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Bafoons huh? i neevr recalled me even saying anything like that. also, when i asked what site that people were looking at, i had already mentioned the collegesoccer.com website. so when i was told about soccerbuzz, i simply asked if no one had looked at that site? how ever it was taken, it was taken the way they wanted to. I didn't say anything maliciously and try to piss anyone off. HEY REB, where was it that showed Denver at 16th?? the last few weeks, that haven't been ranked nationally on that site, that is why i asked the question in the first place, and they also haven't been any higher ranked regionally than 7 and now they are 10, even after the loss. I have looked at the archives and was unable to find a ranking of 16th anywhere. i would appreciate it, if you would be able to tell me where it was that you saw that, cause i might be missing it. Hey reb, thanks for coming across as a nice person and not saying things that don't pertain to you. greatly appreciated..

Who ever said i wasn't a UNT fan? I go to almost every home game, other than this weekends, and i am friends with over half of the team! I saw nothing wrong in my statement about me liking one website more than the other? does anyone else feel offended by that remark? i mean the question is, if your so touchy, why don't you stop posting and reading. all i did was ask people a question. your attitude wasn't needed or called for.

Oh, so does nobody even bother to look at collegesoccer.com?? i think that it is more indepth and breaks down everything by every region! Go to the website, then go to college services, and then to rankings. It also shows, what teams were played that week before and the out come of the games. I like this site way more than soccer buzz! it seems to hold true more than buzz.com. Also, if you look at teams and their schedules, it gives you the wins and losses of there opponents, and what programs are ranked that they played!

On what website is Denver ranked 20th? i was wondering, because any site i have looked at, doesn't have them nationally ranked, and on one site, they are tied for 8th in the region with SMU and kansas, right behind NO.7 Texas, and Texas isn't nationally ranked at the moment, and this was going into this past week. I just wanted to know what site has them ranked?

well, i know they can't draw them to come to denton, but i never said anything about having to be big time, just teams that are better. teams that aren't ranked, but tend to always be in the post season and make the tournament frequently. those are the teams that will test you! so, who is up next for the girls to play? does any one know when the new field will be done and ready?

Well, i am not really wanting to compare sports here, not my point at all. I am just wondering if anyone feels that the girls could be at a higher level than what they are at, if they were ro play a more difficult schedule. That is all i wanted to know, to see if anyone feels the same way?? or are people complacent with beating 5 teams a year 8-0 and then struggling come the end of the season?? also, what is the team going to do, when mari graduates, and you only have one player that has proven herself?? not much of a team when you depend on one person? I mean i know others score, but no one else has the out put that mari and pina have? where does it come from????????

well, wow, once again, your very true in what you say, but there is a great difference between a football team and a 10-12 game schedule when 2 or 3 games are non conference and a soccer team, that will play 18-20 games, and they play each team twice in conference. there is nothing wrong with getting whipped by a better team, but if you are so negative about it, it just goes to show your confidence in the team! Maybe it would wake people up to see the level that the best teams are at, and give them a hands on experience, the good teams would take that experience and learn from it, they would get serious about training and how they conduct themselves. They would make themselves better. But that also comes back to the coaching also, they have to get the girls in that attitude. My question to you is this, Did Mari get any all-american awards the last few years??? Cause it is sad, when the NATIONS leading goal scorer, and points leader last year has only received FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN, 2 years ago. That all has to do with the teams that they play.

Well, true, i understand that you do want to attract competition at home, how ever, for you to say that they wouldn't want to tour the country to get kicked in the stomach, doesn't sound like your very optimistic about how the girls would do against better quality teams! i think it would make them a better team, you only get better by playing better teams! that is evident in any sort of athletics. I know schools have traveling partners, so why not try and get something going on with smu?? they can draw better talent than unt, just cause of the school and the mens program and what not? why not get together with them and try it for a year or two? that might be an option. and they don't have to be ranked opponents, just teams that are better than unt, but not ranked! i am sure there ar plenty of them!

Has anyone wondered why the women's team doesn't play a harder schedule? At times i begin to wonder if some people are actually as good as they seem to be, or are their stats a bit inflated because of the games that unt plays????? I personally would love to see the ladies play more ranked opponents, and teams that are solid. Nothing wrong with playing teams that are horrble, however, the conference isn't exactly the strongest conference in the nation, so why not help themselves out and give themselves a better rank of schedule. That way, should they not win conference tournament, they have a decent chance at getting an at-large bid. After all, you would love to win those non conference games, but how important are they really? if you lose them and you lose them to teams like notre dame, or duke, or portland, santa clara, or A&M, you can deal with that, cause they are solid squads and you are gaining valuable experience, should you make the post-season. i think that is more benefitial, than playing teams like nicholls state, or grambling or any other non- conference game, that you win by 7 or 8 goals. yes, you get stats, but will you honestly win a game by that margin in the post season, or conference tournament????? I hate losing, but you don't mind losing to a better opponent. i know that winning blow out games gives you a chance to fine tune things, and work out some kinks, but at the same time, as a player, to maybe other players and fans, how serious do you really become after already being up 6 goals?????? Take this perfect example, when the ladies team played Nicholls state, pina was sitting on the bench with sunglasses on joking around with other players after she was substituted out of the game. I wonder if she did that at notre dame????? did anyone??? Those are the things in my opinion, that you shouldn't do, or let allowed to be done and i think that playing a more humbling schedule, would eleviate that. Also, who scheduled the notre dame game, and the game before?? i think it was a horrble job of travel plans. No way that the team even had a chance to win, the way the time was set up! If people want to know, feel free to ask, and i will tell why i think that!

