SilverEagle

Has anyone seen the DL transfer from Tulsa out there. His last name is Collins.

What sort of competition did James Mitchell get his HS stats against? Just a guess, but I think that the competition Bishop Lynch plays against is a bit tougher than Liberty Christian.

You mean Colt Mahan?

Kyle Story at Decatur ran a very similar offense in 2004.

If you had asked me I would have guessed that they were about 125. They weren't very big, but they moved fast, and they could play circles around any other band in Texas....or most of the nation for that matter. It was kind of like having a 125 member marching lab band out there. I also liked the uni for the drum major (very OU or Ohio State-ish), and I liked the classic design of the band's uni's as well. They were like Ohio State's uni's. They also had a little cape on them that folded to the middle to reveal a "N and T" on each flap. They wore black shoes and spats.

Huff, I really appreciate that. I hope that the picture takes in all of the bands on the field and that it's fairly clear. Again,... thanks

Part of the problem with our image has been that for decades we HAVE been relaxing........too relaxed in fact.

So.....what's the grade?

I tend to agree with this. I still would like to see the picture that PMG was requesting. If someone has it and can scan it into their computer, please send me a PM.

Taking them where?

It's my belief that if T.J. was back and eligible to practice, Vito would have mentioned it in his article.

He was pretty impressive at RB in fall practice his freshman year.

Coach Bleil: Very impressed. Big on accountability. Would point out any mistakes made, then encourage the player, though anyone making the same mistake twice would get an earful. Was just as quick to praise good technique, a good read, or a good effort. At one point, the free safety called out coverage, and a DB misunderstood, which let the offense make a big play. Bleil talked to the FS and told him "We are holding the free saftey accountable for coverage mistakes, it's your job to make sure everyone of the DB's knows what to do". A few plays later the same player made a good coverage adjustment and drew equal praise. A public service message from SilverEagle, Folks, It takes much more time and much more energy to do what coach Bleil is doing, than it does to only scream and yell at a player. But it yields much more benefits in the long run. For those who are new parents, and for those who are planning to be parents, please pay close attention to this lesson.

Huff...FYI from my HS participation in the event, I don't remember hardly any 4-A or 5-A schools that participated. The Denton HS Band always participated, but that was usually the biggest band. Most of the rest of the bands were 3-A and 2-A bands. I do remember that one year the Waco Carver Band participated. They were as big as the Denton HS band.

I'd be interested in that too since my HS Band (myself included) was out on the field that day.

Hmmm, I wonder if the Cox-to-RB move is a signal that we won't be signing any RB prospects with any of those left-over five ships. It might also signal how deep we are (raw talent-wise) at DB. On last years program Cox was listed as a Soph. Does anyone know how accurate that is?

Seems like I remember reading back then that Fry was interested in the school changing it's name to "Texas State". I think that I also remember reading that this name change was suggested to him by Woody Hayes. As I recall, Fry was trying to schedule Ohio St. and Woody Hayes suggested that if we had a less "directional" name, we might be taken more seriously by the big time schools (I think Tennesse was taking us seriously back then ). I don't know if it ever went anywhere, and I don't know if A$M objected to the speculative talk. However, everyone that talked about the possibility assumed that they (A$M) would object for the reason you stated CTV.

.....well, you didn't hate it that much.

The name change bill was sponsored and introduced by Rep Joe Ratcliff of Dallas (a North Texas graduate) and passed the house with only one negative comment (from Rep Maude Isaacks of El Paso). The Senate sponsor was Tom Creighton of Mineral Wells. Senator Charles Herring of Austin raised the first objections calling the bill "a fraud on the public". He went on to say "That school is nothing but a teacher's college and that's what it's going to be for years to come".* Senator Herring (described in the Star-Telegram as a graduate of the University of Texas and it's home Senator) threatened a filibuster on April 26th 1961. He suggested an amendment where the name would be NTSU. After Senator Crieighton confirmed that Herring had no problems with NTSU, the ammended bill was sent back to the house, which quickly approved it. The name change (forced by the aforementioned a-hole UT grad) was signed by Gov. Price Daniel on May 8th. * from "The Story of North Texas", by James Rogers....pages 348 and 349.

Not that I ever heard about. The bitching and moaning came in 1960 when we changed our name from North Texas State College. Our original name change request was "University of North Texas". Some a-hole legislator (who was a UT grad) threatened to filibuster the bill unless we withdrew the name, or came up with another. We compromised on NTSU. We lived with that for 28 years until we changed it to UNT in 1988. We obviously gained enough respect in the academic and legal community to change our name to what we had wanted originally without any comments/complaints from anyone. What's up with your school?

It's a start in the right direction.

So, do you live in Texas or California.

I appreciate the acknowledgement from Coach Dickey. I am soooooooooo glad that it was only the gallbladder.

Byerly and T.J. must have missed the memo on that one.

My older sister attended for a semester. My brother-in-law graduated with a degree in English/Journalism. My cousin graduated with a degree in recreation. My son graduated (03) with a degree in Business/Marketing.