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The point I've been trying to make, but didn't too good of a job of in my post above.

I also believe that we have become to PC, but I also respect our veteran's and don't want to offend them. That is my only point.

I don't really have an opinion on the shirt. It's okay. I guess my opinion would mirror emmitt's comments in an earlier post. I just don't want a bunch of bad publicity, right or wrong, aimed at NT over a shirt.

Being a native of Denton and understanding the timing of road work in town, this should be addressed during the middle of the second season of the new stadium and take up to three years to complete.

That's not the point folks are making. The concern is the possible bad publicity towards NT and the NT Exes through the sale of this shirt. Remove the ship, keep the term sink Navy and move on.

Don't expect to see NT vs. OU to start the season.

Yes, recruited as a DB out of Mansfield 2 years ago. Son of a former NFL WR with Minnesota.

This would be Brian Nelson. This will pay huge dividends in the future. Why DD didn't do this is beyond me. Maybe because the HS coaches were running a more complex offense. What is Too Big? Does he look slow?

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Why is Tune listed as a sophmore? Any news on Rexrode?

CFN.com Preseason Lookaheads - Sun Belt By Staff CollegeFootballNews.com Posted Jan 22, 2007 Why each team should be excited, grouchy, and what each team needs to work on. The numbers are the CFN pre-preseason national rankings. | 105. Troy 2006 Record: 8-5 Why to get excited: Omar Haugabook. The JUCO transfer turned into the league's best quarterback and showed what kind of a difference maker he could be in the New Orleans Bowl win over Rice. He's an experienced playmaker who makes everyone around him better, while the defense welcomes back eight starters. The defending Sun Belt champions will be the odds-on favorites from the start. Why to be grouchy: Haugabook will have to be decisive and mobile early on with four starters gone off the offensive line. While the offense should be among the best in the Sun Belt, it's not going to be a juggernaut and could use all the positive field position it can get. Losing punter Jason Wright, who helped the Trojans average 36.49 yards per boot, will hurt. The number one thing to work on is: Turnovers. What can unravel a decent team in a hurry? Giving the ball away, and Troy did that in bunches last year giving it up 31 times. Better ball security, and winning the turnover margin, could be the difference between a second straight trip to New Orleans and also-ran status. Biggest offensive loss: C Zach Yenser Biggest defensive loss: LB Ryan Babb 106. Arkansas State 2006 Record: 6-6 Why to get excited: 2006 was supposed to be a rebuilding year and ASU still went a respectable 6-6 with a chance to go to a bowl game in the final week of the year after beating eventual Sun Belt champion Troy. The quarterbacking tandem of Corey Leonard and Travis Hewitt are experienced, while the rushing attack should be fantastic thanks to sophomore-to-be Reggie Arnold. The defense gets enough talent back to be among the best in the league. Why to be grouchy: Three key members of the offensive line are gone. The defense didn't generate much in the way of pressure last year, and now it has to replace both starting ends. Just because Leonard and Hewitt are back, it doesn't mean the woeful passing game will be much better. The number one thing to work on is: Along with passing efficiency, returning punts. The running game will always be the bread-and-butter, but the passing attack has to be far more effective after finishing 117th in the nation in efficiency. The Indians were also 117th in punt returns averaging just 3.78 yards per try. Biggest offensive loss: C Tanner Jenkins Biggest defensive loss: DT Jamarrow James 107. UL Lafayette 2006 Record: 6-6 Why to get excited: The Ragin' Cajuns have been flirting with big things over the last few seasons, and now it should finally be ready to break through and get to a bowl game and/or win the Sun Belt. The league's best running game should be even better with most of the offensive line returning to pave the way for Tyrell Fenroy and QB Michael Desormeaux. The solid defense of last year gets many of the key parts back. Why to be grouchy: Jerry Babb, the calm, cool leader of the attack for so long, is gone meaning Desormeaux has to be carry the passing load. That's a problem. Desormeaux is a fantastic runner, but he's only completed 51% of his passes with five interceptions and no touchdown passes. The number one thing to work on is: Punting. If you're going to be a one-dimensional running team, you need field position. ULL was horrible in the kick return game, and was worse punting the ball averaging a mere 32.38 yards per boot. Biggest offensive loss: OT Brandon Cox Biggest defensive loss: LB Wes Simon 109. Florida Atlantic 2006 Record: 5-7 Why to get excited: The offense started to pick things up a bit at the end of last year, and now it appears ready to shine with Rusty Smith a quarterback to build around. Nine starters return on the offense while ten come back from a solid D. This should be a sleeper team in the Sun Belt race from the start. Why to be grouchy: Like always, FAU has to go on the road to make some money as the sacrificial lamb for some of the big boys. Kentucky and Oklahoma State are tough tests, and at the end of the year when the team is in a likely fight for the Sun Belt title, it has to make a trip up the road to Gainesville to play the defending national champions. The number one thing to work on is: Being stronger against the run. No one in the Sun Belt can throw, so if you can stop the run, you can be effective. FAU was last in the league in run defense and has to be far better with all the experience and size coming back. Biggest offensive loss: OT Antes Perkins Biggest defensive loss: CB Ricky Bethel 110. Middle Tennessee 2006 Record: 7-6 Why to get excited: Rick Stockstill proved to be a strong head coach in his first season and there's just enough talent coming back to make a run for the Sun Belt title. The defense was unbelievable at getting into the backfield and gets the entire two-deep from the front four back. FS Damon Nickson is one of the league's best players. Why to be grouchy: The offense was great at scoring in Sun Belt play, but now it has to replace three starters off the line along with QB Clint Marks and top back Eugene Gross. This wasn't an attack that was going to put up 400 yards a game, and it probably isn't going to be consistent throughout the year unless QB Joe Craddock can come up with a big season. Craddock goes hand in hand with ... The number one thing to work on is: Balancing the offense. The Blue Raiders were able to run relatively well, but did nothing when it came to throwing it effectively averaging just 154 yards per game. No one in the Sun Belt will be able to throw, so if Middle Tennessee can just be adequate, it'll have a huge leg up. Biggest offensive loss: QB Clint Marks Biggest defensive loss: LB J.K. Sabb 112. UL Monroe 2006 Record: 4-8 Why to get excited: Ten starters return on the league's number one offense. Calvin Dawson was the Sun Belt's best running back last season, and Kinsmon Lancaster grew into a decent passer and leader as the team won three of its last four and almost pulled off a shocking upset at Kentucky. Why to be grouchy: The defense was the Sun Belt's worst last year and now loses top players Kevin Payne, Chaz Williams and Christiaan Cambridge, who was the team's pass rusher. The team had a nightmare of a time getting into the backfield, and likely won't be significantly better. The number one thing to work on is: The entire punting game. Kevin Payne was a heck of a defensive back and had a nice leg, but the punt coverage unit was awful. ULM finished the year averaging just 32.42 yards per punt and was 115th in the nation in punt returns averaging 4.56 yards per return. Biggest offensive loss: OT Nicholas Silva Biggest defensive loss: FS Kevin Payne 114. North Texas 2006 Record: 3-9 Why to get excited: Darrell Dickey might have brought the program plenty of notoriety and might have made the Mean Green a Sun Belt power, but the team went stale over the last few seasons. Todd Dodge was a superstar high school coach and should do wonders with recruiting in the area. The 1-2 rushing punch of Jamario Thomas and Evan Robertson should be fantastic. Ten starters return on defense. Why to be grouchy: The passing game was awful all last year, and now it loses its only target of note. Johnny Quinn caught 57 passes for 633 yards and four touchdowns. The rest of the team caught just 79 passes for 749 yards and five scores as part of the nation's third worst passing game. Air Force and Navy were the only teams lower on the passing charts, and they're pure running teams. North Texas didn't have an excuse. The number one thing to work on is: Turnover margin. If the team is going to struggle so much on both sides of the ball, it has to get every break. The Mean Green was second-to-last in America in turnover margin (only Army was worse) with 29 giveaways and just 14 takeaways. Biggest offensive loss: WR Johnny Quinn Biggest defensive loss: NT Sky Pruitt 119. FIU 2006 Record: 0-12 Why to get excited: FIU might have gone 0-12, but it was a not-that-miserable 0-12 leading the Sun Belt in total defense. New head coach Mario Cristobal is a hot young prospect because of his recruiting ability. After the disaster of last year, with the issues after the fight with Miami and the subsequent suspensions, this year will seem like a breeze. However ... Why to be grouchy: ... QB Josh Padrick, the team's top offensive player, is gone along with most of the top starters from last year's defense. Talk about starting from scratch, the offense has light years to go to be merely adequate and won't have the defense to keep the team in the game. The number one thing to work on is: Scoring. The suspensions after the Miami game certainly hurt the attack that scored just 23 points over the final six games of the year. It wasn't like the offense was exploding before the Hurricane fiasco and finished up with eight games with ten points or fewer. FIU finished dead last in America in scoring averaging 9.58 points per game, and it also finished last in net punting averaging a woeful 27.18 yards per kick. Biggest offensive loss: QB Josh Padrick

