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Jeez, what I thought was an interesting subject is interpretated as worrying about NT basketball and certainly not worthy of discussion. I would imagine most fans like to check out the local competition. If you think TCU won't improve dramatically in the BE, SMU isn't improving, and UTA doesn't give NT fits already, than I guess the subject is of little interest to you; but keep worrying about who supports the program. I hope having season bb tickets for over 20 years gives me your permission to discuss NT basketball. If it does not, let me know.

Just got my Mean Green Club sticker for my car. It along my Univ. of North Texas License plates makes everyone know I am a Mean Green Fan. I recommend everyone that can to send in to join the Mean Green Club. I am looking forward to this season, because I feel we will turn it around and make a bowl game with a 7-5 win season. GO MEAN GREEN

Interesting to me what is happening now that the legislation is actually seeing the light of day. Read on: Matthews: As ObamaCare Turns One, More Americans Than Ever Oppose It DALLAS, TX: This week, White House allies and other left-leaning coalitions will plan a week of events nationwide to mark the first anniversary of ObamaCare, but Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) resident scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews says it’s the best indicator yet that Democrats have lost the health care battle. "The Obama administration must have sent out an SOS (support our stupidity) memo, and, right on cue, the minions came out defending the health care reform legislation," said Matthews. "No one believes the left would be holding a national pep rally if ObamaCare was even a little popular." A new Rasmussen poll recently found 62 percent of Americans want ObamaCare repealed—the highest percentage since May, yet the public is repeatedly being bombarded with misleading defenses by the talking heads who support it. "The president claimed that his health care law would be a milestone, ultimately raising the Democrats’ stature. Instead, it’s become a millstone, sinking their hopes for years to come," said Matthews. "And the more Democrats try to defend their law, the more indefensible it appears." For example, the Department of Health and Human Services has granted more than a thousand temporary waivers to organizations—including unions that supported the bill—claiming that moving quickly to the law’s new, onerous guidelines would be devastating. The state of Maine has also requested a waiver and more states may follow. Matthews suggests the press investigate those supporters at the rallies to see how many of them belong to a group that got a pass on complying with the law. The legislation has become one of the most contentious in recent memory, with some 30 states challenging ObamaCare’s constitutionality in court and many passing provisions asserting that the federal government can’t force their citizens to buy health insurance or pay a fine. "The legislation backfired and now its supporters think they have to fire back," concluded Matthews. "ObamaCare has become a national pariah, and the Democrats know they have to do something. They are reading the polls much more closely than they ever read the legislation." The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) is an independent, nonprofit public policy organization based in Dallas, Texas. IPI resident scholar and health care expert Dr. Merrill Matthews is available for interview by contacting Erin Humiston at (972) 874-5139, or erin@ipi.org.

As a member of SigEp our alumni host a career night for the undergrads. This year they asked Coach McCarney to be our keynote speaker. Its a great event they host for us and if there is any other SigEp alums on the board, we would love to have yall out.

Terrell and his father were out at practice today. They were VERY enthusiastic about things and followed the D-Line everywhere they went. We don't have many or any players who look like Terrell in a uniform. Also in attendance today were Grant Shaw from Forney, Travis Ellard from Deer Park, Cooper Jones from Lone Oak, Zach Whitfield from Sherman. There was an O-lineman from Corsicana and a massive one from Trinity Valley CC via McKinney Boyd watching practice.

Joining back up on Monday.

Did we have permission of congress when we invaded Granada, Panama, or bombed Libya under Reagan.... Nope. We have not only declared war (by congress) only 5 times in US history... we have had over 200 "warlike" incidents, most done by the White House only... includes a lot--including a lot of Viet Nam escallations, the Gulf War, and Korea. There was no declaration fo war in the Gulf War or Iraq invasion (which was not provoked at all... and no mass killing of local citizens was taking place as has been taking place in Libya. You are just trying to find fault and not looking at history. Guess you aren't listening to those networks... several on there have criticized him and even these actions, just as they did the previous person.... Some Democrats even oppose this ---as did Bob Dole who opposed Bush Sr. when he began the Gulf War in 1990 (he later agreed that he had been wrong to do so). I thought the Iraq INVASION was bad mistake then but I approve of this which is not an invasion either (not that anywone cares about my oppinion) ....as long as we keep ground troops home. Let the locals fight it out and decide the situation.. A no-fly zone keep evens the situation a bit and doesn't allow a few to conquer the many. ..

