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Excerpts Jason May and Sky Pruitt and Jamo day to day and questionable for next Saturday's game. DD is quoted as saying.."We want to get it to where the QB throws about 25 times a game and our rushers (run) 35 to 40". We never did pass this much in prior years so mayby DD realizes he must have an effective passing game to enable his run, run, run game plan successfully. The last couple of games, LSU and LaLaf he has passed this many times so he may have actually decided to do this. Don't remeber LaTech figures.. Now we just have to see more slants, involve the TE in catching the ball, and pass downfield more.

ABOUT NORTH TEXAS COACH: Tina Slinker (199-240 in 16 seasons at UNT and overall) LAST SEASON: 14-14, 9-6 in Sun Belt (2nd in West Division) STARTING FIVE Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Erika Bobo G 5-8 Sr. Preseason second-team All-Sun Belt Natalie Mireles G 5-6 Sr. Should continue to improve Mia Ajekwu P 6-3 Jr. Out last 13 games last season (shoulder) Mian Williams G 5-8 Sr. Top 3-point shooter on the team Erica Howard P 6-3 So. Back-to-back double-doubles last season REMAINING ROSTER Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Amanda Quattrocchi G 5-7 So. Talicia Sanders P 6-2 So. DiDi Wali G 5-9 Jr. Kennethia Wilson F 5-10 Sr. Amber Jackson F 6-2 Fr. Jo Hall G 5-8 Fr. Sanetra Jackson G 5-8 Fr. Tricia Lee G 5-8 Fr. Ashley Vation F 6-0 Fr. Calvin Watkins

UNT: Triple threat returns Isaac Hines last season became the first player to lead North Texas in assists, steals and rebounds in the same campaign. Hines' performance on the glass was surprising considering he is a 6-0, 175-pound point guard. The former Collin County Community College standout finished with 178 rebounds. Michael Jones, a 6-7 forward who completed his career last season, was second on the team with 144 rebounds. Brett Vito ABOUT UNT COACH: Johnny Jones (49-64 in four seasons at North Texas, 64-80 in five seasons overall) LAST SEASON: 14-14, 6-9 in Sun Belt (T-4th in West Division) STARTING FIVE Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Isaac Hines G 6-0 175 Sr. Led team in assts., steals, rebs. in '04-05 Calvin Watson G 6-5 215 Jr. Threat from 3-point range Quincy Williams F 6-8 230 So. Potential to be force down low Kendrick Davis G 6-4 181 Jr. Arkansas transfer will be counted on Jeffrey Simpson C 6-8 220 Sr. Came on at end of last season REMAINING ROSTER Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Justin Barnett C 6-10 275 Sr. Lionel Brown G 5-11 165 Jr. Harold Edwards F 6-6 215 Fr. Justin Howerton C 6-10 215 Fr. Coby Ray G 6-1 190 So.* Jared Ruffin G 6-0 175 So. Harold Stewart F 6-8 185 Fr. Michael Sturns G 6-4 175 So. Keith Wooden* F 6-9 245 Jr. Rich Young F 6-5 205 Jr. *Sitting out season because of NCAA transfer rules

excerpts Jason May (patella tendon) and DT Sk Pruitt (shoulder) and Jamario Thomas (aggravating a hamstring) all against LaLaf. DD" We want to get it to where the QB throws about 25 times agame and our rushers (run) 35 to 40 " This is what a team MUST DO to make the defense respect the pass and not jam up in the box.....of course it would help if there were screen passes, more passes downfield, slants, and the TE is involved. This, to me, represents a change in DD's attitude of run, run, run, run , pass etc.

On Wednesday, the University of North Texas will get their recruiting class off to a fast start when they get their signed letter-of-intents from a couple of JC transfers. The Mean Green will bolster their frontcourt by adding Mineral Area (MO) College products Curtis Muse and Jonathan Jackson. For Jackson, a 6-foot-10 forward originally from the Pacific Northwest, the choice was simple. He had other options and offers, but was sold on UNT right after making the trip to see Denton. "After I visited there, I didn't need to see anywhere else," Jackson said. "They had everything that I need and I wanted to be a part of their program. I like the coaching staff - they make me feel comfortable. The team chemistry is great too." Jackson chose UNT over schools such as Utah State and UNLV, and who knows what might have turned up for the forward in the spring had he waited. But Jackson decided to go ahead and pull the trigger on a commitment, ending what has been a long trek (high school in Washington and Oregon and a redshirt year at Eastern Washington) on hiw way to Division I basketball. He's ready to contribute immediately at UNT. "I'm a whole lot more versatile than before," Jackson said. "I was always able to do the things like I do now, but in high school I was put on the block because of my height. But I can shoot the ball - that's one reason why (UNT) wanted me. I'll play at the four and play outside a lot." Joining Jackson in Denton will be good friend Muse, who was getting some high-major bites. But the duo had already made a choice going into the recruiting process, and both felt that UNT was the right fit. "We decided that we wanted to go to school together," Jackson said. "There were some other ones looking at us, but after our visit (to UNT) we just didn't care about the rest of them anymore."

