Side.Show.Joe

Yeah, this rendering has been around for years now. Notice it doesn't have the battle flags in the paint. While the new arena will lose overall seating, it will make up for it with amenities, like luxury boxes, and state of the art lighting and audio. I'm willing to trade 2,000 empty seats for a better overall facility. Basically, we will have something similar to SMU's Moody Coliseum.... but nicer and with more luxury boxes. That'll piss off the mustangs.

rojomojo be like....

The Lace will be getting new expanded grandstands and new dugouts. Once that is complete, it will basically be a completely new ballpark. There are also plans for a softball clubhouse, so they can have their offices, locker room, and player lounge at the softball complex.

Totally agree. I think they should place a "battle flag sticker" in the shape of each player's home state on the back of their helmets. Lets build our brand and market it beyond the borders of just Texas.

I agree. Our chosen font should either be classic or timeless. Ours' is neither, nor it isn't aging well.

The Alamodome looked like 💩 when they built it 30 years ago, and it hasn't gotten any better looking over the years.

Don't get me wrong. I'm glad to have those guys. I just want more of them, and more highly rated if possible. The football season is a war of attrition. Nothing wrong with being a little greedy when it comes to quality linemen.

That daycare commercial is so horrendous, I'm seriously considering stopping my donations to the university's fund and instead sending that money to the athletic department with my regular donation. Part of me wants to downvote you just for posting that garbage. But I won't, because I know you hate it too.

Does the UNT athletic department even has a director of brand management? Someone to ensure our logos and colors are consistent, of quality, and produced in an acceptable way in merchandise and media. I remember for years our diving eagle was depicted backwards on the flag they ran across the field after TD's. It was very embarrassing.

I always liked RV. He really was a nice guy and truly cared about UNT. But for about 10 years, I tried to convince him to place a car dealership sized battle flag out by Fouts, and he never saw the protentional of doing so. Too often leadership is dominated by number crunchers. I'm glad Wren was able to see the bigger picture. I believe Mosley will too.

It certainly lacks creativity, which I find troubling.

Totally agree. Let's change the name of the NIL collective to "Show Me the Green!". 🤑

They are two different initiatives. The Light the Tower Master Plan has been around since 2016, and this is just the updated version that has been revised in the wake of COVID-19 (Some of our needs were adjusted). The NIL collective just adopted the same name.

That was De Long's choice. He chose to improve on Lovelace Field, instead of waiting for a new stadium later. Since he chose to stay at the Lace, the program has a new field, walls & outfield fence, batting cages, bullpen, and video board. The athletic department wouldn't have added those facilities if it was just going to be a temporary home for the softball program. The choice was obviously smart, because the girls are ranked #24 heading into the season.

UAB was favored to win yesterday's game by 4 points. UNT beat them by 11 and have been rewarded with a sizable jump in the NET. UNT is now at #61 as of this morning. Still almost impossible to move our way into at-large bid territory, but we can still hope to continue improving on offense and make a run at the C-USA Tournament Title.

I'm happy about these additions, but I'd love to see some P5 level DT's and DE's. Games are won and lost in the trenches.

I hate OU softball. Is anyone else sick of OU softball winning every season?

UNT's horrendous performance against Rice caused the Mean Green to drop 22 spots in the NET. Today UNT fell to #72. Absolutely terrible.

Up our game day experience to a level no one else has done...... 1. Pregame Show- From tailgate hill, the Pregame Show is 1 hour long and starts about 2.5 hours before kickoff (Features, guests, cheerleaders, drumline, & game picks). Fans are encouraged to be there and be loud. The recorded Pregame Show is played on the video board 1 hour before kickoff leading up to the team's entrance onto the field. 2. Halftime Show- From the press box with the bands preforming on the field behind the hosts, the Halftime Show would focus on recapping the events of the first half, pointing out issues to be addressed in the second half, player stats, and recapping other conference game or importance. The halftime show should stream live on ESPN+ and play live on the tv's that are located throughout the concourses of the stadium formerly known as Apogee. 3. Scrappy's Fantasy Challenge- Available only to those in attendance, fans select 3 players from UNT's offense and 2 players from the UNT defense to earn points for them during the game (example: 2 points for every 10 yards a player gains, 6 points for every touchdown a player scores, 2 points for every tackle a player makes, & 6 points for every sack a player makes). A running leaderboard will be featured on a section of the small video board and periodically displayed on the main video board. A rundown of the top contestant's performance will be discussed during the Halftime Show, and the winner announced at the end of the game. Each week's winner will receive a team autographed ball and challenge trophy. I have other ideas too, but no need to bore you.

After this loss to Rice, UNT will be lucky to still be ranked in the 50's when the next NET rankings are released. No chance at an at-large now.

Only one thing to say about this performance.....

McCasland has to make it our game if we want to have any chance of an at-large bid. UNT has to be inside the top 40 by the end of the season to have any chance.

UNT beat FIU by 7 but the spread was 7.5. UNT fell a spot in the NET the next day, down to #48. As of tonight, UNT hold the #50 rank. The spread for our game against Rice favors UNT by 12.5 points. I guess UNT has to run it up or risk falling even lower in the NET.

This won't be popular, but.... The Leach coaching tree has a reputation for fielding weak defenses. So, it is fair to be concerned until we see evidence that staff will contradict the stigma. We have added a few defensive players, but more are certainly needed.