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  This breaks my heart. Seriously. Imagine your kid telling you this.

It broke McGee's heart. He told the players he never wants to have to hear it again!

On the bright side, they can say they have never taken the train home a loser either. Or a boat.

I've had the UTSA game circled as a potential ARGHH!!!! for months now. I was glad they beat UTEP so we wouldn't be their first C-USA win. Hopefully the 3RD QTR defense from the FIU game will show up and play in San Antonio.

(10-13-2013 12:53 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  We should be flying to San Antonio, right?

Wonder how long of a drive I'd be looking at? I'm guessing anywhere from 8-10 hours.

(10-14-2013 11:15 AM)Matrix Wrote:  

(10-13-2013 12:53 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  We should be flying to San Antonio, right?

Wonder how long of a drive I'd be looking at? I'm guessing anywhere from 8-10 hours.

Try 18 or so.

It ain't UTEP, but it ain't close, either. Texas is a big ole state.

(10-14-2013 12:04 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 11:15 AM)Matrix Wrote:  

(10-13-2013 12:53 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  We should be flying to San Antonio, right?

Wonder how long of a drive I'd be looking at? I'm guessing anywhere from 8-10 hours.

Try 18 or so.

It ain't UTEP, but it ain't close, either. Texas is a big ole state.

863 miles, so that is probably close.

(10-14-2013 12:13 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 12:04 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 11:15 AM)Matrix Wrote:  

(10-13-2013 12:53 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  We should be flying to San Antonio, right?

Wonder how long of a drive I'd be looking at? I'm guessing anywhere from 8-10 hours.

Try 18 or so.

It ain't UTEP, but it ain't close, either. Texas is a big ole state.

863 miles, so that is probably close.

Took a marching band to the Alamo a couple of years ago.

13 hours and 43 minutes from the 'Ham to San Antonio per Mapquest. Of course, that's just actual driving time.

BTW, it's 30 hours and 12 minutes from UTEP/El Paso to ODU/Norfolk.

Good ol' Conference USA.

(10-14-2013 01:12 PM)BlazerGrad88 Wrote:  Good ol' Conference USA.

Or See the USA

Detour of topic: This reminds me of my first ever flight. I was a JUCO transfer to UAB, so I was about 20 years old, and we went to North Texas in 1995. We upset North Texas for our first win over a Division I-A opponent.

Good times.

(10-14-2013 01:48 PM)the Dragon Wrote:  Detour of topic: This reminds me of my first ever flight. I was a JUCO transfer to UAB, so I was about 20 years old, and we went to North Texas in 1995. We upset North Texas for our first win over a Division I-A opponent.

Good times.

That was our last year before entering D1 ourselves in 1996. Who would have thought then that we would be conference mates by 2013? In what year did they build their new stadium?

(10-14-2013 12:13 PM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 12:04 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 11:15 AM)Matrix Wrote:  

(10-13-2013 12:53 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  We should be flying to San Antonio, right?

Wonder how long of a drive I'd be looking at? I'm guessing anywhere from 8-10 hours.

Try 18 or so.

It ain't UTEP, but it ain't close, either. Texas is a big ole state.

863 miles, so that is probably close.

South on I-59 to Hammond, LA and then west on I-10 to San Antonio. Simple to say but not short to do.