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Early trouble, sunken idea, House update By Mitch Vingle Sports Editor While on the subject of dismissals, you can forget the proposal to forge an Army/Navy football membership with the Big East. (Many WVU fans, I understand, will be happy to read the news.) A source with intimate knowledge, one that asked for anonymity, said Big East officials had extensive conversations with the two service academies concerning the possibility. The idea was to have both play four Big East games a year. WVU officials, among others, thought it a grand idea. The setup would help league schools toward their annual goal of seven home games. It would likewise help the service academies in regard to scheduling Eastern schools and allow them to globetrot the other eight openings. Navy nibbled at the idea, but Army did not. The source said he expects Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese to fill in league athletic directors in the upcoming week. Oh yes, and Navy alone will not be the ninth football member. So Big East fans, get used to an eight-football, 16-basketball setup. At least for the foreseeable future, that’s what you’re looking at. LINK TO FULL ARTICLE http://www.wvgazette.com/section/Sports/Mi...007071039?pt=10

Post on the Froggie board by FittyFiveFrog. Looks like the Bears will lose 7 of their 2007 football recruits (they signed 29). The rumor on the Bears board is that the 2 very highly rated OLs - Anthony Morgan, and Courtney Green, are gone! An get this - Also JOHN JONES the only remaining Offensive Lineman out of the 4 very highly recruited OLs they bragged about ad nauseum for the past 6 months! THEY LOST EM ALL !!!! Oh geeeezzz! The rumor is 1 linebacker, 1 Offensive Lineman (Jones apparently), 2 defensive backs and a wide receiver! And they are also saying that when the names are known, it will be a stunner. This puts the Baylor 2007 recruiting class officially in the toilet. With all of these losses, the Baylor recruiting class ranks just below SMU and UNT now. Especially if the linebacker they will lose is the one I think it is! Ouch! These 7 are of course in addition to their four previous devastating losses in the 2007 recruiting class that caused such an uproar amongst their fans. Those 4 losses were: OT LONNIE EDWARDS (4 star) QB GJ KINNE (3 star) WR JUSTIN JOHNSON (3 star) WR BILLY CHAVIS (3 star) THREAD FROM THE BEAR BOARD. http://www.baylorfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127597

Newcomers have now joined vets at Middle Tennessee. Slide show posted on the muts board by SpaceRaider. LINK http://www.goblueraiders.com/gallery.cfm/id/26514#

Oops......Sorry, but somehow got a double post

Off of BlueRaiderZone. WKU thread. Apparently they are getting a $5 million donation from a local company; possibly for stadium naming rights. LINK http://www.hilltopperhaven.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=12937

Scout is adding stars to UNT's recruits. Riley is joined by 2 other players (Barrett & Franklin) giving us THREE 3-star players. http://northtexas.scout.com/a.z?s=353&...c=8&yr=2008

Sun Belt getting 2nd bowl hookup in 2008 ? No future big conference realignment movement ? LINK http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.d...CRIBER_CONTENT=

A knowledgable acquaintance, who's very successful at placing "friendly wagers" on sporting events, says that North Texas and how we will fare this season is one of the biggest mysteries in college football.

Think we need to get a stadium FIRST. Then we'll know what it can or cannot do for us.

