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Agreed.

I would be good with that. Just something. We've been down this road before and I hope we are going to try some new ideas.

I didn't say discount for the entire season. I said for the opening game. That game sets a tone for the season and having a good atmosphere is important. A good crowd will help that. All I am saying is that why are some perfectly ok with seeing an empty wing zone when it could be full of potential season ticket holders who will buy concessions? Does that not damage the value of the product as well?

As we are now almost halfway they July It may be a good time to discuss attendance at the opener. There seems to have been a full court press on season tickets and so that is good. There are clearly limits to what this can provide based on past performance etc. Sept 2 6pm is the opener against Lamar. The Cardinals won't bring many but probably more than MUTS. They won't set any visitor attendance records. It's going to be hot as hell. So what can we do to up the attendance to a respectable number given a fairly unknown and lower division opponent? Is there a promotion that could help kick things off in a good footing? I think the student turnout will be decent as they are pretty optimistic at the start of the year. But what about alumni? it just seems to me in years past we might have hoped things would just "work out" and fall into line. Heck I mean we went to a bowl last season and everything so surely there will be a good amount of walk-ups right? Perhaps this is an opportunity to think outside the box. Will we demand full ticket price in the heated corner of the Wing Zone or decide a butt in seat is better than none at all? Will the admin support us and encourage students to attend? Will Denton locals and businesses see a value in showing their face? Here's hoping Wren and company are thinking outside the box on this.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2017 Contact: Jordan Stepp jordan.stepp@unt.edu/940-369-8329 FOOTBALL Kickoff Times for 2017 Home Games Set Mean Green Kick Off the 2017 Season at 6 pm Against Lamar on Sept. 2 DENTON – The kickoff times for all 2017 home games have been selected. The season openerwill be at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Apogee Stadium, when the Mean Green host Lamar. The Cardinals visit Denton for the first time since 1985, when the Mean Green won 20-0 and marks the seventh meeting all-time between the two programs. Following road dates at Metroplex rival SMU and Iowa, North Texas returns home for the Conference USA opener against UAB on Saturday, Sept. 23. That tilt kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on beINSports. The Mean Green then travel to Southern Miss before returning to Apogee Stadiumafter their bye week to host UT San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 5:30 p.m. North Texas travels to Florida Atlantic prior to its home date with Old Dominion on Saturday, Oct. 28, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN3. After the Mean Green take on Louisiana Tech in Ruston, they return to Denton for homecoming against UTEP on Saturday, Nov. 11. That game kicks off at 4 p.m. and will also be broadcast on ESPN3. North Texas then hosts Army at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, which will be the third meeting between the programs over the past 13 months, including the 2016 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Mean Green wrap up the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 25 in Houston against Rice. Season tickets for 2017 are on sale and fans can purchase tickets through the Mean Green athletics ticket office. For more information, visit meangreensports.com/tickets or call the ticket office at 940-565-2527 or 800-868-2366. The Mean Green enter the 2017 season following a successful first year under head coach Seth Littrell, who led North Texas to its first bowl appearance since the 2013 season. North Texas improved in several key statistical categories under Littrell in 2016, as the Mean Green had the second-best turnaround in the Football Bowl Subdivision in terms of wins. North Texas improved its win total by four games, finishing 5-8 on the season with a Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl appearance. Littrell helped lead the Mean Green to a 9.6 points per game jump in scoring offense from their output in 2016, which ranked 11th-best in the nation, and the 2016 defense allowed 8.7 points per game fewer than they did in 2015, which was the 13th-best turnaround in the country. Fans are encouraged to follow along with Mean Green Football on social media leading into the 2017 season. Get updates on Twitter and Instagram @MeanGreenFB, or look for news and photos on Facebook at Facebook.com/MeanGreenFB. Fans can also head to MeanGreenSports.com for the latest news on the football program. 2017 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (CT) Sept. 2 Lamar Denton, Texas 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at SMU Dallas, Texas 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 2:30 p.m. Sept. 23 UAB* Denton, Texas 5:30 p.m. Sept. 30 Southern Miss* Hattiesburg, Mississippi 6 p.m. Oct. 14 UTSA* Denton, Texas 5:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Florida TBA Oct. 28 Old Dominion* Denton, Texas 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Louisiana Tech* Ruston, Louisiana TBA Nov. 11 UTEP* Denton, Texas 4 p.m. Nov. 18 Army Denton, Texas 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at Rice* Houston, Texas 12 p.m. *Conference USA game

A key underlying story that no one want to talk about is how in the heck do you replace Willy Ivery, Tyler Wilson and Tee Goree? Those were some of the most dynamic offensive players we had on the roster. You hope that we could do better on the attrition but it continues to haunt this program.

I like that they are making it similar to Apogee in terms of the look.