Ok, got rid of dups between the lists... I didn't include this because it would make the list waaay too wide, but all but like 4 or 5 are interested in multiple aq schools(for whatever that means). Scout shows 45 and rivals shows 50. The combined list has 85 showing interest, so there weren't as many dups as I thought there would be. I took Andrew McNulty off the scout list...apparently Scout doesn't know that he is a 2011 recruit for U of NT. Anyways, this should paste into a spreadsheet fairly easily if you are interested in analyzing... or maybe you just aren't as geeky as me. Overall breakdown is as follows: -----Defense 38----- Defensive Backs 17: 3 CB, 8 DB, and 6 S Defensive Tackles 5 Defensive Ends 9 Line Backers 7: 5 LB and 2 OLB -----Offense 47----- Offensive Line 12: 2 OG, 7 OL, and 3 OT Running Backs 12 Quarter Backs 7 Wide Receivers 16 Go mean green Site Pos Name Location Ht/Wt/40 Scout CB Cavin Pense (Royse City HS)Royse City, TX -/- Scout CB Marco Toscano (MacArthur HS)Houston, TX 5-7/158 Scout CB Terrell Burt (Wylie HS)Wylie, TX 5-9/175/4.40 Texas commit---->Rivals DB Bryson Echols DeSoto, TexasDeSoto 5'10"/175/N/A Rivals DB Cranston Jones Mesquite, TexasWest Mesquite 5'9"/170/N/A Rivals DB Leo Thomas San Antonio, TexasSam Houston 6'2"/165/4.5 Rivals DB Nick Coleman San Antonio, TexasEast Central 5'11"/185/4.5 Rivals DB Tre Dean Sulphur Springs, TexasSulphur Springs 6'0"/170/N/A Rivals DB Trey Ridge Waco, TexasLa Vega 5'9"/165/4.7 Rivals DB Ty Johnson Orange, TexasOrangefield 6'1"/170/4.5 Rivals DB Will Hines Waco, TexasWaco 6'1"/175/4.5 Scout DE Brian Madunezim (Chester W Nimitz HS)Houston, TX 6-4/220 Scout DE Caleb Young (North Shore Sr HS)Galena Park, TX 6-2/220/4.98 Rivals DE David Harris Cedar Hill, TexasCedar Hill 6'0"/240/N/A Scout DE Devonte Fields (Martin HS)Arlington, TX 6-4/225 Rivals DE Jordan Smith Waco, TexasReicher 6'5"/220/4.8 Scout DE Karl Thomas (Newman Smith HS)Carrollton, TX -/- Rivals DE Kingsley Ike Pflugerville, TexasHendrickson 6'4"/215/4.7 Scout DE Noble Nwachukwu (Wylie HS)Wylie, TX 6-2/240/4.70 Rivals DE Tyriq McCord Tampa, FloridaJefferson 6'3"/209/4.8 Scout DT Azuka Akozar (Wylie HS)Wylie, TX 6-1/250/4.90 Scout DT Daniel Shaul (Klein Oak HS)Spring, TX 6-1/240 Rivals DT Ikenna Nwafor Irving, TexasCistercian Prep 6'5"/298/N/A Rivals DT Michael Cowden Aztec, New MexicoAztec 6'2"/345/5.8 Scout DT Toddrick Cain (Channelview HS)Channelview, TX 6-0/235/5.10 Rivals LB Cameron Speth League City, TexasClear Creek 5'11"/208/N/A Rivals LB Chris Weatherd Carrollton, TexasCreekview 6'3"/205/4.6 Rivals LB Chukwuma Oputa Dallas, TexasWoodrow Wilson 5'11"/215/4.6 Rivals LB Lincoln Richard Everman, TexasEverman 6'3"/215/N/A Rivals LB Michael Hargis Manor, TexasManor 6'4"/215/N/A Scout OG Boone Feldt (Pilot Point HS)Pilot Point, TX 6-3/275/5.10 ******3 star per scout****** Scout OG Manuel Pena (South Houston HS)South Houston, TX 6-5/280 Rivals OL Brent Wagner League City, TexasClear Creek 6'2"/275/5.2 Rivals OL Connor Trussell Arlington, TexasMartin 6'5"/285/N/A Rivals OL Dalton Haney Tallahassee, FloridaNorth Florida Christian 6'4"/230/N/A Rivals OL James