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And he went to Kilgore JC. Go Rangers!!!!!! It is the only school I went to that the colors weren't green and white. Nice to see some East Texas recruiting going on! GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!

Championships are won on in the trenches. It looks like this kid knows the trenches. Way to go!!!!!!!! My day just keeps getting better. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!

Kobe is one hell of a b-ball player. The question is, does he have to be so dominating b/c he has no supporting staff? And how long can he keep playing that way? As good as Jordan was, he had a solid suporting staff. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!

Only the ones worth their weight. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like rain this weekend. Finally. They need all the help they can get. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're down 28-24 at half.

While it's true most people who go to Annapolis or West Point are aiming for military aspirations, don't discount the football program Navy has put together lately. Haven't they done pretty well the last few years? It's possible he was recruited. Also know that some people aren't cut out for the military institutions. Not that I went there, but I have a little experience with the trials and tribulations of the first year at Annapolis. If your freshman year was hard at NT, you ain't seen jack compared to what those kids go through. Keep an eye on him. If he decides to bail during "Plebe Summer", which a number of kids do, we can still recruit him. BTW the campus in Annapolis is beautiful! GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!

If the car would last a year, that is. As a student in the early 90's I went to a LOT of games, but not b/c of promotions. I just have a good time at basketball games. I can honestly say I don't remember any specific promotion. If you can call Bill Mercer's "Broadcast Sports" class a promotion, that got me to a lot of games one semester. For those not familiar with this course (and I believe he's teaching it again), your assignment each week was to attend a game (basketball or football depending on the term) and do play by play into a tape recorder. My buddy and I would go to the women's games, I'd do play by play and he'd do color (just for fun). It was a good warm up for the men's game which came later that night. By then I'd be in the middle of a raucus student section (good nat sound) and once I got past the stage fright issue it'd be a LOT OF FUN! Sometime's I want to try that all over again to see if I could retain any pointers Mercer gave me, but now I like to cheer and yell (and drink a little beer) a bit too much. I never was very good. Bill always said football was the hardest sport to announce b/c so much happens at one time, but at least you have stuff to talk about. I never tried baseball, but I suspect there'd ba a lot of dead air. Sorry to derail the thread, I just took a trip down memory lane. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!

I watched both games on line from Austin and they really looked good. I'm surprised the counted attendance was over 2,000. Judging from the camera shots it did not appear to be that many, but looks can be deceiving. We really need to have people behind the baskets. Whatever crowd was their sounded loud and proud! That would add about 20 people. I'm just kidding, but on line it really looked like there was NOONE there for the women's game. If this team keeps winning, people will come. Fans want to see a winner. This is especially true in basketball. Fans also want to see an exciting brand of ball and JJ lets his team jack up three's. Nothing gets a crowd rockin' like swishes from behind the arc. I'm gonna try like hell to road trip to a game in Feb. Great game from the men and the crowd. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!

Nevermind. I got it. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!

I was able to watch the women's game tonight, but I can't get the men's game. Anyone else with this problem? GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm assuming we lost. I quit watching with a minute left and horrible coaching down the stretch.

Poor rebounding, but this team has been scrappy the entire half. They fought back to get it to within three. This game was delayed b/c the officials were late to the game. I don't know why. I assume the men's game will be pushed back as well. Although having two games going on at the same time might boost attendance. What a night. Two NT games via the 'net, Spurs on TNT, and the Mavs on FOXSW (although in Austin we don't get the Mav's games). If I weren't sitting at home with pneumonia, I'd hoist a beer. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!

No tats here. But I've said since I was in college, if the Men's BB or Football team cracks the Top 25, permanent ink will go somewhere on my body. Probably an interlocking NT on my ankle. During Booger's junior year, when we were getting a few votes, I started looking at designs. This year I put those designs back in the filing cabinet. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Personally I'd like to see us play Houston. If we could schedule Tech, that'd be cool too, 'cause of the brief history we have with them. But the most logical choice here is TCU. (I haven't checked their schedule to see if they have an opening). We'd be that much closer to a Metroplex champion. Do SMU and TCU play each other this year?

