School Spirit compared to 14 years ago. Thanks Rick V!

[ADLER]

I saw this picture posted in the Gallery Images at the top of the Forum section. It is listed as a crowd shot from a North Texas football game in 1998. What's amazing is how little green North Texas gear is worn by fans as compared to recent seasons. School spirit just wasn't what it is today as the few North Texas shirts visible are being worn by the soccer team. Thank You to Rick Villarreal and your staff.

ps - I was on the other side of the stadium, and wearing green of course, but that won't stop that OSFA blond in light purple from spending cyber-eternity searching this crowd for me.

Edited August 26, 2012 by ADLER

[KRAM1]

Excellent observation, Adler! Well said...thanks for noticing this positive change that is continuing to happen under RV's watch. It makes a difference and it matters.

[drex]

RV has helped, but don't forget that we were a military base until Pohl arrived...military bases are not known to be user friendly or fun.

[Travis]

I am pretty sure that is a 2000 crowd shot because I see two people that were in my freshman class in that picture which was Fall of 2000.

Edited August 26, 2012 by Travis

[GrayEagle]

If that is a crowd shot from 1998 then I'm impressed. First, we didn't wear green in that era. We wore white. All of the shirts given by the Mean Green Club were white. Second, we just three years removed from 12 years of purgatory in 1-AA where we had lost 90% of our fan base. Third, the three years prior in 1-A produced a whopping 11-22 record. Fourth, everyone complained about how the Big West was such a terrible conference with no one near us. And, fifth, we were still in Fouts.

The most important fact was that the attendance looked pretty good. I'd much rather have fans who are not in the proper attire but who still choose to attend over a handfull of green-clad supporters. Of course, I'd much rather have those attending be in green but given the choice of 31,000 watching the Mean Green in anything other than other school's jerseys vs. 20,000 in school colors I'll take the full stadium every time. I believe that we're building it's just that it isn't moving fast enough.

[greenminer]

Somebody came to the wrong Hawaiian shirt party.

[Mean Green Matt]

School spirit just wasn't what it is today as the few North Texas shirts visible are being worn by the soccer team.

The soccer team had never had a losing season at that point....and they still haven't 12-14 years later.

[Green P1]

I love Carlton banks' sweater vest.

[Evan]

There are a couple of long time fans in that pic. Mark is down on the left and I think that's Steve over on the right with his head turned toward the guy with the USA shirt on......

[KRAM1]

YEP...good catch, Evan!