UNT Stadium Upstages its team

Harry · September 12, 2011

DENTON, Texas — One of the sweetest little eight-figure stadiums this side of Allen opened to requisite fanfare Saturday. Pat Boone crooned the national anthem, the Geezle Eagle statue birthed a tradition and a North Texas player reversed field not once but twice on the opening kickoff.

Unfortunately, long-suffering North Texas fans missed most of the above while tailgating among the graceful berms and oaks that once decorated Eagle Point Golf Course.

By the time they nearly filled up Apogee Stadium, the atmosphere wasn’t quite so festive anymore.

Houston took advantage of three first-half turnovers by UNT, then pulled away in the second half with a stack of records in a 48-23 win before 28,075 in the host’s new digs.

Designed by HKS, the outfit that dreamed up JerryWorld, Apogee Stadium is a cozy, honey of a joint. The ends on each side bend toward the field, improving sightlines and turning up the sound level.

Get this: Houston’s coach, Kevin Sumlin, cited the “atmosphere” as a factor for his offensive problems in the first half.

Crowd noise? At a UNT game?

“That atmosphere,” Mean Green coach Dan McCarney said, “was unbelievable.”

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/FBC-SHERRINGTON-COLUMN_6023024/FBC-SHERRINGTON-COLUMN_6023024/

THOR · September 12, 2011

this guy can choke on a short cylindrical object...

Edited September 12, 2011 by THOR

PlummMeanGreen · September 12, 2011

this guy can choke on a short cylindrical object...

I concur! :sword:

North Texas and Bill McCarney will soon make some of the Dallas MN's elite forget about an elitist university whose best days were over 60 years ago. Mark it.

And the Allen HS comparison was spoken like a true Dallas snob. Wonder what crawled up his bum to make him be so ugly with that sarcastic "high school'ish" remark? Wonder if ol' Kevey Boy knows more NT Exes read his DMN than any other DFW-based collegiate alumnus group? The DMN should assign him to: Allen High School and their 900(?) piece marching band. What the heck can you do with a 900 piece marching band is my question? Has the Allen HS Jazz Band been nominated for any Grammy's of late, Kevey Boy?

GMG!

Edited September 12, 2011 by PlummMeanGreen

KingDL1 · September 12, 2011

What is this guy's deal, was he even there?

Most of the stadium was full by Kickoff, and a few thousand more wondered in by halfway through the 1st quarter

DeepGreen · September 12, 2011

Even after most of the student side was full there were still 500+ leaning on the handrails, watching the game.

ColoradoEagle · September 12, 2011

Bill McCarney

Who?

TheWestie · September 12, 2011

You should ALL remember this piece of crap column the next time somebody decides they want to trash talk Brett Vito.

Edited September 12, 2011 by TheWestie

MeanMag · September 12, 2011

You should ALL remember this piece of crap column the next time somebody decides they want to trash talk Brett Vito.

:goodjob:

ColoradoEagle · September 12, 2011

Turns out the guy is a UH alum. Jackass.

LongJim · September 12, 2011

I think the shot was more at Allen that at UNT. A little bit backhanded slant to the article, but pretty positive overall.

SUMG · September 12, 2011

Read that yesterday....Sherrington's point doesn't even make sense. How could he comment on how noisy the crowd was.....and then in the same column, say that most of the crowd didn't get there until the game was out of hand.

But, I do think the column was overall...more positive than negative.

UNTcrazy727 · September 12, 2011

What are yall so pissed about? Like a couple have said before, this is a positive article for us. People always complain about how we never get coverage in the DMN and on Sunday we had two articles.

Green Mean · September 12, 2011

Just win

Green P1 · September 12, 2011

You should ALL remember this piece of crap column the next time somebody decides they want to trash talk Brett Vito.

Nope. People on the board have already decided that Brett controls the DMN and all its actions/columnists. He was behind this.

JRock · September 12, 2011

This guys writing is awful. He is all over the place with how the story progresses. I feel like I have whiplash just from reading it. Terrible writer.

JRock

TIgreen01 · September 12, 2011

What the hell is with you guys? The stadium absolutely upstaged our team....what's wrong with that, though?? Had we won the game, different story....but we have a great place to play and he says it---closing by recommending to his readers to come out to our next home game! What more could you ask for than that?!