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You are missing Adler's point. If NT is going to spend $40 million plus on a new stadium, shouldn't we build the best option with the best design, etc...? BTW, your "commuter school" reference shows your facts are off.

I believe there has been "Mean Green" there for the last few seasons. I'll see if I can find a photo.

I believe there are appopriate ways to memorialize Andrew, but this isn't it. I'm not sure what is, but let's consider another former player that was killed while playing for the Mean Green. Bernard Jackson was probably on his way to being our best RB ever when he was shot and killed outside the old Mean Green Inn nightclub on Eagle Dr. This occurred the night prior to, I believe the SMU game, in the early to mid 70's. Should something be named after Bernard? I don't know the answer. Should something be named after Andrew? Possibly, but is the practice field the appropriate "something?" In my opinion I don't think so. adman, what does that mean? First off, I'm not Baptist, but have attended a Baptist church in the past. Are you assuming they are judgmental and wouldn't approve? There are alot of good religious people in this world that believe in the Bible as the truth and believe actions that go against its teachings are a sin against God. But let's not forget that none of us are perfect, and we all have our shortcomings that go against what the Bible teaches. That is why Jesus died for our sins. People die by all methods and means. Could AS's death been avoided by better decision making? Sure, but so could of thousands of others. Again, I don't know if naming the field is appropriate or not and my opinion doesn't really matter because I don't have $1,000,000 to purchase the right. MM did and bought the right to do that within reason. Naming the field after AS is within reason.

Any televised this year? I haven't heard a word.

It'll make you post twice also.

Best friend and best man in my wedding is from Pampa. He alerted me to the show. Neat story.

So what's the story on your QB that is showing interest in NT?

I've heard that's a blessing.

You're a DJ in a nightclub?

Don't forget that Riley is only a junior and will fill out more between now and the time he reports to his chosen university. Lord knows I did and still am!

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Any chance of working together with the Fort Worth Zoo? Then again, TCU may have something to say about that. North Texas did, at one time, have an eagle that was kept in a large cage at the top of the hill by the old golf course clubhouse.

I like the fact that the three, George that was hired and the two mentioned, are from different regions of the state. Hire a few from the other large areas and you've got recruiting ties all over Texas.

Assistant General Manager of The Houstonian Club. Moved down here about 18 months ago and would love to eventually get back to the Metroplex.

Boy, talk about confusing. I meant Modern Maturity, obviously an area I'm lacking in! Delirium has set in after puking for 12 hours straight and fighting a 102 fever. Though, SUMG posing Demi Moore pregnancy style on the cover of Vogue would be a head turner!

See, Baylor should practice stealth recruiting so things like this won't happen. BTW, who cares about Baylor?

Was that you in the recent issue of Modern Maternity sporting the Depends??

I agree, but Landry didn't pat players on the top of the head when they got a Unsportsmanlike Penalty either.

Here's what I see returning at WR based on the roster posted on MeanGreenSports.com Casey Fitzgerald JR. Brock Stickler JR. Isiah Smith JR. Brandon Jackson SR. Zach Muzzy SR. (granted redshirt year) Arthur Stubblefield So. Korey Washington So. Green needs to stay at DB, IMHO, based on his production. Cover corners are more difficult to find than WR's, and Green has the potential to be great.

D Trueblood, welcome aboard. Go to Harry's post in this thread and drag your cursor over to his name. A drop down box will appear. Click on send a message. Send Harry a message requesting access. He will probably ask you a few questions, and then get you set up.

Full Column Click Here I sure hope, if TD is as successful as we all expect, that he feels this way when others come calling:

