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Let's face facts. Since Bill Blakely left there has been very little to actually get excited about when it comes to North Texas basketball, and that was several years before any of our current players were even born. There have been memorable moments and memorable players, but no outstanding seasons, and very few impressive victories. Finally, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this, Johnny has amassed several top tier recruits, even if many of them had to transition through elite programs before transferring. (I'm defining elite here only as teams that are expected to annualy make the NCAA tournament) Flemings, Davis, and Wooden were all prized recruits when they signed with Oklahoma State, Arkansas, and Arizona State respectively. Add to those the solid North Texas players that were signed out of high school because the Mean Green were victorious in recruiting battles and you can see that Johnny and his staff have slowly compiled the most talented roster that North Texas has had in over a generation. Now it's up to Johnny and those same players to see what they can accomplish with that talent. Can they unify as a team and reach their combined potential?

Grandgreen, you have several valid points. We've lost 5 scholarship players from last season; Barnett, Brown, Hines, Simpson, and Sturns, and we've signed 5 for next year; Muse, Jackson, Mangrum, Bell, and Flemings. And I too concede that we are precariously thin at the point. But.....it's awfully difficult to justify not recruiting a potentially impact power forward from our area, especially when there are so many questions concerning the health and durability of one of our signees from Mineral Area JC. Also, does Mangrum have the speed and ball handling skills to play point guard? I have never read anything that suggests that he doesn't, and although he was a proficient scorer, he averaged nearly 5 assists in high school. It would be great to have a point guard that was deadly from the arc.

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North Texas has got to get a functional stadium designed to replace Fouts. That horrible design that was used for the virtual tour was as poorly conceived as Fouts and would be the death knell of Division 1 football at North Texas.

Jeremy Mayfield, High School Class of 2005, Nevada Signee. North Texas wasn't listed as a choice on Rivals.com, but his interest had been reported in the Morning News.

And don't be too surprised if you see This Guy on the court next season. Like Bryan Lucas several seasons ago, I bet he'll have a change of heart about football. Hopefully JJ can get all the pieces to work together. This should be a pretty talent laden team.

OldTimer, you may not believe me, but you probably should believe this guy. YOU should be able to trust this guy. Or read then the bottom of This One by the same author.

I'm not certain, but I think he would be immediately eligible. He would possibly have to get clearance from the NCAA, but with OU's recently announced probation, I doubt that would be an issue. He should be able to sign with any school during the late signing period.

Jeremy Mayfield, rated one of the nation's top prep power forwards, was granted his release from the University of Oklahoma. Mayfield signed with OU in November, but asked for his release after Coach Kelvin Sampson went to Indiana. As a senior at Irving (Texas) MacArthur High School, the 6-foot-10, 234-pounder averaged 10 points and nine rebounds. He was recruited by North Texas and Nevada during his senior season ('04-'05) and signed an early letter of intent with Nevada. Mayfield didn't enroll at Nevada and attended Gulf Shores Prep School in Houston this past season. He was recruited by Oklahoma and signed with the Sooners during the early signing period. North Texas would be a great fit for Mayfield. He would bolster a "need" position on what is beginning to look like a very promising roster, and the proximity to his home is excellent. His friends and family from Irving would be able to make it to all of his home games.

Although the stadium design is horrible, the slide show is pretty cool. All Bad Seat Stadium Slide Show

True, there are rules concerning hosting high school bands and their off campus activities. Wouldn't it just be easier to exploit orphans to bolster the attendance figures? Of course they would have to provide their own transportation and would be given horrible end zone seats to watch two teams that they've no interest in play football, but hey, we could give them each a hot dog and pretend it's an act of charity. While we're at it, are there any storm refugees or political refugees that could be coerced into existing inside the Fouts gates on game day? Political Assylum Rally Day at Fouts does kind of have a nice ring to it. What about Cub Scouts, underprivelaged youth groups, or the physically/mentally challenged, wouldn't they be easy targets for exploi... um, I mean promotions? Sure those promotions would be geared towards people that would almost certainly never become paying customers, but it beats the hell out of going after the university's 100,000 plus alumni in the D/FW market and their families.

