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So he's going to play every down?

Did you recieve any negative "vibes" from Austin? I was sending them. Just kidding. I was a little concerned b/c it wasn't the typical "site is down" message. Thanks for all you do. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!

I should make it home by Noon. My first question is... Will there still be a press conference since DD is out ill? If so will anyone be in the chat room to discuss recruiting? I'm going to watch it on line, and will try to multi task by chatting. If anyone out there in Mean Green land is free at Noon on Wednesday, stop by. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!

well, we're gonna lose. I rarely bitch about poor officiating, but it was bad. On both ends. aHorrible. we'll get 'em next time. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!

Rick, Get my PM? GO MEAN GREEN

USA 48 NT 37 It's been sloppy. It doesn't appear that we've shot a lot of three's. Second half could be interesting. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!

We won running away 66-57. Big game. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!

"Cones" can be slang for a women's ... uh ... TaTa's. If our cheerleaders did that, I'd stand up and clap . I don't know how much noise they'd make though. Seriously, are megaphone still allowed in the arena? I don't remember seeing them, but then again, my mind is slipping. Other than that, just yell like hell! GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!

There is precedent here. My favorite NT player ever was a two sports athlete (for a while anyway). AWASWOM IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!

What was the attendance? The crowd looked good. The streaming video was not abvailable for the women's game, but was there for the men's. There were still a few problems with it though. GREAT WINS!!! GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!

We win . I think the score was 71-45. Yea!!!! GO MEAN GREEN !!!!

Yeah, not to add pressure...But we HAVE to beat SMU!!! If we lose to SMU, we have to run the table the rest of the season. GO MEAN GREEEN !!!!!!!!!

NT 59 -TROY 35 in the second half? I just tuned in and wasn't sure I heard correctly. GO MEAN GREEN

I've tried to hold my criticism of DD (not the easiest thing to do, and sometimes I don't), but he needs to have a .500 or better OOC record and hold the SunBelt title at the end of the year, or else this season is a disapointment to me. Last season was a BIG disapointment, but he earned the right to have a down year. We as fans have raised the bar, in large part due to DD, now it's his turn to bring it up a notch. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's my favorite part of that ad: Is that a cross b/w the 2nd and the 7th? That means the game is Tues, the 5th. Does our team know about this? GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually rick, we agree on UT a lot more than either of us wants to admit. If you want to criticize them, use good arguments. Don't just sling mud. Here's what I'm talking about: Does UT care about their players? Graduation rate for Longhorns in Big 12 cellar 'Low graduation rates are not acceptable,' UT athletic director says. FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Tuesday, December 20, 2005 The University of Texas ranks at or near the bottom of the Big 12 Conference in football and men's basketball graduation rates under a new standard released Monday. NCAA President Myles Brand hailed the new formula, called the Graduation Success Rate, as more accurate than previous graduation rates. The new rate takes into account students who transfer to another school. Under the new calculation, 76 percent of Division I athletes graduate. That compares with a 62 percent graduation rate under the federal standard, which penalizes schools for athletes who transfer. "Our students today are far more mobile than they have been in the past," Brand said. "We must respect that migration of students in order to get accurate data." Under both standards, Texas trailed all Big 12 schools in graduation rate among football players. Of football players who entered Texas in 1995 to 1998, the most recent data available, 40 percent graduated, at Texas or elsewhere. That compares with 31 percent under the federal standard. Only 25 percent of UT men's basketball players from the 1995-98 classes have graduated, lowest among all teams at Texas and second-lowest in the Big 12. Four UT teams (men's golf, men's and women's tennis, rowing) graduated all of their athletes, either at Texas or at the schools they transferred to. The women's basketball team had a graduation rate of 94 percent. "Low graduation rates are not acceptable," UT Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds said in a statement. "The changes in the NCAA progress toward degree standards make it imperative that we continue to dedicate resources to assist student-athletes toward graduation." Dodds noted that, because of the lag time necessary to calculate graduation rates, the statistics released Monday "do not reflect the work of our current student-athletes and coaching staffs." Baylor was tops among Big 12 teams in football, with a GSR of 88 percent. Nationwide, 65 percent of Division I-A football players graduated under the new standard. Among men's sports, basketball had the lowest GSR, at 58 percent. The women's basketball rate was 81 percent. Lacrosse had the highest GSR for both men and women, at 89 percent and 94 percent, respectively. Now, see Rick? It's critical of UT without the name calling or smearing of people who enjoy their sports teams. I know this article will give you a lot of ammunition why UT is the "big sports devil" and once again, I agree with you more than I want to admit. But I ask you to have some civility. I know it's hard, but you can justify your feelings w/o calling someone a "bootlicker" or smearing them. Or maybe you can't... GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!

