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The Roundhouse is not an easy place to get a W. Proud of our guys a couple of weeks back getting that clutch win in Wichita. They also love to play close games and they’ve won 2 recently against the Runners and Tigers. They’re figuring some things out at the right time. GMG

What a finish! GMG

I love Jared’s boardroom skills. Thank you again. Now go get the marketing genius on staff and please avoid any friends or kin of Nico Harrison. I don’t want to move to the WAC in the middle of the night. GMG

I’ve been to 4 of our peers arenas: Rice UTSA Wichita State last week FAU Wichita State’s Roundhouse was by far the best. Rice could get loud with the Mean Green faithful in tow. UTSA’s was weird as was FAU’s. Gyms come to mind with those two, but at least the Owls house had a color pop floor. GMG

Charge to the freaking goal and get some calls guys! Hold them to 10 in second half. Don’t start running with them and lock them down. GMG

Preach, Shark. I’m just enjoying the ride. We are a good team gutting out wins against good teams in hostile environments. We are going to have a fun raucous environment on Saturday. Get crazy, get the face tattoo, cheer with the Maniacs, sing with the band. At some point on Saturday there will be a Mean Green run to get wild with. There will be defensive play that rips you out of your seat. There will be a ground shaking 3. There will be noise we haven’t heard before in that arena. Oh yeah and you will be hoarse or lose your voice. So tamp down Sunday plans. GMG

I love how we have that SDSU swagger for the American. On the postgame show tonight Coach Mills said he believes we are the best team in the league. He praised Memphis but said that our defense travels and he was proud of how his team played us. The Roundhouse rocks and their fans had a blast. Did their best to will them to a win. There is so much pride in their program from their Valley days and run to the Final Four in 2013. Let’s rock the Superpit on Saturday! Our boys are going to put on a show for us! GMG

A merger won’t happen with the new additions. They wouldn’t want Northern Illinois in the group or even Davis for that matter. It will be interesting to see who the MWC goes after to replace the Silver State schools. Probably more MAC schools or WKU and MTSU. GMG

I like Jared in the Boardroom. For those posters who just think it’s over there is no more than these 4k that care about basketball, I expect an AD to fight like heck vocally for that 4,300, then 4,500 then 5,000. I’m talking nonstop effort. For a business person like Jared it’s constant wealth growth. A entrepreneurial business mindset. No business development no bill pay. No business acquisition no food in the pantry. Why are we having our first promoted tailgate this Saturday? Sorry if I missed the press on the other games but I’m talking Wyoming and UTSA intense press every home game. I don’t want to Beach but this passive promotion doesn’t work except for places like the SEC. Big 12 programs have to be aggressive. I loved hearing Coach thanking the Denton Community for making Sunday’s basketball environment fun. Where are the stories of outreach to the community like we get birthday updates of the players I have no idea who they are and if they will be here in the fall. You know visits to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, food drives, cancer hospitals. I would be so proud of our teams and executives jumping into action and building community at the local level. Groups demonstrating meaningful outreach, building relationships, recruit money and fans. It’s the old adage that people want to belong to something and that something has to be remarkably communicated by our visionary leaders. Right now our President and AD are not speaking to the fans. We have questions and deserve answers. First pack the Pit on Saturday. Should be easy to recruit friends to the tailgate. UNT be prepared. Ready yourself to make a great impression. GMG

I think UNT Doge needs to look at those funding trails. I’m all about creating more experience environment for our fans. For adult ideas check out the concourse activity in the Thomas and Mack for UNLV games and for the kiddos check out a Texas Legends game in Frisco. It’s nonstop entertainment. Also, how about a supporters group like the Dallas Beer Guardians in Frisco before FCD games. They have an elected Board. They have a membership level as low as $10 for the season. But this group meets religiously before every game and puts on away match watching parties in Dallas and Frisco. The after party at Miss Angeline’s was fun and connecting. Organize this on the front end before the game. Jared would be well served to hire an experience engineering team that scopes successes and simply focuses on engagement initiatives. This is not his forte - he needs a team with some influencers sprinkled in. To heck with those who don’t want to come for whatever reason (some students dormant alumni). Go get the peeps who want to be entertained at the family group and individual level. GMG

That is going to be a fun night. GMG.

It’s interesting because I know the perception of the new PAC and AAC is that the PAC will be stronger, but where would Texas State rather go? It seems like AAC for a variety of reasons. I’m not convinced the new PAC is better than the AAC. UNLV and New Mexico holding back in the MWC, with the Northern Illinois and GCU ads have the future PAC in a bit of limbo. They have to keep performing or they will fall back fast. The SBC and AAC currently are the more stable forces, hence a certain level of power and leverage lives there. To me the PAC must break the bank to get Memphis or they are not going to lift on takeoff. GMG

That is a fair question about our president. I have no idea what he believes about athletics. There was no question with Dr. Smastrek from the jump. It’s beyond time having heard specifics from our new leader. If I’ve missed it my bad but we really deserve more communication in this critical ever changing sports landscape. GMG

I like how the band wore Maniacs shirts I believe. Just doubled their size with that nifty thinking. I like the crew behind the UNT bench. Closest thing to a Supporters section. They stand get chants of defense roaring and have fun. How about an alumni Greenbackers Group. Grab the section opposite of the Maniacs on the other side of the court and make it a natural migration for Maniac Alumni to move to. Like the turning of the tassle from one side to the other of the cap. I’d buy season tickets in this “designated” section yesterday. A standing encouraged rowdy no judgment zone. Oh and can we have beer vendors wander down there a few times during the game too? GMG

It was fun and loud. Let’s keep this train rolling. Sunday will be a tough crowd to get with the playoffs but next Saturday for the Runners it should be off the chart. Start recruiting your group now and get the Pit rocking maniaco style on 2.1.25. I love that we have a basketball program to be proud of and it’s no fluke. This year is shaping up to be special. GMG

Happy for Day and the Buckeyes and I don’t usually root for them. However their story this year was compelling. A rise from the ashes kind of Monday night. GMG

Yes, plant in the east with the Academies and emerging programs including JMU. Tulane and South Florida could be waiting on the ACC for another 5 years. A silver lining is that this most likely blocks UTSA out of PAC movement should their new media deal be sweet. We’re attached to the Runners for now and I don’t mind because I don’t like. Win some championships. Rock our basketball culture. Ready for the future earthquake that ultimately aligns us with Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, K State, Houston and more. I would love to compete against those PAC 12 basketball programs now, but future vision is critical too and I sense a regionalization coming down the line. Cut costs to pay more of the players you want. GMG

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