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I always hated the existance of that meaningless time of possession stat. All it meant was a team ran the ball and was tackled in bounds more than the other; Big whoopee. The far better stat would be just totalling offensive plays for each team, that combined with yardage figures would more accurately display which defense was getting worn down. I do think that the yards-per-play for our defense would not compare favorably to previous seasons but I do have faith that it will imrove significantly as Dodge is able to bring in more recruits. I am not criticizing our current players, they are working their tales off on the field, but the Sun Belt defensive All-Conference squad was formerly dominated by North Texas players at almost every position. That's not the case any more.

Smitty, you seem determined to not let anyone silence the banjos for Clarice. Your analogy is incorrect. If Smitty said "I am going to movie", it would be understood that Smitty was probably stating that is going to a movie but that he was speaking in an agricultural dialect. The movie may be very important to Smitty, but movie would not become a proper noun no matter how emphatic he is about the subject.

Thank you.

What time is the bonfire expected to be lit? I would like to take my daughter since she has never been to a bonfire, but she can't be out too late. I really think she would like the North Texas Homecoming Bonfire. (in parts of the world that have indoor plumbing and electricity, articles like 'a' and 'the' directly precede bonfire, formal, and prom. You may also capitalize them if you are using them as a proper noun for a specific event; the Christmas Formal, the Senior Prom, the Homecoming Bonfire. Using the word without a corresponding article implies that someone is a rural person trying to make an event somehow sound more important.)

Yes, they do. I only know this because I saw them both sitting with the Denver fan at a table one time.

Hot Springs to Host Sun Belt Basketball Tournaments by ArkansasSports360.com Staff Acknowledging Hot Springs' attractions as a nationally known resort city, the Sun Belt Conference on Monday chose the city as the site for its basketball championship tournament - both men's and women's - in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Wright Waters said in a statement, "Our conference is committed to growing our respective basketball leagues, and we previously have had to rely on the host school to advance in the tournament to sell tickets. As we transition to a neutral site, we feel a resort destination like Hot Springs will appeal to all fans. They can watch great basketball while also having numerous attractive options during their free time." The tournament dates will be March 7-10, 2009; March 6-9, 2010, and March 5-8, 2011. The announcement pointed out that Summit Arena also hosts the Arkansas men's and women's state high school basketball tournament, attended annually by 56,000 people. Summit Arena was constructed in 2003 with a seating capacity of 6,000 and adjoins the Hot Springs Convention Center. Located 50 miles from Little Rock, Hot Springs is visited by three million tourists annually and offers more than 4,000 hotel rooms with 15 restaurants within walking distance of Summit Arena. “The Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament will draw thousands of new visitors to Hot Springs and to our State, and I know that Arkansas’s natural beauty and warm hospitality will make their trip memorable,” Governor Mike Beebe said in a statement. “As a big fan of college basketball, I’m looking forward to some great games. I thank the Sun Belt Conference for choosing Arkansas, and congratulate the people of Hot Springs on an outstanding job in achieving this honor.” Steve Arrison, CEO of the Hot Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, said, "We are excited to have the Sun Belt Conference select Hot Springs National Park as the site for their tournament. We are certain that the student-athletes, parents, conference staff and the thousands of fans who follow Sun Belt basketball will find Hot Springs a great place to play and watch this great sports event. "I commend Craig Durmon, who led our CVB sales team in seeking out and winning the Sun Belt tournament. He worked extremely hard and effectively to gain for Hot Springs this significant championship sports tournament." Scott McClard, chairman of the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission, said, "What great news for Hot Springs to have been chosen as the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournament host. Our city has plenty of exciting attractions, great restaurants, great lodging and an unexcelled venue - our Summit Arena - for players and fans to have an exciting time while enjoying exciting basketball action." Durmon pointed out that more than 500 hotel rooms will be needed at the start of the tournament just for teams and staff. "The men's championship will be on national television on ESPN and the women's championship game will be on ESPN regional television," Durmon said. During the Sun Belt's 2006 fall meetings, the conference's 13 institutions voted unanimously to move the annual tournament to a neutral site beginning in 2009. It was determined the neutral site must fall within the conference's geographic footprint, offer an appropriate and first-class arena, promote the championship locally and offer attractive entertainment. Tournament specifications and bids were sent to six possible sites, five cities accepted the Sun Belt's request for a proposal, in-person site visitations were made to three cities, and two cities made formal presentations to the Sun Belt's Executive Committee on October 10 at the league's 2007 fall meetings in Mobile, Ala. Other than 1992 and 1993, when the Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament was played in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss., this will mark the only time the conference tournament has not been played in the city of one of the Sun Belt schools. The men's and women's quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the 2008 tournament will be played March 8-11 in Mobile at the Mitchell Center on the University of South Alabama campus. First-round match ups will be played at campus sites. This format, which was instituted in 2007, will also be used from 2009-2011 in Hot Springs. Four previous Sun Belt Conference tournaments have been held in the state of Arkansas, as Little Rock hosted the event in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000. South Alabama and Western Kentucky University share the record for most conference tournament titles with five each. Hot Springs Mayor Mike Bush said, "I am pleased to extend a hearty Hot Springs welcome to the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournament. Hot Springs has a worldwide reputation for its great hospitality, and our whole city will work extra hard to make sure everyone has a wonderful time at the games and off the court, too."

