Can UNT fans match up to ULM's

trussbussdad · September 22, 2012

ULM is going crazy and fans are matching. We need the same intensity on and off the field.

emmitt01 · September 22, 2012

It pains me to say this but, until I see our fans actually fill Apogee up (and then actually get loud when we need it), the answer to your question is "no".

UNT 90 Grad · September 22, 2012

This is an entertaining game.

cdizzle86 · September 22, 2012

Just goes to show, if you put a competitive team on the field, fans will come.

Mean Green 93-98 · September 22, 2012

Just goes to show, if you put a competitive team on the field against teams that matter, fans will come.

Fixed.

emmitt01 · September 22, 2012

Fixed.

And this is why we'll never be truly big time. So long as we honestly believe the opponent is the draw we will fail.

Harry · September 22, 2012

What a great game!!

Mean Green 93-98 · September 22, 2012

And this is why we'll never be truly big time. So long as we honestly believe the opponent is the draw we will fail.

It's reality. If we had just beaten Arkansas, taken Auburn to OT, and were hosting Baylor at home, what kind of attendance and intensity do you think we'd have at Apogee for that game?

And if ULM had just beaten an FCS team, gone to OT with a Belt team, and was hosting another Belt team at home, do you think the attendance and intensity would match what they have tonight?

Edited September 22, 2012 by Mean Green 93-98

cdizzle86 · September 22, 2012

It's reality. If we had just beaten Arkansas, taken Auburn to OT, and were hosting Baylor at home, what kind of attendance and intensity do you think we'd have at Apogee for that game?

And if ULM had just beaten an FCS team, gone to OT with a Belt team, and was hosting another Belt team at home, do you think the attendance and intensity would match what they have tonight?

It's a quick fix but will it be sustainable? Probably not. I don't disagree that it helps to play better teams closer, but I will take a bowl eligible team every year over a couple of close games.

CurveItAround · September 22, 2012

It's reality. If we had just beaten Arkansas, taken Auburn to OT, and were hosting Baylor at home, what kind of attendance and intensity do you think we'd have at Apogee for that game?

And if ULM had just beaten an FCS team, gone to OT with a Belt team, and was hosting another Belt team at home, do you think the attendance and intensity would match what they have tonight?

Excuses are like you know what. Everyone has (at least) one. I will support this team regardless of who the opponent is. I care about UNT's record, not the team they are playing. Win against our conference and I don't care who they play in OOC. Just win baby. Make me grow tired of debating the quality of our wins rather than the quality of our losses.

Mean Green 93-98 · September 22, 2012

Excuses are like you know what. Everyone has (at least) one. I will support this team regardless of who the opponent is. I care about UNT's record, not the team they are playing. Win against our conference and I don't care who they play in OOC. Just win baby. Make me grow tired of debating the quality of our wins rather than the quality of our losses.

What is that supposed to mean? I'm not making any excuses, and I will support and have supported for 20 years the team regardless of opponent and regardless of how crappy the product on the field has been.

I'm just pointing out the very obvious, obvious to all but the most obtuse . . . the excitement going on about ULM right now--not just in Monroe, LA, but throughout the whole country--has a whole lot to do with their opponents. Comprende?

Edited September 22, 2012 by Mean Green 93-98

ntmeangreen11 · September 22, 2012

ULM's flash in the pan success this year shouldn't be a measuring stick for us. The students are enthusiastic and will continue to grow in numbers, provided we continue to win. I don't know about the alumni though.

greenminer · September 22, 2012

We've gotten crowds against NMSU. And I bet there fans here that have never heard of them.

Can we all just agree that it is probably a little bit of both quality of UNT teams and quality of UNT opponenents?

Edited September 22, 2012 by greenminer

Baby Arm! · September 22, 2012

I say we already have matched them. TWICE. Look at the size of crowds we got both times Baylor played us at Fouts.

But if UNT had just had accomplished what ULM has done the past two weeks, we would fill Apogee whomever the opponent

Edited September 22, 2012 by Baby Arm!

Sweet Dee · September 22, 2012

2:25 left in the game and ULM fans are leaving the stadium...wonder if some of the more storied schools like A&M, etc., fans would leave such a great game?

Can parking be that terribly crowded at ULM?

PlummMeanGreen · September 22, 2012

Would love to see how many extra seats we'd have to bring into Apogee (to make more in gate receipt sales for starters) had the Mean Green just defeated the #8 ranked NCAA FBS team in the USA (that week) as ULM did against Arkansas just weeks ago.

Yes, we can do more than most we are grouped with if we merely started acting like the 4'th largest university in the Lone Star State beginning with Denton, Denton County, UNT alums and UNT students who need to look down at UT-Austin's students whose culture is to show up en mass even when they are playing an SBC program like......North Texas.

I think Coach McCarney is on schedule to take our program higher than any we've had no matter this season results.

GMG!

Edited September 22, 2012 by PlummMeanGreen

Side Show Joe · September 22, 2012

It's reality. If we had just beaten Arkansas, taken Auburn to OT, and were hosting Baylor at home, what kind of attendance and intensity do you think we'd have at Apogee for that game?

And if ULM had just beaten an FCS team, gone to OT with a Belt team, and was hosting another Belt team at home, do you think the attendance and intensity would match what they have tonight?

I think you both make a good point. The Mean Green need to be the draw for our program to ever reach the big time club, but the Mean Green can't become the draw until they reach the point where they are beating big time football programs. North Texas must become a top 25 team before they are the draw for casual fans. From what I've seen of other programs, this seems to be the formula.

buff64 · September 22, 2012

It's reality. If we had just beaten Arkansas, taken Auburn to OT, and were hosting Baylor at home, what kind of attendance and intensity do you think we'd have at Apogee for that game?

And if ULM had just beaten an FCS team, gone to OT with a Belt team, and was hosting another Belt team at home, do you think the attendance and intensity would match what they have tonight?

Gosh, we beat Texas Southern, what does it take?

Eagle1855 · September 22, 2012

To answer the question posted in the title, yes, they can. I don't know why people insist on piling on our students, fans, etc at any and every chance they get. Someone else is having success? Let's go post on the Mean Green board wondering why we don't have success and then lament how crappy our _________ is compared to that of __________.

Good grief. Go out and enjoy game day today!

island eagle · September 22, 2012

ULM traditionally has had pretty apathetic fans. The test will be whenever they lose to FCS and Sun Belt teams. How much fan enthusiasm will be see at that point?

trussbussdad · September 22, 2012

Winning cures all

TheTastyGreek · September 22, 2012

Winning cures all

Tell that to Brian Piccolo.

Censored by Laurie · September 22, 2012

Baylor's name helped, but I think that place would've been nearly sold out had Texas Southern walked in last night. Arkansas win and the close loss to Auburn was much more what brought people out than playing Baylor.

Had we beat LSU, Apogee would've been standing room only for Texas Southern.