Big News From The Letterman's Fish Fry

runt96 · June 5, 2007

What you said makes sense, but that last sentence makes me cringe.

That's right, let them weep as DODGEBALL forces us to go south 10 minutes and rent out the services of TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY'S infield as a football field. The whole metroplex is about to be on board.

the real grad88 · June 5, 2007

If RV is using specific time frame numbers, then one of two things is true: (1) we have a donor(s) to make it happen or (2) we are going to bond it out with student fees. RV would not be speaking in specifics like that if that weren't the case. No wise administrator would. I am actually getting hopeful now!

LAZER · June 5, 2007

That's right, let them weep as DODGEBALL forces us to go south 10 minutes and rent out the services of TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY'S infield as a football field. The whole metroplex is about to be on board.

I know we had a two game contract with SMU for last year and next year, Anyone know if there has been talk of extending it? I think we should play them every year to start a true Rivalry........(If we beat the m every year they cant help but hate us and make us there rival)

runt96 · June 5, 2007

I know we had a two game contract with SMU for last year and next year, Anyone know if there has been talk of extending it? I think we should play them every year to start a true Rivalry........(If we beat the m every year they cant help but hate us and make us there rival)

If we beat em again this year, they will probably try to avoid us. I hope they do renew it. It IS a good match up for the area.

UNTflyer · June 5, 2007

OK, somebody is going to have to do something about the OPEN end of the stadium facing WEST. It's going to make September games unbearable. They also have the alumni side facing to the south.

Edited June 5, 2007 by UNTflyer

3XNTGRAD · June 5, 2007

OK, somebody is going to have to do something about the OPEN end of the stadium facing WEST. It's going to make September games unbearable. They also have the alumni side facing to the south.

No, the field runs north south with the Athletic Complex in the south endzone area. I assume the press box is on the west side stand like Fouts (which doesn't really have east and west stands even though we always say that. Fouts really has SW stands and NE stands since it sits on an angle).

UNTflyer · June 5, 2007

No, the field runs north south with the Athletic Complex in the south endzone area. I assume the press box is on the west side stand like Fouts (which doesn't really have east and west stands even though we always say that. Fouts really has SW stands and NE stands since it sits on an angle).

Oh, OK that's Bonnie Brae running up the middle. Gotcha.

Daddy Dumpsalot · June 5, 2007

I know we had a two game contract with SMU for last year and next year, Anyone know if there has been talk of extending it? I think we should play them every year to start a true Rivalry........(If we beat the m every year they cant help but hate us and make us there rival)

I would love to have us play TCU every year. I think that would bring an amazing crowd. I think we will have to build our program a little to be more competitive but have a name like TCU on our schedule would be awesome. And having a victory over TCU would be even more awesome.

houstonmeangreen · June 5, 2007

1) Giovanni Vizza and two of our incoming freshmen WRs.....are in town, planning to go to summer school this summer. Not sure who the WRs are, but one might guess that GV's teammate (Sam Dibrell) is one of them. This, of course, leads me to believe that GV is going to be given a shot at being our starting QB this fall.
2) RV mentioned the stadium......and mentioned a time frame of 16 months. Not sure how he phrased, but it made me and others feel that he meant that the stadium would be built in 16 months. I don't want to start anything on here, because it was kind of vague. He didn't say that we would definitely have a stadium in 16 months. I guess I'm kind of being vague....all I'll say is: RV mentioned stadium and 16 months. What that means....I'm not totally sure.
Anyway, if it's going to be ready by the start of the 2009 season.....we have 27 months as of right now. Maybe, 16 months is how long they think it would take to build it.....once started. But, he sure acted like we would have one, and have it in the very near future.
3) Talked to several of our new coaches. Coach Gandy, Coach Lacroix, Coach Rausch, Coach Ford and Coach Drake. To a man, they were all gentlemen....and seemed very interested in talking to fans/alums. These guys are class acts, just like our new head coach.
4) The October 27th MTSU game, will feature a reunion of our 1978 team. Coach Fry will be at the game.
and speaking of Coach Fry....
5) He was asked to speak, and gave an extemperaneous speech about North Texas that was pure greatness. You can tell that Coach Fry genuinely loves our school, and we are blessed that he still comes back for events.
It was a great event. I'm sure glad that the great Green Grenade and I attended.

I talked with RV in Austin during our last game and he told me, without hesitation, we would be in a new stadium in 2009 season.

June 5, 2007

Taking it a step farther, I'd like to see us play TCU and SMU every year. Both should draw well with tremendous travel savings and we could establish a real Metroplex champion (unless each won one and lost one). Give a big trophy that es inscribed with the winners name and pass it to the winner each year.

LAZER · June 5, 2007

Taking it a step farther, I'd like to see us play TCU and SMU every year. Both should draw well with tremendous travel savings and we could establish a real Metroplex champion (unless each won one and lost one). Give a big trophy that es inscribed with the winners name and pass it to the winner each year.

I really like that idea it will build all three of the programs and promote local competition!