Aquila_Viridis

Why bring notoriety to espn drivel that is paid for by the SEC to keep everyone else down? North Texas jumped over 50 spots in this year's Forbes college rankings released earlier this month. Sure that still leaves us at a lowly 500 but it shows both how far we have to go and how far we can go. I find it to be one of many very encouraging steps. Why put up a picture of someone hanging their head? It's a tremendous challenge elevating a university weighted down by its past. DRC is not helping with this kind of thing. Did you sell out too or something?

I expect at least one NT score by way of a safety.

A great combination of looks. Love the green helmet.

I didn't know about Georgia State reconfiguring the old Braves place downtown. I knew the Braves had left for a new place in NW Atlanta though. It makes sense since the university is on that side of downtown. I've said before it would be good to be in a conference with them. We should shed the LTs, WacKYs, SoMiss and Marshalls of the world in the process.

That hundredaire plan is looking better and better.

Very impressive! Congratulations and best wishes for success in your new role. Very happy for you.

And don't forget about our Rivalry with Liberty.

Pretty impressive convincing by Ryan since he doesn't even look anything like The Real Lucky Whitehead.

FAU is now Last Chance U too, for coaches.

Has nothing to do with it. They will literally be out of our league before long. Don't get too attached.

I get the desperation, because the only rival we could have is Houston and we may never get to be in a conference with them. But trying to make something out of UTSA is even sadder than that. It's not going to turn into a thing so please stop.

You don't see a reference to Roxette everyday.

I agree with Mailbox's objective expectation that we should see a well-coached competent Mean Green team this year that will make fools out of the Blazers, which are teetering on the edge of foolishness anyway with one of the worst team names of all time. The issue is that we don't really know what we're going to see. The range of possibilities is pretty wide.

I don't know how this can be - maybe the medical school - but it is: UAB as an institution is on an entire higher level than NT in terms of reputation. But this year their football team is picked to finish last for a reason. Honestly though I was surprised we got put as high as we did.

Just because SMU and TCU use acronyms is no reason to use an acronym. I hate to see the university promote it and I think it's a bad decision on their part every time I see it. It takes away from my connection with the university. Stop doing it. If some people happen to refer that way, no problem, but the university should NEVER do so or otherwise encourage it as they have been. It's ok to use in the fight song, but stop using UNT in print.

What.

But see I can't tell if it's going through the circle or if its body has been grotesquely transformed into a circle.

Those years included my glory days and I have to say I was never big on the logo. Its melding of organism and design always left me confused about the creator's intent.

Glad to see him get some recognition!

To call MT's Murphy Center a "quality facility" tells you all you need to know about this So Miss dreck. That is the worst facility I have ever been in!

Regardless, now they are carrying on about them and thus expose them to the scorn and ridicule of the Mean Green internet.

LMAO! And since the letters are going down, they should change them to TITANIC.

It's a tough schedule in that if our performance could be expected to match our standing as a university, there are 4 wins on it, barely. I'll be interested to see the new Forbes rankings when they come out maybe the first week of July, to see if we can vault the 3 spots needed to clear the mighty Tennessee Tech for example. That's sort of an esoteric benchmark (I go through Cookeville on my way to beautiful East TN.), but the point is, we are in the bottom sixth of major universities. The good news is, unlike the TN Techs of the world, we ARE a major university and have separated from some of the schools that used to be in our league. Now 4 of those CUSA schools on this schedule, years ago were in a league clearly at a higher level. But only one of those is below NT, and by one single spot. There is progress, but our competition ain't going to lay down and die. So you may have to remind me I said this, but as of today I suggest not to jump off the NT train if all you see is 4 wins this season. Put your eagle sticker on the window and show people you expect to be counted as in the game just like all the hog fans I see between here and there. Just know that at 268 they have every right to laugh at 553. Though in terms of 'major' universities, I only count about 35 between the two. We're comin' for 'em. But vaulting that many major universities may take a century. Buy a lot of stickers.

Bad as dear old UVA is, it would be a whoopin of NT. Bronco may turn out to not be a good fit for Tidewater recruiting, but I expect a better team this year than his first season last year.

I don't think there's any dispute that the leaders and supporters of Houston have always wanted it more than the leaders and supporters of North Texas. And unfortunately for both, the price to be involved has gone up so much, but so have the rewards.