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Well, with the momemtum we will have coming off the win @ Alabama, I think Indiana should be a bit worried.

FIU doesn't scare ValleyBoy because I will be at the game Thursday night and the Mean Green have never lost a game that ValleyBoy has been at.

Coaches show tonight...YES! OK, but let's not forget my adopted player...OUR STARTING DEEP SNAPPER.....drum roll please....TROY KOKJOHN! I always wish they would announce the special teams as well although I know many of the players on the special teams are sort of "fluid" from week to week, but we do have some regulars...like punter, place kicker, holder & deep snapper. These guys are "starters" or "first teamers" as well....at least in my book. "I love me some special teams". It has been sort of a tough love the last few years, but I am thinking this year our special teams will make a positive difference in the outcome of some close games.

But the repercussions can last a lifetime.

Now this is the kind of music I'm looking forward to hearing in the new stadium. It is so DAMN loud y'all won't believe it! I just spoke with Mike Gallop the team's equipment manager and he said the first one really caught them by surprise inside the teams lockerroom. And there's this crazy ghost-like freight train echo immediately following each shot. Sounds like a Scott Davis pass zinging overhead. A special thanks go to coach McCarney for stopping by and visitingng with me and the new Cannon Crew. And a huge thank you goes out to all those who helped put today's event on, including Meangreenfreak and SoundMan. Both of these guys are currently working on getting the Bell and Model A up and going again. Without great alumni like these I don't know where we would be? Rick

Haikus are for bad news. Look it up; it's in the thing.

Greetings Everybody, Here's to a good game on the 10th, and a great opening to your stadium. Two of us are making the trip up for the game and will be joining my aunt, who teaches school in Denton, for the game. So I'm looking for three tickets. Unfortunately, my ticket search via the North Texas website offered us tickets in the back corner, near the endzone. Tickets via the UH website are even more expensive and the visitors section are pretty bad seats. Stubhub has some available for exorbitant prices. Ebay doesn't have any available. Does anyone have 3 tickets for good seats you'd be willing to sell? Alternatively, any suggestions on finding good seats on the internet? Lastly, what kind of crowd are you expecting?--if the games not a sellout, I'd be game to pick up tickets outside the stadium in the hour before the game. Thanks so much. Feel free to email/pm me. barrettestess@gmail.com

He may have had surgery, but I am still convinced that at least it's partly that his future is so bright.

When Sydney Graham started yelling "Go Mean Green!" back in the mid-60's, she was talking about the DEFENSE. We should never forget that.

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Thank you for the kind words, I had a lot of help, especially from Alex Balic finalizing and cleaning up my dirt dobbin welds on the fabrication. I don't know why but I forgot to get a group shot of all those who have contributed with Boomer. Maybe prior to or after a game some time? By the way I also learned there is going to be pyrotechnics set up inside the stadium as well which should make for a great atmosphere on game day. Rick

As a D-1 program FIU has never won their first game of the season. They are not as scary good as some would have us believe. The question we will answer is are we as scary bad as some would have us believe. I think the gap between the two programs is a lot closer than what is perceived. And I prefer my green go go juice with a splash, a dash of bitters and a twist.

We have a lot more weapons on offense than we did last year. We are patching together a line, but I have a feeling that the o-line that shows up Thursday will be just as good (maybe even better) than last years. Oh, and we have the same OC that we had last year, so no learning curve there for anyone. All we have to do this year is just get a bit more push and/or aggressiveness in the DL, and more push from the DE's, and we win about three more games than last year. We'll be as good as last year in the LB corp, and better in our DB play.

I happened to be there this morning in the parking lot. It scared the absolute crap out of me each time it went off. It is unbelievably loud. Just deafening. Well done Rick, well done.

Bad seats? There are none at Apogee. Seriously, I walked around and tried to find some. They don't exist. This ain't Robertson.

Does your aunt live in Denia?

yes.

How about everyone in Apogee Stadium's first game ever!

I know know what GMG.com needs! A fry street construction cam! I know of a certain construction company that may have a webcam they might not be using anymore.

For some Fry street will never be the same. They enjoyed people urinating on the sidewalks, running into the drunk high school kids with their skateboards, the college drop outs still wanting to act like they are actually college students, the vomit on the sidewalks, each and every weekend, etc., etc. To be fair, some of us will also miss the great hangouts like the State Club, the Tomato, etc. But, Fry Street has long ago lost it's "luster" as unique and attractive place to hang out. It has pretty much become a "dump" and in it's present and recent past forms was doing no one much good. One may or may not like some of the ever-so-evil to some corporate money that is flowing into the area, but it is beginning to move forward with redevelopment and may one day return to a vibrant and economically sound area for both the city and the college students. Fry Street long ago stopped being a great place to hang out. It's time to move along. Very happy to see the re-development beginning.

