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I just appreciate your Halloween avatar...nothing says trick or treat like that. Scott Campbell

Buy a GA ticket to get her in...should be $10 ($15 for the non-SBC, non-division 1AA games). gmg

It takes little skill or guts to trash people via a message board. It takes men of character and courage to lead atheltic departments, football teams, etc. Thanks Rick for your efforts and I ask with due respect that you continue to work to inform your most passionate, though often blindly so, fans. Scott Campbell Class of 1982 Flower Mound, TX

You may argue there isn't anything to be positive about, but in my mind, the problem with the vitriol and negativity is that there is so few threads recognizing the things that made me smile-happy. So I will start: Casey Fitzgerald is absolutely worth the price of admission. The cynical will say I just about covered it. But if you try, you will find more to be happy about. Signed, Stuart Smalley

To his credit (someone has to note the positive), he wasn't walking 25 yards behind them. He LED them, didn't hide behind them. Scott

Sean, I agree with you. To play on Harry's intervention theme, I announced to the 5 or 6 people left in my section last night, that I acknowledge that I (we) have hit bottom. We are officially and absolutely the worst team in college football (and I humbly opine that this would include about 90% of FBS schools). We cannot go any lower. Yes, we can lose by more points than we did tonight, and we will. We will empty the stands before the game, not before the 4Q starts. We will not win a game this year, and probably next. But we are at the bottom. We have fallen, and at this moment, in the vast depths of the cave in which we find ourselves, I see no way up. I was coming up for air, with just a hint of hope during moments of this game last night, but a big anchor was tied to my leg and I remained underwater, flailing to get to the sunshine, to the sweet nectar of oxygen...and then I drowned. I will be attending AA tomorrow. And then I will be there next week (oops, forgot..I am in Maui for a meeting next weekend). And then I will be there Oct 25. And then I realized: Besides my two kids, I brougt 9 other people to this game last night...and we had a blast. We got there at 3 pm. Saw the team come through the MG Village (that wasn't as fun as I remembered in past years) and then the band. We talked with old friends, met a few more (enjoyed meeting the mom of one of our QB's), drank a few beers and a few pops, ate pre-game brats and had a pre-game pickle, soaked in some sun. The port-a-pottys were pristine. 5 kids from my son's football team came and they played football before and after the game (beating the three dads on the last play). I got some kettle korn. I made a few people laugh in the stands. My cynicism infected and transformed 7-8 fans into caring, passionate fans, even if just for a moment. I made the incredulous discovery that my paltry offering to the atheltic program ranks in the Top 20 (not counting the Capital Project Donors). I watched my kids on TV after the game. And then I came on this board, threw up, and as I stared at my reflection in the bile-stained waters of my seat-heated throne, it came back to me: My job, my family, my happiness in life is not tied to how well my football team does on Saturday. I love coming to games. I love seeing us win. If my life depended on a win, I would have been dead 100 times over, so I choose to enjoy what has been given me, what I can control. I am glad I graduated from the University of North Texas (then North Texas State University). I am a cheap ass, surrounded by a bunch of other cheap asses, who are content with underfunding their "cherished" football program, who use any excuse to quit giving, quit going, quit. And last night, we got our money's worth.

It was 34-0 at the end of the 3Q. They scored 2 TD's late, but still that is the first points BYU has given up in a long time.

You guys do an awesome job...very appreciative of your insight.... thanks Scott Campbell

The correct answer is: Give her the night off....take the kid to the game.

Can you guys help me find future opponents for 2009 and 2010? I know it has been posted, but I am not good at SEARCH! Specifically wondering if we play Army in NY in 2009 or 2010, and any other 2009 away OOC away games. Thanks, Scott

Thanks to both...enjoy listening to you boys. WTW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9tkXKYPyDM Man, did those guys blow the prediction. Scott

Wow, I thought injuries and ineligibility happened only at NT. I travel a lot for business. Every local rag is full this time of year about how out of condition the local team is, and how it is causing excessive injuries. Many had stories about key recruits not making their grades, being injured and giving up the game, etc. Tough game, that football....even outside of Denton.

