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[MeanGreen61]

“We sold right at 12,000 season tickets (last year), exceeding my expectations, which were pretty high,” Goodman explains. “Right now, we are 100 percent ahead of where we were at this point last year, sitting just north of 10,000 (season tickets sold).”

UTSA hopes to sell 15,000 season tickets this year, and the bar will likely be raised even higher as the Roadrunners prepare to move up to Conference USA.

UTSA Expecting Economic Bounce From CUSA
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[TheTastyGreek]

Just goes to show, San Antonio loves KFC.

[Eastwood Eagle]

Goes to show that this was a good addition. I'm glad to be in the same conference of these games. Our first game at the Alamodome will be a blast. I hope be beat the snot out of them.

[greenminer]

If we can get a win at the Alamodome along with some free wings, I'm all for it.

[chrisfisher]

I am so excited that UTSA is in our conference. I received my Bachelors at UTSA on the way to my PhD at UNT. Of course, I only cheer for the green. Why I am so excited is that I moved to Corpus last summer so I'll get to watch the Mean Green when we play in San Antonio! Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[THOR]

you moved to corpus??? yuk...i grew up, graduated from the bluff...glad i left it for denton!!!

[Proud North Texan]

How many season tickets did North Texas sold last year?

[greenjoe]

How many of us have purchases season tickets for this upcoming season ?

[KRAM1]

How many of us have purchases season tickets for this upcoming season ?

Well, that is pretty much the question of the day. I am very pleased for UTSA...great job. San Antonio is a pretty large metroplex without any other D-1 program and it has many businesses that have shown a willingness to support this program and buy tickets which certainly helps. They seem to have hired a professional sales staff to help as well...at what cost? Who knows? But, the results are rather impressive and I am happy for them...will help the conference.

But, what UTSA does or doesn't do does not help (or hurt) UNT. The UNT fan base, local community and business owners need to look in the mirror for the answer to that one. Even here on GMG.Com (and other fan sites) we have "fans" who do not purchase season tickets even though they live in the DFW area, and who make up any number of excuses as to why not....I got an example of the love for UNT recently that I'll share here as it is just another example of the attitude of many of those who claim to "bleed green".

We have a program...recently expanded...through the UNT Alumni Association that we call the Alumni Ambassadors. It's a group of Alumni Association members and previous board members who want to stay (or become) involved with the work of the Alumni Association. We seek new members on an on-going basis (if you are interested...send me a PM for more details). Well, we hear from an alum who lives out of state (we have Ambassadors in several states) and who wants to volunteer because she (and I quote here) "Bleeds Green"! Great...perfect candidate...or so I thought. Well, the basic requirement to Ambassador membership is the one at least be a member of the UNT Alumni Association ($40 annulaly or $500 lifetime). This lady is not an Alumni Association member and would not join in order to be an Ambassador...all the while she and her husband donate to FOUR other universities! Said she couldn't afford the $40...really? And you currently donate to FOUR other universities, are employed full-time as his the husband and "Bleed Green"! Really?

I run into this attitude constantly in my volunteer efforts for UNT's Alumni Association, Mean Green Club, my department and with the other various projects I help with (GMG.Com football and basketball games, etc.) on a regular basis. UNT grads and fans love to find what's wrong with UNT (and they are real happy to constantly tell the world what's wrong with UNT...as if that does any good at all) and use that as their personal excuse or grudge (man, can some UNT "fans" hold grudges...wow!) for not donating, not buying season tickets, not joining the Alumni Association, not joining the Mean green Club etc., etc. It's the "what's in it for me" attitude and "someone else should do it" attitude that seems so prevailing with UNT folks. I read...on various websites...complaint after complaint about everything from the quality of staffers, the football/basketball schedules, the times events are scheduled, the time games are scheduled, what is or is not scheduled and where, the fact that coaches ask the faithful to do more in trying to get fans to "buy in", and on and on to ad nauseum.

If we...as UNT fans...want things to change for the better it's time to start being part of the solution rather than part of the problem. Think about it...has all the complaining and finger pointing done any good...other than to make one and those of a like mind feel secure in their bitterness....or would being positive and helping folks see the greatness that is the Mean green, and why they SHOULD support the program rather than why they should not bring about more positive results? It's up to each one of us to answer that question for ourselves...part of the solution or part of the problem...your choice. I've made mine some time ago.

[Side Show Joe]

How many of us have purchases season tickets for this upcoming season ?

I ordered mine.

[Lurker]

Interesting but UTSA opens with South Alabama. It will be worth watching that result to compare between a common opponent when we have South Alabama later in the year.

[MeanGreenTexan]

I ordered mine.

See you at Apogee!

[Baby Arm!]

UTSA is getting it done! They are using new and creative ways to sell tickets. They had a lot of local business and local leaders willing to make a financial committment to the program, but UTSA staff said don't give us donations, let us sell you blocks of tickets instead. It was a win/win. UTSA got both the money and the sales numbers. This is how the guy with the KFC franchises got the tickets to give away with his chicken.

[Green Dozer]

See you at Apogee!

Have you bought yours?

[MeanGreenTexan]

Have you bought yours?

Of course.
I sit next to Side Show Joe in Sec. 205, row 4. We've got the seatbacks too! Come visit us.