Or even better yet, build a stadium based on a functional design. If there could ever be a stadium design worse than Fouts, it would have to be the one displayed HERE

As sold to some guy named Adler

North Texas played Nevada on New Year's Day in the 1948 Salad Bowl. The Salad Bowl was Arizona's predecessor to today's Fiesta Bowl. There are probably very few of these programs still in existance. ps - if anybody has an extra copy of the 1946 Optimist Bowl program just sitting around, would you please send one to me

I am not really a soccer fan, but I do enjoy the games. I haven't been to the new soccer facility, but I have been to several of the games at the Peterbuilt fields. Many of the fans treated the games like a tailgate party by lining their folding chairs along the sideline and spreading their picnic stuff on a blanket or table behind their seats. There was an adjacent well lit field where all the kiddos would run around kicking soccer balls or throwing frisbees and other toys. The games were relatively exciting because, being right along the sidelines, you were so close to the action and could see the emotion in the players' faces. In addition, the Mean Green almost always won. If nothing else, it was a great time to have a cup of wine or beer and BS about Mean Green athletics with other fans.

from the North Texas Athletics site: NORTH TEXAS SOCCER Tuesday, April 4 @ 8 pm North Texas vs. China U-19 National Team Mean Green Village Soccer Field Admission is Free For more information, call 940-565-2527 What are you most excited about for the North Texas Soccer vs. Chinese Womens National Selection team game on Tuesday, April 4 @ 8 pm? *Seeing the New Soccer Facility at the Mean Green Village *North Texas Soccer in action *Free Pizza for all North Texas Students at the Tailgating Tent (courtesy of Ci-Ci's) *Seeing the Chinese Womens Selection Team in action

Are there foundation problems with Victory Hall? It appears to be leaning. Of course I am joking, but the new multi-million dollar library at UL-Monroe was built on an unstable foundation and really is slowly (and unevenly) sinking.

I can't think of any two schools from the same system that share the same market. There will already be massive confusion, and it will only intensify as competition for name recognition (and financial support) intensifies. Haven't we learned a few lessons already through sharing the immediate market with Texas Womens University? The only possible way to allieviate the problem is by aligning the two campuses with the same colors and mascot. Does it harm anything in Louisiana that LSU-Shreveport and LSU-Alexandria are also purple and gold Tigers and identify themselves as afiliated with the flagship campus?

Boy, ya' gotta love that type of optimism. "We should win the conference title and go back to the NCAA tournament" How often does a North Texas coach confidently make a statement like that.

"Any AD fan meetings to be scheduled?" Yes. Glad To Be Green - 1/24/06 - It's time to crank up our quarterly public forum again since our expansion is about finished for now. Glad To Be Green post

LSU didn't use federal money for their stadium. They used federal money to build an oval shaped dormitory that just happened to have seating capacity for 60,000 on the roof.

Well, it's 5 days after I openly solicited for any contradictions to what I, and several other people present thought they heard, and there's still not a single dissenting reply. I see this as an indicator that my recolection may be fairly accurate. Likewise, it has been several months since I was openly lambasted by many of the player's parents, and a couple of gomeangreen board moderators, for stating that the football team appeared to have, at best, total indifference towards the people that support them. Would it be totally unrealistic to speculate that there may be a direct correlation between those types of statements and the disdain shown by the players towards the fans?

Ouch, that one would hurt.

Scott, I think he was referring to Men's basketball. On the Women's side, I didn't even know MTSU played Houston. What was the score of that game?

I think both should be kept for another year, but with a condition like the Kansas State coach had this season. KSU required that he make the NCAA tournament or his position would be terminated. He was fired immediately after his last game. North Texas should also require either an NCAA berth or at least one WIN in the NIT next season. Anything less, and you could say the coaches have had more than their share of opportunities, and that it's time to look elsewhere.