Interesting Tulsa Discussion

[Harry]

It appears that Tulsa was paying their former coach Todd Graham 1.3 million dollars and is now paying the new guy Blakenship 500K. I found that interesting, in that typically you don't see that big of a reduction in salary.

http://tulsa.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1774&tid=141265648&mid=141265648&sid=1115&style=2

[UNT90]

And we consider 500K a step up to the big boys? Just shows while it is a step, it is a fairly small one, and there is still a long way to go.

[KRAM1]

And we consider 500K a step up to the big boys? Just shows while it is a step, it is a fairly small one, and there is still a long way to go.

Yep...so correct. Just one more reason why people need to join the Mean Green Club, buy season tickets and donate to this program. For too many years that I do not want to count, I have been given excuse after excuse as to why someone will not or should not support the program. I should spell "excuse" with a "BIG E" as that's what they usually are...simply excuses why someone will not support their university with either their time, talent or dollars...at any level! You know, Mean Green Club membership levels start at $125...not too high for lots of people who currently do not donate at all...but, if it is...why not "join" for $100 or $50? Do something to be part of the solution. If you can't join for whatever reason (and there are so very good reasons why some cannot, at this time, join or donate anything) just keep supporting the Mean Green any way you can...that's good enough. But, when times change, make that donation.

It really is long past time for the excuses to stop and for everyone to "get over" what ever or why it is that they are holding a grudge against UNT. Think about the students and the student-athletes you will be supporting. They are doing their very best to represent YOU well.

GO MEAN GREEN!

[DeepGreen]

And we consider 500K a step up to the big boys? Just shows while it is a step, it is a fairly small one, and there is still a long way to go.

Sadly, I don't consider Tulsa one of the big boys.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Blankenship is different than Graham in that he's not ever going to go anywhere else. He's already long had a home paid off in one of the better parts of Tulsa. He's been in Tulsa virtually his entire adult life.

He's already set and doesn't need the money. As a Tulsa grad, I'm not crazy about the Blankenship hire from an experience standpoint. But, from the perspective of looking at the human aspect, he's just a good guy. Money wouldn't drive him.