Keep in mind that sometimes the * rating by Rivals depends upon which school the prospective player signs with. We were on to a JC QB last year and rivals had him listed as a 3 star on our web site. He signed with Nebraska and rivals listed him as a 4 star on their web site. Boths boards at the same time.

Burruss lost for season, Thomas day-to-day UNT defensive end Blake Burruss will have surgery on a broken arm this week and will be out for the rest of the season. The sophomore, who was listed second on the Mean Green’s depth chart, injured his arm in UNT’s loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. He played in five games and had four tackles on the season. Sophomore running back Jamario Thomas also missed practice Monday after injuring his hamstring against ULL. He is listed as day-to-day heading into the Mean Green’s game against Florida Atlantic on Saturday. The former Longview Spring Hill standout rushed for 83 yards against LSU two weeks ago and posted 34 yards on six carries against ULL before re-injuring his hamstring.

Mazolla had medical problems that kept him from playing is what I heard.

I emailed Bobby Ray a link to the post that everyone contributed to earlier with the facts. The same article was printed in the DRC this morning. I did not repeat it because it said nothing different.

I did contact him by email and sent him a link to the Ramon Flannigan thread. I put this on the board in case anyone else wanted to do so. If you are concerned about our OC's conduct here is your opportunity to express a complaint where it might do some good.

If anyone wants to contact Bobby Ray re Flannigan/DDvs RV/reBR rumors..here it is.

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UNT can't hold on after taking late lead 12:02 AM CST on Sunday, November 6, 2005 By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle DENTON – North Texas running back Patrick Cobbs put the Mean Green in position to end a two-game losing streak Saturday night at Fouts Field. Unfortunately for the Mean Green, its defense failed to convert in a 31-28 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette in a Sun Belt Conference game. Cobbs rushed for 197 yards and scored three touchdowns in the second half to give the Mean Green a four-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Colleges La.-Lafayette 31, North Texas 28 Late TD dumps North Texas Summary Saturday's scoreboard More North Texas The Ragin' Cajuns took possession at their 12-yard line with 9:44 left. UNT needed a stop but failed while Louisiana-Lafayette methodically drove down the field in 15 plays. Ragin' Cajuns running back Tyrell Fenroy capped the drive with a 1-yard run that sent UNT (2-6, 2-2) to its third straight loss in front of 14,153. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-5, 3-2) posted 63 rushing yards on the drive against the Mean Green, which prides itself on running the ball and stopping opponents from doing the same. "Our inability to stop the run was the difference in the game," UNT coach Darrell Dickey said. "It's not fun to get beat at your own game. We scored and felt like we had some momentum, and they just took the ball and marched right down the field." Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Jerry Babb rushed for 133 yards, while Fenroy added 102. The duo's performance was just enough to offset a breakout night from Cobbs, who posted his top rushing total since a 216-yard outing against New Mexico State in the 2003 season finale. Cobbs also became the Mean Green's all-time leading scorer with 234 points. UNT was forced to depend on Cobbs when running back Jamario Thomas aggravated a hamstring injury that has hampered him throughout the season. Thomas finished with 34 yards on six carries. Dickey said he was not sure of Thomas' status for the rest of the season. "It has been a while since I ran that much," Cobbs said. "It was bittersweet. Our whole offense played well. It's tough to have that happen and not come out on top." Cobbs was especially effective in the second half after Louisiana-Lafayette jumped out to a 21-7 lead behind Fenroy and Babb, who combined to score three touchdowns in the first half. UNT rallied behind Cobbs, who scored on runs that covered 59, 8 and 9 yards. "Patrick played real hard and got us back into the game," UNT quarterback Daniel Meager said. "He made the big plays for us." Cobbs' final touchdown run put UNT up 28-24. "They came up with the big plays to keep their drive going," UNT safety Aaron Weather said. "They ran a lot of option, which is something we have not seen before. If you don't take care of your assignments, it can hurt you. It hurt us tonight." Briefly: UNT wide receiver Johnny Quinn extended his streak of games with at least one reception to 33. ... Cobbs' 59-yard touchdown run was UNT's longest offensive play of the season. E-mail bvito@dentonrc.com

