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and Yeah same, but there's plenty of people who attended college before plate tectonics were a widely accepted theory and it definitely shows. Coffee and TV 5/2/2024 @ 11:18am Thanks for proving it by calling those with which you disagree "dorks". The Israeli's wouldn't be conducting their military operations if the Hamas led Palestinians hadn't taken action on October 7th. So, in the effort to engage in honest discussion, address the following: 1. Where were the protests when the actions of October 7th occurred? 2. Who is stating there shouldn't be peaceful protests? 3. Why don't the neighbors of Gaza, such as Egypt, accept Palestinian refugees? 4. I would challenge the claim that genocide against the Palestinians is taking place. I would argue that Israel's intent is to eradicate Hamas.

Picked up backup RB Price

Let's all take a quick break and listen to a little beautiful music loved by all Americans. Students proving that you don't have to be from Pangea to be a good person.

Where's the reference to North Texas?

Ok but UNT athletics should be out there handing out magnetic 2024 football schedules to students and promoting the softball team who is really good - I mean targeted engagement here right? #bringingitbacktosports

Man, I would love to hear people say this about Mosley and Morris!

I've said forever that the Cowboys aren't keeping someone from going to a North Texas game. Now, I do believe that Texas, A&M, Tech, OU, OSU, and Arky are reasons people won't go to our games, but that has so much more to do with the fact that we nuked our fanbase with the 1-aa debacle, which gave those schools tons of t-shirt fans with UNT credit hours and diplomas, as well as the fact that those schools play people that fans want to watch. But I blame the fact that the university's history is to have a football team, but making it cool to not support it. That mindset has prevailed in every facet of the UNT Family and community.

Had a pretty decent 2021 season. Not sure if he was injured or something after that, but his production dropped off pretty drastically after that. https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4428272/juwaun-price I hope he can come in and regain that 2021 form!

The next option is not what you want…to continue as a nomad that gets paid for OOC body bag games or play in a conference that gets no chance to ever win a title. Playing teams like the Power Teams in the B1G, SEC, most of the Big 12 and some of the ACC is not in the best interests of any G5 school anymore. The money is too much for them to ever let us fight fair.

Think it would be a good idea to add stops in Central Texas, East Texas, West Texas, and Oklahoma to those already planned to extend our footprints to new areas.

Guess we will see if it is treated in the same manner as the thread I started. I have no problem with their choice to demonstrate, but don't set up shanty town on campus, no violence, no vandalism, no removal of the American flag and replaced with the Palestinian flag, no breaking into campus buildings and UNT telling them what they can do with their "demands". Also, I would like these demonstrators to explain their support of a terrorist led group that raped women, beheaded innocent people, placed babies in ovens and buried them alive and uses women, children and hospitals as shields against attacks. Last, any protestors that prove to be agitators or commit any of the acts above, and are students, to be expelled from UNT. Those that are not students and commit any of these acts should be arrested for trespassing.

NCAA Finances: Revenue & Expenses by School - USA TODAY The reshaping of the entire system needs to be done ASAP. Let the NFL-lite and NBA-lite programs run their own teams. Hell, own them if they want. Pay players, trade them, sign them to long-term deals, etc. Let them be pros. The rest of us need to play traditional college sports. Scholarships + stipends. Let them be college kids. Give G5 schools a chance to be a national champion. You'll get a lot of us olds back with this plan. And olds have time and money.

He's "cleaning" something. Briskly, it appears. But I don't think it's the bell.

Would like to see him, Rondell and Matt be back.