RECRUITING INSIDER | AREA 50 RUNNING BACKS (7) Tré Newton Southlake Carroll 6-0 195 Committed to Texas Drew Ashley Justin Northwest 6-1 200 Undecided Lance Dunbar Haltom 5-9 160 Committed to North Texas Kale Gelles Grapevine 5-11 190 Undecided Erike Parker Mansfield Summit 5-9 170 Undecided Jay Tolliver Mansfield Timberview 6-0 220 Undecided Donovan Roberts Mansfield 6-0 193 Rice, ULM QUARTERBACKS (5) Tommy Dorman NRH Birdville 6-3 210 Committed to Texas A&M Kody Spano Stephenville 6-2 202 Committed to Okla. State Riley Dodge Southlake Carroll 6-0 183 Committed to North Texas Brandon Kelsey Arlington 6-2 185 Undecided Matt Harbin Grapevine 6-2 185 Choosing from 3 schools OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8) Sam Schwartzstein Southlake Carroll 6-3 257 Choosing from 9 schools Jake Jackson Southlake Carroll 6-3 263 Choosing from 8 schools Jeffrey Hyde Coll. Covenant 6-7 280 Committed to Texas A&M Josh Ayers Euless Trinity 6-5 282 Committed to Texas A&M Michael Yeck Keller 6-8 275 Committed to BYU Patrick Dvoracek Mansfield Timberview 6-5 305 Undecided Nick Leppo Southlake Carroll 6-3 260 Choosing from 4 schools Lane Taylor Arl. Martin 6-3 305 Choosing from 8 schools WIDE RECEIVERS (4) Blake Cantu Southlake Carroll 6-0 191 Committed to Oregon DeAundre Brown Arl. Seguin 5-11 181 Choosing from 6 schools Rodney Maginot Arl. Bowie 5-11 175 Choosing from 5 schools Chris Brainard Southlake Carroll 5-11 162 Undecided DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (9) R.J. Washington Keller Fossil Ridge 6-3 245 Committed to Oklahoma Kapron Lewis-Moore Weatherford 6-4 225 Choosing from 10 schools Justin Williams South Grand Prairie 6-0 248 Committed to Okla. State Chandler Spence Arl. Lamar 6-4 230 Choosing from 7 schools Deveric Gallington Richland 6-4 320 Choosing from 9 schools Cory Brown Grand Prairie 6-6 235 Choosing from 4 schools Hector Negrete Arl. Seguin 6-3 280 Undecided Adam Viskosky Mansfield Summit 6-1 220 Undecided Robert Griffin Euless Trinity 6-7 328 Undecided LINEBACKERS (6) Victor Jones Richland 6-1 205 Committed to Okla. State Brandon Morris Arl. Sam Houston 6-0 230 Undecided Logan Mullins Grapevine 6-2 200 Undecided Ethan Davis Grapevine 6-3 190 Choosing from 8 schools Derek Tomlin Southlake Carroll 6-0 200 Committed to North Texas Marcus McGraw Arl. Bowie 5-11 205 Choosing from 5 schools SECONDARY (8) Cody Davis Stephenville 6-2 200 Committed to Texas Tech Al Owens Springtown 6a-2 195 Committed to Vanderbilt David Cato Mansfield Summit 5-10 185 Choosing from 8 schools Kenji Jackson Mansfield 6-0 190 Undecided Kip Edwards Arl. Bowie 6-1 175 Choosing from 20 schools Terran Benton Mansfield Summit 6-0 180 Choosing from 9 schools Ramonte Harris Mansfield Summit 5-11 165 UTEP, NW State (La.) Marcus Cromarte Mansfield Timberview 6-0 159 Undecided ATHLETES (2) Antoine Hicks Mansfield Timberview 6-2 193 Committed to Texas Cole Loftin Aledo 6-0 185 Undecided PUNTER/KICKER (1) Quinn Sharp Mansfield Summit 6-0 170 Committed to Okla. State Key dates Players and coaches will stay busy in the coming months. Some dates are called "quiet" periods, where a player is allowed to make in-person visits to a college campus. Coaches are allowed to write or call, too, but can't visit a player's school or watch a game. That can change during "contact" periods. Other dates are referred to as "dead" periods, where coaches can't personally have contact with a player but may write or call him and his parents. Upcoming dates include: Aug. 1-Nov. 24, 2007: Quiet period Nov. 25-Feb. 2, 2008: Contact period (except as noted) Dec. 16, 2007: Quiet period Dec. 17-Jan. 3, 2008: Dead period Jan. 4-6, 2008: Quiet period Jan. 7-10, 2008: Dead period Jan. 11-12, 2008: Quiet period Feb. 3, 2008: Quiet period Feb. 4-7, 2008: Dead period Feb. 8, 2008: Signing Day

Tech is a victim of the EWAC stampede to CUSA.

