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Would Rail Service To/from Dallas Help Nt Athletic Attendance?
ADLER replied to NT80's topic in Mean Green Football
Thanks Cliffy. Actual history and origin: About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies. This strange quirk perplexes the rest of the world; but there is a perfectly good reason. In the past, almost everybody travelled on the left side of the road because that was the most sensible option for feudal, violent societies. Since most people are right-handed, swordsmen preferred to keep to the left in order to have their right arm nearer to an opponent and their scabbard further from him. Moreover, it reduced the chance of the scabbard (worn on the left) hitting other people. Furthermore, a right-handed person finds it easier to mount a horse from the left side of the horse, and it would be very difficult to do otherwise if wearing a sword (which would be worn on the left). It is safer to mount and dismount towards the side of the road, rather than in the middle of traffic, so if one mounts on the left, then the horse should be ridden on the left side of the road. In the late 1700s, however, teamsters in France and the United States began hauling farm products in big wagons pulled by several pairs of horses. These wagons had no driver's seat; instead the driver sat on the left rear horse, so he could keep his right arm free to lash the team. Since he was sitting on the left, he naturally wanted everybody to pass on the left so he could look down and make sure he kept clear of the oncoming wagon’s wheels. Therefore he kept to the right side of the road. In addition, the French Revolution of 1789 gave a huge impetus to right-hand travel in Europe. The fact is, before the Revolution, the aristocracy travelled on the left of the road, forcing the peasantry over to the right, but after the storming of the Bastille and the subsequent events, aristocrats preferred to keep a low profile and joined the peasants on the right. An official keep-right rule was introduced in Paris in 1794, more or less parallel to Denmark, where driving on the right had been made compulsory in 1793. Later, Napoleon's conquests spread the new rightism to the Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Russia and many parts of Spain and Italy. The states that had resisted Napoleon kept left – Britain, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Portugal. This European division, between the left- and right-hand nations would remain fixed for more than 100 years, until after the First World War. Although left-driving Sweden ceded Finland to right-driving Russia after the Russo-Swedish War (1808-1809), Swedish law – including traffic regulations – remained valid in Finland for another 50 years. It wasn’t until 1858 that an Imperial Russian decree made Finland swap sides. The trend among nations over the years has been toward driving on the right, but Britain has done its best to stave off global homogenisation. With the expansion of travel and road building in the 1800s, traffic regulations were made in every country. Left-hand driving was made mandatory in Britain in 1835. Countries which were part of the British Empire followed suit. This is why to this very day, India, Australasia and the former British colonies in Africa go left. An exception to the rule, however, is Egypt, which had been conquered by Napoleon before becoming a British dependency. Although Japan was never part of the British Empire, its traffic also goes to the left. Although the origin of this habit goes back to the Edo period (1603-1867) when Samurai ruled the country, it wasn’t until 1872 that this unwritten rule became more or less official. That was the year when Japan’s first railway was introduced, built with technical aid from the British. Gradually, a massive network of railways and tram tracks was built, and of course all trains and trams drove on the left-hand side. Still, it took another half century till in 1924 left-side driving was clearly written in a law. When the Dutch arrived in Indonesia in 1596, they brought along their habit of driving on the left. It wasn't until Napoleon conquered the Netherlands that the Dutch started driving on the right. Most of their colonies, however, remained on the left as did Indonesia and Suriname. In the early years of English colonisation of North America, English driving customs were followed and the colonies drove on the left. After gaining independence from England, however, they were anxious to cast off all remaining links with their British colonial past and gradually changed to right-hand driving. (Incidentally, the influence of other European countries’ nationals should not be underestimated.) The first law requiring drivers to keep right was passed in Pennsylvania in 1792, and similar laws were passed in New York in 1804 and New Jersey in 1813. Despite the developments in the US, some parts of Canada continued to drive on the left until shortly after the Second World War. The territory controlled by the French (from Quebec to Louisiana) drove on the right, but the territory occupied by the English (British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland) kept left. British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces switched to the right in the 1920s in order to conform with the rest of Canada and the USA. Newfoundland drove on the left until 1947, and joined Canada in 1949. In Europe, the remaining left-driving countries switched one by one to driving on the