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"USM is scheduled to play at Florida in 2006 for a $600,000 guarantee. But if a I-AA program such as Northwestern State or Jackson State says it'll come to Gainesville for $250,000, why wouldn't the Gators take that deal?" This will be the main problem SBC teams face in scheduling SBC schools in the future, the guarantee. Florida won't take much of a hit in strength of schedule by playing a cheaper ($) #150 NW State instead of #112 ASU.

It seems like everybody these days is renovating or building something new onto their stadium. Univ. of Iowa new pressbox artist drawing One thing I do like, for when we ever build our new stadium, is their live webcam....click on the webcam link at the top of this page for live views and the photo gallery for past actual construction photos.

We are lucky that we have apparently healed any old wounds with most of our in-state 1-A schools and they are willing to play us. Of course it doesn't hurt to have 9 to select from for games. I also see 1-AAs taking games away from UNT. However, I'd rather play a Southern Miss than an LSU. Although the $ wouldn't be the same we stand a better chance of getting USM to Denton.

A friend told me they have also put like a solid green tarp or windscreen over the exterior Fouts fencing (no more non-payers watching games from outside the fence) and closed the stadium so you can't see the new field being put in. Anyone been up there since the tearout was finished?

Not for long the way your team is playing. <_<

The MUTS are no longer sexy.

Lighten up Francis;... think sarcasm.

Look, we can't have fans acting like coaches!

If they show up to games I don't care what they paint on their chests. <_

NT was to host Virginia in Denton sometime in the near future ~2009. Not sure if that game, as well as the future Air Force game, will still happen.

Is that the great Bill Mercer in the background at the podium?

I just want as many QBs as we can get healthy and eligible to start fall camp and compete then start the best one of the bunch. I'm still concerned about grades impacting the QB competition instead of ability or health.

UNT redshirt freshman QB throwing again 11:21 PM CDT on Thursday, June 16, 2005 By BRETT VITO / The Dallas Morning News DENTON – Redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Meager has recovered from off-season shoulder surgery and resumed throwing. Meager injured his shoulder in February. The former Richardson Pearce standout is expected to compete with sophomore Joey Byerly for the starting quarterback job.

North Texas and UNM are tied in their all-time series 1-1. The teams last played in 1983 when NT was 1-AA SLC Champs and NT won at UNM 18-8.

Put your hand over the "U" and see how much better it looks with just "NT".

Don't these two conflict. I mean if Byerly "will" start they why would Meager need all fall to get better if Byerly doesn't keep his job, unless Byerly can't start because he won't be able to start.

You assume the layout person for this site knows about UNT Athletics. By using a 5-year old football photo my sense tells me they don't even know we played Baylor at Fouts....or where Fouts is for that matter.

The empty stands in the background don't promote excitement either. <_< Does UNT have a Marketing Czar that needs to be fired?

The empty stands in the background don't promote excitement either. <_< Does UNT have a Marketing Czar that needs to be fired?

Unfortunately, no. For the 12th game, most BCS conferences with divisions are leaning toward scheduling just another cross-division game to keep the revenue in conference.

Excellent list. I would add Keith Chapman as PK and Marvin Walker at WR

Title should be "...Ushers at games?" OK, a topic we haven't discussed (that I can remember). It appeared to me NT recently switched Event Staff companies for football games. The ushers used to look like students and grandmas but now look like wannabe bouncers and sherriffs. The SuperPit ushers still seem like mostly students and are cordial, but the Fouts ushers can be rough sometimes. Are they paid and hired staff at both venues? Here's an article about Minn. switching from volunteers to paid staff. .......................................................................................... Minnesota's volunteer ushers let go for security reasons By Than Tibbetts, Minnesota Daily June 15, 2005 (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- For 13 years, David Dowell helped out at Minnesota Gophers football and men's basketball games. From showing fans to their seats to keeping an eye out for unruly behavior, Dowell is one of many volunteers who have helped usher lost and misguided sports fans to their intended destinations. But after he received a letter from the athletics department last month, Dowell and his fellow ushers -- including some who have worked the games for more than 20 years -- are officially out of their "jobs." "We were kind of surprised it happened, but still not really," Dowell said. Athletics officials said times have changed, and increased concerns about security at games and having a consistent staff prompted their decision to discontinue volunteer service at Gophers athletics events. Scott Ellison, associate athletics director, said volunteers became less of a benefit in recent years. "They've done a great job for us for a number of years," he said. Dowell said he was concerned whether the athletics department would have enough staff members to serve during Gophers games. "They couldn't fill all the areas in the lower level of Williams Arena," he said. Ellison said the athletics department has approximately 200 people on staff ready to work Gophers games. The volunteers won't necessarily be replaced, and more existing staff members will be asked to work games as needed, he said. University Police Lt. Charles Miner said officers work with event staff members before, during and after the games to provide security at the athletics events. Miner said having a disturbance at a Gophers game is pretty rare. "The type of game we usually have problems with would be a football game, for example," he said. "It has to do with the alcohol use because alcohol is sold at the Metrodome but is not sold at other sports facilities at the U." Miner said that as long as the volunteers were replaced with other staff members, he wouldn't have a greater concern for security at the athletics events. "Certainly since 9-11 we've taken a step back and increased security at athletics events just because there's large numbers of people at the events," Miner said. Dowell said athletics officials offered volunteers a chance to apply for event staff positions. They were also offered discounts on Gophers tickets in appreciation for their service. Dowell said that because of the time commitment and because he lives in Lindstrom, Minn., which is 35 miles north of campus, he would be unable to work that position. "Until they can fill every place up, I don't think they should have to get rid of the volunteers," he said. "I mean, it's a service they're not paying for."

