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pisses me off. On top of that, it is from a faculty member and alumnus. I still wish some or our alumni/faculty members/Denton residents that support this project would submit letters. A bad idea The University of North Texas regents have approved using $3,675,000 from the university’s reserve funds to pay for an athletics complex that will cost at least $7.4 million, a million more than previous recent estimates and certain to increase. At first the athletics complex was to be paid for mostly by private funds. Then the regents voted to lend the project $1 million on condition that the university raise $3 million in private money. That failed. So now the university’s reserve funds are being used. That is mismanagement of the university’s funds. There are many reasons the athletics expansion is a bad idea, particularly with university funds. History has shown that North Texas never will be successful in big-time football. Competition in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for money, fans and media attention is too great. Alumni, mostly musicians, journalists and educators, are not interested in supporting big-time athletics at North Texas and do not have the money to support it if they did. Failure to raise the $3 million proves that. North Texas is desperately in need of money for academic purposes. The university needs to raise a lot of private money for those needs. North Texas does not need big-time athletics. It has more students now (more than 30,000) than it can handle. It already has national reputations in many fields, such as music, journalism, education and business. Big-time football won’t help. Keith Shelton, alumnus and faculty member for more than 20 years, Denton

I haven't played there in years, but it used to be a lot of fun for the money. I sure it is like any other course and pretty crowded on Saturday mornings, but you may called ahead and check for tee times. Back when I played there, late 80's to early 90's, they didn't take tee times but had a ball rack you placed your golf ball in. When your ball made it to first in line, you teed off.

I also wish the best for Kevin. I just saw a post with a link to Denton County. I hate to see this happen to anyone. Football becomes secondary at this point. For his future's sake, I hope he gets this worked out.

was in the Denton County jail for something. I was unable to get the link to work. Does anyone have any specifics on this?

Not sure I understand why Denton wouldn't have any say in a city from another county coming in and taking land. I do know that Ft. Worth is upsetting alot of people with their annexation of unincorporated areas of Tarrant County though. Trophy Club has just agreed to assist in the fighting of this modern day border war.

Didn't mean to shoot the messenger Cooley. You hit the nail on the head about the kid's perception of UNT. It's now in JJ's hands to change this perception. We have the facility, the SBC isn't that bad and is a good home for us right now, so start selling JJ!

Nope. It's tough for a zebra to change his stripes.

Cooley, I appreciate you insight into basketball, but this sort of thinking has got to stop. There isn't one player that is too good to play for UNT.

Golf: Gibson spreads his wings UNT golfer’s switch pays off in U.S. Amateur bid 08/08/2003 By Robby Nisenfeld / The Dallas Morning News Hitting was never a problem for Brad Gibson. He could drive a pitch to center field and rip a grounder down the third-base line. Batting struggles didn’t force him out of baseball. Nor did his fielding, catching or throwing. Courtesy Photo North Texas golfer Brad Gibson gave up baseball at age 11 to concentrate on golf. His reward came Tuesday, when the 21-year-old rising senior earned a spot in the U.S. Amateur later this month in Oakmont, Pa. Gibson ran away from baseball because he couldn’t run around the base paths. "I loved baseball, and I still do," Gibson said. "I was just way too slow." So when he was 11, Gibson tossed aside his glove and took up golf. Ten years later, he is looking to take down the best amateurs in the country. Gibson, a 21-year-old senior-to-be at North Texas, will compete in the U.S. Amateur Championship on Aug. 18-24 at the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. He earned his tournament berth by tying for second at a sectional qualifier earlier this week at the Gentle Creek Golf Club in Prosper. Gibson posted a two-day total of 145, finishing two strokes behind winner Tripp Davis. Gibson sunk an 18-foot, uphill putt to cap Monday’s final round with a birdie. "I knew I needed to make it," said Gibson, who probably wouldn’t have qualified had he not birdied the hole. "So I just picked my line and told myself to trust it, and it went in." Gibson will now make his first trip to the U.S. Amateur, but it won’t be his first national tournament. He competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship following his junior year at Andrews High School in 1999. Unfortunately for Gibson, it wasn’t one of his better outings. Gibson said he was in awe of several other golfers and lost his focus. He failed to make the cut to match-play competition and saw his tournament end after just two days. "I don’t even remember what I shot," Gibson said. "It’s something I don’t want to remember." Tournament disappointments were as rare as a triple-bogey for Gibson back then. He said golf came naturally to him, and a year after he began playing the sport, he was already consistently shooting in the high 70s. His freshman year at Andrews, he won the Class 4A Region I championship, and repeated that feat his senior year. By the time his high school career was over, he had won close to 20 tournaments. But when he took his game to college, he was afflicted with the same intimidation problems that plagued him at the U.S. Junior Amateur. He said he is over that fear, but he is still without a collegiate tournament victory. "In high school, I was kind of cocky, and you have to be like that," said Gibson, who averaged an 18-hole score just over 74 this past season. "I went into tournaments thinking I was the player to beat. It has taken me a while to learn that in college. But next year, I’m ready to win a few tournaments, and I think it’s going to happen." Gibson said he would need to improve his putting, which he calls his weakness, if he hopes to capture tournament crowns. He said he would rely on his ability to hit fairways and greens and a swing that has always been strong whether he is wielding a club or a bat. "He’s always had the talent," UNT coach Jim Bob Jackson said. "It’s just a matter of thinking you’re good enough to play with those other guys, and he’s starting to do that now more often than not."