right. Portugal changed in 1920s. The change took place on the same day in the whole country, including the colonies. Territories, however, which bordered other left-driving countries were exempted. That is why Macau, Goa (now part of India) and Portuguese East Africa kept the old system. East Timor, which borders left-driving Indonesia, did change to the right though, but left-hand traffic was reintroduced by the Indonesians in 1975. In Italy the practice of driving on the right first began in the late 1890s. The first Italian Highway Code, issued on the 30th of June 1912, stated that all vehicles had to drive on the right. Cities with a tram network, however, could retain left-hand driving if they placed warning signs at their city borders. The 1923 decree is a bit stricter, but Rome and the northern cities of Milan, Turin and Genoa could still keep left until further orders from the Ministry of Public Works. By the mid-1920s, right-hand driving became finally standard throughout the country. Rome made the change on the 1 of March 1925 and Milan on the 3rd of August 1926. Up till the 1930s Spain lacked national traffic regulations. Some parts of the country drove on the right (e.g. Barcelona) and other parts drove on the left (e.g. Madrid). On the 1st of October 1924 Madrid switched to driving on the right. The break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire caused no change: Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Hungary continued to drive on the left. Austria itself was something of a curiosity. Half the country drove on the left and half on the right. The dividing line was precisely the area affected by Napoleon's conquests in 1805. When Germany annexed Austria in 1938, Hitler ordered that the traffic should change from the left to the right side of the road, overnight. The change threw the driving public into turmoil, because motorists were unable to see most road signs. In Vienna it proved impossible to change the trams overnight, so while all other traffic took to the right-hand side of the road, the trams continued to run on the left for several weeks. Czechoslovakia and Hungary, one of the last states on the mainland of Europe to keep left, changed to the right after being invaded by Germany in 1939. Meanwhile, the power of the right kept growing steadily. American cars were designed to be driven on the right by locating the drivers' controls on the vehicle's left side. With the mass production of reliable and economical cars in the United States, initial exports used the same design, and out of necessity many countries changed their rule of the road. Gibraltar changed to right-hand traffic in 1929 and China in 1946. Korea now drives right, but only because it passed directly from Japanese colonial rule to American and Russian influence at the end of the Second World War. Pakistan also considered changing to the right in the 1960s, but ultimately decided not to do it. The main argument against the shift was that camel trains often drove through the night while their drivers were dozing. The difficulty in teaching old camels new tricks was decisive in forcing Pakistan to reject the change. Nigeria, a former British colony, had traditionally been driving on the left with British imported right-hand-drive cars, but when it gained independence, it tried to throw off its colonial past as quick as possible and shifted to driving on the right. After the Second World War, left-driving Sweden, the odd one out in mainland Europe, felt increasing pressure to change sides in order to conform with the rest of the continent. The problem was that all their neighbours already drove on the right side and since there are a lot of small roads without border guards leading into Norway and Finland, one had to remember in which country one was. In 1955, the Swedish government held a referendum on the introduction of right-hand driving. Although no less than 82.9% voted “no” to the plebiscite, the Swedish parliament passed a law on the conversion to right-hand driving in 1963. Finally, the change took place on Sunday, the 3rd of September 1967, at 5 o’clock in the morning. All traffic with private motor-driven vehicles was prohibited four hours before and one hour after the conversion, in order to be able to rearrange all traffic signs. Even the army was called in to help. Also a very low speed limit was applied, which was raised in a number of steps. The whole process took about a month. After Sweden's successful changeover, Iceland changed the following year, in 1968. In the 1960s, Great Britain also considered changing, but the country’s conservative powers did everything they could to nip the proposal in the bud. Furthermore, the fact that it would cost billions of pounds to change everything round wasn’t much of an incentive… Eventually, Britain dropped the idea. Today, only four European countries still drive on the left: the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta. Dear Lord of All Things Green and Good....The college basketball season has been over for one day and we still have four months until the first football is kicked off........It's enlightening debates like this one that PROVE that we need baseball at North Texas to bridge the time void. -
Thank goodness Dickey's turned out to be a real estate agent.
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If they sign with us, Haynes is the only one of those three that would be required to sit out a year for transferring. Fulce would be coming from a prep school and McCoy from a juco.
