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We just crested over the 50% mark in our GoFundMe account for the Cheer Scholarship! Great news! Great supporters! Together, we are definitely going to make this happen for these worthy student-athletes! Thanks to all those who have contributed to date and to all those who will in the coming days! You people rock!

you wouldn't like the list if it included Meyers, Saban, Miles and Daddy Briles.

Why someone is so shallow as to down vote posts in the two threads dedicated to raising scholarship funds for our Cheer team is beyond me, but if someone is that shallow...so be it. I would however like to ask visitors to this thread to help remove those down votes. Yes, such a request is irregular, but for this thread and the other thread dedicated to this scholarship fund-raiser I do think it appropriate. I would ask the vindictive and shallow minded person doing this to please stop, but realizing who is doing it, I know it would do no good. Sorry this had to be said. It is usually best to just ignore such sad people, but doing that has not seemed to work. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Now with that being said..... Folks we are over $1400.00! We now have two sponsors and a possible new title sponsor, so we are looking good early. Anyone playing can pay their registration fees right on the GoFundMe site. I just need a PM or email with your tee-shirt size so I can order the game shirt. Any size donation is welcome. We really want to raise $5000 for the student-athletes of our Cheer Team this year. With your help we will be successful. This year is shaping up to be our best yet. Again...here is the link to the GoFundMe site: http:www.gofundme.com/9parj2nk

OK, Mike. No use even tying to discuss things with you anymore. You will find negativity behind every corner no matter what. I get it. Even though you know about the room you see it as some big conspiracy and just something else to complain about. I understand. Have a great day.

Nothing at all super secret about it. I highly doubt advertising the level of donation is going to prompt any donor of that size to come out of nowhere and donate. Stop making something out of nothing. Geeeezzzzz! Our development folks discuss it with potential donors all the time. It is no secret.

come on Mike. There is absolutely nothing wrong with providing benefits to our donors at any level. You want "big time"? Well this is exactly what "big time" programs do for their largest donors. Why do you just have to find something to complain about when absolutely nothing is there? People care. They may or may not "care" the way you have decided is the only right and proper way to care, but they do care. Come on, man!

Did I miss something? Who left the team in the middle of a game? EDIT: Sorry, just saw that it was Harris. Interesting...I was there and did not even notice. He seemed to be getting off to a good start this season. Could it be frustration over J. Brown playing more while turning the ball over regularly? I have no clue, but tonight's game was painful to watch. Maybe that's why I didn't notice.

We have our second sponsor! Bryan Waddle, owner of Cross Timbers Equipment, has agreed to be a sponsor of this event once again. Bryan and Cross Timbers have supported this scholarship fund-raiser from the very beginning, and I am both proud and excited to have them with us again this year. Thank you, Bryan and Cross Timbers Equipment, for your continued support of these great student-athletes.

Turnovers.....

Thank you for this post. It is great to hear from someone who knows Mike Jinks and believes him to be an Excelkent candidate for our HC job. I, too, hope he gets a chance for that interview. He is lucky to have friends like you in his corner.

$1355.00 and rising as of this morning...almost to the half-way mark...might have to let on that the real goal for the overall event is a net of $5000 for the Cheer Scholarship. We have not hit that high in any of our past five years, but have been creeping up on that level of support. This year we are dedicated to hitting $5000 plus. All donations...any level...you can see that we picked up a $5 one from Adam Martinez just today...thank you Adam very much....any level both needed and appreciated.

Update...up to $1,225 thanks to another generous donation just today! Just as a reminder...any size donation would be appreciated...$5, $10.... Heck even $1. All accepted...all appreciated. Also, for those wishing to play, the GoFundMe site is also being used to accept registration fees...$30 per player. Many thanks...great cause...let's do this folks!

I have your school email address... I will send you my contact info. Would love to come speak to your classes. I love that sort of thing. Definitely fun...if I can help, it would be my pleasure. Be on the lookout for that email.t Edit: found that phone number...text on the way.

Got you down! Appreciate that are willing to play and support this event. These student-athletes appreciate what we do more than any of us realize. They recognize that we appreciate what they do, and really are amazed that a bunch of alums would do this for them. Thank you, Sir!

