NM Green

Proud of MTSU and the Belt: Maryland, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Alabama, Vanderbilt all in the past few years. GMG - never miss a game, a Mean Green shocker will happen somewhere down the line again!

I would like to see us schedule Texas State - the bobcats would bring a solid group up from San Marcos. Why not go after ACU too - they always brought a good group of purple and white to the visting section. GMG

Pour House the bar was great for an after football more football watching party. I will go back again but the whole $5 cover was weird - I know I know this is how they recoup the money they lay out to show the UFC fight, but maybe it could have been free with a gameday stub or discounted, something to get people from the game over there. I would love to see that become the postgame party stop because it is nice. GMG

Perspective: It sucks that we have to open with: 1. a team that will challenge for the Big 12 North if not win the thing with that solid D and awesome QB 2. a team that will challenge to take the road of Utah, Boise State and Hawaii - by name Tulsa is just Tulsa - by play they are very near solid BCS conference caliber 3. well a team that is going to be ready to explode after having to take an unexpected break from football at the beginning of September! Oh yeah, and they won the national championship this year! Do I expect us to compete against Rice - yes. Was I wrecked last night - yes. Did more beer help - yes. Will we compete in the Belt - yes. Could we compete in CUSA outside of ECU and Tulsa - yes. Could we compete against the WAC outside of Boise State and Fresno - yes. Are we going to leave Fouts happy one night this year - hopefully October 4th. GMG

I would like to see Riley become a stud receiver - talk about the options! Imagine when Vizza and Riley begin having the same brain - meaning they are in each other's heads, know exactly where the ball is going, see the defense the same way and mentally connect - it will be awesome! Could we see a QB controversy - sure, could we see an offense that strikes fear in the opponent as soon as they look at them walk onto offense! play your best players - we have to do that now. This is not a dress rehearsal - this program when it wins will have a pipeline of receivers and qb's lining up to run into Fouts or Fouts of the future! GMG

that was the conversation in my part of the stands - his players look lost out there. I know things often get ugly before they get better, but I hope Dodge knows his gameplan, continues to believe it will work, and will get the players to execute it. Its not that you don't make adjustments, but the worse thing for us UNT fans is a Dodge who starts to lose faith in his system. June Jones went 0-12 in Hawaii, had 4 wins seasons, had 7 win seasons had 12-0 season and they didn't ramp up easily going up and down over that span. Yet he stayed true to the June Jones system and got the players to execute it. it is coming to SMU and I can only hope Dodge can recruit statewide and nationally to get the guns to make this system fly. beat Ike! GMG

Thu realize I leave the next day and throw mass loads of laundry into the wash machine Thu 11:30pm pack and decide to do it in the AM Fri 7:30am iron Mean Green dress shirt to show my pride at work and to remind everyone I am leaving early today! Fri 8:00am scrambling trying not to forget all my Mean Green shirts even though I will know which one I will wear Fri 8:15am run back into place to grab tennis shoes and toothbrush Fri work - play on Mean Green board, move all meetings to next week and listen to the ticket online:) to get geeked about my trip in a few hours Fri 7:30p board that plane from sin city to football city USA! Fri 11:30p meet Mean Green crazies at airport and beg for an opening season drink Sat 12:15p locate bar to enjoy welcome to Mean Green country - its game day baby! Sat 2:00p glad we are not in sin city or we would not have to stop the pre-party - need to same some energy for Saturday Sat hit the grocery store to eliminate as many stops as possible before Denton Sat AM watch the kiddos games Sat 12:00p caravan with multiple cars to get a few slots to set up shop in - struggle with tent if wind is above 3mph Sat alternate water beer water beer - hit the bookstore or Voertmans and buy new gear Sat 3:00p cease alternating and simply enjoy beer Sat 3:00p find food Sat 3:00p - 6:00 take kiddos bounce house, watch band march in, get sunburned, reminesce about the bowl years, grab college football updates, heaven:) Sat 6:00p begin the aerial assault on Tulsa Sat 6:00p - 9:30p watch Mean Green get first W of the season Sat 9:00p - set up post game tailgate by car Sat Hit Pourhouse - where is Pourhouse? Sun AM sleep like a baby from exhaustion Sun board plane and return to sin city Mon make office envious about fun weekend Tue AM see if Ike ruins my trip to Louisiansa! GMG