talked with FFR...he was not ejected from the game. someone handed him a bag of totallios (sp?) security guard saw it, told he to get rid of it. He did...gave to others. The security guard came back and asked hat happed to the chips...was told I got rid of them, Security guard called the police who took Rick into the tunnel and asked what happened. Rick explained, the cop said it was not against the law or rule to have chips but if there were thrown on the field you would be ejected. the crowd almost had a riot when Rick was escorted from the seats leaving his young son ..... Everythings cool.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...ap.6f91e26.html Preview NT, LLaf

My wife and I hit Denton after dark about 6:00 PM coming down I-35. 6:00 is when TMS closed down. The HW dept had electronic message to expect delays on I-35 W south so we went over to 377......never saw so much traffic in my life, mostly headed north on 377 into Denton but an awful lot going south. From Gainesville to Mansfield 2.5 hours.

Mean Green's game moved to Miami 01:20 AM CST on Friday, November 4, 2005 By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle DENTON – UNT's game against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 12 has been moved from 3 p.m. to 1 p.m. and from Lockhart Field in Boca Raton, Fla., to Dolphins Stadium in Miami, UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal said. FAU's home field was damaged by Hurricane Wilma.

See above duplicated post with article copied.

College Notebook: Ajekwu to return in exhibition game tonight 09:34 AM CST on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Mia Ajekwu will rejoin what she expects will be a totally different North Texas women’s basketball team tonight — even though the Mean Green’s roster will be virtually unchanged from a season ago. Ajekwu is one of nine returning players who will be on the roster when the Mean Green play a 7p.m. exhibition game against the Houston Jaguars at the Super Pit. The difference is that most of those players participated in the final 13 games of the season after Ajekwu was lost for the season to a shoulder injury that required surgery. The complexion of the team changed dramatically in those final few games when UNT developed a host of young players. The Mean Green will begin the process of reintroducing Ajekwu to the mix tonight. “We are very excited to get Mia back,” UNT coach Tina Slinker said. “It’s great because depth at the post position hurt us last year.” That does not figure to be a problem this year. UNT developed a pair of young post players in Talicia Sanders and Erica Howard while Ajekwu was out of the lineup. Throw in redshirt freshman Amber Jackson, who sat out last year with a knee injury, and the Mean Green have four talented post players who are all at least 6-2. That depth is one reason the Sun Belt Conference’s coaches picked UNT to win the Sun Belt West Division title. Ajekwu actually finished as UNT’s second leading scorer with an average of 11.3 points a game last season. Both Sanders and Howard started to come into their own while Ajekwu recovered from shoulder surgery. Sanders set a UNT freshman record when she averaged 7.2 rebounds a game. Howard became the first Mean Green freshman to post a double-double in back-to-back games and scored a career high 23 points against South Alabama. Jackson was an all-state selection in Indiana before signing with UNT and is also expected to make an immediate impact. The Mean Green are hoping their cast of solid players will help them get off to a better start against the Jaguars this season. Houston used a 23-4 run at the beginning of the second half to pull away for an 83-62 win over the Mean Green last year. Slinker said Houston used its small, quick lineup to create match-up problems for UNT last season and will likely use the same strategy this year. The Mean Green will be better equipped to handle that challenge this season. UNT returns all but one of its major contributors and with Ajekwu back should have a front line that most teams will have a tough time handling. UNT will also be more experienced with four seniors and two juniors. “I am very excited to come back because I didn’t get to carry what I did last year over into conference play,” Ajekwu said. “This year will be exciting because we will have more experience. This is the first time since I have been here that we will have several seniors.” —Brett Vito unt Briefs Football Dickey: UNT must avoid watching standings UNT coach Darrell Dickey is trying to keep his players from taking too hard a look at the Sun Belt Conference standings. In previous years, UNT was in the driver’s seat late in the year while closing in on another perfect run through conference play. That isn’t the case this year. Louisiana-Monroe sits atop the standings with a 3-0 record. Arkansas State (3-1) and UNT (2-1) are also in the hunt for the league title. “The thing I try to harp on is that the only thing that you can control is how you play,” Dickey said. “So-and-so can beat so-and-so and this team can beat that team, but none of that matters if we don’t take care of our business. For us it’s almost like tournament time. Our players know that.” The basketball analogy was just another way for Dickey to tell his team what it already knows. The Mean Green cannot afford another conference loss. UNT has won the Sun Belt title in each of the last three years with a perfect conference record and finished in a tie for the league title in 2001 with a 5-1 mark. A loss to Troy prevented the Mean Green from finishing undefeated in the league again, but UNT still has a chance to rally and win the conference title. Dickey provides positive reinforcement for players UNT took a few small steps forward in a loss to LSU last week, a fact that coach Darrell Dickey has repeatedly pointed out to his players this week. Running back Jamario Thomas rushed for a season-high 83 yards, while quarterback Daniel Meager completed a season-high 13 passes. That progress helped the Mean Green put together drives that last eight, 10 and 11 plays against the seventh-ranked Tigers. “What I saw against LSU is that we made some plays and sustained some drives,” Dickey said. “We didn’t sustain drives against