UNT Five&Dime

Didn't even bother flying the Mean Green flag this morning. In fact, I went out and bought a Hilltopper one to fly instead. Don't want to be associated with losers.

Dropped to thrid after Day 2. 1. Denver, 275 2. Western Kentucky, 256 3. North Texas. 234 4. FIU, 176 5. Florida Atlantic, 152 6. UALR, 97

Looks like they settled for Savannah State ESPN

Taking place in Rockwall, TX this week - Wednesday through Saturday. After Day 1, UNT Women are in the lead: Live stats available at: Sun Belt Championship Meet Results Go Mean Green!

To be fair, the original number came from a pothead (not UNT90, the player).

UMass begins play in the MAC in 2012.

Nadia Lee was Player of the Week last week in the Sun Belt, going 4-0 against Arkansas and Kansas State. Sun Belt POW!

Alumni tailgate?

<emphasis mine> What does this mean? So NT used to do this? Did he really say that or is this something lost in translation?

Video is on Wfaa's website: A Winning Formula for North Texas Basketball: Staying Local Go Mean Green!

Sun Belt Swimmers and Divers of the Week Congratulations Catherine!

POW! Third in a Row

They play at a good Vanderbilt team the Saturday before they come to Denton. While I would love for them to beat the Commodores, I'm not sure I want them to do so the game before they play us. Regardless, they have a good chance of rolling into town with 20 wins. This is great for the Sun Belt, and great for NT to have them at home. 16 days and counting.

I haven't seen Dodge and Dickey mentioned that many times in one place since the last MeanGreenBlog I read. Congrats to Coach Dickey.

How many threads were derailed / hijacked?

Beer, how I love thee... 2011 brought me the great hobby of homebrewing. My lovely wife bought me a Mr. Beer for Christmas 2010 and after a couple batches of it, I decided to move on to more traditional homebrewing. I went straight to BIAB (brew in a bag) because I thought it provided me with the best/easiest setup for me. I brewed inside, and didn't have the need for 5 gallons (only drinker in family), so I brewed 2.5 gallon batches. Plus the Mr. Beer fermenter makes a great bottling "bucket". I've only brewed 7 batches or so (the addition of a second child and rentry in the workforce has cut free time down), and really just had my first sucess 2 batches ago - a SN Pale Ale clone. I got a turkey fryer this past Christmas so I can move outside and up my batches to 4 gallons. I hope to start kegging sometime soon, since I hate bottling - ruined my evening on Wednesday. As for commercial beers, I branched out from my typical beer selection trying many craft beers to help form a palate and discover what I might like to start brewing. Beer drinking has turned into a relaxing exerience for me. Here are some new beers I had in 2011: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale: My new favorite. Perfectly bitter and nice balanced hop flavor. New Belgium 1554 Black Ale (I think): Found this on tap in Port Aransas over the summer. I used to hate dark beers, but this one was smooth and not as malty as I was expecting. Went well with the pizza we had. Bought a bottle of it a couple of weeks ago, have yet to open it and try again. Dog Fish Head 60 Minute: Not impressed. It's reputation as being one of the premier IPAs is unfounded if you ask me. The flavor was very underwhelming and it finished much drier than I would like. Yuengling Lager: **Not a new one, but should always be mentioned on a beer list** As a born Pennsylvanian, I am required to love this beer. Any time a family member goes to a distributing state, they bring back some cases. I was lucky enough to enjoy this most months in 2011. Brooklyn Pale Ale: I don't remember much from this 6 pack - just a normal APA. If I remember correctly it was much more bitter than SNPA. Your trip to Jersey/NYC area breweries sounds like a lot of fun. I am heading to NYC for a weekend in Feb., but don't think I'll be able to talk the wife into hitting up Brooklyn Beers. In the fall I am planning on taking a trip out to Sierra Nevada Brewing. I haven't tasted a beer from them I don't like (even the stout and porter, my usual kryptonite) and am really excited to tour their brewery. Cheers and Go Mean Green!

Wouldn't a playoff system do that as well?

Is there a way to block this thread from Dr. Seuss' view? Congratulations Tony! Well deserved.

Keep an eye out for the Orr jersey in the crowd. GMG!

We had a tournament set up at the AAC for earlier in the year, but apparently TTU dropped out after Knight left. MeanGreenBlog 11/21

My thinking is the Mid-Majors should win those scheduled games to keep them from being bowl eligible. Much more exciting if you ask me.

Some advice: Don't post while driving, you'll mistype green and look like a schmuck.

Followil and Radighan about to talk NT basketball. This post has been promoted to an article