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uh,and how exactly do you buy tradition? It's good old fashion hardwork, and I am not of the opinion that we can't build it in our current state. If Troy and MTSU, who by the way also want tradition, continue bowling and improving then we have an even better shot than the ponies down the street. They are trying to revive tradition and into today's generations tradition is a bit overrated anyway. You need to build it like Cuban built the Mavs - something different, better, special, energized by youth and marketed by genius'. That is how North Texas surpasses the Frogs, Ponies, Bears of the world. Look at where we reside! The DFW base is about FRESH. North Texas must remain fresh and offer a variety of experiences to capture new fans at every opportunity. Get that mass student body involved and allow them to unleash their brilliant ideas, technological talents and whala the Mean Green machine is off and running! In an attempt to always be thinking about our neXtwork we need to be looking at what happens after this machine takes off...another conference in the future is going to come calling and at that point we will need to evaluate the Belt at that point. My prediction: begin evaluating programs against the likes of UNLV, AFA, BYU, UNM, CSU... GMG

If NMSU could make a BCS bowl then UNT can! Why such doubt? I lived in WAC country and those programs are not leaps and bounds ahead of the Troy. Boise, Fresno and Hawaii are solid, UNT, Troy and MTSU could make some noise - it just takes an undefeated season to get the country and polls rallying behind you, regardless of your league. GMG

This is how it will go: East Carolina @ SMU reported attendance 22, 540 actual 11,113 North Texas @ SMU reported attenandance 11,115, actual 32,000 with people hanging outside the fence. GMG

I want to win them all. always been a rebel okay okay okay! BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB as in Bourbon St! GMG

What I do know is that if I see a pass for a touchdown I will bout fall out of the stadium jumping for joy! GMG

Would be a dream game but the team would most likely arrive on Thursday to acclimate to the change, play a night game on Saturday in a hostile Aloha Stadium crowd. They have a strong Heismann candidate and they hit their stride later in the season as they push to their annual Hawaii Bowl appearance! Needless to say it would be a test but Dodgeball is going to approach tests much differently than our previous regime did. It would be a fun 4.5 hour affair! GMG

If we get to 7-5, this team will be bowling. The increase press, a resurgent, retooled and exciting new product - a slew of new fans = "Bring the Mean Green to my bowl game." Just my .02 cents. GMG

That would be pretty cool to play in two bowls in one season! I don't know if it should be called a bowl game - make it an event like the Red River Shootout! GMG

Some friends of mine live off Greenville and have offered up their house for a Mean Green house party before the game. Always a fan favorite on St. Patricks day party weekend. We are talking kegs and basically and all afternoon tailgate. If not other firm plans come up and we want to organize this fore real feel free to IM me and I know I can make it happen. GMG

oh my gosh! I had not heard. Prayers and thoughts with them and their families. thanks for the heads up.

Out of all of the years I have been following the Mean Green, WAC and MWC, I amazed we don't get more battles with teams like UTEP and UNM. Both of those schools would bring fans and make great destinations for us to go to with some fans. Everyone I bump into from Texas tells me that we got a good coach and they say it with a hint of uncertainty. This was in the past 2 months and one was a Texas fan and the other was Texas Tech grad who lived through all of our upsets. You are right they do not seem thrilled to jaunt into the unknown with us. Texas fan wasn't even thrilled about having TCU come to town this year - Big Longhorn donor. GMG

Thanks for letting the out of towners see the new and improved campus. The shots are awesome - the fountain if first class. mahalo, GMG

The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl does the same thing. It makes no bones about it that this is Hawaii's Bowl, plus no other bowl other than the Las Vegas Bowl has any interest in inviting a bowl eligible Hawaii. GMG

1-10 attendance, attendance, attendance, attendance... If we get attendance through grass roots push, creative marketing, out of the box promotions...everything else will take care of itself. A % of people will show up to see a weak product IF the event is enticing enough. So we are on our way - Dodge will win and Jones will win again. All of the other factors will begin to wake up and take care of themselves. GMG