If you stop doing this I'll get absolutely NO recruiting data. Know there are a number of us who look forward to your analysis. I don't think you came off as too critical of JJ, you just posed a question. I think most of us were willing to give JJ a few years to get his own recruits and build the program. Now we are asking for results. Not huge results, just be a contender in conference, and if we can't get to the big dance (NCAA tourney), the junior prom (NIT) will do for now. Personality does go a long way. I think we'd all forgive DD a little more if he was more personable in the media. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!

You're too arrogant and self-righteous to be a Democrat. But a liar and thief, you are perfect for the Republican party. Seriously, though. Do you tell your kids, "It's not O.K. to steal ... unless I approve of it first."?

I guess I just don't remember him winning 15 games his first season. My bad. As a general rule I defer to Cooley on the assessment of this team. He follows NT Bball A LOT closer than I. He also seems fair in his judgements. His critisisms have merit, backed up by facts (no knee jerk responses) that goes a long way. I have to say I'm pretty pleased with JJ, but there is always room for improvement. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!

What do I want to see out of our basketball program? 1. Q. Continual progress (i.e. wins) A. I think he's continually increased his wins. I'm too lazy today to look it up, but I think so. 2. Q. Can he coach good fundamentals? A. It seems like it, but the last game was not a good indication. I am definitely no basketball coach, but judging from what he inherited... 3. Q. Can he recruit? A. At first look it appears he's made some good connections, and gotten some good transfers. But again, I am no recruiter, so I don't know what he's done locally. Even though he's not landed a kid from DFW, what kind of relationship does he have with local coaches, and high schools? I don't know? We can't rely on transfers. So for numerous reasons we have to develop local talent. Right now it looks like he's not done that. 4. Q. A coach who can work the media machine. A. Since our media machine is broken, and gets very little use, every time I see him on TV he seems polished, and appealing. I know this is a vague summary, but I think he's doing a good job. I am waiting for a breakout year, though. This year would be nice, but I'll give him another year before I complain. He started with such a bad program. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!

And since you wish you had though of it are you condoning illegal activity? That's unamerican.

I wasn't able to listen or watch the game last night, but sometimes teams just play poorly. Look at the thrashing Kentucky (ranked in the top 10, I believe) took at the hands of Kansas (not ranked). I think JJ is a good coach and will have the team ready to play next time. This loss kind of sucks. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!

Rick, I was assuming you were talking about the typical Texas Longhorn that you see all over Texas, only in Oklahoma you see them upside down. They are sold that way in OK. Since this is a licensed trademark they had to get permission from UT to sell it. And I'm sure they didn't just give them permission. UT has a history of going after rogue outfitters (e.g. the dred locked Heisman t-shirts when Ricky won it, or the restaraunt in Austin that opened call "Bevo's" with that orange Longhorn on the sign). Ut went after both of them. I'm sure Texas gave them permission b/c 1. they paid (I'm only assuming this I can't back it up) and 2. they didn't change the logo. All they did was sell it upside down. I'd bet any school in the country would do the same thing. If you are talking about some other logo or ensignia then I apologize for the confusion. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!

Are you talking about the upside down horns? They had to pay UT for the licensing of that product. Thus increasing their athletic budget. Which in turn gives them better facilities, which allows them to recruit better athletes, which in turn puts them in a position to win national titles. Real smart. Rick, the upside down horn doesn't bother me that much. I find it funny that you whine like a baby and spend so much time and energy being a player hater when that time is better served promoting your own school (which you do a lot of and I'm glad for it). The point I was trying to make was, you were tailgating at an NT basketball game, where we played someone other than UT, but you have so much hate in your heart for a school that isn't even a true rival of ours, that you, Emmit and the like have to be disrespectful. You keep saying that Texas bought this national title. Did you say the same when OU won? Or LSU? Or even USC? I bet not. Hey man, I can't stand OU, but I give them proper respect when they win. As a matter of fact I really like their basketball coach Kelvin Sampson. I don't root for them, but I respect what he's done with their team and HUGE athletic budget. What's it like to hate that much, Rick? GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!

Yeah, that's what I thought. I'm just nit picking. I would prefer a darker tint, but that's just my personal preference. The color of the uni's doesn't seem to match the color on the floor. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone knows the Aryan brotherhood from Montana would kill the Klan from Texas. If only they could kill each other...