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Man that was a Jimmy Johnson Herschel Walker type trade for the Taliban, do we at least get some draft picks?

Current student here. Just to throw in my two cents. I hope they use black in the uniforms more this year if there are new ones. I really feel like a lot of my fellow friends/students like the way the black looks with the green. It just pops more than the white. I'm not expecting Oregon type unis but a little more variety would be great

Our new conference is fine for us--its the best we've ever had by a mile in the modern era of college football. But Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, and Marshall are the best known teams in the league from a reputation standpoint and all three are in small markets within smal populated states that give 99% of their attention to the big AQ schools in their state. Its a huge stepup from the SBC in prestige, but its waaayyyy behind the AAC and the MWC on the conference ladder. A good conference doesn't add FCS startups to their league when they didn't belong there already in the other sports (i.e. South Florida, UAB, or UConn). The new SBCUSA added a ton of Belt teams, but when you throw in UTSA in just its second year of FBS football and then prepare to add in Charlotte and Old Dominion, while replacing East Carolina, Tulsa, and Tulane and all those who ran off to the AAC before we even got invited, its pretty easy for any media outlet to look down on that league--until they do something about it to change their minds.

. --- We sent him over so we should bring him back ... even if he is in chains or put into a mental hospital (he may be nuts and couldn't handle combat) ... This is not the best deal we have ever made but we had those guys for 10 years in Gitmo. I'm guessing that once Obama took office he realized Gitmo really did serve as purpose but it is nothing like when he took office with 100's there and waterboarding taking place.... I'm also guessing he wasn't fully informed about him either ....First the media and White house was considering him a hero as well as his hometown which has since cancelled their welcome home activities..... Interesting that his section commander supports bring him home saying the military doesn't leave military people behind. ..Lock him up if he was a deserter and not nuts. Your suggestions... that or something similar may be happening... we just aren't told. I'm guessing we will know who they contact (their buddies may be dead) . The currently actives may steer way clear of them because of that.

Hiroo Onoda agrees.

This is crazy conjecture but truthfully, nobody (other than Bergdahl) knows how or why Bergdahl left his post. Nobody knows (other than him and the scum Taliban) what he went through as a prisoner in a scum bag camp, and certainly nobody knows what the 5 released scum bag Taliban will do once in Qatar (other than them..and they may not know now). So everthing said about this is political bull shit. Really. What we KNOW is that a U.S. soldier went missing and showed up as a prisoner in a scum bag camp. We had the opportunity to trade some scum bags for a U.S. soldier and did. That's all we know.

Typical. Just calling names. And it's not being naive, it's called not being a knee jerk reactionary to anything and everything that happens. And spare me the faux outrage on this. This is not that big of a deal. But please continue on with your tin-foil hat ideas about how this guys is a terrorist now.

Wow. This took longer than I thought it would to show up here. I think we shouldn't rush to prejudge this. We don't know how this is going to shake out yet, he may very well be "investigated" and taken to military trial. As for making the deal, why not do it? The war in Afghanistan is winding down, we have been holding those captives for a very long time now, we have most likely got all the information out of them that we are going to get. We are not just going to hold those guys indefinitely, and we can't try them on U.S. soil. And I'm pretty sure several of our drones will be keeping a very close eye on these guys. I don't think this is a great tragedy that some people are making it out to be, but I don't think it's some great victory like other people are making it out to be. We shall see.

Without a doubt my family and I will be at Kinnick Stadium.

I don't mind changing the uniform from time to time. What I HATE is changing the color. Pick a green and stick with it!

Why can't these exact uniforms be the ones. They are perfect. I think it would please everyone.

more mojo & "Expand the Brand"

From Russian to Bergdahl we see that McCain, as we already knew, is one of the biggest hypocrites in politics..but they all are. We need to get rid of full-time politicians and we need less government. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/05/maddow-jabs-mccain-hypocrisy-on-bergdahl-the-rosetta-stone-of-whats-wrong-in-d-c/

Is it just me that thinks the AD could have done a better job with this announcement graphic? I mean, will we ever decide on a color and stick with it? Consistantly?

Anytime someone says we are going to miss DT, they are pretty much saying the qbs we have are going to suck. To miss DT, that means there will be lots of turnovers, possibly for TDs the other way, and more ints than TDs. Pretty much predicting these guys downfall and saying they are below average. Not even ready for a D1 football field. im going to give them more credit.

