Jump to content

Kudos to the band.

oldguystudent

By oldguystudent
in Mean Green Football

 Share

Recommended Posts

SilverEagle Mentor

SilverEagle

Posted
Posted

It would have been much more effective if they had actually faced the Lamar fans when they played their Alma Mater. 

The North Texas band of my youth (that every one by now is sick of hearing about) used to do the same thing as part of their pre-game routine. They probably did it only for their conference mates. Letsgiveacheer can confirm or deny this last theory. I remember the first time I observed them doing it and thought "Wow! what class!. Oh, and they always faced the visitor's section when they played their Alma Mater. 

 

 

  • Upvote 2
  • Downvote 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
UNT 90 Grad Veteran

UNT 90 Grad

Posted
Posted (edited)
58 minutes ago, SilverEagle said:

It would have been much more effective if they had actually faced the Lamar fans when they played their Alma Mater. 

 

They played it again at the end of the game with players from both teams facing the stands in attention. 

I noticed there also was a Lamar flag flying on one of the south end zone poles under the North Texas flag. 

I spoke with Wren Friday night while setting up my camp/tailgate site.  He said we gave Lamar a place to practice Friday (I think in Apogee) and a free meal in the Victory cafeteria, as well as heavily discounted additional meals.  He said that Lamar was likely going to have to stay in Denton a few extra nights after the game and and that UNT was doing things to help out. 

Edited by UNT 90 Grad
  • Upvote 2
  • Lovely Take 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Huff Newbie

Huff

Posted
Posted
  • I agree with those who saw the actions of the band as a class act.   I spoke with an official of UNT athletics during the game.   He said that they were unsure about where Lamar was going to be able to get hotel rooms for their players after the game.   The hotel rooms in the area are packed with people leaving the Gulf Coast area and that they could not get back into Beaumont due to road conditions.    They have a mess.   We can only offer our prayers for them and say "Thank You" to the people in Denton who have shown them kindnesses. 
Link to comment
Share on other sites
agubriz23 Newbie

agubriz23

Posted
Posted
31 minutes ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

They played it again at the end of the game with players from both teams facing the stands in attention. 

I noticed there also was a Lamar flag flying on one of the south end zone poles under the North Texas flag. 

I spoke with Wren Friday night while setting up my camp/tailgate site.  He said we gave Lamar a place to practice Friday (I think in Apogee) and a free meal in the Victory cafeteria, as well as heavily discounted additional meals.  He said that Lamar was likely going to have to stay in Denton a few extra nights after the game and and that UNT was doing things to help out. 

I'm a student Equipment manager, and we're also sharing our equipment room with them this weekend! They're grateful people and I'm glad we hosted them in the way we did! 

  • Lovely Take 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
SilverEagle Mentor

SilverEagle

Posted
Posted
4 hours ago, oldguystudent said:

Let's forgo the usual debate about shorts for a minute and give the Mean Green Brigade props for playing Lamar's alma mater.  That was a class move.

And BTW, I've never had a problem with the band wearing coordinated shorts shirts and hats during hot weather. The early fall is brutal for them. I was sitting in the shade at 6, but the band didn't get to sit in the shade until much later. 

Being a true Football Band has always been my issue.

 

  • Upvote 1
  • Downvote 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
oldguystudent Newbie

oldguystudent

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)
7 minutes ago, SilverEagle said:

And BTW, I've never had a problem with the band wearing coordinated shorts shirts and hats during hot weather. The early fall is brutal for them. I was sitting in the shade at 6, but the band didn't get to sit in the shade until much later. 

Being a true Football Band has always been my issue.

 

@THOR was regaling us with tales of his Mean Green Brigade days when he had to wear a full uniform when it was 120 degrees on the field while marching barefoot in the snow uphill both ways.  He appeared to be shaking his fist and yelling at a cloud while telling this story. 

Edited by oldguystudent
  • Upvote 1
  • Haha 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
THOR Proficient

THOR

Posted
Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, oldguystudent said:

@THOR was regaling us with tales of his Mean Green Brigade days when he had to wear a full uniform when it was 120 degrees on the field while marching barefoot in the snow uphill both ways.  He appeared to be shaking his fist and yelling at a cloud while telling this story. 

times are different nowadays...guess college students cant handle full uniform for every game (jackets off 3rd quarter) while marching on the oven that was fouts...no biggie...everyone gets soft at some point in their life...just glad it didn't happen to me when I was 18

Edited by THOR
  • Upvote 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Tell a friend

    Love GoMeanGreen.com? Tell a friend!

