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Not everyone is on the bus but it should be full. Most everyone is wearing green and if they aren't, they are handing out green shirts so there should be no excuses! free pizza and the bus has ESPN so it should be a good trip!

Brandon Akpunku Jeremy Bean Greg Brown Jason Bruner Ryan Downing Lance Dunbar Steven Ford Brad Graham James Hamilton Julian Herron Royce Hill Sean January Breece Johnson Forlando Johnson J.J. Johnson Troy Kokjohn D'Leon McCord Jamize Olawale Michael Outlaw John Shorter Weston Squier Matt Tomlinson Jamaal Wilson Senior Day is my favorite game of the year, but unfortnately I will be unable to attend this year, so I would like to say thank you to each of the graduating seniors for the effort they've put forth for our university and the character they have exhibited through a number of trying years. Thank you for being leaders of, what I believe, is the turning around of our program. I wish I could be there to give each of you a standing ovation and I encourage everyone to exit the tailgate area and be in Apogee when these young men are announced for the last time. It always pissed me off when people wouldn't come in early enough to honor these young men that have represented our university, or those that came in just sat dumbfounded as these young men were announced. Please get their early and show your appreciation for their efforts. Since the game starts at 3:00pm, you will be able to tailgate afterwards.

The board Karen Aston moderates is running super smoothly. Love watching her lead a forum... just pointing that out.

I know that some of you are interested in Sir Calvin Wallace given UNT’s need at defensive tackle. There was an article in the local paper last week that I just now got around to reading. The article was on Sir Calvin, along with the other Chapel Hill defensive tackle from last year’s team – now playing defensive end – Colton Moorehead, who was first-team all-state as a DT in 2010. Some tidbits from the article (this article was published prior to last week’s game vs. Navasota so the stats would need to be updated – Sir Calvin and Colton both had great games): • Moorehead leads the team in sacks – six • Moorehead has 10 tackles for a loss • Moorehead is 6’3”, 255 lbs • Wallace is known around Chapel Hill as “Z-ro” because he looks like the Houston rapper • Wallace right now is 6’2”, 292 lbs • Head Coach Thomas Sitton’s quote about Sir Calvin “He’s one of the more athletic big kids I have ever been around. He runs well, changes direction well. He’s hard to block, and he does a good job of getting penetration and making plays.” • Wallace has 54 tackles, eight for a loss, and three sacks • Wallace missed the first four games of the season • A Wallace quote “I don’t mind being double-teamed. If I get double-teamed, Moorehead can get the pressure and get a sack or a linebacker could come in and make a big play. As long as it’s helping the team, it doesn’t bother me.” As I have said before, I know it is not feasible for UNT to take another CH player. But I have no doubt that in prior years Moorehead would have been a big “get” for UNT. He has a huge upside and is a big team-leader. GMG

You've gotten a lot of -1s here, but if what you type is even remotely accurate, then this should be rectified immediately by the AD. Talk about a great way to run off a big donor or two...

We sure can Lifer...yes, we sure can. What does this have to do with recruiting?

We can always use Moorehead.

Kids theses days... YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM NOT THE SOLUTION.

I finally have a reason to watch the LHN

I ordered my 4 tickets. If I can't find anyone to come I will be walking in and out of Apogee four times to get the tickets to count on attendance...seriously.

That seems to be somewhat of a leap. CJ wasn't quoted as wanting to best Josh White. I'm sure he'd like to win above all else.

DL Coach

How did this get 9 negative votes? I gave it a +1!!!!

There are 2 buses, although im not sure how full the second one is. We stopped in West, Texas at the Czech Stop and will hopefully be departing soon! The nice people at Czech Stop wished us good luck and one lady said she is going to watch it when she gets home. Hopefully we don't disappoint!

Hopefully inside the bus.

Thanks for not quitting.

During Hayden Fry's first or second at NT, Fry signed 6 or 8 players from one HS, Carter HS in Dallas. I believe Carter had won the state championship that year, so Fry wanted players from a championship team. Carter HS arranged a LOI signing day event for players and their families. Hayden Fry attended the event too. The LOI signing day event made big sports news in Dallas. (I think Hayden played a big role in setting up the LOI event though his contacts with the local Dallas sports media) The signing day event included both the Dallas newspapers, who ran front page photos of the players, Fry, and the story. The local Dallas TV stations sports reporters were at the LOI day event too. The stations ran the story on their sports shows that same day. My point is, if one HS team is loaded with tallent, why not recruit all the players available? I see no reason why Coach McCareny would not recruit the college level talent of the top players at Chaple Hill HS. If the players meet the criteria the staff wants and needs, recruit all of them. Same recruiting apporach for any HS in Texas. If a team is loaded with talent, why not go after all the talented players?

