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Awesome.

I can throw in a $20. Joking..... Sorta....

I am just glad high school age kids don't read web forums anymore. If they did, stumbling into this cavalcade of sanctimonious preening and jack-assery would make recruitment into our athletic or academic programs impossible. P.S. If Tim Berners-Lee could have seen this is what became of HTTP he would have just trashed the entire proposal. P.P.S. I am sadden to share the same genus classification as some of you people. The fact I have the same alma mater has driven me into a deep depression.

Watch close now... http://youtu.be/9Jj4F2mNc8s

IP address lol... I only get on here once in a blue moon, but I'm fascinated by the negativity in EVERY SPORT of my alma mater? I got a chance to see Zach almost 50 times because my wife used to teach him (&Julius fwiw), took an interest in him coming here. Really was hoping he did, but you're nuts if you think any of us would turn down the chicks in Tucson. I Got on & was shocked, sad thing is there's only about 6-7 guys that are always making the same argument. Ive met this staff before & seem like nice guys who've had success. DM me and I'll gladly trade information sir. But for the rest of us that have better things to do, like a tee time, go mean green!

Of course this will also go over like a lead balloon or a submarine with a screen door on this forum especially as we're on the eve of CUSA (or the old sbc) membership, but North Texas should beg the Mountain West Conference to let us in along with 2 or 3 other Texas schools as travel partners. (Anyone think UTEP or UTSA & maybe 1 or 2 other Texas schools would turn them down now the way all this is shaking out of late)? MWC membership would be a step ahead of what we have now (which ain't that bad) but some of you on this forum know exactly where I'm coming from with this. If we want to stay the same for the next 50 or so years, then we should just stay where we are. TCU Horned Frog's football successes in the MWC catapulted them to the Big 12. TCU's Many Conference Affiliations After Southwest Conference Imploded in 1995: 1996-2000 Western Athletic Conference 2001-2004 Conference USA 2005-2011 Mountain West Conference Big East Conference....was a member for what seemed to be about 5 minutes... 2012-Big 12 Conference

first, i think he's just new to the board not to following our sports, so i'm guessing he has an idea of what's going on. second, is this your "get 'em while they're young" initiative, before they "burry their head in the sand"? should anyone who has less than 20 posts and makes a non negative statement expect a flower and a pamphlet explaining the errors or their ways?

Should be interesting, especially since Abbey Inn is also planning a rooftop expansion.

I think the biggest difference between the MWC and CUSA, from a national viewpoint, is that you have some teams in there that are very well respected and well regarded. Boise State will not get left out of an AQ system with the Big 5--they will get absorbed. I suspect that other schools in the MWC will get included, too. To me, the better comparison is between the MWC and the AAC. CUSA is to be compared to the MAC and SBC. These teams in non-AQ leagues still have a chance to be included with the AQs when the future schism occurs: BYU, Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, UNLV, Nevada, Houston, Cincinnati, USF, UCF, ECU, and UConn All 12 of those schools won't make it obviously, but I think they have a better chance of making the cut because of their size and their TV markets, plus their history of being good to great in the money sports. As TFLF has accurately posted many times, we were just too late tot he game. We built a fine stadium in Denton--it was just built about 20 years too late. The i-aa fiasco for 12 freaking years was the ultimate punch to the gut. We have gotten up off the mat, but we are still very wobbly and the decision of the judges has pretty much been made. The only chance you have at this point is to basically have a few seasons that are BCS Bowl worthy, like Boise State did, not like Northern Illinois or Hawaii did. started immediately. There is just no way our program is anywhere near that level. You have to beat everyone on the schedule and barely lose by less than a TD at Georgia to even have a prayer of a BCS bid. The brightspot in all of this is that this schism will force these conferences in a new FCS to be more regionalized, for cost purposes. If we end up in a conference with other regional teams, that would still create interest in UNT games, even if it was at a lower level, just because the names would be more familiar. Plus, I think the FCS playoff system is miles better than the bowl system, so you would have some added interest on that front, too. If you have SMU, RIce, Tulsa, Tulane, ULM, ULL, La Tech, Arky State, UTSA, Texas State, UNT, and UTEP, it would be a nicer setup in a conference than we have ever had. Even if a team like SMU just quit, you could add NMSU. It may not be what many here want to read, but the reality is that this scenario is 100x more likely to play out than us getting included in an AQ system that will tighten up its ranks very soon.

Sounds... Sorta familiar?

Ya, terrible work ethic that led to the A/B honor roll his first semester at UNT. Terrible work ethic that led to Freshman of the Year in the Sun Belt and averaging over 14 points and 10 rebounds per game in his first half season. The only other player wiith those numbers in 2012 went #1 in the NBA draft. I guess everyone on the team had a terrible work ethic last year because, as I pointed out in a previous post, EVERYONES numbers were down in Benford's 1st year, not just Mitchell's. But keep on keeping on with the character assasination bit. Some in the AD would be proud of you.

