This is why we want a new AD

[Ben Gooding]

2 minutes ago, UNT90 said:

Most people just walk the F away, Mark. Like over 6k a game did last year for football.

Don't try to scapegoat Denny for having the guts to publicly talk about problems inside this AD and the lies told by Rick Villarreal. 

I think a lot of you will be shocked by football attendance numbers this fall.

Deservingly so, yes. However, the names we are bringing into Apogee paired with the excitement of a new coach/offense will offset attendance numbers for the better. 

[KRAM1]

7 hours ago, UNT90 said:

Most people just walk the F away, Mark. Like over 6k a game did last year for football.

Don't try to scapegoat Denny for having the guts to publicly talk about problems inside this AD and the lies told by Rick Villarreal. 

I think a lot of you will be shocked by football attendance numbers this fall.

Yet you continue to pound away with your broken record.  Once more you miss the point, but that is fairly common for you these days.  I was not discussing the person's negativity, but rather the lack of balance from the reporter in this article.  If he was going to seek the negative ex-donor, might he have also quoted one of our more current donors to balance it out a bit?  That was the point, Mike.  Sorry you completely missed its.  

And, one must wonder how a reporter for a college paper in  Denton wound up quoting a disgruntled ex-donor in San Antonio.  Really, not much wonder about it I guess. Seems pretty obvious really.

[UNT90]

34 minutes ago, KRAM1 said:

Yet you continue to pound away with your broken record.  Once more you miss the point, but that is fairly common for you these days.  I was not discussing the person's negativity, but rather the lack of balance from the reporter in this article.  If he was going to seek the negative ex-donor, might he have also quoted one of our more current donors to balance it out a bit?  That was the point, Mike.  Sorry you completely missed its.  

And, one must wonder how a reporter for a college paper in  Denton wound up quoting a disgruntled ex-donor in San Antonio.  Really, not much wonder about it I guess. Seems pretty obvious really.

He isn't an "ex donor." He still gives $500 a year according to the article and has club seats. 

Another attempt to marginalize him. Nice. 

15 hours ago, foutsrouts said:

"When asked about the declining basketball numbers, Villarreal pointed to a sinking national average in basketball attendance. But an NCAA report shows last season’s national totals were actually higher than the previous season and was also the eighth highest attendance total in NCAA history."

Either he's smoking something really good, or they must not yet have Google on his computer. 

He riffs. He tells lies that benefit his position. Tulsa, basketball attendance, Northern Arizona, etc, etc. 

The man has a problem with the truth. And that is very concerning.

13 hours ago, flyonthewall said:

So we go back to October and pull an article.  Priceless.

Keep fishing in stale saltwater clowns.  

Hey joke, you just want it, and us, to go away so you can play with your toy. Kind of like a 2 year old.

Dont worry. You and your buddies have bought off Sidway to prevent future occurances, right? Wasn't that your implication in a post a couple of days ago? You know "Sidway now works for the Mean Green Network" or some such?

#yourmanloveforRVisallajoke

Edited February 23, 2016 by UNT90

[Eagle-96]

56 minutes ago, KRAM1 said:

Yet you continue to pound away with your broken record.  Once more you miss the point, but that is fairly common for you these days.  I was not discussing the person's negativity, but rather the lack of balance from the reporter in this article.  If he was going to seek the negative ex-donor, might he have also quoted one of our more current donors to balance it out a bit?  That was the point, Mike.  Sorry you completely missed its.  

And, one must wonder how a reporter for a college paper in  Denton wound up quoting a disgruntled ex-donor in San Antonio.  Really, not much wonder about it I guess. Seems pretty obvious really.

We'll stop pounding away on our broken record when RV stops pounding on his. There are no quotes from the "other side" because the 17 wouldn't lower themselves to speak with a college paper. Never thought I'd miss the vision of Craig Helwig.

[Army of Dad]

8 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:

Deservingly so, yes. However, the names we are bringing into Apogee paired with the excitement of a new coach/offense will offset attendance numbers for the better. 

Especially if the new staff can beat SMU. They are also not a good team and if we start out with a couple of home wins attendance will rise, not to historically high levels, but being better than last season is an extremely low bar to hurdle.

[oldguystudent]

15 hours ago, foutsrouts said:

"When asked about the declining basketball numbers, Villarreal pointed to a sinking national average in basketball attendance. But an NCAA report shows last season’s national totals were actually higher than the previous season and was also the eighth highest attendance total in NCAA history."

