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I'm pretty comfortable this is the scenario. Dodge comes back next year and either gets this team turned in the right direction, giving us momentum going into the new stadium or gets fired and a new Coach with a name comes in building the anticipation and expectations back up. It's really the best option for RV and puts him in almost a no-lose deal going into 2011. I know I'm in the minority at this point, but this team is SOOOOOOOOO close, I want to see if Dodge can turn the corner. Dodge has proven that he's willing to adjust in the off-season, so lets hope this is the off season that makes it happen. ...but if he doesn't let the players start working each other over in practice, what we see now is as good as its going to get, IMHO.

...yes - but they won.

Yup... We've blown double digit leads 3 times this year to lose.

...are you suggesting out team kick the other team in the nuts? ...I'm confused.

I'm in the same boat... I was hopin' it was going somewhere... ...but alas.

Sometimes, you've just got to kick a little ass... ...just sayin'.

I got the following e-mail last night - DENTON, Texas (11/12/09) - Mean Green Fans, come join the North Texas Green Brigade, Cheerleaders, Dancers and Scrappy for a Pep Rally on the AT&T plaza before a Dallas Stars game on Thursday, Nov. 19. All the pre game action leads up to an on-ice performace by the Green Brigade during the first intermission. Discounted tickets are available for all North Texas supporters. Prices are $10 for upper level and $25 for lower level. All tickets can be purchased by clicking here North Texas Pep Rally at the AT&T Plaza Thursday, November 19th 6:30: Pep rally on the plaza outside of the American Airlines Center 6:45: Band and cheerleaders begin performance 7:30: Dallas Stars vs. Columbus Blue Jackets First Intermission: North Texas Green Brigade performs on the ice, cheerleaders and dancers will perform in the stands Don't forget to get your tickets for the North Texas Football game vs. Army on Saturday, November 21st. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. Tickets start at just $15. Purchase yours today by calling the North Texas Ticket Office at 940-565-2527.

Are there any details anywhere about this event? I saw two announcements at the last two football games, but I can't seem to find any more information, like what to expect, times, etc. I have tickets to that stars game, but I'd like to participate in other activities if there are going to be any... You'd think they'd have a site setup and would be pushing info to this board about the subject.

Was your 'Stang an SVO? Rare and neat pony indeed. ...but I have to say, IMHO, the SVO Turbo 4 didn't hold a candle to the Buick Turbo 3800 6 in the Grand National and TTA. Different animals all together. I know Grand National guys with stock bottom ends and upgraded turbos doing 10's in the quarter.

Underrated!

Like I've said, its not just this article.

Courtesy of our friends at Buick and the Grand National...

3rd Gen Camaro and Firebirds needed a lot of help from the factory. Ford started making power from their small V8 in an emissions stringent world much quicker than GM did. The 302 5.0 ford motor would own a 305 5.0 Small Block any day of the week. ...the GM 350 was the true small block that you wanted in a Camaro or Firebird if you were going to push the performance of the car. The Camaro of the day was as heavy as the 4th gen cars ended up being, where the Ford had about a 500 LB advantage (in a coupe body, only about a 300 lb advantage with a hatch). Fortunately, at the time, the Small Block Chevy after market was considerably bigger and more developed, so the Chevy guys had more options and a less expensive route to making their cars quick. The weight actually helped Camaro's to plant the power to the ground, but the weight was a factor down the track. if you have two 250HP cars and one is 400lbs lighter, if they cut the same light you'll see a similar 60' time - it's the top end where it suffers. Also, most 3rd Gen Camaros day had 2.73 and 2.42 gears from the factory, where the ford had a much taller gear set, at 3.42's. The B4C LS1 Camaros (Interceptors, which were basically stripped down Z28's) were designed for that - to intercept. The LS1, unlike previous Small Blocks, is by nature a high revving engine, so you can pull in one gear forever. 300+ horsepower made them hard to beat for flat ass going quick in a straight line. By far the quickest car I've ever seen in mass in a fleet. I'd put a B4C Camaro up against a Fox Mustang ANY DAY of the week. Stock for Stock, the Mustang doesn't stand a chance. 5.0 however does have huge potential. We recently pulled the motor out of a friend's '91 Mustang, gave it a rebuilt, nice heads and a street cam and he's getting well north of 300HP to the rear wheels now, normally aspirated and with a very mild stock feeling cam. 5.0 Engines LOVE boost, so superchargers and turbos (and Nitrous for that matter) go very well with that motor.