Florida International. I saw that as a step. … I have to help our players keep a positive attitude and see the progress they are making. I am about the only one who will do it. Everything else around here is negative and numbers. That is fine and is part of the business, but right now our kids need some positive reinforcement.” Warrenlikely to return for game against UL-Lafayette UNT coach Darrell Dickey said Tuesday that free safety Steve Warren will likely return in time for the Mean Green’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. Warren began the season as a quarterback before moving to safety and quickly rising through the Mean Green’s depth chart. The former Burleson standout started against Louisiana Tech on Oct. 22, but missed UNT’s game against LSU with a concussion. “We hope Steve will be back and have every indication that he will be after a full week of practice,” Dickey said. “He’s become an excellent football player for us and we need him out there.” Warren has split time with sophomore Roderick Cotton, who has battled injury problems throughout the season. Warren has 11 tackles in five games, while Cotton has 35 in seven games. Volleyball UNT heads into critical matches off of big win The Mean Green will head into their final four matches of the regular season on a roll after knocking off rival Denver on Sunday. UNT came into the match with only a slim chance of winning the Sun Belt Conference’s West Division. Those chances are still remote, but they improved with a three-game sweep of the Pioneers. Denver came into the match with a two-game lead in the standings, an edge that shrunk to a single game with the Mean Green’s surprising win. The Pioneers swept UNT earlier in the year. “We ended the week with perhaps our biggest win of the year against Denver,” UNT coach Cassie Headrick said. “We came back and did some damage after they beat us earlier in the year.” Junior outside hitter Tara Hooser posted 14 kills to lead three UNT players who finished in double figures in perhaps the Mean Green’s most complete performance of the season. Sophomore outside hitters Katy Prokof and Brooke Engel both added 10 kills. Sophomore setter Ashley Bass finished with 45 assists, while sophomore libero Jessica Hulsebosch posted 23 digs. UNT’s last four matches of the regular season are against Sun Belt West Division teams. The Mean Green have posted a 3-1 record against teams from that section of the league. Both UNT and Denver will face Troy, South Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette to end the regular season. UNT will play all three opponents at home and take on ULL in its regular season finale on the road. Denver has just three games left and will play just one more road match at ULL. “I would like to think that anything can happen,” Headrick said. “But Denver plays well at home, so it seems unlikely that we will be able to pass them.” Hulsebosch on verge of setting digs record Jessica Hulsebosch is on the verge of breaking UNT’s single-season record for digs heading into the Mean Green’s final four games of the regular season. The sophomore libero has 444 digs on the year and needs just 18 more to pass Jill Ruskowski, the current single-season leader. Hulsebosch has quickly established herself as one of the top defensive players in the history of UNT volleyball in just two seasons at the school. The former Klein standout finished with 416 digs as a freshman, the fifth highest total in team history. UNT reschedules UL-Lafayette match UNT and Louisiana-Lafayette will face off on Nov. 8 in a match that was postponed from Sept. 23 because of the potential effects of Hurricane Rita. Moving the match to later in the season will give the Mean Green three home dates in the span of five days, beginning Friday when Troy comes to Denton for a 7 p.m. match. The Mean Green will then take on South Alabama at 1 p.m. on Sunday before closing out the regular season with a 7 p.m. match against UL-Lafayette. Cross country Reep happy with outing in Sun Belt Conference meet UNT came within a few points of winning the Sun Belt Conference title last weekend, highlighting what coach Toby Reep described as a solid performance for the Mean Green. UNT placed six runners in the top 20 and finished in a tie with South Alabama for second place in the men’s team standings with 75 points. Western Ken-tucky won the men’s team title with 67 points. The UNT women finished fourth. “We had a great race on the guys side,” Reep said. “I am so proud of them, even though I am a little disappointed we didn’t win. We went from fifth to second in a year, which is a good indication that we are on our way up.” Junior Frank Ngeno earned all-conference honors by finishing eighth in a time of 25:45 on the eight-kilometer course. Jill Brennan earned her second consecutive all-conference honor when she finished sixth in a time of 18:16 on a five-kilometer course. Brennan’s time was the sixth-best in school history. Cassie Storms finished 18th in 18:45, the ninth-best time in school history. Alex Sherwin also claimed a spot in the UNT record book when she finished 19th in a time of 18:50 that ranks 11th in school history. UNT will continue its season at the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 12. “We expect to have our best meet of the season at regionals,” Reep said. “We still have not peaked yet.” —Brett Vito Player of the week Frank Ngeno brought led the North Texas cross country team to the verge of winning the Sun Belt Conference title over the weekend during the league’s championship race. The junior from Kapsabet, Kenya, finished eighth overall in the men’s eight-kilometer race in a time of 25:45. Ngeno’s performance helped the Mean Green finish in a tie for second in the men’s team standings with South Alabama. Western Kentucky took the overall men’s team title with 67 points. UNT finished fifth in the men’s team race just one year ago. Ngeno not only helped the Mean Green improve their finish as a team, he also claimed a spot in the UNT record book with his performance. Ngeno’s time was the 15th best in Mean Green history for an eight-kilometer race. For his performance in the conference meet, Ngeno is the Denton Record-Chronicle UNT Player of the Week. —Brett Vito