If this were infringing on Kyle Field, Perry would ensure that a bridge span that freaking pet cemetary in the endzone.

Anybody taking notes from the gmg.com staff? Should we look for information in the MG Report?

Concerns: 1. Offensive Tackle. 2. Ajani Banks, please get your grades in order. 3. Brown and Pistole being taken "under wing" by emmitt. 4. Brown leaving the team. Great to hear that Alexander is up and running. I'd heard that his injury might end his career.

I'm guessing that coach is still looking for a job.

Q: Are you a fan of the three point line/shot in college basketball? I do like that it offers excitement in staging a comeback, but I think the introduction of the shot has hampered the development of the mid-range jumper. Kids either want to go one-on-one or shoot the three. Just my opinion.

Take the NBA out of it and compare to some past NCAA guards that were excellent collegiate players. True, some including Nash and Iverson have had fantastic pro careers, but how important is that to this discussion. Here are a few I thought of. Jameer Nelson Tyrus Edney Tiny Elvis Bobby Hurley BJ Ford John Lucas Jr. Feel free to add more.

Man, you are abrasive. He mentioned other incentives in his post such as, graduation rate, GPA's, etc...

Might I suggest a little more fiber in the diet?

I almost went with the "classicaly named" officer from Aiken, SC.

I don't think that is what was intended. GreenSquared just stated that SLC looked sharp and NT will also.

Tried to find it online, but not having success. Anyone know where to find a link? I tried WFAA.com

Mean Green Sports My "Norm Dad Joke" moment: Should Susan Waters' nickname be "Deep Waters?" She hit her 7th HR in 7 games and has 12 for the year.

You don't????

The funny thing about that post is that anyone would sit in the endzone seats for a DHS/RHS game. They never came close to filling both sides in the first place.