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Houston poster claiming inside info (if it's on the net it must be true, right? ) that CUSA Champ will move to Houston Bowl and play Big XII #7. Question: If this does happen, could the New Orleans Bowl eventually become a match between SBC #1 and CUSA #1 ? http://www.ncaabbs.com/forums/confusa/invi...ST&f=22&t=27827

Courtesy: Stephen Howard The first team offense runs a no-contact play to start fall workouts. Mean Green Football Begins Fall Drills Courtesy: University of North Texas Release: 08/10/2005 DENTON (8/10/05) - The North Texas football team began preparations for its Sept. 3 meeting with Louisiana State with its first set of practices today at the new Mean Green Athletic Complex. Freshman and newcomers hit the field at 8 a.m., while the varsity had its first practice at 4 p.m. in shorts and helmets. Players went through a no-contact, fast-paced workout full of calisthenics and sprints to help them get back up to speed from the off-season. Freshmen and varsity will practice separately until Friday morning. The team will begin full-contact drills on Sunday with two-a-days starting on Monday morning. The team practiced without seniors Arthur McNac, Lee Clay and Roy Bishop who have not joined the team for fall practice due to various reasons.

Pre-season stuff, but here's the Massey Composite update with 18 services reporting. 80 Troy 83 North Texas 87 Muts 102 ULM 104 FAU 105 ULL 113 ASU 119 FIU http://www.mratings.com/cf/compare.htm

Memphis fans are mixin' up a big batch of kool-aide http://www.ncaabbs.com/forums/memphis/invi...10&t=32181&st=0

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview05/ne...tory?id=2130406 Sun Belt. Two best teams, North Texas and Middle Tennessee State, play at LSU and at Alabama, respectively, in paycheck games Sept. 3. That will be a good barometer. Sun Belt. The plucky little league has made two improvements: Members have stopped scheduling eight road games, and the Belt has closed down its Rocky Mountain Bureau, settling more sensibly into the Southeast. Still waiting for someone to dethrone North Texas.

The University of Memphis and Middle Tennessee State, two football programs who have not played since 1954, will resume their series beginning in 2007. Johnson also said the Tigers will resume another Mid-South series, bringing back Arkansas State. ASU is not on the 2005 Memphis schedule, but the Indians and Tigers played in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Memphis leads the series, 27-20-5. http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/tigers...3992090,00.html

Mean Green Preview http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...northtexas.html Previews For All Team http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...05/preview.html

