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I joined for a month just so I could watch the Tulsa game (bad call on my part). I had some difficulty viewing it as it was much more like a slide show rather than streaming video. I'm pretty sure the problem was the old HP computer I was trying to use, though. I did not check out any other features and my subscription has expired. I know this doesn't help much, but you can listen to the press conference by going to KNTU and clicking on the coaches show link. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know that I'd call this lawsuit frivolous (if it becomes a lawsuit). Rightly or wrongly the kid wants to wear the shoes he prefers. If he's willing to pay for the shoes himself and the school says no way, what other alternative does he have? I'm surprised this didn't happen to a track athlete a long time ago (they tend to be very particular about their footwear). As a matter of law I have a question. When a student athlete signs a scholarship contract is there usually a clause that defines what the uniform is? I guess what I'm asking is, do these athletes agree in writing to wear this stuff? GO MEAN GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't DD say in his coaches show that he was dissapointed in the teams lack of intensity at the start of the game. Maybe he referrenced the previous week's game.

Haven't the Cowboys had issues over brand names. I recall Emmitt Smith having a Reebock or Addidas contract and doing a commercial in front of Texas Stadium proclaiming it as "his house". This created a rucuss 'cause there is (or was) a big Nike swoosh out front. I personally won't wear Nike products. I'm a long distance runner and prefer Asics.

"He's real major league bleep hole." Sorry I couldn't resist.

Cerebus, I usually agree with you, but this is just plain wrong. As head coach he has a lot of responsibilities. One of them is to get butts in the seat to see the product he is putting on the field. I'm not going so far as to say he bad mouths the fans, but he doesn't necessarily sell the program like he should. I would forgive him this inconvenience if his team was completely dominant, but if he wants a geat game day atmosphere (big crowd) he has to go sell the program to the potential fans!

...And if Nate Newton were our coach then the name "Mean Green" would make a whole lot more sense. Motivation may be an issue. I can see it now in the locker room before game time: Player 1: Hey don't bogart that blunt. Player 2: Weren't we supposed to be somewhere? What's all that cheering outside? Player 1: Oh man, I think we were supposed to kick off or something. (chuckles and laughter) GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TTech's drinking coach has a football problem. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!

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The University of Texas is finally remodeling their baseball stadium. It is way past due. Seriously, for a team that has recently won two national championship, Disch-Faulk field is a hole. They are doing this primarily with a $13 million donation from University Federal Credit Union. I know we are looking at private donors to help us build a new football stadium, but what resources do we have for corporate donations? I'm hoping RV has been beating the bushes where this is concerned. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like the Kmart idea, however championships are won with defense. D-FENSE!!!!!!!! My vote goes with DeLoach. He's got connections, and he's proven he can recruit to our campus. The converstion begins and ends with DeLoach. Of course the question is moot. Dickey is here for at least a couple of more years. GO MEAN GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adrian Awasome.

I think the comparison is valid. Any team can end up with no depth. The point is they have an easier road to recovery than we do; facilities, money, BCS, etc. Stoops is also under much more scrutiny. His fans will forgive him this year, but if he doesn't produce next year, you'll hear rumblings in Norman.

I hate TxTech, but that game against Nebraska was crazy. Other than that the Atlanta Falcons falling just short in their comeback bid. Favorite: Texas vs OU. (I gotta go with mi familia.) GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!

I'm doing it now and didn't even realize it!

Then you must die! Seriously, good game. In my day JT was the big powerhouse, but times have changed, huh? Do you know if NT recruits either school much?

I'm with ya except i want an effective defense. I didn't see the 1st half of the Troy game, but what i saw in the 2nd half was, well undesirable. DD's game plan works if you have an efffective defense. We don't. The season seems almost lost to me now. I'll follow the team b/c that's how I roll, but now I'm just looking for better play, not just a win or loss. It seems like the fans raised the bar, Good. Keep it raised. GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!

On FOX Net tonight Longview High is playing Tyler Lee. Being a grad of LHS I'm particularly interested. I don't know of any recruits from these teams, but longview does use the term "Mean Green D". The Lobos are ranked 2nd in State. GO MEAN GREEN GO LONGVIEW LOBOS

"I just hate that Bob Barker!" - Happy Gilmore

I hope for a good crowd. The Astros don't play until tomorrow. If the Rangers made the playoffs ... if the Rangers made the playoffs, now that's funny! We've been a ridin' in this Buick before. Losing kills your crowd. Our fan base is growing, and we'll see how diligent they are. Maybe DD likes to play in a nice quiet enviroment. Maybe we could have quiet day like back in junior high. GO MEAN GREEN sorry, GO MEAN GREEN

I know this is like going to the tobacco company for advice on lung cancer, but here's a quote from utexas.edu 19. Why can’t the athletics budget be used to address the university’s budgetary needs? The entire budget for men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletics makes up only 4 percent of the university’s total operating budget. The UT Austin athletics budget is almost wholly self-sustaining, meaning it self-generates the monies it needs to fund its budget—which is not the case for most university athletic programs. The university funds only a very minor portion of the athletics budget, and that support will be reduced to zero over the next few years. If the entire athletics budget were used in one year to cover a recurring institutional deficit, these funds would not be available the following year because the athletics program would cease to exist.

I'm really not the grammar police, but that sentence is horrible. It is either the lone highlight or it is one of a few highlights. It cannot be one of the lone highlights. C'mon Brett, you write for a living, and I almost flunked freshman English, but even I caught that. Of course this is the idiot board... GO MEAN GREEN!!!!

As a runner, well... jogger, I'd be the first to pay for the honor of running a leg. Would I have to run down Harry Hines Blvd.?

Rick, the title of your post is "Supporting the Longhorns and other $ schools". Are you implying that A&M is not a money school? I'm willing to bet you have some other emotional attachment to A&M. Whether it's a friend or relative who went there, maybe it's a military thing, I don't know, but you defend A&M a little on this board. And that's where a lot of us are coming from. I hold a wierd allegiance to Penn St and Joe Paterno, I always root for Army over Navy, and I grew up in burnt orange. But ask me who my team is and the answer is always, "Mean Green, baby!" Summed up best, "Don't be a playa hayta."

Rick, I have to say I think that is the most incisive, well argued post I've ever read on a message board. Good job, sir. I only disagree a little. But it also reaffirms why I watch Boise, or UTEP or (insert sbc school here), because they have to try harder. I do love TX/OU, FLSt/Mia, etc. It's a big explosion! And nothing would fill my life with joy quite like seeing North Texas in the middle of one of those parties. And we're getting there, but don't hate those who have, after all, that's what we want. GO MEAN GREEN!!!!!!! Tell me the truth. When A&M plays Texas, are you a closet Aggie?