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What I see is a team right on the verge of something very big. We only graduate 1 guy playing on defense. We have a freshman QB that makes plays. Our offense comes back intact. We get some scholarships back that we lost for academic reasons. There is huge upside for this program. Anyone care to remember what our team looked like right before we won 4 straight titles? It looked a lot like this one. Competetive, but somehow lost games they had a chance to win. The kids still believe, they are still playing hard, and are just not finishing games right now. Be patient one more year. You will be glad you did.

RV has been fantastic for UNT athletics. Anyone who is critical either has a short memory of what this place was like before he came, or just hasn't been around long enough to know. Anyone notice we are building a new stadium? Where is the credit for that? And the 4 bowl games? And the NCAA basketball tournament appearance? So, it is "what have you done lately?, right? And for Dodge, they have been very competitive this year with 18 of 22 starters as underclassmen. He has turned over the roster and had to deal with academic problems that existed before he got here. Maybe we could all try to see past the end of our nose?

Mine is the "One-inch line". Would someone please show me where the "one-inch" line is painted. In baseball it is the ball that hits on the warning track and bounces over the fence. It is a double. It is not a "ground rule double". "Ground rules" are specific to their park. A ball that bounces over the fence is a double EVERYWHERE. But, the "one-inch line" is the worst.

Saban is a skunk of the worst sort. He is a liar and this really couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. The only way this would be better is if he coached at $MU and got them on probation.

I have all the NT mini-helmets from 1996-2009 and one from 1983, but I would love to have a couple more. I need the 1994 and everything before 1983. Anyone know where or how to get them?

Just in case you missed it, Hilbert Jackson won Gold in Austin on Saturday. He is part of the 5A State Champion 4x100 relay. He also a two-time team State Champion. Rowlett has won back-to-back 5A titles with Hilbert as a member. Graduate on Friday night...win 2 golds on Saturday. Not a bad weekend.

Don't know if anyone saw, but Hilbert Jackson won another gold at the state track meet. Hilbert was part of the 4x100 that took first and also part of the Rowlett team that won a second state championship. Of the Rowlett team in Austin, only Hilbert is a 1-A football recruit. Marquise Goodwin is going to Texas on a track scholarship. Kyle Clemons is going to Kansas to run track. Carl Perrymon will be playing Division II football in Oklahoma.

Just FYI... Hilbert was part of the 5A state champion track team in 2008. Hilbert has run on the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400. He is an exceptional athlete and a fantastic kid. He also shut down Texas' Dan Buckner (from Allen) as a junior in 2007 when Rowlett beat Allen 37-32. Hilbert can play.

I coached this kid at Rowlett. I can tell you from coaching him the last 3 years that he can play. He has high character and will never be an academic issue. He is excited about North Texas and really looking forward to being part of the Mean Green. I don't think he really ever considered anyone else after NT showed interest. He shut down Dan Bucker (currently at Texas) in 2007 when we beat Allen. Buckner didn't find the endzone until we were up 30-0. He is a "shut down" corner in the making and could convert to safety without any problem. Knowing his character, once he gave his word, he would never consider "bailing". Be glad we got him.

Coach, I agree with everything you said. I just think some make it very personal and many don't know where the line is anymore, so I understand a coach being overly sensitive. For example, I had a parent / fan cut all four tires on my truck after a game last year after I took her son out of a game. I have also been attacked after a game and I have had parents throw things at me during a game... and these events occured at different schools. RF was wrong. No doubt. I just wanted us remember that it is a game.

So, "Coach", how do we handle fans who take it too far? Where is the line? In my opinion, when you buy a ticket, you have not purchased the right to abuse anyone. So, where is the line and what can we do? What can you say to a coach during a game?

I have tried to talk to RF on many occasions and he is a real hard guy to like. That being said, buying a ticket does not give you the right to be an a**hole to our coaches. What give that guy the right to say anything to our coaches? Does he know the blocking schemes? Does he know what kind of defense U-La-La was in? Has he ever coached at any professional level? Has he worked out with our kids at all? How would each of you like it if someone came to your job and yelled at you? We should support our coaches during the season and especially when things are not going well. Comments such as those made during the game will not help and are better left for the offseason. RF was waaaaaay out of line, but the fans really should leave the coaches alone during the game. And, when will we get a real stadium so that our coaches don't have to go through the crowd.

Sagarin rates them like this: UNT #13 23 UAB 24 Utah 32 New Mexico 47 Toledo 48 Boise State 61 Northern Illinois 53 TCU 56 Fresno State 57 Bowling Green 59 UNLV 68 BYU 69 Air Force 65 North Texas 66 Southern Miss 72 Colorado State 76 Wyoming 77 Marshall 80 UCF(Central Florida) 82 Memphis 83 Troy 84 SMU 86 Navy 88 Hawaii 90 Louisiana Tech 91 Akron 96 Idaho 97 Houston 99 Utah State 100 Ohio U. 102 UTEP 103 Army 104 East Carolina 106 Tulane 108 San Jose State 111 Tulsa 112 Western Michigan 114 Central Michigan 116 Florida Atlantic 122 Fla. International 123 San Diego State 126 Nevada 128 Rice 132 Middle Tennessee 133 Miami-Ohio 136 Kent State 143 Temple 145 Ball State 152 Eastern Michigan 166 New Mexico State 158 Buffalo 173 Arkansas State 174 Louisiana-Lafayette 180 Louisiana-Monroe