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Harry, I'll be expecting my $10,000 check in the mail. The GoMeanGreen.com Report The Domain of GoMeanGreen.com is a website that is cool. It has lots of posters. One time, there were 251 posters on at one time! It clearly has “potential”, which is defined as “aint done nuthin yet”. My mission is to assess the website and deliver a comprehensive report that Harry and his minions can use as leverage to beat up ponyfans.com. I have observed the message board for over 3 years and have come to the conclusion that using humor or large fonts with multiple colors will gain individuals respect from others. If you’re talking trash against UNT, you’re gonna get smacked with -1’s. I have also observed the “cool kids” posters and their ability to take a useless thread to begin with and totally derail it into a fun HOF-worthy thread, only to be fumbled for over 3 months by mods before taking its rightful place in the HOF forum. It is also advantageous to one’s reputation if the poster is able to fly aircrafts and take quality pictures. I have also observed several sporting events and the reactions they receive from posters on GMG.com. My conclusion is that the posters are happy when North Texas wins any competition, and they are irate when North Texas loses any contest. The recent board upgrades are going to bring new interest and vitality to the board. My recommendations to the board are as follows: Start a baseball forum: I believe this is in the master plan of the site. Advertise on sites like Yahoo.com & Google.com, and block any links from TheBleacherReport. Register more firemen, Agean-descent, and female posters, and less Tulsa fans, fact checkers, and porn spammers. Regulate the Conference realignment threads to 1 per year. My hope is that with a better message board, we can finally put a man on the moon, find BinLaden, and extend Johnny Jones’ contract. God Bless GoMeanGreen.com Prepared by: MeanGreenTexan. Appendix: INS…IJS / Harry / Pie Memorial Forum / Diet Coke Boy / Nepotism / 1 O’Clock Lab Band / Chuck Neinas

Now I sit me down to weep I pray the Lord I can get some sleep. I'm jumpy and jerky, my nerves are shot, We need to S%*# or get off the pot. Sometimes we've lost before we play, I pray we kick some ass today. No dumbass penalties, No broken bones, I'd be happy right now, To "keep up with the Jones" If we get up to the line, Still dont know the call, I'm throwing this damn radio Right thru the wall....... May God bless us, One and all.

In all seriousness... Dear God, Please watch over our guys so that no one else is seriously hurt and help the guys play well against FAU, in spite of everything. Amen.

Sooooo are you saying this kid could be CUSA and SMU material?

I think we should debate whether this is a true fan since he/she waited until 4:30 before they called to get tickets.

I've always said build it like Kansas State. I love RV's new scheduling. The only minor tweak I'd give is to play the lower rung BCS schools instead of the higher rung ones - and, RV has done that with Indiana. You've got to admit where you are and know where you want to go. You can't do that at a school like ours with more than one bodybag game per year. There may come a day when those aren't bodybag games, but you can't live in the future until you get to the future. (1) Keep scheduling as RV has done recently, dropping off what remains of bodybaggers and replace them with Baylors, Indianas, Dukes, Louisvilles, etc. - BCS schools that sometimes win, but are not perennials winners. (2) Recruit the overlooked in small states that raid Texas. We've done this in the past with Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri under Dickey, and do so now in Louisiana and Mississippi with Shelton Gandy. I know our budget is tight, but I'd try to hit every state that borders Texas - New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Lousiana - with fervent regularity. It'd be nice to become the Nebraska or Oklahoma of the non-BCS schools. That is, building rosters that comprise kids from all over the country. (3) Marketing the f-ing Sam Hill blazes out of Denton County - every city! Invite their high school bands/drill teams to play/perform during halftime of our games...after our band of course...or, before. Get them to play games in our new stadium. Whatever. Make reasons for high schoolers and their parents, relatives, and friends to be at our campus. (4) Train carrier pigeons to carry messages to people with good tidings of all things North Texas.

Dear God are there no weddings this fall?

Your underlined note totally tricked me.. I thought it was a link to the webcam.. Thanks for nothing

It makes me wonder if RV hasn't been screaming these things at the BOR and LJ and needed an independent report to back him up to create some change. The report itself is extremely underwhelming.

Or...suprisee twist alert...Chuck Neinas = Tobi Writes?

Mr. Neinas: "Uh, you should think about starting a baseball program." Rick V.: "That's a great idea! We've actually had it in our plans for quite a while, but just don't have the funds yet." Mr. Neinas: "Your stadium is going to be pretty nice! You should highlight it by budgeting some money towards advertising for it." Rick V.: "Thanks! That's a good idea." Mr. Neinas: "That'll be $100,000 please." Rick V.: "Wow! Thanks for everything Mr. Neinas, would you like to come over for dinner? My wife is cooking her signature Lasagna." Mr. Neinas: "No. I really gotta go. The University of Texas-San Antonio is anxious for my services. Fare thee well."