4.6 Modular Motor is a POS, no doubt. The 5.0 was a FAR superior engine. Ford was trying to keep up with the "high tech" crowd and went the direction of "pushrod motors are obsolete". ...tell that to the ZO6 or ZR1. LOL! The new Ford Coyote 5.0 V8 is supposed to be a massive improvement and they claim they are going to be getting near 400HP. It will be the standard V8 in the 2011 Mustang GT.

...because it's the first time the Daily has had it's head up its own rear end... Between the constant drumbeat against athletics, the apathy towards the school it covers (and funds it) and the 90% - 10% bias with which opinion is printed, it's not worth the paper it is printed on. It's not unlike the New York Times in that regard. I base my opinion on 15 years of reading and following the NT Daily, not one opinion piece.

The Daily and the Journalism school should be disbanded.

No, I actually tend to agree with you. The GT/GT40 were never intended as direct Corvette competitors, but they were certainly closer to the 'Vette than any Mustang ever has been. They were Ford's attempt to have a flagship sports car, which is what the 'Vette is for GM. ...you've gotta love the N/A ZO6 blowing the doors off the Blown Ford GT in the quarter, though. LOL!

Great post Jim. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

If we were to make a change in the short term, I'd rather the Head Coach be DeLoach. I want to know if he's got it in him. I think he is an outstanding coach and I believe that if he could run practice his way, the intensity that is missing would finally show up, and then bring in a solid College Offensive Coordinator to replace Dodge. ...that being said, I don't think there will be a new coach next year. ...so I'm going to spend my effort hoping (against hope, I'm starting to feel) that TD learns that unless he opens up practice and turns it into a battle every day and puts away the "we're a family, group hug" mentality, he's not going to get this team prepared to play at this level. He also needs an experienced D1 OC to help him adjust.

Camaro > Mustang since 1967. Hell the 2010 Mustang GT is slower than a 1993 Z28. ...but I digress. Ok... No.. Bad fan19740. BAD!!! Don't EVER compare a Mustang (I don't care what fancy name and supercharger you slap on it, it is still a Mustang) to a Corvette. The Corvette is in a class by itself, and Ford doesn't offer anything that should be mentioned in the same sentence with it, especially the ZO6 and ZR1 variants. Dodge at least has the (totally over-rated and near impossible to live with) Viper, but Ford has never been able to compete head to head with the Corvette. Thunderbird was an epic fail. GT40 and Ford GT just couldn't hit the mark. Next year you can put this up here - 2011 Camaro Z28 >>>>> Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

Ford took federal funds (nothing like the GM bail out) in the early 2000's when they had one foot in the bankruptcy court, but don't let that get in the way of your assertion. ...I'm not for the bail out, and GM could have made it through with out the money. ...and it certainly wasn't CURRENT management who was the problem. Wagoner and Lutz had turned GM back into a world class car company, but were still dealing with the contracts and deals made in the 80's and 90's by others. Lutz, thank God, is still there, though Wagoner was run out on a rail by Obama. Fortunately, so far, the administration has been pretty hands off, and the new CEO is allowing Lutz to continue to run operations, and GM is doing better post bail out than I thought they would. GM will be around for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time to come, and if you really think that GM's warranty is really a question, you're not thinking this through very well. Now, had you posted this about Chrysler, I'd agree with you. They have one foot in the grave.

I wonder if the Soldiers who were gunned down think the War on Terror is over. ...let's quit with the PC language and call this what this was. A terrorist attack by a Radical Muslim Extremist. This is the first terrorist attack on US Soil since 9/11. It should be treated as such. Any politically correct BS will only help sustain the culture and atmosphere in Washington and in our Military that let this happen in the first place.

Man... I'd love to be tired of a coach that can lead us to .500 bowl eligible seasons.

I'm sorry, when is the Stadium ground breaking? Oh, yeah, right, Two weeks from last Saturday. ...but we should get all over that AD of ours, he's worthless and hasn't done anything for this program.

I'm not done, and Ill keep going. But this time for the first time in a LONG while, I left before the game was over. My wife and I were planning to hook up with some friends, and while I had certainly planned to meet them enough time after the game to allow me to stay through and spend a little time talking to friends, I just told my wife "I'm done for today" and we headed out to have a good evening with friends. I just didn't want to watch the last quarter knowing it would be like the first 3. ...foolishly, I turned on the radio in the car, hoping to be surprised, but you knew how that went. ...I'm going to the Stars game on the 19th (I split season tickets with my partners, but I grabbed that game for sure) and I'll be at the Army game, but it is getting hard to watch and keep the faith at this point.