I liked the interlocked "NT" on the logo but wasn't crazy about the "eagle thru the hula hoop".

New Jets stadium announced ($1.3 Bil), new Mets stadium announced, now this...... Subject: Yankees to announce $800 million ballpark plans Yankees to Announce New Ballpark Plans By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer The New York Yankees will announce detailed plans Wednesday for a new $800 million ballpark, which would be built adjacent to the current Yankee Stadium and could be ready by the 2009 season. The team has spent years planning the new stadium, which will have a capacity of at least 50,800 — approximately 6,000 seats fewer than the current ballpark — but could be expanded to about 54,000. It would be constructed in Macombs Dam Park, to the north of the current stadium, and financed by the team. Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923, is the third-oldest park in use in the major leagues, younger only than Boston's Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago's Wrigley Field (1914). Yankee Stadium was renovated extensively in 1974-75, but the team has long desired a modern ballpark with more luxury suites and wider concourses. The stadium plan calls for the new ballpark to resemble the original Yankee Stadium in many of its details, and the dimensions of the playing field would be identical to the current ballpark. It would have 50-60 suites, up from 1 in the current stadium. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, New York Gov. George Pataki and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to attend the news conference, spokesman Howard Rubenstein said. The Yankees hope to start construction in 2006 and move into the new ballpark in 2009, a timetable that would be ambitious given the delays that frequently occur in construction in New York. Approval of the state Legislature and the City Council is necessary. The state would contribute about $70 million to increase parking from 7,000 spaces to 11,000, and the city would replace the lost parkland as part of the deal. A new commuter train station and expanded ferry terminal also is part of the plan. Just last weekend, the city and the Mets announced plans for a new $600 million ballpark next to Shea Stadium. That facility would be used for the 2012 Olympics the International Olympic Committee votes July 6 to award the event to New York. That plan was drawn up after last week's collapse of the proposal to build a retractable-roof stadium in Manhattan for the NFL's Jets and the Olympics. The Yankees and New York City's government agreed several weeks ago to a memorandum of understanding for the new Bronx ballpark. The team will pay for the stadium on its own, and the cost of paying off the bonds used to raise the money will be deducted from the Yankees' locally generated revenue. That will lower the Yankees' revenue sharing payments to the commissioner's office.

Denton also won Sunday night........ Andrew Brown leads Outlaws in 12 Inning Victory by Jared Sherman June 12, 2005 - It took the Denton Outlaws 12 innings to defeat the Mineral Wells Steam 4-3 on Sunday night at home. The Outlaws' pitchers were able to overcome six errors in the victory. Denton was down 3-2 in the 8th inning when Paris Junior College's Andrew Brown connected with his first hit of the season, a double down the left field line with a runner on second, to tie the game at three. That set the stage for the game to go into extra innings, where Outlaws pitchers Kyle Hollander and Juston Street were able to quiet the Steam and allow their team to rally for a run in the bottom of the 12th, scored on a 2 out, bases loaded walk by Brown. The win brings the Outlaws record to 4-2 for the season. After the game, Denton Record Chronicle's Brett Vito named Brown the Outlaws Player Of The Game for two clutch RBI's in key situations. Overall for the game, Brown went 1-4 with a double, two walks and two runs batted in.