Coach Bill Lewis

UNT will open fall practice in a matter of days, another key milestone leading up to the Mean Green’s season opener at SMU on Sept. 12. Just a year ago, UNT was on a roll heading into its 2014 opener off a 9-4 finish and a win over UNLV in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Mean Green couldn’t maintain the momentum that season provided and crashed to a 4-8 finish. So what does UNT need to do to get back on track? Here’s a look at five key challenges the Mean Green face. 1. Solve the quarterback issue. UNT found out just how important Heart of Dallas Bowl MVP Derek Thompson was to its team last season, when the Mean Green struggled mightily to replace him. Thompson threw for 2,896 yards and 16 touchdowns with a passing efficiency rating of 133.6 in 2013. UNT never came close to filling the void Thompson left while running through three starters in 2014. Those three players combined to throw for 2,073 yards and 13 touchdowns with a passing efficiency rating of 112.4. Andrew McNulty started the last six games of the 2014 campaign after UNT started Josh Greer and Dajon Williams for three games each. McNulty is back and enters fall practice as UNT’s starter after a solid spring. He will have to hold off JUCO transfer DaMarcus Smith in what figures to be a head-to-head showdown for the starting job. UNT’s hopes to improve as a team in 2015 will rest largely on McNulty or Smith showing that they can get the Mean Green’s offense rolling. UNT scored 21 or fewer points in seven games last season. read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/07/five-things-unt-must-to-do-improve-in-2015.html/

If you are a season ticket holder or club member you ought to have the right to speak your mind. You are basically a stockholder.

The stadium will sell out when the board and prez decide they want it to. Heck give extra credit and you would have a line of students to Corinth.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Western Kentucky sixth-year senior quarterback Brandon Doughty said he's "Grandpa Brandon" around the program. Senior linebacker Nick Holt joked that Doughty has been in college for 20 years. Doughty said it feels more "like 36 years." But this year is Doughty's final go-around – for real this time. "WKU is on the up and coming right now, and I'm really excited to see where our program goes after I leave this place," Doughty said Wednesday at Conference USA Football Media Day at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. "Hopefully I leave. I promise this is the last one." Opposing coaches and players are glad this is truly the last year for Doughty, too. Last season's league MVP and this season's preseason offensive player of the year is back for one more run after receiving a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA in December, stemming from two season-ending knee injuries earlier in his career. After leading the nation in passing yards and touchdowns last year, Doughty figures to be a nightmare for the competition again. "They've got a quarterback who could play for the majority of the teams in the country, if not all of them," North Texas coach Dan McCarney said. "He's that good. I've been on teams with Heisman Trophy winners. I've coached against Heisman Trophy winners. You know when really outstanding, special guys are there." read more: http://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/c-usa-coaches-heap-praise-on-doughty-wku-offense/article_e4bf632e-e928-51fd-b9d7-fd47abf798f2.html

When Derek Elrod was rushing a fraternity at the University of North Texas (UNT) in the fall of 2013, he was having, as he puts it, “the time of my life.” The brothers at the fraternity of his first choice, Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp), were surprisingly warm and welcoming. Elrod — a transfer and commuter student — hadn’t spent much time on campus, but after hanging around with the SigEp guys, he finally felt like he found the big social opportunity he had been craving. “I was on top of the world,” he recalled. “It was extremely inviting and friendly. I met so many people I thought were really nice people. The feeling was just like, ‘how did I not know that this existed?’ It felt like this was UNT’s greatest secret.” So when Elrod finally got an offer to join SigEp on bid day, September 7, 2013, he was thrilled. It was a raucous event. Members of Greek life and other UNT students rallied inside the football stadium, donning bright facepaint, chanting, and waving fraternity flags in the air. Elrod was gifted a turquoise SigEp T-shirt and crouched in a group photo with the other pledges, smiling and holding up a peace sign. After the ceremony, the new SigEp pledges made their way to the fraternity house to celebrate. That’s when, for Elrod, the joyous atmosphere took a sharp turn. According to police reports obtained by ThinkProgress, Elrod called 911 around 3 p.m. to report hazing, telling UNT police that SigEp’s then-President, Richard Randall, forced pledges to drink straight vodka and, according to the report, “complete countless push-ups” in a room inside the fraternity house. In a written statement to UNT police, Elrod also identified student Kenneth Grunden as having been involved in the process. Grunden did not respond to request for comment from ThinkProgress. At that point, Elrod, who had been diagnosed in 2005 with a permanent medical condition involving abnormal nervous system functions, began to panic. Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/07/16/3680595/untold-story-scandal-one-nations-largest-frats/

​mac hasnt faired too well against houston

Michael martin murpy tim delaughter the big bopper captain hook

When Greer went ahead of him gig was up.