You mean it's being given a much needed facelift? Fry is a dump right now. It needs to be upgraded

Just give them ear plugs for the whole game. Boomer's going to be firing off a lot when NT is at home!!!

Two more just for fun. By the way, the second video is of the son of 6'10'' Center Doug Schindler doing the honors. I think it's great that we may have some Mean Green Letterman bloodlines on Boomer's Cannon Crew this year carrying on our traditions. Rick

You can keep your Friday night plans to yourself.

Dan Mac is here to stay So here is what I say It's time to boot haiku iambic trimeter's for you The past is all behind On us, the sun will shine North Texas' success is clear So let's all give a cheer

it's never to early to ditch a class...

We got our notice last week and we're going to add that fifth season ticket this year to our usual four. We'll be behind the basket by the players' bench again. Opposing team three-point shooters beware - the loud family will be there again! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Happy Birthday...I see it is one of the biggies for you...40, I believe, Sir. Don't worry, it's great to be 40...I think I can remember that far back! It's your day...make it a great one, and thanks for all you do for the great Mean Green nation.

I really don't know what to expect this season in terms of the W-L columns. What I do expect is tighter execution, a complete lack of deer in the headlights staring at the sideline with two seconds left on the play clock, quick and purposeful decision making in the fourth quarter, some actual tackling on defense, a LOT less embarrassment and no laughing at rudimentary play calling from the opposing sideline. There is talent on this team, but the overall size of the line will likely still be an issue, so plays on offense will have to go off really quickly, and the secondary on defense will have to constantly be on their toes. Like I said earlier, I really look forward to watching my very first UNT football game on September 10th. Unfortunately, I'll be in class on Thursday, so I won't get to watch or listen to that game.

If you have a Xbox, you can stream to your TV. Not the best quality, but it works. If you have a new TV that can take advantage of network sharing media servers, you can install "Play-On" on your PC and stream to your TV as well. A DirecTV receiver will stream a Play-On application server as well as a PS3 box. Finally, I have seen ESPN3 games played on ESPN GamePlan, but that is exclusive to Saturday games.

For me, FIU was the most depressing game of the season last year. We didn't look like we belonged on the same field as them and it was the game where you could just feel everyone weigh down and give up from the first TD on the 5th play on. I have no idea what the real gap between the two teams really was that day, but it was one of worst game experiences I can remember. I have no prediction - and as much as I love our tradition of falling in love with names and abstract ideas mashed around football cliches every preseason - won't pretend to know how to evaluate this team yet, but a close game against a team we've competed with once in 4 years would be nice. 2007 19-38 2008 10-42 (Home) 2009 28-35 2010 10-34 (Home) 2011 PROFIT

There are 300 teams in D-1 bball, and less than 70 get an invite. There are 117 FBS teams, and half of them go to a bowl. Apples vs. oranges, IMO.

Success is somewhat like beauty; it is mostly in the eyes of the beholder. However, I don't think that you can equate appearing in a bowl game with appearing in the national tournament. Almost half of the 120 teams are eligible to appear in bowl games and the vast majority do. Only about 20% of the basketball teams can appear in the dance. I don't have a media guide so I don't know the exact figures but I believe that we have appeared in the NCAA Tournament two of the last five years. We have had five or six 20-win seasons in a row which would be the equivalent of 8-win football seasons. We were fortunate this past year to have a ranked recruiting class; not counting last year's #12 recruit in the nation, who should be eligible next semester. Our basketball rankings have been roughly the equivalent of being in the top third in the nation, again approximately the same as being ranked #40 in football and we would kill for that, especially five years in a row. It may be moderate success but it is success nonetheless.

Conflict? So showing the game in multiple places is a bad thing?

Those predictions didn't seem so bold. The only one that isn't a lock is McNulty on the 2-deep, and he won't be. We've heard a lot about him yes, but Osborn has been the best QB in camp. Thompson and Osborn are by far our best 2 QBs. Both of them have my complete trust.

So, let's say 5,500 season tickets. How many are reserved for students and how many seats are in the wings? I think visitors get about 500-1,000.

Welcome to the board, and welcome (in advance) to Denton and the beautiful North Texas campus. I would say that there is a very good chance this game is a sellout, so do not plan to buy tickets an hour before kickoff. I agree that your best bet as a Houston fan would be to get tickets from the UH ticket office. You're a Houston fan, you want to sit with other Houston fans. Here's the link: http://ev6.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AHOUSTON%3AF11%3AFB07%3A&linkID=houston&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=FBA&cgc= And it's true that there are no bad seats, and almost all seats that begin the game in the sun will be in the shade halfway through the first quarter. Hope you have a safe trip.

Join the MGC and get season tickets anyway. You'll get a parking pass AND you'll be able to invite friends to come to the games with you.