Just come out and say it.

LOL!!!!! Got me on that one. But no wonder he likes beer so much putting up with 30 eight year olds all day? Picturing a 6'4"tall dude, or however tall Thor is, sitting at those little tables and chairs during parent teacher conferences cracks me up. Rick

Tech was not happy the last time they hired a head coach away from us. Oddly enough, we weren't too upset about it till we found out Bob Tyler was going to be the replacement. Those of you who think Dodge was our worst coach never experienced Bob Tyler!

Well said, Lifer - God love 'em, they have been through a lot over the past four years. Gentlemen: You have my utmost respect! May the trials-and-tribulations of the past four years prepare you for a great and successful life.

In order to avoid the gag reflex, I skipped most of that thread.

Maybe MizzouTigers will show up on their board too and trumpet the "Jim Leavitt is the only guy you can possibly hire or else you are really just stupid" theme again. I mean, really, how did Jim Leavitt not get hired anywhere last year? MizzouTigers told us he was the best coach since Bear Bryant...surely he will get hired this go around, right?

Shocking news, just shocking. I cannot stress enough how unexpected this is. No one could have seen this coming.

The 2011 WAC Football Champions, Too. The attendance was actually announced as 17,000 and some change. They are going to turn into the NCAA approx. 21,518 for their "new" attendance average record. Does that sound like good numbers for a conference champion? Hey our attendance is not to write home about, either, but we just finished our 8'th losing season in a row, too. I'll take our fan base after those losing seasons anytime. Some of their own fan's comments on the La Tech attendance from their message board: '"If there was 17,000 people there then there is going to be 270,000 people in the Dome tomorrow night for the Saints game. At best there was 7,000 people." "Last night at the game, I thought attendance was around 15K. After seeing some TV footage, I think we had actual attendance was as high as 13K" "The crowd was bad, people need to stop making excuses for those that were not there. I have been comming to this board for years and many always blame the lack of crowd on the team, coaching, winning, etc. Now if we can not get a crowd for a WAC Championship, an 8-4 season and a bowl, it is time to start discussing the fan base and how and if we can ever get them to participate.........................." "Somewhat disappointed in the crowd but I was pleased to see that this was the what the "hardcore" crowd has grown to - It was rain through out and heavy rain at some points - during and several hours leading up to the game....Even with the conference championship on the line, in this type of weather 3 years ago we might of had 2,500 people in the stands - tonite we had 3 times, maybe 4 times that..." GMG! PS: They ran a thread on our "13K" weather game several weeks ago with lots of laughter and sarcasm. Turnabout is fair play? But jeez, the WAC football champions and they are bragging about whatever their real attendance average is (which no one will ever really know--including the NCAA)? I know, I'm going to hades for posting this kind of thread.

ya..it's a beating...hence my drinking...and the chairs suck! funny, that it's a surprise to some...but makes sense!

Why don't y'all take this to the VIP moderator forum??? Something about absolute power corruptiing absolutely?? Oh, the game. Texas is young, so here is hoping that this game is much more like Tech than UTA or Miss St. AAUNT, see you in the Eagles Nest, you pinko commie.

When we win on Saturday.... We will be 5-7, Have gone from the bottom of FBS to the middle of the much improved Sun Belt, And ready to make it to a bowl in 2012.

I have a feeling this ain't gonna be pretty... but I'll watch the game from beginning to end no matter what! GO MEAN GREEN!

I think NT plays them within 15...by "think" I mean hope.

So let's add administrative duties to the A.D. so they can sort through submissions to see who is actually MGC members. Obviously not intended nor planned for, since the link was only sent to MGC members. And then they can deal with irate folks who didn't understand that the offer is only for MGC members. Someone doesn't have to be active in discussions or even registered on gmg.com to access the link. It's completely public. And while it is possible that the majority of active posters on the board are MGC members, the majority of viewers are not. I just find it a little presumptuous to provide a public link when the MGC only provided it to members. That was apparently not their intent. Those who were supposed to receive the link received it elsewhere.

I do not want to see Coach C go anywhere. If he has to move on to fulfill his desire to run his own program, we would all want him to go to a good situation. UAB ain't it!!

Go Mean Green!!

