ADLER

I don't think the whole future is doomed because we have lost a few games to start this season. A lot has been accomplished in the past 5 years, and this rebuilding year won't affect the overall plans for the program.

I would love to see us run the table in the remaining Belt games. It would likely give North Texas a share of the conference championship, and it would be nice to keep that championship streak intact, even if it didn't guarantee a bowl berth this season.

Those are valid points, but the real issue is the lack of offensive production. We have not had more than 3 first downs in the first half of any of our games this season, and we're constantly giving the opposition the ball in the mid-field area. The system has to be adjusted to find some way to be somewhat productive. The team is not devoid of talent, we just need to find a way to utilize what we have because the current system clearly isn't working.

I would still love to be Sun Belt co-Champions even if it doesn't mean clinching a berth in the bowl game. Frankly, we don't look like a bowl team, at least so far, but it would still be nice to get a share of the title. In the event of a three way tie (MTSU beats Troy), the team with the most impressive OOC record will be the New Orleans Bowl representative. Barring an astronomically unlikely victory over LSU, that representative will not be North Texas. A victory over La Tech would certainly be nice, but it couldn't overshadow MTSU's win over a ranked Vanderbilt.

We've had an outstanding Sun Belt Conference run and your team came into our house and broke the 4 year winning streak. Best of luck the rest of this season. There's still a lot of SBC football left and I think it's going to get interesting.

Promote the tailgating and the pregame atmosphere, and the attendance issue will take care of itself.

Go Mean Green

One of the fraternities on campus used to run the ball down to TCU when we played against the Frogs in the 1980s. I think it was either the Sigma Nu chapter or the Kappa Sigmas. The runs raised thousands of dollars for children's charities.

Please, LET THIS THREAD DIE

Although time TBA is still posted on the North Texas Athletics site, LSU Athletic Director Skip Bertman has gone ahead and scheduled this game for a 7:00 start to appease his bottle throwing drunken hordes. Sat, Oct 29 North Texas - - Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7 p.m. Please note that the start times for all of LSU's remaining home SEC games are currently being evaluated (TBA). Because of obvious lack of institutional control regarding LSU's fans, North Texas and Appalachian St should also be moved to early afternoon starts. Sat, Oct 15 Florida - - Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) TBA Sat, Oct 22 Auburn - - Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) TBA Sat, Oct 29 North Texas - - Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7 p.m. Sat, Nov 05 Appalachian St. - - Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7 p.m. Fri, Nov 25 Arkansas - - Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 1:30 PM

Skip Bertman is full of horseshit. He has known that this type of behavior has been present at LSU for years, and not only has the LSU administration tolerated it, they have openly embraced it. The only thing Skip is sorry about is that the story made the news. If it hadn't involved the athletic director from Tennessee, the LSU administration would have simply laughed it off. Now that it's made the national press, they have to pretend that they're trying to do something about it. Bertman said the bottle throwers were not representative of all LSU fans. Yes they are Mr. Bertman, and they will continue to be until your school decides to do something about it. "We are working hard to address the problem presented by the small percentage of people who, by their actions, damage the reputation of an entire University," Bertman wrote. Untrue again, those people WERE living up to the reputation of the entire university.

Please, at least get the name right. They prefer to be called Denton's Wretched Chronic-Ill.

Last night was one of the few coaches shows that I have missed since Coach Dickey has been at North Texas. My absence wasn't in any kind of protest to recent events, it's just not sensible to attend the shows any more. The show's time has been moved from 7:00 to 6:30, and the location has been changed to Hooters where there is insufficient seating for this event. It's past 6:30 before I can even get to Hooters, and the show cannot be heard from the closest tables that are available by that time (usually the very back tables in the restaurant).

I just wanted to see ol' Grenade walk into a bar carrying a duck. Just think of the punchlines.

So Rick, are you gonna bring that duck to Hooters tonight?

You should probably wait until after the LSU game.

Unfortunately, this may become an ugly situation for North Texas. What's going right?: Gameday, tailgating, and everything else off the field. What's going wrong?: Looks may be deceiving, but the football team looks to be having a very disappointing start to this season. Best solution: Promote the hell out of gameday activities. Promote tailgating and the social aspects surrounding the games. Make it so nobody wants to miss "the party" at Fouts every Saturday. Not only will a considerable amount of those fans still attend the game, but they will form a habit which will keep them coming back to games in future seasons. Most likely solution: Attendance will lag after these blowout losses. The university will then turn their attention towards harrassing the tailgaters to FORCE them to be inside Fouts by kickoff. (idiots will bombard us with exagerated tales of litter, drinking, and dubious criminal activities). The gameday atmosphere will soon be killed, and we will again suffer from that same "I'm not really much of a North Texas football fan, why go to games?" syndrome that haunted us for previous decades. Advice from Adler: Don't 'F' with the things that are going right.

Coach Dickey will be at Hooters on Monday at 6:30 for his radio show. Rick V will also be there. Be there, bring your questions, and bring your duck if you want.

Beautiful Los Cruces NMSU fans tailgating with the spectacular Organ Mountains in the background

I think Cedric Hardeman still holds the all-time sack record for the San Francisco 49ers. It's pretty impressive since they've had several dominant players, like Charles Haley, since the days when 'Ol Ced terrorized opposing quarterbacks.

True, it does seem odd that their still calling it by it's former owner's name. Mean Green Academic Center

The more I learn about Louisiana-Monroe, the more I respect the opinions of the Louisiana Tech fans.

Thanks to all of you that helped with the brisket preparations. I have to admit I was a little nervous about some of the Samuri Delicatessen displays. Note to self: Stay away from SoundMan when he's weilding knives.

The bell and the tug are just too cool not to be utilized. It should ring for the start of the Mean Green March directly preceding the firing of the cannon. It should also ring 30 minutes before kickoff as a reminder to wrap up tailgating and get into the stadium.

We're unable to set up because of the time restrictions, but there are some other groups which will be. I believe that Wells Fargo, Point Bank, and the Denton Rotary Club all plan on throwing Tuesday night tailgate parties. I don't know what they're serving, and how open they will be to the public. Maybe someone from those groups can elaborate on their Troy game plans.