Mountain West board mentioning UNT as possibility

[UNTX]

Is that you posting as MeangreenGem over there? Whoever that is, please stop. Your an embarrassment to the fan base and making us a laughing stock over there.

Plus 1,000 if I could. Anyone going over to another conference's or school's board who vomits tons of univited UNT specific information accomplishes nothing except to make us look ridiculous. Combine it with fonts of varying size, colors, and tons of emoticons makes us look beyond ridiculous.

It's probably OK to participate if 1) they bring us up and 2) they state something about us that is wrong or off. Even then you should just correct them and be quick, clear and polite about it.

[PlummMeanGreen]

Is that you posting as MeangreenGem over there? Whoever that is, please stop. Your an embarrassment to the fan base and making us a laughing stock over there.

Yeah, that is me but we've been a laughing stock for most of the last 15-25 years prior to this one no matter what is posted on a collegiate smack board. If SMU with the crap I've read on their board can get a Big East invite, then I like our chances for CUSA or the MWC.

Yet if you think smack board posters have any influence in any of this then why aren't North Texas athletic employees posting on this one--even just time to time? I take a smack board for what it is: An online cyber trip to a bar with a bunch of athletic boosters from various schools who sometimes act is if they have had one too many. Nothing I posts compares to the unadulterated lagniape you get from SMU or La Tech posters. I don't think the Big East officials read the SMU board then suddenly decided: "Yep! We just have to include those Stangs in the Big East no matter what an entire host of schools say about their fake attendace."

Yes, I have a pissing contest going on with a couple of TCU fans and I don't even pay attention to the California contingency because they post as if they just graduated from middle school.

Yet TCU really does not want North Texas to take their place in the MWC and for what it's worth, I don't blame them. Their Big 12 experiment could turn out to be as disastrous as Baylors has been and a successful North Texas in the MWC would trump a terrible TCU football program in the Big 12--simple as that.

Nopers, conference decision-making on admitting new league members will not come from a college or conference smack board. Mark that in 3 inch headlines because that is a fact.

HINT: ESPN is mostly in charge of the NCAA and just about every thing relating to conference expansion--not conference message boards. We have to hope and even pray that ESPN likes what we are doing in Denton even without Craig James up there in New York's ESPN headquarters to brag about us--seems he probably did his persuasive handywork for another school truth be known.

Edited November 15, 2011 by PlummMeanGreen

[DeepGreen]

MWC or CUSA, makes no difference. We take either of the two so we CAN MAKE THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS RELEVANT IN FOOTBALL AND ATHLETICS IN GENERAL. For the past 10-12 years, TCU did what it took keep from being irrelevant.

[EdwardRRooney]

Plus 1,000 if I could. Anyone going over to another conference's or school's board who vomits tons of univited UNT specific information accomplishes nothing except to make us look ridiculous. Combine it with fonts of varying size, colors, and tons of emoticons makes us look beyond ridiculous.

It's probably OK to participate if 1) they bring us up and 2) they state something about us that is wrong or off. Even then you should just correct them and be quick, clear and polite about it.

Agreed. It doesn't matter that decision makers don't base decisions on smack boards. It still makes UNT look ridiculous to other fans. It gives them more fuel to make fun of us. Never mind the fact that its annoying to the members of that board as well. I cringe every time I check out another board and see that. It affects our public image no matter how you argue it.

[Green Otaku]

Yeah, that is me but we've been a laughing stock for most of the last 15-25 years prior to this one no matter what is posted on a collegiate smack board. If SMU with the crap I've read on their board can get a Big East invite, then I like our chances for CUSA or the MWC.

Yet if you think smack board posters have any influence in any of this then why aren't North Texas athletic employees posting on this one--even just time to time? I take a smack board for what it is: An online cyber trip to a bar with a bunch of athletic boosters from various schools who sometimes act is if they have had one too many. Nothing I posts compares to the unadulterated lagniape you get from SMU or La Tech posters. I don't think the Big East officials read the SMU board then suddenly decided: "Yep! We just have to include those Stangs in the Big East no matter what an entire host of schools say about their fake attendace."