But just keep believing all that BS that was thrown around about lack of effort and how Tony wasn't really a top NBA draft pick. I bet Tony works his way back up to at least the 14th pick. History will show Benford as one of the all time worst hires at UNT... And that in itself is no small accomplishment

It seemed to work out OK for TCU though. I don't think there's any question that MWC is a step up from the new C-USA. Maybe not if we were to keep ECU/Tulsa/Tulane, but those schools are going to be gone. I think you're looking at it with green-tinted glasses Harry. The MWC tv deal is bigger right? The MWC is much more stable. The MWC has a higher respect level as seen by having the BCS buster school coming from the MWC every other year. C-USA hasn't had a BCS buster. They got close with Houston a few years ago, but that's it. Just win. **Edit: This was my 4000th post! Man, I love this place!

NT hasn't done anything in Belt football in almost a decade, why is CUSA now beneath NT? CUSA is not anywhere close to the conference that NT aspired to be a part of, but it is still a half step up. Sure NT doesn't want to be left again with no Texas conference opponents, and should do everything possible to elevate the program to the point of being attractive for a move up. The MWC is currently a bad fit, and has shown no interest to my knowledge of wanting to expand East. So NT's best shot is to quickly move to the top of the conference in football and men's basketball. Frankly, if you can't win in new CUSA, there is no fb division conference that you can.

I agree Rick. It is our "pick and choose" administration, then again, I would bet he knew nothing about this.

$750k being dumped into the old Denton County Hamburger place - insanity. The rooftop patio on the square should be cool, I just don't know if Denton is large enough to support that kind of expenditure. Denton really, really needs some good BBQ. http://wedentondoit.com/blog/2013/5/15/mr-farris-goes-to-city-hall-may

The Golf regional is about to start. My hopes are high for this team. It won't be easy but qualifying for the finals is absuletly possible. They need to get 5th out of 14 Go boys.... and a better start than usual this time please

ASSOCIATED PRESS--"WIND FARMS GET PASS ON EAGLE DEATHS" http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WIND_ENERGY_EAGLE_DEATHS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-05-14-07-57-59 ...."CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) -- Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized turbines here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even though every death is a criminal violation. The Obama administration has charged oil companies for drowning birds in their waste pits, and power companies for electrocuting birds on power lines. But the administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind-energy company, even those that flout the law repeatedly".... Rick

That Should help out on recruiting ..

I was allowed to drive through what is essentially ground zero on the way home tonight since I live at the end of Davis Dr. Drove straight through the path of the tornado. It touched down in a field to the west of Davis Dr., uprooting several LARGE trees (uprooting, not blowing over or snapping off) before traveling east across Davis Dr., skipping right over the American Legion (no way in hell the Legion should still be standing, but it is, and in pretty good shape, also) before completely destroying the Rancho Brazos neighborhood starting less than 100 feet behind the Legion. Complete and utter destruction. The pictures do not do it justice. Very powerful tornado. That neighborhood is unincorporated, and is about a half mile from the lake, so there there were the hodge podge of well built and not so well built homes in there. Doesn't matter. Just completely devastated. There was roof damage to homes a quarter mile away from the derbies path. Just a devastating scene. I do want to say thanks to the many 1st responders and their agencies from all over the metroplex who have donated manpower to help Hood County SO and Granbury PD and F'D manage this terrible scene. Dallas County SO and North Richland Hills PD are just 2 of the many agencies that were out there (ya, I have a terrible memory). God bless the people in that neighborhood.

well its our mascot....so dam we better protect it.

Replay is up on epsn3 One of the analysts said he wasn't in the right situation to develop here. Another said a lot of scouts have said not to discount him for this past season where the coaching hire was a disaster and "turned out really bad for him." Said he has a lot of upside and could jump up the draft boards depending on performance and interviews in the next seven weeks. -Question was asked if any of the PF's were 1st round picks and they were unanimous in saying Mitchell would be a mid to late 1st and possibly a lottery pick.

Finishing strong 6th place (-11), 1 shot out of 5th and 4 shots out of 4th.