Prince Southlake, TexasCarroll 6'6"/268/5.2 Rivals OL Ralphael Green San Antonio, TexasSam Houston 6'5"/336/N/A ******3 star per scout****** Rivals OL Ryan Melton Liberty, TexasLiberty 6'5"/265/5.1 Rivals OL Shane Weeks Sachse, TexasSachse 6'3"/265/5 Scout OLB Casey Westmoreland (Deer Park HS)Deer Park, TX 6-0/210 Scout OLB John Martinez (Deer Park HS)Deer Park, TX 6-1/180 Scout OT Logan Wilkerson (Kingwood Park HS)Kingwood, TX 6-3/240/4.80 Scout OT Sam Jenkins (Red Oak HS)Red Oak, TX 6-1/238/5.10 Scout OT Simon Goines (Central HS)Keller, TX 6-8/281/5.00 Rivals QB Brady Burgin Highland Park, TexasHighland Park 6'2"/205/N/A Scout QB Brooks Haack (Katy HS)Katy, TX 6-1/180 Tarleton State Commit---->Scout QB Collin Strahan (Horn HS)Mesquite, TX 6-0/180 Rivals QB Dane Evans Sanger, TexasSanger 6'2"/185/N/A Rivals QB Josh Greer Arlington, TexasArlington 6'4"/195/4.8 Rivals QB Justin Owens Sulphur Springs, TexasSulphur Springs 6'2"/190/N/A Rivals QB Tai Gadison Leander, TexasRouse 5'11"/150/N/A Scout RB Arthur Howard (MacArthur HS)Houston, TX 5-8/188 Scout RB Brandon Holloway (Alonso HS)Tampa, FL 5-9/165/4.37 Rivals RB Darrell Harris Waco, TexasWaco 5'10"/175/N/A Scout RB Dequan Hedspeth (Seguin HS)Seguin, TX 5-10/175 Rivals RB Edwin Dearring San Antonio, TexasEast Central 6'0"/205/4.5 Scout RB Jerome Akintunde (Newman Smith HS)Carrollton, TX 5-11/215/4.60 Rivals RB Jerome Watkins Fort Worth, TexasArlington Heights 5'11"/205/5.2 Scout RB Kody Chester (Sulphur Springs HS)Sulphur Springs, TX 5-8/175 Scout RB Marvin Jackson (Harker Heights HS)Killeen, TX 5-8/144 Scout RB Terrell Paynes (Chester W Nimitz HS)Houston, TX 5-11/190 Houston Commit----->Rivals RB Terrence Taylor Diboll, TexasDiboll 5'11"/205/4.5 Rivals RB Zay Handy Duncanville, TexasDuncanville 5'5"/165/4.4 Scout S Collin LaGasse (Lake Travis HS)Austin, TX 5-10/185/4.50 Scout S Eric Amoako (Martin HS)Arlington, TX 5-11/195 Scout S Justin Vallilee (Colleyville Heritage HS)Colleyville, TX 6-0/180 Scout S Kameryon Brown (Southern University Lab School)Baton Rouge, LA 6-2/190 Scout S Quadry Antoine (Belle Chasse HS)Belle Chasse, LA 5-11/210/4.59 Scout S Stephen Amoako (Martin HS)Arlington, TX 5-11/195 Rivals WR Adonis Haven Waco, TexasUniversity 6'2"/195/4.5 Scout WR Bryan Allen (La Marque HS)La Marque, TX 6-4/170 Rivals WR Carlos Harris Frisco, TexasFrisco 5'7"/155/4.5 Scout WR Daniel Vargas (Lee HS)Midland, TX 5-9/145 Scout WR Dontonio Jordan (Lake Dallas HS)Lake Dallas, TX 5-11/180 Scout WR Ja'Voris Portier (MacArthur HS)Houston, TX 6-1/180 Scout WR Jaydrick Declouet (Patterson HS)Patterson, LA 5-10/175 Rivals WR Justin Carey Dallas, TexasA Maceo Smith 6'1"/180/N/A Scout WR Leterio Brown (Channelview HS)Channelview, TX 5-10/171/4.50 Rivals WR Lynx Hawthorne Weimar, TexasWeimar 6'1"/185/4.5 Scout WR Omar Valdez (Arlington Heights HS)Fort Worth, TX 6-1/205 Scout WR Pat Small (Everman HS)Everman, TX -/- Scout WR Peyton Williams (Carroll HS)Southlake, TX 6-1/192/4.40 Scout WR Sam Brown (MacArthur HS)Houston, TX 5-9/161 Scout WR Sydie London (St. Augustine HS)New Orleans, LA 6-4/200 Scout WR Zack Sanchez (Central HS)Keller, TX 6-0/165/4.45