We used to have quite the pipeline into Oklahoma. I think it was NE Oklahoma JC we recruited a lot of kids from. Do we still have that connection? Do we still need that connection? Don't get me wrong, I like recruiting kids from Texas, but I'll take the best kids available. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!

Ditto.

Your right rick, I don't believe you. But that's not the point. The point is 95% of that story was good PR for NT. Something we all agree we don't get enough of. You had to focus on a 4 second sound bite at the VERY END OF THE STORY, and start name calling and being just generally negative. Where was the "Hey WFAA went to Denton and talked to a professor and some students! Unfortunatley some kid was wearing a Texas sweatshirt. "? Rather than focus on the positives, which there are SO MUCH MORE OF, you had to only focus on the negative aspect (which there is only one), and start your Texas jealousy rant. When I was a student I often wore a tank top from my girlfriends college, McMurry University, while playing basketball. I sure am glad there's no video of it or else you'd be calling me a traitor to my school, when all I did was wear a shirt my girlfriend gave me. As far as NT student athletes wearing other school colors...That is unacceptable. I agree 100%. Emmitt's campaign to get our school colors out is also a wonderful marketing ploy. I applaud it. It's great. We should just be POSITIVE in our message to get our school colors out, and stop the jealousy rants, name calling, and smearing. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for everything you do. I was proud when I introduced my wife to you at the game in Colorado 2 years ago. I said, "That's the Man, right there." GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!

I have to admit I'm impressed thus far with recruiting. C'mon signing day! GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!

The "You people" I was referring to were the first posters on this thread. Nothing more, nothing less. Sorry if it was misinterpreted. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!

No, I consider "bootlicker" name calling. Although I'm not sure I know what it means. Silver, I agree with you on most points, I'm just tired of hearing rick complain about UT at every turn. As though they are the only school in America with a huge athletic budget. Last I checked Ohio State, OU, Notre Dame, USC, Stanford, A&M etc. all have tons of money. rick has some deep abiding hatred for UT. And that's cool, I have schools (TTech) I want to fail miserably, but I'm not going to be so petty as to smear them. If, god forbid, Mike Leach were to get Tech a National Championship, I'd congratulate my Red Raider friends and move on. You will never, I repeat NEVER hear rick take that high road towards Texas. He wouldn't know a high road if he was in the Alps. And I'm jealous and frustrated too. I'm just trying to show some class. Isn't there a saying about catching more flies with honey? GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!

You people amaze me. First, what does ANY of this have to do with the NT football forum? Second, You could focus on the positives of this story which are: WFAA, a station almost everyone here believes to kiss SMU's butt, went to Denton to talk to a UNT professsor about hearing loss. They get numerous sound bites from students (some of whom are wearing NT stufff), and this gives NT exposure in the DFW area which most people on this board say we don't get. But no. You have to focus on a 4 second sound bite from a guy you don't know, have never met and start calling him names. You have learned well from your dark lord and master; attack and smear anyone different from you. Third, Go to any campus in America and you will see other college logos different from that school. My neighbor graduated from A&M, yet went to UT Law. He wore Aggie maroon all the time and got very little flack for doing it. You see TSU, A&M, Harvard (et al) logos on UT's campus all the time. Let's say there's a student, no better yet, an employee at UT who, I don't know, has a NT flag raised in his office. DOESN'T HE KNOW WHAT SCHOOL HE'S AT? According to Rick, this sucker should be persecuted until he learns the error of his ways and succombs to wearing burnt orange. Now that being said, I'd like nothing better than to see people wearing nothing but Mean Green paraphanalia on our campus. But just b/c someone wears a Texas sweatshirt is no reason to lambaste him and start calling him names. Unless your heart is just filled with that much hatred. Or maybe it's jealousy... GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!

Then make it a PM. Plumm, I agree with you more than I disagree with you, but if you are going to resond to just one person with an essay, then make it personal message. That being said, I'm hesitant to engage in PM's with people from this board, 'cause I don't want another person wishing me bodily harm just b/c I disagree with them. Back to the subject at hand... It is nice to hear DD grow a set. I hope he keeps this swagger through the season. Few seniors were in attendance? Isn't this banquet in many ways to honor those seniors? That's a little unsettling, but then again our two most heralded senior were busy in Hawaii. It sounds like it was a good time and I wish I could have been there. I'm glad Rick is such a good fan that the dialogue about tortilla-gate was light hearted. Here's to better times ahead. Now to sidetrack this thread... Anyone catch Mitch Maher interviewed at halftime of the men's game in Arkansas? I got sidetracked and could not listen. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!