SUMG

I know this isn't NT football related....just wanted to alert folks that they are profiling our own Ms. Norah Jones. I think it will be the third segment tonight. To the moderator: Feel free to remove this thread....after the show's over. sumg

I could name 50....and you've probably never heard of any of them (even though many of them would be household names to most college basketball fans). After all, you had never even heard of Jimmy Gales. Arguing basketball with you...makes about as much sense as getting into a political discussion with kids at Chuck E. Cheese. p.s. If you really want me to name coaches who have turned programs around quickly...I will. Just make sure you're ready to go "Google" their names.

Well we're ahead of two others...just in our division. (We should be ahead of ULM.... 4-9 is a better record than 4-10. Plus, in the East....we're tied with Troy (technically....not sure who won the head to head matchup). Plus, South Bama is catchable. So, we're no where near the last seed....and could if things, worked out right....even move into position to host a game. Seeds 4-8 play a home game, and seeds 9-13 go on the road (1st round). As of right now....we'd be either the 9th or 10th seed.

They DO take every team in the SBC tournament....and we're not even close to being the last seed.

The remaining four games are winnable. ULL and Denver, both pretty bad...are the road games. UALR and ASU, at home. (Yes, I know they both beat us badly in Arkansas....but in Denton, it should be a different story). All I'm saying....a good coach could easily win out...in regular season. We'll see what JJ does.

ULM has only one senior on their roster (and he only played three minutes). They are predominately juniors and sophomores. So, they may be pretty good next year, too. As for the black jerseys...I hate them. I believe in traditions, and our school colors are green and white. Not black, or purple, or orange, or mauve or turquoise. Frickin' green and white.

ULM's coach is in only his second year, and has his team leading the Western Division. (And trust me, we have a better facility, are in a better area for recruiting, and I would bet we have a bigger basketball budget). But one thing in ULM's favor....their coach probably doesn't think it takes 7-8 years to build a program.

As far as I can tell.....our best year in Attendance ever was 1997...with an average of 19,704. That is the year we hosted A & M at Texas Stadium and drew over 45,000. Our best year attendance-wise at Fouts (with all HOME games at Fouts) was 1994: 19,517. I think we can (and will) set a new attendance record (average) this year.

Yeah, that is great, great news. Thanks for the confirmation, gregory. And, I noticed that the date (November 10) is when Navy was originally scheduled to play @ Bowling Green. So, that leads me to believe, that this move, might have been the payoff from the MAC....for the game they owed us. Great news.

Coach Todd Dodge told the audience on that radio show in Beaumont that he was only going to sign one QB. I'm not sure if Giovanni had committed to us by then or not. But, once GV committed....Todd stayed committed to him. He didn't, as some desired, go after the Austin Westlake quarterback, because that would have been going back on his word to GV. That to me, tells me all I need to know about Todd. And personally, I don't give a rat's patoot, about how the Insall situation was handled. That kid, his dad and the high school coach blew this thing way out of proportion. I blame the h.s. coach for a lot of it. (Because he seemed to think that just because Art Briles held two schollies for two players at Houston, that that is the way it's done everywhere. It isn't). Finally, I've very thankful that we have Coach Dodge...I think he's going to be a great coach for us. GMG!

Finally you posted something I agree with.

If this is true and I hope that it is.................. We have the greatest NAVY player of all time in the Metroplex. UNT Athletics should HONOR ROGER STAUBACH at the game. Whadda ya think?

There were two MAC schools on that Navy schedule. (Ball State--home; at Bowling Green). The MAC owes us a game, so maybe there was some kind of trade off. Don't know....just speculating...

Since it's only a 30 minute show, they don't have too much time to say that much about any school. Randy Rogers (dad of one of our former players) was the recruiting expert. He was very complimentary of what Todd has done. And as Scotty474 pointed out, he singled out our receivers. He did point out that Marcus King came from a program which didn't throw the ball much, but that when you did throw to him...he made things happen. Early in the show....they showed Brandon Jackson making a catch against UT (from last season). All in all, it was pretty good. They definitely gave us as much or more coverage than the other non-BCS schools which they covered.

I just checked my DirecTV listings....and the show is on. 6:30-7.......on Fox SW.

Hey....don't hold me to this (if it's not on this year). But usually on Signing Date....Fox Sports SW, does a recruiting wrap up show. It usually is at 6:30, as I recall. They go over all the Texas schools, LSU, Oklahoma and OSU and Arkansas. Bobby Burton is usually on the show. I can't find their schedule for today.....but if you're around a TV at 6:30....you might want to turn that channel on, just in case they are doing the recruiting show again this year.

Haven't had a chance to look at them all yet.....but I did see that Marquese Davis will be playing in the Oil Bowl. http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle...p;ATCLID=787592

I'm assuming that JUCO running back, Cam Montgomery....is with us. His name wasn't announced today. Since he's a juco, did he enroll at mid-semester, and that's why his name wasn't announced???? Anyone know??

Yes, Gillespie would have probably have left us after a few years. But, he wouldn't have left us that quickly....without taking us to the NCAA tournament. We've only been once, as you know. So yeah, count me in. If I can have a great coach, and only have him for a few years....I'll take that, because they take you to the Promised Land. (I think Boise State has had about 4 football coaches in the last 10 years.....they "reload" at the coaching position).

I think every one of our signees has great potential. I could see many of them becoming good college players, and some becoming great college players. If you had to, right now, just pick one player, who you think will be the best of the bunch.....who would that be??? It's hard to decide. After much deliberation....my "Pick to Click": A.J. Penson, LB, Lufkin

I give this class a solid "A". I've seen only one other class (since I've followed NT) where the coach had a late start in recruiting. That was Bob Tyler's 1981 class, and it was very weak. This is a great class. I can't wait to see some of these kids when they report in the summer. And....other than Martinson, we didn't lose anyone. (And I don't blame that kid for wanting to go a school which had baseball). Let me put it one other way: I don't see a single kid that we signed, that I would consider a "reach." Every one of these kids is worthy, more than worthy of a Division I scholarship. I couldn't say that for some of Dickey's recent classes. Spring Game: Sunday April 22...........3 p.m. (It's so nice to have a Spring Game in the Spring. And, it's so nice to have a coach that believes in "non" stealth recruiting. GMG!

Yeah!

ULM was losing to UALR...if they lose and we win, we're tied for the lead in the Western Division.

66-63....typical reasons as to why our lead (once at 21) has slipped away: Bad FT shooting Throwing up too many threes Not burning clock, and throwing up early shots turnovers

66-56.......5 minutes left