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He was probably referring to North Texas as the university of Texans, you know the school in Denton that has more Texans enrolled than any other college. UT-Austin and A&M both have larger enrollments but they both also have significantly larger populations of out-of-state students and international students.

You guys have followed this part much closer than I. If we do not win the West will we necessarily have a HOME first round game? Is there any chance that we would have to play an AWAY game before the Mobile part of tournament starts?

funny The owner of the shop is an North Texas alum named Steve Levine, he's an OK guy for being an old Lamda Chi. He buys sportswear overstocks and closeouts and sells them at a deep discount price. In addition to all the college and pro team shirts jackets and hats, he buys a lot of championship events and bowl clothing. Make sure to ask for North Texas merchandise if you go in. He buys more of what people ask for and can get volume orders made for a very low price.

If we do host that first round game, I would love to see North Texas honor the 1988 Champions team on their 20th anniversary of the feat.

True, it's far from being the fault of only the current leadership, but it is their responsibility to correct it. They are not performing their duty to the university if they ignore THE PROBLEM as others before them have done.

The endowment is directly a result of people in positions of power in the university not allowing North Texas to become something that people are proud to be associated with. It's their fault, and it's their responsibility to fix it.

It's a colorized version of a black and white photo. I believe the replicas are fairly accurate although they have a vee neck and the pictured jersey looks more like a crew neck. Oh, and don't go looking on ebay for the card, I just bought it.

This is also on Ebay for only $.99 Pretty cool

Silver, it's pretty well spelled out in the VIP forum. (and for you non-VIP's, think bunny and the pillow)

Thanks Superfrog. I don't think Dodge will be hearing any ringing endorsements of LoJo from Patterson. Sad, the kid had every opportunity to succeed both athletically and academically and has wasted it. I hope he's truly innocent and is able to get his life in order but it also sounds like he may have initiated his own downward spiral.

The lack of a stadium is just a symptom of a bigger problem. Fix that problem and the facilities issues will easily be fixed.

Are you sure that she doesn't already have one?

I posted the information, not because I want him on our team or don't want him on our team, only because a highly sought player that North Texas had once sought was potentially available again. Was he a participant in a crime, I don't know, the victim didn't indicate he was involved, there wasn't any DNA evidence revealed that would indicate that he was involved, the only witness involved seems to be a rapist that drugged a girl and then tried to implicate other athletes. He's obviously guilty of having some seedy friends but I think he's already paid very dearly for that poor judgement. Should North Texas offer the kid? That should be between Todd Dodge and Gary Patterson. I'm sure that Patterson knows more details about the situation than the press is able to release. I doubt that returning to TCU is an option. If Patterson says Jones is a good kid that got railroaded by unscrupulous friends and deserves a chance to get his life back, or if Jones is trouble waiting to happen again and should be avoided, those would be the recommendations that I would put faith in. Like the other readers of this message board, I don't know details of what happened that night. I will trust Coach Dodge's and Coach Patterson's judgement and be happy with whatever they decide.

Defensive tackle McKinney (TX) Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 294 lbs Forty: 4.97 secs Bench max: 310 pounds Squat max: 480 pounds Vertical: 30 inches Class: 2005 (High School) Rivals.com Rating: 5.7 (About) Position Ranking: 25 Rivals.com Defensive tackles 2005 (25) Postseason Texas Top 100 2005 (29) DMN Area Top 100 for 2005 (11) The Latest: Lorenzo Jones makes it a true done deal — 2/2/2005 At one time Lorenzo Jones was considered a lock to be going to the University of Nebraska, but then the Rivals.com three-star rated defensive tackle from McKinney, Texas decided to take more official visits.