Yes, I have a pissing contest going on with a couple of TCU fans and I don't even pay attention to the California contingency because they post as if they just graduated from middle school.

Yet TCU really does not want North Texas to take their place in the MWC and for what it's worth, I don't blame them. Their Big 12 experiment could turn out to be as disastrous as Baylors has been and a successful North Texas in the MWC would trump a terrible TCU football program in the Big 12--simple as that.

Nopers, conference decision-making on admitting new league members will not come from a college or conference smack board. Mark that in 3 inch headlines because that is a fact.

HINT: ESPN is mostly in charge of the NCAA and just about every thing relating to conference expansion--not conference message boards. We have to hope and even pray that ESPN likes what we are doing in Denton even without Craig James up there in New York's ESPN headquarters to brag about us--seems he probably did his persuasive handywork for another school truth be known.

The thing is your giving them ammo. No they don't make the decisions, but there is nothing good that can come from talking about our school in that way. IMO you should never go to another conference board and bash anyone, even if they bash you. Your a guest there, show humility and people will eventually come around and be courteous. Your just adding fuel to the fire.

[BeanCounterGrad'03]

Is that you posting as MeangreenGem over there? Whoever that is, please stop. Your an embarrassment to the fan base and making us a laughing stock over there.

Agreed...with all his additional posts, I now edit my previous statement:

MeanGreenGem is trying way too hard...to embarrass us.

[PlummMeanGreen]

The thing is your giving them ammo. No they don't make the decisions, but there is nothing good that can come from talking about our school in that way. IMO you should never go to another conference board and bash anyone, even if they bash you. Your a guest there, show humility and people will eventually come around and be courteous. Your just adding fuel to the fire.

First of all, you take care of your backyard and I'll take care of mine. I really don't need you telling me how I need to act for starters. Who are you, the Emily Post of North Texas? Well, I know many more than myself thru the years who need to catch up on that than myself. Red numbers? Bring em' on! I don't give a rat$ A$--never have. North Texas has had too many dumb sheep following the wrong (bad) leadership for way too long as in............most of my adult life? If our modus operendi had been the other way, North Texas wouldn't be up against upstart program UTSA in some of this conference smack board tommyrot! There! I said it! Many others have for damn sure thought it.

I am not running for Mayor of U of North Texas so I could care less if I get "votes or no votes" on any post, especially on a freakin' college smack board of all places. North Texas athletics is still the toy section of the department store of my life and I'd suggest you accept that same philosophy because if you don't, you will probably only be disappointed because we could very well be running in place the next 25 years as we have most of the last 25 years while being totally irrevelant (as was mentioned in the DRC recently).

Shit, look at UTSA getting as much print space as we are on some of those other message boards--so does that tell you the impact our athletic program which has moslty been slobber-knockin' toward the bottom most my damn life--I am not happy about that, either. IMHO it seems you are still taking all this smack sports boards business way too damn serious. For what its worth, I am more worried about what Greece and Italy are going to do with their Euro-Economies and then how America is going to respond to it--now that's the kind of stuff that gets my attention.

I will be 61 years old this month, I've been following a program that most of my adult life has been a running joke. Hirings have been mostly abysmal and the firings of under-achieving slackers have been rare. Many my age & up (who are still around) have seen other programs after programs pass us by while North Texas continually "ran in place" while trying to find its identity, the perfect logo, the perfect branding along with the perfect shade of green (with many slackers on the payroll getting paid rather nicely who could have really just cared less but merely wanted to hang on to get that State of Texas retirement).

North Texas during the last 4 decades has been a program of which the word "potential" has all but become an ugly word for many of us. Yet if I have an opinion I'm going to by God express it no matter where the hell I want to express it. Beggin' your pardon, but you sound just like some in Washington who are trying to tell Americans how they are supposed to act, how they are supposed to believe, how they are supposed to eat, how they are supposed to take a shit and they also don't mind if you express an opinion as long as it is their opinion--let's see how long that last.

Have A Nice Day.

