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So, to start, it was the best attended Ft Wirth Caravan I have seen. Not good for a city the size of Ft Worth, but given the poor support for these events in Ft Worth in the past, this was a home run. Maybe 60-70 in attendance...all in. Regular cast of characters on the panels with the exception that Coach Sheffield from Track and Field spoke and I enjoyed hearing from him very much. Coach Mitchell was as excited to be the Mean Green's HC as she was last night in Gainesville. Coach Benford again mentioned his returning players and emphasized that Jeremy Combs and J'Maycel Reese are the "real deal". Still seems high on the potential for Brice, but indicates Brice will need some coaching and work with other D1players. Coach Benford seems to think the new 30 sec. Clock in the men's game will benefit the style of play the Mean Green runs. Coach Mac was better on the fan praise and a tad less on the extorting of fans to get "butts in the seats". RV, Mac, Mitchell and Benford all mentioned attendance and, in my opinion, that is fair. Players like playing, and tend to play better in front of full houses...fact! Not much time for questions as answers tend to "go long", but overall a nice Caravan stop and, I for one, appreciate the Ft Worth folks for supporting this event a bit better than in the past. Do think a spot in Sundance Square might increase attendance even more whether at 5pm or noon. But, cost is a factor. What UNT needs is someone or some business in Ft Worth to step up and sponsor the event such as Park Place Lexus does in Plano and the bank in Gainesville. Surely, there is an alum in Ft Worth who could help with this...or a company...surely. No new different from the Gainesville event. Food was OK...slider type burgers of beef or chicken, onion strings and potato chips from Lonesome a Dove (I think) and iced tea. Beer available for purchase. Hey, it's free folks if you pre-register..so, all good. The most interesting thing for me was how few of those in attendance I really knew or had seen at UNT events before...and that's a good thing. In fact, at least five attendees joined the Mean Green Club for the very first time at the event. Very nice...thanks guys. Was great to see Lance Dunbar and get to speak with him for a moment. Really nice guy and a great ambassador for UNT. See you in Dallas tomorrow for lunch at the House of Blues. Will Dallas out draw Ft Worth? Remains to be seen.