MGB: UNT opens spring tomorrow, sked, policy for attending

[Ben Gooding]

57 minutes ago, All About UNT said:

Gold

[TreeFiddy]

I guess those that wish that their MGC membership meant something are getting their wish.  Thanks a lot!

TBH, I went to several last year and there were never more than 10 people in attendance as I recall. It is stupid though to restrict access. 

[pastorgrant]

2 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

I'm sorry @pastorgrant, I could have swore I heard they would be open as they were in years past.

 

No worries, thanks for the info

[foutsrouts]

Time for a rebellion from the common Mean Green man? Do enough exist?

[GoMeanGreen1999]

2 hours ago, NTAlum09 said:

1-11 this past season and you have to be a big time donor or a VIP member to watch spring practices? Lol this is a dang circus of a athletic department

Since when did we become Club Apogee? Are we going to have buy bottle service at the games to get in now?

If there is anything that this Athletic Director is good at, it is finding ways to not sell the program.  As you mentioned, you are 1-11 and just hired a new coach publicizing it all over and your first thing to do under his direction is to close your spring practices?  LOL....so TYPICAL around here.  

[El Paso Eagle]

Really disappointed in Coach for this move. Here is a chance to gain excitement ... wasted

[Elvis]

Well unless the pratices are at Apogee, it should not be to hard to follow the practices from beyond the fence for those who might want to. You might actually get a getter view from the slight elevation in front of the dorm.

But I agree, since he said practices would be open they should be. 

[DeepGreen]

Could this be about RV showing Litrell who's the boss in UNT athletics?  But squashing open practices.  Want to watch spring practice, then pony up like the UNT 17.

[Got5onIt]

10 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

Once you decide to bunker in, just keep adding sandbags...

This is exactly what I was thinking when I first read the thread title.

 

Edited March 22, 2016 by Got5onIt

[Got5onIt]

 

 It's an exclusive club now to be able to attend an entire spring practice?

Get your kelly green Lacoste shirts out , pop those collars up, and put on those Versace sunglasses. Mean Green spring football is turning into club Chris-Chris....

Edited March 22, 2016 by Got5onIt

[meanJewGreen]

Has anyone emailed the regents yet? Has anyone received a response? Would be nice to see someone speak out. 

 

[UNT90]

9 minutes ago, meanJewGreen said:

Has anyone emailed the regents yet? Has anyone received a response? Would be nice to see someone speak out. 

 

People are just walking away.

[TreeFiddy]

Seems like a Twitter bomb to @sethlittrell and @meangreenfb and @untprez might be called for to understand the thought behind this move. 

[UNTLifer]

Just a point of information.  I am not sure how other NCAA programs handle spring practice accessibility, but when I worked in Dallas at the facility where the Maverick's practiced, all practices were closed to the media until 10 minutes were left.  This was a league rule to minimize distractions.  I honestly don't think it is that big of a deal, but the comment about certain boosters and VIP's leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.  The timing of this makes it come across as RV closing ranks.  Does anyone working in PR at UNT know anything about PR?

[UNT90]

I think the bigger question is does anyone inside the UNT AD work at PR? 

[Army of Dad]

32 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Just a point of information.  I am not sure how other NCAA programs handle spring practice accessibility, but when I worked in Dallas at the facility where the Maverick's practiced, all practices were closed to the media until 10 minutes were left.  This was a league rule to minimize distractions.  I honestly don't think it is that big of a deal, but the comment about certain boosters and VIP's leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.  The timing of this makes it come across as RV closing ranks.  Does anyone working in PR at UNT know anything about PR?

Yes, but those people are doing PR for other departments.

[untjim1995]

And it keeps on getting awesomer...

Embarrassing.

Your UNT (17) Mean Green!!!

[SilverEagle]

19 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

I'm sorry @pastorgrant, I could have swore I heard they would be open as they were in years past.

 

Coach Littrell told me at the signing event that spring practices were open to NT fans. 

