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Is a medical redshirt an option for Tomlinson? Instead of being a reserve for part of this season? He'd have another year to grow and the potential of being a 4 year starter. Franklin should probably redshirt as well. The kid is big and athletic but he still has the potential to become much stronger. If both these potential reserves redshirt this year North Texas can be set at both Offensive Tackle positions for '09, '10, '11, and 2012.

Some guy named Jordy Verrill found a meteorite over there in the stands, but it was broken. It's All Green and It's All Good!

I'd take Ronnie Jr in a heartbeat if it would land his younger brother J'Mison 'Bobo' Morgan on the Mean Green squad. Bobo has reportedly wavered on his LOI to LSU since the firing of the coaching staff that recruited him. LSU would surely let him out of his LOI commitment, and Bobo could petition the NCAA for instant eligibility because of the coaching change. It sounds like Kansas may be a logical choice of Bobo, but if Ronnie saw the opportunity for both his sons to get a scholarship at the program that he helped build....well, the situation may change. Remember when SMU was able to sign Leonard Hopkins little brother Byron even though he was recruited by many national programs? SMU was able to do that by also signing Leonard and Byron's other brother that wasn't highly recruited. J'Mison would not only start instantly at North Texas but would be a star. It would potentially be a faster track to the NBA than the Kansas route where he could sit for a year and then compete for playing time and scoring opportunities. Playing close to home, having his brother on the team, and having his family and friends in the stands would all just be bonuses.

Both Texas State and UTSA are striving to not only field Division 1 Bowl Division football teams but have both made commitmets that will quickly dwarf UNT's budget. Both UTSA and Texas State have voted to incrementally raise their athletics fee to the state maximum of $20 per credit hour for up to 12 hours per student per semester. At enrollmets of 29,000 for UTSA and 28,000 for Texas State the student fees alone for these two schools would give them a larger budget than the Sun Belt schools. Additionally the communities have already statrted to increase their financial support to athletics at both schools. Texas State has seen an increase in donations since the new commitment and UTSA has received funding from Bexar County to pay for baseball, softball, and track facilities out of the county's amateur athletics / parks funding. New Orleans Saints owner and San Antonio resident Red McCombs has actively pursued having UTSA football be the primary tenant of the Alamo Dome citing the revenue that visiting sports fans bring to the Riverwalk and the San Antonio economy. The downtown hotels are helping push the agenda. And one more note: UTSA has already implemented the fee increase even though a schedule has not even been set for what year they will add football. They want to be able to hire coaches at the top levels from the very start.

True, that is a curious development. It would seem that a wide bridge over North Texas Avenue (as pictured) with steps to the parking lot would be an ideal design. Not only would it be safer an more convenient for the fans, especially mobily impaired fans, but it could also provide a covered entrance section for the visiting team's busses to load and unload at that lower west side door entrance. It was probably a cost consideration, but that was before North Texas Avenue contained as much traffic as it currently does.

Are you suggesting that UT is playing the Cowboys only to get a recruiting advantage in Wyoming? Look at it this way, Wyoming is getting a $250K for $250K home and home series from them, and then getting $900K for the second appearance in Austin. That $900K is higher than any guarantee that I have heard a purely whoring school receive. It's business, and even the most self enamored programs would be forced to play road games if the non-BCS schools would stop whoring out their teams. And in the future I never want to hear that teams won't play in Denton because of the stadium. North Texas has a blank slate to start with; if the new stadium is not sufficient to host any Division 1 school, then shame on every person in a decision making capacity. If we're able to play them then we need to be able to host them. That's just sports and ethical competition.

Well, if that can be done in Wyoming and in Central Florida, then it should be able to be done in North Texas. Please, no more selling of games without return dates...ever.

Thanks. I too thought that the Super Pit was opened around '73, but I was suprised to see what appeared to be a photograph of it on the cover of the 1968 media guide. That architectural drawing sure looks like a photograph though, especially with the foliage in the picture. I figured that some of our more senior members would solve this mystery.

now on Ebay.... 1960s NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIV BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDES (4) vintage North Texas State University Media Guides from 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, and 1970-71. All are in Excellent, like new condition. ebay Look at the 1968-69 guide. It's sure odd to think of the pit as existing during those ancient times.....during the Beatles, LBJ, and before the Apollo Moon landing. That building is still impressive today.

My guess, Kinne will transfer to a school in Ruston, La.

