Sense

[gangrene]

Enjoying that game day atmosphere and the great looking coeds on a Saturday afternoon...priceless

Kram - you sly dog/dirty old man!! Is that why you're always wearing sunglasses when it's cloudy?? Remind me to keep my daughter away from you! j/k

Talking Mean Green football around the water cooler at work...priceless

I haven't been able to mention Mean Green and football in the same sentence, without my co-workers bursting out laughing, in about four years. Also, it's more than a bit demoralizing when you learn just how insignificant UNT is in the DFW football circles. On those rare occasions when my friends do entertain my UNT football conversations (generally, rants about losing close games), the conversation goes something like this:

Friend: How'd North Texas do on Saturday?

Me: Well, we had another double-digit, half-time lead disappear and lost the game.

Friend: Who'd they play?

Me: Florida International

Friend: Are they FCS?

Me: No, they're FBS and in our conference.

Friend: The Southland conference?

Me: No, the Sunbelt.

Friend: Oh yeah, ok. (Friend trying to offer some encouragement) Well, I think Dodge is a good coach and he'll get it turned it around. You've just got to give him some time. Isn't this just his second year?

Me: No, this is his third season.

Friend: Well, hasn't he won more games this year? What's UNT's record?

Me: We've won two games this season and he's won FIVE games the entire time he's been at UNT.

Friend: (At a slight loss for words, pauses, then) Well, I still think he's a good coach (friend shrugs, like he's wondering what more I expect, as if to imply "come on, it's North Texas") (Then, in a somewhat surprised tone) What, you think they should fire him?

Me: (Getting a bit agitated with friend's lack of knowledge of UNT's season - keep in mind, he does live within the immediate DFW area - and surprised reaction that I would even consider firing the world's greatest HS coach from UNT) Well, FIVE wins in three seasons, a complete inability to make half-time adjustments, properly utilize TE and FB sets, etc, etc....YES, I'm probably ready to go in a new direction.

Friend: (body language suggesting that I'm just waaaay too into UNT football) What's that I heard about UNT voting to have a gay Homecoming court??

Me: Face in Palm!!!

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Kram - you sly dog/dirty old man!! Is that why you're always wearing sunglasses when it's cloudy?? Remind me to keep my daughter away from you! j/k

I haven't been able to mention Mean Green and football in the same sentence, without my co-workers bursting out laughing, in about four years. Also, it's more than a bit demoralizing when you learn just how insignificant UNT is in the DFW football circles. On those rare occasions when my friends do entertain my UNT football conversations (generally, rants about losing close games), the conversation goes something like this:

Friend: How'd North Texas do on Saturday?

Me: Well, we had another double-digit, half-time lead disappear and lost the game.

Friend: Who'd they play?

Me: Florida International

Friend: Are they FCS?

Me: No, they're FBS and in our conference.

Friend: The Southland conference?

Me: No, the Sunbelt.

Friend: Oh yeah, ok. (Friend trying to offer some encouragement) Well, I think Dodge is a good coach and he'll get it turned it around. You've just got to give him some time. Isn't this just his second year?

Me: No, this is his third season.

Friend: Well, hasn't he won more games this year? What's UNT's record?

Me: We've won two games this season and he's won FIVE games the entire time he's been at UNT.

Friend: (At a slight loss for words, pauses, then) Well, I still think he's a good coach (friend shrugs, like he's wondering what more I expect, as if to imply "come on, it's North Texas") (Then, in a somewhat surprised tone) What, you think they should fire him?

Me: (Getting a bit agitated with friend's lack of knowledge of UNT's season - keep in mind, he does live within the immediate DFW area - and surprised reaction that I would even consider firing the world's greatest HS coach from UNT) Well, FIVE wins in three seasons, a complete inability to make half-time adjustments, properly utilize TE and FB sets, etc, etc....YES, I'm probably ready to go in a new direction.

Friend: (body language suggesting that I'm just waaaay too into UNT football) What's that I heard about UNT voting to have a gay Homecoming court??

Me: Face in Palm!!!

Wait, your coworkers know enough about college football to say FCS/FBS instead of I-AA, root for Texas schools and still don't have a basic grasp of Sun Belt teams? I call shenanigans.