DENTON, Texas – The UNT women’s basketball program received signatures from four established players who will join the Mean Green in the 2024-25 season. Guards Kyla Deck from Stephen F. Austin and Gia Adams from UTA will bolster the UNT backcourt, while the Mean Green will also welcome forwards Jaelyn Talley, who played two seasons at Stetson, and UTEP’s Adhel Tac. They will join Louisiana Tech transfer Amaya Brannon and high school signees Chania Price and Gwendlyn McGrew in UNT’s 2024 signing class. Jaelyn Talley I 6-0 I Forward I Fairfax, Va./Stetson Talley was the first of the four to commit and sign to Burton and the staff. The forward started 48 games and appeared in 54 over her freshman and sophomore seasons at Stetson. A ferocious offensive rebounder, Talley led the Atlantic Sun Conference with 111 offensive boards and ranked in the 98th percentile among Division I players in offensive rebounds per game as a sophomore. She averaged 8.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 47% from the field. During the 2022-23 season, she notched 10.2 points per game and grabbed 124 total rebounds. She scored in double figures 21 times as a true freshman, including a career-high 20 points against Queens (NC). Quoting UNT head coach Jason Burton: “Jaelyn is an important piece to this class. She brings a toughness that we need in a league as competitive as the American Athletic Conference. Her talent aligns with our vision of success for how we want to play, and I’m excited for her growth in our program.” Gia Adams I 5-7 I Guard I Cypress, Texas/UTA Adams will play her final season in Denton after spending two years at Tennessee State University and the 2023-24 campaign at UT Arlington where she was an All-WAC First Team honoree. A proven scorer who has averaged over 12 points per game in each of her three seasons will provide an instant scoring option in the backcourt for North Texas. During her lone season with the Lady Mavericks, Adams started all 33 games and averaged 14.5 points, 3.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. Her 45.0 field goal percentage was the fourth best mark in the conference, while also shooting 37% on 3-point attempts and 82% at the free throw line. She dropped a season-high 30 points against California Baptist and also performed at a high level against Power Five opponents, scoring 20 points against Texas and 15 points at Colorado. Originally from Cypress, Texas, Adams ended up at Tennessee State for her first two collegiate seasons. She was named the 2021-22 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year after averaging 12.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals over 31 games. She became just the third TSU freshman to score at least 30 points in a 33-point outing against SIUE and the first player of any year in the program to do it since 2012. Her sophomore season saw her scoring increase to 14.1 points per game resulting in a Second Team All-OVC selection. Adams scored in double figures 20 times on the year, including five games where she produced at least 20 points. Adams will bring a load of experience to the UNT backcourt having played in 90 games and started 89 of them. She has scored over 1,200 points in her career, has 256 assists, 223 rebounds and 137 steals. Quoting UNT head coach Jason Burton: “Gia is a special player that will bring speed, competitiveness, and a high level of work to our team. She is an electric player and person who values winning and relationships with her teammates and family. As a first-team all-conference player she will add great skill and experience to our team and back court.” Kyla Deck I 5-9 I Guard I Frisco, Texas/SFA Also joining the UNT backcourt will be metroplex native Kyla Deck. Out of Lone Star High School in Frisco, Deck played two seasons at SFA where she appeared in 64 games. After a solid freshman season that saw her average 6.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, Deck took a huge jump in the 2023-24 season. On top of the 12.2 points per game and 3.1 assists she averaged, Deck became a lockdown defender on the perimeter for the Ladyjacks. She finished the season in the 99th percentile and just outside the top-25 among all DI players with 2.6 steals per game. Deck dished out a career-high seven assists at UT Arlington and notched seven steals in the season opener against Oklahoma Panhandle State. She also flashed her offensive ability against Abilene Christian when she poured in 34 points on 70% shooting. Deck joins the North Texas program with two seasons of eligibility remaining. Quoting UNT head coach Jason Burton: “Kyla is a dynamic guard who is ready to hit the ground running. She is an elite defender, has a high basketball IQ, and can score at every level. Equally, she is a valuable addition to our program’s culture, and I know Mean Green nation will love the leadership she brings on and off the court.” Adhel Tac I 6-0 I Forward I Garland, Texas/UTEP Hailing from Sachse High School in Garland, Tac was tabbed a three-star prospect by ESPN and Prospects Nation. After a year at TCU that saw her log 55 minutes of action in 14 appearances, she transferred to UTEP where she has spent the last three seasons. Tac recorded her best season as a Miner in the 2022-23 campaign where she made 31 starts and averaged 7.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. She led the team grabbing 194 rebounds and finished seventh in Conference USA in rebounds per game. Her 2023-24 season got cut short after suffering a season-ending injury in January. Prior to that, Tac was averaging 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per contest. She had converted 51% of her shots and was 7-of-13 from behind-the-arc on the year. Her sister, Acheil, played at UNT from 2012-16 and totaled 653 points and 554 rebounds in her career. Quoting UNT head coach Jason Burton: “Adhel is excited to be back home, and it is always special to see players experience success on and off the floor in front of friends and family. Adhel is going to be a special part of our culture and she knows what it takes to win at this level. Her ability to play multiple positions is something our staff is looking forward to and we can’t wait for her to get on campus.”

https://dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/mean_green/unt-lands-syracuse-transfer-running-back-juwaun-price/article_4bad5c89-f640-5f18-abaa-f7828553bf08.html

Someone post that protest picture... It's exhibit A as to why interest is not in our programs. And our Waldo lookin prez pats himself on the back for "growing" the university. Thanks, buddy.

