NorthTexan95

I think even if one of the seasons with Mason Fine had been an 11-1 or 12-0 season, it wouldn't have made a long term difference. We would not have enough alumni support to continue building off that.

IMO, the main issue is fan support. We have a very loyal core group with lots of fun things such as the canon, the Model T car, the "North Texas" chant ... but that core group is too small. Previous administrations spent decades tamping down any enthusiasm for sports at UNT, leaving it an after thought for many alumni. It would be much easier to recruit and high great coaches if we had 25k at each game and a community that really backed the teams. Suppose we had beat Navy, went on the beat Army, and finished the year with 10 wins. I don't think that would move the needle much for next year. It would be very difficult to have enough winning seasons to slowly build a winning tradition. Long story, short ... winning at football just isn't important to enough students and alumni. I will agree with others that having our own Boone Pickens would be a great benefit if they could give a lot and have patience. I just don't see that person walking through the door anytime soon.

Rick Villareal approves of the helmet design.

I was at the UNT- Navy game under the Dodge years. Packed out Fouts Field, Navy jet fly over, no defense until Navy got some stops in the second half. This game could be very similar.

Happy Birthday, Mean Joe Greene! Glad to share a birth day with you.

"We no longer like the contact we signed so please give us a do over."

I hear Smatresk is looking for a new job.

oops ... I feel asleep ...

I watched a little of the game. Bean is a very good quarterback when his receivers have a 10 yard cushion from any defender.

$120M is good ... but is that enough? Or does the stadium really need $170M of upgrades? I question if the city is giving the stadium away just because they love the university.

Is this a good thing for Memphis? At least they get some cash for upgrades but in future years, this could turn into a financial pit for the university.

Good for both of those teams and their fans.

These days you just hope you get two years.

Army-Navy being a non-conference game is very awkward and could lead to some weird, unintended, and unfair consequences. We'll see.

Looking at the remaining schedule, we'll most likely have a .500 season. This is what I expected before the season and, imo, would be a successful first season.