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/it...-football/ Author actually contests some of the CSS assumptions, saying even they were too pessimistic.

Just read this on twitter and was... https://twitter.com/BaylorStadium/status...9388707840

Conference USA commissioner says if UAB reverses decision on football, Blazers will thrive Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said he hopes Alabama-Birmingham reinstates football, and if it happens, predicts a UAB program that has long thirsted for fan and media attention would be overwhelmed with both. “I think UAB has a chance of becoming a real strong Cinderella brand nationally,” Banowsky said. “There’s been so much national attention paid to UAB that they would have brand equity right out of the gate. “People would root for them coast to coast. People like to see the underdog rise up.” UAB announced on Dec. 2 that it would shut down its football program because the program was losing too much money. The announcement led to an angry backlash from students, alumni and even some state officials. There have been heated protests calling for the dismissal of UAB President Ray Watts, who has been pilloried by fans in the social media. The decision has received broad coverage nationally and has been widely criticized by many national sports columnists. Banowsky and other league officials have largely been silent on UAB's decision since Dec. 2. Banowsky criticized the decision then, saying he thought it was a mistake, but has otherwise said little about UAB. However, Banowsky spoke at length about UAB Thursday afternoon, saying he’s been heartened by the outpouring of support for football there.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/co...-post.html It's that time of the year again. I know UTSA is supposed to be down but I'm shocked that they're the first CUSA team to appear. View the full article

https://twitter.com/BirdsUpJavi/status/581112361584459776 View the full article

Apparently here to interview Rasham Suarez and Jeremiah Eason who came here from the same Florida JUCO. Both players were excused from today's practice. View the full article

Article from Hamptons Roads How likely is this?

To: Faculty, staff and students, I would like to share with you an announcement I am making this afternoon so you are aware of some important next steps in our strategic planning process. A common theme we have heard in the many meetings I have had with UAB's major constituency groups on and off campus, including faculty, staff, students, alumni and other supporters, is a desire to have an independent financial firm evaluate the numbers that served as a basis for our decisions in the Athletic Department. I have listened, and I agree that if an independent financial review is needed to verify the credibility of our numbers, then that is what we should do. To that end, we have formed a committee representative of our constituents to select a firm to review our initial report. This new committee will be led by National Alumni Society President Wes Smith. Other committee members are: Shannon Ealy - Interim Athletic Director Chad Epps - President of the Faculty Senate Don Hire - UAB Athletics, Champions Club Harold Jones - Head of our athletic director search committee and also our former lead in NCAA certification Steve Mitchell - A former UAB athlete Anjali Wagle - President of the Student Government Association Once a firm is selected, we will ask that a report be completed within 90 days. While this report is being developed, we will continue to have dialogue with all stakeholders on this important matter. I'm sure a question is: Are you bringing back football? Only after an independent review of the numbers will we have the ability to have a credible and constructive dialogue about moving forward. It is important to note that we will not field a football team in 2015. I want to thank everyone for their engagement and suggestions in this process. I hope this decision is well received as a positive step to moving the UAB community forward. Very sincerely, Ray L. Watts President View the full article

http://hamptonroads.com/2014/12/football...am-league# Harry says next year's schedule was done and now league will have to start over. Some other interesting insights. View the full article

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Thorough reviews of each of C-USA's 2014 bowl games and definitely worth the read: New Mexico Bowl; UTEP vs Utah State Boca Raton Bowl: Marshall vs N. Illinois Bahamas Bowl: W. Kentucky vs Central Michigan Hawaii Bowl: Rice vs Fresno State Heart of Dallas Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs Illinois Good luck to every C-USA team, kick some a$$! View the full article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca...r135zk60mj It's a long article but an amazing story. If you don't want to read it all scroll down toward the end and it discussed UTSA's pre game and post game. Nice quotes from Coker and staff. View the full article

1. UTSA 2. Western Ky 3. Marshall 4. UAB 5. UTEP 6. MT 7. Old Dominion 8. FAU 9. Rice 10. North Texas 11. La Tech 12. Southern Miss 13. Charlotte 14. FIU What you think? View the full article

Finally official Larry Coker signs a much deserved contract extension. http://blog.mysanantonio.com/utsa/2014/0...d-a-raise/ View the full article

