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UNT 90 Grad
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It's not like the flag is going to be flying in some obscure place where people are going to have to do some research on what it's tied to.  It's going to be flying in front of the football stadium at

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To me it is a no brainier, the battle flag. 

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I voted for the NT Battle Flag and its 31 years of tradition.   Rick

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Top google search for green Texas flag. http://www.texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=23627

Are we doing ourselves any favors with a flag that such a small percentage of the population would understand? Everybody can read and many more would recognize the SOW as belonging to us than the battle flag.  I'm a diehard alum and still barely know what the battle flag represents (it represents all the shades of green we've used and is flown by the Talons).

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It's not like the flag is going to be flying in some obscure place where people are going to have to do some research on what it's tied to.  It's going to be flying in front of the football stadium at the University of North Texas.  There is plenty of other signage to make drivers aware of where they are.  If anything, this will help passers by to start associating the battle flag with the university we all love, if they aren't already familiar with it.   If the flag was going to be displayed somewhere else amongst flags from other universities or something, I get the concern; but let's put this thing into context folks.

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Let's see, off the top of my head.

The NT Battle Flag was in Norman in 1987 when a future NT Great was born, Scott Davis.

In '88 it was in Salt Lake for the NCAA's.  Later that fall it was in Lubbotocks when we stole their game, their women and their tortillas.  A week later it was at Memorial in Austin as we embarrassed the horns and their store bought officials.  It was at every home game during our 6 week run as the #1 Ranked FCS team in the nation, and at a end of season drubbing of Rice in Houston.

It was on the court during three straight attempted conference championship runs in basketball from '88-'90.

It was there at Fouts the night of the bench clearing brawl and a 14-7 win over stiff-necked Forrest Gregg and the SMU lavenders in 1990.

In 1991 it was used in the movie "Necessary Roughness", which was filmed on the campus it represents.

It flew over the great Mitch Maher coached by Matt "We-Don't-Want-To-See-That" Simon and our Conference championship run in '94.

It was there for our win over Oregon State, and two more wins over Texas Tech and Boise State in the late 90's.

It was there for 4 straight conference championships and a bowl win.

It was in Las Cruces for The Miracle In The Desert in '03.

It was there in New Orleans and Ok City for two more trips to the NCAA's.

And It was there the last two HOD Bowl games.

Trust me when I say T sips and Aggies don't like it.  This alone should be enough reason for it to gain your vote.

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^^^Kyle Field ^^^ ...when it still had a track in it..1990.  We lost on the score board that day but A&M knew they were in a fight when Aggie great and future NFL linebacker Quentin Coryatt got knocked the f out of the game.

So if you didn't know, now you do.

 

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11 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

Top google search for green Texas flag. http://www.texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=23627

Are we doing ourselves any favors with a flag that such a small percentage of the population would understand? Everybody can read and many more would recognize the SOW as belonging to us than the battle flag.  I'm a diehard alum and still barely know what the battle flag represents (it represents all the shades of green we've used and is flown by the Talons).

I'm pretty sure if I saw a red and black Texas flag flying in Lubbock I'd be able to figure out that it was a Texas Tech thing.  Or maroon in College Station.  Or burnt orange in Texas.  Or purple in Ft. Worth.  You get the idea.  I don't have to know what it represents to know it's associated with UNT.

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2 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

Let's see, off the top of my head.

The NT Battle Flag was in Norman in 1987 when a future NT Great was born, Scott Davis.

In '88 it was in Salt Lake for the NCAA's.  Later that fall it was in Lubbotocks when we stole their game, their women and their tortillas.  A week later it was at Memorial in Austin as we embarrassed the horns and their store bought officials.  It was at every home game during our 6 week run as the #1 Ranked FCS team in the nation, and at a end of season drubbing of Rice in Houston.

It was on the court during three straight attempted conference championship runs in basketball from '88-'90.

It was there at Fouts the night of the bench clearing brawl and a 14-7 win over stiff-necked Forrest Gregg and the SMU lavenders in 1990.

In 1991 it was used in the movie "Necessary Roughness", which was filmed on the campus it represents.

It flew over the great Mitch Mather coached by Matt "We-Don't-Want-To-See-That" Simon and our Conference championship run in '94.

It was there for our win over Oregon State, and two more wins over Texas Tech and Boise State in the late 90's.

It was there for 4 straight conference championships and a bowl win.

It was in Las Cruces for The Miracle In The Desert in '03.

It was there in New Orleans and Ok City for two more trips to the NCAA's.

And It was there the last two HOD Bowl games.

Trust me when I say T sips and Aggies don't like it.  This alone should be enough reason for it to gain your vote.