i am very dissapointed in the girls play of late. They seem to prove that they can only win against teams of lesser quality! Is that the trade mark of a good team?? While UNT is 9-4 Middle tennessee is 6-8?? yeah, the team won but they were supposed to?? so she scored three goals?? she did nothing against WK!! the team will always struggle when they only have one player scoring! it becomes easy to shut down one player and then the team is left with virtually nothing when comparing the other girls to Marin! when will the team get a top notch midfielder that is truly dangerous on the flanks that wil draw pressure off of Marin, so you can stop hiding her in the midfield and allow her to run free up top! I tell you what! with 2 good outside mids with speed! wow what damage the team could do! they woudl spread a defense so wide that Marin coudl run 1v1 up top ! if the commit too many people to her and the mids beat there man, they have the whole flanks to attack? do you leave marin alone to cover the flanks?? that is when the team will truly have total domination! they need more speed and one more monster of a forward!

Hey reb, you are right, but also there is a difference in availability of fields. North Texas has so many fields in the D/FW area that i am sure a college could find some qualities fields to play on even if they don't own the complex. I doubt that little rock has anything liek richland college fields or Russell Creek in Plano! we have money and they don't ! We have the resources and much larger audience for soccer here then what hey do so even if UNT didn't have a field, it would be very easy for the univeristy to find a complex or a highschool that would have an immaculate surface!

Well DennDann, i was't there as you were, but still, Some things should never happen. For example- the womans team at my college had a game against a team that they have not lost to or tied in 7 years. That is over 16 games that they have flat out dominated a team. They were beat in overtime and all one girl could say was-- that sometimes you win some and sometimes you lose some! that is true what she said, but also there are times that it should never happen especially against a team that has no business being on the field with! If UNT were to play North Carolina, UNT would have no business on the field with that caliber of a team. Do you think that it would be excuseable for UNT to even score on them?? this is the kind of attitude that great programs in any sport have! It shouldn't happen! Plain and simple! A dumb foul in the box?? Sure it happens from time to time, but it shouldn't not at this level! The play has to be better, especially since these atheletes have been playing for so long! Just cause you are up 4 goals on a team, do you start to become lax and allow them to score? what if they end up tied at end of season and for what ever reason goals allowed is used?? Then a game early in ther season, which you had in hand and shouldn't have allowed an early minute goal, because the team wasn't ready to go at game time and they slacked off at the end of a game, suddenly comes into play and now you end up screwed. I have been taught by coaches to never leave anything for chance. If you have control of something make sure you do your best to make damn sure that nothing can come up and bite you in your butt later. By not being ready at game time and allowing a goal that had they been ready wouldn't have been scored, isn't taking care of business! it is a sign of weakness. that is something that they need to change but it comes with-in the team not the coaches. the coaches can get on them all they want but still doesn't gaurantee it happening. The girls need to get together and point out individually what they feel someone is doing wrong.. Don't just single people out, but everyone sit down and one at a time speak face to face and tell a person" hey i think you have been playing very lazy and you should be doing better!" it will work if they can keep their calm and without the coaches being there! that is what pro players do, they bring out the internal problems by talking! Now if someone gets defensive, that is probably why they are acting in the manner that they are! they aren't coachable. No one can say anything to that person and nothing will change!

So, what do some people think about UNT's chances of beating Denver this friday?? I am not sure what to think! the girls have had a good run so far, but haven't had any problems because the strength of schedule they have.. The Houtson game was a toss up? but other then that, they have beaten every one that they were supposed to. Now, you play a Denver team that is ranked Nationally and on a roll. Granted, both teams played on same day, but UNT gets a longer rest while Denver plays on Wednesday. That might be in favor of the ladies. Here are some interesting things to consider. Both teams beat Arkansas state- and little rock. UNT beat State 2-0 while Denver won 2-1??? Now, Against little-rock Denver only scored 4 goals while UNT scored 6, but UNT allowed 3 and Denver shut them out? they were both play at Little rock so the question of venue isn't an issue?? who knows what will happen?? I think that it might be a close game, depending on the girls attitude. If they aren't prepared mentally and ready to go for the game, it could be lopsided in Denvers favor. If they go in there tough and ready to go, they could blow Denver out! This game won't come down to the coaches and who out coaches who, but who wants it more on the field! This will be a war of atrition. Tell me what you think!

Hey Mean Green Fanatic you are right, but remember, when the football team never wins, the only people hearing the band will be the band because no one will be in the stands!

Hey reb, i never said that a band member should be judged by the shape that they are in. However hydration isn't the only thing that factors into heat stroke. A Largly obeese person isn't going to be able to handle heat, as a person who is only 150 pounds, in shape or not! I mean look at all sorts of events and show me a event that a over weight person or should i say an unfit person has more of an advantage then a thin in shape fit person! i know that it shouldn't matter, but my question is that since it probably is never questioned, would it make any difference?? if they in no way at all are they effected then hey every one should just shut up including be. Can it hurt? will it help? that is my question. It has nothing to do with ability to perform. I am sure they are good at it, if not they wouldn't be doing it.