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We are in, Vito confirms this with RV in practice. Doesn't say it , but looks like we will be heading to Kansas State This post has been promoted to an article

I would support this board in adopting a similar policy...

The better question is who will be awarded the National Championship once Kentucky is forced to vacate it in a couple years.

Remember the day when 2 men could fight each other with just their fist & be done with it ??

I didn't stay long , but it looks like Marcus Trice will be our punt returner. He looks like a natural back there. It's been awhile since we have had a solid punt returner. Bynes and Brelan also took some punts. Several guys took turns on kick off returns. Looks like it may be a open job(s) I didn't see Zac Olen. Maybe I missed him ? Looked like maybe some walk ons were handling the kick off duties Chaz Sampson may develop into something special. I can tell he added some weight , red shirting did him good Love Coach Gaines There was a what looked like a former player for Mac at Florida there. Had a gator backpack. Maybe just a former player in the area or a possible transfer ? Sorry wish I could report more, but my time was limited

I'll be honest , I'm disappointed we have yet to extend a offer.

Thomas Jefferson thought we should write a new one every 19 years. I guess he's just old and crazy too.

I made an issue of it because UNT90 keeps misrepresenting what other people are saying here.

UNT is up to 34th in the Golfweek / Sagarin rankings...4th in the state behind Texas (1...sick squad with Speith and Frittilli, the top 2 players in the individual rankings), Texas A&M (15) and Baylor (27)...and ahead of TCU (35), SMU (40) and Texas Tech (42)...also tops in the Sun Belt with Middle at 44th being the only other conference team in the top 50.

new coach for themn...second year of our great athletes...upset!

Like Kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton....sorry, couldn't resist.

Are we talkin illegal aliens or space aliens? Cause I only hate one of'em.

You should go to LaLa sometime and party with those Cajuns. It'll almost make you forget Vegas.

uh... exactly what do you mean by this...

At the very least, give us a reason to travel to an away game. I mean, what's going on in Troy Alabama? At least in the MWC you get to go to Las Vegas, Ft. Collins (Home of New Belgium Brewery!), and for you rich folks: Hawaii!

I agree. I don't think that the average "joe six-pack" North Texas fan prefers the Mountain West over CUSA. They just care that we regularly play opponents with some name recognition (Florida-who?)..... and that most out of town conference games are reachable by a day drive in the car. And toward that end, I would hope that if we are invited to C-USA, that LaLa and Texas St. are also invited.

If the merger doesn't pan out and the two remain separate in whatever capacity, I believe the better fit for UNT (if we are invited anywhere) would be Conference USA. The Sunbelt has been good to us, however, Conference USA offers us more in the way of getting people involved. Rice every year would be great. Tulsa, UTEP, ect... They are closer to Denton. Conferences were meant to unite regional teams in order to breed competition, rivalry, and maybe some fun for everyone involved well before ESPN began destroying college sports.

That's too bad... You should have bet on them winning in New Orleans... Much better odds that way

Given our more global culture and diversity as a nation, I don't have a problem with her wanting to look at foreign courts, as long as the final decision is soundly based on our own laws. The Constitution comment also makes some sense. While I personally would like to think that any new republic that forms would include our Bill of Rights as intrinsic freedoms, we don't live in isolated nations anymore. It might make some sense, if a country were starting over, to try and think outside the box to incorporate the appropriate level of freedoms for a globalized country. But her expressed opinions don't negate her sound mind; they just differ from your (and some of the other justice's) opinions. Which is why we have 9 judges on the Court instead of one, and why I appreciate the dissenting opinions. It is only by examining our own beliefs through exploring all sides of an argument that we can be confident in our decisions.

Except you skip the part that says we have subsidized them upfront by being forced to pay into the system. If I carry no insurance and can pay cash for my own medical treatment, why should I be forced by the government to buy into a plan...just to make it easier for someone else to buy insurance? No way. This bill, nor any other that will ever pass in the history of this country or any, will solve the problem of some people not working as hard as others, yet wanting what the harder workers have. There is an ingrained jealousy in the lazy and unproductive of those who work, create, produce. Nothing will ever be enough. No tax rate less than 100% will ever do. Insurance plans that gave more benefits to those who could pay more upset the lazy. Nothing will do except to drag by legislation the productive down to the level of the unproductive. And, that is what this bill does. If I can afford to pay without carrying insurance, too bad. If I can afford to buy a better health insurance policy than most, too bad. Because 20% of the American population finds an excuse to not buy insurance, the government will try to force me to buy into a one-size fits all deal, or they will have the IRS collect a "non-tax penalty" from me. As I said yesterday, supporters of the bill should simply admit that what they want is socialism. That's all this bill is.