Edited November 15, 2011 by PlummMeanGreen

[DeepGreen]

Plummer, don't hold back.

Good post.

[TIgreen01]

First of all, you take care of your backyard and I'll take care of mine. I really don't need you telling me how I need to act for starters. Who are you, the Emily Post of North Texas? Well, I know many more than myself thru the years who need to catch up on that than myself. Red numbers? Bring em' on! I don't give a rat$ A$--never have. North Texas has had too many dumb sheep following the wrong (bad) leadership for way too long as in............most of my adult life? If our modus operendi had been the other way, North Texas wouldn't be up against upstart program UTSA in some of this conference smack board tommyrot! There! I said it! Many others have for damn sure thought it.

I am not running for Mayor of U of North Texas so I could care less if I get "votes or no votes" on any post, especially on a freakin' college smack board of all places. North Texas athletics is still the toy section of the department store of my life and I'd suggest you accept that same philosophy because if you don't, you will probably only be disappointed because we could very well be running in place the next 25 years as we have most of the last 25 years while being totally irrevelant (as was mentioned in the DRC recently).

Shit, look at UTSA getting as much print space as we are on some of those other message boards--so does that tell you the impact our athletic program which has moslty been slobber-knockin' toward the bottom most my damn life--I am not happy about that, either. IMHO it seems you are still taking all this smack sports boards business way too damn serious. For what its worth, I am more worried about what Greece and Italy are going to do with their Euro-Economies and then how America is going to respond to it--now that's the kind of stuff that gets my attention.

I will be 61 years old this month, I've been following a program that most of my adult life has been a running joke. Hirings have been mostly abysmal and the firings of under-achieving slackers have been rare. Many my age & up (who are still around) have seen other programs after programs pass us by while North Texas continually "ran in place" while trying to find its identity, the perfect logo, the perfect branding along with the perfect shade of green (with many slackers on the payroll getting paid rather nicely who could have really just cared less but merely wanted to hang on to get that State of Texas retirement).

North Texas during the last 4 decades has been a program of which the word "potential" has all but become an ugly word for many of us. Yet if I have an opinion I'm going to by God express it no matter where the hell I want to express it. Beggin' your pardon, but you sound just like some in Washington who are trying to tell Americans how they are supposed to act, how they are supposed to believe, how they are supposed to eat, how they are supposed to take a shit and they also don't mind if you express an opinion as long as it is their opinion--let's see how long that last.

Have A Nice Day.

11 THOUSAND posts and you're saying that there's something ELSE, outside of the Mean Green, that gets the majority of your attention?! I call BS.

Edited November 15, 2011 by TIgreen01

[BeanCounterGrad'03]

11 THOUSAND posts and you're saying that there's something ELSE, outside of the Mean Green, that gets the majority of your attention?! I call Bull Shit.

Well, there was that year or so that he seemed to disappear and not post at all.

[Quoner]

Can you blame them? I can't blame them one bit.

It's been less than two years since North Texas unloaded a horrible curse on them.

Are you trying to say we gave without taking? Why are they trying to send us away?

[LongJim]

Are you trying to say we gave without taking? Why are they trying to send us away?

No worries. The night goes into morning--just another day.

[Quoner]

No worries. The night goes into morning--just another day.

We're obviously standing on the edge of time.

[TheTastyGreek]

If you jackwads don't stop Manilowing us, I'm going to put your faces through a window.

[Quoner]

If you jackwads don't stop Manilowing us, I'm going to put your faces through a window.

Deal.

Besides, I heard that song was about his dog.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Deal.

Besides, I heard that song was about his dog.

Oh, Ray...

[PlummMeanGreen]

11 THOUSAND posts and you're saying that there's something ELSE, outside of the Mean Green, that gets the majority of your attention?! I call BS.

North Texas='sToy Section of Dept. Store of Life?

Sue me, I like to play with my toys.

I call BS with your BS.

Give it 40 years and you'll see what some of us are talking about.

[LongJim]

If you jackwads don't stop Manilowing us, I'm going to put your faces through a window.

