SilverEagle

"Stop the personal attacks." I was thinking about making some impersonal ones, but I suppose that is "verboten" as well. It's really too bad. Someone, who shall remain unnamed (or is that "unnumbered"? )was just about to get himself worked up into a full fledged "Donald-Duck fit".

"But Michael Irvin was framed one year (the year the Cowboys lost to the Panthers in the playoffs) along with another player and the woman got jail time for it." Yeah, I sort of remember that. I also remember thinking that (considering all of the things that Irvin probably did and was never charged with it) they should just let the girl go home and call it all "even".

"It seems kind of fishy...sort of like the girl that tried to frame Michael Irvin several years ago. " Frame MICHAEL IRVIN?!?! Good Lord, Michael Irvin didn't need to be framed, he was his own worst enemy. When it comes to Michael Irvin and his off season behavior, my sister might use one her favorite expressions "I don't have to make up lies about (insert name of person here), the truth is bad enough." I don't think that Kobe would appreciate being compared to Michael Irvin.....and neither would I.

"ive missed his 'degrading to women' posts," I don't seem to recall that either when I read his post. I mainly read them for comic relief........very absurd comic relief at that. I know that I might get banned for this but,....... since when did a former fraternity member start worrying about the degradation of women? Just curious.

Believe me, I wouldn't have ordered the DVD from them if I had any other choice. I certainly don't absolve the staff (or management) at the athletic department in this issue......it's just gotten too easy to take shots at them. I just thought that I would take shots (today anyway) at a little more challenging target.

I wonder how many businesses in Austin, College Station, or the Forest Park area of Fort Worth for that matter, have to be "prompted". My wife and I attended an event in the panhandle last summer, and on the way back, we went to a museum on the West Texas A&M campus. Now, Canyon is not a very big town, but it seemed that everywhere I turned, the word "Buffalo" was on some business there in the town. I wonder if they had to be "prompted" to do that?

Rob, Do any of those businesses that you listed have a banner (ideally in Green and white) outside of their business saying (essentially) "proud sponsor of Mean Green Athletics, or (insert company name here) says "Go Mean Green" etc.......You know, an OUTWARD manifestation of their support of North Texas. THAT was my point.

I just wanted to add my 2cents about the Denton community discussion. I don't know what sort of progressive or non-progressive decisions the Denton city fathers/mothers regularly make. I just know that if it weren't for UNT sitting right there on 35 (E&W) you probably wouldn't know that it was there. The businesses in Denton do not "wave the flag" so to speak for one of the biggest source of customers that they have. I find that rather absurd. Now, I have seen those "light pole banners" go up on University and Carroll street, but BIG DEAL, even the tiny community of Haslett puts "light pole banners" up.

"That's what they make ad agencies for. " For what? To sell things to people,...... or to annoy people?

I just thought that it was interesting that Dell's sales really picked up after they started their compaign with this guy. To a certain segment of the general public he's always been annoying. And yet Dell's sales went up when they featured him. I suppose that the sales leveled off and that's why they took him out of the commercials, and not for any other reason. Personally, anyone that punctuates their sentences with "Dude", "Yo" or "like" are (like) extremely annoying to me.

My wife has this silly aversion to me participating in a "heat stroke" marathon. How about a North Texas team to participate in a "fishing tournament".

MGF- "And thank you for cooking the brisket for the band." Actually FFR and his brother-in-law, as well as the (late and great) "Texican Grill" cooked the Brisket. 96 cooked burgers and hot-dogs for another game, and helped serve the brisket for the rest. He also provided a satellite dish (and other things) so that tailgaters could watch football games. It is my hope that this tradition of feeding and "connecting" with the Green Brigade continues. I have never seen anything like this in the 30+ years of attending North Texas football games and I am sooooooo excited about the prospect of it continuing.

"What a jackass. You gotta be pretty dense to use a stolen parking pass. And even denser to park illegally when you are using a stolen parking pass. " Just think if it as another one of his "dropped passes". Now he's doing it in life instead of on the Football field. <_< Too bad. <_<

"Of course, "Plan Nine From Outer Space" in horrendous; as well as the other Ed Wood fav. "Glen or Glenda" Meangreenteeth, that was a great nomination. However, the movie ABOUT Ed Wood was a great. My nomination for all-time bad movie would be the schlock Japanese Sci-Fi movie "Attack of the Mushroom People". And by the way, I am not making that title up.

I hate the Steelers and watched with great glee when they were called for running into the kicker, giving the Titans another shot at the FG. To me, it's always a great day in pro-football when the Steelers, 49ers, Raiders and Packers lose. It's always a great day in college football when Notre Dame, SMU, and Penn State lose......and sometimes OU

Don't look now UNTLifer, but "Slick Willey" was not up (no pun intented) for re-election. End of political discussion. Sorry Cerebus.

Most of you voted for FFR?!?! Good God, no wonder we have George Bush in the White House.

Oh, Hmmmmm, the obnoxious part could be me,....... but that's about it.

SuperSpy? Where is "SuperSpy" posting so I can read it and tell for sure if it's me.

"I don't recall ANY past AD's getting out selling the program in the past." Hayden Fry made this sort of effort, but probably not as much as RV (I think Fry had "other duties" besides AD). During the Fry tenure, I seem to remember that the promotions director organized a caravan that included cheerleaders, and spirit group members, that went around to the various local communities in the spring. They would set-up on the squares and make the community aware of the fall schedule of games, and the season ticket packages. Oh yeah, by their presence, they also let the community know that North Texas wanted and appreciated their support of the school and it's athletic program.

I like the theory that more of the frats will start showing up at the tailgating as a result. Of course, the next step will be getting them to go into the stadium.........and then stay for the whole game. Dare we hope for them to yell (coherent yelling, that is) for the team during the game?

" The alumnas of TWU (the very very very very rich alumnas of TWU) will never stand for the two universities to be merged." I knew that there were very "vocal" (GOD! are they VOCAL) and "influencial" alumni of TWU, but I didn't know there were any very very....etc. rich ones. Once men were allowed to regularly attend at TWU, the justification to call it "TWU" became moot. My wife is a TWU graduate and she essentially dis-owned them after men were allowed to attend, rather than the "special circumstances", as it was in the past. We'll see about the "merging" issue, when the next state educational funding crisis "hits the fan".

Don't we have an agreement with TWU to let some of the overflow students in various departments attend classes there. I don't mean Eaglechick, but some of what you (shaneb) referred to as the "less serious" students. If this continues to be a problem "across the board", then the issue of "merging" UNT and TWU might come up again. And sooner than some people think.

I have been in a band and I am completely sympathetic about the uniform issue. Texas weather and "traditional" band uniforms are a formula for a potential disaster. I think that Green polo-type shirts and tan or gray shorts is more appropriate for early in the football season, than the traditional uni's. And to complete the outfit, maybe even some caps with "NORTH TEXAS GREEN BRIGADE" embroidered on them. We need to start talking about this again in early spring. I think the weather is getting more fall-like.

"Greeks are not atheltic supporting orgamizations. They are social clubs for networking and getting laid. That is all, nothing more, nothing less." Am I the only one that noticed this quote? You know, if you're going to admit to shallow motivations of the greek system, you could have at least included "getting drunk" between "networking" and "getting laid". Or you could have put it before "networking". Just a suggestion. And later in the same post... "Our priorities were on tons of other things except winning the homecoming float parade competition..." In light of the first quote, were those priorities "doing tons of networking" and "getting laid tons of times?" Thanks to you, altruism has a new meaning.