College Notebook: Ajekwu to return in exhibition game tonight 09:34 AM CST on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Mia Ajekwu will rejoin what she expects will be a totally different North Texas women’s basketball team tonight — even though the Mean Green’s roster will be virtually unchanged from a season ago. Ajekwu is one of nine returning players who will be on the roster when the Mean Green play a 7p.m. exhibition game against the Houston Jaguars at the Super Pit. The difference is that most of those players participated in the final 13 games of the season after Ajekwu was lost for the season to a shoulder injury that required surgery. The complexion of the team changed dramatically in those final few games when UNT developed a host of young players. The Mean Green will begin the process of reintroducing Ajekwu to the mix tonight. “We are very excited to get Mia back,” UNT coach Tina Slinker said. “It’s great because depth at the post position hurt us last year.” That does not figure to be a problem this year. UNT developed a pair of young post players in Talicia Sanders and Erica Howard while Ajekwu was out of the lineup. Throw in redshirt freshman Amber Jackson, who sat out last year with a knee injury, and the Mean Green have four talented post players who are all at least 6-2. That depth is one reason the Sun Belt Conference’s coaches picked UNT to win the Sun Belt West Division title. Ajekwu actually finished as UNT’s second leading scorer with an average of 11.3 points a game last season. Both Sanders and Howard started to come into their own while Ajekwu recovered from shoulder surgery. Sanders set a UNT freshman record when she averaged 7.2 rebounds a game. Howard became the first Mean Green freshman to post a double-double in back-to-back games and scored a career high 23 points against South Alabama. Jackson was an all-state selection in Indiana before signing with UNT and is also expected to make an immediate impact. The Mean Green are hoping their cast of solid players will help them get off to a better start against the Jaguars this season. Houston used a 23-4 run at the beginning of the second half to pull away for an 83-62 win over the Mean Green last year. Slinker said Houston used its small, quick lineup to create match-up problems for UNT last season and will likely use the same strategy this year. The Mean Green will be better equipped to handle that challenge this season. UNT returns all but one of its major contributors and with Ajekwu back should have a front line that most teams will have a tough time handling. UNT will also be more experienced with four seniors and two juniors. “I am very excited to come back because I didn’t get to carry what I did last year over into conference play,” Ajekwu said. “This year will be exciting because we will have more experience. This is the first time since I have been here that we will have several seniors.” —Brett Vito unt Briefs Football Dickey: UNT must avoid watching standings UNT coach Darrell Dickey is trying to keep his players from taking too hard a look at the Sun Belt Conference standings. In previous years, UNT was in the driver’s seat late in the year while closing in on another perfect run through conference play. That isn’t the case this year. Louisiana-Monroe sits atop the standings with a 3-0 record. Arkansas State (3-1) and UNT (2-1) are also in the hunt for the league title. “The thing I try to harp on is that the only thing that you can control is how you play,” Dickey said. “So-and-so can beat so-and-so and this team can beat that team, but none of that matters if we don’t take care of our business. For us it’s almost like tournament time. Our players know that.” The basketball analogy was just another way for Dickey to tell his team what it already knows. The Mean Green cannot afford another conference loss. UNT has won the Sun Belt title in each of the last three years with a perfect conference record and finished in a tie for the league title in 2001 with a 5-1 mark. A loss to Troy prevented the Mean Green from finishing undefeated in the league again, but UNT still has a chance to rally and win the conference title. Dickey provides positive reinforcement for players UNT took a few small steps forward in a loss to LSU last week, a fact that coach Darrell Dickey has repeatedly pointed out to his players this week. Running back Jamario Thomas rushed for a season-high 83 yards, while quarterback Daniel Meager completed a season-high 13 passes. That progress helped the Mean Green put together drives that last eight, 10 and 11 plays against the seventh-ranked Tigers. “What I saw against LSU is that we made some plays and sustained some drives,” Dickey said. “We didn’t sustain drives against Florida International. I saw that as a step. … I have to help our players keep a positive attitude and see the progress they are making. I am about the only one who will do it. Everything else around here is negative and numbers. That is fine and is part of the business, but right now our kids need some positive reinforcement.” Warrenlikely to return for game against UL-Lafayette UNT coach Darrell Dickey said Tuesday that free safety Steve Warren will likely return in time for the Mean Green’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. Warren began the season as a quarterback before moving to safety and quickly rising through the Mean Green’s depth chart. The former Burleson standout started against Louisiana Tech on Oct. 22, but missed