Assault charge dropped against former TCU athlete Star-Telegram FORT WORTH -- The Tarrant County district attorney's office has dropped a sexual-assault charge against former TCU football player Lorenzo Jones, KXAS/Channel 5 reported Friday. No further details were available Friday night. Jones was one of three Texas Christian University athletes accused of raping an unconscious 18-year-old woman in October 2006. Virgil Allen Taylor, a former TCU basketball player, was indicted in January on a charge of aggravated sexual assault by threat, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison. Shannon Monroe Behling, also a former TCU basketball player, was indicted in October on a charge of aggravated sexual assault by threat and remains free on bail pending trial. The case involves a woman who reported that Taylor lured her to his dorm room, where she was given a drink that caused her to pass out. She told police that she awoke briefly to find Taylor having sex with her. Taylor later talked implicated Behling and Jones, police have said. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ By DEBRA DENNIS / The Dallas Morning News debdennis@dallasnews.com FORT WORTH – A former Texas Christian University football player who spent 11 months in jail before a sexual assault charge against him was dismissed says he is not bitter and wants to get on with his life. Lorenzo Labell Jones, 21, was released Monday after prosecutors said in court documents that they did not have enough evidence to pursue charges against him. Lorenzo Labell Jones An 18-year-old student told investigators that Mr. Jones and two former TCU basketball players raped her in a dorm room in October 2006 while she was unconscious. The woman said she passed out after she was given a sports drink laced with an unknown substance. Mr. Jones was never indicted. "I wanted to clear my name," Mr. Jones said. "I spent a year in jail, incarcerated for something I did not do." Prosecutors are not commenting on Mr. Jones' release because charges against Virgil Allen Taylor, 21, and Shannon Monroe Behling, 20, are pending. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Behling were indicted last year. No trial dates have been set. The woman who says she was assaulted could not be reached for comment. The Dallas Morning News does not typically name the victims of sexual assault. Mr. Jones, who now lives in Dallas, said he felt abandoned, but some of his friends and his family stood by him. "At first, when it happened, people just pointed their fingers at me," Mr. Jones said. "I'm a good guy. I'm blessed to be out. Blessed to get another chance." He hopes to resume his football and college career. "I want to be a high school football coach," said Mr. Jones, who was standout at McKinney High School. Mr. Jones, a backup defensive tackle, was one of the Horned Frogs' top recruits in 2005. He was ranked No. 11 in SportsDay's Area Top 100 recruits and was the District 9-4A defensive player of the year in 2004. Mr. Jones' attorney, Marcus Norman, said there was an assumption of Mr. Jones' guilt because of the seriousness of the charges. Despite the allegation, Mr. Jones is still a good prospect. "He was a highly recruited defensive lineman," Mr. Norman said. "He chose TCU and unfortunately he got caught up in this incident and was removed from the university. "He's thankful that the DA's investigation turned out the way it did," Mr. Norman said. "They based the case on evidence and not on what someone said." WFAA-TV contributed to this report.

Oh, and before somebody states that I am trying to put everything on today's students, I'm not. This move should have happened several decades ago and unfortunately there is no way to do it retroactively. Long term, it is what is best for the students and what is best for the university. North Texas; A Great University

I am the eternal optimist when the subject is Mean Green sports, but even I am horribly disappointed with how the stadium issue is being handled. I am not bagging on Rick Villarreal because I honestly think that he is trying to do the most with what little the university and the alumni currently provide. But somebody has got to stand up and admit that THE PROBLEM does exist. THE PROBLEM is that North Texas is incorrectly perceived as a second rate school. THE PROBLEM is that in the past 50 something years North Texas has won only a single postseason event (2002 N.O. Bowl). THE PROBLEM is that North Texas alumni are not overly proud to associate themselves with the school. THE PROBLEM is that nobody raises their children aspiring for them to become UNT students. THE PROBLEM is that under funded North Texas athletics have always played on the lowest level of the big schools. THE PROBLEM is when North Texas plays bodybag games every year they get their asses kicked in embarrassing fashion. THE PROBLEM is that big donors aren't anxious to associate with the university. THE PROBLEM is that big donors perceive that they are throwing their good money away on a university that refuses to help itself. THE PROBLEM is that North Texas receives only token media coverage in it's own market. THE PROBLEM is that North Texas is perceived by many students as an educational appliance to be discarded upon graduation. THE PROBLEM is North Texas has a terrible stigma attached to it for all the listed reasons,.....and hundreds more. THE SOLUTION: North Texas needs to make a statement to improve it's stature by pumping huge amounts of funding into athletics. Athletics are the most visible aspect of the university. North Texas needs to do what UTSA and Texas State have decided is necessary; raise the athletic fee to the state maximum, stop living in disgrace and take advantage of it's size. Do NOT build a stadium sufficient for today’s demand, build a stadium comparable to what any other 35,000 undergrad college with successful programs would have. North Texas needs the ability to create first class facilities that will attract good coaches and great recruits. North Texas needs to have an athletic program that will inspire students to want to make an emotional attachment, to become fans, to follow their teams, to wear their university's apparel. Those students will eventually become contributing alumni, not only to athletics, but to every aspect of the university. When the university invests in itself, and the college becomes something that people want to be associated with, alumni donations and corporate sponsorships will start piling up. Some may say "why put this on the students as a student fee?" The answer is simple, the student fee is the only place that it can start. Generating revenue shared amongst 34,000 students can force change at a rapid pace, and in no other reasonable scenario is that possible. A student fee starting today would enable the university to bond a stadium immediately. A student fee would show potential donors that their money wasn't getting pissed away on some fruitless venture. A student fee is what's best for the students of the university; it may be somewhat costly right now but it will continue to pay dividends for the rest of their lives as new generations of students continue by making their own contribution. Maybe raise the fee in increments over a 6 year period until it reaches the maximum. THE PROBLEM is then solved. FOREVER. Let's call it the GREAT UNIVERSITY INITIATIVE. Let’s make North Texas a GREAT UNIVERSITY.

