SilverEagle

There couldn't be a better example for Todd Dodge use when he starts his education process (make that re-education process) with his new team, than this football game. This game has it all.....and then some. Boise showed up confident, believing in their abilities, believing in their coaching staff, and believing that, regardless of the situation, they were never out of the game. I couldn't believe my eyes when I watched that 4 & 18 on the last drive. And I couldn't believe the absolute, balls, huevos, or whatever term you want to use, that the coaching staff had on them when they decided to go for the win after the overtime TD. The banquet, spring practice, and spring game can't get here soon enough. If I had the money, I would take out a full page ad in the DRC and just say this. TO THE PEOPLE OF DENTON. THE FIESTA BOWL WIN THAT MOST OF THE NATION WITNESSED MONDAY NIGHT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN AN UNSELFISH COMMUNITY GETS BEHIND IT'S HOME TOWN COLLEGE TEAM. IT'S TIME FOR THE CITY OF DENTON AND ALL OF DENTON COUNTY TO STEP UP!

.....and guess who this pissed-off OU team plays next.

Well, here is one thing to consider. If RV had fired DD like he wanted to do back in 01, would we have been as excited about his replacement as we are now? I don't adhere to those old adages of "things work out for the best", or "God has a plan for us". I usually regard those statements as trite and unimaginative. One could argue however...........

I'm excited about the excitement. I think GrayEagle mentioned it on another thread, that this is the most excited the Mean Green Nation has been since Hayden Fry was hired. I tend to agree.

Interesting article. I've always been a bit ambivalent about this "remove my support if I don't like the coach" approach. I've always been a person that felt that North Texas Football was my program. And if the current coaching staff was not running it to my satisfaction, then show up and loudly let them know about it. Now, it's another thing entirely to increase your financial support when a coach more to you liking is hired. Not showing up was just feeding into our image as disinterested/fair-weather fans.

He injured his knee against Arkansas (game #4 in 2003), and was out for the rest of the year. It's taken the NCAA all this time to finally grant him the redshirt year. It's up to him to come back in 07. I haven't heard that he is going to, but I certainly hope that he does.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING! I'll donate $100.00 to that project.

Great idea! What about the flying part?

First of all. I think this is a wonderful idea/concept. Decades ago, North Texas used to own an Eagle (or was it a hawk), and someone with the spirit organization used to handle it/bring it to the games. I noticed that the Eagle that they used is a Bald Eagle. I don't even want to think about what sort of federal rules/regulations/paperwork etc. we would have to go through in order to get permission to do the same thing. Whoever wanted to make this happen would have to understand that they would basically be on their own as far as being in charge of the care of the bird, and it's home. Because FFR can tell you just how responsible (not!) the current spirit groups are regarding our current (and more durable) spirit icons. FFR also told me that they once checked into this. And not only is there strict federals regs. regarding Bald Eagle, but you also must have a "falconer's license" to handle the bird, and that takes 7 years.

What a rude question.

I would use the word spineless. They caved in to the University on the issue of producing a NT-exes hat. So, their real name should be "The North Texas Exes as governed by the whims and policies of the University and it's unimaginative minions."

Ask them yourself. http://www.unt.onlinecommunity.com/ I'd be interested in knowing if you get a straight answer.

I totally agree with this. I believe that TD (or one of the assistants) will not have a very hard time finding people to play WR in thier offense.

Monday, Jan 1st, 10:30AM start time. Nebraska vs Auburn. My wife tells me that she been hearing on the news that Cotton Bowl tickets have been a pretty hard sell to Nebraska fans, who don't see Dallas as a fun destination.

I would be willing to bet that if some monied alum called up RV and said "put an interlocking NT on the helmet", RV would make another "executive decision" just like he did with the scripted North Texas.

This all sounds very final and all, but I don't believe that when RV took over, the scripted North Texas was not part of the branding and official word marks. He just made his own decision about it, and put the scripted North Texas on the helmets.

Ok, FWIW, and at the risk of making this thread last even one post longer,...........I really like this.

If a Brokeback reference won't do it, then nothing will.

I'm right there with you Jack. Our symbols/logos should be as simple and classic as possible. And while I'm at it. I've never liked those t-shirts with slogans like " Proud to be Mean Green" or "Mean Green and proud of it", etc, etc. The intent is to give people permission to like, or have pride, in North Texas. When I see those shirts, I always think the same thing "who are they trying to convince?". Just wear sweatshirts/t-shirts that say "North Texas" or "Mean Green"....or at the most both. The fact that you are wearing it out in public shows that you have pride in your school. You don't need slogans.

It's times (or threads) like this that make me wish the same thing. You explain it, and explain it, and some people who seem to totally lack the ability to think abstractly will aways turn the discussion into (as my friend FFR is fond of saying) an ass-whipping. Geezz

I'd never heard the story about the basketball players. I've always heard the Sidney Graham version. It is also my understanding that originally MEAN GREEN was the nickname for the defense. I don't understand why people have such a hard time with this mascot/nickname concept. Our mascot is the Eagle, and our nickname is the Mean Green. If nothing else, the fact that we wear green should make it obvious why we call ourselves the "MEAN GREEN".

Seems like there used to be an outstanding QB by the name of Stump, that came out of south Texas. Did he play at A&M? Deep, or Island, do either of you guys remember this guy? Dane Johnson used to play football at SLC. The fact that they put it in print about players re-considering their verbal committment and/or looking at North Texas for the first time, means that it's probably more than rumor or speculaton. This is going to get interesting.

Now, this is sounding much better.

Harry, I think you ended up making my point. You didn't list any DL that would be considered a natural and/or dominating at the position. And, you listed entirely too many DE's. DE's don't do us much good if they run it up the gut at us all night long. Which is what Austin Westlake did most of the game last week-end........ and it almost worked. I've read that it (a dominating running game) did work for Katy. So, please give Mr. Santiago back to the defense......and you can throw in (as GrayEagleone suggested) Venegas as well.

I'll take those two for sure.