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Tayven Jackson Named North Texas Starting QB for Week 1 Game at Indianaour readNorth Texas has climbed into dynasty-caliber territory — into the top 63% of FBS by power rating over the last three seasons, up from the top 63% a year ago.our read

American Athletic · Neal Brown, year 1 (1-1) · DATCU Stadium · 30,850 · 20,331 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#105 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #115 (-13.2) · FPI #63
The marketTexas State by 3at Texas State · our model 19% North Texas · a number, not a pick

LastW 44–6 vs UNLV · Sat Sep 12 · Jahiem White 124 rush yds, 1 TD, 34 rec yds

Nextat Texas State · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Bobcat Stadium (TX) · Texas State by 3 · series 0-1 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Cautious optimism is building around North Texas.

belief warmed ↑ 4.1vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Leaning up
57/100 · 231 mentions · top 12% of FBS
~ our read
Grounding
running on emotion
3% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our read
Volatility
Chaotic
σ 29 pts
~ our read
The model
#105
CFB Zeitgeist · -4.0
✓ measured
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dynasty move

North Texas has climbed into dynasty-caliber territory — into the top 63% of FBS by power rating over the last three seasons, up from the top 63% a year ago.

Eric Morris' 12-2 season vaulted North Texas into dynasty territory, but the market projects just 6 wins — a skepticism gap after a historic G5 run.

The question isn't answered yet.

The Pulse on North Texas

Archive · Wk 2 · 231 mentions · medium confidence
57
Δ +4.1 vs last wk
231 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"UNT" — North Texas fanbase · recurring line
56 mentions · sample growing
The Fever Year

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

Inside the fanbase — all 12 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
UUnderdog Dynasty
CCampus paper
GGoMeanGreen
BBluesky
YYouTube
7 outlets & communities talking

One voice

+0.00whole-room sentiment · warm our read

Every cohort from the die-hards to the analytics crowd lands within 0.01 of each other — a rare consensus. The loudest voice in the room:

UUnderdog DynastyBeat · article

James Madison scores 87 points, ties largest margin of victory by FBS team since 1968

underdogdynasty.com →

How North Texas fans actually talk real · top-upvoted

Rr/CFBthe room

Winner of Texas and Ohio state likely becomes #1 and stays there till they lose. Huge game for rankings this Saturday. So jealous of my dad who got tickets

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The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

The room, end to end

skeptical
buying in
Media+0.08
Casuals+0.08

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model

fan energy
39%
where the program is headed
21%
recent results
16%
the schedule
6%
the coaching staff
6%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

626 mentions · 7 sources · week 2026-02. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checklight on evidence

~ our readNorth Texas fans are cautiously optimistic, but it's more feel than fact right now.

backed by facts
3% cited a stat or resultleague 6%
the mood
31% optimistic23% down

✓ counted We read 231 posts from North Texas fans this week.

Forum Pulse

via GoMeanGreen

Press Pulse

6 quotes collected this season

What the beat said, in their own words.

North Texas is not the same team as last year. Coach Eric Morris and the majority of the team moved on to Oklahoma State
Feazel · FOX Sports3 days before North Texas's 2026 opener
No surprise, we’re seeing more Ole Miss action coming in. I wouldn’t expect that to change, with the depth and talent of this team
Feazel · FOX Sports3 days before the opener
I'd like to play Notre Dame. They ought to come to our place twice, and we'll go up there once, since they're not in a conference
Cignetti · FOX Sports

Five Lenses

What people are saying right now

Radio, beat writers & editorial13 posts
Underdog Dynasty
“One week ago, Louisiana Tech joined the rare 80-point club, becoming the 14th team in the 21st century to score fourscore. And given the infrequency of 80, who…”
1d ago
Diehard fan boards16 posts
GoMeanGreen
“I’n headed down on Friday. Who else is going down for the game? If you can make it happen, this is a game where we NEED to show up in big numbers. This team is…”
1d ago
The broader fanbase3 posts
r/CFB
“Absolutely true, and honestly the modern era with NIL and transfer portal has helped G6 programs like JMU and North Texas make a name for themselves”
2d ago
News & campus coverage2 posts
News
“'Hot Ones Versus' puts pair of North Texas football coaches in the hot seats The Katy News”
2d ago
CFB analyst takes2 posts
Bluesky · @espnbillc.bsky.social
“Jackson Arnold against North Texas: 2 fumbles, 4 sacks, 6 points. If Dan Mullen can't fix him, no one can.”
2d ago

Fanbase health · North Texas

North Texas's fanbase is growing — 74 of 100.

Audible (55 weighted voices in the latest week) and winning on the field (12-2 last season, 1-1 so far).

On the field — 12-2 last season, 1-1 so far83
How loud — 55 weighted voices in the latest week65

2 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76

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ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.
Fan mood

Fans are frustrated with North Texas

People Would Rather Circle A Full Lot for 30+ Minutes Than Walk

[The Athletic] How does a Group of 6 program replenish a gutted roster in 2 weeks on a limited budget?

Most Obnoxious in Fans Texas College Football We need to kick it up a notch. (The University of North Texas’s breakthrough season last year, alas, did not warrant that school’s inclusion.) For Texan Voters, College Football Is as Partisan as Everything Else

Fan mood · 15 fans, 31 posts scanned · every quote verified verbatim

PodcastsThe shows this fanbase actually listens to.

From the booth

a recent episode about this team
Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Fanbase Voice 841 fan mentions
Believers
Optimism
92nd
Joy
88th
Anger
1st
Doom
55th
Sarcasm
77th
vs the 94 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
Vocabulary by eraThe words that defined each chapter of this program.

Season Vocabulary

2026INDIANA
indianabrownjacksonunlvnewoffensive
All indiana scoring after this field goal should be negated
2025LEAGUE
leaguecfptulanerankeddefensegeorgia
Defining termsThe handful of terms that carried this season.
Words of the season how the conversation changed, year to year
2026
indiana×6.7brown×3.9jackson×21.2unlv×6.3new×2.7
2025
league×8.7cfp×5.6tulane×5.0ranked×4.2defense×2.4
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