As it is, and trust me as a person who has hired and fired in both the public and private sector, and has to interview and train people. With or without this policy, it's a PITA the fire, find, interview, hire, and train new people - so much so, that in BOTH sectors you put up with more incompetent asshats that need firing than you should.

Have any of you actually read the new policy? It's basically a softened version of the private sector's policy. Instead of the private sector's insta-fire, this one requires some review process and has appeals built into it. I think it's better than the old "you gotta commit murder to get fired" system and it's better than the private sector's, "good morning, by the way, you're fired" system.

I never said that it should. Given all of that, do you think UNT would have been served by a rule that let Jackson fire her for no reason? I'd like to think there's a nice paper trail at UNT describing everything that went down when she was shown the door, and the Board of Regents and others can review it.

I say this every year around this time, but I really miss the old days of GMG. Harry started up the "VIP" area to offer up some very insightful and in depth analysis as to what was going on in Spring Camp. It was worth every penny. Looking forward to reports by anyone and everyone who is able to make it over.

Because the government employee is accountable to the public. I agree with you there are drawbacks to not letting people be fired at will. But in general, I'd like to know that when somebody is fired from a government job the decision has to be justified.

Government agencies should be required to justify why they're firing people. We all wanted answers when President Bataille was dumped.

That's funny. Instead of making the taxpayer foot the bill for someone's emergency room visit because they have no insurance, the mandate actually puts the responsibility on the person to pay up through their insurance. You conservatives should be all over this.

Some people take college fan message boards too seriously.

You got that right, Silver. I went to LaLa for the first time this past football season and those folks are something else - unbelievable tailgating and many of the tailgaters almost mugged Kram and me trying to give us beer and food. Many of the LaLa folks would just stop us, both before and after the game, and simply thank us for coming to Lafayette and the game. I can only dream that someday our tailgating atmosphere will match LaLa's. GMG

The problem for Verrelli is that he's being asked to defend a concept at a Federal level using a State case as its basis. It's basically a prayer shot, like a half court shot at the end of a game, this piece of legislation. Kennedy is thought to be the weakest link. Though its difficult for to see even him expanding the Commerce Clause into, basically, infinity. As Verrelli was forced to say, from the government's standpoint, once you are born you are in a marketplace. Which, of course, is absurd, but he has to argue it nonetheless. Stupid and brazen, but par for the course with anyone appointed by Obama. Dear Mr. Verrelli, having been a part of either a health plan or being able to pay cash out of pocket on my own, I've never been a burden on the "health care system." Such a give up argument by the government: because you are born, the Commerce Clause says we can tell you how to spend your money and on what; and, if you don't you'll pay a tax penalty that isn't a tax. So dumb. The problem with people like Barak Obama is that, in their minds, there really is no place for personal responsibility. If you work hard and earn your way, there is never any reward. You must accept a lower standard because there are lazy people out there who want what you have, but won't work for it with equal vigor. As far as the liberal ladies, they are an embarrassment. Bader Ginsberg is really the only one who belongs up there. Sotomayor is clearly out of her league. And, Kagan...with virtually no courtroom experience as a attorney and zero as a judge, is just ridiculous. So, of course, veteran civil litigators were running circles around them. How could they not?

I hate the space aliens because they come here, draw all over our crops, and don't pay any taxes.

anyone but kentucky...

For those interest in hearing both sides of the story "According to what Zimmerman told local officers, he lost sight of the teen and was returning to his SUV when Martin approached him and they exchanged words. He said Martin asked if he had a problem, Zimmerman replied no and reached for his cell phone. He then alleges that Martin said "well you do now" and punched him in the nose." "Zimmerman said he then fell to the ground and Martin got on top of him and began slamming his head into the sidewalk. Zimmerman said he began yelling for help.""An individual can be heard screaming on the 911 audio, however, there's been a dispute amongst witnesses as to whether it was Zimmerman or Martin who was crying for help." "According to authorities, Zimmerman then shot Martin at close range. When the local police arrived at the scene, they found Zimmerman with a bloody nose, swollen lip and lacerations in the back of his head. Although paramedics gave him first aid, he said he did not need to go to the hospital and sought medical treatment the next day." A couple of thoughts. You can clearly hear Zimmerman tell dispatchers that he has lost sight of Martin on the 911 tape, which jives with his account of events. If this is the first and only account of events Zimmerman has given (no changing of stories), then the odds are better than not that he is telling the truth. Otherwise, you would have to believe that after a traumatic encounter with Martin (whichever way you believe it happened), Zimmerman had the mental ability to remember telling the dispatcher that he had lost sight of Martin and construct a lie around that previous statement. But not just any lie, a lie that apparently matches up with crime scene evidence. Remember the detailed description that Zimmerman gave on the 911 tpe about where he was? Again, the location of the shooting would have to match up with his story. Do we absolutely know this is the case? No. But if it wasn't, I would bet Zimmerman would be sitting in jail right now.