Of course it will be cancelled - call me Hurricane green! I had tickets to the LSU game in 2005 as one of my trips for Mean Green football only at that time from Hawaii. Coming from Vegas now so not as big of a disappointment if it doesn't go. Yet, I know those Cajuns and they are going to be ready for a game come UNT weekend. Wouldn't be surprised if they have the Death Valley team working on overdrive! GOD Bless Louisiana. GMG

People wandered into my office to see if I was distraught today. I have witnessed too many Dodge style offenses to realize that if you cannot get it going you are not going to win. Conversely if you do catch the rhythm you have a chance to win. Based on Tulsa's defense I am confident we will get it going on Saturday. With any kind of defensive improvement we are in the game with Tulsa. With some solid improvement we win. With great improvement on the defensive side of the ball we beat down Tulsa. The way you beat Hawaii, SMU or UNT is to not let them get anything going - congrats to KSU. Both programs 1-1 after Saturday! GMG

our job to stop them - everyone makes weird moves now and then. I was at that awful game where we routed Ark State at Fouts during the glory years and we did the silly grenade in the endzone. I hated that because it felt disrespectful and I didn't like seeing people having their faces rubbed in the turf. It all evens out and one day we will have to call off the dogs. GMG

Darn we need a win. I was in no way wishing for the glory years of DD? I happen to see the Utah State Aggies in person and noticed how similar they looked to the program I followed to New Orleans for 4 years in a row. He has the running back and qb and play that looked a lot like us a few years back. I wish him and the aggies nothing but good in the wac - will they win, who knows - will we win, who knows - its just a game of football after all. beat down tulsa! GMG

bite your tongue - we will beat Monroe! They have always been the closest thing to a rival we have ever had next to NMSU. when we are down we beat them - when they are down they can beat us! The Mean Green offense needs a rhythm and when that hits (tulsa) the Green are going to roll. The difference is that this year DeLoach will not let his defense get smoked quarter after quarter, game after game. once we put some points up on the board and shut the gustav hurricanes down on a few series we will pull away for our first W of the year! at the end of the day, win, lose, slaughter or get blown out - does anything beat a hot humid beer drenched day in Mean Green Country for the home opener? didn't think so - BE THERE - GET CRAZY! GMG

Just got back from the UNLV game where I felt like I was watching Dickey ball West. There were some eerie similarities: 1. playing all the way to 3rd down sometimes 4 to get 10 yards. 2. wide open receivers with shocking drops maybe because they just don't get to taste the ball very often 3. the dreaded 5.5 minute drive with 8 minutes left in the game when down by 17 4. a drive to the 1.5 yard line with a 5 yard false start penalty - they were able to get the TD with 4 downs 5. USU ran 70 plays and scored 17 points I never wish Darrell Dickey anything but best wishes and am thankful for our 4 bowl games and experiences down in soon to be Gustav country, but we are headed in the right direction with TD. Prince has built a wicked defense in Manhattan and we simply couldn't get anything going. We won't see that again until Baton Rouge, but I am confident we will grow our offense in the coming weeks and be competitive in the Belt. This Sun Belt is tough despite the hard knocks today (kudos Arky State - that was my upset pick on that poll). We may not go bowling this year, but we are going to have some fun moments this year - be there to enjoy the ride! topple tulsa! GMG P.S. - I walked around the good contigent of USU fans in Sam Boyd tonight with my toothpaste green North Texas shirt - was waiting for someone to tell me to take him back.

