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He's pretty fast. They should move him to receiver or defensive back.

I apologize. I have probably been far too quiet about the deficiencies with our equipment staff.

(Caution: self-destructs faster than a 3-3-5 defense)

didn't go too well.

Jimmy Buffett, legendary 'Margaritaville' singer, dies at 76 The singer, who dubbed his brand of music “drunken Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll,” was also an astute businessman with a sprawling restaurant, resort and radio empire. With his crinkled smile, breezy tunes and barefoot stage presence, Jimmy Buffett encompassed the persona of a beach bum. But a 50-plus year recording career that spawned unparalleled devotion from fans as well as branded restaurants, books, beer, resorts, a Broadway show and cruise line established Buffett as a bona fide mogul. The “Margaritaville” icon died Sept. 1, according to a statement on his official website and social media pages. He was 76. The statement reads the singer died "peacefully ... surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. "He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many." Buffett struggled with an undisclosed health issue starting in 2022, when he was hospitalized and forced to cancel several shows. In May and June 2023, he canceled more concerts after revealing he was “back in the hospital to address some issues that needed immediate attention.” It was a striking admission from the road warrior, whose summer tours attracted swarms of devotees, known as Parrotheads. His fan base is legendary, with hundreds of Parrothead Club chapters around the country whose members trekked to multiple concerts adorned in Hawaiian shirts and hats bearing the tropical motif of Buffett’s songs. Along with his 1977 breakthrough “Margaritaville,” the languid ode to relaxation with a buzzy bent that was submitted to the National Recording Registry in 2023, Buffett penned a bonanza of pop culture staples in the 1970s and 1980s. “Come Monday,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,” “A Pirate Looks at Forty” and “Pencil Thin Mustache” were alternately contemplative and silly. But all bore Buffett’s signature sound that became known as “trop rock,” or, as Buffett called it, “Gulf and Western,” with acoustic guitar, steel drums and pedal steel guitar injected into their backbone. Born on Christmas Day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Buffett grew up in nearby Mobile, Alabama, where he developed a love of sailing from his grandfather. He started playing guitar while at Auburn University and subsequently moved to Nashville to release his first country album, “Down to Earth,” in 1970. But it was a 1971 trip to Key West with fellow country music singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker (“Mr. Bojangles”) that altered Buffett’s musical direction from outlaw country to Calypso folk-pop. While Buffett bred a persona of lackadaisical living through his lighthearted songs that offered fans a musical escape hatch from real life, he was also asserting his business acumen. He opened his first Margaritaville store in Key West in 1985 and followed it two years later with a nearby Margaritaville Café. Since that initial endeavor, Buffett built an empire encompassing apparel, resorts, restaurants (including 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill and LandShark Bar & Grill), beer (LandShark Lager), casinos, a radio station (Radio Margaritaville on SiriusXM) and retirement communities dubbed Latitude Margaritaville. In 2017, Forbes estimated that the Margaritaville global lifestyle brand had more than $4.8 billion in the development pipeline and garnered $1.5 billion in annual sales. As of June 2023, Forbes listed Buffett’s worth at $1 billion. “If you’re an artist, if you want to have control of your life . . . then you gotta be a businessman, like it or not,” Buffett told Forbes in 1994. “So the businessman evolved out of being an artist.” Buffett told USA TODAY in 2022 that being “a sponge of ideas” helped him determine his numerous business ventures. “It’s that unexpected phone call that comes along and you say, ‘That sounds interesting.’ It’s got to be the right time, the right feeling and there has to be a lot of luck in it, too.” But Buffett’s business building didn’t quash his creative endeavors. In addition to his 30 albums, he launched Margaritaville Records in the early ‘90s, wrote several fiction books (including the bestsellers “Tales From Margaritaville” and “Where is Joe Merchant?”) and dabbled in film and TV via musical contributions (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Urban Cowboy”) and cameos (“Jurassic World,” “NCIS: New Orleans”). In 2018, “Escape to Margaritaville” debuted on Broadway to mixed reviews and closed after five months; the musical continued as a touring production. With the 2020 release of his final album,”Life on the Flipside,” Buffett spoke about the song “Live Like It’s Your Last Day,” which he said was inspired by his 1994 plane crash and a stage fall in 2011. "I've had a couple close calls and I'm still here,” he told USA TODAY. “So I think I've been living like it could be my last day for a long time."