THIS is a post that will not be read: No one will read this post because it isn't emblazoned with a negative, pablum-puking, baby-bawling headline pointing out the lack of perfection in an under-funded, under-supported football program. This is a post that will end up in the unread pile. It will not be headlined in ALL CAPS. No emoticons will be used. This will not indict either students or alums for the problems we have in getting a new stadium. I got my season tickets today. The order was filled and sent perfectly. I got the tickets about 28 days before the first home game. There were 5 pretty cool pictures on the tickets, one for each home game. Getting the tickets made me excited about the upcoming season. I like the uniforms that our coach helped bring to our university. I like the meangreensports.com practice blog...hopefully someone will not that the athletic department is responsible for that perk. I like that Sports Authority in Lewisville had an entire section of mostly UA North Texas gear. My 12-year old son commented that there was almost as much NT gear available as UT. If my team's coach or the athletic department thinks I shouldn't be at the practices, I won't go and I won't complain. My feelings rarely get hurt by members of the Athletic Department. They are not employed to make sure that my feelings aren't hurt. I follow teams that have the name of my college, North Texas, on the jersey. I do not follow, or look for articles in the paper about, administrators or administration department personnel. We all have our reasons for choosing North Texas for our post-high school education. None of us chose to attend because of its athletic programs. I chose my first school, UT, the one I transferred from to attend North Texas, because that school won a National Championship in football in January 1970. That was the wrong reason to attend, and I was not happy at the school by the time I transferred. It wasn't the school's fault, it was my fault. When I got to NT, I embraced athletics like some big-city folks do a small town once they get there. My school is not perfect....haven't ever been to one that was. I hope for great things for my University and try to facilitate that happening as best I can. I believe that positivity helps my school less than negativitiy hurts it. I wish more people were positive. I like posts by KRAM1. Flame away. GMG.

Funny what perspective does....being from Ft Worth, I always assumed it was Paschal. But growing up a Rebel (Southwest, that is), I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Scott Campbell Flower Mound, TX BKS

I did not RSVP because I am on vacation, but I did renew in time to get free tickets to this. Someone please use them. My name is Scott Campbell. Ath dept employees that monitor the board, please accept this as my OK to let someone use my tickets for me. Cell: 214.683.8956. Scott Campbell Flower Mound, TX

The billboard thing (our lack of funds spent to publicize the upcoming season) is an annual discussion that used to rival stadium talk, back when we first discussed new facilities. I am in SE ID/NE Utah. Passed through Logan on the way to Bear Lake today and saw an old building (barn maybe) that had the Utah State football schedule professionally painted on its side....looked great. Would like to see something similar at some of the key gateways to NT (near Lewisville Lake, south of Sanger, south of Denton/114 area, etc). gmg Scott Campbell

Yes...you know anything negative on this board just won't fly. What did this guy say that is not what every other nattering nabob says. The only problem I find with his post is that it is stating the obvious, for which I will always forgive a first time poster.

Let me know if there exists a bathroom blog...especially for the obsessive compulsive. I am in.