I'll be there, wearing a green shirt as always

I sort of agree about K-State, except that they had a major built-in advantage on us. Since they were in the old Big Eight when Snyder took over, he knew that he would have home games against big name schools that the students and alumni would be attracted to already. So by knowing that either Nebraska or Oklahoma was coming to town, along with either Kansas and Colorado, every year, KSU knew that they had at least two games each year that would bring people to the stadium. Add in Oklahoma State, Mizzou or Iowa state each year and you had three or four reasonable games to draw season ticket buyers in with games that were less than stellar for the other three. He knew that there was no reason to schedule money games or big name OOC competition because they already had the $$$ from being int he Big 8. He knew that what KSU didn't have was enough fan support, which meant that the facilities were below par. Voila, a schedule of North Texas, Northern Illinois, and New Mexico State became the norm, and as they won, the Cat Backers started showing up for ANYONE on the schedule. And the pollsters started ranking them as the wins followed and the climb up the Big 8 became obvious. This is where being the step-child of Texas universities (athletically) really has hurt over the years. We don't have the scheduling advantages or financial advantages of being in a conference with other well-known and supported programs the way K-State did. In the old SWC, the old guard extended their hand to Tech and UH, but not us. Hell, even UTEP has been extended a welcome hand by the other Texas schools with their inclusion in CUSA. But not us--I realize that most of that is on our own administration, but it has always been made clear that the other Texas schools aren't too interested in being in a conference with us, so we have had to find our own way. I completely believe that if UNT pulled off a K-State type miracle turnaround, there are many people who would say something like, "Well, they should be able to do that, they are in Texas and have all that talent to recruit from." Those who would say that are completely ignorant of just how little respect we have in this state, from the media to fan support to conference affiliation. Trust me, Barry Switzer was dead on when he said that Bill Snyder should have been named "Coach of the Century" for what he pulled off in Manhattan, KS. But K-State had some things in place already that we could only dream of here in Denton. And its why I feel that there is the very real possibility that we won't ever have a program that will reach the level of where Fry's teams did back in the 70s.

7pm ESPN I will be a big TCUp fan tonite. Hope for a 52-0 thrashing of the Phonies. Look for Purple fans to outnumber the Red fans 3-1.

How about Battle of the Beemers? Tailgating could be called the Lexus Nexus.

Well, check out their offense now, since he is co-coordinator, and you'll get a decent picture.

That is an excellent point and could also be a cause of the knee injuries.

The could do a heck of a lot worse than DD. I'd actually be interested to see how he'd do in an interim role there.

In re the unusual # of unique foot injuries - Perhaps the shoes our athletes are wearing should be looked at with a critical eye - by a top notch ortho- foot specialist to determine whether they offer the proper construction and quality to best protect our guys. I'd ask the guys their opinion of the shoes too. Perhaps there's nothing there but it's worth investigating - afterall, it's one thing we know they have in common.

I am opposed to playing Texas or Oklahoma because not only are we not competitive with their talent or resources, but the negative perceptions associated with losing to them amongst Texas citizens get reinforced as to just how much better they are than us, even academically, which is not always true. If it were me, I would schedule my bodybag games each year with the Iowas of the world in the future. I know that we have them schedueld twice going forward, but I wouldn't play the top schools in the Big XII or the SEC for my cash anymore. With demographics as they are, the South has much more in its favor going forward than the Rust Belt, and I think that plays more in favor of at least having a decent game with them. We at least have a chance with our talent to match up more favorably against Big Ten or Big East teams. Seriously, we should not play Texas, OU, LSU, Florida, or Georgia for cash when Wisconsin, Iowa, Purdue or Michigan can pay out a lot of money to play them, too. I have always thought that going to the Big Ten to play cash games at least gives you a 1-2% chance of winning against their big boys, which isn't even counting the percentages of playing a close game that can help with your recruiting and image. Last year, Arkansas State come within an eyelash of beating Iowa, who went to the Orange Bowl. I guarantee that game gave their fanbase more pride and $upport than their butt-whipping at the hands of Auburn this year. Playing those other top SEC and Big XII teams have paid a lot of bills for our AD, but I haven't seen much good that has come with getting beat badly by those schools over the last 15 years. I would take my chances in a game at Wisconsin or Michigan at least being competitive versus the odds of getting pillaged when we go to Baton Rouge, Austin, or Norman.

This game is really where the rubber meets the road. If they are capable of winning seven games then they are capable of beating FAU. This is the game where maximum effort is a must. Coaches must utilize their strengths. Backups must step up and do their best to become the equal of the guy that was playing ahead of them. It's their chance to shine. The law of averages should say that there won't be any more serious injuries so don't be apprehensive. This should never have come down to where injuries is an excuse for losing this year. If this team isn't motivated for this game then the coaching staff won't ever be able to do it. Just PLEASE, don't give up a score in the first few minutes of the game as has happened in the last three.

