SilverEagle

If you think DD has it bad and gets criticized unfairly, I would invite you to check out ANY of the B-12 message boards, but especailly the Baylor board. There is a love-fest going on here compared to those places.

I remember looking at a tape of a North Texas/UTA game in 1985. It was played at Fouts and by your standards Fouts was WORSE THAN CRAP. It was in that condition when Hayden Fry arrived in 1973. It was in that condition when Corkey Nelson arrived in 1982. Yet both coaches managed to beat big name opponents, and both coaches managed to ACTIVELY PROMOTE NORTH TEXAS FOOTBALL. And as I have pointed out several times, Corky did it with LESS resources and LESS support from the administration. Also, Corky and Hayden both had additional duties of being the AD as well as being the head coach.

I'm not going to comment on any of the rumors about this. I DO want to comment on the "what ifs". Let's assume that RF IS going to Buffalo. Now, IF RF's role as OC is what everyone says it's been, then I would be VERY concerned. And what I would be concerned about is this. What credible coach out there would be willing to step in and take his place? Especially if he REALLY ISN'T RUNNING THE OFFENSE.

I agree that a bit more surleyness would be in order for our OL. However, we need MUCH MORE depth AND BEEF than we currently have. Of all the "back-ups" listed on the game program this year only Banks weighs over 300. The remainder are 280, 270, and 244?!?!?

Yeah, that's a great way to get a B-12 job.

Now, if we could just get someone like Bill Gates hooked on Mean Green football. Thanks Bassulike!

Since you've given blanket permission, then I'll say something. Our lack of OCC wins, (and I don't mean wins over UT or KState or OU. I mean lack of wins over the FAU's of the world) have just about cancelled out any, and all, credibility that our SBC championships have given us. We can celebrate our SBC championships, and the trips to the NO bowl (but ONLY the trips) inside our cloistered little football world, but the rest of the football world is not impressed. As a result, we have almost no credibility with the recruits out there. And as a result of that, our level play will just about always stay the same....if we're lucky.

We sure look forward to seeing him out there next year. Thanks for the update.

worst season was 1972, 1-10. Our average attendance at games that year was 6000.

It has been my policy, and pleasure, to tell my wife that I love her on a daily basis. I tell my son this as well, but only in the manner and frequency that young males can tolerate. Mankind has long struggled with the randomness of life. Many try to deal with it, and keep it at bay, by the use good luck charms, religous symbols, and performing some sort of "ritual" every day. If you must perform a "ritual" every day in an attempt to ward off "bad luck", then I recommend Emmitt's suggestion.......make that STRONGLY recommend. Emmitt, I am so sorry for the loss of your fellow officer. Call me if there is anything that I can do.

this is the message I get when I try to connect to the audio. "Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. Be sure the path is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified location, or the computer where the file is stored is offline." ????

"The teams I played on in St. Louis and Denver were not competitive until I had thoroughly digested the entire passing game." Well, that sounds reasonable. Now, if our QB's only had something to digest.....other than a starvation diet.

Dallas, despite any other potential areas of disagreement that might be between us, I am 100% in agreement with you on that one. People just don't know how much different the "attitude" was when those coaches were here. Hell, even an over-worked and underpayed Corkey Nelson found a way to beat SMU, TCU, RICE, and TT. Even with 20 fewer "ships".

While on vacation last month, my wife and I stopped by the Vietnam Veterans memorial at Eagle's Nest New Mexico. Very impressive facility.....and a very moving tribute to the Viet Nam veterans. Interesting statistic that I learned while I was there. The average age of the frontline soldiers who served in WWII....26. The average age of the frontline soldier that served in Viet Nam....19.

I think that I've already read something about gas well drilling being planned on University land. The question is how much land does the University own? Because if the University owns enough land, there could possibly be multiple wells being drilled on them. Also, in order for the University to benefit from the drilling, the person (or persons) that donated the land must also sign over to the University, the mineral rights to the land.

Hunter, I would have preferred that song. But I believe that Plumm is referring to the (1965) Leslie Gore single "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows". I think that the record company (Mercury, by the way) might have warned people who are diabetic, that if they listen to the song, it would be at their own peril.

And just who is Germaine Dawson anyway?

Not if I can help it.

Just as long as it's not "Eppy".

Well, in light of how fond DD is of signing TE's (or having TE's on the team), one has to REALLY wonder why this guy moved on. Also, if this guy is athletic enough to play TE or WR, then that would indicate that he's pretty mobile. As I recall, during the brief time he was here, some people were salivating over his arm (both in strength and accuracy). The starting QB for WTAMU must be one hell of an athlete.

In an "ideal" situation we would have signed more than one "viable" QB in the same year that we brought in Andrew Smith. In the 2002 press guide, the following QB's were listed. Scott Hall, Jr. Andrew Smith, So. Cullen Mills, Fr. Russell McQuiston, walk-on Hiram Gonzales, So. When I watched all of them play (except Mills who was not on campus yet) in the spring of 02, I listed them this way. 1. Scott Hall 2. Russell McQuiston 3. Andrew Smith 4. Hiram Gonzales Hall and Gonzales have graduated, McQuiston (who I thought showed a lot of promise) left before that spring practice was over. Since 2002 we've had at least two "noticable" QB's come on campus. One was a former OU back-up and the other (Culpepper) was a local kid who transferred from W. Virginia. Unless I'm wrong, neither of those two are still on campus. I'm not sure why the QB's that were mentioned never stayed. I'm also not sure why MORE QB prospects haven't shown up since 02 to try and win a spot on the team. So, from my point of view, our QB situation has been much more than Andrew Smith being lost to a tragic accident. Where has our "Ballard" been all this time?

*sigh* Look, when I was contacted, I wasn't asked what sort of consequences and/or punishment I wanted to see happen in this matter. Apologies were the only thing that was discussed with me. I was given a very sincere apology from the head coach, and I was asked if I wanted a personal one from the coach in question. I said that the apology from the head coach was sufficient for me, but I also felt that this was a larger issue. I felt that, more than anyone, the coach in question owed everyone who had to witness the fiasco, and be affected (or insert the word most appropriate for you... appauled, shocked, embarrassed, frightened etc) by it, an apology. That was done, and the forthcoming apology was worded appropriately. So, unless RV comes on the board and starts a poll asking what sort of personnel action would be most appropriate, I think that this is over as far as the athletic department is concerned.

We brought in Ransom and Pistole from the Juco ranks this last year. Ransom has finally been making his presence known for the last few weeks, but I don't remember seeing Pistole contribute anything this last week-end. Has he played much this year? So far, Pruitt has been the best Juco DL that we've brought in recently. We've had better luck with our OL Jucos than our DL Jucos.

What a great idea .....messy, but great. Having attended YEARS of NT games when the fans did NOTHING but polite "tennis applause", I have to fall on the side of pro-tortilla. After all, we don't want to be "outfanned" do we?

I would be MOST UPSET if RF somehow acquired my phone number.