Video from tonight's event at Apogee Stadium

Brett Vito · August 24, 2011

DRC

philtex · August 24, 2011

What an incredible motivator Dan is. His enthusiasm is contagious- I am not expecting miracles but cannot imagine a better hire for the program at this point. Cannot wait for Sept10th!

SilverEagle · August 24, 2011

Did I hear him mention (amongst other things) "changing the culture"?

That's so...

wait for it.......

HAYDEN FRY OF HIM!!!.........

Edited August 24, 2011 by SilverEagle

mgfan · August 24, 2011

The event was fun. First time i got to walk in the stadium.... Amazing! I was a little disappointed with the turnout though.I also thought it was interesting when RV said that Houston had already bought 1300 tickets.

mgfan · August 24, 2011

The band outnumbered the fans by a lot. I can not believe more people didn't show up. It was embarrassing indeed. I brought two other people with me (both are students) and they had no idea about it. I wonder if they need to get the word out more.

All About UNT · August 24, 2011

When I showed at 8 there were still a bunch of people walking in....but then saw it was closed up and scattered.

NorthTexan95 · August 24, 2011

Nothing like hearing the UNT fight song first thing in the morning. Awesome!

UNT 90 Grad · August 24, 2011

Nothing like hearing the UNT fight song first thing in the morning. Awesome!

I've noticed that over the past couple years, the band has added an additional word to the chant portion of the fight song. It sounds like "caw" and comes after the first time the word "eagles" is said. It is audible in the video. Is this a sanctioned modification to our fight song?

Edited August 24, 2011 by UNT 90 Grad

MeanGreengdub · August 24, 2011

What exactly did those 8 students do? It looks like they had the chance to return a kickoff, is that correct?

Green P1 · August 24, 2011

I think many of you may have had your expectations a bit high. We walked in at about 7:40 and the crowd in and around the stadium was much more than I expected. Remember that school still has not started and they're not all huddled around a fan message board getting hyped for the season.

On another note.... WTH is the draw of a foam party? I might just be a grumpy alumni but don't these kids know they could be getting someone to buy them beer or experimenting with whatever rather than hopping up and down in an inflatable pit of foam?

Green Lantern · August 24, 2011

On another note.... WTH is the draw of a foam party? I might just be a grumpy alumni but don't these kids know they could be getting someone to buy them beer or experimenting with whatever rather than hopping up and down in an inflatable pit of foam?

Think about a famous Mike Rhyner quote that could be utilized at a foam party and you get the picture.

Eastwood Eagle · August 24, 2011

I actually thought the turnout was great. Especially on such a short notice. I found out the day before..

UNTFan23 · August 24, 2011

On another note.... WTH is the draw of a foam party? I might just be a grumpy alumni but don't these kids know they could be getting someone to buy them beer or experimenting with whatever rather than hopping up and down in an inflatable pit of foam?

FirefightnRick · August 24, 2011

It's great to finally see the real 88 get his due. Amazing career for an undreafted free agent back when there was a 17 round draft.

Rick

UNTflyer · August 24, 2011

On Facebook I saw a lot of students complain that they had to either walk or drive over to the stadium.

Just another one of those things that would be fixed by winning.

michagb · August 24, 2011

I've noticed that over the past couple years, the band has added an additional word to the chant portion of the fight song. It sounds like "caw" and comes after the first time the word "eagles" is said. It is audible in the video. Is this a sanctioned modification to our fight song?

This is correct. They added the caw a couple seasons ago after U---N---T-----Eagles (caw! And put up the claw)

UNTFan23 · August 24, 2011

This is correct. They added the caw a couple seasons ago after U---N---T-----Eagles (caw! And put up the claw)

It's way better than the U ... N ... T mother f'ing EAGLES you sometimes hear in the Super Pit. :unsure:

UNTflyer · August 24, 2011

It's way better than the U ... N ... T mother f'ing EAGLES you sometimes hear in the Super Pit.

Yeah, I have begged the students to stop that crap. it did kind of die down as the season progressed and I countered it by screaming "Mean Green Eagles" over them.

NCMeanGreen · August 24, 2011

It's way better than the U ... N ... T mother f'ing EAGLES you sometimes hear in the Super Pit.

Well, kind of bad when my 7 and 9 year olds ask me "what did they say?"....

KRAM1 · August 24, 2011

Well, looks like there is a bit of a difference of opinion on whether the crowd was good or bad. But, my take on this is that this was the first real effort to do something like this, and from the video it looked like the crowd was OK. The student body has not all returned to campus and it was a first time effort without any real build-up. The word will get out and the event will grow as it is moved to "The Hill". Students who wanted to get there could...those who complained about the drive or walk wouldn't go anyway and would find some excuse for not supporting THEIR team. Just like some alums and fans do on a regular basis. The culture is, indeed, changing and it will start to change first with the freshmen students, and it will take a bit of time...and some winning to give it momentum.

So, I'll say...very nice start to both the athletic dept. and the students. But, it's just a start...let's make it the start of something BIG!

Green Dozer · August 24, 2011

On Facebook I saw a lot of students complain that they had to either walk or drive over to the stadium.

Just another one of those things that would be fixed by winning.

Or proactively having shuttles from the dorms for this event. There are some available as school is not in session. It's called customer service!

Edited August 24, 2011 by Green Dozer

michagb · August 24, 2011

Well, looks like there is a bit of a difference of opinion on whether the crowd was good or bad. But, my take on this is that this was the first real effort to do something like this, and from the video it looked like the crowd was OK. The student body has not all returned to campus and it was a first time effort without any real build-up. The word will get out and the event will grow as it is moved to "The Hill". Students who wanted to get there could...those who complained about the drive or walk wouldn't go anyway and would find some excuse for not supporting THEIR team. Just like some alums and fans do on a regular basis. The culture is, indeed, changing and it will start to change first with the freshmen students, and it will take a bit of time...and some winning to give it momentum.

So, I'll say...very nice start to both the athletic dept. and the students. But, it's just a start...let's make it the start of something BIG!

I agree wholeheartedly. When Coach Mac asked how many freshmen were in the stands, at least a third of the crowd's hands went up. I think the problem with this event is that it wasn't communicated well how the students were supposed to get there, how parking was going to be handled, and what exactly it was all about. The other problem is that there were other events scheduled to happen at 8 on campus and Denton Bible had their annual Casino night last night as well. I don't feel like anyone was on the same page to really make it a success.

Edited August 24, 2011 by michagb

UNT90 · August 24, 2011

and Denton Bible had their annual Casino night last night as well.

Funny

adman · August 24, 2011

With the band and only a few hundred people it sounded amazingly loud.

adman · August 24, 2011

The event was fun. First time i got to walk in the stadium.... Amazing! I was a little disappointed with the turnout though.I also thought it was interesting when RV said that Houston had already bought 1300 tickets.

I believe their allotment is 2000 tickets.