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I don't think stickers are high school-ish. Is it bad that I can name more college teams with them as opposed to high school? I guess I just don't know high schools very well outside EP. Comparing them to elementary school rewards or using Joe Green era's success without them isn't going to get this argument settled. I personally don't care, but if it happens would like to see the use of the SOW or a talon to replace the star sticker...something that will make it UNT.

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Agreed.

Happy Holidays.

Add NMSU to that list. Todd Dodge says it makes a difference, so if he says so it must be?

No, it wouldn't better. The money they are afforded through their NBC contract and BCS tie-ins is ridiculously more than having to split $ year-in-and-out with conference contracts. Once they'd join, they'd have to give up all their current affiliations. And I don't think all-or-nothing is entirely accurate? As long as they are bowl-eligible, the bowls would be stupid to not pick them up and that huge subway fanbase.

There are other meanings here. I just can't articulate them.

I wonder if we'll ever be happy. It seems like everyone has an idea of what it should/shouldn't be and if it isn't exactly like they dream it to be, now's a perfect time to complain. A couple things to think about: 1) Our helmets are going to resemble someone else's no matter what. I can certainly understand that we want to establish our own identity, but lets try not to let it get under our skin. If you look hard enough, you can find anything. (link) I think it just bothers some of you that we might happen to look like Dodge's previous school, SLC. Personally, if we're going to look like anyone, a 79-1 team sounds okay by me. And one I can learn to accept. 2) re: the posters and white helmets. Dodge has mentioned a practical reason for having white helmets. Put that together with these posters that are going around with quotes/plans and I think they're more a part of Dodge's "football plan" that he has figured out. If this is part of Dodge's plan (i.e., not SLC's) that will bring us the right attitude and winning tradition, I'm all for that too. "It's not a high school plan. It's not a college plan. It's a football plan."

Sweetwater Sweetwater Sweetwater

Whatever you do, make sure you get a grasp of at least a portion of the music scene in Denton. Rock, jazz, experimental, heck even a recital in the College of Music...as much as you can. Have you ever been to Texas before? Get some Shiner Bock. old thread Guardian article on Denton scene Popmatters article

Caliunt, I enjoy your posts so far. Good to have you on the board. Cool posters Adler. I'd like to see Lombardi's "What it takes to be #1" on the same layout. Even just a part of it. One of my favorite sports quotes. Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win. Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up—from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their head. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second. Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization—an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win—to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is. It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there—to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules—but to win. And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat. I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour—his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear—is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he's exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.

Gave me a chuckle

really?

Well, Dodge has done nothing yet except recruit and he's already a Dodd.

Can we do a rough sketch for that, too?

Oh man I hope I can make it.

Holy mokes it's Mitch. I'm getting it NOW. PS: thanks for making it available on iTunes!

hmmmm. new offensive system. Goes on the road and takes elite program to the brink in Tallahasee? I would be ecstatic if we had the same kind of showings in Norman and Fayetteville.

Interesting thoughts. I have a couple things to say in reply: I thought we blitzed a little in the spring game? Maybe I am remembering wrong. Either way, you're correct we had a pretty simple approach. Hopefully our depth and some help from our O will keep them off the field and allow them to shine when they are ON it. Realistically, we could be in year 2 of this system and still get blasted by OU. no surprise there. Beating the Sooners would be an absolute miracle (and a welcome one!). They're just too fast in the secondary and have too much depth across the board. Are you telling me you freaking timed the QBs in the spring game? I thought Meager was on the field the most, with the other 3 playing comparably with each other. Tune is a great athlete, but seemed to have the slowest feet of the bunch. That's just my opinion, but based on that I'm thinking he's going to have the hardest time come fall. Yes his arm and size are fantastic, but you need to be at least somewhat mobile in this O. I am still baffled by your seeming anti-WW sentiment. Yes the guy was absolutely horrid making his reads...IN THE SPRING GAME. But the arm is there and it was only after 15 practices. You seem so convinced that he can't improve on that and he's going to have to be moved elsewhere. the only thing I feel strongly about re: the QBs that it's going to be between Meager, WW, Vizza, and possibly Tune. After that it's a coin toss because of possible improvements before September 1. BTW, has Dodge mentioned if he has a deadline to name a QB? I'd be curious to know. You know, after reading FFR's observations on the spring game, I couldn't help but see the video again and notice Ieans. That guy fits the "secret weapon" mold. That's right, he was so secret even DD didn't know about it. I hope we see more of him and his athletic ability on the field this year. SMU will seem like they're in slow-motion after playing the Sooners. But they should be much healthier and more motivated than last year, so it should be a dandy. Our O will be a work in progress, but it will be flowing and our D is going to surprise people and keep it close.

Thanks for your perspective. As for this... ...I would like to direct your attention to another one of Plumm's posts that I actually finished That's two noted Plumm posts that I finished, and don't use color/size to accentuate points. These sort of events need to be archived

I voted for Frazier. What a great debate. Most of those guys are before my time and the ones that I can recall (Manning, Vick, Young, Palmer) I know I wouldn't vote ahead of Frazier or Elway. I don't really think there's anything wrong with a lot of these QBs; any of them you could make an argument depending on what offensive system was in place. I don't think you could go wrong with a number of these, but I passed over a couple in particular because they were more notable during their NFL careers rather than NCAA. Elway is an all-timer, but his Stanford teams were 20-23 and never qualified for a bowl (yes, I know about his individual stats). Really, so many great choices I just can't imagine going wrong with some of them! Anyways, I've read nothing but incredible things about Frazier's desire and sheer playmaking ability. It's probably easier when you play on arguably the best college team of all-time, but someone has to drive the truck, right? moving to the OL, does anyone remember Bryant McKinnie? He never allowed a sack during his entire prep/college career.

You mean in pitch? I could bring an A440 tuning fork.

UTEP obviously. About to finish my MM here. Ready to get back to DFW and be a part of Dodgeball.