Like CBL, I am a safe haven guy. Unlike Charlie, I would have been fragged if I had done military duty (doodie). Or I would have had to hold it in for my entire tour. First, I require CLEAN, so Fouts is out of the question. I have had to leave football games, plays, etc (literally leave the venue) in search of a clean and private bathroom. The Sheraton, also known as the Heratoi because the S and part of the N was permanently unlit, had a pretty quiet and clean bathroom across from Fouts, back in the day. The Radisson was not as clean, but was quieter. The Super Pit bathrooms are usually clean but require finesse as I tend to avoid a bathroom with ANYONE in it. If this is the only option, I will likely be there in the last two minutes of the second half. The hotel is a great find, CBL, but I focus on lodgings that have large meeting space, especially in the evening when all meetings are usually completed and the bathrooms are at their cleanest. Pick up a USA Today (never pay for that newspaper) or a Wall Street Journal near the front desk on the way back and you are set for hours. Generally, hotels that provide BOTH the USA Today and the WSJ have cleaner facilities. If the local paper is also available, you have hit a home run. Another road possibility, as I travel a lot, is the random generic 8-story office building. Look out front for the "Now Leasing" sign that indicates vacant office space and perhaps a quiet floor. Mastering the AWAY mud slide is of great benefit. For frequent travelers, time your on the road eliminations to minimize damage to home fixtures and wallpaper. Instructions for public disposal: Avoid the morning WC visit. This is the most common time of day for public defacation. Many slacking employees "time" their visits to the Loo as a work event, snickering as they "get paid to poop." This theory was recently validated in a landmark study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). In a double-masked, multi-centered, randomized controlled trial, subjects were interviewed to ascertain what time they most commonly eliminated. "At work" subjects (n=1003) were more likely to defacate at a different time on the weekend than those that pooped at home (n=1017). Have you thought about it? Upon entry into any bathroom, listen for the CAMO COUGH, a warning flare gift from a fellow enlighted pooper. If no cough, listen for the shuffle of newspaper, toilet paper or zipper deployment. To assure the coast is clear, take a quick glance under the stalls while standing as far away from the stalls as space allows. If all is clear, open each stall door to find the cleanest throne. If even one toilet is soiled or stopped up, abandon this bathroom and resume your search, preferably on the floor above your current location. If all stalls are clean, choose the stall furthest from the door. Only use the handicap stall if it is the cleanest (or if you are handicapped). Upon entrance into the stall, MAKE SURE the stall is locked and completely secure. This is for your protection as well as the unsuspecting future pooper. If you have a brief case or luggage, place it inside the stall against the door. Continue stall assessment, CSI style to assure no pubes or urine drops decorate the seat. If more than one of either, abandon this stall and look for another option. Do NOT lift the seat, if it is already down and clean. If this stall is otherwise meticulously clean, but you find a single hair or drop, wad up enough toilet paper so that there is absolutely no chance of the offensive material reaching your skin. Clean seat thoroughly, dispose in toilet and flush. This is especially important if the seat is the increasingly common U-shape. Make sure the porcelain portion of the toilet exposed by the incomplete toilet seat is clean. Do not let your hangy-downies touch any part of the toilet while sitting, or upon exit. Flush early and often. This is no time to worry about the water shortages out West. If you subscribe to the inter-use flush, STAND UP to prevent splash back of the fecal or urinary waste. Make sure no tail is still exposed before standing. If you anticipate a heavy bomb, pre-loading the bowl with a padded layer of toilet paper is allowed to soften the blow and minimize splash. The newspaper is multi-purposed. Use to alert newcomers or as protection from he who searches for a clean stall by looking through the crack of the stall door. Newspapers may be left for future patrons, but not left on the floor. Never read a newspaper that has been left on the floor by a previous pooper. A blue light would reveal numerous body fluids that, if not yours, should never be touched. Recommended reading: Sports first: ALWAYS. After that, the WSJ personal finance section always satisfies. Both provide light reading that allows focus on dropping the kids off at the pool. Magazines are unacceptable as public bathroom reading material. The slick pages do not make enough noise to alert the uninformed. The diminutive nature of the periodical does not provide full protection from the peering patron and users are tempted to discard the business reply cards straight to the floor. If the event in question was caused by stomach upset, diarrhea, bad sushi, etc. , remove ALL clothing if you are completely confident of your immediate safety and privacy, in order to cool down as quickly as possible. Expel the offending agent promptly and thoroughly to begin the recovery process. Wipe brow as needed (make sure the paper you use for brow drying has not been used elsewhere). Try to read your newspaper as a distraction technique but job number one should be to maintain focus on cleansing the system. Like the outdoorsman, always leave your campsite better than when you got there. Assure your seat is clean, police your pubes and darn it, don't urinate on the seat. EXCEPTION: if you enter a stall to urinate only and the seat is not entirely clean, your clean up is not required. Do not add to the damage but do not clean. Urine elimination is allowed in a stall ONLY if the urinals are not isolated by dividers. Be aware of the automated flushing unit. The red light may conceal an observer.

I thought the Army series was previously a done deal...I had already promised my kids their first trip to NYC in conjunction with this game. Cannot wait, and my kids have brought it up at least 10 times since I THOUGHT this was announced. Whew!

Perspective....that's what we need more of on this board. Thanks Harry.

Hawaii? With those facilities?!?

Uhm, can you provide a report on the picture that accompanies your SUMG? Thanks Scott

Site of another heart-breaking NT road loss to a BCS team, the University of Arizona. Down 7-6 with 2:30 left in the first half, we drive 61 yards to the UA 19 yard line. With :02 seconds left in the half, UA blocks a field goal attempt, and returns it for a TD. Seems like another game-changing event occurred later in the game. Scott