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Keep on learning and leading Mean Green! All the best LD. GMG

I really think a campaign of Denton, TX USA could totally take off. I’m talking murals postcards T-shirts. Welcome to Denton, TX USA! We are that cool slightly quirky art, and music hub in North Texas. GMG

I watched the La Tech vs Liberty game from Ruston last night and it was fun. I know La Tech doesn’t have any market but I enjoyed being in a league with them. Same with Western Kentucky. Those teams don’t move needles for many but our teams had some battles. Next the Superpit could be more exciting. There could be social drink zones. Pop up bars with tvs showing other games to draw me in earlier and to get updates at halftime. Old venues like the Pit and Thomas and Mack are fun and old. Then I watched Utah State absolutely steal a W from Boise. Loved it. Kept thinking if we go west I would love those battles in Boise, Logan, Spokane, Fort Collins, Corvallis and San Diego. We’re talking some tremendous roadtrip opportunities! Those crowds are crazy too. Beat ECU GMG

We should elevate if possible and meaningful. After the PAC’s new deal we will see if that is worth the elevation. There is no point looking west until they have something to offer. Any decision made must elevate UNT. We have a lot of goods. Let’s do like Memphis and wait and see what their offer will be to enter into the Rich DFW market. GMG

This is where college football will get it wrong. You will always have Bison Pony Bronco Lobo Hokie Ram Golden Eagle Bobcat Green Wave Miner and Mean Green fans that will care more about these programs than they will about Geaux Longhorn Rocky Top Buckeye Nittany Lion Trojan and Duck. Across the course of a season who are you watching and where are you socializing? It’s not in front of the TV. It’s at those stadiums. For the playoffs, perhaps. Every week these fans are in Denton, Hattiesburg, El Paso, Fort Collins, New Orleans, Albuquerque, Reno, Fargo Fresno, Helena and San Antonio. You’re automatically slicing out huge swaths of college football fans with a big boy focus. To me it’s not sustainable because it won’t be rich enough for the big dogs (SEC Big). The 12 and ACC are in limbo. Perhaps you have the development of 3 distinct leagues but even then the hard cores follow those leagues first all others after. I love college football. GMG

My other thought is that this could be a trick question and they are all North Texas lol! Now if they had Michigan State green that would have been the darkest. Go All Green!!!!!

D Baylor A Oregon C Marshall B North Texas GMG

Well the PAC needs 1 more. They want UNLV who cannot get out of the MWC. I could see the PAC saying during the bowl game, there are my two programs to expand: TSU and UNT. Or they could try UTSA and UNT - either way south Texas north Texas has to be interesting to them. I don’t think Jared does it though. We are married to the AAC. Our future rival is with UTSA or TSU both while being in the American. TSU would flourish in the American. Nicely balanced football and basketball programs. The Bobcat secretly must want the Runner to move on. GMG

Texas State brought even more of a Gameday experience than UTSA. They are a solid program. I would only add them if San Antonio departs for the PAC. I think they could be wooed with Memphis still. I think our next adds in the following order are: James Madison (Good brand recognition) Texas State (only if SAT leaves) Air Force (They are in a legally solid MWC) GMG

Season ticket billboard. ”Worth the price of admission. Deposit now.” 2025 $eason ticket deposit $50.” GMG

So it’s Jared right? He can make it happen. Meaning he has the power to assemble Talons, Maniacs and Green Brigade Leadership this month to plan for the creation and execution of the DATCU Energy Experience this fall. I would think our band would learn from other bands that out excite them. But they don’t. They don’t copy them, try offshoot efforts of them…I see nuances which can be cool but I’m talking about a full in game production transformation. Which needs to include: Pregame March. Pregame field sets. Stand music sets. Chant alignment at the quarters and kickoff. Big 3rd quarter close. There is power in numbers and their efforts could ignite the alumni side. We need coordinated chants like TSU’s eat em up eat em up go cats go or something like that. I also miss Fky Like An Eagle Go Green Go White… We used to have an awesome 3rd down Green Brigade set always played at the right time and only on that down. I’m not meaning to come down on the GB because this is a leadership focus. But the time is now. Season is over. All amazing performances have terrifically designed practices, rituals and coordinated forces behind them. Jared may even consider a Fan Council to help with idea generation, program research, connection support…give council members a 2 year term and they collaborate monthly with feedback to the athletic board regularly. That would be 6-7 Council meetings to spawn community, dormant alumni, and student engagement before opening day. Let’s get some things going then we can talk about that cool Rangerette type crew for the stands down the line. See TSU, Alabama, Auburn most programs in the SEC. First things first. GMG

My LSU buddies were talking about what we witnessed on Friday 24 hours later. As the story of DM kept unfolding on espn my friends marveled at what we had just seen. They had never ever seen that before. Didn’t think it was possible. To walk into a top tier college football game after 2 weeks of prep and ball out. It was a fun watch. He stated, “North Texas would not die.” I’ll take that fight every day. And yes I did think we were going to get blown out. I invited two alums for the Friday afternoon affair and they couldn’t be bothered. Showed zero interest. But I took 2 SEC diehards and there they were having fun supporting our Mean Green. I’m not giddy about the loss. Rather I believe there will be lots of fireworks and cannon fodder in a few short months in DATCU. Analyze everything. Every win every loss every missed opportunity every rarity. GMG

EM knows quarterback traits when he sees them. In this I very much trust! EM is also a can of Red Bull and gets really excited easily. Putting all this together I think EM is really excited about year 3. He’s been saying this for 2 years now. He sees the promise of the season to come. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun in Denton this fall. GMG

Drove by 6 Texas State buses on Main St tonight in downtown Dallas. They must be staying at the Westin. Talons up MG Nation! Get to the pep rally. Do the Tailgate. Fill the stands. Let’s have some fun! GMG

I’ve watched a lot of bowl games too and have enjoyed most of them. The playoffs were in the bottom interest tier so for, maybe that changes this weekend. Programs who lost their quarterback didn’t do well. They struggled mightily which doesn’t bode well for us. But that’s okay because I’m watching the bowl games differently too. An unexpected byproduct of this is that the guys playing are playing hard and having fun. It’s so freaking refreshing. They may be playing for their next school or for next year, but they are playing. And most importantly having fun. Something missing from most college football talk these days. GMG