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Albeit a long shot, this is intriguing.

If Hayden Fry were AD, he would first of all sound like a real Denton Chamber of Commerce mover and shaker because that is what he did the day he announced North Texas was interested in becoming a member of the Southwest Conference; he would announce that in light of the present landscape of the NCAA that North Texas would expand Apogee Stadium immediately to 40,000 and get her to 50,000 as soon as possible to accommodate more expected growth on campus, in Denton and Denton County; then ol Hay'boy would blow even more minds by saying North Texas wanted to be a player in some AQC as soon as we could and that the Big 12 would be a perfect fit.

Only AD since NT Athletic Director Fry left Denton who I feel would have major cajones to do such wild Fry'esque kind of talk would be: Rick Villarreal

RV has busted his britches a few times since coming to Denton but always seems to jump up swinging. He who does nothing makes no mistakes is what one ex boss told me even back when I was in high school.

RV may have done a few other things at North Texas that would make the Pope cuss on Easter Sunday (like I'm not too crazy about TSU at Apogee Stadium next Fall myself), but whether you like RV or not....

.....he "IS" pro-active and has had to deal with most his time in Denton as AD the albatross of Fouts Field as our main money-making varsity sports home venue. He also had to hire coaches with Fouts Field probably being the last thing he would show a prospective new head football coach on a tour and had to probably bow his head in embarrassment as he showed a prospective new coach what football venue they would be recruiting toward.

Yet I can close my eyes and hear Rick V doing and saying everything Fry had the audacity to say about us wanting SWC admission; also, when he wanted to get North Texas out of its teachers college modus operendi & Fry not giving a rat's butt what anyone on campus back in that day said to criticize him---that is, the hardy handful on campus who back then still wanted us to be the George C. Peabody College for Teachers.

Now is the time for the University of North Texas to do some pretty bold, wild and crazy things because if we don't with the present landscape of the NCAA--someone else will. And like in sales, the worst thing anyone could tell us is.... "not now."



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Matt

Indiana Prediction Thread

By Matt, in GoMeanGreen.com,

I think that the 12th man will carry us through the first half again, but I'm not sure they can do it themselves in the second. There is definitely improvement from week to week so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt this time. I'd like to see some shots down field this time but suspect we will stay on the ground unfortunately

NT 27
IU 24
Harry
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Coming off a 38-21 victory over South Carolina State, the Indiana football team (1-2, 0-0 Big Ten) heads to Denton, Texas, to face North Texas (0-3, 0-1 Sun Belt) at Apogee Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CDT/7 p.m. EDT and ESPN3 will broadcast the game. The Mean Green fell to No. 2/2 Alabama, 41-0, in Tuscaloosa last weekend.

Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Drew Henson (analyst) will call the game on ESPN3. The game can also be heard on the statewide IU Radio Network and Sirius 113 with Don Fischer (play-by-play), Buck Suhr (analyst) and Joe Smith (pre-game, halftime and post-game) on the call.

http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091911aag.html
Harry
TUSCALOOSA -- You can't be too safe when it comes to concussions.

Even if you're Lance Dunbar -- the greatest offensive threat on the North Texas roster -- the risk of returning too soon isn't worth the possible reward.

His preseason injury is the reason Mean Green head coach Dan McCarney said the Doak Walker Award candidate is "not yet in his full groove."

In losses to Florida International and Houston, the senior has just 105 yards on 36 carries.

"He's not even close yet to what I think he can become. ... He didn't scrimmage at all and missed a lot of practices," McCarney said. "So he's just getting into game shape now. When you miss significant practice time, scrimmage time, playing time during August, you're not just going to jump out there and start dominating everybody."

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110915/SPORTS0401/109150337/Alabama-notes-Injury-top-player-limits-Mean-Green-offensive-machine
Harry
DaWaylon Cook, a safety who was North Texas’ defensive MVP just two years ago, has left the program, head coach Dan McCarney confirmed Wednesday through a university spokesman.

Cook had played in just one game this season, had not recorded a tackle and was not listed on the two-deep depth chart heading into UNT’s game Saturday at Alabama, its third of the season.

Cook’s career took a dramatic turn when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a loss to Rice in the second game of last season. He had reconstructive surgery and returned, but found himself in a fight for playing time at a position where UNT has more depth arguably than at any spot on its roster.

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/sports/stories/DRC_untfootball_0915.1666f882d.html
Harry
Join Evan and Harry as they discuss the opening of Apogee Stadium, recap the Houston game and preview the upcoming game against The Crimson Tide of Alabama. Special Guest and Denton Record Chronicle beat writer Brett Vito joins in on the fun and offers his insight into the program.


Click Here for a Direct Link to MP3
Harry
Steps have been made toward Interstate 35E’s eventual expansion, but there’s still a lot of planning to be done before construction starts.

Senate Bill 1420, which passed during this year’s state legislative session, authorized the use of public-private partnerships to fund the construction. Officials are now working on a plan for the best way to tackle the expansion project and deal with costs between the public and private sectors.

“Senate Bill 1420 gave us the tools to do what we have to do, and we are implementing those things now,” said John Polster, transportation consultant for Denton County.

The expansion is planned between Interstate 635 in Dallas and U.S. Highway 380 in Denton. Currently, I-35E consists of four to six regular lanes and four frontage lanes. The proposed expansion project would include eight regular lanes, four tolled HOV lanes and four to six frontage lanes.

Polster said Texas Department of Transportation officials requested information from construction and engineering firms to determine how those firms would proceed with the expansion project.

“Before we assume how they see it done, we ask them,” Polster said. “We take the information and use that to form our next steps.”

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_I-35E_0914.161767e53.html

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