It's been confirmed that USM's leading returning scorer as well as best returning player has asked for and granted his release. Aaron Brown was one of the few if only reason of hope for the upcoming season IMO. His release stated he couldn't sign with a CUSA school or Tennesse (previous coach is now there). With him now gone USM has lost it's primary starting 5 from last season along with a few bench players. This upcoming season is starting to resemble ElossX12 all over again...except it will be x29 for basketball EDIT: Of the 14 players listed on last year's roster...9 are now gone with 5 being contributors. Of the 5 returners only 3 logged any minutes (Armelin, Bingaya, Eason). IF we are predicted anywhere inside top 10 of CUSA I will be shocked View the full article

Top 53 NFL prospects from Conference USA. Rankings based on 2013 league alignment as the conference undergoes a major change in 2014. http://www.draftinsider.net/blog/

The travel partner pairs of FAU/FIU & La Tech/Southern Miss have not yet released schedules...their inclusion is incomplete below Friday Jan 2 UTEP at North Texas UTSA at Rice Sunday Jan 4 UAB at Middle Tennessee Old Dominion at Charlotte Marshall at Western Kentucky UTEP at Rice UTSA at North Texas Thursday Jan 8 FAU at UAB Charlotte at Western Kentucky FIU at Middle Tennessee Old Dominion at Marshall Lousiana Tech at UTEP Southern Miss at UTSA Saturday Jan 10 FIU at UAB Charlotte at Marshall FAU at Middle Tennessee Old Dominion at Western Kentucky Louisiana Tech at UTSA Southern Miss at UTEP North Texas at Rice Thursday Jan 15 UAB at Louisiana Tech North Texas at Charlotte Western Kentucky at FAU Marshall at FIU Rice at Old Dominion Middle Tennessee at Southern Miss Saturday Jan 17 UAB at Southern Miss Rice at Charlotte Marshall at FAU Western Kentucky at FIU North Texas at Old Dominion Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech UTEP at UTSA Thursday Jan 22 Charlotte at UAB Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee Louisiana Tech at North Texas UTSA at Marshall Southern Miss at Rice UTEP at Western Kentucky Saturday Jan 24 Old Dominion at UAB Charlotte at Middle Tennessee Southern Miss at North Texas UTEP at Marshall Louisiana Tech at Rice UTSA at Western Kentucky Thursday Jan 29 UAB at UTEP FAU at Charlotte FIU at Old Dominion Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech Marshall at Southern Miss Middle Tennesse at UTSA Saturday Jan 31 UAB at UTSA FIU at Charlotte FAU at Old Dominion Marshall at Louisiana Tech Western Kentucky at Southern Miss Middle Tennessee at UTEP Rice at North Texas Thursday FEB 5 Louisiana Tech at UAB UTEP at FAU UTSA at FIU Rice at Marshall Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee North Texas at Western Kentucky Saturday Feb 7 Southern Miss at uAB UTSA at FAU UTEP at FIU North Texas at Marshall Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee Rice at Western Kentucky Charlotte at Old Dominion Thursday Feb 12 UAB at North Texas Charlotte at UTEP Old Dominion at UTSA Middle Tennessee at Rice Saturday Feb 14 UAB at Rice Charlotte at UTSA Old Dominion at UTEP Middle Tennessee at North Texas Western Kentucky at Marshall Thursday Feb 19 Western Kentucky at UAB Southern Miss at Charlotte Rice at FAU North Texas at FIU Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion Marshall at Middle Tennessee Saturday Feb 21 Marshall at UAB Louisiana Tech at Charlotte North Texas at FAU Rice at FIU Southern Miss at Old Dominion Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee UTEP at UTSA Thursday Feb 26 Charlotte at North Texas FAU at Western Kentucky FIU at Marshall Old Dominion at Rice Louisiana Tech at UTEP Southern Miss at UTSA Saturday Feb 28 Middle Tennessee at UAB Charlotte at Rice FAU at Marshall FIU at Western Kentucky Old Dominion at North Texas Southern Miss at UTEP Louisiana Tech at UTSA Thursday Mar 5 UAB at FAU Middle Tennessee at FIU Western Kentucky at Charlotte Marshall at Old Dominion North Texas at UTEP Rice at UTSA Saturday Mar 7 UAB at FIU Middle Tennessee at FAU Western Kentucky at Old Dominon Marshall at Charlotte Rice at UTEP North Texas at UTSA View the full article