Rick Gosselin: Football is Back at North Texas. Big Time Football.

[meangreener]

DMN: http://share.d-news.co/g8CVXfF

DFW is noticing.

...and of course the one comment is from an insecure SMU tool.

Edited April 14, 2014 by meangreener

[Green Crazy]

That was a really friendly article by the goose.

[All About UNT]

Remember to show him love in the comments section

[Ben Gooding]

Nice article. Douche bag SMwho fan tried to ruin my early morning mojo. GMG

[meangreener]

Nice article. Douche bag SMwho fan tried to ruin my early morning mojo. GMG

Yup. He's gonna be upset when we beat the crap out of them.

[meangreendork]

Nice article. Douche bag SMwho fan tried to ruin my early morning mojo. GMG

I'd be bitter too if my school's team had such a poor performance when I think about how much it cost. All that money spent on a team that could barely beat a Big Sky team and 3 teams that never got more than 3 wins all season. I'd be real damn bitter when my poor neighbors to the north brought over 30k to a bowl game in my hometown when my team can't even give tickets away.

Edited April 14, 2014 by meangreendork

[UNT90]

Who cares. Ignore him. It'll drive him crazy.

[KingDL1]

Nice to read something like this!

Getting pumped up for August.

[DallasGreen]

All those who think the Sept. 6th date with the evil empire otherwise known as SMU is just another non- conference game need to see what a big win could do toward making UNT the team of the metroplex.

Edited April 15, 2014 by DallasGreen

[Ben Gooding]

Let there be no mistake, this is not just another non-conference opponent.

[UNTexas]

Personally I could care less about titles like "Metroplex's Team" or any other title. I want our team to beat the crap out of SMU. Their six or seven fans in attendance will be really angry when we stomp them.

[tmjerm]

Personally I could care less about titles like "Metroplex's Team" or any other title. I want our team to beat the crap out of SMU. Their six or seven fans in attendance will be really angry when we stomp them.

agreed...let's set our sights higher. They're just another week...a stepping stone to bowl eligibility and a primer for a run through conference where we have to prove we can sustain. I'd like to see us be above prodding the rivalry. This long home and home stretch will be fun, don't get me wrong...but I hope by the thick of this series with them we won't be pedestaling unnecessarily.

[mccox2]

Great article. I love hearing Coach Mac talk. He is one of the most positive individuals inside and outside of football but at the same time a realist. I am looking forward to seeing this team continue to build confidence, depth, and consistency along with the addition of increased fan support. Increased traffic and tail gaiters in Denton for UNT football? Yes please. GMG!

[trud1966]

Nice article. Douche bag SMwho fan tried to ruin my early morning mojo. GMG

Awwww. He shouldn't be mouthy. SMU got an article too...

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/smu-ranked-no-74-in-best-college-football-coaching-jobs-ponies-tradition-and-fan-base-support-are-non-existent.html/

[TheTastyGreek]

???

I couldn’t beg 100 people to come to our spring game in my first year here,” McCarney said. “There were the families of coaches and players, and that was about it.

What the hell is Coach Mac talking about? There were over 2,600 people at his first spring game, and that was an off-campus game.

[eulessismore]

Well, by some logic, I can see how coach Mac's comment could be correct, such as "he couldn't beg 100 people to come, but 2600 people came anyway". But people at work have told me before that I should quit trying to make sense out of things that don't.

[Rudy]

an insecure SMU tool.

Aren't they all?

[Proud North Texan]

now that's called exposure

[UNT90]

???

What the hell is Coach Mac talking about? There were over 2,600 people at his first spring game, and that was an off-campus game.

Hyperbole, my friend, pure hyperbole.

You know, like "this was the smallest, slowest team in FBS when I got here."

Or "we are really going to open up the offense" every Spring.

Along with about a million other things Mac has said since he got here. It's just what college football coaches do. Use the media to transmit their own message.

At least the smart ones.

[Grant.UNT]

Hyperbole, my friend, pure hyperbole.

You know, like "this was the smallest, slowest team in FBS when I got here."

Or "we are really going to open up the offense" every Spring.

Along with about a million other things Mac has said since he got here. It's just what college football coaches do. Use the media to transmit their own message.

At least the smart ones.

AGREED!

it's called "puffery"-: exaggerated commendation especially for promotional purposes : but it get's my North Texas football pants going crazy!!!!

[UNT90]

AGREED!

it's called "puffery"-: exaggerated commendation especially for Coach Mac promotional purposes : but it get's my North Texas football pants going crazy!!!!

Fixed. This has nothing to do with promoting the program and everything to do with promoting Coach Mac.

[golfingomez]

All those who think the Sept. 6th date with the evil empire otherwise known as SMU is just another non- conference game need to see what a big win could do toward making UNT the team of the metroplex.

eff that... i want to beat ut more than smu... i want us to be the darlings of college football this year

[Ben Gooding]

Fixed. This has nothing to do with promoting the program and everything to do with promoting Coach Mac.

It absolutely does. He toots his own horn all the time. Kind of annoying. And to be honest he's too old to be doing this kind of BS. He's not going anywhere after this place, so why pound your chest every media opportunity you get.

[oldguystudent]

It absolutely does. He toots his own horn all the time. Kind of annoying. And to be honest he's too old to be doing this kind of BS. He's not going anywhere after this place, so why pound your chest every media opportunity you get.

Because legacy. The ascent goes money first, then power, then legacy. He's trying to ensure that the history books admire him like they currently do Hayden Fry.

[golfingomez]

It absolutely does. He toots his own horn all the time. Kind of annoying. And to be honest he's too old to be doing this kind of BS. He's not going anywhere after this place, so why pound your chest every media opportunity you get.

the bigger the fish, the better the story...

i've always considered Mac to be a car salesman first and a coach second... he is still proving to me that he knows X's and O's very well, but i can guarantee you that if he says something, i am listening. because he's energetic, engaging and encouraging...

the bigger audience he has, the more exposure we get, and if he can continue to grow this program, i don't mind his exaggerated stories about his first year here