Army of Dad

Hunting (sometimes I camp to enable hunting). I have almost completely quit watching sports. My daughter is a senior at Tech and I go to 2-3 games every season as a result. As a bonus, I’ve been able to get to a few baseball games here. Not to pick at old wounds, but UNT still needs baseball. It should be a sport where they could become competitive…

For any in town fans might I suggest a Two Docs brewery or Good Line for the drowning of sorrows. The Plaza has decent Tex-Mex food, but better margaritas. Tech Cafe is a good locally owned breakfast chain if you’re staying the night here. Caprock Cafe and Triple J Chophouse are good dinner options. Good barbecue options include Rejino’s up in Olton and Evie Mae’s in Wolforth. Both were Texas Monthly top 50 (2021 list I think). (sorry for the late post-I didn’t think about posting here until I was at the game).

Save yourself and just drive to Denton or Abeline or San Angelo something, somewhere else.

For the love of God, no matter how many hotels/motels sell out do not under any circumstances stay at the Red Roof Inn in Lubbock.

Chair of the NIT committee

Congrats Mean Green.

Most of the comments I’ve seen from Tech fans are calling out the classless act of leaking this info before the NIT final.

😂 I’m happy to help and I saw a lot of green last duck season. Green winged teal, but still green…

No and I doubt I ever will go to another one. North Texas has pulled a Lucy on this Charlie Brown enough already.

Let’s start with the number of sold out games at Apogee…

History would indicate otherwise. I get it, that green kool aid tastes great. If you drink enough of it you start seeing sleeping giants and sold out home games. Lord knows I’ve drank a bunch of it myself (as well as making literal mean green alcoholic drinks). ‘You just wait until we get/do “X”!’ I’ve heard that before and so have you…

Funnily enough there’s a brewery in Lubbock that is making tailgate beers with electrolytes in them…

I wasn’t close to UNT athletics for as long as you, but I’ve come to the conclusion that UNT will always be ‘little ole UNT’ forever. No where near enough of the alumni or local community care if North Texas wins or loses. That’s partly because the school itself doesn’t care if they win or lose and partly because it’s always been that way. Just watch, they’ll find a way to douchebag up a decent basketball program again. For as nice as Apogee is, it’s not very big and is never full. Even with all the alumni within 90 minutes of Denton it’s never full. The school and the vast majority of it’s alumni simply do not care about Mean Green athletics. I used to think that eagle could change its colors, but after years of futility the Benford debacle was finally enough to get me to see that UNT will always be UNT. ‘Twas ever thus. Should North Texas be more than it is? Maybe/probably. Will it ever really fulfill that potential? Almost certainly not. (I think that’s mostly it’s own damn fault, but outside forces will also act to help stop substantive advancements) Ultimately you have to choose to take the sane and sensible course where you understand that nothing will ever really change or stay in the crazy house with hundreds of your fellows.

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Obligatory reminder that he allowed Benford to coach every game on his contract…