Darn our BCS hopes are shot now! Guess i'll have to use that ticket to Miami for FAU instead of USC - so close, so darn close! next week we are going to score but so it tulsa - look for another navy game with us getting the 72 this time. We hold them under 50 and win. Prediction - 2-10 with wins over tulsa to help us feel better, and NLU because we always beat them:) ouch that trip to baton rouge could be a beating and in person no less! Oh well enjoy death valley and the craziness that is being tiger bait. GMG

I have been thinking the same thing - that storm better keep some speed once it hits the gulf coast and not slow down like da*mn Fey did - just creeping along enjoying the sights! GO MEAN GREEN! GO Fast young Gustav - go fast! GMG

Did you just start posting here becuase you just found the site? If so, we should get some flyers to handout in the parking lots, at the tailgats, in the Exes party at the Pit, all over the stadium to drive people here. Once here you are hooked and if we could get even more students, exes, southlakers, curious folk, disconnected diehards (they are out there and everyone needs a home) we could begin to elevate communication even more. I've been on here for over a decade but each home game presents new opportunities to spread the mean green fever. beat KSU! GMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We've all been there brutha! We've lost sleep and hopefully not jobs! We've been completely distracted - friends, who needs friends? just accept the addiction - remember that this is not a dress a rehearsel - enjoy the mean green moment:) beat KSU! GMG

Memo to self - buy Miller to support our distributors and for the AFTER tailgate! Memo to self - make green and white tecate sign for the MG Village fence because that is what I will be walking around drinking with lime salt and lime wedges in tow:) Two Randoms: 1. We need a more organized POST football game tailgate! My friends and I hang out and drink after the spot - is there anything better than a cold one on a hoarse throat after all the yelling! 2. Was in Reno this weekend and couldn't help but feel like the Nevada campus had a North Texas feel to it. Even the town was semi-college but not so much - kind of like Denton. Overall nice campus, stadium with a track - however, they get Texas Tech at home the weekend we beat up on Tulsa! GMG

I voted and like the arky state over a&m possibility. they have been close and maybe this is the year. go red wolves! GMG

I love FAU and Troy's in your face attitude - easy to like, easy to dislike - built to win! Go Owls! I was living in Hawaii when they marched in from SoFLA and took out mighty Hawaii. The Warriors rarely lose at home especially to a little ole team who had to travel over 3,000 miles just to have the honor to line up against them. They took the field and took out Hawaii on the islands sending the Aloha State fans home in a not so Aloha Spirit mood. Do the same in Austin to Longhorn fan! GO FAU! GO BELT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Magnitude of Tennessee would be a win down in Death Valley over the defending mythical national champions. A win over Kansas State would be terrific, but more like a "take that Texas Tech"2 kind of win! K-State began their roll after beating us - it is time to return the favor! GMG

Isn't just refreshing to see a coach walking into a game believing his team can win! If the coach doesn't think it can happen how on earth is the team going to even think they have a chance. I recommend Miracle - the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team - "if we played them 10 times they might win 9, but not this game, not tonight! I am sick and tired of hearing about how good the Soviets (insert longhorns) are, screw'em!" On the 20 year anniversary of our robbery in Austin my hope is that FAU goes into Memorial Stadium and puts up a great fight! May the horns know they were in a battle with the best of the Belt after that night! GMG Go FAU! By the way does Dodge and Co believe they can walk in and take a bit out of the little apple? This North Texas team can beat KSU! beat the kats!

absolutely! the wac is perceived as better because Boise, Hawaii and Fresno have knocked off some big boys. If this guy helps troy win some big games, enter the top 25 and land a good bowl game - we all win. see la tech and nmsu riding that train! GMG

I'd be a little ticked if i were Kansas going in at 13 after a dream season. ohio state in another title game - pass the smelling salt now! GMG

Good decision to stay in NM and they may actually beat them in Albuquerque. GMG