UNT’s game against LSU with a concussion. “We hope Steve will be back and have every indication that he will be after a full week of practice,” Dickey said. “He’s become an excellent football player for us and we need him out there.” Warren has split time with sophomore Roderick Cotton, who has battled injury problems throughout the season. Warren has 11 tackles in five games, while Cotton has 35 in seven games. Volleyball UNT heads into critical matches off of big win The Mean Green will head into their final four matches of the regular season on a roll after knocking off rival Denver on Sunday. UNT came into the match with only a slim chance of winning the Sun Belt Conference’s West Division. Those chances are still remote, but they improved with a three-game sweep of the Pioneers. Denver came into the match with a two-game lead in the standings, an edge that shrunk to a single game with the Mean Green’s surprising win. The Pioneers swept UNT earlier in the year. “We ended the week with perhaps our biggest win of the year against Denver,” UNT coach Cassie Headrick said. “We came back and did some damage after they beat us earlier in the year.” Junior outside hitter Tara Hooser posted 14 kills to lead three UNT players who finished in double figures in perhaps the Mean Green’s most complete performance of the season. Sophomore outside hitters Katy Prokof and Brooke Engel both added 10 kills. Sophomore setter Ashley Bass finished with 45 assists, while sophomore libero Jessica Hulsebosch posted 23 digs. UNT’s last four matches of the regular season are against Sun Belt West Division teams. The Mean Green have posted a 3-1 record against teams from that section of the league. Both UNT and Denver will face Troy, South Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette to end the regular season. UNT will play all three opponents at home and take on ULL in its regular season finale on the road. Denver has just three games left and will play just one more road match at ULL. “I would like to think that anything can happen,” Headrick said. “But Denver plays well at home, so it seems unlikely that we will be able to pass them.” Hulsebosch on verge of setting digs record Jessica Hulsebosch is on the verge of breaking UNT’s single-season record for digs heading into the Mean Green’s final four games of the regular season. The sophomore libero has 444 digs on the year and needs just 18 more to pass Jill Ruskowski, the current single-season leader. Hulsebosch has quickly established herself as one of the top defensive players in the history of UNT volleyball in just two seasons at the school. The former Klein standout finished with 416 digs as a freshman, the fifth highest total in team history. UNT reschedules UL-Lafayette match UNT and Louisiana-Lafayette will face off on Nov. 8 in a match that was postponed from Sept. 23 because of the potential effects of Hurricane Rita. Moving the match to later in the season will give the Mean Green three home dates in the span of five days, beginning Friday when Troy comes to Denton for a 7 p.m. match. The Mean Green will then take on South Alabama at 1 p.m. on Sunday before closing out the regular season with a 7 p.m. match against UL-Lafayette. Cross country Reep happy with outing in Sun Belt Conference meet UNT came within a few points of winning the Sun Belt Conference title last weekend, highlighting what coach Toby Reep described as a solid performance for the Mean Green. UNT placed six runners in the top 20 and finished in a tie with South Alabama for second place in the men’s team standings with 75 points. Western Ken-tucky won the men’s team title with 67 points. The UNT women finished fourth. “We had a great race on the guys side,” Reep said. “I am so proud of them, even though I am a little disappointed we didn’t win. We went from fifth to second in a year, which is a good indication that we are on our way up.” Junior Frank Ngeno earned all-conference honors by finishing eighth in a time of 25:45 on the eight-kilometer course. Jill Brennan earned her second consecutive all-conference honor when she finished sixth in a time of 18:16 on a five-kilometer course. Brennan’s time was the sixth-best in school history. Cassie Storms finished 18th in 18:45, the ninth-best time in school history. Alex Sherwin also claimed a spot in the UNT record book when she finished 19th in a time of 18:50 that ranks 11th in school history. UNT will continue its season at the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 12. “We expect to have our best meet of the season at regionals,” Reep said. “We still have not peaked yet.” —Brett Vito Player of the week Frank Ngeno brought led the North Texas cross country team to the verge of winning the Sun Belt Conference title over the weekend during the league’s championship race. The junior from Kapsabet, Kenya, finished eighth overall in the men’s eight-kilometer race in a time of 25:45. Ngeno’s performance helped the Mean Green finish in a tie for second in the men’s team standings with South Alabama. Western Kentucky took the overall men’s team title with 67 points. UNT finished fifth in the men’s team race just one year ago. Ngeno not only helped the Mean Green improve their finish as a team, he also claimed a spot in the UNT record book with his performance. Ngeno’s time was the 15th best in Mean Green history for an eight-kilometer race. For his performance in the conference meet, Ngeno is the Denton Record-Chronicle UNT Player of the Week. —Brett Vito

