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It may be the case that Dodge and Mendoza have such a strong working relationship that it's no big deal to have a heated discussion. Mendoza's coached for him the past seven years. Some people can get in each other's faces and still work well together. My brother-in-law is a dot-com exec who works that way. He ends up with a team around him who can take it.

Reread the cutline. It says the coaches "exchanged words."

That doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense, DD, considering the fact that Rick isn't one of the people ripping the hell out of the coaches on GoMeanGreen. He confronted the wrong person. Like a lot of the defense the first couple games, the coach missed his assignment.

And "The Block." Brock Stickler knocked a tackler into the stands about 30 yards upfield, right before he was going to knock Fitzgerald out of bounds. The teamwork on that play was great stuff. Jamario was in full sprint, all the way down the field, in case Fitzgerald needed another block.

Why would you think that? Newspapers aren't in the business of keeping things out of the public eye. It's a great shot with lots of drama. Practically looks like a publicity photo from Friday Night Lights.

Interesting cutline too -- the photographer said they "exchanged words." The fact it's happening right next to the prayer circle indicates Dodge was pretty riled up. That's not normally a place I'd throw down. I don't want to play guessing games, but it's hard not to connect the dots between that photo and what happened to FFR.

Somebody on the UNT staff acts like a jackass to a loyal fan in front of his six-year-old child, and the lesson we're supposed to take from it is to clean up our act? What's going on here? Does GoMeanGreen welcome the strong opinions of fans on UNT sports, or are we supposed to moderate our comments for fear of ruffling some feathers among the coaches, players and staff? As far as I'm concerned, they're fortunate this place is around, and it doesn't make sense to read so many people here sounding defensive for what other people post here. It's a fan board. The shrinking violets among the UNT athletic department should avoid the place if they can't handle hearing what's on our minds.

I said this back when Flanagan screamed at the fan in the stands last year, and it's even more true today. Anyone on UNT's football staff who thinks the scrutiny they're getting in Denton is tough isn't cut out for Division I-A college football. They'd be eaten alive at a big school like the ones here in Florida.

This is completely unacceptable, and the staff member who dressed you down in front of your kid couldn't be more wrong. You've been fair in your remarks about the team here on GoMeanGreen.Com, and your support of UNT athletics for 20 years has been exemplary. Dr. Bataille's email address is presweb@pres.admin.unt.edu. I sent her an email about this situation this morning, because I think you're owed an apology and the staff member needs a refresher course in how to treat fans. Leave it to UNT to snatch defeat from the jaws of our first victory. If Coach Dodge has anything to do with this, and it's not some jerk who should have been shown the door along with Coach Dickey, I'm going to be sick.

All the positive thinking in the world ain't worth a fast cornerback. Players aren't idiots, and they aren't wimps either. You really are in the wrong place if you think the hardcore fans on GoMeanGreen.Com should be waving pom-poms after an 0-5 start, lest we hurt the delicate sensibilities of the team.

You're piling it pretty deep here. There are more negative posts than positive ones because there's almost nothing positive to say about how the season has gone so far. Hope for the future doesn't mean fans are obligated to lie about the present. Do you think future recruits and their families have to read this board to find out that the team is one of the worst in Division I-A?

True. But if we are still winless and we lose to them, we have to deserve strong consideration for the National Chumpionship.

Dodge deserves this season to build for next season. You don't bring a coach of his caliber to a program in such bad shape and fire him after one year for on-field performance, no matter how terrible it is. I still think Dodge is the right guy to turn the Mean Green around.

Arkansas ain't in the Belt.

Yep. And I'm psyched about that game. I live near Jacksonville, Fl., and go to Clemson at least once a year with the wife and kids.

I didn't expect this season to be this bad. I'm still on the bandwagon. But I'm glad I brought beer on the bandwagon. At least we'll get the first pick in the draft ...

Look at the bright side, people. The game's not on TV.

Clemson plays tough at Death Valley. They won a national championship and have never left the top 25 for long in the succeeding 20 years. If that isn't a body bag game for UNT, it's pretty close.

We've played 2-3 body bag games a year for the past 10 years. Are we better as a result? I think it makes more sense to play teams we have a realistic chance to beat. Mid-majors and below. And we should play as many former SWC schools as we can.

Hey, H-Town, If you draw the winning ticket, Dick Clark and I will soon be telling you that YOU WON 10 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PUBLISHER'S CLEARING HOUSE SWEEPSTAKES!

There's also the AAFL, the new pro startup fielding teams in college towns like Gainesville, Fl.

I was on the fence about this until Jenni Carlson's followup column. Coach Gundy wouldn't identify any of the errors in her column, which he said was "three-fourths" wrong. His larger sentiment of defending his player was good, but he did it by picking the easiest whipping boy -- a journalist. And Mr. "Go after me, I'm a man" won't back up his words. I also wonder if the fact she's female had anything to do with how far he blew his top. If I were that quarterback, I'd be cringing at my coach calling me a child who runs home crying to my mother.

To each his own, of course, but the Mighty Quinn is one of the greatest players to come through North Texas. This was a snapshot. It would've been weird to grab a lock of his hair, or something, but even that could be justified if you're trying to clone him.

We talk a lot here about what level of criticism is fair to amateur athletes playing college football. After a sports columnist for the Daily Oklahoman called benched quarterback Bobby Reid a momma's boy who plays scared, Coach Mike Gundy in his postgame press conference launched a three-minute tirade. YouTube video: Original column: http://newsok.com/article/3131543/1190442218 News story: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=276227

He asked them if it was OK to take their picture. The picture wasn't any different than pictures on Quinn's own MySpace page. I don't know who convinced the fan that his photo was creepy, but it sucks to make him sound -- to use your own words -- "obsessed." Quinn obviously had no problem with it. I'll bet he appreciated getting noticed in the crowd.