UNTLifer

If memory serves me correct, Waters never really settled in to a position at North Texas. He played DL, OL, TE, H-back, etc... No, he didn't suck, the coaches just never committed to having him play and concentrate on one position.

Did the quote above disturb anyone like it did me? Vito is in charge of naming the POY

DRC Article

DRC: Denton Outlaws

Waterworld was good??

MeanGreenSports.com

I'm making the assumption that he has committed to UNT, because the link is not providing any information on his verbal. Welcome to the North Texas family Ken. We look forward to watching Justin perform over the next four years.

Mean Green Track Stormin' Norman Courtesy: University of North Texas Release: 05/25/2005 Courtesy: Rick Yeatts Ciji Brooks and the Mean Green will compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional Meet this weekend in Norman, Okla. (5/25/05) - The North Texas Track and Field team has always made a habit out of going to the NCAA Midwest Regional Meet, but this year the Mean Green is taking it by storm. The Mean Green is sending a school-record 21 athletes to Norman, Okla. this weekend to compete for a spot in the national meet, including 10 freshmen and nine multi-event qualifiers. Leading the pack for the Mean Green is Kory Williams. The senior qualified in the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay and was the Sun Belt Conference champion in both events. Williams' best time in the 400-hurdles was 50.99, the fourth fastest in the region this season. School record holder Ciji Brooks will also compete in multiple events. The junior will participate in the shot put and 100-meter hurdles, both events she holds the school records for. Brooks is a two-time regional qualifier. The Mean Green relay teams will be well represented in Norman, as every relay team qualified for the meet. The women’s 4x400-meter relay team of Chi Chi Echebelem, Racquel Hudson, Chrystal Mitchell and Rhonda Williams qualified at the Sun Belt Championships, finishing in 3:41.47. The team of finished second, eclipsing the school record by nearly half a second. The women’s 4x100-meter relay team of Rachael Runnels, Osaze Aghedo, Chastidy Russell and Echebelem broke the school record twice this season. The team’s best time of 45.15, its second qualifying mark of the season, is one of the top-10 times in the region this season and was good for a second place finish at the conference meet. The men’s 4x100-meter relay did just as well, bringing home the gold medal. The team of David Schwein, Derek Logan, Brandon Irabor and Johnny Quinn finished in 40.39, its second qualifying mark of the year. The men’s 4x400-meter relay also won gold, finishing with the second fastest time in school history, 3:08.05. The team consisted of Williams, Logan, Schwein and Kelvin Wright. The Mean Green runners are familiar with this track. The team has competed on this track once already this year, and visited Norman twice during the indoor season. The meet will begin Friday, May 27 at the John Jacobs Track Facility on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Field events will begin at noon, while the running events will start at 4 pm. Men Irabor, Brandon - 4 X 100 Lee, Mark - High Jump Logan, Derek - 4 X 100, 4 X 400 Quinn, Johnny - 4 X 100 Roberson, Ryan - 4 X 100 (a) Schwein, David - 4 X 100, 4 X 400 Stone, Jarrod - Long Jump Williams, Bryant - 4 X 400 (a) Williams, Kory - 400H, 4 X 400 (a) Woodard, Brandon - 4 X 400 Wright, Kelvin - 4 X 400, 4 X 100 (a) Women Aghedo, Osaze - 4 X 100 Brooks, Ciji - Shot Put, 100 Hurdles Echebelem, Chi Chi - 4 X 100 Hudson, Racquel - 4 X 400 (a) McKerran, Bonnie - 3000 Steeplechase Mitchell, Chrystal - 4 X 400, 4 X 100 (a) Runnels, Rachel - 200, 4 X 100 Russell, Chastidy - 4 X 100, 4 X 400 Wesley, Deidra - High Jump Williams, Rhonda - Long Jump, 4 X 100 (a), 4 X 400