ESPN Analyst Bill Curry to Speak at Sun Belt Conference Football Media Days Courtesy: Sun Belt Conference Release: 07/09/2007 NEW ORLEANS - ESPN college football analyst and former Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky head coach Bill Curry will be the guest speaker at this year’s Sun Belt Conference football media days. The two day event begins the afternoon of Monday, July 23 and concludes at noon on Tuesday, July 24. Curry is slated to speak on Tuesday morning. Curry joined ESPN in 1997 as a college football game analyst. His primary assignment is the ESPN2 College Football Saturday Night telecast (with Dave Barnett and analyst David Norrie), along with selected bowl games. In 2006, Curry accepted a position at Baylor School as head of their leadership program. Prior to ESPN, Curry spent 17 years (1980-96) as a head coach in the college ranks, accumulating a 79-98-4 record at Georgia Tech (1980-86), Alabama (1987-89) and Kentucky (1990-96). He led Alabama to the 1989 SEC title (shared with Auburn and Tennessee) and was the recipient of numerous honors, including ACC Coach of the Year (1985), SEC Coach of the Year (1987 & ’89), and the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year (1989). Prior to his first head coaching assignment, Curry spent three seasons in the NFL (1977-79) as an assistant coach to Bart Starr with the Green Bay Packers. Curry played professionally from 1965 to 1974 with the Packers (under legendary head coach Vince Lombardi), Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. He earned All-Pro honors at center with the Colts in 1971 and 1972. A 1965 Georgia Tech graduate with a degree in industrial management, Curry also starred for the Yellow Jackets football squad from 1963-64. The 2007 SBC Football Media Days will take place July 23-24 at the Hilton St. Charles in downtown New Orleans. The head coach and a top player from each of the conference’s eight football playing schools will be in attendance. The pre-season all-Sun Belt team and coaches preseason poll will be announced at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 23, and the opening day concludes with an evening reception for all participants at New Orleans’ famous Rock ‘n Bowl. Commissioner Wright Waters will open the proceedings on Tuesday, July 24 with a 9:00 a.m. press conference followed by New Orleans Bowl President Paul Valteau. Each head coach and player will be available to all media from 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. All events and announcements will be covered extensively on sunbeltsports.org. The Sun Belt Conference website will also feature video interviews. Media seeking credentials should contact Sun Belt Associate Commissioner Todd Stewart (504-299-9066).

UNT at #58 RIVALS RECRUITING RANKINGS http://rivals100.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?Y...pe=0&Sort=0

Roberson's there now. Had omitted him & Casey Fitzgerald. Side note: Ieans was initially recruited by Arizona as a WR, but came to UNT hoping to play QB.

According to the UNT site, there are TWENTY wide receivers on the Mean Green roster. Looks like TE's have been reclassified as wide receivers. Former TE's in Italic Charlie Brown - 6'4, 239 - Soph. Ryan Davenport - 6'2, 228 - Jr. Brandon Dixon - 6'1, 195 - Sr. Evan Fentriss - 6'1, 195 - So. ( x-fer not eligible 'til -08) Casey Fitzgerald - 5'11, 186 - Jr. Victor Gill - 6'5, 235 - So. Jonathan Ieans - 6'5, 230 - Sr. Brandon Jackson - 6'1, 208 - Sr. Isiah Smith - 5'8, 170 - Jr. Brock Stickler 6'3, 219 - Jr. Arthur Stubblefield - 5'10, 180 - Soph. Kory Washington - 5'10, 186 - Soph. Incoming Freshmen Sam Dibrell - 6'2, 205 - Fr. Breece Johnson - 6'1, 175 - Fr. Roderick Johnson - 6'1,190 - Fr. Marcus King - 6'3, 200 - Fr. B.J. Lewis - 6'1, 190 - Fr. Eric Lichty - 6'1, 175 - Fr. Sam Roberson - 6'4, 210 - Fr. Evan Walker - 5'11, 185 - Fr.

