SilverEagle

If only something like this would happen to OU.....and UT.....and A$M........and epecially SMU!!!!!

"In addition to stadium seating that is 15 to 20 yards closer to the field, other amenities will include suite and club level sections, a spirit store, a new ticket concession area and a section for student seating. " 15 or 20 yards closer?....try 30 or 40 yards closer.

I haven't heard anything like this since the Katie Couric interview with Sarah Paliin.

I seem to recall that Jeremi Mathis (#24) got some people's attention in fall practice. What ever happened to him?

I don't know if anyone else noticed, but this part of the article bothered me. "Built in 1952, current stadium Fouts Field was named after former coach Theron J. Fouts, who was 23-14-2 in five seasons in the 1920s. Coach Jack Sisco was 74-37-10 from 1929 to ’41." This looks as if the stadium was named in honor of Fouts for no good reason, and that Jack Sisco would have been a better choice. However, if this reporter had done some homework on the name of the field, he would have found this..... "The stadium opened in September 1952 originally named Eagle Stadium. In 1954 it was named in honor of Theron J. Fouts, former football coach, athletics director and founder of UNT's track and field program.Theron J. Fouts, served as head coach at the University of North Texas from 1920-1924. Fouts amassed a 23-14-2 record. He also started the school’s track and field program and initiated the drive to build the 20,000-seat Eagle Stadium on campus. The venue was named Fouts Field in his honor (after he died)." I hate lazy reporting.....especially about my school.

Fred Graham will definitely be in my thoughts. This is a very cruel and insidious disease/disorder. I feel very bad for him, and for his family.

I've been hanging out with John Denver this year. They set up on the grass at the SE corner of the parking lot.

Yes, I would pay $125.00 for a brick. At that price, I would buy one for me, my wife, and my son.

I tend to believe that corporate sponsors will get the naming rights. I used to like the idea of Odus Mitchell, but when you indicated that he kind of sided with Dr. Matthews on not having a mean green club-like fund raising arm of the athletic department, that kind of cooled me on him some. However, he certainly ran an honarable and (overall) successful program.......on a very limited budget.

Brett Vito: Vote gives hope amid despair 08:23 AM CDT on Monday, October 20, 2008 Brett Vito Considering the circumstances, the atmosphere around the North Texas locker room seemed almost out of place late Saturday night. The Mean Green was disappointed after yet another loss, this time a 35-23 setback to Louisiana-Monroe that dropped UNT to an unsightly 0-7 on the season. And yet there was a sense of optimism that glossed over that malaise. UNT students threw the Mean Green’s football program a lifeline in the form of a yes vote on a student fee that will be used to help build a much-needed football stadium to replace Fouts Field. For at least one night, the talk was not so much about how UNT would dig itself out an ever-growing hole on the field, but how a new stadium would help pull the program out of it. “It’s huge for our university and the future of Mean Green football,” UNT head coach Todd Dodge said. “I want to say thank you to our student body for coming out and voting yes on the stadium.” UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal spoke about the commitment the school’s students showed to the athletic program by setting the groundwork for the fee to go in place when the stadium opens, hopefully in 2011. Villarreal and UNT officials will now turn their attention to raising the private funds it will take to complete the stadium. Final figures are not back, but UNT will have to come up with another $30-40 million to supplement the funds it will receive from the fee. Villarreal didn’t seem too concerned with meeting the challenge. “The students have shown their commitment,” Villarreal said. “We will be able to compete with the programs we are up against that have similar fees.” Villarreal indicated earlier this year that UNT’s problem has always been that it hasn’t carried through on promises — whether they were to improve the quality of the programs or the facilities its athletes play and practice in. UNT began to change that over the last few years with the opening of the Mean Green Athletic Center and a few other venues. The school moved closer to fulfilling its biggest promise of all with the addition of a student athletic fee. Now that the groundwork has been laid, it seems like only a matter of time before those who were skeptical of whether UNT would come through will jump on board with the project. There is little doubt that everyone with an interest in Mean Green football will want his or her name somewhere on the stadium, whether it’s on a brick or a luxury suite. When the stadium opens, Villarreal and UNT president Gretchen Bataille will both be remembered for their roles in the process, and rightly so, but there are a few more people who played big roles who deserve some credit as well. UNT student body president Jeff Kline and fellow student senator Derrick Murray both played key roles in championing a cause that wasn’t all that popular with everyone on a campus where athletics are often an afterthought. The roles each played were at the forefront of not only Dodge’s mind, but those of his players as well after Saturday night’s game. Seniors Isaac Thomas and Brock Stickler probably know better than anyone just what a new venue could do for the Mean Green’s program. “Hopefully it will go through,” Stickler said of the final steps needed to build a new stadium. “That way we will get the recruits we need to start winning ball games at North Texas.” That goal seemed like it was a long way off again after the Mean Green’s latest loss, one that saw UNT fall behind 28-0 in the early going. However, unlike before, there seemed to be a reason to believe in the future of the program. UNT had hope when Dodge was hired as the Mean Green’s head coach in December 2006, but that hope had faded in rapid fashion over the last year or so. That happens when a new head coach struggles to the tune of a 2-17 career record. Another loss was tough for the Mean Green to take. The consensus is UNT is one of the worst teams in the country. The difference on Saturday was that there was a glimmer of hope about the future, thanks to the work of a handful of UNT officials, Kline, Murray and the school’s students who voted in favor of an athletic fee. That small hope made all the difference in the world for UNT. BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870. His e-mail address is bvito@dentonrc.com . Does anyone know how much the bricks will cost? If we want to make sure that gmg.com is recognized, perhaps everyone can contribute to a gomeangreen.com brick.

