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I'm excited to buy season tickets for the very first time and visit the Superpit for the first time in years! Welcome Coach and GMG

That snickers almost made me spit out my cocktail. Too funny. ootics are important and to Emmitts point small changes are a good sign. To me he has to hit a home run with the basketball coach. Today I watched Arizona and wAshington followed Baylor and Kansas - didn't even check if we played. I saw la tech was blowing out someone and middle appears to be good. So you have diehard checked out after December 26 for almost 8 months. Can't run a business like that especially when all the diehard wants to do is throw money at you. Go get a proven coach who can build the program back and help build the new arena. Does the SFA coach have any intrigue? They appear a bit down. Go get the uta coach so we can hopefully be as good as uta one day. Dang that is hard to say. Wren optics matter. GMG

UTEP will bring fans either way but I love the date. We owe the Miners a good ole Denton Beat Down. Fun weekend late in the season! GMG

I am so bummed about UNT right now. I get psyched up and huddle in front of the TV to watch BYU of the West Coast Conference and Long Beach State vs UC Irvine Big West Basketball and don't even follow my alma mater after football. So many emotions about this program right now: 1. I feel like Football is on the right track, but I see San Antonio making amazing waves. So is our football on track and if so will it even be enough to beat the likes of UTSA, La Tech and FAU in the future. 2. Is Wren Baker Rick Villareal? I don't want to believe so but I don't see the drain the swamp energy I was hoping for - How on earth does Benford still have a job. How can he touch my great University and be allowed to bludgeon my degree week by week on his way out. 3. My Running Rebels suck, everything North Texas stinks right now in February. I root on the Cougars of BYU while wondering what happened to my Great University and do they even have a plan. Rick didn't. Wren doesn't seem to. This upside down state of Mean Green Athletics has just taken its toll. Nevertheless. GMG P.S. - I don't want and am not asking for cheerleaders in Green and White. I am looking for fearless decision makers, expert communicators and highly visible actions makers. None of these people except maybe SL seem to be present in Denton right now. Example, I met a rep from the Texas Legends who has communicated with me often over the past 10 days, got me out to a Texas Legends games and has me signed up for 2 networking events to get involved. Has anything ever moved that fast in Denton without a 66-7 drubbing and worst loss in college football embarrassment drumming before? It should be happening every single day to our completely lost thousands of alumni. I even have trouble encouraging my niece to attend UNT because she wants a cool college experience, which as an athlete includes connection to and involvement of athletics even from a spectator perspective. That's crazy and definitely a first in my 31 years of being a brand ambassador for this University.

Army is going to feel like a pre-bowl game. Beat Army! Go Mean Green!!!!!

The marketing of your program is something we have always been behind the times in. I too hope he considers a dedicated position along with the Spirit Czar to research what other programs are doing in regard to gameday experience - students, fans, tailgaters, campers. GMG

Wren has mentioned a 2017 Strategy which gives me great hope. Yes the details have not been unveiled to the public, but the fact Baker thinks strategically with long range goals, mile-markers and measurable outcomes in mind is great. I am also encouraged by the feel that Wren does no look at this turn around as a quick fix. Culture change takes time, energy and a slew of practices and rituals to bring about excellence. That is what makes what SL did even more impressive. He started building culture in the spring and helped get us to a bowl within one year. I don't need to see the people on the side of the road with box in hand to feel that things are changing. I am eager to see and learn about the strategic plan and confident a solid one is being built. We have the right guy and I am excited about the changes to come in 2017. GMG

To me it is just sad that Wren allowed him to coach and wreck this season and fanbase another year. Don't you think an assistant could have gotten 6 wins? I used to travel into town when living in far away places to watch football and would catch basketball games over the Christmas break. Now I live 45 minutes from the Superpit and haven't been to a game in years. It is sad that we have one spectator friendly sport that spans 5 months of a very long year to get excited about. I see that Dave Rice is now on the Nevada coaching staff former player and head coach of UNLV. He wrecked the Running Rebels much like Benford has in Denton. The longer they stayed the more damage they enacted. Even the Vegas fanbase is numb and turned off. Imagine the work ahead for this AD and next regime. Go Mean Green!!!!!

I agree with Harry on many fronts and several in this message. He didn't say to stop looking, only to give credit where it is completely due. The Sun Belt and CUSA are both having stellar bowl seasons. They are outclassing the AAC and MWC by playing smash-mouthed finesse football, and its working. I don't like the makeup of the AAC. I like the makeup of the MWC but would only want us to jump there with other Texas teams. I actually think Houston and SMU are at a disadvantage having only each other as Texas teammates. We absolutely are in a more favorable position in CUSA West. We have 3 Texas Rivals to their 1. I also don't like all the tiny private schools in their league. They don't get attendance or get me fired up even though they put out some solid programs, like Tulsa. Is the AAC perceived to be better, yes. Do I like its configuration, no. I like CUSA's configuration and MWC's TEAMS much better. Build the Program. Feed the Rivalries. Pound the Chest. Beat Army. Go Mean Green!!!!!