I live in Trophy Club and the town is vehemently opposing Tarrant County in this battle for land. Although it wouldn't effect me one way or the other, I have friends that would see not only their tax rates increase, but also their homeowner's and auto insurance rates. Why Denton allowed Ft. Worth to annex TMS into their city limits, even though it is in Denton County, is beyond me.

SAPPY, you may be right about Texas being a football state, but there is alot of BBall talent in the metroplex and state that should be coming to UNT. We have the best facilities of any university in the metroplex, so that shouldn't be a factor. I just believe we need to let JJ build the program, but we should also expect more talented players giving us consideration. Blakely had talented exciting teams in the 70's, so it can be done.

Strictly through deduction, I would guess this would be a receiver. Of course, this is just based on the above quote, and the fact that someone mentioned that this would not be as devistating as originally thought.

These would be the two we could least afford to lose. We really can't afford to lose Zuniga considering that we lost Randle, Turney and Bense last year. Oh well, there is no use in speculating.

I noticed that Cooley. I guess that will just give the BU faithful another reason to explain our impending dominance over them.

Hey everyone, how about a Bud Light?

I think that this is a great idea. I was an active member of our fraternity, and we made it mandatory for our brothers to attend the games. Fraternities and Sororities and just like any other organization. There will be some people in those groups that you just don't like, but don't let them be the deciding factor when forming opinions about the group as a whole.

I agree with SWB on this. Hickmon was a celebrated RB coming out of high school and just never lived up to his potential billing. He had a solid career, but was not the prototypical blocking/bruising fullback. As others have mentioned, why were Hollis, Dupree and Hobbs omitted from your original post Harry?

All-Academic Sunbelt Honors

Meaning?

Reb, thanks so much for your support of UNT, especially considering you are a graduate of UT. This should send a message to all of those UNT alumni that don't see the benefit of being a supporter of UNT and its athletic programs.

Where were the Mavs in all of this? As bad as they need a big man, Marcus will initially come cheap and won't cost much money. If his ankle heals properly, his upside could be limitless.

Jones in hoop heaven during Shoot-Out University of North Texas men’s head basketball coach Johnny Jones has one very nice perk to his job. Each year, some of the nation’s best recruits make their way to Denton for the Great American Shoot-Out and take the equivalent of an unofficial visit to UNT, often even playing on the Mean Green’s home floor at the Super Pit. "It’s just a great event, not only just for us but for the university as a whole," Jones said. "When you take 256 teams and you’ve got anywhere from 10 to 12 kids on a team, you’ve got a lot of parents coming into these events." That can often lead to players ending up playing for Jones when they go to college. "I think some of these kids are coming back up here to go to school because their parents may have been on campus for the first time and seen how nice the campus is." Even though coaches are not allowed to talk to players at the Shoot-Out, they are allowed to actively scout. "It’s a great advantage for us," Jones said, "Unfortunately, we don’t have a chance to talk to them [the players], but for them to be on our campus and to play in the arenas and the gyms has really been good for us. "It’s an excellent opportunity for us. " — Chuck Cox

That's our problem.

There are four multi-purpose indoor courts.