Could be worse....could be raining. Young Frankenstein - 1974

I too have gained a lot of respect for Daniel this season. He has proven to be the team player that so many on these boards doubted he could be.

Wow, new head coach, new offensive and defensive sytems, staff new to college game, many young players at skill positions, losing record, several embarrassing blowouts. Who could have predicted that? What to expect in 2007 If you are terribly disappointed with the season so far then you simply don't follow the program closely. This is a rebuilding year and could never have been seen as anything else. Fans with football knowledge expected these results. The "fire this person" and "that player sucks" tantrums that are posted on this board are merely ill-informed enthusiests venting their frustration.

Well, I am sorry that they feel that way, but to quote William Congreve "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Louisiana Tech would have been the biggest beneficiary of a WAC expansion that added ASU, North Texas, and ULL. The western WAC ignored their interests because nobody wanted to split the Utah/Tulsa basketball earnings further, and four of those schools have long harbored hopes of jumping to the Mountain West. What happens to the conference if two or three are able to leave? Simply put, they are all looking out for only their own best interest and not that of the conference. In addition to having regional rivals, reduced travel expenses, and a legitimate shot at playing in the New Orleans Bowl, Tech's chief rival for media attention in northern Louisiana would have been forced to return to Division 1AA to survive. How much easier would event promotion be for Tech if the nearest Division 1 competition was several hours away? Apart from not having a suitable bowl and not having any conference mates within 1300 miles, now they have to compete with Division 1 ULM for headlines in their own home market. Oh well, live and learn.

This is how it played: Boise, Nevada, La Tech, Fresno, Hawaii, and UTEP needed replacements for the member that the WAC had lost to CUSA; SMU, Rice, and Tulsa. Benson wanted Utah St, NMSU, and North Texas to join the WAC and screw over the 3 remaining Sun Belt football schools; Arkansas St, Louisiana-Laf, and Middle Tenn. Dr Pohl told the WAC that North Texas was not going to join another western-only league and that it wouldn’t be involved with any alignment that didn’t insure Division 1 conference participation to all our members. (At the time they thought MTSU may go MAC to replace the loss of Marshall and UCF, and ULM was still a full member of the Southland even though they played their football in the ‘Belt). All the Sun Belt presidents agreed to not make a move until there were contingency plans for all members. Hawaii was opposed to adding additional Central schools. There was a stand-off, but a league merger was inevitable unless somebody turned traitor. The WAC-Sun Belt merger was going to combine all members and have the 3 WAC bowls and the New Orleans Bowl. Enter the quisling: USU Athletic Director Rance Pugmire. Despite the fact that the Sun Belt had rescued USU’s football from the immanent slow death of independent status less than a year earlier, and that USU’s President had made a commitment to the other Sun Belt Presidents, USU AD Pugmire convinced their President to back-stab the league and jump ship immediately to the WAC. May USU athletics rot in hell forever. NMSU’s President and AD conferred with the Belt and decided that they too would need to join the WAC to avoid being excluded from a western league. TCU bolted from CUSA for the Mountain West, and La Tech was convinced that they would be the replacement. It didn’t happen and UTEP was invited to CUSA. The WAC again needed an eighth school and Boise was adamantly opposed to Idaho. Once again North Texas was invited, and the answer was again “No thank you, not unless ASU and ULL are included and a home is also found for MTSU. The WAC begrudgingly accepted Idaho. The Sun Belt; UNT, ULL, ASU, and MTSU, then offered full membership to ULM, Troy, FIU, and FAU to arrive at its current configuration. The WAC members live with the constant fear that one or more of its members may bolt for the MWC and there aren’t any western Division 1 candidates to replace them. UNT has a standing offer to join but has constantly refused because of A) no desirable bowl, excessive travel expenses, and C) unstable membership with threat of current WAC schools going to the MWC, CUSA, or Division 1AA. Oh, and did I mention that Utah State athletics can rot in hell. After this year they will be on probation for minimum attendance, will be ineligible for conference championships and will be on their way to being forced back to 1AA. I'm glad we sent the right man out there to help them on their way.