I agree with this. It was the students who finally made this happen. They deserve the naming rights.

I agree with this. It was the students who finally made this happen, and so they should be given the naming rights.

The building site has nothing to get in the way of construction.....just dirt work. No tearing down, no moving things......just dirt work. IMHO, the construction process should go faster than Ford stadium. "Selfishly though, I stand a better chance of being around in 2010 than I do in 2011." Jack, stay on that diet and exercise program. I want to see you walk into that new stadium.

Flyer, my thanks to you is for all of the long time (and long suffering) alumni who have hoped for decades that something like this would finally come to pass. People like GrayEagleone, GGII, and Oldtimer now have hope that they will finally see the venue for North Texas football that the program deserves. These are the guys that have been here for North Texas, (rain or shine), for decades. I look forward to all of them being able to enjoy as many seasons as possible in this great new facility. Great job!

Isn't there a track around the old Liberty Christian football field?

I find it interesting that when the administration saw a need for a new basketball arena (back in 1970), they got "creative" in designing it, as well as what they called it, so that state monies could be used to build it. No such intellectual energy has been forthcoming from our administration since then.....regarding football.

the final is 32-7 TCU. Congratulations Frogs!

Has anyone published what students at B-12 schools have to pay for tickets to football/basketball games.....which are in addition to the athletic fees that they pay.

Well, it worked even better against Rice.

I'll take that offense that Tulsa runs.

I'm sorry, but I graduated during the Hayden Fry era, and I don't remember us ever being ranked as high as #10. I think we barely got into the top 20 (I think #16), but that is it. Wardly, you are right that most North Texas fans want fine wine at rippple prices, but our administrators are somewhat to blame for the situation. And there is no better evidence of this than the ad campaign earlier this year (and last year) that focused on North Texas being a "bargain" education. Dr. Matthews (your era) did not favor any sort of extra fund raising for the athletic program. In fact, he discouraged it. According to GrayEagleone, Odus Mitchell didn't like the idea either. That's why when Hayden Fry arrived he was shocked to find that there wasn't any sort of fund raising for athletics. Hayden is the one who started the Mean Green club. The tradition of giving to the athletic department started with him, and thanks to administrators who are negative (and I might add petty) about such things, it's been a constant struggle to get people in the habit of giving to the athletic department.

Well, since he's all-pro a High School kid playing in the OL might know who he is. They might be surprised that he played football at North Texas, but a good salesman could say that Brian came to North Texas to get a good education. They could then follow it up by saying that Brian really liked it at North Texas. Hell, coaches have told bigger lies than that to recruits.

Just when was the last time that you saw him run...... He had a pass intercepted by a DB in a sping game, and I saw him run the guy down from behind....and make the tackle. And it wasn't an arm tackle either......

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Exactly! So a good recruiter/salesman should be able to spin any situation. With us, it would be "come here and have a greater chance of playing early and helping this program turn around".....OR "you could be our next Joe Greene"....OR "you could be our next Brian Waters."