Agreed. Traffic sucks. With the tollway opening up it will take you to 380 and hang a left and it should probably be faster than taking 35 all the way. I haven't tried it yet but that is what I am thinking. I guess only downside is if you want to pay the expensive tolls...though you would only need to do it one way.

Are either of them named 'Ray'? If not, go pound sand.

I agree, Tony, I think the value of Neinas for UNT is what he is not reporting publicly on that report. I have no idea how much UNT paid him for the time he was briefly on our payroll as a consultant. He would be one of the highest paid ones in the NCAA from all accounts. North Texas has apparently made a friend with him and even his telephone counsel will soon be invaluable I'd wager. He seems sincerely impressed with what we're doing and I don't think he is one to blow a lot of smoke, either. After all, he does have an apparent reputation to maintain and aimless B.S. would not be part of it. GMG!

Yes, be nice to Chuck Neinas. He really does have skins on the wall and many on this board knew that before he was even involved with CUSA and FWIW..........UNT needs many kinds of friends with this guy's stature among the power hitters in the NCAA. You know, sometimes its like the old adage of its not what you know but... GMG!

tat·tle·tale   The proper spelling Waiting for a 18 paragraph rebuttal from SMU fan ToddRodge

I don't know man....I just think Chuck Neinas is SUPER GAY!

I do all my networking in the chat room. A/S/L gets me what I need every time.

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@ Clemson compares to Ball State and Ohio? I dont think so... That is my point.

I took UNT and the point spread. I believe that Riley leads this team to a win straight up.

+1 for appropriate use of bullet points.

Arlington Heights '01...TCU used to do $7 tickets with a high school student ID...got to see a lot of L.T.

Hypothetically, neither. I am a fan of Dodge, and thought this would be the year we had the pieces in place to succeed. I'm not a fan of Leach or of how he runs his program. I am friends with someone who's stepson plays for Tech, and he had nothing good to say about Leach. I think he is a poor representative of himself and of the university. I think Dodge deserves every opportunity to reach 6 or 7 wins this year, but with the current injuries, I just don't see him getting there this year.

Brett made a good point - the public report isn't going to air out our dirty laundry. The report may seem old hat to us, but I'm sure there was a more comprehensive report of his findings and reccomendations.

Hey, I just got some crappy news, Im allowed to be a smartass.

I think the people who did the branding let others know how to get overpaid for hardly doing anything on NT's behalf.

TodgeRodge???

Wow, that was bad. I don't know who hired this guy as a consultant, but if it was RV, then I am extremely worried about our ADs ability to hire the next football coach. If it wasn't RV, then I am going to assume that RV is banging his head against the wall, as that was money he could have used toward expenses in the AD. Extremely underwhelming. I just don't understand what this was supposed to do for us. We are all excited about building this new stadium, but I am still of the belief that we aren't really all that serious about sports here at UNT. I am coming around to the understanding that the SBC, for many different reasons, is just going to be our home for years to come, even though it will never be a place that will encourage extra attention from fans or the media in the area. I just don't see how we are ever going to get this thing (athletics) turned around here in Denton. We talk about if we have a winner, then the support will follow. Well, we had a winner in football during the early years of the decade and attendance was less than now. Meanwhile, men's hoops starts winning and going to the NCAA Tournament, but we see nothing close to improvement in attendance that you would expect from the depths of the Trilli years to JJ's tenure. I know that our fanbase is frustrated beyond all belief, but this type of report does the exact opposite of what we were hoping to read. To me, it just reiterates that our university doesn't really care if athletics builds upward or not, which seems so ironic since we are finally building a new stadium. I just think we will know our answer for sure if we hire some no-name coach in football for $275K after this season.

Well, yeah, but Locksley has only won a few games as the head coach and has lost a majority of the games as HC with no indication of getting better. What school in their right mind would keep a coach...wait.....never mind...

Well that was speedy. I'm going to send an "Official Petition" email off to my girlfriend and see if it pays dividends just as quickly.

Not to rain on this parade, because the weather sounds freaking awesome and I will be there loving it, but that is also Texas - OU weekend.

I could have saved them a lot of money and written that report for them!

Nothing Witty

I grew up in Ft. Worth and am very happy for GP and the Frog's success...but I can't help but think back to standing next to Green Lantern in the southwest end zone thinking that we had every chance in the world to win that game everytime I see that #4 next to TCU...

Dear tiny, 8 lb 6 oz, baby, college football Jesus: Please turn our season around, amen.

I am so glad the rangers are finally going to make the playoffs but they are going to get lulzwtfpwned in the first round. Swept by whoever they're playing. I love em but best believe I am betting against them every playoff game.

Move the "I'm Not Saying" thread into the Hall of Fame forum. We're 0-3 with it wallowing in UNT News Forum. Make the change and we win Saturday.