Mean Green Defensive Backfield Anything But Secondary Courtesy: University of North Texas Release: 08/09/2005 In anticipation of two-a-days tomorrow, MeanGreenSports.com breaks down the 2005 North Texas football team position by position. Today we look at the last line of defense, The Mean Green Secondary. Courtesy: Rick Yeatts TJ Covington is one of two Preseason All-Sun Belt cornerbacks on the Mean Green depth chart. Replacing three of the four secondary starters from last season will be a monumental task for the Mean Green. But with the return of Preseason All-Sun Belt cornerbacks TJ Covington and Ja'Mel Branch, the defensive backfield will be in good hands in 2005. The vocal leader of the secondary, TJ Covington returns for his senior season after a stellar 2004 campaign. Armed with blazing speed, Covington made 40 tackles last season as well as two tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Covington was fourth in the Sun Belt in fumble recoveries, and made the record books by returning a fumble for a touchdown for over 100 yards against Utah State. After missing the 2004 season, Ja’Mel Branch returns to the Mean Green on the opposite side of the ball. Branch was one of top receivers on the team for his first three seasons at North Texas but will make the transition to cornerback for his senior year. Branch was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the year in 2001 and was an all-conference selection in 2002. Deavin Cox saw plenty of action in his freshman year and even made a start last year against Baylor. With one of the top vertical leaps on the team, Cox could figure into the lineup at some point this year. Transfer Gary Oubre fits well into North Texas' scheme during spring drills and could challenge for playing time as well. For the first time in four years the Mean Green secondary will be without perennial all-conference safeties Jonas Buckles and Markeith Knowlton. Buckles was the only player in Sun Belt history to be selected to the all-conference team in four consecutive years, and Knowlton led the team in interceptions for the past two seasons. Up to the challenge of replacing the duo will be Cliff Higgs and Roderick Cotton. Higgs, a redshirt freshman, will be handed the reins at strong safety and looked impressive in spring drills. At 6-1, 222-pounds, the Sanger, Texas product will be an imposing presence in the secondary. Ricardo Smith will contest with Higgs for the job at strong safety. Cotton saw action in nine games last season and recorded six tackles for the Mean Green. An interception in the Green-White game capped off a stellar spring for the sophomore. Fellow sophomore Cass Starks will provide depth at free safety. Often overlooked, North Texas special teams have proved the difference for the Mean Green. Tomorrow, MeanGreenSports.com takes a look at the game breakers on special teams.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/teams/page/NTX Notes & Quotes KEY EARLY-SEASON GAME: At Middle Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Many pundits feel like the Mean Green's 25-game conference winning streak could be in jeopardy against the Blue Raiders. North Texas typically starts off slow, and it will definitely face a stiff test against an experienced Middle Tennessee team that plays well at home. THE MEAN GREEN WILL GO 9-2 IF: They survive a tough early schedule that features road games at LSD, Middle Tennessee and Kansas State. The conference schedule is favorable, with the exception of the road trip to Middle Tennessee. THE MEAN GREEN WILL GO 5-6 IF: They don't rebound from what could be a difficult start and if they don't get solid quarterback play. QUOTE TO NOTE "We've won some close games in the conference early that kept us battling for something to play for at the end of the season, rather than playing the role of spoiler." --North Texas coach Darrell Dickey on his team's 25-game conference winning streak. Strategy & Personnel HEAD COACH Darrell Dickey, 8th year at North Texas, 37-46. MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER RBs Jamario Thomas (sophomore) and Patrick Cobbs (senior) -- Each deserves equal billing because Cobbs led the nation in rushing in 2003 and Thomas in 2004. Cobbs missed last season with a knee injury, but will be back at 100 percent. Considering the Mean Green will start a quarterback with no experience, the duo's production is vital. BREAKOUT STAR LB Brandon Monroe -- The Mean Green have featured a long line of great linebackers, and the sophomore figures to follow suit. He is a preseason all-conference pick. NEWCOMER TO WATCH DE Willie Ransom -- The Mean Green lost their entire front four, but the junior college transfer could to fill one of the defensive end spots. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Offense -- QB Daniel Meager, RB Patrick Cobbs (Jamario Thomas), FB James Mitchell, WR Johnny Quinn, WR Zach Muzzy, TE Robert Harmon, LT Joel Foster, LG Jason May, C Chad Rose, RG Dylan Lineberry, RT Jeremy Brown. Defense -- DE Jeremiah Chapman, DT Chris Miller, DT Sky Pruitt, DE Eli Hutchinson, LB Derek Mendoza, LB Brandon Monroe, LB Shawn Early, CB T.J. Covington, CB Ja'Mel Branch, SS Cliff Higgs, FS Roderick Cotton. ROSTER REPORT Quarterback Joey Byerly, who earned the starting job in the spring, is academically ineligible and will miss the entire season. Junior fullback Chris Nevins and freshman lineman Micah West also are academically ineligible. Inside Slant Mean Green coach Darrell Dickey has a problem -- a good one, that is. North Texas is the only team to have the nation's leading rusher in back-to-back seasons. The problem is one was senior Patrick Cobbs in 2003 and the other was sophomore Jamario Thomas. Cobbs missed last season with a knee injury, but is back at 100 percent, meaning Dickey has to find a way to utilize both dynamic backs. "In the past we've always had a featured back who was backed up," Dickey said. "We're going to play them both, not to the point where we're going to say he's getting 15 carries and he's getting it 15 carries. "But we've had looked at the some things where they're both going to be in the game at the same time together. Plus, we want to give each of them a break so they're stronger in the fourth quarter." The Mean Green, who have won 25 consecutive conference games and at least a share of four straight Sun Belt titles, are favored to repeat in 2005, but there are some question marks going into the season. Joey Byerly was supposed to be the starting quarterback, but was ruled academically ineligible and will not play. Red-shirt Daniel Meager could earn the starting job, but regardless, whoever quarterbacks will have never taken a snap in a college game. "It's a concern, no doubt," Dickey said. "At some point and time you're quarterback is going to have to make a play to win your a ballgame." The Mean Green also lost their front four and three solid players in the secondary. "We've got a lot of question marks that are going to have to be answered in two-a-days leading up to the season," Dickey said. One area which won't be a question mark, though, is in the backfield.

