A Round of Applause for Wren...

[Side.Show.Joe]

Watching the Richmond/Toledo game tonight was real joy for me. Not that I cared who won, but because the North Texas court logos were clearly viewable in almost every shot. That equals two plus hours of free advertising on ESPN2. And, we still have 3 more opening round games left over the next few days. We are also enjoying our logo being displayed at the games in Frisco. I have no idea how Wren achieved this, or what he had to spend to have North Texas partner with the NIT, but it was a real stroke of genius. It is all the better because UNT is in the Madness this season, which creates a secondary story line the announcers are mentioning. On social media, people are commenting on our unique court, and North Texas is a relevant topic. I'd imagine that tonight on SportsCenter, UNT's logos will be seen in much of the college basketball reporting. In my opinion, Wren has put on a marketing clinic for other athletic directors to envy. Thank you Wren. You instincts for college basketball are second to none. 

[drex]

Hats off to Wren and hats off to me (inside joke).

[greenjoe]

Drex likely actually put brush to hardwood and painted the UNT logo on the Coliseum floor, as well as the other graphics.  Thanks Drex.

[DeepGreen]

[drex]

Oh, my knees hurt thinking about getting back on the floor to paint...I have done it three times before at the SuperPit.

[CMJ]

It was neat to see the Super Pit on the regular ESPN's and not one of their ESPN+ or ESPN3 type broadcasts.  I also have to salute our AD and I assume CUSA for helping put this together.

 

We're not some basketball powerhouse (if I've done my math right, our all time win percentage is around 48%), so anything that can get our name out there is great as far as I'm concerned.

[MCMLXXX]

Local Recognition

https://www.fox4news.com/video/912327

[bstnsportsfan3]

2 hours ago, MCMLXXX said:

Local Recognition

https://www.fox4news.com/video/912327

Great Job by Wren!

[UNTLifer]

3 hours ago, MeanGreenTeeth said:

It's nice to host this... but Lord, I just don't like the way the court looks on TV.  

I trust you are talking about the court in Frisco.

[Christopher Walker]

Every NIT broadcast I watched tonight, either in the Pit or in Frisco, media announcers called Wren out by name citing him as the master organizer of the NIT being executed this year. Dear god, we need to hold on to this guy.