Do they have to do it all at once?

Who's the King of the Hill ? Easy, settle it head to head with a Metroplex tournament. I'm sure UTA and UNT would be for it. SMU and TCU need to man up and accept the challenge.

Okay then, Phase 2: Sun Belt basketball games are broadcast regularly on CSS. This is a regional cable provider, one that is not available here in Dallas no matter how much I'd be willing to pay for it. These games are available on cable, just like the cable I'm paying for here in Dallas. But because of regional distribution, I can't access it. Almost without exception, there aren't even any options to go see these games at a sports bar or restaurant, no matter how thorough their premium channel package may be. If I lived in Alabama or Louisiana (I think), I would be watching this for no additional charge in the comfort of my own home. If it were an option, I'd go to Pluckers or Fox & Hound and watch them there. Roughly 25-30% of these CSS games end up available on ESPN3.com through contractual arrangement. When that happens, I can watch a web stream of the same broadcast, MINUS commercials, and there is no question that this is just fine. I can access these broadcasts because of the cable/internet provider I already pay for. Not criminal, not morally wrong. But for the other 70-75% that I have no way to access; if I watch them through Channelsurfing WITH the commercials intact... Is that criminal? Morally wrong? Why?

Glad your excited, but the complaints were a little overboard. The residents of Denia didn't want to work with NT, they wanted to mandate what NT did/does with its land. This issue could have been resolved long ago if the city had any foresight and expanded Bonnie Brae either prior to or in conjunction with the building of the stadium. But, Denton being Denton, they will not start this work until some time in the future making access an even bigger mess in the future just like Loop 288,the work on W. University during the Razor Ranch construction and years ago when TI built what is now Discovery Park. Then again, Denton still has residents that will do anything to thwart growth and argue for the sake of arguing.

One question, limited scope, stick to the parameters: In the past year, I've used Channelsurfing (or other sites like Justin.TV, I think) to watch Formula 1 races live while traveling. I get cable, I pay for it monthly, when at home I watch the races on a channel that I pay for. When out of town, either in a hotel for work or visiting family in an area that doesn't get Speed on their available cable package, I watch a choppy and inconsistent web stream that's roughly 1/3rd or 1/4th the size of a postcard. So, I'm watching a stream of something I would otherwise be watching legally over-the-air. The only reason I'm not seeing what I've already paid for is because of a market failure (inefficient distribution of their signal) and I'm watching a very, very inferior substitute. And while I do this, I'm still seeing all the advertisements that I'd be seeing if I were sitting in front of my television instead. Criminal? Morally wrong? Why?