Didn't Obi Wan Kenobi blow up that bridge because it should never have been built in the first place?

OK, I'll take this one. fan19740, please show me which of your threads was about earth shaking revelations that kept you up at night. Miraculous Insight This board is for exactly this type of discussion; topic on which the fans have opinions. We're not going to cure cancer here, and we can't alter the outcome of games through discussions of X's and O's, but we can certainly discuss them if they are relevant to UNT football.

The kids that go down on the field are: A) Required to be dues paying members of the Junior Mean Green Club Required to be accompanied by their parent C) Required to be wearing either their Junior Mean Green Club shirt or be wearing UNT spirit gear and have a club stamp on their hand. "My parents don't care where I am" is not a valid reason for other kids to be on the field. Wow, issue solved.

Dear Lord, Please grant these posters the strength to read, reread, and keep reading this post over and over until they are able to comprehend it. The actual JMGC members are almost always dressed in their club shirts, replica NT jerseys, or cheerleader uniforms. It is not the children that are supposed to be on the field that are the issue, it's the ones that are not supposed to be there. Membership for the 2006-07 season is $20 per child. I pay for two kids to have this privilege. I would be happy to discuss the insignificance of this issue with any of you if you'd be willing to send me $40 first to participate in the discussion. Amen

The only thing that Baldwin deserved was a visit from "Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker" You Coach are probably saying to yourself, "Now, I'm gonna go out, and I'm gonna get the world by the tail and wrap it around pull it down and put it in my pocket. I'm gonna get rich off a big lawsuit!" Well, I'm here to tell you that you're probably gonna find out, as you go out there, that you're not gonna amount to JACK SQUAT! Whoop-dee-freakin-doo, you had a record of six wins and twenty seven fricking losses during your horrible career. You sucked as a coach, and you suck even more as a former coach. You're gonna end up in Ruston eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river! Dont like it? Well LA-DE-FRICKING-DA!

The kids that go down on the field are: A) Required to be dues paying members of the Junior Mean Green Club Required to be accompanied by their parent C) Required to be wearing either their Junior Mean Green Club shirt or be wearing UNT spirit gear and have a club stamp on their hand. Unfortunately the regulations are abused by derilict 12 year olds that can easily gain access to this club function. Last year I told some little orange clad pugsley that it was innapropriate to be waving his 'hook 'em horns' hand signal at our players as they emerged after halftime. His defense, "well, I don't like North Texas". What the heck are these twits doing on the field? Those little kids that they are edging out of the way have parents that actually pay for the privilege of their children interacting with the team. The same can be said for the bounce houses at the football and basketball games. It's simply poor management, but in everyone's defense, this is an issue that must be incredibly far down on the priority list of things that need to be fixed.

Hey, don't blame me just because I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand. ..... I'm tellin' you, man, every third blink is slower.

I think Southern California resembles that remark.

I hope UTEP finds a way to keep him, and I think Price still owes UTEP for the opportunity he was extended when nobody else was going to acknowledge him. Dynaco may be interested but it was Rust-Eze that gave him his big break. (analogy for all you daddies out there)

Any News On The SMU Coach's Status? Coach Bennett's career has recently received a visit from the nursing home cat. I wonder what it means?

Well, at least he wasn't dancing.

Last chance.... any questions for the show tonight?