Mac and RV have some work to do

[houstonmeangreen]

So what do they think ....after 2 yrs under the Mac administration

PRTW: First Interview at UNT

[michagb]

This is awful.

[golfingomez]

in the words of the hardline... BOOOriiiing

[MDH]

Would hit it then quit it.

[Green P1]

WTMF?

[UNT90]

"I don't really follow football, I just know that we suck." A 21 year old college girl expresses the thoughts of 100k DFW UNT alums so perfectly...

[JesseMartin]

She wants to leave Denton to go back to Oklahoma. MDH...really? I would think that we could find some better options for you.

[meangreendork]

Welp, best of luck to her. But she is right - the team is a big drain and Mac and RV really have to do their part to raise the status of the team.

[Grant.UNT]

i bet she's the hottest thing in the trailer park!

[MeanGreenTexan]

Not sure if the CCR/Bon Jovi was actually playing in the background, or if it was produced in, but I wasn't paying attention to anything this girl was saying while I was jamming.

[DallasGreen]

Typical air head on campus. Few have been shown that athletic events can actually be a part of their social life. A quality product on the field that at least wins at home would sure help.

[untbowler]

Typical air head on campus. Few have been shown that athletic events can actually be a part of their social life. A quality product on the field that at least wins at home would sure help.

Who can we blame for that? The AD not working with Student Life? The University Admin for not putting Athletics higher up on the pedestal, new facilities not withstanding?

Serious lack of communication with UNT and no clear message showing Athletics is a huge gateway to bigger and better things, the least being getting alumni back interested in their university.

Edited April 11, 2013 by untbowler

[greenminer]

I thought all new students that went through orientation were at least introduced to some student-athletes and shown the claw?

[greenminer]

Probably not transfers, which are NT's largest population by far. That should change if not the case, but it is harder to do. Freshmen come for a couple of days and transfers for a day (or part of a day) and there are those pesky academic issues to deal with.

Ok thanks.

[wardly]

Probably not transfers, which are NT's largest population by far. That should change if not the case, but it is harder to do. Freshmen come for a couple of days and transfers for a day (or part of a day) and there are those pesky academic issues to deal with.

Are you just guessing, or do you have data to support your statement regarding transfers?

[MeanGreenTexan]

Who can we blame for that? The AD not working with Student Life? The University Admin for not putting Athletics higher up on the pedestal, new facilities not withstanding?

Serious lack of communication with UNT and no clear message showing Athletics is a huge gateway to bigger and better things, the least being getting alumni back interested in their university.

Lol.

The apathy stretches back a very long time. Couple that with a program that is not winning, and yes, you'll have answers like these from the student population.

People in admin are not the problem anymore. Maybe a long time ago, yes. But not now.

[greenminer]

Are you just guessing, or do you have data to support your statement regarding transfers?

My experience is dated (1999), but it does reinforce what he said about transfers: I went for a morning orientation, met a professor right after lunch hour and I think that was it.

[JRock]

Waste of time.

[KRAM1]

Transfers are no where near the largest segment of the student population.

Athletics does work with Student Affairs;

Feshmen students do go through an orientation that includes athletics...often an event at Apogee as well;

Things are not the same as they were even five years ago. If you are going on info about UNT even 5 years old, you are way ourt of date; and

This is not the same UNT, but it will take time to change a culture that has exisited since "forever". Always knocking the university, not supporting the university with your time, talent and/or treasure is not helping.

[RAGEMASTER5000]

I recently overheard this conversation on campus:

"I'm majoring in jazz studies"

"That's a major?"

Some people are just oblivious. This is a non-issue.

[Mean Green 93-98]

We bring in more transfer students than freshmen. Period.

We have one of the largest transfer populations in the nation, not just the state.

My info on transfer orientation is 4 years old, but I was involved in it and don't remember any ra-ra stuff.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2012/07/10/10-colleges-with-the-most-transfer-students

[KRAM1]

Less than 4000 transfer students does not a majority make in a student population of over 30,000.

Even 4000 per year does not a majority make....

[RAGEMASTER5000]

We bring in more transfer students than freshmen. Period.

We have one of the largest transfer populations in the nation, not just the state.

My info on transfer orientation is 4 years old, but I was involved in it and don't remember any ra-ra stuff.

More freshmen than undergraduate transfers. And at transfer orientation you learn the claw, alma mater, and the fight song. I attended three years ago.

[RAGEMASTER5000]

Forgot a source

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2012/09/14/unt-sets-freshman-enrollment-record.html

[meangreener]

More freshmen than undergraduate transfers. And at transfer orientation you learn the claw, alma mater, and the fight song. I attended three years ago.

They pushed athletics heavily at orientation 3 years ago. They took everyone to Apogee and were hardcore about it when my girlfriend had orientation 2 years ago.