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North Texas in three-way race for title Mean Green skidding after opening as favorite to win Sun Belt crown 01:51 AM CST on Thursday, November 3, 2005 By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle DENTON – North Texas' game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday represents the point of no return for the Mean Green. UNT has lost five of its last six games and was blown out the last two weeks by Louisiana Tech and LSU. Despite that, UNT is in the middle of a three-team race for the Sun Belt Conference title. Louisiana-Monroe (3-4 overall, 3-0 Sun Belt) sits atop the standings, Arkansas State (4-3, 3-1) is in second. UNT (2-5, 2-1) has home games remaining with ULM and Arkansas State and can do no worse than tie for the Sun Belt title by winning its last four games. "Our focus needs to be Louisiana-Lafayette (3-5, 2-2) and not what everyone else is doing," UNT coach Darrell Dickey said. "If we don't win that game, it's pretty much over for us." UNT came into the season as the favorite to win a fifth straight Sun Belt title. The Mean Green has struggled and saw its 26-game Sun Belt Conference winning streak end with a 13-10 loss to Troy and floundered in losses to LSU (56-3) and Louisiana Tech (40-14). UNT needs to win its last four games to post six wins, become bowl eligible and stay in a tight race for the Sun Belt championship that has taken shape. "Our players look at the standings, but I tell them that you can't get caught up in it," Dickey said. "The only thing that we can control is how we play." E-mail bvito@dentonrc.com PATH TO THE SUN BELT TITLE North Texas, Louisiana-Monroe and Arkansas State are all in the race for the Sun Belt Conference title heading into the last four weeks of the regular season. Remaining schedules (*-conference game): NORTH TEXAS Nov. 5 La. Lafayette* Nov. 12 at Fla. Atlantic* Nov. 19 La.-Monroe* Nov. 26 Arkansas St.* LA.-MONROE Nov. 5 Fla. Int.* Nov. 12 at Mid. Tenn.* Nov. 19 at North Texas* Nov. 26 La.-Lafayette* ARKANSAS STATE Nov. 5 at Mid. Tenn.* Nov. 12 Troy* Nov. 19 at Army Nov. 26 at North Texas* La.-Lafayette (3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt) at North Texas (2-5, 2-1), 6 p.m. Saturday (Ch. 52; KWRD-FM 100.7, KNTU-FM 88.1)

