Us sucking has certainly not helped bring in our alum. But, as seen by our basketball successes, our weirdo alum are certainly not flocking to Denton to see our successful basketball program play. If someone takes offense by the word weirdo, thank you for being here and for being a small part of your marginalized (majority at UNT) group to support UNT athletics.
I think that has nothing to do with the struggles of our athletic program. If you loathe the students whose fees pay for athletics do you see how the current students might be uncomfortable around alumni who support athletics? Lots of those “ weirdo” students and alumni are outside the stadium partying not because they don’t like football it because they don’t enjoy watching us lose or beating a school they wouldn’t take a scholarship from. Denton natives are far more hostile or dismissive of UNT athletics than your average student. As a Denton native and UNT alumni I find the disconnect between the local community and athletics confusing. Also the Dallas Cowboys seem to consume so much of the sports atmosphere there is very little for everyone else. Cowboys are the ONLY sports franchise in the area that can consistently underachieve and not lose a second of media coverage.
To many this is the offseason. This game win or lose will be forgettable in UNT football history unless a future All-American, or NFL Starter makes a splashy debut in this game. There isn’t that much to discuss with the modified roster not representing what the 2024 team was nor probably the best starters for the 2025 Mean Green roster. Leading passer, receiver, rusher, tackler, and best graded coverage player are equally likely to enter the transfer portal or end up as 2nd string next season.
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