Underappreciated musical genius, sir. Applicable in every life circumstance.

[cwb]

Underappreciated musical genius, sir. Applicable in every life circumstance.

Even more so at the Copa.

[drex]

The only thing UTSA brings to the table is their market...assuming that they have the San Antonio market...I think that UT pretty much has the San Antonio market.

[eulessismore]

The only thing UTSA brings to the table is their market...assuming that they have the San Antonio market...I think that UT pretty much has the San Antonio market.

You talking La Villita, right off the Riverwalk? Love that place.

[Daddy Dumpsalot]

There is no question. If we get a chance to get out of the Belt and into MWC we go MWC. How could anyone want to stay in with MT, Monroe, FIU, FAU and the assortment of non-football schools like UALR and South Alabama which I guess is getting football? Are you kidding me??? You would stay in with that rabble instead of Colorado State, Fresno, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming? We have GOT to get out of this conference. I was talking with someone last night in San Antonio and he thought we were still in 1-AA. You can carry on about Big West but in 2011the MWC has better programs even without Boise.

THIS!!!

[ADLER]

Are you trying to say we gave without taking? Why are they trying to send us away?

Congratulations Fanilow. You put the words and the melodies together.

[Green Otaku]

First of all, you take care of your backyard and I'll take care of mine. I really don't need you telling me how I need to act for starters. Who are you, the Emily Post of North Texas? Well, I know many more than myself thru the years who need to catch up on that than myself. Red numbers? Bring em' on! I don't give a rat$ A$--never have. North Texas has had too many dumb sheep following the wrong (bad) leadership for way too long as in............most of my adult life? If our modus operendi had been the other way, North Texas wouldn't be up against upstart program UTSA in some of this conference smack board tommyrot! There! I said it! Many others have for damn sure thought it.

I am not running for Mayor of U of North Texas so I could care less if I get "votes or no votes" on any post, especially on a freakin' college smack board of all places. North Texas athletics is still the toy section of the department store of my life and I'd suggest you accept that same philosophy because if you don't, you will probably only be disappointed because we could very well be running in place the next 25 years as we have most of the last 25 years while being totally irrevelant (as was mentioned in the DRC recently).

Shit, look at UTSA getting as much print space as we are on some of those other message boards--so does that tell you the impact our athletic program which has moslty been slobber-knockin' toward the bottom most my damn life--I am not happy about that, either. IMHO it seems you are still taking all this smack sports boards business way too damn serious. For what its worth, I am more worried about what Greece and Italy are going to do with their Euro-Economies and then how America is going to respond to it--now that's the kind of stuff that gets my attention.

I will be 61 years old this month, I've been following a program that most of my adult life has been a running joke. Hirings have been mostly abysmal and the firings of under-achieving slackers have been rare. Many my age & up (who are still around) have seen other programs after programs pass us by while North Texas continually "ran in place" while trying to find its identity, the perfect logo, the perfect branding along with the perfect shade of green (with many slackers on the payroll getting paid rather nicely who could have really just cared less but merely wanted to hang on to get that State of Texas retirement).

North Texas during the last 4 decades has been a program of which the word "potential" has all but become an ugly word for many of us. Yet if I have an opinion I'm going to by God express it no matter where the hell I want to express it. Beggin' your pardon, but you sound just like some in Washington who are trying to tell Americans how they are supposed to act, how they are supposed to believe, how they are supposed to eat, how they are supposed to take a shit and they also don't mind if you express an opinion as long as it is their opinion--let's see how long that last.

Have A Nice Day.

You have every right to post whatever you want, and your opinion on any board. I, however, have that same right to criticize your posts which in my opinion are completely embarrassing.

People don't like what you post and then you start tearing down schools that have achieved more than we have?

You don't get it either, because the last time TCU had a league association with UT there were times the Frogs didn't even show up on the Sagariin radar at all like when yall averaged 2 wins a season for almost 1 and 1/2 decades? Smoke on that one............and still how strange that TCU has such strong feelings about North Texas "NOT" taking their spot in the North Texas Metroplex? Care to explain to this board while yall are still even on this board and not full time on the Big 12 smack board just frog pee'in' away?