[Army of Dad]

3 minutes ago, SilverEagle said:

Coach Littrell told me at the signing event that spring practices were open to NT fans. 

Thanks. I felt bad giving bad info, but I knew it was from a reliable source so that must have changed recently.

[Aldo]

3 hours ago, meanJewGreen said:

Has anyone emailed the regents yet? Has anyone received a response? Would be nice to see someone speak out. 

 

Have you?

2 hours ago, TreeFiddy said:

Seems like a Twitter bomb to @sethlittrell and @meangreenfb and @untprez might be called for to understand the thought behind this move. 

I don't think closing practices is a big deal. Giving exceptions to VIP is le dumb.

I hope they Persicope it since I'll be at work anyway. Hope they open up scrimmages.

Don't forget @UNTGridiron 

[medpilot21]

How the hell does the stupidity keep happening? The Athletic Department keeps making the same mistakes over and over, and no one has learned a damn thing. I know this is probably an old-school mentality, but Darrell Dickey once told ALL of us that he NEEDED us to be a part of this program for it to be successful. We attended all of the practices, scrimmages, and knew the players and their families. North Texas won FOUR straight Conference Titles and went to FOUR straight Bowl games. I cant imagine a more desperate time for UNT football and basketball than today?  Yes, I agreed it was time for DD to go when he did, and we all understood why that happened. But fact is fact..Since that time, we have done nothing but get worse and worse? North Texas is not Oklahoma University, or LSU, or Alabama. They CANNOT afford to alienate or exclude any fans or Alums when this program needs them most? This is absolute stupidity. RV could have fixed this mess before it got this far, and now we are outsiders once again. I admit I see things from a very simple perspective.. If you want people to become interested in this "train wreck" of an athletic program, you include them, not exclude them. North Texas is currently scorned by most High School athletes who know what things around Denton have been like? Now they show everyone again how fans and Alums are not welcome? North Texas needs every living soul on this earth who is willing to go to a practice or scrimmage to be there, and RV is telling them no... again. 

I took some time away from UNT Sports to get a clearer perspective. The bad press and constant losing takes a toll on everyone. The point has been made clear again that RV has not checked back in to help heal these wounds. Hiring a football coach was only a small obstacle in the many this program will have to overcome. People have to matter first Rick, then go win a football or basketball game. This program is in shambles and Seth Litrell cannot fight this battle alone. If Coach Litrell is the one who excluded the fans, then an AD somewhere should have told him how important the fans and Alums are to this program right now. Someone has to eventually right this ship.A few other Alums have already "transitioned" to Texas A&M and SMU, so I will now follow. I know, that makes us band-wagoners but I have seen where this road leads and "no thank you". 

North Texas will always be written on my degree, and I wish you all the best!

GMG

   

[Mean_Green09]

VIP's will be players families, recruits, high school coaches, and staff families

ANYONE can attend the first 40 mins to an hour. Just sign in at the gate.

[Aldo]

1 minute ago, Mean_Green09 said:

VIP's will be players families, recruits, high school coaches, and staff families

ANYONE can attend the first 40 mins to an hour. Just sign in at the gate.

Sorry I mean "certain boosters". I'm more interested in positional drills and scrimmages.

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A UNT spokesman said there might be some exceptions for certain boosters and VIPs.

 

[DeepGreen]

17 hours ago, GoMeanGreen1999 said:

If there is anything that this Athletic Director is good at, it is finding ways to not sell the program.  As you mentioned, you are 1-11 and just hired a new coach publicizing it all over and your first thing to do under his direction is to close your spring practices?  LOL....so TYPICAL around here.  

No kidding!  Remember Dodge's first spring game?  Over 5,000 in attendance.  At Fouts Field.  Now, that may have nothing to do with the current AD screwup, but what are the chances of having even 500 show up for this years spring game?  RV has beaten down Mean Green fans to a pulp.  And he still doesn't get it.

[foutsrouts]

1 hour ago, SilverEagle said:

Coach Littrell told me at the signing event that spring practices were open to "  " NT fans. 

I guess he left out the word seventeen.