Breaking News -- Tune Is Done

[Brett Vito]

DRC

[NT03]

DRC

I say we start Riley @ QB next week.... Yeah I said it

[GoMeanGreen1999]

So Riley is going BACK to QB? Really? Surely he will be the backup.

[NTerock]

I say we start Riley @ QB next week.... Yeah I said it

Seriously? From what I've seen Derek Thompson will do a great job. He is the future of the mean green.

I feel bad for Tune though. He worked hard and came a long way, and was doing a a very good job as a starter, imo. Sorry Tune, I heart you.

[PlummMeanGreen]

It was evident last night that this young man's season and career was mostly likely over. He had a good game and will have that to remember the rest of his life. On a much smaller scale, I can remember the last Texas HS football game I played--just something about those last games I guess.

GMG!

PS: How unfortunate as he was on his way to what I believe would have been an QB self-improvement scenario for him week after week. Life is not fair.

PS II: Thanks Nathan for being a real trooper and hanging in there. You will not be forgotten in Mean Green Country.

GMG!

Edited September 13, 2010 by PlummMeanGreen

[THOR]

dodge better be the backup...thompson can run this team!

[ADLER]

Thank you Nathan Tune for what you gave to University of North Texas football. You displayed incredible dedication and courage throughout your playing career here.

[Ibleedgreen]

Nathan...You proved yourself. It is obvious that you were the proper choice to guide the team and we were behind you 100%. You should feel very good about that and look back on your accomplishment (winning the starting job) with pride. Last night I realized that as badly as I wanted to win, your health was infinitely more important. Get well soon! Go mean green!

[Harry]

Thanks to Nathan Tune and his family...what a champion he is -what a class act. So sorry to see it end this way but he will be always be remembered fondly by the students and fans for his contributions to the program. GMG!

[PlummMeanGreen]

dodge better be the backup...thompson can run this team!

And that decision will be in the hands of Offensive Coord. Coach Canales.

GMG!

[GrayEagle]

Nathan is a class act and we should all be proud of his effort and the manner in which he has conducted himself. I'm sure that no one on this board wanted his career to end this way. We wish you a speedy recovery. May the best in life come to you and accept our thanks for giving it your best.

[Ibleedgreen]

bump

[MootPoint]

can't we request a medical redshirt for tune?

[BeatNavy]

can't we request a medical redshirt for tune?

Yes, and it would almost certainly be approved.

(I'd say WILL, but I'm not the NCAA. However, this situation fits the mold of other medical redshirt approvals.)

[THOR]

but would tune want this? he may want to graduate and start his life.

[mad dog]

Whatever he chooses after his recovery, I think Nathan Tune is the kind of player, teammate and human being everyone on the squad should look up to. He did everything right: worked hard, waited patiently, and was ready when he was called upon.

It really makes me think of Job, in a way. An extremely pios and successful man just gets hammered by bad luck and tragedies - proof that doing things the right way doesn't prevent life's woes from reaching you.

But, like Job, I think Nathan will continue to be who he always was. And that is why he will be ultimately successful in life.

Wishing a speedy and complete recovery.

[Harry]

Well put!