A For Effort?

[MeanGreenD]

Allow me to preface this post by saying I love UNT's new president and had the privilege to shake his hand after we ran into each other on the streets of Austin after the game. He even introduced me to his crew as "MeanGreenMan" and has a lot of spirit and energy. Also, when it comes to social media, he gets it. He tweeted about the game Thursday night and some students questioned if they could get out of class. This made me recall the letter USA's soccer coach put out there over the summer which I used to attempt to get out of work (that did not work either)...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/gpeters36">@gpeters36</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ImSo_Lexi">@ImSo_Lexi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/UNTPrez">@UNTPrez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/UNTsocial">@UNTsocial</a> I got y&#39;all...just print one of these off and fill in your name <a href="http://t.co/kTpPIeLSOV">pic.twitter.com/kTpPIeLSOV</a></p>&mdash; #MeanGreenMan (@MeanGreenMan23) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeanGreenMan23/status/509042967169228800">September 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Good try <a href="https://twitter.com/MeanGreenMan23">@MeanGreenMan23</a>! Love the pride, but gameday is no excuse for missing class. If you have class, join us when it&#39;s over! <a href="https://twitter.com/UNTsocial">@UNTsocial</a></p>&mdash; Neal Smatresk (@UNTPrez) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNTPrez/status/509073965902336000">September 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Withers940]

Haha, WOMP WOMP.....Great Effort out there though.

[hickoryhouse]

It was a valiant effort full of the pride befitting Mean Green Man.

[Ben Gooding]

I use to bail on class in a heartbeat if a game was scheduled during a class. That's a no brainer. Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission is the old saying, yeah?

[Mean Green 93-98]

Funny stuff. Good try, my man.

[bstnsportsfan3]

a little skipped class aint never hurt no one

[Proud North Texan]

Look at the students pride here on campus it is way better than what so ever!!

I'm sorry alums to say that but y'all are now our problem... plz get yourself to Apogee and give some DAMN money to the Mean Green club. at least buy season tickets even if you know that you can't make to the games. We need your support so bad.....

Go Mean Green and #hit11

[MeanGreenD]

Look at the students pride here on campus it is way better than what so ever!!

I'm sorry alums to say that but y'all are now our problem... plz get yourself to Apogee and give some DAMN money to the Mean Green club. at least buy season tickets even if you know that you can't make to the games. We need your support so bad.....

Go Mean Green and #hit11

For the record, I am an alumni...not even qualified for the "young alumni section"

But yes, it is a problem. 7,500 more people couldn't come out Saturday so we could #Hit30K? Over 200,000 alumni in Metroplex, shoot, Denton alone has over 100,000 people, Denton County has over 700,000 people. If I lived in Denton County and wasn't a UNT alumni, I'd still be intrigued to go see a football team for a ridiculously affordable price and soak up the college football experience.

I just don't get it, and there's always going to be excuses "it's too hot, it's too early, it's too cold, it's too late, it's too this or too that"...

I got the impression that a majority of the HOD crowd were alumni since students were complaining about the price. I thought every single one of those people would show up Saturday. I was wrong. One day, it will happen, and it will be glorious.

[northtexassigep]

There were so many people under 25 years old at that game. I was shocked to see people there I had never seen at Fouts or apogee. The goal now is to make the students see the fun in coming back after graduation and I think that is what's happening.