Mean Green Sports

Baseball: Van Poppel to invest in Outlaws Former Major League pitcher will buy share of Denton TCL franchise 08:22 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 By Brett Vito / Staff Writer Todd Van Poppel is back in baseball again, this time with the Denton Outlaws. Todd Van Poppel The former Texas Ranger and Arlington Martin pitcher said Monday that he will invest in the Outlaws and become a member of their management team. The Texas Collegiate League team will begin its inaugural season on June 7 at Mineral Wells. The TCL is an eight-team summer baseball league that features some of the top college players in the country. “I have been looking for a way to stay involved in baseball,” Van Poppel said. “I love the game, but I don’t want to be involved in something that is just a business or with people who have different thoughts on the game. Baseball is a game and should be enjoyable for the fans and players.” Van Poppel first heard about the Outlaws from Sam Carpenter, a longtime friend and the Outlaws’ player personnel director. Van Poppel has met with the Outlaws management twice in the last few weeks and is still working with the team to determine what his role will be. Van Poppel said he would work with the team in any capacity that could help establish the franchise and did not rule out helping coach the squad’s pitchers. Working on the business side of a baseball franchise will be a dramatic change for Van Poppel, who retired during spring training with the New York Mets after posting a 40-52 record while pitching for six major league teams over the course of 11 seasons. Working in the business side of the game was particularly enticing for Van Poppel. “Since the team is being run somewhat like a minor league team, I am going to learn a little of the business side,” Van Poppel said. “It is going to be good for me to see the other end of the spectrum.” The addition of Van Poppel to the Outlaws management team could be a boon for the team, not only because of the money he plans to invest, but also because of the name recognition he will bring the franchise. “Having Todd involved with the team has already opened some doors that were not open before,” Outlaws general manager John Hampton said. “The biggest question that a lot of people have around here is our credibility. With Todd stepping in, it adds to our credibility.” Van Poppel was one of the top high school pitchers in the country when he was playing at Martin in the late 1980s. The Oakland Athletics selected Van Poppel with the 14th overall pick in the 1990 draft. He posted his best years with the Athletics when he won 13 games in the 1993 and 1994 seasons combined. The addition of Van Poppel to the Outlaws management team comes at a critical time for the franchise. The team started a series of improvements and adjustments on Monday to the Liberty Christian baseball field that will be the team’s home for its first season. The Outlaws have less than a month to finish converting the field before its home opener on June 9. The University of North Texas has purchased the Liberty property and will begin converting it into women’s athletic facilities over the summer. The school has agreed to let the Outlaws play on Liberty’s baseball field for one season. The field will then be converted into the new home for the UNT softball team. UNT will begin working on the field and adjusting its dimensions after the TCL season ends. UNT has entered into an agreement with the TCL team to provide a tract of land across from the athletic center for a new baseball stadium. The TCL team will then build a stadium that the Outlaws and UNT’s club team will share. UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal said construction of a stadium would be the first step toward reviving the Mean Green’s baseball team. The baseball stadium UNT and the Outlaws plan to build was originally scheduled to be complete in time for the upcoming summer season. The Outlaws adjusted their target date for completing the stadium to next year after failing to raise enough funds to finish the project in time for the upcoming season. Hampton and Van Poppel are both confident the Outlaws will be playing on a new field by next summer. “We will get it done one way or another,” Van Poppel said.

From the DRC:

I have a Josten's ring from 92. I had my fraternity's crest put on the top of the stone. Some of this broke off and Josten's fixed the ring, cleaned it and mailed it back to me at no charge.

Horrible news. My thoughts and prayers are with the Rumph family and the WKU family.

Anyone besides me find it odd that RV isn't serving in this role?

I would have love to see the look on Frank Broyles face!

Don't have the score in front of me, but they beat the Hogs by about 20 pts. and drew a crowd of around 10,300.

Good showing by the Lady Blue Raiderettes. TTech has one of the best women's Bball programs in the nation.

??

You have to understand that SUMG and Scottie from the other board spend their time looking for mistakes in other's posts and putting a negative spin on all things NT athletics. It is just the way they choose to look at the world.

Don't diminish the effect Tubbs will have on recruiting Dallas. He was a smart hire for SMU with his connections to this area, plus he was OU's recruiting coordinator for bball.

It's still asking for the group number not name.

What is the group ID#? It won't accept a group name.

I haven't heard this, but it could explain the cause of the mild stroke he suffered recently. I hate to hear this because he is a great player and seems to be a great person.