Fans Invited To Attend Coaches Caravan This Week!

Harry · May 19, 2014

Caravan Coming To Denton, Plano, Gainesville and Dallas starting May 19th

May 9, 2014

DENTON, Texas – Mean Green fans are encouraged to come enjoy free food, beverages and a chance to meet Dan McCarney, Tony Benford, Mike Petersen and other North Texas coaches and administrators as a part of the fourth annual Mean Green Club Coaches Caravan.

Like last year, the four-stop tour begins at Apogee Stadium’s Hub Club May 19 and ends at the club level of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas – the site where the Mean Green football team captured its first bowl victory in eleven years at the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

Coaches Caravan Cotton Bowl Parking Map

North Texas Hall of Famer and former Mean Green quarterback Jordan Case will host the event when it makes its stop at Park Place Lexus in Plano May 20. The tour will also stop in Gainesville the next day.

Fans will have a chance to mingle with the coaches and other Mean Green fans, ask questions, purchase tickets for the upcoming season and hear what the future holds for multiple North Texas athletic programs.

Stop 1: Denton
May 19, 6-8 p.m.
Apogee Stadium, Hub Club
1251 S. Bonnie Brae St.
Denton, Texas 76207
940-369-7284

Stop 2: Plano
May 20, 6-8 p.m.
Park Place Lexus
6785 Dallas Pkwy
Plano, Texas 75024
972-407-7000

Stop 3: Gainesville
May 21, 6-8 p.m.
First State Bank Conference Center
837 E California St.
Gainesville, Texas 76240
940-665-1711

Stop 4: Dallas
May 22, 6-8 p.m.
Cotton Bowl, Club Level
3750 The Midway - Gate 3
Dallas, Texas 75215
214-939-2217

untjim1995 · May 19, 2014

Maybe its just me, but the Cotton Bowl doesn't seem like that effective of a place to hold one of the meetings. I am sure I'm wrong about this, and they will get a huge crowd, but Fair Park on a Thursday night doesn't seem like a real inviting venue to a lot of people. Again, I'm sure I'm wrong, but that one seems like the worst of the four spots to hold a Coaches Caravan...

Green P1 · May 19, 2014

Think the old lady and I might go tonight to finally get a peek at how the rich folk live up in them fancy parts of Apogee.

meangreen15 · May 19, 2014

Still disappointed they aren't returning to fort worth. It was a fun event last year.

cookecountykid · May 19, 2014

Come on up to Gainesville the location is easy to find and get to. Cool shops downtown, nice Zoo and park. WinStar is 10 minutes away. Go Eagles!!!

Harry · May 19, 2014

That's what I was going to suggest as well. Try to make some of the events in other areas. Each one is unique and fun. They usually provide a lot of insider info that you wouldn't typically get. I have always left these events feeling good about the direction of things.

THOR · May 19, 2014

and the plano one is top notch...

Marty · May 19, 2014

will be at Gainesville!

Green P1 · May 20, 2014

That was neat I guess. Nice $10 worth of beer and a free bag of popcorn.

UNTLifer · May 20, 2014

Any news on tonight's event?

Brett Vito · May 20, 2014

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/05/a-couple-of-notes-from-the-unt-coaches-caravan.html/

Green P1 · May 20, 2014

Any news on tonight's event?

I found out that our softball and golf coaches are each in their high school's HOF. We were also informed that Benny is a really good coach.

UNT90 · May 20, 2014

Seriously?

MeanGreenTexan · May 20, 2014

I found out that our softball and golf coaches are each in their high school's HOF. We were also informed that Benny is a really good coach.

Yay! Super!

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emmitt01 · May 20, 2014

I found out that our softball and golf coaches are each in their high school's HOF. We were also informed that Benny is a really good coach.

Awesome!! Let's fire Benford and get this Benny guy in here!

the green rokemi · May 20, 2014

Awesome!! Let's fire Benford and get this Benny guy in here!

No kidding, sounds like this Benny guy has experience

UNT90 · May 20, 2014

No kidding, sounds like this Benny guy has experience

Haven't we been down this road before?

Benny's resume pic... Uh... Video:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cj9_yW8tZxs

I think we run the Humpty Hump offense next year.

Edited May 22, 2014 by UNT90

MeanGreenDan · May 20, 2014

That was neat I guess. Nice $10 worth of beer and a free bag of popcorn.

I found it to be poorer than in years past. Lots of cauliflower to eat if that was your thing, though.

Charlie NT 73 · May 21, 2014

I am going to the Cotton Bowl Caravan event.

I was looking at the Cotton Bowl parking web site for parking locations.

Car parking in the State Fair parking lots is $15.00 per car.

Does anyone know the parking fee for the Caravan Event?

emmitt01 · May 21, 2014

I am going to the Cotton Bowl Caravan event.
I was looking at the Cotton Bowl parking web site for parking locations.
Car parking in the State Fair parking lots is $15.00 per car.

Does anyone know the parking fee for the Caravan Event?

$5

Day pass on the green line.

Charlie NT 73 · May 21, 2014

I will use the Green Line, but at $2.50, senior discount for a day pass.

Mockingbird station to DART downtown Dallas, then jump on the Green line to

the State Fair grounds. Return home the same way.

Marty · May 22, 2014

Nice turnout at Gainesville tonight. Kee, Palileo, Hedlund, Slekis, Benford, Peterson, Mac, RV, Hank Dickenson, and George Dunham were all there. RV talked about baseball coming hopefully in the 2015 season. Also said that the upcoming year would be the best ever for UNT athletics. Mac, Peterson, and Hedlund were very entertaining with their respective portions of the roundtable. Derek Thompson also spoke of how much his scholarship meant to him and his family, said his tryout with the Broncos went well & is waiting for a phone call. If the call doesn't come, he's prepared to go on with his life as a high school football coach. Food was okay, mostly finger foods (fried cheese sticks, boneless chicken wings, fruits, veggies, etc)