Email From Rick

UNTflyer · July 23, 2008

I emailed Rick and Mandy last night and asked two questions about the Mean Green Club:

1. What did he think of holding quarterly meetings?

2. What did he think about some kind of member advisory board.

His response follows:

We will soon have a quarterly update. We are very close to having a lot of information to share [my emphasis] and that is important when you have one of these meetings. I think it would also be great to have a Mean Green Club board but I will check with Mandy and Jon Burkett, our new Mean Green Club Director [my emphasis] to get our thoughts. Hope to see you soon.

Go MEAN GREEN!

Rick

Edited July 24, 2008 by UNTflyer

Green Nightmare · July 24, 2008

Lot of talk but I am giving him the benefit of the doubt on this one

Nice work Flyer

This line in Mandy's bio scares me though

While she remains as the Executive Director of Mean Green Club, McKinley will take on additional duties in the coming year as it relates to all capital campaign projects within the athletic department

Edited July 24, 2008 by Green Nightmare

Zeke · July 24, 2008

Can anyone remind me what quarterly means?

UNTFan23 · July 24, 2008

Can anyone remind me what quarterly means?

Once every four years?

VideoEagle · July 24, 2008

Once every four years?

Aren't quarterly and quadrennial synonyms?

NT03 · February 12, 2009

I emailed Rick and Mandy last night and asked two questions about the Mean Green Club:
1. What did he think of holding quarterly meetings?
2. What did he think about some kind of member advisory board.
His response follows:
We will soon have a quarterly update. We are very close to having a lot of information to share [my emphasis] and that is important when you have one of these meetings. I think it would also be great to have a Mean Green Club board but I will check with Mandy and Jon Burkett, our new Mean Green Club Director [my emphasis] to get our thoughts. Hope to see you soon.
Go MEAN GREEN!
Rick

Just bored and searching a bit and found this,

Did you ever get a "quarterly update " ??

Just wandering and not trying to sound negative because I never did or heard anything

Edited February 12, 2009 by NT03

UNT_playmaker · February 12, 2009

They will probably start after the stadium is built, so people wont ask any questions about the stadium.

So that should be around what 2019.

NT03 · February 12, 2009

They will probably start after the stadium is built, so people wont ask any questions about the stadium.
So that should be around what 2019.

so............ your telling me there's a chance ???

LoveMG · February 12, 2009

last quarterly meeting was in 2001? how bout mgc perks like membership card for getting into footba;l practice or special meeting with dodge as incentives to join?

SilverEagle · February 12, 2009

I emailed Rick and Mandy last night and asked two questions about the Mean Green Club:
1. What did he think of holding quarterly meetings?
2. What did he think about some kind of member advisory board.
His response follows:
We will soon have a quarterly update. We are very close to having a lot of information to share [my emphasis] and that is important when you have one of these meetings. I think it would also be great to have a Mean Green Club board but I will check with Mandy and Jon Burkett, our new Mean Green Club Director [my emphasis] to get our thoughts. Hope to see you soon.

Go MEAN GREEN!

Rick

I always thought that MGC (based on the definition of clubs) was a misnomer. Most clubs meet or gather on a regular basis. Here's a free health tip for you Flyer. Don't hold your breath while you are waiting to hear something.

Edited February 12, 2009 by SilverEagle

Huff · February 12, 2009

Oh, ye of little faith. I believe in that we will have Quarterly Meetings......and in the Tooth Fairy......and in The Easter Bunny......

drex · February 12, 2009

I think y'all have it all wrong. What Villareal means by quarterly is what the value of the information will be, if we ever have a meeting. That is about a quarter in today's money.

emmitt01 · February 12, 2009

I just think it's nice that Rick has someone in Flyer who will always play the role of mouth-piece when his busy schedule doesn't allow him to post cryptic "good things are coming" messages personally.

UNTflyer · February 12, 2009

I just think it's nice that Rick has someone in Flyer who will always play the role of mouth-piece when his busy schedule doesn't allow him to post cryptic "good things are coming" messages personally.

I have lots of roles, Emmitt.

Alum. Grad student. MGC member. SGA Senator. Student Affairs Chairman. Pit Crew leader.

But don't mistake my sharing an email for being the mouthpiece of the athletics department. I share the information that I receive in the normal course of my other roles on campus. I am critical of the many mistakes made by our AD, but I am confident that this university is moving in the right direction. I know it's a process that is moving slower than most of us hoped for, but it is better than moving backwards.

UNTflyer · February 12, 2009

And looking back at Rick's email, nothing was promised here... he simply said he would check with Jon and Mandy and see what they thought of the idea.

Edited February 12, 2009 by UNTflyer

Stan R · February 12, 2009

I had a "Good Things" post composed with the three topics of "Good Things", "accountability" and "lack of" but I deleted it. Oh well.

Quoner · February 12, 2009

I had a "Good Things" post composed with the three topics of "Good Things", "accountability" and "lack of" but I deleted it. Oh well.

Glad you did.

Good things are happening for group think!

KRAM1 · February 12, 2009

That's it Emmitt01...JUMP ON FLYER. All he has done is provide great info and hard work on behalf of everyone on GMG.Com and, in fact, the entire student body at UNT. Nice job Emmitt01. You might want to send Flyer a little private message and "explain" that "mouthpiece" comment a bit. Lame, very lame. :angry:

UNTflyer · February 12, 2009

That's it Emmitt01...JUMP ON FLYER. All he has done is provide great info and hard work on behalf of everyone on GMG.Com and, in fact, the entire student body at UNT. Nice job Emmitt01. You might want to send Flyer a little private message and "explain" that "mouthpiece" comment a bit. Lame, very lame.

That's not really necessary. Emmitt is entitled to his opinion.

Quoner · February 12, 2009

That's not really necessary. Emmitt is entitled to his opinion.

It's not GMG.com unless you take it personally and turn it into something serious between you two.

KRAM1 · February 12, 2009

Agreed 100%, but sometimes the "better thing to do" is to think and keep certain opinions to oneself. Emmitt01 is a good guy, I have met him and he is a great member of the Mean Green Nation, but do not think such "opinions" need be expressed here.

emmitt01 · February 12, 2009

Agreed 100%, but sometimes the "better thing to do" is to think and keep certain opinions to oneself. Emmitt01 is a good guy, I have met him and he is a great member of the Mean Green Nation, but do not think such "opinions" need be expressed here.

I'm glad you think I'm a good guy, just sorry you didn't realize that the brunt of my criticism in my last post was directed at our athletic department and not flyer. Like he says, he only reports the news he is given...even when the news he is given isn't really news but a new spin on the "hold on and we'll have real news soon" theme.

Edited February 12, 2009 by emmitt01

NCMeanGreen · February 12, 2009

so............ your telling me there's a chance ???

LOL...very funny!!! :lol:

greenminer · February 12, 2009

I read Emmitt's post as a message towards the department, and not Flyer. Oh! There it is:

I'm glad you think I'm a good guy, just sorry you didn't realize that the brunt of my criticism in my last post was directed at our athletic department and not flyer

UNTflyer · February 12, 2009

BTW, I shot off an email this morning. Won't say to whom it was addressed, but basically the response is that there are no plans to hold regular MGC meetings.