Heard Something Troubling Today

[UNTLifer]

Did you know that the Administration Tower is only being lit for home wins now?  No parade for stupid reasons and now this. Sounds like this has been the case for the last five years. UNTBarstool posted on Twitter a picture of a dark Administration Tower after the WKU win and tagged Wren Baker. A friend of mine with ties to Talons says this was a decision made back in 2017. One of the reasons given now is that it just takes too much time to go over there and flip a switch for every team’s wins even though it is tradition and the AD supports all these programs with a name of tagline of “Light the Tower”.  Another reason was some were scared of catching Covid. I know some Talon alumni post on here. If one of you read this can you expand on or explain this?

Edited November 4, 2022 by UNTLifer

[UNT 90 Grad]

18 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Did you know that the Administration Tower is only being lit for home wins now?  No parade for stupid reasons and now this. Sounds like this has been the case for the last five years. UNTBarstool posted on Twitter a picture of a dark Administration Tower after the WKU win and tagged Wren Baker. A friend of mine with ties to Talons says this was a decision made back in 2017. One of the reasons given now is that it just takes too much time to go over there and flip a switch for every team’s wins even though it is tradition and the AD supports all these programs with a name of tagline of “Light the Tower”.  Another reason was some were scared of catching Covid. I know some Talom alumni post on here. If one of you read this can you expand on or explain this?

Seems like a good opportunity for someone to develop an app for turning those lights on.  My bet is that one already exists. 

[emmitt01]

There is no good explanation for this.  I managed to walk over to that tower for four years…even when we played on the road.  

[tmjerm]

#lightthetowerforroadwins #bringbacktheparade #quitthebullshit 

[Monkeypox]

1 hour ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

Seems like a good opportunity for someone to develop an app for turning those lights on.  My bet is that one already exists. 

Well, I can turn my house lights on from anywhere in the world, so….

I mean, I don’t know what kind of light switch it is for the tower, though… perhaps some kind of giant master breaker like in Frankenstein (or Young Feankenstein)? gotta punch in a code and turn two keys SIMULTANEOUSLY? a series of dead man toggle switches that must be flipped in sequence or the whole tower goes up in flames? A precise mix of yellow and ultra rare blue lightning bugs induced into a mating frenzy in order to form whatever our current shade of green is?

[South Texas Green]

[Greenrex]

As stated above, this task can be handled with a simple digital remotely controlled switch from anywhere in the world. There is no physical reason for not lighting the tower for every athletic victory in every sport. Every time.
So, that leaves us with the question: Why is this not done?

[Hunter Green]

3 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Did you know that the Administration Tower is only being lit for home wins now?  No parade for stupid reasons and now this. Sounds like this has been the case for the last five years. UNTBarstool posted on Twitter a picture of a dark Administration Tower after the WKU win and tagged Wren Baker. A friend of mine with ties to Talons says this was a decision made back in 2017. One of the reasons given now is that it just takes too much time to go over there and flip a switch for every team’s wins even though it is tradition and the AD supports all these programs with a name of tagline of “Light the Tower”.  Another reason was some were scared of catching Covid. I know some Talom alumni post on here. If one of you read this can you expand on or explain this?

Unacceptable. Perhaps an email blitz is in order.

[peanuts104]

1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:

Unacceptable. Perhaps an email blitz is in order.

We could hold a flash party after we beat FIU (or lose). Just outside the student center. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

They were scared of catching covid in 2017? Would they like me to take them to Vegas for just a couple days. 

It's all so very busch league. 

[NT80]

No light, no parade, nobody wants to work....  

Sounds more like the current "era of laziness"!

[p_phelps]

This school is so damn soft.  Nearly any news I hear of unt I'm usually embarrassed.  This is unacceptable. 

[Jonnyeagle]

This is extremely disheartening and I’m sorry but this decision lies directly at the feet of Dr. Neal. We cancel the damn parade and let the Talons shirk their responsibilities.  There is a real assault on our democracy and traditions in this country!  

[MeanGreenTexan]

8 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

Seems like a good opportunity for someone to develop an app for turning those lights on.  My bet is that one already exists. 

https://engineering.unt.edu/
 

but yeah, no doubt the tower light can be turned on simply by pushing a button on your smartphone.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

53 minutes ago, p_phelps said:

This school is so damn soft.  Nearly any news I hear of unt I'm usually embarrassed.  This is unacceptable. 

Unfortunately, so true. 

And I try to represent at work, to family, friends... but I'm often an easy target due to the university. I used to but and if, now I just shrug my shoulders. 

[untphd]

9 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Did you know that the Administration Tower is only being lit for home wins now?  No parade for stupid reasons and now this. Sounds like this has been the case for the last five years. UNTBarstool posted on Twitter a picture of a dark Administration Tower after the WKU win and tagged Wren Baker. A friend of mine with ties to Talons says this was a decision made back in 2017. One of the reasons given now is that it just takes too much time to go over there and flip a switch for every team’s wins even though it is tradition and the AD supports all these programs with a name of tagline of “Light the Tower”.  Another reason was some were scared of catching Covid. I know some Talom alumni post on here. If one of you read this can you expand on or explain this?

Another one bites the dust.  They also stopped putting wire hoop signs in the ground, at the beginning of the week for home games,  to encourage student support. 

[PlummMeanGreen]

A green flashlights march in order here (until all this is rectal’fied)?  
You know, like the townspeople marching up  to Frankenstein’s castle? 

GMG! 

Edited November 3, 2022 by PlummMeanGreen

[SteaminWillieBeamin]

5 hours ago, peanuts104 said:

We could hold a flash party after we beat FIU (or lose). Just outside the student center. 

Sounds like something the Talons can buy with their funds ... a laser projector and make that tower green with UNT insignia. Who needs to person with the switch access? 

[untjim1995]

2 hours ago, p_phelps said:

This school is so damn soft.  Nearly any news I hear of unt I'm usually embarrassed.  This is unacceptable. 

Oh the problem is that it is very acceptable…accepted by 98% of the university.

[Hunter Green]

1 hour ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Unfortunately, so true. 

And I try to represent at work, to family, friends... but I'm often an easy target due to the university. I used to but and if, now I just shrug my shoulders. 

There's no sense of pride at UNT. 

[Withers940]

If only technology was there to where we could turn on a light switch from a mobile phone. 

 

[jtm0097]

I mean we can't get the students to walk across 35 and come to a game much less walk to a tower and turn on a light switch. Kids these days....

Now get off my lawn.

[PlummMeanGreen]

It seems the closer we get to what can be some really  good stuff happening the more critical & pissed off at our school we become.  
God help us if we ever win a national championship. Many will have nauseous stomachs.

Durka! Durka! Durka! 

 

Edited November 3, 2022 by PlummMeanGreen

[keith]

This only applies to home games, but I made a suggestion earlier this year in the basketball forum (would apply to football as well) that after a home victory, the video display would switch to a live shot of the tower.  The Talons or whoever could come to center court (or field) with a big green button that when pushed, lit the tower (done remotely) and this would be a great tradition to keep the home crowd in the stands to actually see/participate in the lighting instead of it being done when no one is around to witness it.  They could make a big to do about it and would only take an extra 5-10 minutes after a game and allow the fans to celebrate the victory with the team.  Some things are too easy to not be done.

Edited November 3, 2022 by keith

[Matt from A700]

I think it's time to have a conversation on the Talons' influence on our program.