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I get your point of course . But the current system still sucks. I practically grew up on the SMU campus and played a lot at old Ownby, but I’m a die hard UNT fan. The problem for me now is that the school doesn’t matter anymore . It’s just about who spends the most money. And that’s ok, it’s the American way. I miss the days of Dandy Don playing in University Park and Mean Joe kicking butt in old Fouts…and I think the hot dogs and beer were better then too ! So yeah, I get your point.

Right. It does suck for Army . QUESTION: Do the academies have portal bailouts the way the other schools do? My guess is not so much (?) due to their future career connections. Since the vast majority of players in most colleges will never make an NFL check it appears that most just want to chase a little fast cash while they still have a couple of football years left in their futures.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE !!!

Good article, well earned by this Mean Green team and coaching staff ! This kind of gutsy football is what builds/rebuilds fan base support. Our three seats in section 106 will stay filled, Go Mean Green !

Ho hum third tier opponents don’t attract fans to Denton. Been that way for years. People in the Metroplex will come to see name brand opponents, it’s been proven. We don’t get them and when we get them we usually blow it.

Didn’t show up. We noticed early on that it looked like Tulsa was going to have more students in the stand than NT.

I complained about all of the above in the game experience survey I received this week. Every item. But I’ve done so before and nothing ever happens. Someone has their heels dug in or they aren’t listening.

Yes… But that’s when we had 12 players on the field . We got caught.

If the Defense shows up UNT wins this game. “Can” they show up ?

That was a bad day . My son and I felt so let down at that game, but we never stopped showing up.

Interesting story. Thanks. I remember brief talk of “Texas State” back then. It did have some appeal compared to NTSU.

My two cents : the DJ music was tooo loud and non stop. I get the need for up tempo sound but it’s hard to stay connected to the game when the PA system blasts away continuously. The announcers for the little in-game side bar activities really don’t need to yell into their mics so hard. We can hear you. Love the Green. 2 and 0 baby.

Refreshing to see a talented young college athlete who is obviously more than a Pavlovian jock drooling after every dollar that drifts by.

Harry, thank you for this explanation. Although a lifelong Mean Green fan , as well as college sports in general, the NIL and revolving door portal thoroughly confuses and frustrates me. Your brief explanation of the two “collectives” gives me a better understanding of the efforts being taken to support the programs. It appears to me that the Mean Green Collective (MGC) works best for someone like me who wants to see 100% of the investment go to achieving the goal as opposed to someone skimming 20% off the top for “ administrative cost.” Thanks for the explanation.

You say “Too many old fans and not enough new.” ? Well damn, and I was going to tell you about the 1913 game against TCU. We lost 13-0. JW Penders coached. Harry quarterbacked. No NIL, great beer.