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We wouldn't have had DATCU without a student vote. The first attempt (run by him) failed miserably. He had to be told to stay as far away from the second try for it to succeed. But he had to be told. He didn't have enough sense to know that on his own. "Flyer" got the second vote going and saw it through. AND HE NEVER GOT ONE MENTION BY THE (RV) ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT FOR HIS EFFORTS.

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Just doing things "part time" Hayden accomplished a lot. He created the Mean Green Club so that donating to the athletic department could start happening. Something that never happened in the history of our school, He got us noticed by local media. He got our merchandise out there better than anyone before. I remember purchasing a Mean Green shirt at the J.C, Pennys at NE mall. Before that, you almost never saw any North Texas Merchandise outside the campus stores. I personally participated in one outreach event where a trailer bed was pulled up to the Sanger town square and set up. A pep band set up and played, Cheerleaders went around and asked Merchants to let them leave season ticket information/applications. They then put on an impromptu pep rally. Their message to the community was "we want to be your college athletic program". They did the same in some other small communities. His promotions guy, Bill Vogel owned a custom Mean Green van. Every time he went out in the community, even for a simple shopping trip, he went in his rolling advertisement for the program.

Not to sound like I take our coaches for granted, but I think we will have a little more time with Hodge and Burton. Both are Texas guys who are coaching at their biggest stops yet - none with previous P6 experience. And their alma maters are East Texas A&M and Austin College, who I unbiasedly wouldn't suspect of having the power to "bring their guys home."