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Thanks for the update. I certainly wish him all the best in whichever way life and his choices take him.

He still shows as a solid verbal to NT (http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewp...674&sport=1). I don't see any real reason to question his commitment, do you?

It's official: DeLoach hired at UNT Former UCLA safeties/special teams coach Gary DeLoach can expect a warm welcome at Saturday's football banquet after the season UNT's defense had. Head coach Todd Dodge said Thursday that DeLoach is the Mean Green's new defensive coordinator, replacing Ron Mendoza, who was fired Jan. 2. DeLoach coached at UNT from 1998 to 2002, the last three as DC. DeLoach had a few connections to UNT other than his previous experience. Current offensive line coach Spencer Leftwich, who also worked at UNT under Darrell Dickey, is a former colleague. While at UCLA, DeLoach passed through Southlake while recruiting Dodge's players at Carroll High School. "The first person I thought about was him," Dodge said. "I checked with [coaches] I always lean on, two or three people, and asked their opinion. They mentioned Gary, who I was already thinking about. It just confirmed what I was wanting to go with." DeLoach has 28 years of college coaching experience, 13 as a defensive coordinator. A Houston native, DeLoach has other stops at Texas A&M, Stephen F. Austin, New Mexico State, Trinity Valley Community College and the Frankfurt Galaxy of the now-defunct World League. Despite changes at UCLA with the hiring of new coach Rick Neuheisel, DeLoach had a chance to stay at UCLA, with much of the defensive staff retained. Family ties in Houston and the chance to rebuild a UNT defense that helped win four consecutive Conference titles (2001-2004) figured into the move. DeLoach's first day of work is Friday, Dodge said. http://startelegram.typepad.com/college_football_confiden/

Thanks for bringing that thread back--looks like nobody thought it would really happen. Sometimes "too good to be true" ends up true after all!

Link to blog That is awesome news!

I hope we're thinking a little bigger than that. 2008 - Dangerous Sun Belt opponent 2009 - Sun Belt Champs 2010 - Potential giant killer

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I understood the initial beef not to be with the cost of the seating, but with the way it was structured to discourage someone buying a whole bunch of seats.

Rightfully so.

Well, to my knowledge, Todd Dodge doesn't post on this board, but you do. Care to elaborate?

We weren't going to be playing Miami anyways. They will be opening a new stadium and were looking for a higher-profile opponent.

I think that might be the only stadium fundraiser idea that has not already been proposed on gmg.

I highly doubt that this guy ever saw a snap this team played. Overall, I was impressed with the way the players picked up TD's offense. The rest of what he wrote is pretty much on, but I have a feeling he got that by taking a quick glance at a stat sheet and reading someone else's review.

That is an interesting matchup. They play some pretty big teams tough. They beat Navy last year, lost to Nebraska by 1 point, and played Illinois pretty tough. I would think by then that our defense will have made enough progress that we should expect to beat them, but we'll see.

Here is the article from the DR-C - basically the same, but a little longer. http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/...4.51712fbe.html

Way to go, JQ! Will definitely be pulling for you!!

This site shows final rankings only. It shows North Texas as finishing the season tied with BYU for the #16 spot in the coaches' poll in 1977, but nothing in the AP poll that I can see.

I don't think the coaches are going to be calling him "Swirl Boy" after the events of last season.

It doesn't seem that you can go too long without making a post that bashes one or more of our QBs. And I see you bashing two that you were singing the praises of at different points last season. Vizza should rightfully expect to be the starter next season, and if at some point Riley beats him out, so be it.

I have not had any problems specifically with the "View New Posts" link, but I have noticed the past couple of days that there have been problems connecting with the website at all and going to the different parts of it.

You might want to check that 40 time.

Okay, pot . . . meet kettle.

Not sure if you're serious or not--you do know that Tech is a conference/division game for A&M, right?

I would have had no problem if it were a Big XII school, but this is a little disappointing: From Star-Telegram Confidential: Link

Stubblefield Charged With Perjury Jan 18 02:37 PM US/Eastern By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer 4 Comments SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield was charged Friday with perjury, becoming the first football player accused in the BALCO federal steroids investigation. Stubblefield, a three-time Pro Bowl player who testified before the BALCO grand jury in 2003, is charged with lying to federal agents about his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. The charges unsealed in federal court in San Francisco contend Stubblefield made false statements to an IRS agent when he allegedly said he had not used steroids linked to the Bay Area Laboratory Co- Operative and denied receiving performance-enhancing drugs from BALCO founder Victor Conte. The 37-year-old Stubblefield pleaded not guilty and was released on bail. He was scheduled for another appearance in court later Friday. Two months ago, home run king Barry Bonds was indicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice for telling a BALCO grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly took illegal performance- enhancing drugs. The federal probe has spanned five years and ensnared several other elite athletes and members of the Burlingame-based steroids distribution ring, including Conte, who served four months in prison. Stubblefield played on the defensive line for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders from 1993-2003, and was the NFL defensive player of the year in 1997 while with the 49ers. He was one of three players fined by the NFL for testing positive for the designer steroid THG, but was not suspended because THG was not added to the NFL's banned substance list until after the tests were conducted.

I might put them ahead of Miami last year. Otherwise, Florida, FSU, South Florida, and probably Central Florida are better teams, even though they lost bowl games.