GrayEagle

I'm sure that Mike Canales was the final say-so on QB recruits. If Chico chooses Osburn it's good enough for me. Let the competition begin.

Reading between the lines of Vito's blog I'd say if Maryland offers then they would likely get him. If they don't then we are his probable choice.

I'm an F, got a H, which proves that there is no rhyme or reason to the sort.

Like it or not, Fly Like an Eagle has become a signature song. It's okay but why couldn't one of our illustrious music college graduates (or students) write something catchier for us?

I really wish that we could help the two Texas schools into a stable conference but we don't have that luxury. We're too busy trying to get ourselves in position for an upgrade. Maybe one of them will be selected as our replacement in the Belt. I like to think that our administration foresaw that the WAC would soon lose as many as three of its top members back when we were originally courted for membership and that that, more than travel costs, was the motivation for declining WAC membership.

I am especially high on Jackson, Power and Harris. According to ESPN Christian has given a verbal committment to La Tech.

I wouldn't mind seeing us buy out of the LSU game if we can get a good draw on a home game but I'd hate to see us exercise a buyout of the K-State game. They were gracious enough to be our final Fouts Field opponent with a one for one agreement. I wouldn't want to damage future scheduling with them for the sake of six home games. With the amount LSU pays they can always find some cannon fodder.

As long as we are in the SBC we need one "money" game each year. For the next four they are Alabama, LSU, Georgia and Texas. I believe that the two Iowa games would also fall into that category. Should we be able to change conferences whereby we could command more revenue from conference games then we might want to talk about rescheduling. Even with our nice new digs it's hard to get a 2 for 1 with a team that draws 80-100K every home game.

I could be wrong but I didn't understand the infatuation with Granger. He wasn't even the principal starter. His stats were not overwhelming as I recall and I believe that he had seven interceptions last year in not much over a hundred throws (but I didn't look it up). He may be the answer, I don't know, but I wonder why he wasn't the starter and why there was apparently no offer and/or acceptance. The primary starter, Exavier Johnson, is also still looking. He had medium interest in North Texas.

I guess that it depends on your definition of a long time. On the latest Insider with Rick Villareal he revealed that our goal was two to three years more in the SBC. We outsiders don't know if that can be met or not but what we do know is that this stadium needs to have large crowds to make the bond payments and we have a much larger investment in a coaching staff and other expenditures. We've been averaging less than 18K for home SBC games but larger to much larger crowds for OOC home games. A better conference would also give us another million or more in NCAA money. We have to try and I'm hoping that the money paid to Chuck Neinas will help us secure something better sooner. Much of it is up to us. If we can almost fill the new stadium for OOC games we stand a very good chance for the next expansion opening or to replace the team that fills the next opening.

Actually that game isn't finalized yet. It will either be Tulsa or a conference opponent. Houston is a home game on the 10th. Alabama is finalized for the 17th and Indiana for the 24th. It appears that Tulsa's hangup is Oklahoma. Tulsa visits OU but the date hasn't be set yet. I'm sure that Tulsa would rather open with us on the 3rd and travel to Oklahoma on the 10th or sometime later rather than have to open with them.

It wasn't chosen by the design committee but it's official with the Letterman's Association and the Alumni Association. I'd love to see it (superimposed NT) on the helmet, and if not that use SOW. We already have NORTH TEXAS on the jersey above the number and I hope that we keep that. I don't like all green or much, if any, black but could consider black highlighting.

Shouldn't it start 9/3/11 with Tulsa?

Great speed. He wants to major in computer science so I think that speaks for his intelligence. He's only been playing linebacker for a year so he's still learning and will only get better.

A better blend of experience and potential than I could've ever imagined. Not only are they good coaches but several are excellent recruiters. If this staff can't get it done, we're hopeless.

I'm afraid that he just performed himself out of our league but wouldn't he make a great replacement for Dunbar?

One and six I can understand. The first part of two is a somewhat valid argument but UNT appears on local TV more than if they went west of here (since there won't be a MWC team in the metroplex soon, the WAC is likely folding their football, and I only see the Pac 10/12 when there's a national game). Five doesn't resonate with me as a reason for not attending UNT. Economics may force more and more students to stay home. Also, Texas and A&M are approaching capacity and UNT may be a good alternative, depending on their major. One thing that underfunding athletics allowed North Texas to do was improve academics. We've always been just a little above average but in our effort to become a Tier 1 university academics should rise, drawing a more selective student body. It seems to be coming the first choice for more and more students these days. Seven and eight should be corrected and I really believe that it will under Coach Mac. Now comes the true but alarming part for me...three and four. Our alumni don't have to be rah,rah all of the time but they owe an allegiance to their alma mater. Even if they have no interest in athletics they should still push for recognition of their university by the city. They can do that by especially patronizing those businesses that support UNT. They could start a "wearing of the green" day as a reminder of support for the city's biggest employer. Participation becomes habit-forming but so does apathy and I suppose that's easier and cheaper. I hate to think that any of our alumni sit around on their hands and don't support good causes. Cities, universities (in fact any institution) dries up without support. I guess that's the MO of today's world and it saddens me.

Mostly because we are too cheap. The payout for the New Orleans Bowl is $325,000. The next lowest payout is $750,000. CUSA had seven invites and six bowl-eligible teams. They went for the higher payouts.

Right on. I, for one, don't want to be constantly reminded that I can't handle the truth.

No, he is the Director of Football Operations. He is the logistics person who handles the how, when and where the team travels.

Why the objection to the band being behind the opposing bench? I've been to games where the band equalled the size of the crowd that remained. They deserve to be in the center of attention. They devote a lot more hours to the football games than other students. Sounds like a win/win situation to me.

I agree with the tenor of your post but the stonewalling I'm referring to is that he might go undefeated and because he didn't play #1 or #2 won't be considered. It's happened to Boise and it will happen to every non-AQ team until the system is changed. Maybe I've just read too many excerpts from 'Death to the BCS.'

I think that statement really stuck out. Either he knows something that we don't (like we're on the fast track to the BCS) or he'll come around to the playoff thinking when we are stone-walled toward getting in a BCS bowl. I don't know what was expected from the MG nation. If you think that positive plans is "coachspeak" then you won't ever believe.

JERSEYS - I like what we had last year but a little variation wouldn't hurt. But please, none of those goofy numbers like Oregon has that are very difficult to read. PANTS - Stripes of some sort and no long shorts. HELMET - Green w/SOW. No lettering unless the AD relents and allows the interlocking NT similar to the Alumni Association logo. I'm not a big fan of the body of the jersey being one color and the sleeves another. I'd prefer green or white shoes but black would be okay as well. I also wouldn't care for black, copper or blue highlights. Darker green to highlight numbers on away jerseys. I also prefer green pants/white jerseys for away games and the opposite for home games. It must be the enthusiasm of the new stadium and coaching staff that made me comment. This thread happens several times a year every year and I've always ignored it in the past.

Detroit??? So much for community presence. It's true that winning is the #1 priority by far but he needs to be visible to the Denton community as well. His enthusiasm is contageous and Coach Mac sightings will sell tickets even before the winning starts.