I am almost assured knowing the pulse of many on this forum that the very presence of Apogee Stadium is going to do it for them for a very long time no matter who we're associated with conference-wise and even (probably) no matter what our W/L records are just as long as we can all say to many in the Go5 conferences..................... "OUR STADIUM IS BETTER THAN YOUR STADIUM----NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH.............NAH ." After all (and as predicted by some on this forum) hasn't the student passed referendum (and student fees which funded to a great extent) Apogee Stadium already bought more time in Denton for some on the UNT payroll, ie, the Mean Green Retirement gang that 99% of all other NCAA FBS level programs would not have given half the time (now going into decades) as ours have been given? For those of us who were at the grand opening of the fabulous Super Pit in the Fall of 1972 and with our school's brief run of success with 2 coaches, ie, Bill Blakely and Johnny Jones must we at UNT continue to give so much creedance or credit to facilities being our panacea instead of the more preferred winning seasons? Many of us now in our 60's and up can tell you who are younger how not one time did the Super Pit have winning seasons on its own or because of its mere presence.....................................neither will Apogee Stadium. I read some of our older alums on this forum express with dismay how disappointed they are that we have not recruited better with Apogee Stadium. This (no doubt) beautiful venue in Denton which is such an ominous, imposing presence on the rolling Texas prairie that TxDot says about 100,000 commuters drive by it per day on both Texas interstates. Bottom Line? The bottom line for NCAA FBS level success still remains with qualified & proven athletic staff professionals because they are the ones who make athletic programs work................not facilities. Don't we who are proud alums of UNT know that better than anyone? Louisiana Tech and its Joe Ailleet Stadium ( a vintage 1960'esque football stadium) had a football team ranked in a Top 25 poll last Fall for 2 or so weeks.........along with their basketball program, too. And North Texas? All we can do is still talk about how some time way back in time we did have a football team that was ranked in some NCAA D1 "Top 20" poll and no one I know can remember the last time our varsity basketball program was ranked in a similar poll if ever. And still one more time...... La Tech did it with both their men's revenue programs last Fall. What are they doing right in Ruston? What are we doing wrong in Denton? If our alma mater's athletic department is being so pro-active at every phase that an NCAA D1 athletic program can be so pro-active (as has been advertised by those on our staff and a few on this forum who roll with just about anything our staff tells them)...........then why in the hell are we still sucking hind teat and have been most of us Older Phart Alum's lifetimes? Just hide....watch.............and see...........because of its predictability.................but SMU, UH, UTEP and UTSA will one day be in the Mountain West Conference while some of our alums will keep preaching "let's build SBC 2.0 no matter our W/L record." From all accounts those other 4 Texas-based schools (like TCU) are "full charge ahead" and appear to be positioning themselves for better athletic neighborhoods and futures while North Texas will continue to tread water no matter if we're in the Southland, the Big West, the SBC and now the new SBC 2.0 but................at least we will have mighty fine facilities to do all that treading. "Have another brat', Joe!" STILL.....with the right round pegs in all the right round holes (instead of our school continually trying to force square pegs into round holes)............North Texas can actually still awake from our long, lengthy slumber but this time wake up to a much larger constituency than Hayden Fry would have ever dreamed of having back in the 70's which will mean much larger numbers at the turnstiles. All that turnstiles part is a mathamatical certainty and only extreme poor management and the worlds worst P.R. could prevent it. Shall we all hold our breath with that one? If our 200,000 plus alums in the DFW also ever think again that our program wants to even become exclusive (instead of just more status quo) then that coupled with annual winning seasons (with a few La Tech'esque Top 25 wins) would mean the Apogee Stadium expansion project would begin sooner than later. Problem for some of us is that "later" is no longer our long time ally. GMG!

I feel unqualified to make this call as I have not seen any of the actors from before film was created and widely used.

1. C Tates 2. McConaughey 3. Greg Sestero

Who is?

Where do you live/family: Upstate Hudson Valley, New York (Albany area) for past 30 years; girlfriend; daughter/granddaughter. Degree/Year Attended/Graduated UNT: MA, 1975, but attended then-NTSU 1964-69 before flunking out, getting drafted; returned to NTSU to get MA because I wanted a degree from my beloved NTSU. Favorite NT Memory: hanging out for long hours in the old Journalism Bldg, working on the Chat, being taught by Pop Shuford and many other greats (and if memory serves me right, I think one of my instructors was good ol' Fred Graham). Favorite NT Sports Memory: Impossible to limit it to one -- I started attending Fouts Field/Men's Gym games in 1960, as a ninth-grader, and have memories of those years that will be with me forever -- especially in Men's Gym, seeing the great John Savage and Willie Davis and Lee Winfield and Creston Whitaker and Joe Hamilton . . . playing in the best BB conf of the time, the old MVC. Possible best of all memories: hanging around Odus Mitchell, as a young sportswriter for the DR-C. He was gracious to me, encouraging, made me feel like a professional, although I was really a glorified amateur. I always stood a little taller when I was around him.

Wait... I thought Benford was supposed to be known for player's development... Mitchell is looking good, threw down a nice windmill jam.