Prove it. /raises level of discourse...

How dare you. You know this board has folks who know much more tha the coaches about what should or should not be done.

I'll let Coach Mac (30 years coaching experience) and Coach Nelson (41 years coaching experience) make those decisions.

I signed up that night! After that night, I left a bigger believer in the program and the coaching staff. It was great meeting them and fellow MGC members. Thanks to those who helped me sign up. I'm fired up!

If you were truly motivated you'd adopt a Russian kid.

lol!

Prove it.

I would like to hear, now that Pres. Obama, has his very own war...can't blame Bush for this one...just what the heck the objectives are and how the heck anyone thinks you can win this thing without boots on the ground? Is this going to be the first armed conflict won by air power alone? I seriously doubt it. That "exit strategy" that our president kept asking for in his run to the presidency is certainly lacking here as well. Not knocking Obama here as much as pointing out the difference between running for president and talking about decisions you know very little about and actually having to make those decisions and live with the consequences. So, what's the exit strategy and what's the goal? We seem to be hearing different things daily from the oval office...our goal is to remove the current leadership of Libya to well, it may not be possible to remove the current leadership. Is this going to be another seemingly never-ending stalemate in the dessert? Don't know...too early to tell, but it has all the ear makes of another long drawn out conflict where mainly the civilian population suffers. Was it the right thing to do? Perhaps, but in my opinion the US and its allies waited way to long to act and lost the initiative. How can the US support a three front war successfully? Obama is the first president to try to handle a three-front war since maybe the Romans. I am just scatter-shooting here with some random thoughts on this situation. The US does seem to be trying to hand this over to NATO, but that would only place the US forces (who will still probably shoulder the burden of this front) under the command of potentially some other nation's commanding general, etc. Result for the American forces and US tax payer would be the same...as it has been in most NATO led actions. Too early....too many questions, but a concern for the US, its Allies and the people of Libya none the less.

The coaches could be mute for all I care; I'm ready for some wins.

If you think that saving baby seals is more important than saving baby humans, you might just be a Democrat. If you think that giving food to the poor makes you a saint, but asking why the poor have no food makes you a Commie Liberal, you might just be a Republican.

It is time to let it go..........

Only want one sided opinions? Sounds like......... Communism....... I know you are, but what am I....... Oh, and too bad Ed Wallace didn't feel the need to chime in back in the last 2 vitriolic years of the final Bush term. Funny how that works.

It's all a question of priorities when money is tight. No stimulus money for IPI as we don't support any politician or any political campaign. We deal in policy, not political parties. We tend to think we are "equal opportunity" thinkers.

I must say, for an alum who was on the sidelines at Fouts for four years but has not seen a home game in person in 19, these pics are REALLY starting to get me pumped up about the new digs! There may have to be a road trip in order this fall!!

Actually sounds similiar to what the President said.

We need to repeal Obama. Did I just say that?

Agree with Kram about Babes. The main attraction is thier sides. Frankly, I think Popeye's has better fried chicken than Babes. Underwoods > Popeyes by a mile. I'm talking about the Underwoods in Brownwood. Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure of eating at the Underwoods in Denton

I love Vito for the subtle (and not so subtle) digs at the last regime.

...as opposed to the not-so-quiet times with his ex-wife........ Look Mark, I'm not being critical of Coach McCarney, I'm just presenting a realistic speculation as to the "Beaches" thing in the interview. I don't need to admire him as a husband, just as a coach. And if the athletic department can head off any unnecessary distractions by presenting him as a guy who is sensitive and devoted to his wife, then fine with me. Just don't expect me to swallow it whole like some gullible, fawning, fan.

Who needs Leach either?

Again Ralph Nader opens his mouth and shows how stupid he really is about most things. I thought that guy had finally faded into the woodwork. You know he's saying something stupid by watching to see if his lips are moving. The guy is a joke!

