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Congratulations, Scott!

Ditto. That game, the Army game, the Tech game, and the KU game ALL ended up being away games. Whether or not your home field stinks, you play home games on your home field.

Another good, intelligent post from UNTflyer.

A class act.

Thought this was an interesting piece. Coach Dodge is second only to Butch Davis as far as "untouchable" first-year coaches go. Link And Saban.

While I imagine Johnny will move on someday if he has continued success, I feel sure it would not be as an assistant. Now if things drop back off to where they have been . . .

No, I did not say they were not founding fathers. But if we are going to consider the intent of the First Amendment, we are going to need to bring up those actually involved in the framing of the Constitution. True. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people refer to the term as though it were in the Constitution. You are probably right about the Masonic influence. As far as the "mystic eyes"; if you are referring to that which is on the dollar bill, that has always been said to be the eye of Providence. Perhaps someone had ulterior motives with "occult signs," but any occult signs brought in were not done with the knowing consent of the United States populace nor representation. The Massachusetts constitution (widely bearing the stamp of John Adams) says Other state constitutions have similar provisions for what they consider Christian worship; but occultism, witchcraft, etc. was never considered a "protected religion" under the First Amendment. I'm not sure if you're referring to something I said there, or someone else. Perhaps there have been general beliefs adhered to (belief in God and Jesus Christ), but I do not know of any written "Christian creed" for our country, nor do I believe there should be. I do not know of any difference between the two. Obviously, the Book of Mormon is not the Bible, and even Mormons would acknowledge that. As to the version of the Bible you use, I would think you would use the English Bible that has had the largest influence upon society--clearly the King James Version. The earliest American public schools never experienced "rebellion against state-promoted religion" when the Bible was taught, and it universally was. The New England Primer and McGuffey Reader were filled with religious teachings and Biblical quotes. But there are inevitable problems one runs into when suggesting teaching the Bible in today's postmodern world.

Maybe that will encourage more of them come en masse to UNT games to get their fix of Dodgeball.

Well, since John Dewey founded the modern public school system upon the religion of secular humanism, and every child is required to attend, is that still a law establishing a religion? The Bible classes being offered are largely electives in the larger schools, and they will be studied as literature. Considering the undeniable influence the Bible had upon early America, and subsequent corrupted versions of "Christianity" have had upon Western Civilization, it seems that there might be some sense in allowing children to learn the background behind history. And the teachers of such courses will probably be much more capable of getting away with mocking the Bible than trying to teach the children how to come to salvation in Christ. Again, why I am not particularly keen on these public school Bible classes. As to the gentleman who referred to the few framers of the Constitution who did not openly profess Christianity (actually, Paine, Jefferson, and Adams were not signers to the Constitution), Ben Franklin is quoted as saying the following at the Constitutional Convention (his references to Scripture are noted in brackets): Look at court decisions through the years that unanimously upheld the Divine Providence upon which our country depended, look at our nations symbols (the Liberty Bell, dollar bill, government buildings in Washington, D.C., et al.) that almost universally allude to God and/or the Bible in some way. The "establishment clause" was never intended to remove God or the Bible from the public eye or mind. It meant that we were not to have a "Church of America," unlike England. And by the way, I couldn't give a rip one way or the other whether Cornerstone is admitted to UIL.

I personally have reservations about the Bible being taught in public schools because of the secular approach many of the teachers would likely take. It is foolish to separate the Bible from the salvation it holds. But the first amendment never spoke anything to a freedom from religion. If the Constitution were meant to provide a society with freedom from the Bible, why was the Bible the number one cited reference in the framing of the Constitution?

CBS Sportsline has an interesting story about the smokescreen the BCS schools put out to maintain their illusory image of academic superiority. Link to story Selected quotes:

No, it works best if you run it on every third and long. Particularly if the defense knows you're not going to throw it.

Did he say that was his 7th touchdown of the night?!

Try going back and voting again. The website does not seem to allow you to keep voting consecutively, but I go back every so often and it keeps allowing me to cast another vote.

And the '72 helmet looks like the REO Speedwagon logo. I gotta say, since FFRick posted this the other day, I'm pretty high on this one. It would even look good on a white helmet. I imagine we could leave out the "Exes" part, though.

The rep test is just the number of reps someone can do at 225 lbs.

That's about what I thought when they changed to that look. From a distance, you couldn't even tell there was anything on the helmet.

That was only one of three criteria mentioned. Notice the third, which we have severely lacked. Hopefully, that will improve significantly under the new regime.

I don't think Johnny is worried one bit about what his signing bonus was. Ever seen The Rookie? "Brooks, we get to play baseball today!"

That there is a logo I would be PROUD to see on a North Texas helmet for the rest of my life.

FIU continues to serve as a black mark to the already lowly Sunbelt.

Ready . . . Aim . . .

Link Also some good quotes on undersized QBs, the "big 3," and taking Ryan Perilloux to school. You might also note TD's view on a player who has committed.

Well put. It begins with a coach with that kind of confidence in his program, and I believe we finally have that.

Although the odds are long at this point, I look for good things. Good things seem to happen when Johnny Quinn is around.