I agree the entire NCAA needs revised or taken over by another entity (not named SEC or Big10). But to drop us down to G5 National Champion status is no different then 1-AA or FCS National Champ. No Thanks. Next option?

And there's this -- https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/orange-county-news/gofundme-raises-300000-for-unc-students-who-protected-american-flag-during-protests/

Alternate cheer?

That picture is enough for any potential donor’s manhood to go into retreat.

https://www.athleticbusiness.com/operations/governing-bodies/article/15669625/oregon-state-and-washington-state-see-exodus-of-players-as-pac12-implodes?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ATHLCD240502002&utm_term=&oly_enc_id=9130G4710801F3S Oregon State and Washington State have been left to manage an exodus of some of the schools' best players as the Pac-12 has essentially dissolved around them.

All boils down to effort. How many recent grads are contacted about giving back?

It all comes down to this. The softball ladies are a game behind FAU and Charlotte for first place in the conference. The Mean Green already own the tiebreaker 2-1 with FAU, so winning two of three in Charlotte this weekend would also be huge in that it would give the ladies the tiebreaker over both teams in case there is a three-way tie at 19-8. The biggest reason to try to take two of three in Charlotte is that second and third place in the conference is the difference between having to win just two games in two days to make it to the NCAA Tournament, or four games in four days. We can't finish lower than third. Fourth place Tulsa is 3 games behind UNT, and we swept them earlier in the year. Tulsa plays at FAU this weekend. Charlotte will be a tough out. Last year by way of playing one fewer conference game due to a rainout, they finished with one loss fewer than UNT and won the regular season title. However, we took two of three at home to the 49ers before beating them again in the conference tournament. They still made it to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large. This year, Charlotte has taken 2 of 3 at USF and vs. Wichita State while sweeping the likes of UAB and Tulsa, and are on an 11-game win streak overall. Standings going into the final weekend. The conference tournament is May 8-11 in Wichita. If we make it to the final on Saturday at 11 am, be prepared to drop everything and head up to Kansas to support! SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK Florida Atlantic 18-6 .750 38-13 .745 22-6 13-7 3-0 W2 Charlotte 18-6 .750 33-16 .673 15-8 13-7 5-1 W11 North Texas 17-7 .708 30-20 .600 17-9 10-9 3-2 L1 Tulsa 14-10 .583 29-19 .604 15-4 9-11 5-4 L1 Wichita State 13-11 .542 22-21 .512 7-7 10-10 5-4 W1 East Carolina 12-12 .500 36-16 .692 23-8 9-8 4-0 W5 UAB 12-12 .500 21-27 .438 13-8 3-15 5-4 L5 South Florida 11-13 .458 32-20 .615 24-13 8-7 0-0 L2 UTSA 4-20 .167 14-39 .264 3-10 4-19 7-10 W1 Memphis 1-23 .042 6-40 .130 4-22 2-13 0-5 L3

Like last week, doubleheader today and third game TBD.

https://247sports.com/player/juwaun-price-46054880/

Planning to wear Oilers' inspire uniforms for a game this year. https://www.athleticbusiness.com/operations/article/15669979/u-of-houston-ignores-nfl-plans-to-honor-oilers-with-powderblue-uniform?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ATHLCD240502002&utm_term=&oly_enc_id=9130G4710801F3S

I could see the NFL's position if UH was somehow using the Oilers' logo. Maybe. But I don't think the NFL owns the rights to powder blue.

Scrap'em is (or was) a thing. I remember in the late 90s there was some sort of Administration decision that "Scrap'em Eagles" would be our official battle cry. Probably only a few people were ever aware of it, but Talons got the memo.

We are in the best conference now that we have ever been in since the old MVC days. We host conference games this season with Tulane, Tulsa, Army, etc and those are great. Right where we need to be. Much better than the old SLC or even SunBelt. Playing some Power Teams are fun in both football and basketball, actually the highlight of the schedules! I look more forward to our away game with Texas Tech than a home game with SFA, and I think most fans do too.