Yay WKU coming to town!

That's a Shame because it was not always that way.

If what Munz says is right, and UTSA wins the whole chalupa, we might need to get some group therapy sessions set up in here.

they were 5-7 last season so there is some pressure on him to win. Their schedule is tailor made to win big though. They have 7 home games and their bodybag game is TCU. They have TCU, SFA, us and Arkie State in non conference.

yeah I noticed that too. SMU is flat out stacked this season. That Arkansas transfer Peavey is good too.

I think it's a valid pick. Fine exceeded our expectation by a mile. He played well but will be much improved this season. I do question why the staff would go in so green behind him though. Seems like they are taking a pretty big risk by not bringing in a transfer or juco as highlighted in this article.

Can't you find an Arkansas QB and leave ours alone?

A little harsher language than I might have used but you do make a valid point. The whole "Sleeping Giant" description has grown old and doesn't carry the same weight it did back a decade ago. Hells Bells, we have been playing football for over a hundred years now folks! Even Rip Van Winkle woke up in 20! That said, I have stated on here multiple times, UNT didn't really get serious about football until they hired Mac and opened Apogee. Mac was paid a LOT more than anyone prior and so were his assistants. The problem was, we had underfunded and ignored it for so long these were just steps to get us back to breakeven -- if that. We finally seem to "GET IT" and have put real resources and attention to this goal. I believe Dr. Smatresk seems to really understand the importance of it and unlike prior presidents is not just giving it lip service. Hopefully the new chancellor will be a pro athletics voice as well because Lee Jackson just wasn't. Now we seem to have a good AD and coaches in place -- albeit time will tell. We seem to be putting our money where out mouth is on salaries, and buying out contracts, etc. There are good signs, real encouraging things that should give us hope. But I understand that some may still be skeptical and honestly I think that is where a lot of our potential fanbase is right now and rightfully so. We've heard these things before only to be disappointed with the results. BUT BACK TO UTSA -- one of our biggest issues over the past two decades is we haven't really even had a true rival. Rivalries are very important for growing programs. Some feel like it is beneath us to have UTSA as a rival and I disagree. In fact I see UTSA as more of a natural rival than any other team at this particular time. They basically ruined our 2013 season at home. It was one of the poorest coached games I have seen and it still sticks in my craw to this day. I don't understand why the importance of this game never got to Mac and really didn't seem to big a big deal to Littrell either.

Jalen Guyton - North Texas Guyton took a one year detour from a Midwestern power before landing in the metroplex. Guyton signed with Notre Dame out of Allen High School but transferred a year into his Irish adventure. He landed at Trinity Valley where he was labeled the third best JC receiver in the country. Guyton brings a physicality, not only in his size, but also in his temperament to the receiver position. He goes and gets 50/50 balls and is very good after the catch. Guyton enrolled this spring and made an immediate impact. North Texas lost four of its top five pass catchers from 2016 so Guyton will be called on early read more: https://swcroundup.com/news/2017/7/10/top-5-roundup-impact-transfers?utm_content=bufferc02da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Looks like an olineman to me. Welcome aboard Jordan! UNT = Where the Red Fearn Goes!

You're still scarred from our Houston trip. At least you got to experience James Comey Island and draft beers in the stadia you ungrateful basterd. Yes we laid down in the game but there were positive aspects.

I agree if it's just weed let's cut some slack.

At UTSA Frank Wilson has taken the Roadrunners on a historic eighteen month ride which included a first ever bowl trip, the best recruiting class in school history, and a brash approach to going up against the big boys for the top talent in the state. They have the most experienced squad in CUSA and the talent to win the league. Perhaps they can even pull ten plus wins out of 2017. Don't be shocked if they do. They might also take down that Power-5 school that resides in Waco. Make no mistake, Wilson is big game hunting. Their neighbors and rivals up I-35, North Texas, hired a relative unknown in Seth Littrell who inherited one of the worst roster situations in college football and took the Mean Green to a bowl game. Get in on North Texas now, because once Littrell gets more of his pieces in place they're going to be one of the most exciting teams in CUSA. Read more: https://swcroundup.com/news/2017/7/8/sunday-musings-its-a-great-to-root-for-a-texas-group-of-5-team?utm_content=buffer13b93&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Interesting note on English Inwasnt aware of. He is the godson of UNT letterman Bruce Chambers. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/college-football-recruiting/2013/3/30/4164936/bryce-english-commits-texas-longhorns-football-recruiting-2015 He evidently committed early to UT under them coach Mac Brown. My guess is that in the regime change he ended up changing to K-State. I never was exactly clear as to why he decided to move to K-State but they were thrilled to land him late -- here's a link to his commit to KSU: http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/k-stated/article9257117.html