This Is Something Special Beyond 4 - 0

[cogido]

There is something special going on with UNT FOOTBALL and I hope everyone is paying attention as we have been waiting for years to have all the pieces move in the same direction.  The Mean Green  have not only beaten, but trounced SMU and SEC's Arkansas so far in this young undefeated season. The media and generous donars are showing up and I think I hear that "Sleeping Giant's fan base waking . Kudos Mr. Baker, Mr. Prez., Board and Coach Littrell.  I'm having fun.

[SilverEagle]

I'm very glad you are having fun....so am I. But it's going to take a LOT MORE than a 4-0 record to change the culture of our school. And there had better be some serious long term planning on the part of the administration to keep students and alums engaged when the headlines are not so ...frequent.😉

[Mad Hatter]

The multiple, large, donations this year makes it feel different.  Even if we drop a game or two we should win, it still has the feel of something new.

[keith]

So far, this season reminds me of the 1992 Dallas Cowboys season where everything came together a year ahead of schedule.

[NorthTexan95]

4 hours ago, cogido said:

There is something special going on with UNT FOOTBALL and I hope everyone is paying attention as we have been waiting for years to have all the pieces move in the same direction.  The Mean Green  have not only beaten, but trounced SMU and SEC's Arkansas so far in this young undefeated season. The media and generous donars are showing up and I think I hear that "Sleeping Giant's fan base waking . Kudos Mr. Baker, Mr. Prez., Board and Coach Littrell.  I'm having fun.

It's almost as if there's something special ... Beyond the Green. 

[emmitt01]

This season needs to have one of those “life altering” moments to grab hold of a new generation of die hards.  Winning is good, but you need one of those wins that people can talk about for years.  Big donations are good, but honestly they don’t tether people to the program unless they have been here a long time and recognize how rare they are.  

I was hooked after the Texas Tech game in 1999.  Traveling down with a group of fellow Talons, being surrounded by obnoxious Tech fans, watching our team pull out a game where we were 30 point dogs, and celebrating in Lubbock that night stoked the fire for me.   

Then, two years later in my senior year being on the magical ride of that first New Orleans Bowl season cemented my love for the Mean Green.  I was there when we lost to ULM and saw NT fans the lowest I have ever seen them, and then saw those same fans as excited as could be when we shocked Middle Tennessee (and every person outside Denton) the next week.  I rode 12 hours in a bus with fellow students to see “The Miracle in the Desert” against New Mexico State.  Then I helped arrange a watching party at Riprock’s where we saw our alma mater clinch the bowl with a win over Idaho...that place got so loud I literally felt the building shake.  

It wasn’t just the wins, or even who they were against, that did the trick.  It was who I was surrounded by (my future wife and lifelong friends).  It was the atmosphere of the game day.  

I truly hope and pray that this next Saturday 10-15k students walk into Apogee and scream until they are hoarse, high five until their hands hurt, and learn to live and die with this team like I did.  

THAT is when you will see a culture change.  

Edited September 24, 2018 by emmitt01

[UNT 90 Grad]

We need a big bowl win against a respected P5 team to garner much more respect this year, IMO.   To those on the outside looking in, I’m not sure a dominating CUSA record will mean much unfortunately.  Not enough love for CUSA I fear. 

Edited September 24, 2018 by UNT 90 Grad

[Wag Tag]

Positive story lines and wins! Mason what a great story, Peter Pan magical, and beating an SEC team awesome ! Post game Seth said a big obstacle last week was all the press request for him and players! Let’s make that an ongoing problem!

[Jason Howeth]

5 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

I'm very glad you are having fun....so am I. But it's going to take a LOT MORE than a 4-0 record to change the culture of our school. And there had better be some serious long term planning on the part of the administration to keep students and alums engaged when the headlines are not so ...frequent.😉

In Wren Baker we trust. (Also Smatresk, but that didn't fit in the catchy line)

1 hour ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

We need a big bowl win against a respected P5 team to garner much more respect this year, IMO.   To those on the outside looking in, I’m not sure a dominating CUSA record will mean much unfortunately.  Not enough love for CUSA I fear. 

We've got our P5 win this year, but you're right. A win over a P5 school that has 6 wins on their season is a must if we're expecting national respect.

48 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

Positive story lines and wins! Mason what a great story, Peter Pan magical, and beating an SEC team awesome ! Post game Seth said a big obstacle last week was all the press request for him and players! Let’s make that an ongoing problem!

We've got at least one positive story line thanks to Keegan Brewer and Biagi!

[MeanGreenTexan]

5 minutes ago, Jason Howeth said:

In Wren Baker we trust. (Also Smatresk, but that didn't fit in the catchy line)

We've got our P5 win this year, but you're right. A win over a P5 school that has 6 wins on their season is a must if we're expecting national respect.

We've got at least one positive story line thanks to Keegan Brewer and Biagi!

Prior to Peter Pan, it was (and still is) Mason Fine's story.   
Everyone eats up that kind of little-guy-overcomes-odds-&-makes-everyone-who-passed-him-over-look-stupid story.

[risinggreen]

Of course I always want Texas to lose, but I almost want them to keep winning enough for us to have a shot at facing them in Arlington. Cart ahead of the horse no doubt, but a bowl win there, could possibly set us up for a national run in '19 like number #13 UCF is currently experiencing after their performance last year. Every game is a Super Bowl for us from here on out.

[UNT 90 Grad]

1 hour ago, Jason Howeth said:

We've got our P5 win this year, but you're right. A win over a P5 school that has 6 wins on their season is a must if we're expecting national respect.

Just for clarification, my post I said to garner more respect, meaning more than we have right now (post Arkansas win).

[Jason Howeth]

1 hour ago, Prettylittleeagle said:

It's special and I feel it here in Houston too. I can wear UNT gear to a bar, and people will come up to me and talk about UNT. Random folks in the office who have no affiliation to the university or have ever really heard/kept up with us say go mean green when I pass them in the building. I know...it might sound lame, but it's pretty damn cool. 

I grew up in Houston, and when I told people I was headed to UNT, they always said "Oh. Where is that?" 

I'd spout off several facts about UNT including that they're the 3rd largest university (at the time) in the state, and it would blow them away. "Oh! Texas Tech isn't that big?"

All that to say, the amount of recognition I get from simply bringing up UNT in conversation, or wearing some gear has delighted my beaten-down spirit in ways I never thought I'd see.