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My wife ('09), brother-in-law ('11), and I ('08/'12) would really enjoy getting together for a Houston watching party. We all live in Spring, but I think something around downtown would be best. I didn't grow up around here, and am relatively new to Houston, so I don't know of any potential bars that would be a good spot, or if there is anywhere around here with a UNT connection, but I think getting together would be great.

Episode 9

Episode 8

Here's a link to the game for those of us not stateside. http://www.vipleague.sx/american-football/258690/1/north-texas-at-rice-live-stream-online.html

Episode 7

Episode 6

Episode 5

Episode III

If anybody is looking for a streaming link, this one seems to be working... http://www.vipleague.sx/american-football/246564/1/smu-vs-north-texas-live-stream-online.html

Just got this one to work... http://coolsport.se/stream18-cricket-live-streaming.html

"...has a hankerchief in his back pocket, he must have a cold, but he's pressing on regardless..." hilarious stuff, nice find.

Here is a link to the Heart of Dallas commemorative ball made by Big Game. http://www.biggameusa.com/shop/display-footballs/heart-of-dallas-football/ I'm really liking the Texas Heritage themed footballs they make for display (http://www.biggameusa.com/product-category/display-footballs/). I would definitely buy a UNT football if they threw the logo on one you could toss around, like these made for Tulane (http://imgur.com/c7hcgpc).

He did make a solid contribution in the win, and all season for that matter. Best of luck on the path forward...

My opinion of the 'DT Era' is undoubtedly being tempered by what our quarterback is doing in the Cotton Bowl today. Before, I would not call myself one of Derek Thompson's biggest fans. That being said, converting all those 3rd down and longs, then scoring to give us the 14-7 lead over UNLV was impressive considering his knee injury and all the hits he took. As flat as we came out, someone really needed to step up and I was surprised to see him shoulder the team and will us into the endzone repeatedly. Thompson gave everything he had to put one final 'w' in the books, and the stage could not have been more important for our program. I am proud to see him leave this program on a positive note, and believe his MVP trophy is a testament to the impact these years will have on the future success of UNT football. There have been ups and downs with DT, but his legacy will not be forgotten now that we have the Heart of Dallas Bowl trophy to plant in the athletics offices. Thanks Derek, and Go Mean Green!

see if this works for you; http://www.coolsport.tv/stream29.html

Episode 10 posted at last...

Tell me about it, my wife and I are on youtube every five minutes hoping to see the new episode posted.

Truth be told, I do feel like I get carried away with the words, but after reading the other stories, I figured I shouldn't hold back. I joined the board recently and have found the camaraderie to be great, save for the whole UTSA-hate thing that sprang up. Being in the company of people that are as proud of UNT as my wife and I is a pleasure, and since we live so far from what is going on back home, I love the constant stream of information everybody contributes here. I can't wait to see what the future holds for our Mean Green, and I look forward to keeping up with all of you as it unfolds here.