Good for them. There is no longer a Houston Oilers or a team that wears that design. As usual the NFL believes they own the world and should be able to do anything they want to do. Kudos to the U of H

Generally, I would agree with you, but we would need to commit a lot more resources to marketing and promoting those areas before I’d take our head coaches there. Just a few short years ago, I went to the one in Fort Worth and there were maybe 20 people there outside of athletic, university, and alumni association staff members, and of those 20 probably 10 were people who came down from Denton. I can’t imagine how disappointing it is as a head coach to show up to those kind of events with the lack of support. I kind of wish they’d find a way to incorporate some musical group like the Eli Young Band to help drum up interest in these. We need to find some kind of “hook” for these events to build these up.

Yeah I truly don't give a crap about New Mexico unless they're on our schedule. If it helps, step outside for some fresh air.

Actually five. https://meangreensports.com/news/2024/5/2/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-signs-four-experienced-transfers

Don't care. They sell their program to their alumni, students and people in the region

Add to that, green card cancelation and deportation for non citizens. Peaceful protest all day long will get respectful notice. Violence should not be tolerated. At all.

This is an accurate analysis.

Wonder how many season tickets NT has sold. It's got to be public knowledge but where do you go to find the numbers?

Gamble would have been a hot commodity on the transfer market throughout her time at UNT but was never tempted to leave. “Coach DeLong and my teammates are what kept me here,” Gamble said. “He had faith in me for a long time. I can do just as much here as I could at a Power Five.” She’s done plenty already. https://dentonrc.com/unt-coach-rodney-delong-believed-in-kailey-gamble-setting-her-on-course-for-legendary-career/article_2f56bfad-0fcb-5174-ae8e-36837f70ea06.html (This is the newsletter from the DRC. It is free for those that sign up.) The quote above is why I love this team. She isn't the only one that could have left. These young ladies have represented our university so well, have fun playing the game and are a joy to watch. Hope they sweep Charlotte and make a run through the AAC Tournament.

I'm not sure Eagles "peck". I prefer Claw 'em

It is usually my one time a year to give back to UNT money wise since I don't live in Denton or the DFW area and only go back once a year for a football game. I always make my donation to the athletic center expansion. I wish they made a bigger initiative to get this built. I hate how it's not on the UNT Day of Giving page and you have to jump through some hoops to find it to donate to it. Living in Lubbock and seeing Tech build theirs is nice. I just wish we could have gotten ours built already. I think we have had this idea out there for a while and it hasn't happened. Maybe I need to go buy a lotto ticket tonight to make all my UNT dreams and goals come to life haha.

Misleading title. There will be tickets for the game, and I'm trying to get as many people together here for a group discount as well. If anyone would also be interested in trying to coordinate a hotel group discount, let me know.

I see protests are popping up at UNT. I hope administration takes appropriate action.

We have to stop reacting defensively, and tearing down these guys that are taking advantage of the system afforded them. It's not their fault. These dudes aren't like Giovanni Vizza, and bailing/"transferering" when they are somewhat challenged by a teammate. Want to call someone names, or wish them ill? Look that way... to the guys quitting/walking away when the going gets tough.

I've always said if UNT Athletics could get an annual $25.00 donation from every living Teacher with a UNT Education Degree (I'm looking at all the teachers out there), Graduate or Postgraduate, Athletics would never have a shortage of money.

UNT now has more pledge drives than PBS.

I hate to see him leave, but, I want him to be able to do whatever he believes is best for him and his family. He has contributed immensely to our program for several seasons, accomplished so much, and I am extremely grateful for his endeavors. I hope Michigan is opening the bank vault for him. And, like others before him, he graduated prior to transferring. He stayed here for the duration of his undergraduate career and I believe should be eligible for HOF consideration.

Better than "Claw Their Eyes Out"

I think the “school” part of this isn’t terribly important to him and he will regret it in the long run. Edit: Here's the other issue with Buggs. He's a one trick pony. He doesn't have the handle to bring he ball up, he doesn't have the quickness to drive by someone or the ups to attack the rim. He's a three point shooter, period. Don't get me wrong, I liked Buggs, but he was feast or famine on offense, and although he hustled, he was a liability on defense.