Then, in 1983, Tommy Newman arrived to rescue us from all those 14-16 win seasons. I remember talking to Tommy during his first season, how he had pulled the scholarship offer from some juco kid that Blakely had offered. "We're not going to be wasting scholarships on five foot three kids.". The player was so small that people just called him 'Spud'.

Is the scoreboard operator the guy that doubles as the singing Dane Zane on the Disney Channel?

And how about some of those thunderous dunks by Adam McCoy....... Last night's rout set the stage for quite an exhibition (even if the most monsterous slam bounced out). Hopefully Adam will get the opportunity to put on another show against Arkansas State on Saturday. KaBOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dennis Scores Career High 34 Points In North Texas Victory from Mean Green Sports.com Box Score DENTON (2/16/08) – Collin Dennis recorded a career high with 34 points to lead the North Texas men’s basketball team to a 90-64 victory against Troy on Saturday night at the Super Pit. The Mean Green (16-9, 7-7 Sun Belt) splits this season’s series with Troy and moves to 4-1 in the all-time series against the Trojans. The Super Pit was raining three-pointers during the men’s and women’s basketball games tonight. In the men’s game, the two teams combined for 23 three-pointers and 60 three-point attempts. Dennis tied a career high with four three-pointers. The Mean Green has not scored 90 points since it defeated Texas A&M International, 97-70, on Dec. 28. NT scored 88 in a loss to Troy on Jan. 3. Dennis led North Texas on an 14-2 run to start the game and the Mean Green never looked back. The junior transfer posted 10 of NT’s first 16 points, including two three-pointers and then finished the first half with more then half of NT’s points (21). He finished the game hitting a career-high 12 field goals. North Texas held Troy to just 25 first-half points. NT used a 16-5 run to start the game and extended its lead to as many as 19 points, 39-20, in the first half. The Mean Green started the second half with a 10-2 run and led by 20+ points for the majority of the second period. NT shot 49.3 from the field for the game and 42.9 percent from three-point range. For the second straight game, Quincy Williams was one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Tristan Thompson came off the bench to score 13 points, including 10 in the second half. North Texas held the edge on the boards, 52 to 33. The Mean Green has not pulled down more than 50 rebounds since it recorded 72 against Texas A&M International. NT also recorded 52 rebounds in its opening win against Cameron. Ben Bell kept up the tempo throughout the game. He finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals. North Texas returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 20 when it faces ULM on the road at 7:30 pm.

D'oh! Dandy Don must have quickly changed his web site and then somehow altered my original post. Yeah, that's it. Either that or it was a keyboard error equipment failure, technical issue, major mulfunction, reactor leak kind of thing. Everythings fine now. Is it too late to ask for a do-over post?

That's amazing for Kaspar. He has taken a program that was never really competitive in Division 1 and built a consistent winner; his team is 92-47 through these last 5 seasons. Previously the mens teams were overshadowed by the Lady Jack's success, but this season's men's team's only losses have been a 2 point game at SHSU, an onertime 1 point loss at Nichols, and a loss at Texas Tech. Among the wins was a 66-62 shocker against OU in Norman.

From Dandy Don's LSU Recruiting News: LSU Basketball Page This could be a bidding war that we simply couldn't win. Johnny is a former LSU star and LSU would have to be considered his dream job. I hope we don't lose Johnny because he's a damn good coach, but if we do, I'd rather it be because he was guided by his heart and not just because some school somewhere could outbid us for our coaches.

I would suggest Playa del Carmen outside Cancun. It will probably be as cheap as Florida, guaranteed warm weather, the beaches are beautiful, and day trips to Xel-Ha and Tulum can make it more that just a 'beach-only' vacation. There's also the usual Mexican markets and the tourist restarants and bars.