C Rod

3pm Kickoff on Sept 2nd during the hottest year on record — I would take the points all day. The heat is our home field advantage.

Okay I found a different shot of the field. Looks like the bars behind the American logo aren’t actually black. Looks like a darker shade of green. Perhaps they had trouble with an exact match due to the sun fading the rest field over time?

That’s the one thing that caught my eye too. It’s almost like we redacted the old CUSA logo and put the American logo on top. Curious to see other new member fields and if it’s the same.

We’re finally free!

Someone needs to do a wellness check on SMU… The timing of this news is a gift to us all.

I love knowing this is the late breaking news SMU gets to stew over for their July 4 holiday. 😂🤣😂

Army jumping into the American is the right move. It makes sense on all fronts.

I'm looking forward to watching Cal melt in the TX heat.

My friend, I would be thrilled to have Deion at UNT. I would love to see UNT with the #1 recruiting class in 2023. I would love for our stadium to be sold out every home game for the first time EVER. I would have loved to see our Spring Game sold out. I would love the millions of dollars in free digital advertising Deion and his son would bring to UNT. If you want to try and color me infatuated, go right ahead. What I won't be is a hypocrite.

If that’s the silly conclusion you want to jump to, have at it. But let’s be honest and rational about this. If you were in Deion’s position (along with the hype and pressure from fans & donors), would you choose to coach a group players with a 1-11 record, recruited by the last failed coaching staff; OR would you rather recruit the #1 recruiting class in 2023 and coach them instead? Y’all’s disdain for Deion is clouding your judgment if you choose the former over the latter.

The term cut is being used liberally. Deion told players to their faces they won't ever play at CU and if they want to keep playing college football, they'll need to hit the portal. That's how the term "cut" is being used by these former players. In reality, scholarships are legal four-year guarantees where a player can only lose it if they commit a felony, break team or school rules, or quit the team. Entering the port is consider quitting the team which is why Deion is being so brazen about it. He can't turn around the program with players from a 1-11 team.

Exactly. There's a reason Facebook is freaking out about losing the youth demo to TikTok because they understand that without the youth, their days are numbered. To get students engaged, we should offer student-only prizes and experiences. Human nature shows us that cash prizes, exclusive experiences, and the fear of missing out (FOMO) are great ways to motivate people to take action. Here are a few ideas, I'm sure the board could also brainstorm some more. UNT Student Suite Create an exclusive Student Suite and deck it out with tasty free food, free swag, loud music, green party lights, and high-speed internet. Sometime during the first quarter, randomly select a few students and allow them to bring a couple of their friends to live it up in the Student Suite. Make it a party. Put a camera in the suite and show the party happening throughout the game. Build a corner with props for students to create TikTok's and Instagram reels, broadcasting the excitement and fun in the Student Suite to their social networks. Create a Mean Green prize wheel that is spun after every touchdown. When the wheel stops, that prize is awarded to all those in the Student Suite. It's not hard to imagine the Student Suite going crazy after every touchdown. Create excitement, create FOMO. Mean Green Money Machine Purchase a money wind machine and brand it "Mean Green Money Machine" At the end of the third quarter, randomly select a student to spend thirty seconds inside the MGMM, grabbing for $20, $50, & $100 dollar bills. Put a live camera on this in-game event, and it becomes engaging entertainment for the entire stadium during a TV timeout. In the end, you'll have a student smiling from ear to ear as they announce their total haul over the loudspeakers. Again, more FOMO. Student Super-fans Create a super-fan rewards program for students who attend every home game and make the reward substantial. Find a way to publicly honor these student super-fans

Deion is not making cuts or taking away scholarships. He is setting the depth chart and being open and honest with players from a 1-11 team about their opportunities for playing time. Players can stay on scholarship and never see the field or they can jump in the portal and play ball somewhere else. Are these tough conversations? Yes. Are players having to make tough adult decisions. Yes. Is Deion breaking the rules, no. https://apple.news/A2lYTK0JHTKevqwUD4y9G4g

Lol, it’s clear you have an axe to grind and Deion makes you BIG MAD. I remember back in December, you predicted Deion was in for a culture shock at Colorado. Since then… “Sanders has indeed added players through the portal, with 247Sports ranking Colorado's class as the best in college football this season. It features several Jackson State transfers, including former No. 1 overall player Travis Hunter, and Alabama linebacker Demouy Kennedy, a fringe five-star recruit from the Class of 2020.” In less than 6 months, the “Prime Effect” has shocked Colorado out of their complacency. CU just sold out their 2023 home games the first time in 27 years and last week they sold out their spring game. Deion has turned CU Football into a must-see event attracting recruits, fans, donors, and of course… a few haters. Like it or not, none of this would have happened without Deion. He’s not worried about losing players to the portal because, as you’ve pointed out on numerous occasions, he encouraged it.

The new mic looks and sounds great! Glad to see it put to good use.

How Light The Beam Became a Sacramento Kings Rally Cry Personally I’d love it if our Light the Tower became a green laser beam to the heavens. Like a bat signal for the entire DFW metroplex to see.

Congratulations on winning in life. I tip my cap to you, good Sir.

Crunching the numbers... The cost to rent out 1611 Golf on a Saturday for 3 hours (10 am-1 pm) is $1,750. Included is all 8 Trackman hitting bays with 4 golfers per bay. This would allow for a 32 player, single-round tournament. If I can land a corporate sponsor to cover the cost for the rental bays in exchange for online and in-person exposure, 100% of the entry fees would go to the LTTC NIL. Big questions is, what is the right entry fee price point to lock-in 32 players while still being able to donate a good chunk of change to the LTTC NIL? Entry fee of $125? (32 players x $125 = $4000) Curious to hear the board's thoughts. Timing wise, I'm thinking Saturday August 26th, one week before we kickoff the season vs Cal.

That's okay because since we're fundraising for a good cause, we could use this to our advantage and encourage players to purchase mulligans for $5 - $10 a pop. Don't like your last shot? Buy another! We could even setup one bay to have a closest to the pin competition with a prize. Everyone who wants to play has to buy in at $50. Each additional shot after that is $35 or purchase four attempts for $100. For those who don't play golf, 1611 also has a gastropub with TV playing sports. A raffle at the door would allow non-golfers to participate and win donated UNT swag prizes. Maybe, just maybe, a generous UNT Hub Club season ticket holder will donate some HUB Club Tickets to raffle away. Would be great to have a GMG corporate title sponsor that could cover the costs of the rental bays and the UNT raffle give-aways.

How many other golfers do we have on GMG? I think an annual GMG indoor golf tournament could be a fun, unique experience and could be setup so the proceeds go to the NIL Light The Tower Collective.