Fundraiser for UNT baseball

[Ben Gooding]

24 minutes ago, NorthTexan95 said:

I have the answer.  Women's beach volleyball.  build enough stands around the court and it have the second highest attendance of any sport at UNT.

Membership requires certain stipulations. But I'm down. 

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

43 minutes ago, NorthTexan95 said:

I have the answer.  Women's beach volleyball.  build enough stands around the court and it have the second highest attendance of any sport at UNT.

Yes!  Start a GoFundMe page for that.  Match the baseball funds, and we're there!

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

KA-POW!  '95, you may have been joking, but apparently this really is a college thing. NCAA sponsored the championship for the first time this year!  And, we've got locals already coaching up gals to do it.

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/high-school/highschoolheadlines/2015/08/08/meet-those-behind-one-of-fastest-growing-sports-in-north-texas-beach-volleyball

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/beach-volleyball

And, played in Gulf Shores, no less:

http://www.ncaa.com/video/beach-volleyball/2016-05-08/nc-womens-beach-volleyball-southern-california-florida-state-court

[oldguystudent]

Of course, I had to research this.  You know, for science.  Doesn't quite, um...look like olympic beach volleyball.

 

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

It's good enough, but the roster's only have 16 players,need more for baseball.  The costs look minimal, so add beach volleyball and, maybe, lacrosse?

[oldguystudent]

Just now, MeanGreenMailbox said:

It's good enough, but the roster's only have 16 players,need more for baseball.  The costs look minimal, so add beach volleyball and, maybe, lacrosse?

If those are 16 full scholarships, that is more than the 11.7 offered by baseball.

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

True.  Forgot baseball's 11.7 were spread across 35 players. 

Forget lacrosse, then...beach volleyball's a no-brainer.

[Cerebus]

7 minutes ago, MeanGreenMailbox said:

True.  Forgot baseball's 11.7 were spread across 35 players. 

Forget lacrosse, then...beach volleyball's a no-brainer.

Equestrian.  Equestrian programs requires us to build no facilities, and bring in the kind of parents who can afford to pay for horse competitions.  If you have that kind of disposable income, we want you in the MGC.

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

Good point.  Although, I think the volleyballers come from player's whose parents spend endless amounts of money on year round stuff, these days, competitive leagues, travel teams, and whatnot. 

How does equestrian jibe with the NCAA?  Looks like they have their own governing body, the NCEA:  http://www.collegiateequestrian.com/schools/main/

 

[Cerebus]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenMailbox said:

How does equestrian jibe with the NCAA?  Looks like they have their own governing body, the NCEA:  

 

NCEA Update on NCAA Equestrian

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Currently for Division I, Equestrian is still an NCAA emerging sport and is governed by the NCAA Division I manual. 

 

[Greenrex]

This is the best idea. Ever.
Be sure to not make any comments on here that would let the adults know why we want this.

Edited May 13, 2016 by Greenrex

[UNTnewbie]

Beach Volleyball and Bowling have been the two additions the Athletic Department have investigated for inclusion once Baseball comes online. Wouldn't doubt several other options were looked at but those two seemed to be the focus.

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

Bowling, Beach Volleyball, Equestrian...all good.  Beach Volleyball seems like it would be lowest cost from the equipment standpoint.  Although, there are only three other schools in Texas fielding teams, so the travel might be more expensive?

Houston Baptist
TCU
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

In Louisiana, you've got:  LSU, ULM, and New Orleans. 

Perhaps we could league up with them and the inland ones from Tennessee, Carson-Newman and Lincoln Memorial, and Mississippi State.

58 minutes ago, Greenrex said:

This is the best idea. Ever.
Be sure to not make any comments on here that would let the adults know what we're doing it for.

Nah, look...

They make the girls wear full shorts and shirts in college, so you can't perv them like the pro beachers who go out in tiny bikinis.