Mayor Hudspeth told me there is interest in the City of Denton further partnering with the university. No set plans, but there is potential interest.

He's taking pictures with fans and cheering for the team. Life may take him elsewhere but he'll always love this school.

NIT was like a Picnic. Wisconsin brought the Cheese, and UAB brought the Whine.

In these days of NIL we must look at transferring for the final season the same way as we view foregoing the final year of eligibility to turn pro. Of course we want them to stay but players must do what's best for them and their families. We lost Ryan Woolridge to Gonzaga and replaced him with Javion Hamlet, lost Hamlet to pro ball, and replaced him with Tylor Perry. Perry is now in the Transfer Portal. Due to outsting recruiting by our coaching staff we've been replacing star players with star players. Let's see who's next. That next superstar point guard may already be on the roster. So, anyway, if their body of work while they played at North Texas is Hall of Fame worthy, they belong in our Hall of Fame.

I still think Delong is one heck of a coach. Things haven't gone as planned in several games but I don't see it being the result of mismanagement or poor planning. North Texas plays tough competition and sometimes the other team wins. In softball and baseball, some days you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you. The important thing is that you always represent your school as best possible. This team does that. I just wish they'd wear our school colors more often. I will be there for their remaining home games. I love the team, hope they'll finish the season well, and beieve they are going to have a significantly better season next year.

Actually UAB won the series by wearing their Forest Green and Gold. We didn't wear school colors and subsequently played poorly. Oh well, there's always next season. That gives us a full year to learn that our school colors are Green and White.

It's approved and produced by our Branding Department. For shits&giggles, Google these words on your phone or computer right now. University of North Texas colors Falsified Colors via Branding Site The answer you'll see directly contradicts our school colors as approved by student vote in 1903 and mandated by our Board of Regents. UNT Colors North Texas Colors are ONLY GREEN AND WHITE. Yes, people should be fired. Problem is President Smatresk has gone totally silent on the subject and refuses to oppose those people that couldn't give a damn about promoting our university or it's traditions even though that's exactly what they are being paid to do. Not being disrespectful, but our branding web site has been sabotaged by one of his appointees and it is his job to get it corrected. .

Rally House version is in our school colors. Click HERE for Link to Rally House

I think it's hilarious. Jelly walked over in front of the North Texas bench at the end of our CUSA tourney game motioning "Bring It On! Bring It On!" League MVP Tylor Perry got the opportunity and did just that.

Yeah, I hated that commercial running on national television during the NIT games."At North Texas we're not like normal toys"

This one may be great for us... One of the tallest people on the planet. Athletic, but needs coaching and a weight/nutrition program like we have. Our pace would be perfect for him. March 28, 2023: Transfer 7-5 WKU Center Jamarion Sharp has entered the transfer portal

Yes JD, please violate the United States HIPAA Laws to satisy our medling curiosity. (sarcasm)

Absolutely. Creative and fun designs need to be made utilizing our school colors. We're inclusive to all types at North Texas and some aren't such rabid sports fans as people on this board. My daughter would probably like that shirt, maybe not for gameday, but just as a fun North Texas shirt. When it comes to spirit gear, the worst green shirt is still better than the best gray or black shirt. And yes, I was embarrassed for President Smatresk when he showed up in Las Vegas wearing a generic black shirt. Sadly, his attire looked like shit and he knows better. When it comes to gameday, it's Green or it's wrong.