About Bergdahl: Dude's probably a deserter. It's probably a damned good idea to bring him back and try him under the UCMJ so he gets the punishment he deserves. It's also probably a good idea to get him back so he doesn't cough up any more useful information to the Taliban than he may already have. About the released detainees: The US seems to be ceasing formal hostilities, which means that these guys have to be let go per the Geneva Convention (and yeah, this wasn't a declared war and the Taliban is a non-state actor). The other thing these guys are - they're potential intelligence assets, and not because of what they know. It's who they know and who those people know. If it were me, I'd put people and drones on these guys from the day they start their year in Qatar until they die. Who they talk to, where they go, and what they do can be great information. So while these guys may be squeezed empty of useful information, their contacts back home are not. This means both contacts US intelligence knows about and more importantly, ones that are yet to be revealed and ones yet to be created. I figure these guys are going to go right back to work or they're gonna be killed by their own people. Might as well work both to US advantage.

Yes, when there are only 49,995 (+) and they have one of our guys, that's not really newsworthy. We'd rather talk about an Arizona VA hospital. But I tell ya what, you release 5 more to get our guy back and make that number 50,000 (+) .... I mean to tell ya, that's not jokeyable, that's serious shiut!

I would assume within the next 10 spots...

Do we know Sgt. Bergdahl is a deserter? No. Do we know he aided the enemy? No. Are Taliban considered "high-ranking" on any scale? No. We also don't know if he's a good guy, but he did serve his country. If he left his post by choice, and we don't know that, we still have to determine if he did it as a planned event under sound mind (then he could be a deserter). If he was not of sound mind, then we have to find out why. If his mental issues are due to military activity, he's a wounded warrior. There are a lot of factors to figure out besides just ignorantly determining this guys status, intentions, and consequences without all facts. Thoughts?

Do you really think of MIT, Harvard, Yale, Cal Tech, Columbia, Georgetown or Johns Hopkins as 2nd class universities? And I've never heard anyone suggest Alabama or LSU as top schools in any academic field. In fact, when Mizzu and A&M joined the SEC, they DOUBLED the number of AAU schools in the conference. UT's athletic budget dwarfs every other school in Texas including A&M. Most of the schools in what is now the P5 conferences have had huge advantages in all athletics since the 1930s. They are also the one's facing lawsuits over the student athletes being paid. The P5 schools are now facing a very different set of problems than the rest of the 300 plus Division 1 schools. Giving them more autonomy doesn't really change the advantages they already have and have had for 70 years and gives them a chance to fix the problems they have. I really don't think the P5 wants to break away completely. Just look at the 16 teams left in the baseball playoffs and 7 of the 16 are NOT from the P5. The TV ratings for non P5 teams in the NCAA basketball playoffs shows a HUGE demand. Neither of those tournaments would be nearly as popular without everyone playing, at least according to the TV ratings. Let the P5 schools have the flexibility to solve their own unique problems. Everything else will be roughly the same as it's been for a long, long time.

If I read this correctly, you are giving at least 2 F*cks about statements from scum bag Taliban? I'll call this "hook-line-and sinker."

Our goal should be athletics at the highest level. Anything less reflects badly on the university. Sadly, most people perceive UT, TAMU, LSU, & OU as 1st class universities. When we play UT or TAMU some of that perception rubs off on us. If the mega-conference formally separate from the rest of the NCAA the perception among the ill-informed will be that UT is a real university & UNT is something less.

Most of you know that the UNT Alumni Association is expanding our involvement and we are making progress. Part of this effort is our UNT Young Professionals Alumni Group, which is a part of the UNT Alumni Association. This group held a luncheon at the Park Cities Club in January of this year, which was their first ever luncheon, with Dr. Smatresk as the speaker, our new UNT President. We had a great turnout with over 125 in attendance. This June 11th event will be their 2nd luncheon. ALL UNT Alumni are invited and encouraged to attend!! The more in attendance the better, and they have more luncheons planned…. The next luncheon is as follows: What: Metroplex Speaker Series presented by the UNT alumni association YP group Where: Edison’s- 1724 Cockrell Ave Dallas, TX 75215 (just south of Downtown Dallas) When: June 11th 2014 11:30am to 1:30pm Who: George Dunham “the voice of the Mean Green”, member of the Morning Musers on Sports radio 1310 the ticket “Dunham & Miller” Morning show, UNT alumni 88’, and former voice of the Dallas Cowboys to name just a few. How: Lunch will be served $25 for UNT alumni association members and $35 for non-members/ tables of 10 available for $250 In order to attend, please register at the following: https://one.unt.edu/events/young-professionals-luncheon For questions, please contact the UNT Alumni Association at 940-565-2834 or alumni@unt.edu. We hope you can support UNT with your attendance or by buying a table. This should be a fun luncheon.

