MGB: "Fire Rick Villarreal" banner flies in Denton

Brett Vito · November 12, 2015

MGB: With a good photo of it

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/11/fire-rick-villarreal-banner-flies.html/

MeanGreenTexan · November 12, 2015

It appears that Brett is on board since he actually posted a link to y'alls gofundme site for a billboard. If he weren't, he wouldn't.

Army of Dad · November 12, 2015

It appears that Brett is on board since he actually posted a link to y'alls gofundme site for a billboard. If he weren't, he wouldn't.

Rick's gonna pay for that parking pass snub.

Ben Gooding · November 12, 2015

Rick's gonna pay for that parking pass snub.

haha, gold.

Censored by Laurie · November 13, 2015

And as always, if you want to follow any of my stories before I write them, visit gomeangreen.com.

you're really on Brett b/c he wasn't the first to publish this "news"? without of course realizing that he was the only one to give you a few hundred words as opposed to a few hundred grammatically-poor characters? and the only one to link to the next gofundme...let's say, "project"?

I've never understood how Vito has ended up in so many's cross-hairs. he's done a damn fine job considering the resources and access at his disposal for the past decade...he's also incredibly responsive, both to personal inquiries and the general mood/whims of this idiot-box, but in the end he's also just a beat writer...not an investigative journalist and not a shock-jock.

you may not be able to do a whole lot worse than RV, but you certainly can with Vito.

Cr1028 · November 13, 2015

you're really on Brett b/c he wasn't the first to publish this "news"? without of course realizing that he was the only one to give you a few hundred words as opposed to a few hundred grammatically-poor characters? and the only one to link to the next gofundme...let's say, "project"?
I've never understood how Vito has ended up in so many's cross-hairs. he's done a damn fine job considering the resources and access at his disposal for the past decade...he's also incredibly responsive, both to personal inquiries and the general mood/whims of this idiot-box, but in the end he's also just a beat writer...not an investigative journalist and not a shock-jock.

you may not be able to do a whole lot worse than RV, but you certainly can with Vito.

Ok, you win. It gone.

Censored by Laurie · November 13, 2015

Ok, you win. It gone.

whoa...really? more people on this board need to be be like you and so amenable to my pathos.

thanks.

Green P1 · November 13, 2015

you're really on Brett b/c he wasn't the first to publish this "news"? without of course realizing that he was the only one to give you a few hundred words as opposed to a few hundred grammatically-poor characters? and the only one to link to the next gofundme...let's say, "project"?
I've never understood how Vito has ended up in so many's cross-hairs. he's done a damn fine job considering the resources and access at his disposal for the past decade...he's also incredibly responsive, both to personal inquiries and the general mood/whims of this idiot-box, but in the end he's also just a beat writer...not an investigative journalist and not a shock-jock.

you may not be able to do a whole lot worse than RV, but you certainly can with Vito.

Its probably the thing I understand the least about this fan base. Our chicken shit AD won't even give their only beat reporter a parking pass.... Yet people are pissed that he's not constantly breaking stories.

Censored by Laurie · November 13, 2015

Its probably the thing I understand the least about this fan base. Our chicken shit AD won't even give their only beat reporter a parking pass.... Yet people are pissed that he's not constantly breaking stories.

and given so many poster's views on Denton culture, if he opted for a bike everyone would call him a hipster.

mans in a no-win situation, really.

Graddean · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Johnny Jones?

UNT90 · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Johnny Jones?

Join us in the second decade of the twentieth century?

Ben Gooding · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Johnny Jones?

Really?!?!?! I hope this is ignorance looking for answers. If not, you are contributing to our decades old ailment of dontgiveafukalitis.

TheWestie · November 13, 2015

Its probably the thing I understand the least about this fan base. Our chicken shit AD won't even give their only beat reporter a parking pass.... Yet people are pissed that he's not constantly ~~breaking stories~~ throwing any and every unconfirmable-rumour that goes flying around onto the blog on into the paper as if it's the facts.

Army of Dad · November 13, 2015

Ok, you win. It gone.

don't encourage him.

@Censored by Laurie doesn't need any help feeling self important (but he is right about Vito).

Edited November 13, 2015 by Army of Dad

greenminer · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Jimmy Johns?

I had to do a double take.

The JJ sandwich-RV bit has buried itself into my subconscious forever.

UNTexas · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Johnny Jones?

That would be Joe Alleva of LSU.

Rudy · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Johnny Jones?

What AD hired Todd Dodge, Dan McCarney, Tony Benford, Shanice Stephens, and Mike Peterson?

Greendylan · November 13, 2015

Join us in the second decade of the twentieth century?

Oh, no! Is the war to end all wars upon us?

Do I dare to eat a peach?

That Babe Ruth is a hell of a pitcher for the Sox.

GangGreen · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Johnny Jones?

Remember Hayden Fry? That was cool.

GTWT · November 13, 2015

What AD hired Todd Dodge, Dan McCarney, Tony Benford, Shanice Stephens, and Mike Peterson?

I seem to remember the geniuses of this board were excited about all or most of those hires.

I'm not sure if Rick Villarreal is the right person to direct UNT athletics from this point on but I do know he has accomplishments we should all be grateful for. If he must go so be it, but the comments (and the banner, are classless - in my opinion.

UNT90 · November 13, 2015

Really?!?!?! I hope this is ignorance looking for answers. If not, you are contributing to our decades old ailment of dontgiveafukalitis.

You really need to learn how to use humor to make your point.

It will serve your future well, son.

I seem to remember the geniuses of this board were excited about all or most of those hires.
I'm not sure if Rick Villarreal is the right person to direct UNT athletics from this point on but I do know he has accomplishments we should all be grateful for. If he must go so be it, but the comments (and the banner, are classless - in my opinion.

And if everyone in this fanbase were like you, we would continue losing for the next 10 years with RV at the helm.

In my opinion.

rcade · November 13, 2015

I seem to remember the geniuses of this board were excited about all or most of those hires.

This board also had detractors who didn't like hiring a high school coach like Dodge and didn't like hiring a coach like McCarney with a losing record. I wasn't one of those people, because I was in hope-for-the-best mode, but to state we all loved the hires is not true.

People who want a change at AD know that RV had some accomplishments, primarily in facilities. But the last 10 years is such a massive failure on the field in revenue sports that to leave him in place is to accept mediocrity.

If the letter-writing campaign had not been ignored completely -- I'm not aware of a single letter to President Smatresk that got an actual response -- and RV had not publicly dismissed our concerns as a "minority" of fans, there might not have been a banner at all.

UNT90 · November 13, 2015

This board also had detractors who didn't like hiring a high school coach like Dodge and didn't like hiring a coach like McCarney with a losing record. I wasn't one of those people, because I was in hope-for-the-best mode, but to state we all loved the hires is not true.
People who want a change at AD know that RV had some accomplishments, primarily in facilities. But the last 10 years is such a massive failure on the field in revenue sports that to leave him in place is to accept mediocrity.
If the letter-writing campaign had not been ignored completely -- I'm not aware of a single letter to President Smatresk that got an actual response -- and RV had not publicly dismissed our concerns as a "minority" of fans, there might not have been a banner at all.

I know of one letter that got a response.

By RV.

NT1978 · November 13, 2015

Join us in the second decade of the twentieth century?

Do you even know who the AD was in the second decade of the twentieth century?

Edited November 13, 2015 by NT1978

man-up UNT · November 13, 2015

I agree! Wait until we get our new football coach, the president will make sure we get a good one. After, get rid of Rick V. Let the new guy clean house, first order of business take out Tony B the basketball coach, he's got to go as well!