Other than the DFW TV market, just why do you think the Big East even gave SMU the time of day? Fake attendance numbers at their Ford Stadium sealed that deal for the 'Stangs? I hardly think so. Hell, we are drawing more real butts in seats after 7 losing seasons than SMU is on their way to a 2'nd bowl game in as many seasons.

Hey Froggie, do you remember when North Texas hosted Texas A & M at Texas Stadium before a shade over 50,000 fans? Oh, mostly Aggies you might say? Just like when the Aggies used to come to Amon Carter Stadium back in the ol' SWC, ya' think? (That crowd at Texas Stadium was about 60/40 North Texas fans for what its worth).

AND..........were you around Fort Worth pre-Francione? I was and I know what the losing cycle did for TCU fan support and what it will do again no matter if you are in the Big 12 as in....... (can you say, uh, B-a-y-l-o-r-)? Even if UT or OU are bringing 15,000 traveling fans to TCU just ask Baylor what kind of coffee that and a buck will get ya' in the Big 12. Ask Baylor what part of the conference standings they have dwelled in almost since Day One of their membership in the Big 12, too? TCU cannot compete against UT and OU year in and year out, but UT and OU are short-termers in the Big 12 anyway so enjoy the Horns and Sooners while you can.

Fact still is you of the MWC...........TCU DOES NOT WANT NORTH TEXAS TO TAKE THEIR PLACE IN THE MWC. Look at the TCU responders on this very subject even now? It's almost laughable! Does that give the rest of you MWC'ers a subtle hint of the school that screwed your pooch, ie, "YOUR" conference to social climb their way to the Big East/Big 12?

So all you tensed up TCU'ers you can spin all this irrevelant lagniape about North Texas as much as you want but it still doesn't change the truth of yall being upset almost beyond sanity with the very idea that North Texas could get your DFW spot in the MWC since yall abandoned this league while not giving a rat's butt how it would affect the MWC of today or the MWC in the future.

And Amon Carter Stadium? How ironic that less than 2 weeks after North Texas announces it is going to build what is now the equivalent of a $100,000,000 plus new football palace between 2 Texas interstates for many future Mean Green recruits & their parents to easily see; anyhow, just nevermind how good ol' TCU couldn't stand the region wide publicity North Texas was getting out of that huge announcement that came from the largest damn university with the largest alumnus body in the entire North Texas Metrplex so yall then announce your ACS stadium re-make within weeks?

TCU: You best keep your sphere of support in Fort Worth because it ain't going to go nowhere else except........Fort Worth. Then wait till Mr. Losing Cycle visits TCU again and see how "Your Home Team" town supports you then.

Yeah, great argument. Lets show them our top BCS rankings, or our Rose Bowl win vs. Wisconsin. Oh wait, we don't have one Talking smack about a team that has done more than us, yeah and you wonder why they are putting you down? Even putting down SDSU, who has been ranked and seeded in the NCAA Tournament? Pathetic.

And for someone saying message boards shouldn't be taken serious, you are saying TCU doesn't want us to take their place in the MWC. Based on what? Did you do a gallup poll? Or are you just basing that on ... wait for it.... a message board???? Great logic there.

[EdwardRRooney]

You have every right to post whatever you want, and your opinion on any board. I, however, have that same right to criticize your posts which in my opinion are completely embarrassing.

People don't like what you post and then you start tearing down schools that have achieved more than we have?

Yeah, great argument. Lets show them our top BCS rankings, or our Rose Bowl win vs. Wisconsin. Oh wait, we don't have one Talking smack about a team that has done more than us, yeah and you wonder why they are putting you down? Even putting down SDSU, who has been ranked and seeded in the NCAA Tournament? Pathetic.

And for someone saying message boards shouldn't be taken serious, you are saying TCU doesn't want us to take their place in the MWC. Based on what? Did you do a gallup poll? Or are you just basing that on ... wait for it.... a message board???? Great logic there.

I gotta agree 100%. Not one part of that made any sense.