eulessismore

Uh, no. That framework and fabric will be occupying whatever large storage space is available for evidence in civil suits. The video of that collapsing structure is as close to any of that stuff I ever want to be. Damn scary. We don't want anything to do with any of that; we've had enough bad press without acquiring some of the cowboys baggage. Ok with the weather alert radio; was anyone watching weather reports at Valley ranch, or even the sky? Don't mess with Texas weather.

Kids on college football scholarships want to play. When things start looking like others are passing them on the depth chart, and they have 2 or more years of eligibility, they often seek a release in order to pursue greener pastures. Honestly, those who have left UNT from the 2008 class haven't been finding them. Of those who have left, I really wish Marcus King, WR from Euless Trinity would have stayed. I think he could have gotten the playing time he was wanting, considering the other receivers we lost during the season.

Carroll ISD is passing Jerry Jones by!

But I'm not an adam's apple man.

Maybe the state government could add an amendment to it that would make an indoor practice facility the next logical step.

Too skinny for my taste. I know that others like that.

I was thinking back on a bumper sticker that I thought was pretty outrageous, but maybe it was a fair question: who would Jesus torture? Answer: Jesus never tortured anyone, and never advocated it, even asking forgiveness for his torturers and executioners.

Just thought y'all might like this one: DII signee loyal to employer

I think you're on to something; one thing I've noticed is that we don't instill fear in anyone. Conventional thinking has that coming from the defense, but also a good offensive line and bruising running attack can demoralize opponents. I have wondered what fromation these snaps from center will come in; I'm thinking the power I, but that uses two backs, one of them a fullback. Someone suggested in Vito's blog using Shavod Atkinsson (sp?) to run the ball. I'd be ok with that, especially if he could make guys bounce off of him.

I expect a politician, and anyone else, to be reasonable and see things my way.

We'll have some good news on the football front to chat about sometime; soon, I hope.

Nobody from the UNT football team has been accused of running a dogfighting operation.

You really know how to summarize.

What is quoted doesn't explain the penalties against UNT football, if what RV is quoted as saying in the UNT Daily article is correct (which does sound like it's about a score from 4 years ago). Is it possible that anyone, (RV?), anyone, can come on here and explain to us the NCAA's reasons for these penalties. Maybe an explanation of this could save our board members from starting threads comparing the relative merits of water torture conducted by the Japanese in WWII compared to American waterboarding methods, compared to survival of American and British POW's captured by the Japanese vs. the German Nazis. Or, perhaps the tin foil helmets really do make about as much sense as anything. My new conspiracy theory: the NCAA penalties against UNT football are to create a distraction from being accused of running a "Communist" system of determining a national championship.

Gosh, I guess it's to know that someone was worse than the Nazis?

Does anyone have a history of these scores over the period of time where RV mentioned the worst one being dropped next year?

I can certainly agree with everything you've said here. I think the question is, do the pluses you mentioned outweigh the minuses? I guess we're on schedule to find out over the next couple of years. I'd like to know if there have been any studies using objective performance measures for either. I think that overall, this comes down to a traditional (HS) vs nontraditional (JC) approach to recruiting players, and that there's a generally more favorable view of JC players now than in the past.

I still say Russo looked happy when he was starting and playing well towards the end of last season. He did not look happy in the spring game when others, some with no college game experience as yet, were passing him on the depth chart. I think our defensive coaches making those decisions were doing so based on honest evaluations, coming from years of coaching experience. Still, it has to hurt a guy like Russo, who was a starter on a high school state championship team, to be passed up on a college team which has almost never won since he's been here. I still think there's a positive message here: the coaches see something they like in other players. With the number of DL players already on the roster, those coming out of redshirt or injury status, and the HS and JC players signed in February, I was feeling that someone probably would leave. I think it's only to be expected.

Has the stereotype of signing JUCO's kept of with the reality? It seems like signing JUCO talent is a widespread practice now, at greater as well as lesser D1 football programs. Based on the results of many HS kids who came in with this and the previous head coach, I'm just as willing to give the JUCO's an opportunity. At least they have a post high school track record. It's probably true that most of those starting with the JUCO's did so for academic reasons, but I've heard there's an increasing trend of D1 college coaches encouraging it for athletic development of those guys who are younger or for other reasons could use more playing experience than they got in high school. My understanding is that Nebraska and some other D1 programs have had virtual "farm systems" at certain JUCO's; if we're not looking at this possibility, perhaps we should be.

