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Probably attended one of the CBI games, witnessed the fun everyone was having while rock'n the Super Pit and was like... Rick

Back in the early 80s when Division 1 split into 1-A and 1-AA the top division required a 30,000 seat stadium. Maybe we could have stayed in Division 1-A if we had known how lax they would be in their enforcement. Today, there are 20 universities in the FBS that do not meet that requirement. There will be 21 next year when Liberty enters with a 25,000 seat stadium. Three who are now shy (Wyoming, Buffalo, Louisiana Tech) qualified originally, but subsequent remodeling caused their capacities to fall below 30K. Charlotte, FIU, Old Dominion and Western Kentucky are among the non-qualifiers who are in Conference USA. It doesn't add to the stature of the conference.

Since they have won so many CUSA championships, I can see why the AAC or even the SEC would want them. UTEP will probably be next because they won a national championship in 1966.

DRC: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2018/04/20/unt-picks-commitment-fromwaxahachie-guard-larry-wise

Me just trying to check the board when some dude shows up and ruins it

I'm sure plenty of our fans and students would agree with you, but here's my thought: Considering how long it takes to build and finance a stadium, you don't plan based upon the crowd you currently have but rather the crowd you hope to have.

Show them the address on the check from Adidas. That should be all the NCAA needs.

With all due respect, you should not drink during daylight hours.

Perfect example of why AAU shouldn’t exist. It’s a racket.

I really tire of this lingering battle over who supports the university in the "right" way. Let each of us do our own thing, be appreciative of each other for being here, have fun, and carry on. Things are going pretty good. Let's enjoy the ride a little bit for once. As for the original post, I had no intention of mocking it in my response. Was just being silly -- mostly because I don't golf at all and when I do, I'm about the worst golfer who ever lived.

My daughter's team actually is with Adidas.

It will be an improvement over what they have, so good for them. As for tops in facilities, absolutely not. Our stadium is much more impressive looking. The press box thing will look very familiar to high school athletes but that’s not going to be an advantage in recruiting.

That's what you really think? I pay for privilege? All this.....never mind that my mother graduated with two degrees from here, my wife two, me, my brother in law two degrees, my sister in law two degrees, Road shows our own dime to pitch the stadium to other donors, paid catering at my own house to pitch donors the stadium, yeah, I'm only paying to play, for access....there is no love for the university here... Keep it up.

So, if I am understanding the OP’s statement, spending $65 million to get a 21,000 seat stadium makes you “tops in CUSA?” Maybe “best at getting little for a lot of money.”

NCAA. They sponsor many of the big AAU tournaments so you have to sign up on their website. We played in some of those tournaments last year in Virginia. We moved back to Texas and last fall I had to send the NCAA a copy of our mortgage payment to prove that we lived in Texas. They didn't tell us this was needed until the last minute. Today my daughter was playing in another tournament and they could only see the old Virginia address on her NCAA profile even though it was obvious when I pulled it up. While at work I had to download and email them a copy of her report card to prove that she's in school in Texas. They didn't tell us this until two hours before the first game. Why does the NCAA care where you live or what team you play for? I don't know.

Would AAC even sniff a program with 21K-ish football stadium?

Having watched this guy for years I can say I would not vote for him for anything. He is a great talker but gets NOTHING done (except using his influence to get his family out of trouble). I keep trying to find out how much of his money came from out-of-state.

Why, it certainly is not because of this proposed football stadium?

Easy there. How dare you bring facts in to the conversation.

finished 5th in the 100 meters at the Texas Relays this weekend, time 10.54.

No, mostly you and 90 and a couple other crazy conspiracy theorists think that. Most of us think the big donors did everything they could to keep the program moving forward.

You had me at the jab at Reffert ❤️

How did Idaho move up with the Kibbie Dome? That one always kinda confused me.