See, the difference:

[greenjoe]

My only problem with an equestrian team is that it's really hard to spell ( I admit.  I looked back at an earlier post. )  But as long as we

re talking horses, why don't we add polo ?  It's just like hockey except on horse back.  Hmmm...Then why isn't it called horse hockey ? 

As far as the bake sale and the lemonade, the cup cakes sell for $500 each.  The lemonade is $350 per glass.  No refills.  Step right up.

 

GO MEAN GREEN

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

I know nothing about the equestrian set ups.  Does anyone else? 

UNT, for sure, is close too many horse farms.  At the schools that have equestrian, where do they keep the horses and their equipment - on campus or off?  We have plenty of room nearby, do we not?  Am I correct to say the school owns lands up around the 288 loop - or, I am remembering incorrectly?

Looks like, from a coaching staff standpoint, you'd need a full-time keeper or two for the horses.

Here's Oklahoma State's site, four coaches: http://www.okstate.com/roster.aspx?path=equest#coaches_anchor
TCU, four:  http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/w-equest/mtt/tcu-w-equest-mtt.html
Baylor, four:  http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-equest/mtt/bay-w-equest-mtt.html

And, I've answered my own question...four coaches everywhere it seems.

 

Facilities, equestrian:
Baylor: http://www.baylorbears.com/facilities/willis.html

TCU's is in Springtown, north of Azle: http://www.baylorbears.com/facilities/willis.html

Oklahoma State's is in Stillwater, just west of the campus:  http://www.okstate.com/sports/2015/3/17/GEN_20140101205.aspx?path=equest

Many horse farms along 380 and in around Argyle, correct?  If we don't have University owned land up by 288?

 

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

Here's another thought to throw in with equestrian, beach volleyball, and bowling:  rifle. Looks like about 13-15 member squads; although, UTEP only has five.  Close to 40 year history as an NCAA sport. Surely, there are some girls in the DFW area who grew up hunting or shooting competitively.

TCU and UTEP are the only other Texas schools with rifle squads:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_rifle_programs

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/rifle

TCU:  http://www.ncaa.com/sports/rifle
UTEP:  http://www.utepathletics.com/sports/w-rifle/mtt/utep-w-rifle-mtt.html

...and, yes, Kentucky does have a rifle team!

http://www.ukathletics.com/sport/c-rifle

[Aldo]

Y'all are hilarious.

btw, he's up to 75 buckaroos!

[Greenrex]

32 minutes ago, MeanGreenMailbox said:

I know nothing about the equestrian set ups.  Does anyone else? 

UNT, for sure, is close too many horse farms.  At the schools that have equestrian, where do they keep the horses and their equipment - on campus or off?  We have plenty of room nearby, do we not?  Am I correct to say the school owns lands up around the 288 loop - or, I am remembering incorrectly?

Looks like, from a coaching staff standpoint, you'd need a full-time keeper or two for the horses.



 

Two years of PE were required in the 60's when I was a student and one of the second year's offerings was horseback riding which I took. There was a nice lady who owned a dude sort of horse ranch a mile or so from campus. It was a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday class and I loved it. The final exam included a hayride and picnic.

[TreeFiddy]

Evidently we have been using some of the offices on Bonnie Brae as a stable for years judging by the amount of fertilizer that comes out of them.

[EagleMBA]

On 5/13/2016 at 10:50 AM, Cerebus said:

Equestrian.  Equestrian programs requires us to build no facilities, and bring in the kind of parents who can afford to pay for horse competitions.  If you have that kind of disposable income, we want you in the MGC.

An anonymous source told me that RV has been talking up adding an equestrian program, with the argument that it would generate deposits...UNFORTUNATELY, they are NOT BANKABLE!

[UNT90]

1 hour ago, EagleMBA said:

An anonymous source told me that RV has been talking up adding an equestrian program, with the argument that it would generate deposits...UNFORTUNATELY, they are NOT BANKABLE!

Plenty of that resource flows from the mouth of the Hattiesburg Hustler. Don't need any more.