Either he's smoking something really good, or they must not yet have Google on his computer. 

Meanwhile, some piss ant school out in Orange County that doesn't even have football is enjoying all-time high attendance.  The fourth consecutive year of 20+ wins isn't hurting.

[UNTFan23]

[UNT90]

31 minutes ago, UNTFan23 said:

I'm sure you would like it to be old news. It isn't. And won't go away as long as the 17's puppet of an AD dictator sits in the athletic dorector's chair. 

Edited February 23, 2016 by UNT90

[EagleMBA]

1 hour ago, Army of Dad said:

Especially if the new staff can beat SMU. They are also not a good team and if we start out with a couple of home wins attendance will rise, not to historically high levels, but being better than last season is an extremely low bar to hurdle.

Pray that Butt Cookman doesn't spring a little surprise on us!

[UNTFan23]

Whatever. It's an article from October and tied to it are the same arguments against RV.  Nothing new has been posted since the first thread was started on Oct. 29.

[HarringtonFishSmeller]

10 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Or, Smatresk is professional and does not air the dirty laundry in public.  Time will tell because RV should be gone along with Benford at the end of basketball season.

 

[That_Guy_Arlo]

I've typically stayed away from the regular anti-RV rants that happen on this site, but that article was downright infuriating to read. I don't even care too much that the article is from Oct, it's the offseason and the situation hasn't changed at all for the better.

[man-up UNT]

Rick needs to go plain and simple. He's been there too long and our dismal record in sports has a direct reflection of his decisions off the field. Good news, we have good facilities, location and a large student body. We need to take advantage of this now, with a new direction and new leadership.

[flyonthewall]

1 minute ago, That_Guy_Arlo said:

I've typically stayed away from the regular anti-RV rants that happen on this site, but that article was downright infuriating to read. I don't even care too much that the article is from Oct, it's the offseason and the situation hasn't changed at all for the better.

You are right, nothing has changed.   Since October, we haven't hired a new football coach, with a new coaching staff, signed a 5th year senior quarterback, signed the TWO TIME STATE OF OKLAHOMA PLAYER OF THE YEAR, defeated top 25 (and still in the top 25) Oklahoma in womens basketball, defeated top 25 Baylor twice in womens softball, completed a dedicated state of the art golf practice facility...........

Yeah nothing has changed since October 29th.

I pose this question, Who is the bigger idiot?  The guy who continues to donate money because he believes that he is making a difference in a university, and the lives of young men and women who attend that university? 

Or a guy that rants that because one person is still employed, that makes everything else and everyone else a failure, yet he still continues to support with the minimum financial commitment he can to keep his tickets?

#itsallajoke

[UNT90]

If only Sidway had followed through with the promise of a full transcript of that interview...  I think keeping RV would have been  impossible to defend. For anyone.

But apparently the puppet masters got to Sidway.

#savetherealSidway

[Ben Gooding]

5 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

You are right, nothing has changed.   Since October, we haven't hired a new football coach, with a new coaching staff, signed a 5th year senior quarterback, signed the TWO TIME STATE OF OKLAHOMA PLAYER OF THE YEAR, defeated top 25 (and still in the top 25) Oklahoma in womens basketball, defeated top 25 Baylor twice in womens softball, completed a dedicated state of the art golf practice facility...........

Yeah nothing has changed since October 29th.

I pose this question, Who is the bigger idiot?  The guy who continues to donate money because he believes that he is making a difference in a university, and the lives of young men and women who attend that university? 

Or a guy that rants that because one person is still employed, that makes everything else and everyone else a failure, yet he still continues to support with the minimum financial commitment he can to keep his tickets?

#itsallajoke

Nothing has changed a la basketball... It has all but been confirmed that we suck in that too. 

[flyonthewall]

2 minutes ago, Ben Gooding said:

Nothing has changed a la basketball... It has all but been confirmed that we suck in that too. 

You still communicating with your new friend Ernie?  I understand he has given you an open invitation to sit with him during any game.

[UNT90]

16 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

You are right, nothing has changed.   Since October, we haven't hired a new football coach, with a new coaching staff, signed a 5th year senior quarterback, signed the TWO TIME STATE OF OKLAHOMA PLAYER OF THE YEAR, defeated top 25 (and still in the top 25) Oklahoma in womens basketball, defeated top 25 Baylor twice in womens softball, completed a dedicated state of the art golf practice facility...........