Linebackers Expected To Lead Mean Green Defense In 2005 Courtesy: University of North Texas Release: 08/08/2005 In anticipation of two-a-days on Wednesday, MeanGreenSports.com breaks down the 2005 North Texas football team position by position. With a year under their belts, the Linebackers are once again the backbone of the Mean Green defense. Courtesy: Rick Yeatts Brandon Monroe and the Mean Green open the season at LSU on Sept. 3. More green than mean heading into the 2004 season, the North Texas linebackers adjusted quickly to form one of the most intimidating corps in the conference. Led by middle linebacker Derek Mendoza, the group should once again be the strength of the Mean Green defense. Mendoza started 10 games last season and led the team in tackles in four of them. He ranked fifth on the team with 53 tackles. With deceptive speed, Mendoza developed into a pass defense specialist, leading the team in pass breakups with five. Shawn Early returns as the veteran leader for the Mean Green linebackers this season. In 2004 the two-year letterman tied for third on the team with 61 tackles. At Utah State, Early hauled in seven tackles, a sack and recovered a fumble. Early is a question mark heading into the season opener at Louisiana State after a knee injury in spring drills required off-season surgery. As a freshman, Brandon Monroe made waves around the conference by registering 63 tackles last season. Hailing from 2A Electra High School, Monroe quickly transitioned to the college game, tallying a game-high 11 tackles against Florida Atlantic in just his second game. Phillip Graves started only one game last season and still racked up 50 tackles on the year. Graves will figure prominently in the linebacker rotation once again in 2005. Transfer Travis Thompson and Maurice Holman will also contend for a spot in the linebacker two-deep roster. At NE Oklahoma A&M, Thompson led the conference with 95 tackles and 69 assists to go with six sacks and 17 tackles for losses. Holman led the team in tackles at the New Orleans Bowl last year and hauled in 19 tackles in 11 games. Arther McNac and redshirt freshman Colt Mahan are expected to provide depth for the Mean Green defense. McNac, a senior, saw action in five games as a backup last year and notched seven tackles on the season, including a four-tackle performance at Texas. Tomorrow, MeanGreenSports.com will look at how North Texas will fill two all-conference voids in the secondary.