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We have, but there is always that chance that a player or two will not be coming back for next season. I'm not implying anyone in particular, I'm just stating that every summer we have always seemed to lose a couple that transfer, quit, or don't make grades. Why should this year be any different? I'm not saying they're not good players, but by fall practice there will be some players that realize there are opportunities that suit them better at other schools. I would expect this summer to be no different than any other. The departing players would open spots for players that are enrolled that don't have scholarships. About Chase, yes I would love to have him here if this is where he has chosen to pursue his post-graduate work. He's an excellent athlete, and a fifth year senior that knows the system. He may or may not start but I believe that he would certainly be in the top three QBs on the team, and therefore would add stability to what has been perceived as our weakest position since the departure of Scott Hall. That's my opinion. The opinion that counts belongs to Todd Dodge and he know a little more about the situation than we do. GMG Adler
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Adler: We have got to do things that increase our fan base. Flock of Sheep: No! We need to bleed more out of the few fans that we currently have. That's how we'll prosper. Adler: I disagree. In spite of four recent bowl games, four recent conference championships, and being in a metropolitan area of five million people that contains over one hundred thousand North Texas alumni, our attendance ranks near the bottom of a Division One schools. I think that we need to have more things that will entice fans and alumni to not only come to the games, but also give them a chance to participate. Once they get involved and make an emotional attachment to the program, they are very likely to be become donors and season ticket holders. Flock of Sheep: Screw those people! If they're not already donors and allowed the privalages that only donors get, then we don't need them. People that just buy a ticket to the game should not be entitled to enjoy themselves. Make sure they sit in crappy seats so they'll never want to come back. And those damn tailgaters, some of them don't even come into the game. We should hire extra police just to harass them into never coming back. We should move their tailgate area to Sanger. Let's go out on The Deck and lock the doors behind us! Adler: People go to games to have fun. If they don't have fun then they'll spend their entertainment dollars elsewhere. Guys, I can explain it to you. but I can't understand it for you. six months pass Flock of Sheep: Damn, attendance sure is low, I wonder why? ten years pass Flock of Sheep: Look, Nichols has new helmets this year. Do you remember when we used to be in Division One? I wonder what happened. Baaaaaaah!
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I don’t think the rumor is true. We already have a situation where people are already tempted to stay at the tailgate area during the game. If you move the tailgating further away, then the temptation to just hang out while drinking and listening to the game is even greater. If you try to enforce closing those parties during the game, many of those fans will just stop tailgating altogether. The lessoned interference with tailgating is one of the things that has really helped the game-day atmosphere at North Texas during the last decade. Why would anyone want to jack with it? Is there a happy medium? I think so. Here’s an idea similar to what works at OU. Place all tailgating on the former football practice fields inside the fenced area adjacent to the stadium creating a Tailgating Zone. Provide adequate restroom facilities to handle that size crowd. Play the pregame radio shows over the speaker system. Learn how to actually turn on the lights that have been installed over the tailgate area. Have security actually watch the area during the game so the giant ants from Cement City don’t carry away all the supplies during the game. After the game is when the band that was hired for that week should start playing. People will be tempted to attend the games partially to participate in the tailgate activities. The tailgate area will become a major draw by itself, and the game attendance will benefit from it.
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Vitto Blog On Bb Prospects Fulce On Campas Last Week,
ADLER replied to OldTimer's topic in Mean Green Basketball
Wow, I'm glad you brought that up because I doubt that Johnny has noticed the situation. In reality, Howerton still has two years remaining and he has been developing pretty well. Let's see if any of our current reserves elect to transfer at the end of the semester. There are a couple that I could see getting a lot more playing time at other schools. Johnny will possibly to be picking up a juco big man or two during late recruiting if that happens. -
Vitto Blog On Bb Prospects Fulce On Campas Last Week,
ADLER replied to OldTimer's topic in Mean Green Basketball
One of the most pleasant surprises during this year's playoffs is the great play from Spruce. They keep rolling through opponents thanks to the sharp shooting of their leader, senior guard Kevin Busby-Hayden. He dropped 27 points on Kimball, making him this week's MVP. Watch The Video -
Vitto Blog On Bb Prospects Fulce On Campas Last Week,
ADLER replied to OldTimer's topic in Mean Green Basketball
Here's a little more on Joseph Fulce from Rivals.com Rivals.com Joseph Fulce page -
