Went To The Mountain Top Today & Looked Over At The Promise Land

[PlummMeanGreen]

My trip to Denton today was almost like a trip to the Holy Land (of which I've only seen in photos). I'll try not to be so melodramatic than the title of this thread suggests I might be but let me start from the beginning.....

Firstly, I met up with SUMG at his beautiful home in Argle early this AM, got to see all his latest Mean Green memorabilia and of course, his 2 girls (dogs). I first insulted John by calling him the 2'nd Coming of Mr. Clean and then I took my own cap off to show him I had gone retro, ie, back in time to my days as a student on Fry Street, circa 1970's and was (in fact) on my way to growing an eagle-tail (strike "pony"tail) as my hair in the back had become longer than its been since I was a youth. (Of course, some of my hair toward the front had become, uh..........a bit thinner, too.

So SUMG & I visited a bit more at his Argyle hacienda then got in his car and headed to Denton, Texas, America with our destination being the Mean Green Village. The towering new stadium construction was becoming quite visible from Interstate 35-W so I began to get excited about this trip northward from Parker County, Texas, and what I would soon see firsthand.

John, ie, SUMG had been telling me for weeks that I just had to come up to Denton and see the stadium construction in person. He had been telling me that the photos we see on Harry's GMG.com did not do it justice--so we then crossed over inside the Denton City Limits and headed toward the Mean Green Village.

SUMG had to park across Bonnie Brae as the Visitor's Parking had been roped off but that was OK. And then it happened...I began looking at the construction of our future new football palace and honest-to-goodness really could not believe what I was seeing. The photos from Tony and GMG.com (in deed) didn't compare to seeing this magnificent edifice in person. As I waited for SUMG to park and join me, Drex and friend, Mike, drove up. Our former MG athletics promo man looked at me almost 3 times and said...."Jim Plummer?" I pled innocent to all charges!

As SUMG arrived, Drex, Mike and myself simply marveled at our look over into the Mean Green Promise Land! We could see the shackles of Fouts Field would soon be loosed from us all and what that (alone) would mean for the University of North Texas.

TOTALLY AMAZING! The depth of the Press Box side blew me away as photos only showed the front of the press box side. Ladies & Gentlemen! There is a massive bunch of steel and concrete all over the place and I told Drex I felt like I was going to tear up looking what was before our eyes. I felt the 4 of us were literally on some semblance of a UNT version of Holy Ground (you know, kinda' like Ground Zero) and that we might eventually want to take our shoes off the closer to the construction site we got.

Folks, if you have not seen all this in person--do so. I was blown away and you will be to once you see all this up close. Some of you had already posted that the photos didn't do justice to the real thing and you were all right. First time visitors will be amazed with the progress of this Mean Green Village construction you can't see in photos and if you close your eyes, you can only dream how the final product will be when it will also be full of Mean Green fans. (I hope Chuck Neinas will encourage our UNt powers to consider more seating even in this Phase 1 because the top schools we will now be able to get into Denton will require this to happen sooner than later and construction cost will not get any cheaper later on).

ANYhoooooooo......afer we left the Mean Green Promised Land site, SUMG and I went over to New York Sub Hub(?) where I had the same sandwhich I've been eating for 30 plus years at this eatery which is the #3 pressed ham on white bread, cut the cheese but load it down with everything else with some Lays classic potato chips and a dill pickle (sliced in half) on the side. Afer we finished our early lunch we then met up with our longtime friend Rick Spears at Voertmans where the 3 of us had a great reunion of laughter, a few old jokes and our giggling like young teens over what is happening at our alma mater with this new stadium in the Mean Green Village.

On a sad note, many of us can list a few pages of fellow alums & friends now passed on who had dreamed of this happening one day in Denton long before many of us; that is, this group who who didn't get to have the same experience as my own "mountain top" look today over in the Promised Land located at the Mean Green Village between those 2 major Texas Interstates as it rises like the Phoenix on the rolling Texas prairie--for all commuters driving north and south to see (and to be more than impressed).

A special thank you--thank you-thank you to all those on the UNT staff who have made this their own personal labor of love for the entire UNT community & what they know--in fact, what we all know will be long term benefits for the University of North Texas--both athletically and even more important, academically. Our time has finally come, fellow alums & fans & for what its worth--we have long deserved every bit of this exciting new chapter at the Mean Green Village.

GMG!

[Adub4ever]

damn new york sub hub is that old? haha jk great post

[TheTastyGreek]

THAT'S the Plumm we've been missing.

Great story, sir. Thank you for sharing it. Put a smile on my face.

[Harry]

Great post Plum!! Great to see the new stadium through your eyes! GMG!

[bstnsportsfan3]

Ive been lucky to live right next to the stadium all year...very awesome seeing it grow day by day...

[foutsrouts]

Amen! Nice writeup, and I plan on doing something similar before we get to the Rice game. Pretty amazing start we have going on over there, and I expect that it is the beginning of many great things to come. Beat Clem! And his Son TOO!

[Green59]

Each time I see the new stadium I am in awe. The Stadium Construction camera and King DL1's pictures are great to see but there is nothing that compares to walking back to the Athletic Center patio to see it up close.

[LongJim]

Awesome Jim.

[greenjoe]

who is this Plummeangreen you speak of ?

[Mean Green 93-98]

I'm with you, Mr. Plumm! Just got to see it myself for the first time on Tuesday. Everyone here had said you just have to see it in person to do it justice, and they didn't lie. I had the additional privilege of meeting Tobi Writes, who had brought some of his family to the AC deck to see UNT's Taj Mahal.

[Green Lantern]

Good post.

I keep telling people that haven't seen what's going on over there in person, that they have no idea of the scope and magnitude of this project. Pictures are great, but they do not do it justice. I challenge anyone who has the "we aren't serious about D-1" mindset to go see this project in person. It is big time.

[PlummMeanGreen]

who is this Plummeangreen you speak of ?

Only the shadow knows?

How's the band, Joe? Yall still playing? If so.....where?

And I challenge anyone else on this board to do as I did many years ago and go buy yourself a top shelf bicycle at greenjoe's Denton Bicycle Shop! I'm sure he'll give you a good deal as he did with my Raleigh 10 speed of which someone else latter borrowed without me knowing and..not returning it, either.

Judge Joe, I'm sure all your fellow Dentonites are all but getting giddy about what's going on between those 2 major Texas interstates which now border our campus. It's an exciting time for all of us in the UNT community. Glad it's finally happening and our UNT leaders are to be canonized for their leadership with this humongous project--even all the Protestant ones on campus who are usually not used to getting canonized?

Addendum: And to the rest of my fellow alums & NT fans, thanks for the words of kindness & encouragement.

GMG!

Edited August 26, 2010 by PlummMeanGreen

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Well, it's been said for many years that we needed a new stadium and our own corporate jet for recruiting and whatnot. Now that the stadium part of the equation is out of the way....