ESPN's next wave should be to televise the bigtime colleges spring games from morning to night. I found myself craving more football after stumbling across the OU game. GMG

The shirts that UNM sells before every week's game look more like bowl game shirts as opposed to high school spirit ribbons. I love seeing stadiums decked out in solid color like the bright yellow gold shirts the entire student section wore in Tempe on a couple of Mean Green occasions. GMG

JDub, Actually moved again. Back on the mainland just in time for Dodge Ball! Vegas Baby! GMG

I would like to see an effort to get a shirt printed for every home game. I get a Lobo blast every week during football season with the UNM shirt for the upcoming home game. For example they have the New Mexico showdown (NMSU), the Border Battle with UTEP - heck we could name some of our battles to give the event an identity. Those programs we are still building our relationship with would get the "Sink Navy" treatment. Further, you buy all shirts at the front of the season and get one for free: Metroplex Showdown (SMU), Border War (OU), Cook the Ragin Cajuns" "Topple Troy," "Blast the Blue Raiders," Ambush Arkie State". Mean Green diehards would have their gear ironed, hung up in logical order and ready to go before the end of August! GMG

Three campuses I know pretty well are Hawaii, UNM and UNLV. All 3 have an urban feel which never feels as collegiate as the feel I get when I go back to UNT. Denton, NT, Gameday...I feel fortunate to have wandered the grounds of NTSU/UNT. GMG

Does our band, cheerleadering squad, dance team, Talons and other groups come together to coordinate spirit efforts? For example a spirit week or spirit camp or something like that could accomplish a lot: 1. spirit storm - brainstorm creative ways to theme or market each game 2. yell practice - coordinate and practice cheers - talk about how and when they will teach Freshman, existing students, alumni, casual fans 3. away game rituals - proactive plans for every away game - where the tailgate will be, set up, pep rally details with extra emphasis on Oklahoma and SMU game; however, a plan needs to be built for every away game 4. beginning 2 end - pre and post game coordinated activities Every individual in all of these groups needs to realize that they do much more than toss a cheerleader, play a sax and lift a sign. Collectively these individual groups possess an opportunity to change the spirit culture at UNT and grow the fanbase. The meeting was a great first start, but the power will come from mobilizing the minds and arms of the larger group. GMG

If that fly by night gets you organized and deep into the tourney where you feel you belong - then the risk will pay off. Greater the risk greater the reward. Gillespie took on the challenge of A&M and now has one of the best jobs in college basketball - talk about a rise. Good for him! GMG A&M now has the opportunity to commit to bball and bring in another winner.

I have UCLA and OSU in the championship with the Bruins winning it all! These games are so intense! Despite the lack of dramatic upsets one of the best tourneys in a long time. GMG

I think this is how Kevin Krueger was able to leave Arizona State to play at UNLV for his Dad this year. It was only one year, but Kevin helped his team get to the Sweet 16. The exception rule and that one year made a huge difference for the UNLV program. Two very different sports but it is interesting that the NCAA still has this "loophole." GMG

Fly like an Eagle during the game always pumps me up. "You will never walk alone" at the close of the game - can't leave the stadium until it's over. Just a reminder of how da*mn good our band is - one of the best in the land! the road trip and tailgate before away games. I went to quite a few UNLV games at the end of the year and coming out of timeouts the band cadences the fans into the "Reb-els," "Reb-els" chant. Fans throw in a tomahawk swipe in unison and with 17,000 doing it at the same time it sounds awesome and it's simple! You could hear it at the tournament when UNLV was about to go on runs. "Eag-les," "Eag-les", "Eag-les"! GMG

La Tech like SMU's blind pride will take their program into oblivion. Their once proud programs are shells of their former selves and the big boosters will go their graves knowing they never had to interact with their leper brothers. More power to them. GO MEAN GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!