Many thanks...glad to have you aboard! Just hit the site when you have the chance for the registration fee. No worries. What size t-shirt you want

Great news....now sitting at $1,125 in just two days! Yep...we are going to do this folks. Thanks to some of you right here on GoMeanGreen.Com. Bravo! Keep it going! All donations welcome of course.....any size. Any!

Now sitting at $1,125.00 in just two days...we are definitely going to reach this goal...our donors are fantastic. Check out the GoFundMe site... Http://www.gofundme.com/9parj2nk We also have a great vintage U of N TX Christmas ornament or two, an autographed Jay Novachek football and some restaurant gift cards already donated for the silent auction. You can see a photo of the Christmas Ornament in the other thread dedicated to this event. Check it out! Way cool.

Thanks...it is there already from another poster.

Been there....done that...tried that...just can't figure it out. Did try the copy and paste thing. Tried everything that I know...just having challenges with GMG.Com and getting it to work for me. I realize others have no challenges with this thing.

GoFundMe site now up to $825.00. Lots of new contributors on that list. Take a look at the site. Consider a donation....even a small one helps a great deal...here is the link: https://GoFundMe.com/9parj2nk Thanks so much...together we CAN make this happen for these very worthy student-athletes.

Oh, I get that, Joe, but I was criticized by a member of the Denton Record-Chronicle staff. I do try...just cannot seem to be able to find how to attach a link tomGMG.Com .... Just like it never allows me to posts photos or other media. I end up sending it to Harry and asking if he will post it for me. Just like I did with that Christmas ornament silent auction item.

For those who may not be aware, it is re-accreditation time for UNT. I believe the accreditation folks show up in June of 2016. A very large part of the process this time for all colleges and universities, by the way, will be an evaluation of their mission and vision statements along with their core values and exactly how they are executing on those statements and core values. It is not just "nice to read stuff" any longer...it will be tracked, evaluated and reviewed in depth. Apparently this started in 2013 with the colleges and universities going through the re-accreditation process starting in 2013 after new accreditation standards were developed and published. Some universities have a long way to go in aligning their core values, mission and vision statements with what they are actually doing. Fortunately, UNT is in much better shape, but "cleaning it all up" and aligning it even more closely with actual results, programs and emphasis is still being pursued from the BOR down across all university colleges. This is the sort of thing BOR's are charged with doing...oversight...not micromanagement of individual campus administration. They review and approve or not plans and action items presented to them from the universities they oversee. They do not get into day to day management issues as a general rule. It is very rare that they would at any university. It is not their job to do so. Fortunately or unfortunately for me, which ever way you look at it, I was asked and am serving on the College of Business committee tasked with reviewing and re-writing, if necessary, the COB's vision and mission statements along with its core values. I am the outside/alumni representative and we have an assistant dean, several professors and an undergrad student on the committee. I figured this might be a tad boring when first accepting the ask from the COB, but if our first meeting this week was any indication, this is going to be a lively, educational and entertaining assignment...even if it does seem likeit is going to be much more work than I envisioned. As much as we might want to poo poo these mission and vision statements (everyone in business has them too it seems these days), they are actually a very critical part of the overall accreditation process for colleges and universities these days and are being matched up against what the college/university is actually doing. So, no more lip service to these "nice to have" statements.

First...let me say here for purposes of disclosure...I have tried mightily to post a link to this Denton Record Chronicle article. I have been recently chasticized for not doing so. I apologize ahead of time...I tried...I cannot figure it out. If someone who can would be so kind, please post a link. I want to give the good folks at the DRC all the credit they should have. Ok, with that out of the way... There has been a decent bit of discussion and comment regarding the UNT Board of Regents and their position regarding athletics and how they should or should not respond. If you are interested in seeing just what the BOR spends a good bit of its time on, take a look at the short piece on page 3A of today's Denton Record-Chronicle written by Jenna Duncan, staff writer for the DRC. I will not summarize the article here as I have been told that is "not cool" unless I also post a direct link to the article. So, please someone help me out here and post that link for us. Otherwise, check it out in today's paper...hard copy or on-line. It should help some folks more clearly understand the role of the BOR.

Silent auction item...donated by none other than Silver Eagle! Vintage and cool. These are new...in the box ornaments folks.

Love those photos! Go Mean Green! Mean Green proud!