Link http://www.collegefootballnews.com/Default.htm 1. USC Not only does USC have a loaded 1-2 punch in Reggie Bush and LenDale White, it has a spare in Desmond Reed. The backfield is so good that it won't even miss Hershel Dennis, who'll miss the season getting over a knee injury. The fullbacks are also talented with the return of Brandon Hancock giving the Trojans yet another do-it-all back. 2. Oklahoma Considering all the fireworks the Sooner offense put up through the air, finishing sixth in the nation in rushing is more than a little impressive. Adrian Peterson is one of the best pro prospects in college football with workhorse ability and first-pick-overall type skills. Now he needs some more help as he ran it 339 times even with Kejuan Jones getting 129 carries of work. The passing game won't be able to take the heat off like last year, so don't expect the Sooners to rush for 2,709 yards again despite having the Big XII's best backs. Fullback J.D. Runnels is an unheralded blocker and a fine receiver. 3. LSU While this is one of the best backfields in college football, there are a few concerns. It would be nice if Justin Vincent could break out of his funk and be the back that dominated as a freshman. Alley Broussard, and his bruising running style, has to prove he can hold up for a full season. It's nitpicking; this is a loaded corps with several NFL caliber options and two wonderful fullbacks. Considering the success Les Miles had with running backs at Oklahoma State, look for a ton of production out of this group. 4. North Texas For the first time in college football history, two NCAA rushing champions will be on the same team. Thoughts of using both Patrick Cobbs and Jamario Thomas in the same backfield at the same time have been nixed, so look for a steady, frightening rotation of the two keeping each fresh. Even if both go down, there's still talent with Kevin Moore and James Mitchell able to step up. UNT should be able to rush for 2,500 yards. 5. Georgia No team in America has as many great backs as Georgia can boast with five that would start just about anywhere else. Expect a rotation to keep everyone fresh, but the dream is for sophomore Danny Ware to be healthy for a full season and use his breathtaking skills add a boost to the attack. Catching the ball is a must for all of the backs, and they can all be used in the passing game. Kregg Lumpkin will quickly rise up the depth chart once he's able to prove he's 100% after a knee injury, but it'll be hard to decrease the workload for Ware, Thomas Brown and Tyson Browning. 6. Northern Illinois NIU has the nation's most productive returning 1-2 rushing combinations in Garrett Wolfe and A.J. Harris. Not only did NIU run the ball 550 times for 2,858 yards, it lost one fumble. One. The only concern is health as the two stars get banged up, but they'll be unstoppable when their healthy. Don't expect much in the way of two-back sets as each star will get his chance to shine. 7. Connecticut If Terry Caulley is the same back he was in 2003 before his knee injury, UConn will have one of the nation's best 1-2 rushing punches. Cornell Brockington was last year's Big East rushing champion and is more than good enough to handle the whole workload, but Caulley is a special sparkplug that can make a good rushing attack something amazing. Soon-to-be four year starter Deon Anderson is one of the best fullbacks in America able to do a little of everything well. The overall depth is promising with some big young backs waiting in the wings. The rating is assuming Caulley is 100%. 8. Fresno State The Fresno State ground attack steamrolled over the hapless WAC teams and moved on Virginia's loaded defense. When Dwayne Wright returns from his horrible knee injury, the Bulldogs will have three 1,000-yard backs (fine, so Wendell Mathis only ran for 995 last year) to work with. There's no reason for this group not to lead the way to another top 15 finish in rushing offense. Roshon Vercher might be the nation's best blocking fullback. 9. Minnesota The early departure of Marion Barber III to the NFL takes away 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns, but there shouldn't be much of a hiccup in the team's rushing production with Heisman candidate Laurence Maroney getting more carries and Amir Pinnix looking ready to step up and be a major factor. The combination of Pinnix and Gary Russell will be able to give Maroney plenty of breaks. The fullback situation is good with Justin Valentine able to do a little bit of everything and Jason Lamers a rising blocker. 10. Florida State The 1-2 punch of Leon Washington and Lorenzo Booker have as much promise as any combination in the country. Now Washington has to prove he can stay healthy for a full year, while Booker has to be as good as his prep press clippings. Originally hailed as the next Warrick Dunn, Booker hasn't shown any of the same power or toughness, but he's impossible to catch in the open field. Washington could grow into one of the nation's best backs by the end of the year with the type of talent to carry the Nole offense on his back. The fullback situation is fantastic with James Coleman and B.J. Dean a tremendous pair.

From a couple of post on the CUSA board. Possible that the Ft Worth Bowl will move? =================================== Simply not the way the contract will read....again you are making an assumption based on the game being in Ft. Worth and on TCU's campus That jives with an article in the DMN back in May quoted below: With no long-term connection to Amon Carter, the bowl could also consider moving to Texas Stadium or the Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington. ==================================== Well, it looks as though the Fort Worth Bowl will be renamed and moved to Dallas and could possibly become a CUSA vs SBC bowl game.

Reported 2003-04 budgets, expenditures. http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/Search.asp

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN Big money in Big Ten According to a survey conducted before the 2004-05 academic year, here are the average base salaries for Division I-A athletic directors. Rank, League - Average 1, Big Ten - $296,789 2, Big 12 - $280,491 3, ACC - $257,284 4, Pacific-10 - $252,214 5, Big East - $239,891 6, SEC - $233,754 7, Conference USA - $229,226 8, Mountain West - $187,345 9, WAC - $163,429 10, Mid-American - $141,872 11, Sun Belt - $123,949 Note: Figures don't include any adjustments that were made to existing contracts in the past year or contracts given to new hires over the same period. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stor...directors.shtml

Coming off a 3-7 season, in which FIU lost four of its seven games by nine points or fewer, the Golden Panthers open with two stiff Big 12 road games at Kansas State (Sept. 3) and Texas Tech (Sept. 10). http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sport...iu/12307395.htm

Like UL, WKU is a member of the Sun Belt Conference, but the Hilltoppers compete in Division 1-AA in football, so the Cajuns have lost a vital member of their athletic staff to a program that competes at a lower level. However, Ohrt was in charge of conditioning for all of the Cajuns' men's and women's athletic squads, while his new position at WKU will solely involve the football program and will include a pair of assistants. For Cajun football coach Rickey Bustle, the departure is a frustrating one after he replaced two assistant coaches last spring. http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll.../508070368/1006