January 8, 2007 NCAA on Override NCAA News, Michelle Brutlag ORLANDO, Florida — Division I institutions again exercised their right to vote on legislation at the Convention, overturning a rule during a January 7 business session that would allow graduate student-athletes who want to transfer to a new institution to compete immediately, and upholding a Board of Directors defeat of a proposal that would have added a 12th game in the Football Championship Subdivision. The two override votes at the 2007 Convention were the division’s second and third “one school, one vote” decisions since restructuring. The entire Division I membership also had the opportunity to vote at the 2006 Convention on a proposal expanding scholarships in several women’s sports. The first vote on the transfer legislation was definitive, with 70 percent supporting the override, despite strong support for the legislation from the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.spoke to the assembly, quoting NCAA research showing that of 4,830 student-athletes who graduated with eligibility remaining, only 112 graduates transferred, and some of them were eligible for the one-time transfer rule. “Please give student-athletes the privilege of making this important decision for themselves,” Street said. “The (competitive) impact is minimal when compared to what student-athletes gain from continuing their education. It would be a shame to take away this opportunity from student-athletes.” Many coaches saw the rule differently, though, believing it could eventually create another recruiting period for graduates with eligibility remaining. Jim Haney, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, painted a bleak picture of a world of “advisors” who would encourage student-athletes to transfer to more high-profile institutions for more exposure. “I am worried about the integrity of the game,” Haney said. “I see unintended consequences. … (An override) is in the best interests of the game.” While not many student-athletes took advantage of the legislation in the first year, he said, eventually more people would have become aware of the opportunity, and recruiting of those student-athletes would proliferate. Proponents of the override noted that student-athletes who truly wanted to transfer for academic reasons — to pursue a graduate degree not offered at their current institution — could still avail themselves of a waiver process. Carol Iwaoka, associate commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, said the waiver process would assure transfers were truly for academic reasons. “Our conference supports the override because we support the academic pursuits of the student-athletes,” she said. “We want transfers through a waiver process that offers quality control.” Most of the institutions voting, 196, agreed with Iwaoka. Coincidentally, Division II delegates overwhelmingly approved similar legislation at their business session the following day. The second override vote at the Division I business session, which upheld a Board decision to defeat a 12th game in the FCS, was not nearly as decisive. Of those voting, only 48 percent wanted to override the decision. Again, SAAC members saw their position defeated. Jarrell Johnson of Western Illinois University said the 12th game would give student-athletes an extra opportunity to make the playoffs and another chance to gain exposure. “It would be more than thrilling for us to play another game in front of a crowd,” he said. “Having that opportunity to compete keeps up the morale of the team and rewards the loyalty of our fans.” No one spoke against the override.
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Football: Texas State starts spring practice without Wasson Web Posted: 03/20/2007 02:09 AM CDT Jerry Briggs Express-News Chase Wasson's future in college football remained in limbo Monday as Texas State opened spring drills without him. Wasson, a quarterback-receiver who accounted for 12 touchdowns last season, has been on a leave of absence from the Bobcats for the past month. It's possible that he has played his last game for Texas State. In a telephone interview, Wasson said he hopes to graduate from Texas State with a degree in communication studies after this semester and then possibly attend graduate school and play at another institution in the fall. Declining to name the school, he confirmed it is a Division I-A program and that he would need NCAA clearance to play. "Right now I'm just exploring what I want to do," said Wasson, who has played three seasons in four years with the I-AA Bobcats. "I'm exploring graduate school options." Wasson said he approached first-year coach Brad Wright with the request for a release last month. On Feb. 22, Wright announced that he had given Wasson a leave of absence. Wright declined comment Monday except to say that he had given Wasson permission to speak with one other school. The coach said he's eager to work with 43 returning lettermen, including 14 starters, in drills that run through April 14. "It's here, and we're excited about it," Wright said. "We're putting in some new wrinkles on offense and defense, and we're ready to become a better football team." Texas State punter Chris MacDonald said he thinks Texas State can fill the void created by the potential loss of Wasson. "I really do think we have the talent on this team to do that," MacDonald said. Sophomore Bradley George enters the spring as the starting quarterback. By most accounts, he is expected to have the job when the season opens. Wasson went to Texas State as a quarterback but has been a receiver most of his two seasons. He enjoyed a productive season in 2006 — passing, receiving and rushing. He passed for 442 yards and four touchdowns. He caught 27 passes for 380 yards and three TDs, and he had five TDs and 358 yards rushing. San Antonio - Express New
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It seems that we sure have been following Marquez Haynes for a while. gmg.com July 2004 If you put his name in the Search on gomeangreen.com you'll find several articles about his high school and AAU performances. Marquez may not be ideal for every team's system, but Johnny seems confident that he could be an outstanding player at North Texas.
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MSN shows a Tony and Renee Worrell living in Tremonton, Utah. Was the interview possibly during the USU football game in Logan?
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CLICK HERE TO SEE POLL "Which once again proves my theory: North Texas is SMU's SUPERBOWL." "And that's the way it is."