TFLF is on target with his comments. I was in guitar class, before I changed majors, with a fellow who went on to get his degree from UNT (I believe with a music major). He then got a law degree from SMU and has gone on to become an immigration lawyer and, at one point, was President of the American Immigration Lawyers' Association. He developed a specialty helping pro athletes needing that kind of legal work, and was in the local media in the last couple of years for pro bono work helping to keep immigrant children from being separated from their parents. A first rate guy, an outstanding lawyer, with an undergraduate degree from North Texas and a law degree from SMU. As far as someone saying that going elsewhere might help if he wanted to go to Harvard, who'd to say a degree from UNT would be a liability? I knew a guy years ago, when I first started out in college at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, who graduated from there and went on to Harvard Law. Are we somehow less than Midwestern State? I doubt it. Here are my thoughts concerning Kyle Russo: After a redshirt freshman year, he got to start at about midway through his second year and played well, especially in the last few games, and enjoyed starting and playing. After the season, some factors began to make it look difficult to get a starting role at defensive end, such as: (1.) The new DL coach deciding to move Tevinn Cantly from tackle to DE, and Cantly being mentioned favorably by said coach in his taped interview, as well as getting more reps during the spring practices and game (2.) Some highly touted high school and JUCO DE's being signed, such as Tyler Washington (3.) More, and more impressive, tackles being signed to LOI's, (4.) allowing an anticipated move of Eddrick Gilmore back to DE. This is something I had wondered about after we signed so many D linemen in our 2009 class, as well as previous redshirts and other underclassmen being mentioned as looking good: even with a DL rotation, which is a good thing, there will only be so much quality playing time to go around, and some incumbent players will feel that the odds are increasingly against them getting to play, which is what any completitor would want. Someone who has known of Tevinn Cantly longer than I have thinks UNT got a real bargain by signing him; I sure hope he lives up to those praises. Why the law school story? Dodge and these guys are probably still on friendly terms, but Dodge is in no position to help them become starters or get more playing time; he has to win to keep his job, and defensive linemen are a key aspect of winning football games at any level. Perhaps it makes it sound better to some school considering giving a scholarship to a transfer if it's because of a better perceived academic fit than leaving because of a young man sees himself moving down the depth chart. And really, what difference does it make to UNT Football what reason is given for a player to transfer? He's leaving; let's wish him well and be glad he did it with a good academic record. For those staying, or coming in during fall practice; lets hope and pray they remain healthy, do well academically, and become as good on the field as we suspect they can.

We SMOKE more than them? I did feel that the Canadians smoked a lot when I've been up there, and have heard that the Europeans haven't slowed down the slightest, and still smoke those ready rolls down to the filter. It is discouraging to see so many people light one up when my commuter train deboards the passengers in downtown Dallas. I was however, a bit surprised to hear on NPR today that 22% of adult American men and 19% of women smoke. Ominously, I'm starting to see more people I can readily identify as meth users around Euless; I'm fairly certain we'll never get any government assistance with dental care while that's on the increase.

I'm surprised they do that, and I would be surprised if UNT considered such a proposal. Should we just tell those in the DFW area that commuting students are not welcome? That students can't pool their money to rent a house or apartment together? That a returning veteran must go from one regimented environment to another? Anyway, I don't want UNT to be more like Texas State; I just want it to be a more successful UNT.

Yes, very sad. I just read that on another site before reading your post. Let's keep him and his family, also the special teams coach, in our thoughts and prayers.

You da man! I almost always watch the news on Channel 8; my wife turned to Channel 5 for some reason, and I was noticing the large hail coming down just after the collapse and while players were still looking for others who might still be in the wreckage. Say a prayer for the new special teams coach, who was reported as having a broken back.

I think there will always be private health plans; even the government health plans in the Canadian provinces are considered only a part of the health care solution for most Canadians, who will consider employer based plans as part of their decision on whether to take the job. Personally, I am now looking for a new Primary Care Doctor; he sent a letter saying a single practitioner couldn't make it in today's health care environment and is closing his practice, and a new Dermatologist, who is not in the network of the new insurance provider for my insurance (through my wife's employer). Those changes lead me to think the insurance companies could do better, if they're the ones calling the shots in health care, which I think is largely the case. I hope the insurance companies do better than the credit card companies, who are presently being thrown under the bus even by their staunchest past defenders, Republican congressmen. I guess they rode that deregulatory horse into the ground, rather than engaging in reasonable self regulation. Maybe it's just a pipedream that corporate bureaucracies will do the right thing without some regulatory oversight. As William F. Buckley said shortly before his death, "Regulation is a legitimate function of government". I think a reasonable dose of regulation could be preferable to letting things get so bad that nationalization of those "too big to fail" is seen as the only choice, even by Republican Presidents.