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I'm planning on working with some organizations on campus (meeting with them soon) for a student attendance campaign I'm titling "Busting North Texas Football Myths" and likely some other similar ones that I'm going to try to distribute to campus in between classes, in all the dorms, and all bulletin boards. The point behind it is methodically dismantling every football myth that students have about our football team in an effort to get students interested. I'm gonna make a bunch of different posters so I need as many Busted Myths as y'all can come up with. I have a few, but would love suggestions.

I'm also planning on putting #hit30K on all the posters so whoever came up with that let me know if you don't want me to.

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I'm planning on working with some organizations on campus (meeting with them soon) for a student attendance campaign I'm titling "Busting North Texas Football Myths" and likely some other similar ones

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So obviously these are a little fancy so what I'm planning on doing is making an equal number of both and posting them all throughout the buildings on campus and surrounding places that'll let me. The

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But seriously, if you are going to always give up at the first sign of idiots trying to derail you, you will never get anything done.

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Let me get some popcorn going, this could get interesting...

Why? If people have a problem with this then they have serious problems. I'm gonna try to get the SAA to sponsor it and get approval from the AD. It's nothing official, just flyers and a Twitter campaign. My plan is to overload campus with said flyers.

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Okay, if we are not going to take it seriously then don't even bother. At least I'm trying to get something done.

Also, going to make a twitter profile for this soon. Stay updated. Goal is to get one sellout, at least with students.

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Okay, if we are not going to take it seriously then don't even bother. At least I'm trying to get something done.

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But seriously, if you are going to always give up at the first sign of idiots trying to derail you, you will never get anything done.

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Okay, if we are not going to take it seriously then don't even bother. At least I'm trying to get something done.

Myth: 'Mother Fudgin Eagles' is in the Fight Song

This is valid, it is a myth that it is included in the fight song. If you are going to address myths, this seems to be one that a lot of students seem confused about and a good place to start.

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Okay, if we are not going to take it seriously then don't even bother. At least I'm trying to get something done.

Also, going to make a twitter profile for this soon. Stay updated. Goal is to get one sellout, at least with students.

What exactly are you looking for?

You said you have some examples, but wanted more from us... show us what you have, and maybe we can see the avenue you're wanting to take.

Otherwise, it's all jokes to hide the pain inside.

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Why? If people have a problem with this then they have serious problems. I'm gonna try to get the SAA to sponsor it and get approval from the AD. It's nothing official, just flyers and a Twitter campaign. My plan is to overload campus with said flyers.

I don't think people will have a problem with you doing this. I do think this thread will be jacked more than it already has been and I am sure there will dead horses getting beaten and axes ground.
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NT plays "big time" college football. I can't tell you how many times I've heard "They're on the same level as (insert power conference school)??".

Ok, so maybe we're not on the same level financially, budget wise, or recruiting, but we are a FBS school.

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I appreciate and support this idea, with the qualification that many of the problems the football program faces in reputation are problems the University is fighting to get rid of as a whole.

A good example is the common myth that fits in with this year's theme: "We're new"

It applies to both football and the university. It might be useful to include comparisons so people know how close we are to the "majors." For example:

Established - School - Football Started

1873 - TCU (as Add-Ran) - 1894

1876 - A&M - 1894

1883 - Texas - 1893

1890 - UNT - 1913

1899 - TxSt - 1904

1911 - SMU -1915

1913 - UTEP - 1914
1923 - Tech - 1925

1927 - Houston - 1946

Generally thinking, you want to make a big, short statement on the top, and then you want itty-bitty type with the facts. The cynical among us always read the tiny text at the bottom to see what the qualifications are before reading the top line.

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I appreciate and support this idea, with the qualification that many of the problems the football program faces in reputation are problems the University is fighting to get rid of as a whole.

A good example is the common myth that fits in with this year's theme: "We're new"

It applies to both football and the university. It might be useful to include comparisons so people know how close we are to the "majors." For example:

Established - School - Football Started

1873 - TCU (as Add-Ran) - 1894

1876 - A&M - 1894

1883 - Texas - 1893

1890 - UNT - 1913

1899 - TxSt - 1904

1911 - SMU -1915

1913 - UTEP - 1914

1923 - Tech - 1925

1927 - Houston - 1946

Generally thinking, you want to make a big, short statement on the top, and then you want itty-bitty type with the facts. The cynical among us always read the tiny text at the bottom to see what the qualifications are before reading the top line.

Actually, a fancy awesome infographic thing that you find all the time online would be perfect for this.

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