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Drc Article On Mens' Bb Team, Analysis Of Needs For Next Year
ADLER replied to OldTimer's topic in Mean Green Basketball
We need players at every position. Wooden and Williams are both gone after next season, as is the always injured Jackson, leaving us with a developing Howerton as our only big man. -
You're probably right, but I think we should extend the same offer to UTA once they get a new arena built. The travel toll on the student athletes has got to be considered. Conferences now stretch thousands of miles, and excessive travel does mean missed classes. It would be incredibly beneficial to the students to aleiviate some of that burden during the non-conference season.
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Tech To Add 30,000 Seats Over The Next 20 Years
ADLER replied to ADLER's topic in Mean Green Football
I'm sure he's aware of that but maybe doesn't want to admit it. With the same schedule as Tech we would easily beat them in attendance for most game, the UT, OU, OSU, KSU, and A&M games for sure. Their remote location makes them inaccessible, or at least horribly inconvenient for visiting fans. -
There's a poll on another school's site which inquires which game they are most looking forward to. Just look where North Texas is listed. Site with game poll CLICK HERE.
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North Texas should all play home AND away against TCU, SMU, and UTA every season just like UTEP, NMSU and New Mexico do. There is no rule that you have to be in the same conference to be able to play twice. Look what that scheduling does for those three desert schools which love to beat each other. Those rivalries are those school's biggest draws. The D/FW schools haven't matched their attendance despite having almost every advantage. The rivalry would not only increase attendance for those games, but would cause the general public to take more interest in the local teams. Tobacco Road didn't become Tobacco Road by teams refusing to play each other. They created intense rivalries that escalated all three programs.
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On the other extreme are the Ohio State uniforms. They look too cheap to be used in an intramural league. It's sad, Ohio State has so much talent, is currently ranked #1, but will be doomed to lose because of their hideous unifoms.
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Tech To Add 30,000 Seats Over The Next 20 Years
ADLER replied to ADLER's topic in Mean Green Football
And you may ask why this story is relevant on our board. Well, North Texas is currently doing a feasibility study for building a new stadium of our own. Do we currently need an 80,000 seat stadium? No. 80,000 seat stadium? No. 70,000 seat stadium? No. 60,000 seat stadium? No. 50,000 seat stadium? Again, No. But we do need to realize that the current standard for Division 1 football stadiums, especially those at larger state schools, excedes 70,000 seating capacity. Should we build a 70,000 seat stadium? Once again no, but it would be practically criminal not to build something not intended to be expanded to that capacity in phases over time. It would be best if North Texas designed a 35,000 or 40,000 seat phase 1 of a MUCH larger stadium. This plan would instill our future in Division 1 football. Failing to plan is planning ....... -
LUBBOCK, Texas -- A master plan for improving Texas Tech's football stadium includes the addition of 30,000 seats over the next 20 years and a five-story building for club, retail and suite space. Athletic director Gerald Myers presented the plan Tuesday to the facilities committee of the Texas Tech University system board of regents. Improvements to Jones AT&T Stadium would cost an estimated $40 million. Myers also presented plans for $14 million to $21 million in upgrades for baseball and softball facilities on campus. The plan presented to the committee had few details on funding. "The funding for all of this is not complete at this point, but we are working diligently to do all of these things," Myers said in a story for Wednesday's Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Planners want to start adding 10,000 seats straddling the north end zone by next spring. The athletic offices, suites and retail facilities would be built on the east side of the stadium. Proposals for softball improvements include a new fieldhouse, stands and practice facilities. For baseball, improvements would include upgrades to artificial turf, concession additions, and a new press box and eight luxury suites. "I'm glad to see they're doing a master plan," committee chairman Bob Black said. "I think it's been long in coming, but very, very encouraging to see it coming out of the athletics department."
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Well, I was right in the middle of of the middle-aged, overweight, beef BBQ eating North Texas fans. I had a pretty accurate crowd assessment even though it was complicated by all three of the other teams having fans wearing blue. Memphis had more fans there than anybody. The Memphis allotment sections were filled with their fans and there were lots of Memphis fans mixed into the general seating areas. They have a strong following and will absolutely dominate the crowd for Sunday's game. North Texas had the second largest crowd. Our allotment sections were full and there were pockets of Mean Green fans scattered throughout the arena. Not bad, but not overly impressive considering that we're a 33,000 student school only 8 hours away. Nevada was third. They sold their allotment but not much else. Creighton appeared to have sold it's ticket allotment.
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Dog Owners! Don't Feed Em' Iams & Eukanba
ADLER replied to PlummMeanGreen's topic in Mean Green Football
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Good, because I would be pretty disappointed if they went down there and focused on sightseeing.