Met my wife wife in an accounting lab I was conducting. We were married the following Sept and were married our last year at NT in 1957. I helped her pass accounting and she helped me pass biology.

Posted on Wed, Nov. 02, 2005 NORTH TEXAS FOOTBALL NOTES Mean Green can't afford another loss By JEFF WILSON Star-Telegram Staff Writer DENTON - Fact: North Texas, despite having the nation's worst offense and allowing 452.5 yards per game on defense, is a legitimate contender to win its fifth consecutive Sun Belt Conference title. Fact: The Mean Green will clinch the title and go to the New Orleans Bowl if it closes the season with four consecutive victories. UNT (2-5, 2-1) vies for the first of those victories at 6 p.m. Saturday at Fouts Field against Louisiana-Lafayette (3-5, 2-2). Mean Green coach Darrell Dickey said his team is aware that one loss will dash any bowl hopes. "They know none of that stuff matters unless we take care of our job Saturday," Dickey said. "If we don't win that game, it's pretty much done for us." The Mean Green closes with games at Florida Atlantic and at home against Louisiana-Monroe and Arkansas State, the two clubs ahead of UNT in the standings. No game switch North Texas officials held discussions Tuesday with their counterparts at Florida Atlantic about moving the programs' Nov. 12 game from hurricane-ravaged Boca Raton, Fla., to Fouts Field. But UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal said that Florida Atlantic is unwilling to move the game and will consider moving the kickoff to earlier in the afternoon or playing at Dolphins Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins. Classes have been canceled and the Florida Atlantic campus was without power 10 days after southern Florida was struck by Hurricane Wilma. The Owls postponed their home game last weekend against Middle Tennessee and are scheduled to play Saturday at Troy. Safety plan Free safety Roderick Cotton is questionable to start Saturday, so freshman Steve Warren is expected to log considerable time against Louisiana-Lafayette. Darrell Dickey said Cotton has knee and ankle injuries and will play if he shows improvement. Warren, a Burleson graduate, sat out against LSU because of a concussion he suffered Oct. 22 against Louisiana Tech. "We have every indication that he will be [back] and get a full week of practice," Dickey said of Warren. "He's become an excellent football player for us, and we need him out there." No running it up Darrell Dickey said he was not upset by LSU's final touchdown, on a 6-yard pass from backup QB Matt Flynn to starting wideout Early Doucet with 3:32 remaining, in the Tigers' 56-3 victory. "Our job is to try to stop them," Dickey said. "It wasn't like they just had their starters out there the whole game trying to massacre us. Those type of things, I don't worry about." ONLINE: meangreensports.com IN THE KNOW LA.-LAFAYETTE AT NORTH TEXAS 6 p.m. Saturday, Fouts Field, Denton TV: KFWD/Ch. 52 Radio: KWRD/100.7 FM, KNTU/88.1 FM Records: La.-Lafayette 3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt; UNT 2-5, 2-1 NORTH TEXAS KEYS TO THE GAME Ground gains: The running game has improved and must show it against a Ragin' Cajuns defense that has allowed 199.1 rushing yards per game (104th among the 117 Division I-A teams). Protect Meager: Louisiana-Lafayette has 22 sacks, so protecting quarterback Daniel Meager is a priority for the offensive line. Heady linebackers: This unit, UNT's best, needs to make the right reads and hold its assignments to stop Lafayette's zone-option runs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Wilson, (817) 390-7953 jwilson@star-telegram.com

UNT's Cobbs' practice time limited 03:23 AM CST on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle DENTON – Offensive coordinator Ramon Flanigan said UNT will cut down on the number of repetitions senior running back Patrick Cobbs takes this week in preparation for the Mean Green's game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. Cobbs aggravated an ankle injury during the Mean Green's loss to LSU on Saturday and finished with three carries for 21 yards. Both totals were season-lows.