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I have been told 30 x 50.

I think our record next year depends on how well we recruit defensive tackles and cornerbacks between now and national signing day.

Well, you can put me down as officially excited now that Gaines has officially been named cornerback coach for North Texas, especially since he recruited Denarius McGhee out of Euless Trinity to become a standout FCS level quartback for MSU in his redshirt freshman year. Also, he recuited all american kicker Jason Cunningham out of Amarillo, so he isn't someone to just talk about recruiting Texas, he has done it. And, dare I dream it; he's recruited a good QB out of Euless Trinity who has turned into a good college quarterback (yes, FCS level), so is it too much to think he'll be able to get some players from the now perennial powerhouse Euless Trinity program who will be good players at North Texas?

The reason I was told that the video board location will be at the south end is that there is an agreement with the adjoining homeowners not to project any sound from the stadium to the south after 6:00 p.m. Since some of the games don't start until 6.00 or 6:30, it wasn't really possible to meet that requirement without pointing the video board, which, I suppose, incorporates audio, towards the north from the south end of the stadium.

Most excellent! I think the big thing he brings to the table is recruiting.

Here's an article about their defensive improvement, after 5 games of this last season: WKU "defense jelling"

+1, and I'll actually read one of TodgeRodge/CheckFacts' posts if it is recognizable as critical of some other university without having to read through a mishmash of incoherent verbiage first to determine what is really being said. And none of this "they had this problem, but here's my excuse for that".

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One green dozer?

Actually, I believe you are correct. However, I don't recall him getting any playing time this year. I hope they get him on the field next year, whether O-line or D-line; decide which, and let him show us what he can do.

According to the following, it really wasn't Mark Twain who commented so famously on statisticians: Wikipedia on Mark Twain, Liars, Damned Liars, and Statisticians. I do like the part about using numbers to bolster weak arguments.

I think Houston is the rival of our future. We helped get them started in football, when Theron Fouts cosponsored them into the Lone Star Conference.

Pot calling the kettle...oh well, brevity will become you.

I hate to break the bad news to you, but that usage calls for "exists", not "exist". However, that doesn't go directly to your assertion that Rick Perry doesn't know that UNT "exist". If he didn't know that UNT "exist", why did he have the athletic fee legislation rewritten in the manner that he did before he would sign it? And in case you believe that Rick Perry does not concern himself with "how UNT is run or who is running it", could you tell us who nominates candidates for the Board of Regents? And nothing in any of that explains the arrogance with which you long windedly provided no "facts to check" other than your opinions, which like Rick Perry's economic analyses, always cherry pick a time frame to suit a preordained conclusion. And you still haven't answered the question of whether you support the university in any way, attendance at anything, any kind of support, other than your lengthy and self adulatory diatribes under your various screen names.

Well, he's the president now, and I'm sure many here expressed negative opinions about him during the recent HFC hire. Many of those expressing said opinions have gotten on board with that hire (as I have, especially with Canales being retained). Really, isn't everything that's been said just opinion? I know there are some things that Rawlins has done as a university administrator with which I disagree, but there are many with which I find great merit. He brought more research money to Wazzu and Memphis. He had various roles with intercollegiate sports at both schools and elsewhere. Some of them I find questionable, such as the Calipari hire at Memphis; others, such as basically rubberstamping the Jim Doba hire at Wazzu and helping found the CUSA, I find praiseworthy. Overall, I think he stays involved in academics and sports. Honestly, I think he's found a passion for North Texas. Still, whether you or I agree with what I consider political appointments that appear to have the fingerprints of the Governor of Texas on them, there are a lot of things we can do as alums, starting with at least showing up for school activities and providing what financial support we find appropriate and affordable. You do at least show up for some home athletic events and music concerts, don't you?

+1. For some reason, that caught me off guard, and I got a good laugh out of it.

Honestly, I've never seen the admins here ban people for simply stating what might make our football program better. Or is that your interest in being here? This is a forum for UNT football fans, after all.

So, what's your solution, and what have you done since 1922 to accomplish it?

Like I say, it's my preference. Part of my reason for writing that was that I had been in a local pizza plaze a short time before, at the same time the Euless Trinity "Girls" basketball team was eating and was duly impressed by their size. I did notice during the football season, when the UNT Women's BB team was sitting as a group, that at least one them had a leg cast, and assumed she may have gotten injured during practice or play. When I see that some young men and women are putting their bodies at risk to represent my school, I try to give them some respect, even when it's hard to respect their coaches.

Toastmasters is a good organization for those who have difficulty speaking effectively. You might consider looking into whether they could also help one's writing; I think Quoner had some useful suggestions for you. I have found that by skipping down to your last paragraph, I can avoid reading material easily found on collegefootballdatawarehouse or wikipedia. Your posts have been useful lately when I've had problems sleeping, but most people prefer a concise writing style if they're interested in what a person has to say. If you'd look around at what others are posting here, you'd find many of them try to be at least somewhat entertaining.

They may be details, but they are not minor. Perhaps to keep it on topic, would you want your football program to self-identify as within a city of over a million, or as within a town of less than 25,000 that has no place to grow. Then think about why your stadium may look somewhat emptier than you'd like, and whether you wish to project an image of being superior to virtually everyone within that city of over a million.

I prefer to think of them as women, even if they suffer under poor leadership.

I hate to inform you, but SMU is NOT within Dallas City Limits, it's within the City Limits of University Park. In terms of urban geography, it could be called an enclave (or in geographic information systems terminology, a doughnut hole), as it and it's fellow "Park City", Highland Park are surrounded by the City of Dallas. There are probably few in Dallas who will claim to be a fan of it, because it's not in Dallas, and relatively few people in Dallas are alumni of SMU.

I think that pretty well sums it up.

Thanks for the info; none of which provided any basis for what you wrote about KingDL1.