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How can the crowd take three cheerleaders seriously. If the cheerleaders are incapable of getting the crowd into it, they are not cheerleaders. When I see the entire squad at a game acting like they are organized and know what they are doing, I'll take them seriously. NCA or UCA Nationals are nice, but there is too much emphasis on gymnastics and precious little on crowd participation at games. If the majority of the squad cannot make a game none of the cheerleaders should be out there. It looks bush league. If the cheerleaders can't make the commitment to be at a majority of the games then they have no business being on the squad no matter how well they can do basket tosses, liberties, paper dolls, etc.

It is obvious that basketball is the red headed step child of the athletic department. There are so many things that need to be done to promote basketball, but probably won't be done. Remember, the AD is a former football coach. Enough said.

Sign suggestion for MeanGreenQueen. 'Want to guard Shojo? Better wear a helmet.'

At the risk of being simplistic, if the athletic department and the administration would put as much effort into the promotion of basketball that they do football the results would be astounding. We gear up for football and then really let both the basketball teams down as we prepare for another football season. There are many many people running around the athletic dept. not doing much. Put a fire under them and make them perform for the basketball season just as we expect them to perform for the football season.

Iron Man 4 is correct. The atmosphere at the SuperPit can be markedly bumped up. The athletic administration is either incapable or unwilling to make this happen. The athletic department cannot control fan reaction, but they can sure do some things to orchestrate a better college game atmosphere. We play in a major market and have halftimes that many remote junior colleges would reject. In past years we have had guest appearances by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the Bud Lite Daredevils and the Kilgore Rangerettes. With all the talent on campus, why not spotlight musical groups or dancers from around campus? Also, there are not 14 Greeks who know when games are. Every organization on campus should have an athletic dept. representative who tells their organization the upcoming games for the week. When Jimmy Gales was coach and the team had won only about 5 games, we had over 5,000 in the SuperPit for a pack the pit night that was almost totally done with student participation. It can be done.

I heard Roger Emrich's report of the game on KRLD this morning and he referred to Shawnson as SHOJO...guess the name is catching on.

If you have trouble saying Shawson Johnson, just call him what a friend of mine calls him....SHOJO!

Dickey is apparently unhappy here. There are a number of us who will glad to see him go. No one should be unhappy. As you know, it is always a perfect world and he deserves to be happy.

Point of information. The SuperPit was a solid sell out once. It was the SMU game in the late 70's. Blakeley was the coach and Weasel Johnson was the point guard. SMU had announced just prior to that game that they would not renew the contract to play North Texas and the student section had a huge sign saying 'Paint Sonny Yellow'. Back to the crowd, it was so crowded that the fire marshal refused to let anyone else in. Late arrivals to the game had to park in the parking lot on the press box side of the football stadium. North Texas won the game in a walk.

Sorry, it's too early in the morning. I got the name wrong...it's the Denton County Hamburger places that do not support NT.

If you are truly Mean Green, don't go to the Texas Hamburgers. They do not support North Texas and the owner is a typical Dentonite, in that he takes but does not give to the North Texas scene. The Texas Hamburger Factory in Lewisville is owned by North Texas Exes who do contribute to the Mean Green. They were $1,000 donors at one time. Bon apitite.

If you go to the SMWho game, sneak in...don't let them count you in the attendance figures. I think they play at night this week without the lights on...that way it's harder to see their ineptness.

I hate to see Rodney Belcher dragged into this mess. As you know, Rodney played here under Tommy Newman. He seems like a fine young man. I think that if he is guilty of the things being said about him that it is a classic example of a good man under the influence of Dave Bliss, who always has had a penchant for renegade players. Hope Rodney comes out of this OK, but you know that Bliss will let the assistants take the fall if he can.