--Absolutely...!! I suppose he knows spendthrift means a person who is careless with their money.... hahaha..

Again, how can you say the original investigation wasn't thorough when you have no idea what was done in that investigation? Madness!!! Your O.J. analogy doesn't quite work here. You got to see all the evidence through a televised trial to make that determination. Here, you are just deciding on assumptions and stereotypes. Kind of a big difference, don't you think?

New smoker for the tailgate on the hill and this year it is all about the parking pass:) Mean Green diehards on the hill ready for some football! GMG

Well, I am thinking of the word more in terms of responsibility than in the legal sense. He did commit the act, no real debate there. Part of me would like to see the evidence presented in a court of law to finally determine the facts of the case and if a crime was committed, but the other part of me wonders if he could receive a fair trial at this point. There is a lot being said in this whole case, but I am not certain what is true and what is not. The tapes don't necessarily indicate what happened and the conversations that would provide more clarity were not recorded. This whole thing is a mess. My avatar exists because of this forum. I am a reader, but not a typical poster. I just don't keep up with a lot of what is discussed enough to argue well one way or another. I offer a question here and there, but typically get blasted for it. Hence, my avatar.

Well, herein lies part of the problem: there is much finger-pointing among insurance carriers, hospitals, and Medicare. Seems like everyone is asked to bend - except doctors. To me, doctors have always been the X-factor. As a seller of medical malpractice insurance, I know the rates used to be high because of the threat of lawsuit. But, since that was capped here, the market is much more competitive and healthy. Obamacare was a ridiculous waste of time and money. What needs to occur, in my opinion, is: (1) there must be national tort reform to drive down overhead costs for doctors, and (2) there must be a tax incentive for individuals and families to purchase their own insurance. Without these two elements, time and money is wasted.

OPERATOR: He's running. Which way is he running? ZIMMERMAN: Down towards the other entrance of the neighborhood. Fucking [unintelligible] OPERATOR: Are you following him? ZIMMERMAN: Yeah. Zimmerman told the operator he was pursuing Martin. Are details important to you? You keep getting them wrong. Here's a video of Trayvon's dad retracing his final steps to the spot where he died: http://video.msnbc.m...nation/46828740 He was on a sidewalk between two rows of townhouses 70 yards from home, not by a road.

Again, why does the picture the media uses matter one bit in what happened that night?

I think a scheduling partnership similar to what the Pac-12 and Big Ten recently announced (NY Times article) would be in the best interest of both the MWC and C-USA. A full merger today could see no expansion for a 16-team conference while a "partnership" between the two could lead to both conferences expanding to 24 teams between 2 conferences, each with 6-team divisions. 8 openings would not only guarantee UNT receiving an invite to the MWC, but regional rivalries throughout the two conferences. Each team would play a 5-game round robin in their own division, 2 cross-division games, and 2 interconference games (one team from each division).

Don't forget about us not getting into CUSA.

Please, tell me how Bush & Cheney were behind 9/11 too.

As in so many things, you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

You're the one judging Martin's girlfriend negatively because she hasn't talked to the media. She came forward after Martin's dad thought to check his phone records to see who he communicated with that night. The Sanford police, in their joke of an investigation, never checked them.

Like I said in another thread, don't chase down and provoke someone minding his own business, and you wouldn't be getting your ass kicked in the first place.

He was 6-foot-2 and only 140 pounds. His nickname was Slim. The photo of him in the hoodie is most current. He was the kind of kid who played Little League baseball through his childhood, then when he was too old to play stuck around as a volunteer running the concession stand. He never had any trouble with the law and pulled his dad out of a fire when he was nine years old.

Whats with all the Scotty Don't?

I'm not so sure. She has mentioned before that she would look to foreign court decisions for guidance, and even this past January in an interview in Cairo she threw our own constitution out the window claiming it's "too old". ..."As for her own country’s constitution, Justice Ginsburg said she “would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a new constitution in 2012." http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/07/trashing-the-constitution/ Rick

we'll see when we see all the facts. We're all guessing on what the facts are and then drawing conclusions.