Yeah nothing has changed since October 29th.

I pose this question, Who is the bigger idiot?  The guy who continues to donate money because he believes that he is making a difference in a university, and the lives of young men and women who attend that university? 

Or a guy that rants that because one person is still employed, that makes everything else and everyone else a failure, yet he still continues to support with the minimum financial commitment he can to keep his tickets?

#itsallajoke

People are walking away from club seats. Plain and Simple.

Pardon me if I don't celebrate the signing of a skinny QB whose only other offers were to play FCS football. That's Dan McCarney recruiting. Stop trying to spin it as anything else.

We hired a coach whose only coaching experience is as a P5 assistant and whose record as a head coach is 0-0. And that hire, according to you (at this time. I'm sure that will change if this is another failed hire) was made by Rick Villarreal. Awe inspiring, I tell you. 

You want to make a difference in kids lives? Give them the chance to be a winner in college athletics. Hold your close personal friend accountable for not doing his job. Because you choose Rick Villarreal EVERY time over those young men of which you claim to be so supportive.

And it's not just me. I'm just very vocal here. People are walking the F away in droves. Wake the F up.

7 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

You still communicating with your new friend Ernie?  I understand he has given you an open invitation to sit with him during any game.

Personal manipulation through privelege. 

Be strong, young Ben.

Edited February 23, 2016 by UNT90

[flyonthewall]

As soon as they walk away, they will be filled.  You wake the f up.  You don't have a clue whether Litrell will win or not, nor do I have a clue.  But when he is, enjoy trying to re up on those sold out club seats.  (LOL)   I am not the only one who is gladly renewing and extending a commitment, I am just the only one that chooses to be vocal.

And instead of saying "fly's shoelaces sticking out of rv's rear because that how far in there is he is"  why don't you just interject my name from now on and say "David Anderson's shoelaces sticking out of rv's rear......etc."

Because that is how personal you are making this Mr Peace Officer.

 

 

[VideoEagle]

19 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

You still communicating with your new friend Ernie?  I understand he has given you an open invitation to sit with him during any game.

Good for you Ben! I hope you can talk to Ernie and express your concerns. But, please be willing to listen to him as well. That's how things actually get done, open communication. Blind screaming on a single subject can work, but usually it just lowers the overall respect level of those involved. 

 

[That_Guy_Arlo]

25 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

Since October, we haven't hired a new football coach

Well, yeah, I mean I'd hope that we'd at least hire a new football coach between Oct and now since we fired our last one. Not really worth celebrating.

 

26 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

signed a 5th year senior quarterback

Woooooooo! One year of eligibility!! #oneanddone

26 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

TWO TIME STATE OF OKLAHOMA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

WOW!!! THE ADDITION OF CAPS MEANS THERE IS NO QUESTION WHATSOEVER THAT THIS GUY WILL ABSOLUTELY SUCCEED AT THE FBS LEVEL

26 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

defeated top 25 (and still in the top 25) Oklahoma in womens basketball

That's great and all but I'd appreciate having a winning record within the last 8 years.

32 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

defeated top 25 Baylor twice in womens softball

Aiight, that ain't bad. Go softball.

32 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

completed a dedicated state of the art golf practice facility

K. Cool.

33 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

I pose this question, Who is the bigger idiot?  The guy who continues to donate money because he believes that he is making a difference in a university, and the lives of young men and women who attend that university? 

Or a guy that rants that because one person is still employed, that makes everything else and everyone else a failure, yet he still continues to support with the minimum financial commitment he can to keep his tickets?

Lol. What a ridiculous statement. I'd claim that neither are idiots, because I can understand where both sides are coming from, and I can't blame someone for not wanting to keep throwing money into a program that has been going downhill for the last few years with an AD that keeps lying to the fanbase.

[UNT90]

16 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

As soon as they walk away, they will be filled.  You wake the f up.  You don't have a clue whether Litrell will win or not, nor do I have a clue.  But when he is, enjoy trying to re up on those sold out club seats.  (LOL)   I am not the only one who is gladly renewing and extending a commitment, I am just the only one that chooses to be vocal.