This could be the year. Survey the Louisiana-Monroe roster — with its abundance of veteran playmakers — and it's easy to envision the first winning season since the Indians moved up to Division I-A in 1994. http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a.../508010327/1006

"Our secondary last year was ranked 112th so we have a big hump on our back,'' said senior cornerback Keon Raymond. "We feel like we've got something to prove.'' The Blue Raiders allowed an average of 273.45 passing yards per game and 20 touchdown passes last season. Only five Division I-A teams allowed more passing yards. The defense was considerably better against the rush, ranked 45th nationally, allowing just 138.8 yards per game. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...410/1345/SPORTS

Plumm you just gotta shorten your post some. I nodded off a couple of time trying to get thru this last saga

If ,by chance, the rumor proves to be true about the Sun Belt/FW Bowl, how much is/was UNT a factor in the decision? Oh well, it's an interesting discussion. MWC Board http://www.mwcboard.com/www/forums/index.php?showtopic=953 Arkstfan comments on Sun Belt board http://www.tribalgrounds.com/belt/forum_en...=all&order=time

Seems that an ESPN guy replied to the post that's the subject of this thread. Couple of interesting Sun Belt and North Texas comments. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ here some comments from ESPN man, DShoe. He replied to my post on herdfans.com here is what he said................. QUOTE Pretty good information here although some of it is off-base.............. Hawaii Bowl isn't about to go "belly up" for example..........isn't in trouble at all, in fact......certainly it will be interesting to see what happens there the first year Hawaii isn't in it. Houston, is in the MOST precarious situation of all the bowls.........and while CUSA is a natural there, don't look for MWC champion to be the other lock.........unless Las Vegas passes on MWC champ for another MWC team Ft. Worth, information is close, but not quite on the money.......SBC could be in but the way it looks it could NOT work out to be SBC champ v. TCU....nor is SBC team likely to displace a CUSA team......you make the assumption that TCU would rep. the MWC in most years......that's unlikely unless MWC can't land another bowl or two, while the game is played on TCU's campus, there is nothing in the contract language that gives the Bowl pick rights to TCU..... GMAC: MAC is solid there at least for the next couple of years......and don't look for WAC to replace MAC there anytime soon. And Big XII will have trouble filling it's comittments now, couldn't possibly "lock up" with GMAC for 2006....they are 8 deep now in terms of comittments going beyond 2006 Motor City just signed an extension with the Big Ten......don't look for WAC v. MAC champions there.........unless Big Ten doesn't qualify enough teams and then very doubtful that WAC champion would fill there. as for SBC......their champion is locked into New Orleans......don't look for that to change in terms of contracts.....not saying that in some years their champion might end up somewhere else, but not contractually.......North Tx can only go there so many times........their situation is like MU's was in Motor City before the GMAC.

