A Fine Son: The Making of a Record-Setting Quarterback

UNTLifer · May 19, 2023

https://www.riderville.com/2023/05/18/a-fine-son-the-making-of-a-record-setting-quarterback/

The very same Mason Fine who once aspired to be a high school quarterback proved to be one of the best of all time.

He carried that excellence into the collegiate ranks as a member of the appropriately named North Texas Mean Green.

So, really, he was a natural fit for the Roughriders — who are based some 2,000 kilometres away from the Fine family’s front yard.

“If you look at my closet, it has been green for seven years now,” Fine said with a laugh, “and there’s a lot of green in all of our closets.”

Tommy Gadberry · May 19, 2023

Great post @UNTLifer

UNTLifer · May 19, 2023

Sounds like we need to offer his sister.

untcampbell · May 19, 2023

I could read that guy's story 1000 times. There was a great video story in the Tulsa World that looked at Mason and Jason's friendship in high school and the hopes they had to play college ball. Think it behind the paywall now, but I watched it and shared it a lot while they were here. Mason remains one of my favorite North Texas players, as much for how he carried himself as his play on the field.

GMG

Zeleny' Orel · May 20, 2023

I agree...Mason was just so fun to watch and I loved his attitude and demeanor on and off the field. I hope he is having fun in the CFL. He is a class act all the way. I still have my "Mason Fine" T-shirt but can't ever remember if it says Mean Green or North Texas! As I mentioned in another thread Mason and Tylor Perry are two of the most enjoyable athletes to have played at UNT and I have been a fan for 55 years! Lots of others too but they are two of the more recent favorites.

UNT 90 Grad · May 20, 2023

13 hours ago, untcampbell said:

I could read that guy's story 1000 times. There was a great video story in the Tulsa World that looked at Mason and Jason's friendship in high school and the hopes they had to play college ball. Think it behind the paywall now, but I watched it and shared it a lot while they were here. Mason remains one of my favorite North Texas players, as much for how he carried himself as his play on the field.

GMG