  • What's going on Mean Green?

    1. 27

      Spring transfer portal

      97and03 in Mean Green Football
    2. 4

      Ladies land Tech transfer

      Similar to the deceiving capitalization when our men’s recruit went to central Arkansas😂
      NT93 in Mean Green Basketball
    3. 12

      Doesn't seem new, but unlimited transfers

      Tim Pernetti's (new AAC Commissioner) remarks regarding exploring more corporate involvement seems interesting and innovative, sort of. Getting some heavy-hitter businesses on board with their big advertising/public-relations budgets. They get to splash their logos all over the AAC venues, ceremonies, uniforms, etc in exchange for some NIL type moola. I don't know, it all just feels weird and uncomfortable to this old fat guy.
      Greenrex in Mean Green Football
    4. 11

      The Athletic on DFW Football recruiting

      We have complained for years about being left in the dark. The Mean Green Club was promised quarterly meetings that never took place, now there is little to no coverage of the spring practices, player movement is constant so the days of watching a last second scholarship player developing in to a Hall of Fame performer are long gone ala Johnny Quinn, there is little to no fan engagement, etc... It just keeps getting worse and without a push to really involve the fans, I foresee a bleak future. They, the AD, has to create excitement around the team/program or Apogee will just become a waste of money, the new basketball arena will never happen and future adds like baseball will just be an idea that came too late. The days of the G5's are on their way out. It will be whittled down to the top 40 or 50 programs as D1. We might as well go back to our D1AA days and play at the FCS level. I am just about done with sports from a financial commitment position. The greed has ruined it for me. Their is zero loyalty towards the program by the players. It is all about them and how much money they can cram in their pockets and it appears our basketball coach encourages the lack of loyalty. I will watch on television, but that's about it, much like pro sports have become. I have no interest in attending a Cowboys' game live once the prices became ridiculous, same with the Mav's and Rangers' in that stupid new ballpark that was a waste of money. I had arrived at a point where I was only willing to invest in watching North Texas live, but the current situation has ruined that as well. The future of all of college sports is a disaster if some type of control isn't put in place. It is ridiculous and very sad. Guess I will end up spending my money on golf, fine food and drink, drugs, etc. and become a more interesting person.
      UNTLifer in Mean Green Football
    5. 0

      SB at Memphis (4/19-21/24)

      Opportunity to beat up on one of the worst teams in the country in Memphis (5-34, 1-17). Really can't let them steal one like UTSA did a few weeks ago. This could help solidify a top two seed (top two seeds would only need to win two games in the conference tournament to win the title) if Tulsa takes 2 of 3 from Charlotte this weekend. SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL THIS WEEKEND Florida Atlantic 13-5 .722 33-12 .733 19-6 11-6 3-0 vs. UTSA North Texas 12-6 .667 25-19 .568 15-8 7-9 3-2 at Memphis Charlotte 12-6 .667 26-16 .619 12-8 9-7 5-1 vs. Tulsa Tulsa 12-6 .667 27-15 .643 13-3 9-8 5-4 at Charlotte UAB 11-7 .611 20-22 .476 13-5 2-13 5-4 at Wichita State Wichita State 10-8 .556 19-18 .514 5-6 9-8 5-4 vs. UAB South Florida 9-9 .500 30-16 .652 23-11 7-5 0-0 at East Carolina East Carolina 7-11 .389 30-15 .667 21-7 5-8 4-0 vs. South Florida UTSA 3-15 .167 12-34 .261 3-10 2-14 7-10 at Florida Atlantic Memphis 1-17 .056 5-34 .128 4-16 1-13 0-5 vs. North Texas
      Matt from A700 in Mean Green Athletics

  • Popular Contributors

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      15,382
    • Most Online
      1,865
    KeithSHU
    Newest Member
    KeithSHU
    Joined

WE BELIEVE IN THE MEAN GREEN!

News

Recruiting

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.