Club Sport. https://pbleagues.com/event/5840/brackets North Texas has a paintball team and they are competing in a tournament this weekend in Florida. I’ve worked this live stream before its fun

interview with Jason: http://tx.milesplit.com/videos/262611 nice shirt:

Based on the global warming propaganda show I saw on "Nova" a couple of nights ago, a big part of this stadium renovation should have included raising the campus elevation. They showed an ODU campus sign and lots of shots from Norfolk to illustrate rising sea levels and the coming disaster.

Welcome to the Mean Green nation.

I don't know anything about his recruitment or if and when schools backed off. This was just my observation of his junior and senior year when I saw them play.

Got it. Sorry, I didn't quite know what you were asking. As for the answer, I don't know that either. Glad to be of assistance.

Like they use to say in old Yugoslavia..............meh!

Could you explain this “tops in CUSA” thing? I have been to their facilities. What do you see that makes them the “clear” top in facilities and “academics”. I get the budget part. The other two seem to be a big stretch. Thanks.

Not sure why the NCAA would have anything to do with a high school freshman, sure it is not the UIL?

He looks very good to me. A more balanced team with better players is going to obviously lower his stats, but doesn't mean he has regressed as a player.

How is he is rated?? where does he slot in on this team..

The hits just keep on a coming.

So they can keep track of HS Freshmen, but can't keep track of the universities in their system? Hmmm.

Excellent trolling! Great example of how it can be done well.

#9 ranked player in the state????? WOW! Congrats to all! GMG

SMU - Give us a close L, I think we're severely underestimating Daniel Dykes. Incarnate Word - This one's gonna be a tough L. We'll have no motivation after losing to SMU. @ Arkansas - I think we play it close, but L. @ Liberty - North Texas decides to tank for the top draft pick and secures this with a giant L. LA Tech - Apogee's cell service depletes to such a degree that the headsets on the sideline don't even work. L. @ UTEP - Tank rolls on. L. Southern Miss - The grown ups finally have had enough of the younglings yelling "Motherf----ing Eagles" during the fight song. A fight breaks out by the west gate and rolls onto the field mid game. Team gets distracted, big time L. @ UAB - The team's equipment manager accidentally leaves the uniforms running on high cycle all night before the game. They have to play in essentially undergarments. L. Rice - Houston can't lose at anything right now, so this'll be a defaming L. @ ODU - ODU spends the whole week practicing punts. L. FAU - ya know i like our chances in this one, give us a fat L @ UTSA - AH. Now this one I can see us winning. Went 96 yards in a minute, we can totally pu - wait, we're still employing Troy Reffett? Never mind, give us an L.

Maybe you should pay him...

I once ran a 10.37.....40

Where did they get those crowd shots?

I don't think anyone blames the few donors we have who were willing to pony up the money to move us forward. I think the ire is reserved for the charlatan who kept a job for FAR too long on the backs of those same donors. RV took over an athletic department that was operating at a marginal D2 level and brought it up to a marginal D1 level. Nobody is denying that improvements were made, but some of us think the barometer for that success should have been calibrated a hell of a lot better. If I go from coming home drunk and beating my wife to coming home sober and psychologically abusing her I don't deserve a trophy...I deserve to be told "that's an improvement, but you're still a dick."

And to your point, we helped build an athletic center, a stadium, on and on, helped pay for student athletes to get an education they otherwise couldn't afford......all while an administration scoffed at the fact that it was getting done. I would have preferred that you said "Thank you " but hey, you continue with your tired old narrative.

Brett does a solid job. Fans of every school complain that the team board's scoop the local paper. This is because the writers actually have to check sources & facts before just posting rumors. They often know things in advance but are told to hold them so as to not burn bridges with their sources.

What a joke.

Love our QB, very much like our WRs, our RBs should be solid and could be special...everywhere else there are some question marks. Billy, I think you answered your question. This year's roster looks like last year's roster, and some of us were a little concerned about last year's roster going into the season. And we were exposed a few times. But they won 9 games. And last year's roster was young. Most of our roster has gained another year of experience, maturity, and FBS-level training. I think we'll win a lot of games in '18.

i'm still worried about the line on both sides of the ball... neither side has been very strong since '13 and it started to really show towards the end of last year