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Hesitant to post this, as I believe in the "praise in public, criticize in private" adage. But this kind of ranking (regardless of whether or not it's an arbitrary poll) simply can't happen at a school of 35k students located in the State of Texas. It's unacceptable. 

I think the part that's most difficult to stomach is, there doesn't seem to be any plan in place to be anything other than what we've always been. If there is, it isn't being communicated very well. A vision needs goals -- actual goals -- and it needs to be communicated. Saying you want to be competitive doesn't really mean anything. Saying you expect to win conference championships year in and year out -- and then accepting nothing less -- says everything. And it inspires support from fans. 

I believe TCU wants to win. A&M wants to win. UH wants to win. SMU, like it or not, wants to win. Do you think the causal fan outside Denton would say the same of UNT? Perception matters. Perception matters in the media and in the living room with recruits. 

Losing sucks. But it's a hell of a lot easier to stomach if you know there's a plan in place, if you have an idea where the ship is headed.  

I couldn't agree more.  We don't have the sports fire of many others and we don't have a plan in place to fuel it.  Great post.

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I couldn't agree more.  We don't have the sports fire of many others and we don't have a plan in place to fuel it.  Great post.

We never have...we have other windows to the university we prop up. In many ways, it amazes me we even still have a football team after they voted to drop it in the early 70s,  dropped to 1-aa in the 80s and 90s, then played in Fouts Field in the entirety of the 00's.

As a buddy of mine once told me, if the media ever starts polling music programs or art exhibits, you guys at UNT are gonna beat the absolute crap out of the rest of us that care about football and basketball.

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We aren't giving up football and we are in good shape in regards to facilities, location, great student turnouts, decent talent cuurently on the roster, etc. Winning this season is an absolute must and there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to. The scheduling excuse is just that, an excuse. 

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