And instead of saying "fly's shoelaces sticking out of rv's rear because that how far in there is he is"  why don't you just interject my name from now on and say "David Anderson's shoelaces sticking out of rv's rear......etc."

Because that is how personal you are making this Mr Peace Officer.

 

 

Peace Officer? Juuuuuust a bit outside. I'm guessing another stab at intimidation? Ok.

Look at RV's record with major sports hires. Watch RV lie to the fan base. Over and over again. And you don't care, at least that's the way you post on here. Telling fans they don't matter. 

It seems the shoelace joke has hit a nerve. Good. 

If you seriously believe anyone is going to fill the mid and upper level club seats after 1-11 and Portland St 66 UNT 7 just because we hired some assistant no one has ever heard of, you have to have been hitting the K2. This certainly is #allajoke. Those seats have never reached the sold out level, and if your little buddy would release the sales numbers, I'd bet they are about half sold currently. 

Just a really stupid move by a really stupid AD whose skill seems to be manipulating those who spend the most on a bad product.

 

Edited February 23, 2016 by UNT90

[UNTLifer]

Full Disclosure prior to this post:

1.  I am tired of coming on here and every post being turned in to an anti-RV tirade by a select few.  Even more tired of the tone of responses to those that don't share the same zealous level of hate.

2.  I do believe it is time for RV to go.  He has done what he can do with this program and it is time to find someone new with fresh ideas, etc...

3.  Thank you for sharing this article, as I, and I would assume many others, had not seen nor read this.  It is infuriating to read those responses and how they reflect his attitude towards those that support this school.

4.  Denny Kalk is not some "fan from San Antonio."  Sorry KRAM, but if I were a reporter writing this story, I would look to long term supporters of the program for insight.  It would be glaring to discover an alumni that had given thousands upon thousands of dollars to the program during the Fouts' era when hardly anyone else gave anything suddenly stop giving at his historical levels.  His quotes speak loudly about the state of how things are being run.

5.  I get the sense that RV is trying to play this off as having his hands tied by administration until Smatresk arrived and now he can really do what he wants.  Sorry, while it is true the administration does provide direction, placing all of your failures at their feet for 14 years and then stating "just watch me now" is too little too late.

6.  RV was very clear with everyone during the fundraising for Apogee that the new stadium would solve scheduling problems, be a source of revenue for the department through hosting high school playoff games and also allow concerts, etc... to be held there.  While the HS games have increased slightly, nothing else has been delivered.

I choose to not pour gas on the fire by turning every topic into an RV roast on here.  I mainly come to this site to get information on our sports teams, recruiting news, etc...  I don't come to see every post turned towards the AD's shortcomings.  Make a thread such as this and have at it.  That way, I can come read this in this thread or not.

I will also state that I live 5 hours away and usually make every home game and have had season tickets the last couple of years.  I will probably choose to give up my season tickets and just buy at the gate or from people that are not using theirs and direct my donations to a scholarship fund at UNT in my father's memory.  If any of you that are giving up your donations and season tickets would like to donate to that scholarship fund, just send me a PM and I will provide you with a link.

Finally, this article is extremely disheartening and if it does bring you concern, then you are blind as to what is going on in that department under this person's leadership.  A few of you say things are changing, etc...  Provide specifics or just be quiet, because RV's answers to the questions in this article should tell you all you need to know.  RV must be replaced.

[UNT90]

22 minutes ago, VideoEagle said:

Good for you Ben! I hope you can talk to Ernie and express your concerns. But, please be willing to listen to him as well. That's how things actually get done, open communication. Blind screaming on a single subject can work, but usually it just lowers the overall respect level of those involved. 

 

If you think Ernie gives one crap about anything Ben has to say, you are living in a fantasy world. 

[GRN-WHT]

Fly, people aren't buying the "things are changing" line anymore. We've heard it at every turn for RV's reign here.

We hired Dodge, things are changing.

We built Apogee, things are changing.

We got into CUSA, things are changing.

We hired Mac, things are changing.

We got Brock Berglund, things are changing.

We hired Petersen, things are changing.

We won a bowl, things are changing.

We extended Mac, things are changing.

We built a BB practice facility, things are changing.

MBB beat Creighton, things are changing....

 

So forgive me when after listening to the diarrhea of the mouth from the likes of RV and McCarney that I don't believe anybody when they say things are changing.

 

Edited February 23, 2016 by GRN-WHT