For the love of the Mean Green

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Ian Campbell loves Mean Green football -- so much so that he's attended every home game since he was born. When he was born in 1996, his father Scott Campbell, a 1982 University of North Texas graduate, continued his tradition of attending every home UNT game, and he began bringing Ian along. They estimate Ian, now 17, has seen 96 consecutive games. And he's looking forward to attending the Heart of Dallas Bowl -- UNT's first bowl game since 2004 -- in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Jan. 1.

"It just seems like college football is more lively," says Ian Campbell, a senior at Marcus High School in Flower Mound who plans to attend UNT next fall. "A lot can happen at the games and I've always loved the atmosphere -- the traditions, the chants, the cannon. It's always what I wanted to do on my Saturday nights."

His enthusiasm stems from his father, who attended home games as a student at UNT. As a member of the Talons, Scott Campbell shot Boomer the cannon, built bonfires and participated in other school spirit events.

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