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Just in case some of you wanted one of those new folding recliners that are popular with the RV (recreational vehicle) crowd, Wal-Mart is starting to close out them out. Here is what they look like on-line. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3342174 At my local Wal-Mart they are selling them for $30 dollars.

An updated roster was handed out to fans who attended the scrimmage yesterday. Here are the additions/changes compared to the roster on the official athletic department site. #9 Ronnie Hull, FB, 6'#" X 237 Sr. (still listed with #92 on the official site) #9 Dwayne Thompson, LB, 5'11" X 220, FR. HS Rowlett #14 Zack McLaurin QB, 6'1" X 205, FR, HS Irving(?) Ranchview HS. #18 Raife Jenkins LB, 6'3" X 210, Fr. HS, Little Rock, Ark. (Sylvan Hills HS) #21 Tony Taveras LB(RB), 5'11" X 225 Fr. HS, Geoesbeck HS #27 Heath Wells, P/K, 6'1" X 235, Fr. HS, Lewisville TX HS #34 Preston Jenkins LB, 5'11" X 230, Fr. HS, Arlington (Lamar HS) #43 Marcus Sykes OLB, 6'3" X 253, Fr. HS, Coppell TX HS (still listed with #70 on the official site) #48 Freddy Gittens DB, 6' X 205, Jr. TR, Irving TX (McArthur) #52 Sam Owusu-Hemeng DE, 6'1" X 230 Fr. HS, Arlington, TX (Seguin HS) #54 Andrew Payne, DL, 6'3" X 242, Fr. HS, Grand Prairie TX, (South Grand Prairie) #59 Henry Eke, LB, 5'11" X 205, Fr. RS, Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS) * still listed as #54 on the official site. #62 Chris Eidd, OL, 6'3" X 306, Fr. RS, Euless, TX (Trinity HS) * still listed as wearing #78 on the official site. #64 Jeff Moehrig, OL, 6' X 293, Fr. HS Victoria TX (Memorial HS) #69 Kenneth Okonkwo, DL, 6'2" X 230, Fr. HS Richardson TX (Berkner) #70 Brian Carlson, OL, 6'5" X 268, Jr. TR Spring TX (Kilgore CC) * still listed as wearing #85 on the official site. #71 Matthew Menard, DL, 6'5" X 275, Fr. HS Spring TX (Westfield HS) * still listed as wearing #94 on the official site. #94 Kendrick Ridge, DL, 6'1" X 275, Fr. HS, Garland, TX (South Garland HS) * listed as wearing #71 on the official site.

Woody is fine where he is. We have plenty of talent at wide-out.....and as it turns out TE.

There's also a thing called "playing smart". You fight for six extra inches if it's 4th and inches. But otherwise you got out of bounds and live to fight another day.

I didn't see Prince out there at all. I have to say that Woody showed a lot of accuracy today. He threw some pretty passes over the middle. Aside from the concerns that Big Dawg expressed (I turned to John Denver and said the same thing that BD said about that "6" extra" run, when Woody should have just gone out of bounds) , I think he's making a serious move to start. New players and new positions. As I mentioned earlier this week, Ronnie Hull has changed jerseys (now wearing #9) and playing FB. I also speculated that this might mean that James Mithchell could be moved back to RB....sure enough I was right. James Played a series and ran well......until he hurt his ankle. New Player, wearing #21 in white is Tony Taveras, 5'11" X 225, Freshman HS, from Groesbeck. On the roster that was handed out before the scrimmage, he was listed as a linebacker, but they were playing him at RB during the scrimmage. He was getting some pretty good yardage, but kept fumbling the ball. Where the hell has this young man been? Late qualifier like Ross? I didn't see him playing, but Freddy Giddens (6' X205 DB) Jr. from Irving, is wearing #48. Overall the OL is looking bigger and better.

Spoken like someone who's been married for a long time.

Yes, bring your own gun.

It'll be interesting to see what Rice's attendance will be with their new "reach-out-to-everyone-in-the-community" coach.....and his new offensive scheme.

Here is the official roster from the athletic site. http://www.meangreensports.com/SportSelect...2&Q_SEASON=2006 It needs updating.

You forgot Russell McQuiston. Besides, they gave him a "ship" after the Wednesday practice. That doesn't say underdog to me. I never really regarded him as such. I like what I've seen of him, but IMHO it's too soon to talk about him in terms of being in the rotation, much less being the starter. He has a long way to go.

I've never seen a WR at North Texas take such a leadership role. Johnny is amazing.....and as a receiver "money-in-the-Bank". Here are some of my other "money-in-the-Bank" receivers. Marcus Camper WR/Kick Returner John Love WR/Kick Returner Louis Silva TE Clayton George WR Pete Harvey WR Charles Murry WR Barry Moore WR Ron Shanklin WR David Brown WR/Kick Returner

"that was my impression makes him my adopted son?" Damn, you're sensitive about this QB situation.

Nothing shakes him very much. One of my favorite qualities in a QB. Time will tell if this continues to be the case, but that was one of the impressions that I had from watching him Wednesday.

Really? Did your shopping list include a "15" LCD TV? Geezz Emmitt, most people's "impulse buys" at grocery stores include such things as the latest chip/snack food and/or flavor of ice cream. I bet your wife doesn't send you back to the store any time soon.

Isn't that where the North Texas program has been for the last 20+ years?

I believe that a previously posted schedule shows a 8:00am scrimmage this Saturday at Fouts.