I was thinking just turn it a bit and aim it right at the opposing team...

What if hypothetical questions didn't exist?

how was the turnout for the movie?

damn where have you been since the mid 90's? The Big West and Sunbelt were easily the worst D1 conferences in the nation!!! NT has been in the absolute basement of college football for 20 year!!! Now that the Sunbelt has passed up the MAC and WAC, you wanna complain about being "affiliated with a conference that is a candidate for 'worst of the worst' learn some NT history, then you should take your embarresment to the Sunbelt Board becuz i am not ashamed of anything afilliated with NT right now..... if we win the Sunbelt Conference Championship, maybe not this year, but next year, trust me i wont feel any embaressment.

Nearly 1 in 10 of every mid sized to large company employer expects to stop offering healthcare to its employees after 2014 according to the latest Towers Watson survey. In a June survey by another big benefits consultant, Mercer, found that 8% are either likely or very likely to end health benefits after the exchanges start. The survey included more than 1,200 companies. A former insurance executive, Bob Laszewski, now a consultant also reported to be surprised that as many as 8 or 9 percent of companies already expect to drop coverage a couple of years BEFORE the exchanges start. Obviously, this is just a look at what companies are "thinking" now and not what they might actually do, and at 10% dropping coverage (while that is thousands of folks now covered by their employers who will not be) the vast majority look to remain to be covered according to these surveys. An ominous note was, and I quote "If one employer does it, others will likely follow". OUCH.

Well, that's extremely interesting as a lot of preventive care doesn't cost anything like not smoking (in fact that would save one money), not sitting around the house and watching hour after hour of TV or playing hour after hour of video games and actually getting some exercise instead, watching the sugar and fat intake in the foods eaten (and yes...low income families CAN eat healthy...choices, choices...personal responsibility), staying away from excessive alcohol consumption, staying off drugs, making sure you get to the numerous public clinics for the proper vaccinations (more often than not free or at a very small fee), using even the most modest of dental hygiene (like a toothbrush and toothpaste-wow, that's expensive), and on and on and on. I am not saying that all preventive care is free or at reduced costs, but all too often people are ill because they don't take care of the simplest and least costly items. You can ask any physician about this should you not believe me. Tell me where the costs have gone down after a nation institutes universal health care coverage for its citizens? Please name one of those "civilized nations" you refer to where the cost of the nation's health care has declined over the last 20 years! Just because preventive care is available does not mean people will avail themselves of the service. You are dreaming if you think that just adding "free" services will change behavior. Also, you seem to assume that care would be better once universal health care is initiated, really? Better for whom? Interesting comment of yours "insurance companies are out to make money, they don't care about people, especially in the US where everything is a money grab". Especially the "everything's a money grab" part. I get it, some people believe that big government can do everything better than if people were allowed to make their own choices and take some personality for how their lives turn out. That is evident in all the socialist and communist nations around the globe. It is also evident in some of the thinking of some folks in Washington DC these days. So, that form of thinking is not rare,and I get it. I just happen to believe that it is "stinking thinking".

a big congratulations to the prince of darkness for his new recruit... unfortunately, rivals and espn currently have him rated fairly low and nobody feels he has the size to be a force in the paint. you better spend some extra time teaching the outside jumper for him to amount to anything.

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We're so close in agreement here, but just split on one small point. I see this as a timing thing. I don't think there is much we can do with much of the roster outside Dunbar to educate a casual fan -- and he's being used on most of the materials and is getting a decent share of press all things considered. I think the storylines for our team and program have to come out during the season and a coordinated effort of hitting our local and national media -- along with their hometowns -- is the best way to do that as things go the way we hope they all will. For most casual fans, this is just a collection of dudes until they do something on a field - no matter where they read about them. NFL camps have the luxury of telling stories from college and previous career experience -- we just don't have that yet, but we will and I hope they leverage it well in the years ahead.

Looks like the map created more questions than it answered for some, but I think I found my exact route in and out. FFR has a great point...you might just want to park at Fouts and walk over for the first few games until all this gets sorted out. Fouts parking will be tons closer than parking at most D1 stadiums during game days...closer than parking across Central Expwy for SMU, closer than the 1 mile + walk to get to OU's stadium, closer than one would park at Iowa (according to a well placed source...never been there myself), closer than you would get at Oklahoma State, and on and on and on. Maybe some would have closer parking at these places with multi-thousand dollar donations or game day paid spots, but parking at Fouts is free, right? Even with parking spots assured, Fouts just might be a great option. getting out should be easier as well for the first few games. Good suggestion FFR. The "good news" is that this will all get sorted out in due time...so, patience folks, patience...enjoy the ride as it's to a brand new beautiful stadium.

OMG!!!

Look what it's taken for TCU to just enter the local conversation. On the plus side, Newy and Dale will be dead soon.