LSU chooses Johnson 4/9/2008, 5:41 p.m. CDT By BRETT MARTEL The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU intends to hire Stanford's Trent Johnson, who led the Cardinal to the round of 16 in this year's NCAA tournament, as its new coach. Several people at LSU familiar with the selection process said a formal announcement was expected by Thursday. The people asked to remain anonymous because the hiring was not yet official. Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon that Johnson was given permission to talk to LSU but had not yet resigned. "LSU notified me that they wanted to talk with him this morning as I was leaving Tampa" following the women's Final Four, Bowlsby said. "The position probably pays twice what ours does so I expect he feels he has to listen. Trent has not informed me that he has accepted another position." Johnson has been at Stanford for four seasons, compiling an 80-48 record. He had said recently he hoped to remain at Stanford, and had been slated to meet with Bowlsby on Thursday to discuss a new contract. Stanford hired Johnson in 2004 to replace Mike Montgomery, who left for the NBA's Golden State Warriors for two seasons and last week was hired by Bay Area rival California. Johnson was an assistant at Stanford before going to Nevada and then returning to the Cardinal. Stanford lost to Texas in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Stanford's twin 7-footers, Brook and Robin Lopez, announced last week they would hire agents and enter the NBA draft, forgoing their final two seasons of eligibility. LSU went to the Final Four only three seasons ago, but failed to make the NCAA tournament in each of the last two years. The Tigers went 13-18 this season, and former coach John Brady was fired during the year. Assistant Butch Pierre took over on Feb. 8 and led LSU to victories in five of its last nine contests, but the Tigers lost in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. This week, LSU also likely lost one of its best players when 6-foot-10 freshman forward Anthony Randolph announced he intended to enter the NBA draft. Randolph did not immediately hire an agent, however, leaving a slim possibility he could return for his sophomore season. LSU considered a range of candidates, including Travis Ford at Massachusetts, Anthony Grant at Virginia Commonwealth and Oliver Purnell at Clemson. Ford and Purnell both withdrew from consideration Tuesday. ___ AP Sports Writers Janie McCauley and Josh Dubow in San Francisco contributed to this report.

This is actually quite simple. If Nancy Lieberman will accept the position, you hire her. If she won't, then you take the next best candidate.

Value is the pivotal word in this whole discussion. Some people are experiencing difficulty differentiating between Value and Cheap. A Value is when you get a product that you believe is comparable for a lesser price, Cheap is when you are willing to sacrafice quality in order to get a better price. North Texas has significantly lessened the perception of it's quality by failing to adaquately fund it's athletic programs for the past 50 years; stating that it has a lower slightly price doesn't enhance it's value. It's just advertising a less desirable product at a slightly lower price: the cheap alternative. As displayed above, North Texas could maintain it's price range and still significantly improve it's product. Why hasn't it?

The solution to The Problem? Change that $6,100 per year per student to the same amount that Texas Tech or Houston students pay. Create a top tier athletics program that students, alumni, and the community are proud to support. Within a few years it would change the perception of the university. The Problem would be fixed, forever.

We are getting there? Really? Would you like to recite that long list of bowl game victories in the last 60 years, please also count the 1AA playoff victories? Please add all the NCAA Tournament victories and NIT victories to that lengthy list. Having some organizations give away free tee shirts doesn't signify arrival at anywhere. All this at one of the tree largest colleges in Texas, a school that has one of the largest undergraduate enrollments in the nation......... Where we are is perpetual futility. Until real change is instituted, nothing at all has changed. The goal isn't just to eventually become competitive with the better programs in the Sun Belt, but it's to become competitive with the schools that people actually care about beating. The goal is for students and alumni to be excited to be associated with North Texas. The solution really is simple. Having someone in a leadership position exhibit the courage to actually correct The Problem is the difficult part.

There's no pride in a no frills institution. Result: no alumni involvement, no donations, no respect, no loyalty. An institution which is treated strictly as a discardable educational appliance is regarded only as a diploma factory. Of course this is an over simplification of The Problem, but it is the real issue.

Would I hire her to coach a college women's basketball team? Yes. In three years of coaching, Chatman led the Lady Tigers to three consecutive NCAA Final Fours. Chatman’s 47-3 record is the second best record through 50 games in women’s basketball history. Look, even if the allegations are true (which I believe they probably are), she would be guilty of having a relationship with a former player. Not anywhere has there been mention of anything innapropriate happening with a current player. These are two adults, which would have known each other for several years, ran in a lot of the same social circles, and had an interest in basketball. I really don't see the reason for the big fuss, it may not have been the family values image that LSU wanted to promote, but it is the reality of women's sports.

I am still holding out for Dana Chatman. Dana Chatman She is the best coach availible.

Funny, wasn't that the same reason that he would not leave Southlake for a college job?

I think PT Barnum would really be pleased with this thread. People, if a BCS program calls and offers their average rate (about 4 or 5 times what North Texas pays), Coach Dodge will have his office box packed before he even hangs up the phone. If they call, he's gone. Bank on it. Leaving Southlake for North Texas was a much more difficult decision.

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What a non-issue. OK, so the same expenitures will now be monitored more closely by the university. The facts are that the money that the university has been investing in athletics has been an incredible investment. So, 32,717 students pay roughly $12 per credit hour...UCF has in the last year...costructed and opened a 45,000 seat football stadium, a 10,000 seat basketball arena, been on national television several times, hosted the UT Longhorns (you know, the big school from our own state that we have never hosted in 90 years of football) and won the conference championship of the conference that we can only dream of gaining admittance to.... Those people spending the money should be given awards for spending wisely. In this case, the ends do justify the means. The Athletic expenditures at Central Florida have significantly raised the stature of that school. Alumni from Central Florida are proud to be associated with their school and that's been reflected in increased donations. To quote Robert Dinero in the film Awakenings "LEARN!!!"

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That ideology always made North Texas comparable to the product on the right; the low cost, no frills, alternative to what you'd really want. Unfortunately, I don't think campus leadership is really interested in changing the perception.