Post by TrojanWar on the Troy board. Around the Sun Belt: Mean Green finding it tougher to repeat Drew Champlin / Eagle Staff Writer August 5, 2005 In four years, it's been North Texas and no one else. No one has challenged the Mean Green for the Sun Belt football championship and the league's automatic bid in the New Orleans Bowl. The Troy Trojans made it to a bowl last year with a strong season that included a nationally-televised win over Missouri and no doubt the league's most exciting play ever when offensive lineman Junior Louissant picked up a fumble and rumbled and stumbled into the end zone, racing past the Missouri defense at record speed and putting the Trojans on the map. But this year features the best chance the Mean Green will go down. Sure, all-world running backs Patrick Cobbs and Jamario Thomas are there, but there isn't a proven quarterback (or a quarterback that's ever played) that can make the pass when needed. There's too many talented quarterbacks in this league that can win ball games all by themselves. Not to mention, the rest of the league is simply catching up. Take Middle Tennessee for example. Coach Andy McCollum features the league's top signal caller in Clint Marks. The Blue Raiders were picked third behind North Texas and Troy, but this could be their year. Other teams who could sneak past North Texas are Troy, if their young talent grows up quickly and Carl Meadows steps up at quarterback, and a dark horse in Louisiana-Monroe. The program has been quickly improving under coach Charlie Weatherbie, and quarterback Steven Jyles is an exciting dual threat. Steele's pick: For the past seven years, I've been pretty faithful in reading Phil Steele's preseason magazine. Of all the mags, his is the most in-depth and best bang for your buck. The man is a numbers and analysis machine. Adding to that, he's been right much, much more than he's been wrong. This year, he has Middle Tennessee winning the conference. Sounds like a good pick. The big upset? Not really one, but he's got Troy sixth, ahead of only the two Florida schools. We'll see how much he pays attention to the Sun Belt when the season's over. Watch out for the Wave: Florida Atlantic, with 118-year-old Howard Schnellenberger, has made tremendous strides since moving to Division I-A three years ago. He signed on with the program in 1998, built it from scratch, starting in 2001, and helped the Owls become the fastest start-up program to get a victory over a Division I-A team (two games) and became the fastest program to reach the Division II playoffs before moving to I-A in 2003. This year, FAU will be a part of a conference for the first time. Schnellenberger has been a part of NFL and NCAA champions, and at the Sun Belt Media Days, he sure seemed to have plenty of spunk and energy left in his system. This year might not be the year, with only seven starters returning, but senior quarterback Danny Embick has a chance to be one of the league's best. Looking for upsets?: Troy put the Sun Belt on the map with its upset of then-nationally ranked Missouri on Thursday night on national TV. Is this a season where we might see more Sun Belt teams knock off higher-tier teams in major conferences? Beating Vanderbilt doesn't count, but here are six games to watch: Sept. 3, Middle Tennessee at Alabama; Sept. 8, Oklahoma State at FAU (Dolphins Stadium on ESPN2); Sept. 17, Troy at Missouri; Sept. 24, Troy at South Carolina; Sept. 24, North Texas at Kansas State; Nov. 19, Middle Tennessee at N.C. State. Five players to watch: You know about Cobbs and Thomas for North Texas, but here are five players who have a chance to step up into the league's elite. Some are known, some aren't. n Carl Meadows, Troy, QB ? Meadows threw only four passes last season, but won the job over returning starter D.T. McDowell, who is no longer with the team. n Drouzon Quillen, ULM, WR ? "Tree," the 6-foot-6 wideout, looks to build on a strong 2004 season after missing '03 to injury. n Ja'Mel Branch, UNT, DB ? 2001 SBC Freshman of the Year moves to defensive backfield after three years at wide receiver, missing last year to injury. n Steven Jyles, ULM, QB ? Marks was voted 1st team, but Jyles might be the most exciting quarterback in the conference, with his arm and his feet. n Eugene Gross, MT, RB ? Injury-plagued career, needs big year to make Marks look even more effective on offense Final predictions: Since I'll be making weekly game predictions, season predictions had to be made. The Sun Belt will finish in this order: Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy, La. Monroe, La. Lafayette, Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State, Florida International. Drew Champlin covers Troy athletics for The Dothan Eagle. His column will appear each week starting football season. He can be reached at dchamplin@dothaneagle.com.

Over 100 in attendance for first Football 101 Clinic. http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle...0&ATCLID=167696 Football Clinic A Hit With The Women Courtesy: University of North Texas Release: 08/05/2005 DENTON (8/5/05) - Over a 100 women attended the first-ever football clinic last night at the Mean Green Athletic Center on Bonnie Brae. "The clinic was a tremendous success, and I am very pleased with the way that everything went," said North Texas head football coach Darrell Dickey. "It's great to see so many people getting excited to learn, and we hope we were able to provide a little insight into the game. It is encouraging to know that there is such a huge interest in Mean Green football, and we hope that this is the first of many more events just like it." “Football 101” offered women the opportunity to ask questions concerning college football, and the NT coaching staff provided the insight and answers. Senior running back Patrick Cobbs, senior place kicker Nick Bazaldua and junior wide receiver Johnny Quinn opened the clinic with a question and answer session. The trio answered questions ranging from their background in sports to Quinn's vertical leap. Assistant equipment manager Dick Miller gave a presentation on fitting the entire North Texas football team with helmets, pads and gear. Dickey then gave an overview of the game, while defensive coordinator Kenny Evans and offensive coordinator Ramon Flanigan broke down their specific areas into more X's and O's. Hosted by Tory Dickey and Sandra Robinson, attendees included the Mayor of Denton Euline Brock, the assistant coaches' wives and numerous players' mothers

"I and other have hinted". It's no secret that WW has been talking to others and working for another bowl. Having 2 bowl teams last year didn't hurt, however we've got to routinely have multiple teams qualify.