This. SMU and Rice have pooped on their golden tickets. Well, maybe not so much Rice. Rice has other things to do at their school besides football. SMU is poopfart. I don't care how many decades ago they had the "Death Penalty." Whole programs have been invented and been successful since then. Programs that came up straight out of the ground like so much summer corn in the fields. SMU just didn't try to care or not. I can see it now. Big East. All nothing. Do nothing. Be nothing. Running out of power and juice.

Where would it stop? 15? 25? 60? 80? Hopefully he loves the MG enough to stick around.

Whereas some guys who are first in the gym with their lunch-pail tend to be better shooters despite a lack of natural athleticism?

In RV's defense look at what he's had to work with since he got here a decade ago. I just don't think UNT has had as much leverage as we may think and if reports are true then we had a great shot to be in CUSA already if it wasn't for Fouts and baseball. Like I said in another thread...this realignment stuff may not be in our hands but it sure doesn't mean we can't win championships and go to bowl games, march madness, add baseball and better the overall profile of UNT athletics being in the Sunbelt for the time being. If we take care of our stuff then outsiders will take notice and things will began to fall favorably for UNT.

I am sure he just gave you the politically correct answer to the question. If you worked for Conference USA I have the feeling his answer would be different.

Wrong score 71-69 http://m.examiner.com/exDallas/pm_66785/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=cEtl67lL Rick

From the article.... "More interesting is that UTSA has apparently already begun its efforts to lobby CUSA, sending material to the school presidents who will ultimately decide which schools are added. Multiple sources said it is also in the early stages of assembling a team of local business and political leaders to help sell the school if an opportunity to join does materialize." Local business and political leaders supporting their local state University?!?! Someone needs to tell those business men that if they start supporting UTSA, then it will piss off all the students at Texas Lutheran and Our Lady of the Lake University. I hope some Denton Businessmen/women give them a call and give them fair warning about the dangers of showing support of UTSA........

Still kind of bothersome to me that North Texas name is never mentioned in these kind of media blurbs or anywhere else for that matter. Surely we are not going back to the days of all things under the radar which at times has meant' that nothing of significance is really happening. Folks, you ready to see an upstart UTSA football program join a long line of other schools post-Missouri Valley Conference era for North Texas who have also gone "beep beep" past our 100 year plan for a football program? Sad to say, but that would just about do it for many alums I know. Put our name out there North Texas officials--no one else is going to do it (with the right people, that is): Even SMU got their name out there with Big 12 officials, got some publicity out of it then next thing you know they are going to be in whatever is left of the Big East. We all laughed at the Big 12 thing with SMU, but we did not when a school that we are literally and most likely out-drawing at the gate in our 8'th losing season in a row received an AQ league invite. (As a reminder, SMU was in the midst of about a 15 year losing streak their first year in CUSA). But...it's like Deep Green posted when he said "it's all about school branding with the BCS and bowl people." Deep, it really does sound that way more and more; that is, they want the name school no matter how poorly the name school has performed the last 15 years and apparently they could care less how poorly name school draws at the gate, either. This is why schools with good attendance like Southern Miss, East Carolina and others similar willl not make this BCS party because they were not on the NCAA radar back in the 30's 40's and 50's. To put this In layman's language, these crusty old NCAA/BCS/ESPN farts around the age group of the Chuck Neinas'es love to sit around and talk about their own younger years of following NCAA football along with their own father's memories as in the storied days of Doak Walker and Sammy Baugh to bring all this closer to home. They would rather do that than talk about how North Texas in 1968 probably had one of the 5 top football teams in the entire NCAA with several NFL draft choices coming from that team. Yet who the hell knew about any of that in 1968 since it was coming from our steam powered publicity machine in Denton, Texas? So in all reality, we have seen the enemy and it is who once again? GMG!

Giving little to no consequences to programs like Miami and Ohio St. send that message. I have no doubt UCF will suffer far harsher consequences than even Penn St.

dogshit...way more than 5000

I want whomever can know the defensive coverage well enough to not give up 10-15 TD's next year on blown coverages alone. It is hard to know who's fault it is without knowing the defensive coverage, but it has gotten old. Maybe it is the new defense, but there seems to be alot of confusion on the back end and that is with 4 senior starters.

Hope you like marching through thousands of dead birds on your way to football games.

Simmer down. Karen Aston will fix everything.

Pink socks?

Die, Twitter. Die!

That's true. Anyone who foresaw this scenario unfolding a year or two ago obviously really wasted their time. I think we need to send a Green Man to visit the Morgan family and seal the deal. Preferably the other one.