My problem with Libya, and Obama in general, is that he goes about his business without the knowledge or approval of Congress. He skirts the law as best he can and then "escapes" to another country, in this case Chile, to avoid the immediate backlash. Then again, the liberal media, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, etc... will never call him on any of this. Some of you may not have like Bush or how he went about his business, but the man did what he thought was in the best interest of the United States, not the world, and was upfront and communicated to Congress what his actions would be. In fact, in the case of invading Iraq, the Democratic led Congress approved of this move. Obama has no foreign policy and no leadership skills.

So... now we're on the same side as al-Qaeda? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html Good call, Obama. Good call.

We are pleased to announce that the GoMeanGreen.com Basketball Game benefitting the UNT Cheerleaders is on! The game will take place on Saturday March 26th, 1PM tip off (please arrive for warm ups at Noon) at the Mean Green Village Gym. It's time to break out those dusty Converse out of the closet and show us your "A" game. All of the proceeds from this event will benefit the UNT Cheer Squad. Our cheerleaders do such a great job and they need our support! This is a great event and we need your support to make it happen! DATE: March 26, 2011 PLACE: Mean Green Village Gym TIME: 1PM Tip Off, 12:00 Noon Check In/Warmup COST: $25 (includes player shirt). Please make checks payable to UNT Athletics. You can bring your registration fees to the event or you can mail your checks to the following address: UNT Athletics c/o Mark Miller 3608 Montecito Dr. Denton, Texas 76205 REGISTER NOW: We need to know if you can play so we can set up the tourney format and draft. Please respond to this post or contact Mark Miller at mmiller@ipi.org to reserve your spot! Please include a brief bio including your age, height, weight and prior basketball experience. We will provide this bio information to the coaches who are conducting the draft. DRAFT: The Draft will be conducted in the GoMeanGreen.com chatroom about a week prior to the event. More details to come. DONATIONS: Even if you can't participate in the event your donations are gladly accepted and can be made payable to UNT Athletics. Also if you have items that you would like to provide us that we can use for a silent auction or raffle please contact Mark Miller at mmiller@ipi.org for more details. SPONSORSHIPS: Please contact Mark Miller at mmiller@ipi.org for more details. VOLUNTEERS: We need lots of volunteers to help us run this even smoothly in particular referees and event day organizers. If you are interested in lending a hand, please respond to this post or email mmiller@ipi.org to sign up! I DON'T PLAY BUT WANT TO WATCH: Would love to have as many people come out and support the event as possible! Great opportunity to visit the campus and see some of the new facilities! KID FRIENDLY? - Absolutely, if you have a young cheerleader who would like to spend some time and get pictures with UNT Cheer this is the event for you! AFTER PARTY: We are planning an after party to be held at a local Denton establishment. If you are a restaurant/bar and would like to have a bunch of hungry and thirsty Mean Green faithful please contact mmiller@ipi.org for more details. GoMeanGreen.com will have a live podcast with interviews and coverage on the day of the event for those unable to attend. We are working on having both current and former players to participate in this event and so if you know of any that might be interested in being a part please respond to this post or contact mmiller@ipi.org for more details. We are working on some very unique items including signed jerseys and basketballs. The cheerleaders will also be available to take pictures. We will have a professional photographer taking pictures of the event. Also working on some other special guest that we will announce soon. We will be updating this blog as news comes available so be sure to bookmark and check back often. Thank you in advance for your support and as always GO MEAN GREEN!! Click Here to discuss this Event in the GoMeanGreen.com Basketball Forum!

Like most people reading this board I'm super-excited about the new stadium, but I understand the Denia complaints. It's a very nice neighborhood with residents that feel that UNT could do better in terms of access to the stadium. Let's be honest, UNT is taking a short-sighted approach to access (ie. saving money). Bonnie Brae is WAY too narrow and not designed for the potential traffic the new stadium will attract. Bonnie Brae should be under construction now, not sometime in the future. WillowWood is a very weak alternative(but cheap).The residents of Denia have forced UNT to spend more money (500,000 out of 90 million) and supply slightly better access. I think it's a good thing.

Apologist at work.