I have been watching WKU bowl games over the past few years and I must say I always love watching the Hilltoppers game. They are artistic on offense play solid D. They are pure football class in CUSA. Beat Army! GMG

I would love the city to promote the opportunity to celebrate first responders and show support for the Blue, Fire, Medics...In addition the charitable angle regarding supporting food banks I believe is one that got two tickets sold for me. The name truly reflects all that is great about the Heart of Dallas! GMG

That sure was a cornerstone of our last visit to the HOD. Man watching the defense rise up and play out of its mind and shut down unlv was sweet. UNT caused some serious disruption in October and if they can do this again I like our chances. That game really was support across the board. Defense supported offense and when O had the ball they supported the D. It was nicely balanced which is how you beat discipline. Beat Army Go Mean Green!!!!!

Shout out to my alma mater Bishop Lynch State Champions 2016! March Friars March down the field, March Friars march men of steel...Black and White and for Victory evermore! Now I want a bowl game win and a superbowl! It's wishing on a star season, right! GMG

Make sure the alumni pre-game events are generation friendly. I loved the New Years Event at the Tower Club, but that was pricey. I enjoyed the battle of the bands at Fair Park but it overlapped with another event if I recall. The bbq dinner was fun. I liked it all but what about the students. They need a hyped up relevant experience for them and those of us young at heart. I think of the situation at Billy Bobs in Fort Worth a few years back when Aggie was playing in the Cotton Bowl. I went out to yell practice with a friend and then funneled into Billy Bobs with the masses to have fun the rest of the night. It was a mass gathering of Aggie fans all Johnny Football hyped up living it up. It was fun. Adler has mentioned this in the past. We need high energy rallies that don't cost a fortune set up in places diehards and casual fans will drop into. GMG

So much opportunity to enhance our pregame draw. Put them on the bud light hill for a 2 hour concert before the game and make them encourage fans to enter on time as part of their clause and high profile stage now you have a reason for people to hang in that otherwise dormant dead bud light area in front of the gates. Or do it burning man style and have a series of bands playing on a live stage four hours before kickoff. Every set 45 minutes 15 minute change. GMG

Put up billboards a la la tech to get the casual fan and stress the human part of this bowl. The millennials love this stuff and if we can jimmy a way for them to bring their dog we sell that beach out! Kidding millenial friends. In all seriousness there will be attendees for the cause make it known, loud and visual. GMG

I think HOD wants us and the free marketing we get at the Omni and reunion tower in smu's backyard will be sweet. Add in the tribute get an opponent who will bring fans and hang you have a winners. My hope is we draw 45k plus for this bowl visiting fans and us total. Great for charity and opportunity to play near major amounts of alumni who won't drive to Denton. GMG

Plus I want to try to hold them under 75. Take that pony! The timing on the day of the game day of the week everything works for this bowl game! We shall see. GMG

Texas tech d was terrible to watch. They lived through some of our dodge days with a bit more success. Painful nonetheless. GMG

Nice bowl game and story for both programs. Time for CUSA to kick some postseason butt! go tech go monarch Go Mean Green!!!!!

Yes indeed what a rollercoaster! For that Rice finish there was the UTEP debacle. For the Army high there was the Roadkill low. But Marshall, Southern Miss and Bethune were all a blast. Bethune was great because I thought it might have been our only win of the year at that moment in time. It was great to smile again. But El Paso was not a fun watch. The pregame tequila shots and beers overlooking the border made for a very memorable tailgate but I hope we go bowling to end back on a good note. This football season as been an exact microcosm of my entire 2016! Big ups big downs. Definitely the year of the Monkey for this Monkey. GO MEAN GREEN!!!!!

We play a solid complete game, one of the best of this season and win convincingly. The mood and vibe out here in El Paso is sour. They are apathetic and sour about the coach and ad. Mean Green 35 utep 17

Could you imagine a flight from the eagle wing tip to the top of the scoreboard - that would get the crowd in early. Match that with a strong formalized Green Brigade arrival and now you are talking about some fantastic pre-game to rush into to the stands for. I was at the Cowboy game this past weekend and the pre-game with the cheerleaders/dancers is awesome. Then in came Rowdy through some smoke to get the crowd lathered up. Then the Flab Cowboys ran in with the star flags through the smoke and they did their thing running across the field and around the endzone. Then eventually the team came. It was quite dramatic. That was only my second Cowboy game at AT&T or any game there for that matter and I thought the production value was pretty cool. I had a friend of mine from overseas attending his first professional football game and he was pretty starstruck. It was fun to watch his reaction. As a Man U fan he has experienced those fun game environments but this one impressed him. However, it must be coordinated - think EXPERIENCE - not just Eagle flyover. GMG

The rowdies and flying puppet will be there. At least 4 from our crew heading over on Friday. Let's go get that bowl. Leave no doubt! GMG

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