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I like this too: High School Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy And I don't think that's just a school that was created for sports and simply given a good sounding name. I could be wrong since plenty of websites make claims about their organization that aren't true, but this one does look to be legitimate. He did have an offer from Yale (if that means anything anymore).

They just don't care.

The worst thing is twice late in the game they did miss (near air balls) and it dropped right into their rebounder who put it right in. Then we go and miss layups on the other end. Disappointing way to end it.

And I thought it was a way to give kids an opportunity to get a college education. Why do we even make them go to class?

I've posted numerous times that we should have been marketing FB to the Frisco area and even (yuck) partnering up with the Cowboys. Then after the scheduling issue, I brought it up again regarding BB. We should be getting the kids interested in the Mean Green from early ages by offering ticket deals, etc. to residents in that area. It may not work, but it's something we should definitely try given that this area is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. We really don't won't Cooke and Grayson counties to be a bunch of Sooner fans in 50 years.

The only concern is that he thinks THIS is the transfer portal:

It likely depends on how the refs call fouls. If he has 3 fouls late in the first half, we'll be in trouble.

It's almost like there are people in charge that would prefer us to fail.

Yeah, some things are out of your control. Shooting yourself in the nuts when you don't need to is the UNT tradition. Actually, I now think I want that added to a display in "Traditions Hall".

Yeah, I'd be a LOT more confidant if RH had been in charge for 4-5 years and not just 2. I'm afraid that he hasn't had the chance to find "that guy" along with the rest of the supporting staff needed to keep the train rolling. I suspect some of the pieces are in place, but this is a lot of turnover in a short period of time. And, like you said, do we have the right people in place that can work the portal to rebuild a team again? I think the players will look at this in a similar way. They would have known enough about how GM and RH worked together to be confident in what RH could do and thus be interested in coming here. I don't know if someone in the portal would be quite as interested in coming here with a much less known situation. Of course a lot of this is a domino effect. If we start getting a few good portal players, then others will go "hmmm" and give us a look. If not, then we could easily fall back into obscurity immediately.

THAT is the only positive thing that could come out of this. IF we win the NIT, there will be mentions of the fact that we had a coach win the NIT and then go to a B12 school where he was immediately successful and then his replacement repeated the act 2 years later (along with a decent season in the previous year). However, that very small ember will only last for an extremely short time. If we follow this up with another Benford (or even a little better), we'll be right back where we were for the previous 30 years. In the grand scheme of things, this is probably just another time when we're on the cusp of breaking through to set a new level of reputation, only to fall flat on our faces. It's what we've done for nearly 50 years.

Because it gives us the best chance at winning.

Not only that, but... We don't have that guy. We don't have a competent guy that is responsible for hiring that guy. We don't have a concerned guy that is responsible for replacing the guy that is incompetent and responsible for hiring that guy.

And it's what made watching this team so enjoyable for me. I realize I'm in the minority of folks that would prefer to watch an NBA all-star game for the entire season, but I like watching good basketball, executed by players that are enjoyable to to watch and that are good young men that represent my university well.

As an attendee, wouldn't you prefer the latter alternative anyway instead of a cavernous coliseum?

Yeah, that'll be great when we're 14-17 next year with a 6th place finish in AAC, and NO post season invitation. At least we won't have to worry about scheduling conflicts.

Oh, my heavens, West Virginia? Ozempic works well on fat athletic directors Life is odd there, especially family Marry your cousin, once she turns 13 Coach been stoled, from our home To a place, he don't belong They got no dentists or running water It's gettin' old, our Coach been stoled Banjo players, gather 'round you Your their plaything the next hour or two Like Ned Beatty, squealing at the sky You'll get some moonshine, just so you won't cry Coach been stoled, from our home To a place, he don't belong They got no dentists or running water It's gettin' old, our Coach been stoled You hear a voice from an luncheon ceremony Fajitas remind you of your home far away Drivin' down the road, you get a feelin' that you'd rather say Go Mean Green Coach been stoled, from our home To a place, he don't belong They got no dentists or running water It's gettin' old, our Coach been stoled

Yes, money does eventually become a factor and this was likely enough to produce the change. However, people that are committed to their situation and enjoy what they are doing will often forgo a LOT of money to remain where they are happy. Additionally, RH knows that if he simply maintains his status quo for a couple more years, he'll have plenty of opportunities over the next few years. I've seen it numerous times and experienced it myself when I left a job that I really loved. However, the management was totally screwing everyone over (while spewing BS about how much they respected everyone) and completely ignoring all of the feedback being provided. Numerous employees were streaming out of the door and I eventually left for a 35% increase (obviously not 3x). In the exit interview, I told HR that all management ever really needed to do was to give the employees a truly honest "thank you" and perform a very minimal attempt at showing appreciation. Despite the fact that It would cost them almost nothing to do that, they were adamant that they knew better and simply showing honest appreciation was of no use. This was despite the fact that I personally knew dozens of people that felt the same way.

Everyone on this board has more familiarity with the assistant coaches than me, so I don't know what who we have as an option to step in as an internal hire. What I do know is that I have NO CONFIDENCE in the AD finding someone on their own. We were lucky to have Hodge as the co-producer of the previous successful seasons and it's almost a miracle that the AD didn't screw it up by not hiring him as the successor to GM. If there is a 3rd person in line that can continue the system, recruiting, etc. then I'll be ecstatic, but I'm afraid that's too much to ask. If we go externally, I expect us to be right back to a team that will be lucky to win 20 games on rare occasions and NOT the minimal expectation we have now.

In other words completely par for the course in UNT's ability to execute anything.

Here was one of the awards presented (around 00:54:00) : Rising Star Award (my quick transcription of the presentation) "Recognizes staff members which within their first two years of the position have demonstrated a passion for their work, the institution, and the UNT tradition, along with showing promise in their work and are making a large impact on the UNT community." The two winners were: Nicholas Edelman (Housing) Ethan Gillis (International Affairs) Nothing against these two and I don't know how much impact "housing" and "international affairs" has on the UNT community but I have a feeling there's a guy that did a pretty good job during his first (only) 2 years in his position to impact the UNT community.

Well, what a surprise. This supremely important event is streaming with NO AUDIO.

If only there would have been a way to showcase our school, its name, and campus to a nationally televised audience in order to help solidify our name. Instead, we'll now be known as "Fajita U", aka FU.