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^^^Kyle Field ^^^ ...when it still had a track in it..1990.  We lost on the score board that day but A&M knew they were in a fight when Aggie great and future NFL linebacker Quentin Coryatt got knocked the f out of the game.

 

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UT fans were so pissed over its existence when I wore it as a cape to the game. It was freaking hilarious. They really hate it.

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NT93 Grand Master

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If it's flying outside the football stadium I'd like to think I had enough sense to figure it out.  In the link you posted it only took about four posts for someone to associate Denton, Mean Green, and Green Texas Flag.  But hey, I know sometimes people aren't very smart, so there is always that possibility.

I have to admit I'd be confused if I saw a Blue and White Texas flag flying in Boca Raton. LOL.

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6 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

What about a purple and orange in San Antonio or a Blue and White in Boca Raton? Red and white in Houston? Sliver and dark blue in Houston?

For any of these, if they were next to a marquee of the same color with a university's name on it, I think I'd figure it out.  

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2 minutes ago, meangreenlax said:

We had the battle flag on our lacrosse helmets. By far one of the best pieces of UNT branding out there and it pissed off the UT crowd

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Those are friggin sweet. Hopefully our new helmets for FB can look even remotely as good as that

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1 hour ago, meangreenlax said:

We had the battle flag on our lacrosse helmets. By far one of the best pieces of UNT branding out there and it pissed off the UT crowd

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Nice looking and anything that pisses off the UT'ers is good with me.

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Firefightin Rick can elaborate more, but I think that the Aggies took the flag situation to the state attorney general.  They were hoping that the attorney general would rule against its use by North Texas.  It was given the OK as my memory serves me.

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2 hours ago, meangreenlax said:

We had the battle flag on our lacrosse helmets. By far one of the best pieces of UNT branding out there and it pissed off the UT crowd

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I love that logo. my wife has that sticker on her car.

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7 hours ago, meangreenlax said:

We had the battle flag on our lacrosse helmets. By far one of the best pieces of UNT branding out there and it pissed off the UT crowd

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I can't decide if I'd like this on our helmets, but I'd love it as an accent piece somewhere on the uniform.  Maybe use a small version on the back of the helmet???

I'd  love to have a t-shirt with that logo.  Or maybe on the back of a fitted cap.  That logo should definitely be put to use.

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9 hours ago, NT93 said:

 

I can't decide if I'd like this on our helmets, but I'd love it as an accent piece somewhere on the uniform.  Maybe use a small version on the back of the helmet???

I'd  love to have a t-shirt with that logo.  Or maybe on the back of a fitted cap.  That logo should definitely be put to use.

I still think a version of this helmet could be used for special games....ie.....Army, or a Bowl game....may even......SMU

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16 hours ago, drex said:

Firefightin Rick can elaborate more, but I think that the Aggies took the flag situation to the state attorney general.  They were hoping that the attorney general would rule against its use by North Texas.  It was given the OK as my memory serves me.

The flags are sold in the bookstore, so I'm assuming the school is in the clear legally

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17 hours ago, drex said:

Firefightin Rick can elaborate more, but I think that the Aggies took the flag situation to the state attorney general.  They were hoping that the attorney general would rule against its use by North Texas.  It was given the OK as my memory serves me.

IIRC, Aggy tried to say the battle flag was "desecrating the Texas flag." "Desecration" generally means to damage, destroy or mutilate a flag in public. Obviously, the battle flag does none of those things. Then there is the whole first amendment/freedom of speech thing. The battle flag was so obviously fine I'm not sure the AG bothered to even respond. 

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On 6/15/2017 at 5:31 PM, Got5onIt said:

Why is everyone obsessed with the green Texas flag? Wouldn't the general public think it's just bad holdover from St.Patrick's Day? 

This is the experience I've had with non-North Texas people.  When I moved into my current house, one of the first things I did was put the battle flag up.  Several neighbors came by to introduce themselves, and all except one said something along the lines of "Is that flag for St Patrick's Day?"  The only neighbor who knew what is was happened to be a La Tech alum who said he'd seen it up at Apogee before.  

I think flying the flag outside of stadium would be a great thing to help the general public realize that the flag is a North Texas symbol.  

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Unless we are voting on which flag to display in front of your house (unless of course you are living inside of Apogee, in which case we would in fact be voting for a flag outside your house), I think most people are going to be able to make the connection that a giant green Texas flag is more than likely somehow associated with the football stadium  and university.

 

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2 hours ago, meangreen15 said:

When I moved into my current house, one of the first things I did was put the battle flag up.  Several neighbors came by to introduce themselves, and all except one said something along the lines of "Is that flag for St Patrick's Day?" 

I guess it's a function of where you live. I'm in Coppell and a had many neighbors say "Go Mean Green" on their evening walks although not a one of them actually went to NT. 

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