I was born in Odessa but only lived there six months until my family returned to my parent's hometown of El Paso. All of my Dad's family graduated from UTEP and as a kid all I heard about was the Miners. Not many years later we moved again, this time to McAllen, where I started first grade at a Catholic school. Our priest talked so highly of Notre Dame, it became the school I aspired to one day attend. Flash forward a few years, and I was at a youth basketball camp at the University of Texas-Pan American, which allowed me to live in the dorms and eat at the cafeteria. This was pretty impressive to me and at the end of the summer I famously quoted "I either want to go to Notre Dame or Pan Am," to this day my family won't let that one die. In elementary I started watching 'Great Chefs of the World' on the Discovery Channel. The exotic ingredients and crazy accents of those chefs blew me away, and as a visual learner, I loved seeing the variety of techniques they used to make foods beyond anything I knew about. I started cooking and would meticulously cut all the ingredients and set them out in small bowls (mise en place) then garnish the dish as well as I could. People always seemed to enjoy my cooking, and by the time I was in High School I had a plan; I would first get a degree in hospitality management, to learn the business side of things, then attend culinary school to refine my skills. As a sophomore in high school I had toured UNT while my family was figuring out where my older sister would go for her biology degree. She ended up picking UTSA, but there seemed to be something different going on at UNT's campus, and it stood out in my mind even after we went to Texas A&M and a bunch of other schools. When it came time for me to pick a school, I considered Colorado State, U of H, UNT, and Johnson & Wales, but could only visit the two Texas schools. At U of H our tour guide showed up late, he was literally still drunk from the previous nite and couldn't answer any of the questions our group had. On top of this I was not really impressed by the facilities and couldn't see myself there. We went back to UNT for my visit and I still had the feeling this was where I needed to be. In the following months, that feeling I had from that first visit became stronger, and I decided to follow my gut. I only applied to UNT and was proud to get my acceptance letter not long after. In 2004, as a socially awkward freshman in Denton, I sensed that this was my best chance to reinvent myself and vowed to try and be more outgoing. I still remember my very first weekend of school, finding my way to a stereotypical college party in someone's apartment and seeing people do keg stands, walking past couples making out, and eventually having the party broken up by the cops. It was not, and would never be, my scene. I started attending salsa dancing lessons where I met a cute Graphic Design student from Houston. Together we attended footbal and basketball games and, as I mentioned in another post, we followed the football team to our New Orleans Bowl birth, but regretfully didn't make the game. Despite the losing seasons over the next three years, the two of us attended games religiously, and lamented the weak turnout from our fanbase. I graduated in 2008, and my girlfriend graduated in 2009, but we stayed in the DFW area and continued to try and make it to campus for games. We even brought out my family for the Fouts Field Finale in 2010. I returned to UNT for graduate school, enrolling as part of the first cohort in the new Master of Science in International Sustainable Tourism (MIST) program. The unique thing about the MIST program is that it is a joint-degree offered between UNT and the Center for Tropical Agriculture Research and Extension (CATIE) in Turrialba, Costa Rica. After graduating I accepted a position to work at CATIE, and married my UNT sweetheart in December. She left her job at an advertising agency in Dallas and moved down here with me where we have created what we call the 'Texas Embassy' in our home. When we get lucky we are able to stream UNT games online, but more often than not, we end up listening via KNTU. As many of you have mentioned, since leaving Denton, it seems like all we do is think of ways to get back. When we finally do return to the states I look forward to buying season tickets, finally catching a game at Apogee, and putting faces to some of the names I've come to know on this board. Until then, my wife and I will continue doing our best to represent Mean Green nation here in Costa Rica.

I agree, we should appreciate that the level of competition has reached the point that we have trash talking going on. However, what makes UNT special is that we have our own identity. True, this part of our DNA has made it difficult to build up our fanbase over the years, but we are making progress, a change that I believe is sustainable. In this new and rapidly evolving culture, we need to represent the values that are true to our character. We must strive to be welcoming fans. We must remember our recent past and be humble. Anybody can have idiotic, loud-mouth fans. Not many programs have a reputation for sportsmanship and class. Like our program, Denton is on the rise - from growing local businesses, to an ever-evolving world-famous music scene, we have much to offer visitors. Our University is going places - working to cultivate a reputation for research excellence and trying to attracting the brightest students. As die hard fans, we are stewards of Mean Green Nation, we need to welcome anybody and everybody that stops by. If we see things this way we will develop a culture that attracts talent, optimism, and authenticity, traits not easy to come by. UNT's laid-back charm and small-town quirkiness are what drew me to enroll, but it was only after embracing our independent character and learning to appreciate the diversity of our student body that I became enamored with my alma mater. In the end I wouldn't change anything about the choice I made; we may not have the superstructure of College Station, the well-heeled donors of Highland Park, or the alumni armies of Austin, but we do have a chance to make a choice about what we represent, the chance to resurrect our own traditions, and have fun charting our own future. Forget about 'them' and remember what UNT means to you. This year our team has worked hard to earn on-field success, so let's show them some love and enjoy what we have; a head coach of rare character, a team with tremendous heart, a shining stadium still in its infancy, and a new sense that the future is brighter than our past. To our foes I say "Welcome to Apogee Stadium, here's to an entertaining game, to keeping our teams safe, and win or lose, make sure you stop by Beth Maries before you head home." And to you, my friends and family, let's let our team's preparation and drive speak for itself on the field...

I couldn't let this brilliance go unappreciated. That is hilarious.