Okay, I'm glad Ramsey is spinning this in a positive direction with the deflection of the award money, but he's capitalizing his image on something he didn't really do. There have been other reports come out that he was auxiliary at best to the whole rescue. But why hasn't that been widely reported? Because those who did go in first, some other Mexican neighbors, are not nearly as sound-bite or video-clip friendly; they don't speak English, are not flamboyant, etc. They're regular guys who did a heroic thing, but won't receive much credit for it because someone else has a better TV personality. I hate the media at times. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cleveland-neighbor-charles-ramsey-freed-captive-women-article-1.1338192

Probably Benford, since he spends a lot of time on the court...might as well rebound while he is out there.

Rather than worry about the Mountain West, let's start to win in CUSA. Don't forget TCU's upward path started while still in the WAC with spending money of staff and some facilities, that resulted in some wins (though not instantly!) which led to CUSA and more spending, more wins, etc. We've started the upgrading of the staff and done the upgrading of the facilities. Winning comes next, not jumping conferences.

Funny, seems you felt the same way until the AD determined your services weren't needed like they were in the past and started ignoring or not utilizing your ideas. Not trying to stir the pot, just posting my observation., because I sincerely appreciate all of the hard work you have provided the program and athletic department over the years. I just find it interesting that you really became more cynical once this occurred.

Love the video. A couple of things that stood out to me. 1. The defense tackled extremely well and played with discipline. 2. 1:13: TD pass to Chancellor. Great throw, great blitz pick up by Byrd and great catch and run by Chancellor. 3. 8:52: Screen to Brown. Brown did it all on that play. 4. Jimmerson's 39 yard screen. A little patience to set up his blockers and he might have gone all the way. 5. 2:45: Olen's first FG. The guy in the stands trying to catch the ball cracked me up. Should we all do the fight song dance next year?

Wow Mac at his best. Buy in like this will win many games the " experts" don't expect us to win. If the end of that video does not fire you up. I recommend someone check your pulse or do the mirror test to see if you are still breathing. Denton nesters are excluded from that test ' cause as far as any knowledge of UNT athletics is concerned all know you have been brain dead for 100 years!!!

I thought this was a North Texas forum, not another venue for Jerry Jones infamous " cow sheep" as Randy Galloway calls those who scramble yearly to line the coffers of the Jerry Jones regime

Bingo

Having an extra scholarship for the new coach to give next year might not be a bad thing.

What's this guy's IP address?

What makes Grant more proven than Armani? Voss was a juco all american I think I read, & the last AA we had turned out pretty good (Tramiel). You could easily start CJ, Walton, TJ, & Jordan in a 4 guard lineup with Vaughns & Alzee off the bench. Throw in a JC All American & I just don't see what the fuss is about? I was just skimming through rosters, it looks like 90% of C-USA teams played either 4 guards or a 6'5 4 man. This looks like the direction we're headed IMO.

I would really have to question if the Grant (sp?) kid still held an offer after we got the Wyoming juco forward? Why in the world would we take him? From the looks of it, and on paper at least, the play inside the pit could be fun to watch with all the talented guards. Can anyone recall a backcourt like this in recent memory? I hope everyone stays healthy, because I got to watch TJ & Vertrail in high school, hard to imagine facing a deeper team? Maybe I'm wrong, happened before, but sure seems like a lot of whining going on?!

A chance?

So disappointing, at least Trilli could get guys in here.

Well we lost out on a PF to Texas State... MICHA'EL EMANI GANT "I made a final decision to sign with Texas State mainly because I was more comfortable with the coaching staff and feel like I can become a big part of their program," said Gant. "It was a tough decision for myself. I was 50/50 between Texas State and North Texas. In the end, I feel really good about my choice."

We've had project kids improve enough to be serviceable. None have turned into something special that I can remember. I'll take serviceable right now. That list that H-towngreen posted doesn't inspire a lot of confidence that we're gonna be any good next season.

So what happens if we lose to them this year? Do we just shut the program down on 11/24 and start tearing down Apogee?

It wasn't all bad and it was a much simpler time. Parties at Shahan's Point (Lake Dallas), pantie raids at Oak Street Hall, racing to get your date to her dorm before curfew. Remember racing like mad one Saturday nite to beat curfew & the Highway Patrol chased me into Denton. When I told him why I was hurrying, he took my license & let me get her to the dorm. I then met him at the old Y Café.& got my license back. Of course he also gave me a speeding ticket. Freshmen were to wear "beanies", but being a vet and as old as many seniors, I didn't & was never challenged. During pledge week there were numerous outrageous sights on the downtown square. Side note: My first year was '56, also Abner Haynes (#28) freshman year.

You're wrong.