The areas I highlighted sure seem similar. Chron.com Richard Justice: Columnist Dec. 28, 2006, 12:52AM Maggard ready to ask the $62 million question Richard Justice Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dave Maggard didn't know whether to laugh or cry or run and hide after that first day on the University of Houston campus. I'll let him tell that portion of this story before we get to the part where he needs $62 million to finish what he started. That's when you'll be asked to participate. ''I came in and walked around the campus," he said. ''I talked to everyone I could find. It was unbelievable." UH had just gone 0-11 in football. There wasn't much interest in basketball, either. If UH dropped sports altogether, a lot of people might not have noticed. ''What do you think of the football team?" Maggard would ask random students and faculty remembers. He remembers three variations on the same answer. It stinks. It's terrible. No, I don't go to the games. ''I said, 'There is something really wrong with this place,' " he said. ''There's no reason this place should be at the bottom of the conference." He had a similar conversation with former UH president Arthur Smith. ''I told him, 'Everybody is passive; everybody is complacent,' " he said. '' 'No one cares if you win or lose. I don't know how long it's going to take, but it has to change.' Some of the old-timers who were running this place, five or six guys, they don't like that kind of talk." Forgotten Cougars UH hadn't been relevant in so long that it had perhaps forgotten that sports can raise a university's profile as well as its enrollment applications and donations. When people think of the University of Texas, the business school isn't the first thing that comes to mind. In the five years since that first day, Maggard has hired, fired, cajoled, browbeat and threatened UH to a better place. He has stepped on toes and hurt some feelings along the way. He also has been the best thing to happen to sports at UH since Bill Yeoman and Guy Lewis. He promised to change the expectations and the culture, and he has succeeded. Winning the Conference USA football championship in front of a packed house at Robertson Stadium four weeks ago stands as Maggard's crowning achievement. If he's ready for a new challenge — and it appears he is — this week's Liberty Bowl will be a victory lap, of sorts. ''The push sometimes becomes uncomfortable," he said. ''I said from the beginning that I want to walk away someday and feel the place is better. I want to be someplace reading the paper and seeing the Cougars up there all the time. We've got to get back to a national stature. I didn't come here with the idea of staying for the rest of my life. I came with the idea of really trying to change the thing." Wanted: ambition And to think big. Kevin Kolb for Heisman? If he was going to make mistakes, he was going to make them by reaching too far. ''There were things that had to be done immediately," he said. ''Like improving the graduation rate. It was pathetic. We had to get an internal fundraising program. We had to make people feel we were working toward a championship. This is why I was attracted to Tom Penders. I don't know what we're going to do in basketball, but I can tell you his expectations are high. I like that." Maggard's UH contract includes a golf-club membership he has never used. ''I was not going to be out (playing golf) at 2 o'clock in the afternoon," he said. ''With this program being in the financial straits it was in, there was no way I was going to be on a golf course." Before he goes, he has one last thing on his to-do list. If you've got money, especially if you've got money and a UH degree, you're going to be hearing from Dave Maggard again. And this time, it's the big one. That $500,000 weight room and the new baseball scoreboard were mere appetizers. His final vision is for a $15 million complex in the north end zone of Robertson Stadium. It would include suites, club seats, offices and an eating area. For Hofheinz, he'd like a complete makeover. Cost: around $47 million. In the last five years, he has heard the same excuse from dozens of prominent UH alums: ''If you guys start winning, I'll be back." ''OK," Maggard told one guy a few weeks ago, ''you're going to be hearing from me." When he pays his next visit to that guy, he might bring Art Briles, Kolb and the C-USA trophy. ''I don't have anyone who wants to do a really big donation," he said, ''but I'm trying to get positioned to see if we can piece it together." One last wish Throughout our conversation, he has dropped hints that his time at UH is almost up. As he begins to discuss the new facilities and their impact on the school, his face brightens and his voice gets excited. ''This," he said, ''is the thing that makes me want to stay here. I'm trying to get this place back where it belongs." He has already brought UH further than almost anyone imagined he could. What's another $62 million? I sure hope RV stays around for the long haul and sees his vision through to completion. Maggard is in his mid to late 60's and is close to retirement. I also would like to see the changes at NT occur in the near future. I would like NT to become a place hard to leave and not a quick stepping stone to the next level. Do I expect TD, if successful, to be here forever? No, but then again who really knows if this program reaches its potential he may never want to leave.

Does NTTV and the RTVF Dept realize they could sell copies of these games to many fans and make some money on this deal?

Our nickname and mascot were not the Eagles. Our mascot has always, since the beginning, been the Eagles. Our nickname came about in the late 60's due to our defense and our SID's wife making a comment about the Mean Green defense. North Texas has had the nickname Mean Green since then. The mascot did not change. RV came aboard and decided to emphasize Mean Green because of the plethora of Eagles used as mascots. The Mean Green nickname is unique, not any others out there except UNC Charlotte is trying to use it now. RV realized that the Mean Green was more marketable than Eagles and set North Texas apart from the flood of other Eagle teams out there. There's the nutshell.

OT, could you provide these names to Harry to add to the recruiting list? He only has about 5 or 6 listed now. Also, what has happened to the OL prospect out of Abilene that had verbaled earlier this year?