North Texas Spring Football Game

[ntsumgspe]

Head Coach Todd Dodge and the Mean Green Football team invite you out to the Annual Green-White Spring Game at Fouts Field.

Date: Sunday, April 22

Time: 3 pm kickoff

Admission is FREE, Enter through Gate 1

Parking: Parking at Fouts Field will be free

Tailgating: Starts Early, Ends Late

Live Entertainment: Live music will begin 2 hours before kickoff right outside the Mean Green Village

Performance by local favorite King Creole

[BIG DAWG]

I love what they are doing with the Spring Game!

[ArkansasEagle]

Well, if you're trying to get people to see the Green White game, buy season tickets, join the Mean Green Club, why would you hold the game on Sunday afternoon? For the people who live 5+ hours, we can't make the trip. If we do, we're drinking Sprite. Do you see anyone in the SEC, Big 12, Big 10, ACC, Big East, or even CUSA having a Spring game on Sunday? Still love the Mean Green!

[Mad Hatter]

Sunday beats the HECK out of Thursday night. I'm taking the whole family up for this one.

It's great to see them marketing this thing and making it into an event!

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

Well, if you're trying to get people to see the Green White game, buy season tickets, join the Mean Green Club, why would you hold the game on Sunday afternoon? For the people who live 5+ hours, we can't make the trip. If we do, we're drinking Sprite. Do you see anyone in the SEC, Big 12, Big 10, ACC, Big East, or even CUSA having a Spring game on Sunday? Still love the Mean Green!

I can sympathize with you wanting to see the game but having a long drive back so that you can go to work on Monday. I believe that the target audience for the Spring Game is probably those within a two hour drive. Since most churches have eliminated Sunday evening activities there should be less conflict on Sunday afternoons than any other time.

Another factor could be the NCAA ruling that the number of practices have to be concluded within a certain time frame and spring break took away seven days of that.

[Eagle1855]

I can sympathize with you wanting to see the game but having a long drive back so that you can go to work on Monday. I believe that the target audience for the Spring Game is probably those within a two hour drive. Since most churches have eliminated Sunday evening activities there should be less conflict on Sunday afternoons than any other time.

Another factor could be the NCAA ruling that the number of practices have to be concluded within a certain time frame and spring break took away seven days of that.

Actually, the only reason it is on Sunday instead of Saturday is because Fout's is reserved that Saturday (for an event that was scheduled a while back). It is my understanding that in the future it will be on Saturdays.

Edited April 11, 2007 by Eagle1855

[NT80]

Actually, the only reason it is on Sunday instead of Saturday is because Fout's is reserved that Saturday (for an event that was scheduled a while back). It is my understanding that in the future it will be on Saturdays.

Yes, there is a charity track and field event for that Saturday that pushed the spring game into Sunday. Better than Thursday nights as Dickey had been doing.

[ArkansasEagle]

That's cool......it's nice that the Spring game isn't on Thursday! Thanks for the update.

[mrsgreengoblin]

I was so excited about the game since it was going to be on a weekend! And now....that Sunday I have to freakin fly to New Jersey for work. Arrgggh!