Off the Froggie board. Commits & Offers Commits: Chase “Yogi” Gallegos QB 6-1/185/4.55 Irving, TX Grace Prep transfer in 2006. Played in a run-oriented offense and completed 62 of 152 with 6 ints and 1 TD for the Tigers. Also rushed for 53 yds on 71 carries with 3 TDs. Had a very good showing at the Nike camp in Fort Worth that opened a lot of eyes. Good arm strength, good footwork and quick release. Jeremy Coleman DE/DT 6-3/243/4.61 Missouri City, TX (Marshall) 80 tackles and 6 sacks earned him 1st team all-district. Rated as on of the top DE’s for 2008. Offers: QB Robert Griffin 6-3/200/4.4 Copperas Cove, TX Top HS hurdler in the nation in the 110 and 2nd in the 300, as QB threw for 1244 yards on 77 of 131 with 2 ints and 16 tds also ran for 466 yards on 76 carries. Football offers include Kansas and Baylor as well as many offers in track RB Covaughn DeBoskie 5-11/187/4.48 Chandler, AZ Avg almost 9 YPC, 37″ vert RB Romonte’ Hampton 5-10/185/4.5 Tyler, TX (John Tyler) Former Chapel Hill RB and played behind Kendall Hunter last year, runs with a lot of heart and determination. Showed well at camp. RB LaMichael James 5-9/180/4.35 Texarkana, TX (Liberty-Eylau) Tremendous speed and strength, 34″ vert, rushing: 229 att/1,587 yds/16 TDs Rec: 33/426/3 first team all-district selection, district 16-3A MVP and was a second team all-state selection RB/DB Jamal Mitchell 5-10/185/4.4 Tyler, TX (Lee) WR Joe Adams 6-0/180/4.4 Little Rock, AR (Christian) 38″ vert, impressive athlete WR Jeff Fuller 6-4/205/4.5 McKinney, TX (Boyd) WR Sedrick Johnson 6-4/190/4.5 Arp, TX Dual sport athlete (basketball) and wants to play both, good friends with Chris Mass who is also a 2 sport athlete and will probably also get an offer. lots of competition for Johnson. WR Marlon Smith 6-5/205/4-7 San Antonio, TX (Wagner) Also OLB and all-district in basketball WR Isiah Sweeney 5-10/170/4.38 Fort Bend, TX (Hightower) WR Lester Ward 6-3/200/4.5 Brehnam, TX Father is former Dallas Cowboy & Baylor Bear OL Deveric Gallington 6-4/329 Richland, TX DT Adren Dorsey, John Tyler, 6-4, 280 LB Mark Hunter 6-2/225/4.6 Klein, TX (Oak) (all-district DE) Can move to DL LB Jon Major 6-3/240/4.5 Parker, CO (Ponderosa) 5 star LBer with over 50 offers, TCU on list of 20 finalists, #83 player in the nation per Rivals, 107 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, six pass breakups and four fumble recoveries. CB Jarrett Ben 5-10/160/4.45 Garland, TX S Derrick Grant 6-3/205/4.5 Austin, TX (LBJ) Ath Terrence Robinson 5-9/170/4.38 Klein, TX (Oak) 35″ vert K Randy Bullock K 5-9/215 Klein, TX TexasPrep #23 ranked Houston prospect, 1st team Greater Houston, Top Rocky Willingham prospect/pupil

From a Monroe News Star article 3. Louisiana Tech received a revenue sharing check from the WAC for more than $1 million. Does that kind of money make it worth playing in conference that is a bad geographic fit for the Bulldogs? Looks good on paper, but no rivalries and ludicrous travel demands make this league the ultimate sell-out for Tech. -- Letlow Not when you consider the money the Tech teams spend on travel. -- Boatright Ideally Tech would play in the WAC just for football and find a more regional conference for other sports. -- Kern Never. Right now, Tech's only natural rival is a team it doesn't play. -- Stickney The travel expenses alone eats up most of that check. For that reason I say no. It's not worth it. Money is not the issue here though. If it was, you would schedule ULM and ULL on a home and home bases every year. Renew the interest for the FANS. You'll make the same money and have only a fraction of the travel expense. -- Soignier It helps out some, but how can you really justify the volleyball team traveling to Idaho? -- Reynolds FULL ARTICLE http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...010/1006/SPORTS

Here's a dose of facts ! North Texas is a huge question mark for the prognosticators. Yes TD has DD's players but how they adopt and adapt to the system may be a shocking surprise. Don't sell these kids or coaches short. There is a renewed enthusiasm after being coached to 2 and 3 win seasons. I doubt if we'll have as few wins as the so called experts predict.

Number of player arrests Fulmer Cup update http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/?p=3578

smu is holding a camp on the 21st also.

We don't need to ask him, you need to provide a link to a post of his that states UNT and ULL were offered to make a 10 team WAC. Don't recall ever seeing one.

Yep, they're both Louisiana (Laf. & Mon.)......... Don't get um started

Riley Dodge is ranked as #38 (Athlete) by Rivals. FWIW he's the highest ranked non-BCS recruit in that classification. RIVAls RANKINGS - ATHLETE http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?r...4&Year=2008

They need to grow up.

Their childish name-game fight gets tiresome doesn't it ? Maybe we can make it to CUSA some day and get away from that little bush league battle with their constant bickering.