Lance A Lot

Harry · December 4, 2011

"What Cobbs said stuck with Dunbar throughout what turned out to be arguably the best performance by a UNT running back in history, one that helped the Mean Green roll to a 59-7 blowout of Middle Tennessee on Saturday night at Apogee Stadium.

Dunbar needed to rush for 140 yards against the Blue Raiders to surpass Cobbs and become the Mean Green’s all-time leading rusher.

“He [Cobbs] told me that he didn’t want me to just get the record,” Dunbar said. “He didn’t want me to get 140. He wanted me to get 240. It meant a lot. He wanted to see someone else get the record and succeed. I appreciate him being here.”

What Cobbs and those who braved a cold and rainy night saw was a performance for the ages."

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NT03 · December 4, 2011

An outstanding young man both on & off the field.

I remember being at a practice during his fresh or soph year and he had to take a pee. He ran behind the stands in the endzone at the sametime I was heading out early to pick my kid up from daycare. Probably wasn't 10 or us there . Anyway , he saw me and looked up and said "I'm sorry sir"... I just laughed & said you don't have to apologize

UNTLifer · December 4, 2011

Two class acts, Dunbar and Cobbs, representing our university. They are probably better people than ballplayers, and that is saying a lot. Very proud that they played for us.

wardly · December 4, 2011

hard to believe that Dunbar set rushing record in a program that won only 10 games during his playing career, 5 of which were this year.

MeanGreenDan · December 4, 2011

I find it hard to believe he was able to set the record for rushing yards when he played in a five wide, pass heavy offense for three years, while Cobbs came from one of the most run heavy offenses I have ever seen. Just amazing.

greenminer · December 4, 2011

I find it hard to believe he was able to set the record for rushing yards when he played in a five wide, pass heavy offense for three years, while Cobbs came from one of the most run heavy offenses I have ever seen. Just amazing.

Didn't Cobbs backup Galbreath for two years? I may be remembering wrong.

Mean Green 93-98 · December 4, 2011

Just watching the replay of the game on MG Premium . . . Hank coined the "Lance a Lot" moniker during the broadcast, and added, "If that pops up in the DR-C, you know they got it from me."

Kind of funny.