Voertmans cares about the university the same way a tick cares about a cow. It's strictly a parasitic relationship. Let me know when the relationship becomes symbiotic and I will gladly give Voertmans credit. Until then you will continue to see Voertmans setting up stands at athletic events and not selling hardly anything. It's their sad business strategy with fan gear and accessories and its not beneficial to the university or the store. "Here's Arnold, and Here's Arnold's rug. Arnold doesn't offer a rug that people would want because people would buy the rug and Arnold would no longer have a rug to sell." Voertmans sucks only because Voertmans chooses to suck. It's not that the fans are cheap or that demand is low, it's that Voertmans continually markets what's easiest to procure and not what customers want. Every one of the above item would be selling quickly if they were available in North Texas in our colors. Yet Voertmans will display and repack this same unwanted crap at games in perpetuity. And it's why stores like Rally House which only carry only a limited North Texas assortment are kicking their asses. Sorry if the truth hurts their feelings, but its 100% their choice.

Not defending your stalker, but I too don't think FAU did everything possible to protect that large lead. Both squads tonight had better/deeper rosters than North Texas but we would have preserved enough of that 14 point lead to win the game. SDSU should have been forced to foul as time expired.

Tonight FAU figured out why Tylor Perry is the league MVP. There's no way in hell that he would have lost that lead. SDSU would have been forced to start fouling.

He has earned one so I hope he gets one. He is a big part of the legacy of this glorious season. But, I too wish he had been available for the last three games.

Either way I am grateful to him. He was a highly regarded center out of Queens, NY. He stayed committed to Rhode Island until they pulled his offer to make room for the 5* twin 7 footers transferring from Rutgers. North Texas had been recruiting him, and he then committed to UNT. He held his UNT commitment firm even when Rick Pitino of nearby Iona was in his family's house making his pitch to Abou and his family. Abou held his commitment, signed with North Texas, worked his tail off to get in his best possible shape, studied Zach's game, and gave us three incredible years. If he needs to go home for family issues, if he's transferring closer to home, or if he just needs a change of scenery, it doesn't matter. I wish he had stayed through the NIT, but I wish him nothing but the best wherever he winds up, because I know we never would have reached this level of success without him and his contributions. To paraphrase the UMass coach last year, "Big men that can move like that are rare as hen's teeth. "

He came to North Texas and accomplished more for us than we ever could have expected. He has been incredible and he has exceeded his/our goals. Now I fully expect him to treat the Texas Tech fans with every bit of enthusiasm that he has shown us all these years. He needs to make that splash hire as impactful as possible, and that means announcing it and promoting his new program as much as possible right now. He's entitled to advance his career (that's how we got him) , and he didn't walk out like so many other coaches have done before. He waited until the last basket was made and the nets were cut down. Best of luck to Coach McCasland at Texas Tech. Maybe ESPN will start calling you by the correct name now... But it's still better than their Tony Denton.

The two tailgate parties at the NIT were incredible. They made us THE Big Time school at these Final Four events. The Tuesday outdoor cookout was incredible. It was fun comparing our tailgate party with a huge school like Wisconsin, especially that our was so much better planned. The North Texas fans were cheering as our team busses arrived and the Badgers arrived to no fanfare. The funniest part that made the parties no comparison was that the Wisconsin delegation forgot to provide beer and they all had to come to our refreshment trailer. The Thursday tailgate was even better because it was inside the arena along the east concourse behind our North Texas sections. The dinner selections were outstanding, with several entrees to chose from, and a great desert assortment. Absolutely FIRST CLASS for a college game tailgate. But the best part was that it was open and inclusive of ALL North Texas fans. A special thanks to Kevin Fralicks, Kasey Kamenicky, Chris Watson, and their alumni association staff, President Neal Smatresk, Athletic Director Jared Mosley, and the fabulous North Texas Dance Team. You guys and girls put together an excellent party and rally that certainly outdid all the others. Absolutely Outstanding!!! Way To Go Mean Green!!!