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Chad Diehl Kite ------------ Xavier Dye Mushmouth from "Fat Albert"

Demont Buice Marty Feldman - a.k.a. Igor from "Young Frankenstein" ---------- Mason Choy Beavis from the "Beard Boys" episode

Miguel Chavis Mike "The Situation", one of the "Jersey Shore" douchebags. ---------- Sam Cooper Hasim Rahman

Tavaris Barnes Play Doh Spaghetti ---------- Spencer Benton Farrah Fawcett

Ahh, Bleacher Report. I'm glad that all the amazing advances in technology that the world has seen in the last 20 years have finally paid off in the most critical way: Creating a place for the idiots who can't get their phone calls on the air of sports talk radio to spout their dumbass opinions.

Sweet. Smack talk from the 6th or 7th most relevant school in the Carolinas! If we couldn't open the season against North Carolina, Duke, South Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, or the Citadel... At least we could open it against Clemson. Welcome to the board, and congrats on getting to waggle your dongs at someone besides ECU or SC-Upstate for a change. But we'd be a lot more inclined to listen to team color smack talk from a school that doesn't look like Prince wearing a hunting vest. OREGON FANS want to vomit when they look at your uniforms, for crying out loud. And you Clemson fans obviously don't know jack about football. Or you'd realize our kicking game sucks. Only a moron would predict us to kick a successful field goal at this point in fall practice.

Whoa, whoa, whoa... When the hell did we start deciding to point the finger at ourselves first around here? If I wanted to be a better person, I'd volunteer for Habitat or something. I'm just looking to tear other people down so I can feel better about myself without actually changing or making any effort.

If he REALLY loved North Texas, he'd have HAPPILY paid for a full parking pass. Prove it with your dollars, people. Everyone else is keeping score of your fan points.

Out of +1s, damnit. Flyer is just lucky that he got that stadium passed. There's no greater outrage in history than him jinxing a somewhat rare event like that. Once I heard that something was happening and tuned in to see the end of it, it was ruined. Imagine how outrageous the crime would be if I'd cared enough to watch in the first place! /Dallas sports fan'd

I spent a semester or two in an unofficial illegal parking social club that congregated near that Burger King.

And a freaking weekday day game... Don't forget that one.

More MLB trivia: No-hitters jinxed by UNTFlyer just as I managed to tune in to the end of the game: 1 You, sir, are worse than Hitler traveling back in time to kill Jesus, then traveling forward in time to conspire with SMU and keep us out of the SWC.

It's the Chicken Express across from campus. That's why I mentioned the restaurant in the first place. They've done a lot in decorating to make it NT-centric.

I've already arranged to have Mr. Fisher removed from campus and shipped off to Corpus Christi. Not sure why or what the joke is... But I've been subconsciously putting a plan into action that will keep the two separate. EDIT: Aaaaand I just remembered the joke. Poor Chris... He'll never live that down. Lucky for him everyone has enough of a feel for his personality to know it was just an honest, innocent mistake.

I already liked him a lot, but I'm loving this kid more and more every day. Excellent choice in higher education, snappy dresser, and a fan of Chicken Express. Bring a friend with you, Trey (maybe Kyan or Devonta?) and enjoy the Mean Green Special: Two #1 combos and drinks for a shockingly low price.

Just based on what you've been saying today, you obviously have a lot more awareness of AAU activity than I do. All I know is what I saw in terms of online rosters. If you say he was on a different team last month, then I believe you.

At the end of last season, when we were on our winning streak... We DID get notably larger crowds. We pulled 4400 people to watch basketball in Denton on a Thursday night against ULL. We had just under 4700 here to see a DISMAL Arkansas-Little Rock team the Saturday before. Winning DOES boost attendance. In 2002, we hosted TCU for an early December midweek game. Both teams came in with a winning record. Attendance was just under 3150. In 2003, we hosted Baylor in an early December midweek game. Both teams came in with a winning record, and we won. The attendance was 2,173. In 2004, we had TCU at home on a Saturday during the first weekend of December. Again, both teams had winning records, and we had attendance just over 3,600. 2005, hosted Houston the week of Christmas. Not the best for a regular comparison, given the holiday, but we barely cracked 4100. 2006, our marquee OOC game was Tulsa, unfortunately the week of Thanksgiving. Not a great comparison given the holiday, but definitely our best home OOC game. Both winning records, attendance was under 1950. In 2007, we hosted Indiana State on a Saturday, right after our huge win against Oklahoma State. We were undefeated. Attendance was just 2,531. Now that winning isn't a novel thing... When we're wrapping up a 4th straight 20 win season and in the middle of an 11 game win streak... Our bottom feeder Hyphenate/Directional conference opponents are outdrawing most of our marquee OOC foes from the previous decade. NOBODY was coming to see an 8-22 Arkansas-Little Rock team. People turned out to see North Texas, because we were winning and they were games that mattered to NORTH TEXAS. Go back and look at what our final conference game attendance figures were like before the first NCAA bid. Even during that first 20 win year, we sure as heck weren't pulling 4500+ crowds. When we played Jackson State last Thanksgiving week, it outdrew what we brought in for TULSA the same time in 2006. It was NINE PEOPLE less than what we got for Baylor in 2003. When a SWAC team is outdrawing a CUSA team that we think will solve our interest and attendance woes in other sports, I'd say that's a pretty clear sign that the winning is bringing in new fans. Winning IS building our attendance. Winning IS building the overall interest in the basketball program. GrandGreen mentioned this elsewhere, but there were more NT fans in Oklahoma City (Ticket price: $66 compared to $90 for NT season tickets last year) than I've seen the past 4 years at SBC tournaments. And speaking of the SBC tournament... We keep bringing bigger and bigger crowds. Not just to finals, but people are driving and students are busing their way up for quarter and semifinal games. Every one of the bus kids from last March that saw us clinch that berth is probably an NT basketball fan for life now. Winning is already making a huge difference. With a very winnable game against Texas Tech as our first real home game, home games against UTA, Rice, Texas State... Coupled with the heat we've still got from last season and this year's early recruiting... This could be a huge jump in overall season attendance average.

Williams didn't play for the Mustangs, he played for Team Texas Elite. Rivals is very imprecise on many of the AAU teams for big local talent, for some reason.

Her, her, her... Must be a pretty convincing tuck these days. I was never fooled, but that was years ago.

TigerPete, welcome to the board. You're halfway through your outsider initiation. You've solved the riddles of CBL. Now, once you're anointed by the teabag of Quoner... You'll be in for life. Seriously, though- welcome and thanks for playing along with us.

Rivals has Kabongo 11th overall in the country, 2nd ranked PG nationally. Solid verbal to Texas. You've got a good amateur eye, apparently.

Steve Woodward?

C'mon, Brett! You asked the most exciting question of Jordan Williams... Nothing from Norris???

I care about SMU basketball like I care about UTSA football. Meaning: I don't give a flying intercourse until they start competing on the D-1 level. They can all have fun in fantasy land. Meanwhile, we'll be over here racking up more 20 win seasons, NCAA berths, and National Top 150 commits.

That's interest, not offers, but still... Another nice pickup. Still a lot of time left before November and early signing. Things are moving along nicely. Very nicely. But, the question remains- Is he a PURE "1"? Scouts' honor, no foolin'? I can only await the evaluation.