He was taller than Flutie (by 2") and not near as fast. He only made better decisions with the ball than most of the other candidates, (and definitely better than Haynes and Ieans), and he ran the team in a very efficient and confident manner. I always wondered why that wasn't good enough in the eyes of the coaching staff. Before him there was Russell McQuistin(sp?) who walked-on a couple of springs before. There may be a variety of reasons why he left the program before the end of spring, but he was looking like a very good back-up candidate for Scott Hall. He was big (6'3" X 215) and he was out there doing the same things....putting the ball where it needed to be, running the team efficiently and confidently and (IMHO) looking better than Andrew Smith. But, what the hell do I know.

That's my cynical view of things too. But after watching Tune yesterday, he's too slow for DB and too thin for TE. Of course, like a couple of former walk-on QB's that I've seen, if Tune shows too much ability, he'll be gone.....for what ever reason.

I've seen Brown out there practicing, but not Fernandez.

At this point, I have no intention of joining the QB debate, however..... SE-66, FFR mentioned weeks ago that Tune looked great in the HS all-star game, and he couldn't understand why Tune was not offered a "ship" by some D-1 school. After watching him yesterday morning, I tend to agree. From what I've seen so far, we've picked up a bargain. Now, he might crash and burn during the rest of the fall camp. But if he remains consistent in his development, we've got a real steady QB option for the team. Not spectacular mind you......but steady and confident....so far. Stebo, if you saw the intensity and fire that Meager was playing with yesterday, you'd alter your comments somewhat. At one point I saw him grab Collins (a TE) and literally fling him toward where he was supposed to be. So based on what I saw, I would suggest that Meager was demonstrating some leadership skills in his comments to the press by not pushing the panic button.

As far back as I can remember Southlake Carroll was always filling their stadium. Of course, they've been winning since they were a tiny 2-A school.

I'm going to have to find subtle ways of needling Emmitt about WW this year. Especially if he doesn't start. And right now, I don't have an opinion on who should start. However, I observed that the new kid on the block, Nathan (?) Tune, had a very good day running the second (or possibly third) team offense. He placed his passes well, nothing spectacular, but on target, and he moved the sticks. He seems to be much more comfortable with the offense than the first time I saw him. When he scrambled, he made as much as he could, and then went out of bounds. He just generally made good decisions......until he telegraphed an out-pattern throw and Desmond Chatman jumped on it and took it the other way. (BTW, I don't like the out-pattern). Otherwise he looked good today. He had some problems with the center exchange just like the other QB's. The other QB's looked OK. All of them struggled with the snap from center. The guys playing center (I think it was Drake and Glass) were getting an ear full from the OL coach by the end of the scrimmage. Phillps looked about the same as he usually does. He throws pretty good passes and he doesn't move around a lot. Meager threw better today than Sunday and he moved around well. He seemed to have to scramble more than the other QB's. He made some good passes on the two minute drill. I arrived late, so I didn't see Jamario play. Robertson got a lot of reps and showed a lot of speed on his runs. Sometimes he was a bit tentative, but toward the end of the scrimmage, he ripped off some pretty long runs. Cox, got some pretty good runs. He didn't look like a home run threat today however. Maldonado got some good runs in. He even took it in for a TD on a goal line situation in the two minute drill. Then I think he later took a pitch from Meager for another TD on another goal line situation. The O-Line and D-Line are both looking good. I arrived in time to see Issac Thomas break thru and sack Meager in the end-zone. He showed a real burst on that play. Daniel didn't have time to juke or put any sort of moves on. Issac just jumped him. #65 Miller, and #61 Stewart looked good out there. They were flying around and harassing the RB's and QB's pretty good. Toward the end of practice, Stewart must have taken exception to #78 Nic Foster's blocking technique, because he popped him about three or four times in the helmet with his forearm. They then exchanged pleasantries and went on about their business. As far as the receivers go, #87 Fitzgerald continues to make a strong case for getting into the rotation. He was making some fine catches. Stubblefield #15 caught a TD pass and made some other good sideline grabs. Both of them seem to have very good concentration. Zac Muzzy #3 is also making a strong bid to get into the rotation. He is very hard working, and made some good catches over the middle. The experiment of moving David Collins from DE to TE is still on-going. He now wears #95. On one occasion he was shifting to the wrong side during a two minute drill. Daniel M. grabbed him by the jersey and literally flug him in the correct direction. A little later he caught a TD pass. At the end of the scrimmage, I noticed someone new wearing #9 and getting into some of the two minute drills at FB. It was obvious that he wasn't player listed on the official roster, Adam Burnett 5'8" x 177 lbs from Everman. As it turned out it was Ronnie Hull, who up to this point had been playing TE. So it looks like they may want his big body (6'3" X 250) and blocking skills at the FB position. So, near as I can figure it, the TE position looks like this. #88 Beau Davidson, #85 Gill, #83 Seidle, #99 Harmon (when he gets back from injury), and #95 Collins. If Hull stays at FB, then that brings up this question. Is James Mitchell going to stay at FB, or is he going to be put into the mix for Jamario's back-up?

We all seem to be too stunned to respond to this. I've never seen the Mean Green nation this quiet.

Well, the Greenbackers (and the Athletic Dept) have given students/fans/alumni a much better game day atmosphere...and it keeps getting better every year. Let's see, what else do we need?.......... ..........

Hmmmm, interesting logic. 60's Scrappy is pleased.......