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It's not even about the FB players anymore, it's about the students...

I think all we can do now is focus on the stadium and understand our team cannot compete now - and the stadium cannot even compete. We have neglected the fact we must keep up with other universities and we are now paying the price. A new stadium will help us start from scratch. If the students realize they ultimately have the power to turn this around - hopefully we will get a "yes" vote.....all we have is hope at this point.

As far as I am concerned the only way is up....at least I saw some green in the stadium

Sooooo...can someone use their lifeline and find out? If we don't have one I don't know what to say. It is the last week and people on campus need to be outside creating positive awareness -

Someone please tell me they know there is a plan of action - tables with chairs outside handing flyers, email blasts, something??

http://www.untsga.com/page.php?page_id=38323 "This election the student body will be presented with quite possibly the most important vote in the university's history. It is crucial that students take the time to study the issue and make an informed decision about this monumental vote. For the referendum to be passed a simple majority must agree to the proposal. Results cannot be announced until 24 hours after polling closes on Friday October 17 at 5 PM. The following is the official referendum that will be on the election ballot: "In order for the University of North Texas to have a better Athletic program, which in turn can lead to national exposure and increased recognition of UNT; I agree to a dedicated Athletic Fee not to exceed $10 per semester credit hour, capped at 15 hours. Once the Athletic Fee is implemented, the Student Service Fee will be reduced by $3 per semester credit hour. The Athletic Fee shall not be implemented until the semester the new football stadium is complete, which is expected to be fall 2011."

So what is the final communication plan for the UNT students this week? Before the vote - what is on the agenda for the SGA?

Good! put the tape together, put it in the net so we get the vote!!

Crappy team + a coach with good connections = new stadium

Did you post this on the Facebook site? Also what is the school plan for the final push for the vote next week?

I blame the stadium for the mess. No decent player is going to want to play on the worst football field in the country. It is ridiculous to think a star athelete is going to play in an athletic department that is under funded and neglected. I don't think it is Dodge's fault, he's doing what he can with what he has. Things will change once a state of the art stadium is built. Players will know how serious we are about the team and the future of UNT.

As long as they are influencing others positively - especially if their friends are still students - then it is all good to me!

If 153 more students join Facebook, we'll crack 2,000 - UNT has next week to make the push for further awareness....

"In common usage, the word theory is often used to signify a conjecture, an opinion, a speculation, or a hypothesis. Retso - you're good...

I agree with you -

I apologize if this has been posted or seen already, but I enjoyed reading it... "Mark C posted 10/01/08 @ 2:46 PM CST Anyone can see this article is based on speculation. That's no secret. I have a few issues with your response to Derrick's column, Anonymous. "Sure, A&M and UT have their big donators, but they didn't get big donators by building new stadiums, they got new stadiums by having big donators." Yes, but they give their big donors reasons to donate. Building this stadium is a way to show potential donors that we are serious in our efforts to improve the university as a whole. Fouts Field is a horrible representation of what this university has to offer and has been an eyesore for years. By replacing it with a state-of-the-art stadium, UNT will be sending a clear message that we are serious about improving the image of the university. "Yes, a stadium will help attract new recruits, but do you really think that is all he will look at? You really don't think that a new stadium will overpower the stench that this team puts off, do you?" It's easy to criticize a team that recently had a head coaching change and is still young. Last year, Head Coach Todd Dodge was able to assemble the best recruiting class NT has had in years, in spite of the fact that some players were coming from high schools with better stadiums than UNT. He sold them on his vision for the program and everything this university has to offer. Once this stadium is built, it will be yet another selling point for Dodge to use. There is no guarantee that the football team will get better because of the new stadium, but a new stadium sure wouldn't hurt the team or the university. In the future, the athletics fee would also give UNT's head coach more money with which to recruit, which could ultimately improve the team. "Perhaps I'm alone on this, but I do have enough integrity not to vote for something like a stadium if I'm not the one voting on it." After all the money I've given to this university, excuse me if I feel I have a right to vote for something I feel would improve it. It has nothing to do with integrity. Keep your holier-than-thou attitude to yourself, please. "...if you want a new stadium, perhaps you should earn it rather than making up excuses and saying that a stadium will get you a good team. " So you're saying once we win a conference championship or four (like we did from 2001-2004) we should ask for a new stadium? Come on. "...do you really think they'll overlook the "bottom 10" status in favor of a new stadium? Would we even want such shallow players?" I'd respect a player who comes to UNT in spite of the current situation because they obviously want to work (and work hard) to improve the team. So just because a player wants to play in a top-notch stadium, he's shallow? No, I'd think that shying away from a challenge and giving up on this program is shallow. "This is, of course, assuming you can get enough corporate sponsors, and more so than the previous stadium." Would YOU want to endorse the current stadium? What company wouldn't want to have their name on the first college stadium designed by HKS, the same internationally-known firm that designed the new Cowboys Stadium? This will not be a problem. "Media attention will be sweet but ridiculously short." TXA 21 has been broadcasting every game they legally can this year...I believe this is the first time we've had such a deal. This is being done in Fouts Field with the team we have now. A new stadium would be enormously more media-friendly. Even these 90 second segments combined with newspaper coverage would show the thousands of residents in the DFW area that UNT is committed to becoming a nationally-recognized university. "

Why would you think we are not winning? 1,834 members on facebook for a stadium (not including their friends who can be influened positively). The great GMG site that shows support. I believe there are more favoarble write-ups on the NT Daily site... ~ where does the losing come in?

Well - I was a grad student and graduated in '06 - don't recall hearing anything about any kind of votes...or internet posts.

In the past was the internet used as much like facebook and voting online to help push support? Do you think this will change the communication any?

Ok that is fine. Let's keep or fingers crossed~

ok so we have won and had a good reputation. Just not in the life of a recent or current student . I think this would have been good to communicate to the students. I am sure most don't even know this is posted on Fouts Field or the net....

So who can we write? For exposure...

Can we indirectly influence a vote without money, is that possible?

Is this right? http://www.answers.com/topic/university-of-north-texas Football Main article: North Texas Mean Green football "Founded in 1913, the football team has more conference championships then Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University. The Mean Green has won 8 Lone Star Conference championships, 5 Gulf Coast Conference championships, 5 Missouri Valley Conference championships, 2 Southland Conference championships and most recently, 4 consecutive Sun Belt Conference championships.[8] The team also appeared in a total of 6 bowl games, winning 2, most recently the New Orleans Bowl in 2002. The new head coach, Todd Dodge, left Southlake Carroll High School with an 89-6 record and finished his third consecutive unbeaten season in 2006. Since 1951, home football games have been played at Fouts Field, a stadium with a current capacity of 30,500. Plans for a new stadium are in the works but no start date for construction has been made."

on October 14th! (off the field)