We should make our turf green. Problem Solved.

FAU finished the year very strong and was bowl-eligible, but sat home. They're going to be a good team.

Who in the h3ll is eastern Washington? How do you know anything about them? Theres only one thing that I can think of. Red turf. And who said anything about uniforms helping teams "tear it up" in recruiting? no one on here said a recruit is picking a school based on uniforms.

You silver tongued devil, you.

"Men in general judge more by their eyes than their hands: everyone can see, but few can feel." - Machiavelli

It's technically a violation of intellectual property rights if they are indeed counterfeit Nike merchandise. Wrong color too. More importantly, are they trying to attract gweedo chicks from Jersey?

I've never been to Iowa. I going but first, Beat Texas GO MEAN GREEN

Ya...and those are counterfeit "nike" heels anyways. Great job AD...

I like how Jordan is there and being positive in helping the new younger players.m This post has been promoted to an article

I really dont care what the f they do... I have football...tailgating...beer...im happy

Kinda like we were nationally known for being the smallest, slowest team in FBS?

“Not many people knew about us when I got here" Classic Dan McCarney

Didn't say it was the #1 reason, but if folks don't think that at the very least lured them into interest then people are naive. High school kids are more metro and materialistic than ever before. It's the direction the younger generation is heading at THIS present time. Make the most of it and adapt. That's all I'm saying. As for the argument of Alabama. They don't have to change uniforms, they just hand out cars & cash.

They didn't become popular for their uniforms, and they certainly didn't become popular for their hideous blue turf (which they had since the 80's). They became popular for being giant-killers.

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My sister also had a Chevette. Perhaps UNT90 and I can drive it around town while sucking down Bud Lights, texting to our hearts content, and giving each other "handshakes" while the girls discuss whether or not it's OK to wear white uniforms after labor day.

Lol. We are the best conference in 'Murica and we be in the national championship game!!!!!!1!1!! Better?

I get that schools/corporations have to do this. What I don't get is a bunch of grown men appointing themselves as the fashion Gestopo and needlessly going over and over an issue that is better discussed by females.

UNT90 - we will have to agree to disagree...again...too bad. I really felt we connected on the "bad beard" thread...plus my sister had a Chevette! ha *remember every year corporations spend millions & millions trying to design better products, better logos with better fonts, better slogans with better copy & better packaging to influence the end consumer to buy into what they are selling. It's Marketing 101. What makes a school or it's football team any different? North Texas is selling a product.

UNT90 - so....your parents bought a Ford Edsel and young UNT90 bought a Ford Pinto because of Ford Motor Company's winning tradition? I personally don't want North Texas to look like a mid major Edsel...I would prefer North Texas to be a P5 ass kicking Mustang. design is part of the equation

That thing is all about arms, especially forearms with a little bit of balance. Not surprising that gymnasts usually win it.

Still love these uniforms.

Only want one thing changed, green helmet, white SOW

"Get away with it," as if it's criminal. "Easier to stomach" as if it's gross. I happen to think those simple designs are beautiful. Am I alone?

We trade 5 high level Taliban leaders for a guy that walked away from his duties, supposedly left a letter explaining his empathy for the Taliban, and reportedly actively sought out the Talibam to become their "prisoner." Then we send out troops to find him, and some of them are killed by the enemy, including a fellow Texan. And we trade 5 high level Taliban members for him?!?! WTF was Pres. Obama thinking when he made this horrendous deal. And why aren't people talking about the possibility of Bergdahl being programmed by the Taliban to do their terrorist work on American soil? Bergdahl should face trial for desertion, maybe even for treason. We will see neither because of a political agenda.

Lol