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we get it..."Old Guys Rule.." we've seen your T-shirts... Queen90 question: What do the kids on the team call you? Queen or Coach ? It's game day...have you had a chance to break down the film this week? How we looking for tonight ? #oldwhitedudesinjortsarefunny

Back in Black Mean Green mojo...get sum! #beatLaTech

ummmmm....because we're in similar boats in the same pond and fishing for the same things....

...this also...if you were the parent of a young athlete ...who would you trust more to look after your child's well being? 1) Brown 2) Tressel 3) Leach 4) Coker Mac appears to be a good guy and I think would be a good fit for SMU.

the all powerful Queen90 has spoken...she loves to flex....she loves to puff her chest and she loves to criticize uniform threads...yet she reads and comments on "every single one".... #oldwhitedudesinjortsarefunny

this...we need a steady dose of more wins over more years... I bought a Fort Worth Star Telegram today...nice 1/4 page article...unfortunately no photos...I kinda thought with TCU off yesterday we may get a photo...I thought wrong. #beatLaTech

went to bed with a sunburn...but no complaints here... I'd much rather be sunburned with a win over SMU than a loss. I was very surprised by their fan turnout...besides their band...it looked like only parents and a few friends of the players.

other than Oklahoma, Baylor and possibly OSU...early on...the B12 looking very pedestrian... UTEP's unis were awful... Not sure what's worse...goofy horn stripe on your pants or goofy horn stripe on your helmet? We'll find out November 15th.

oh god...I guess you weren't done...Saint UNTFan23...our very own "soccer guy & other sports" Martyr... hey...I love sports and so does most every other sports crazed fanatic on this sports obsessed board...but the reality of college athletics is that "football" drives the train and does the heavy lifting. It's "football" that funds and carries the rest of the other sports...

...are you done? really...girls volleyball? big focus needs to be on "football"...if the football improves...then the school and it's "other" sports improve...yes even your beloved volleyball...

like I said....start winning in football to gain national attention jus saying...we're not on here this morning all fired up about UTSA's other sports....or Boise States...

why should they? UTSA focused on the right sport to gain the most attention for their school...ie Boise State. I commend them on their efforts...there are lessons to be learned from the likes of Boise State, UTSA, USF, UCF....start winning in football.

I get it....it is a reality...they have a big tv market, destination city & appear to have a very good handle on the importance of strong football program in their first 3-4 years. I wish we would have put a little more fuel on the football fire in the 80's... IMO...you can't be scared of losing them to MWC or AAC...we need to amp up our own volume...get more wins...garner more attention and respect for NT...who knows...maybe we both get a shot to move up a notch... In the end...you want teams in your conference that appeal to others...stronger is better. let's start with a win Saturday over SMU...

I always want our conference to win OOC. stronger conference is better...

mean green greasers 17 trust fund church boys 13 26K at game not really sure how either team will score this many points...hope the "gate was locked" at this week's practice & we will be..."the most improved team in college football...week 2 " We are THE "University of NORTH TEXAS"

hope so...we need some positivity! plan to pick up either Taco Cabana breakfast or Rudy's brisket burritos. looking forward to the game...NT vs SMU games are always entertaining. It's fun to beat the crap out those daddy's money having...silver spoon eating...spoiled little brats... #beatSpoiledMuchU

obsession, observations or opinions...however you want to define it... yes...I have an opinion....my opinion is "we can do better"..."I want our school to be better...that's it..." ...do you want our school to brand like the University of Phoenix? I don't.... good design is good business

To Be or Not To Be In my opinion & observations....I have noticed that the "University of Phoenix" logo looks eerily similar to one of the North Texas logos. It has very stylized bird to the left of a lot of words or letters on the right. Seeing this....reinforced my thoughts that we need an "additional" mark to help brand our school and separate us from the University of Phoenix, Kaplan University, Western Governors University, Stayer University and any other online university. Saying more with less is important...or simply "less is more" Having a school mark or brand with less is better. Using less...(i.e.) 1 to 3 letters to brand your school will help raise the perception of your university. Look at our bird/word logo with small font sized letters on a baseball cap, car emblem, a televised yardage/down graphic (see LHN game 8/30) or smart phone scoring app....it's hard to define or read because it does not scale down well. Studies suggest that good logos: need to be simple need to be memorable need to be "scaleable" (i.e.) work well on a billboard or postage stamp....either way it is clear and easy to read need to relevant - does it optimize the industry in question? In my opinion this means: "less is more"...don't "overdesign" it. a "memorable design or mark that leaves a big impression" simply said...when you shrink designs or words down on a pen, a badge, car emblem, flag, hat, cap, cup or koozie...it is more difficult to read. Is it versatile? BIGGER is better and easier to read. what is the perception we are trying to sell...is it appropriate? Who do we want to look like....an "on-line college", an arena football team (i.e. LA KISS) or a "big boy university with an athletic program?" most big time universities have multiple logos to use where best suited. So....let's spend the time....let's spend the money to do the research and possibly "Expand Our Brand" by adding the "letterman's NT" to some sports related merchandise. "Consumer Choice"...let the consumer choose what they want on a baseball cap, car emblem or BBQ spatula (if you can find one). Who knows...we may get better looking gear, sell more stuff and make more money for our university. It's Free Market Enterprise at work. Perception is Reality...let's look less like the University of Phoenix and more like the University of North Carolina or the University of NORTH TEXAS! To be bigger you have to look bigger. There is no other N&T initials in college football...it's unique, symmetrical, collegiate and ours...let's use it. Question is...."to be...or not to be" ....who do we want to look like? Expand the Brand 3XL

the scale on the eagle was much better than on last years alternate...which was small and looked like a blob of smeared goo. baby steps...first thing first...and an easy fix...get rid of the ridiculous "horn pants"...they are not helping our mojo or national perception that we have clue of what we're doing...

personally I think we have one of the worst D-1 football uniforms and logo in the State of Texas...(the Texas State stylized bobcat and color maroon may suck more...not sure at this point). Goodgodalmighty we look like freaking armature hour out there. we have: - those stupid horn stripe pants - goofy mechanical eagle logo - mis-matched greens....why can't the green be the same as the cool Nike green on the gloves, warm-ups and coach shirts - goofy & dated white face mask, socks & shoes Who freaking signs off on this crap...anyone else sick of us looking silly? The suspossed 2015 new unis can't come quick enough....I hope the AD doesn't screw this up...it's a big part of recruiting, marketing and economics these days. I'm ready to look mean & green....anybody see BAYLOR last night? Even the dorky Baptist people know how to properly dress their football team for battle!

if we play them...then yes...get top dollar.... what's the "gate only" money at UT? 8 million? they can can afford $1M

that was ugly last night...I blame our "pants" !

these look great...hope we send those nice new unis back to Dallas with a big fat Loss.