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Just wanted to let everyone know that Pro Image Sports in the Golden Triangle Mall now carries the Black "Son of Worm" Schutt AiR XP Full-Size Replica Football Helmet. Note: These are the same black helmets that debuted last year during the nationally televised game against Louisiana Tech, and not the brand new black helmets that were recently pictured during the unveiling event for this year's uniforms.They feature a tapered black center strip with repeating miniature eagles in gray. The replica helmets can be had for $130, and there is also an authentic version that can be special ordered for around $300. Just FYI.

OK. You want my honest opinion on this? I don't mind that there's a student fee. What I mind is that there are a great number of alumni here who feel the end all be all solution to all our woes is to stick it to the students to and above the maximum allowable by law without assuming any personal financial responsibility. The proposed student fee of $600 ($20 X 15 hours X 2 semesters) is a greater amount than the total annual amount given by some very vocally in favor of this fee, gainfully employed alumni. That bothers me. I mean, you can easily look this up in your home game program. It's not hard math. Lots of talk about entitlement on this board. Somebody who pays less than $500 a year who is employed full time, demanding that un/under-employed students be tasked with paying a greater amount so that said alum can reap personal benefit is the very epitome of entitlement to me. I believe you should pay more. I believe I should pay more. Students? I believe they should be sold on the experience so that when they're out of school, when they have real money in real bank accounts with real disposable income, they'll buy in of their own accord for amounts much greater than $600.

Ryan, I have to take exception to your post! Kram1 is a good friend of mine and there is no way that this is the dumbest post he's ever made. I have read several of his other posts that make this one look absolutely scholarly. Don't worry Kram1 I got your back.

I hate to say it but the youth and passion of Morris make this an entirely different team from 2014. They were embarrassed by what they feel is a far inferior opponent and they will not stand for two home losses in a row after the opener with BU. I just don't think our coaches, players , or students realize the significance of this game and how much harder it will be to win @ Ford Stadium.

6'3" 220 4.5 speed, that's playing time intangibles. And I have a feeling this kid can play or Miss, UK, Louisville, Florida, etc. wouldn't have been offering him. Big pick up and this definitely solidifies what was already a strong LB unit.

Rest assured our boys will show up pissed off and ready to hit hard and the experience is there to show it. We have our challenges to overcome but they will be ready for this game. This is not a trap game.

There's a larger issue at work here, bigger than what alumni and students choose to give (or what they're forced to give). The entire "arms race" that is facilities in college athletics, and universities in general, is ridiculous. Higher education is desperate to offer value to the degrees outside of the actual education. Rec centers, internet access, amenities, etc...all of that is an an absurd level and it is going to take it's toll on everyone. In economic terms, this is a bubble waiting to pop.

Have you ever considered that this topic makes you angrier than it rationally should?

you make 0 sense. Zip zero zilch. So you say I as a person who already donates, should be forced to match raised student fees?? What school do you really support? Never seen in the history of college athletics seen a student fee correlate to a raise in donor members giving. But keep being delusional, that's worked real well for you huh?

Well, this commuter school will have 12-15k strong in their own stadium ready to watch UNT whip some ass. Book it.

MGB: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/08/breaking-unt-picks-up-commitment-from-top-florida-lb.html/

Wow, talk about a last second pickup! Hope he works his way into the rotation very quickly. Ya just gotta love those big 4/5 year recruits.

pretty much. I'm a buyers fan. I don't think he's a terrible cover guy, but anyone paying attention would know that is not his strength. Especially man to man, tight, or press coverage.

It sure would be nice if Jimmerson could make that jump as well, since he showed bursts of high level potential during his freshman year. I too don't get the DT/McNulty comparisons. I see very little comparison between the two physically or otherwise.

Rather than impressing me with how good they are at scheduling, all this does is further reinforce how terrible we have become at it.

I seem to recall a lot of green & white street signs in Denton...

And if I understand correctly, the fees are just rolled into student loans for many of these kids. Those loans are a burden to the ability of future alums earning potential....and my optimism for the future job opportunities for this generation is waning. Many of these government backed loans will go into default, so ultimately you and I will pay the increase in fees anyway. GMG

Until I got to your last sentence, I was immediately going to respond with the term bubble. I'm starting to think that sports in general is in a bubble. Even outside college, I don't know how much more the whole thing can sustain.

We bring 10k to their house. They bring 500 to ours.

Guys, just have your rich CEO father charter a helicopter... oh wait, wrong board sorry... :(

When is the full schedule going to be released?

I have my season tickets in hand. I am glad they included my parking pass for the CUSA Championship Game, it is one less detail I will have to take care of before the December 5 game at Apogee..

Uhh.... The helmets in the video WERE the La Tech game helmets. We aren't getting new black helmets. Just new green sparkle paint ones to match the new uniform color and a new SOW sticker with a black outline.

MGB: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/08/five-seniors-who-could-make-a-jump-in-2015.html/

Typically the CB opposite Buyers is the press guy. James Jones had a lot of plays in press, way more often than Buyers ever did. Makes me think Davis will be the press guy this year. Buyers does a good job of keeping the pass play in front of him, and keeping those plays short. He's not very fast so he plays off the receiver, and likely the Z receiver.

Well...thank you Ryan. "Dumbest"? Honestly, I doubt that...confused as to the campus I was referring to in the post perhaps so now that it has been pointed out to me by those much more experienced with the locations of the two campuses. I am sure now that Rice is a CUSA mate that I will become much more knowledgeable about that location and probably will not make this same locational boo boo in the future. But, thanks again.

Have to wait on the factory to get built so they can mix the colors right

I am trying to figure out from which angle you approached the Rice campus. It is surrounded on three sides by the West U neighborhood which is quite nice with large homes with old growth trees and well manicured lawns. On the fourth side are museums and the medical center. The MC has a lot of congestion with all of the buildings, so maybe that turned you off. Enter the campus from Main street and be prepared to be very impressed. Now, for full disclosure, I have lived in Houston for quite some time, but was born in Dallas (East Oak Cliff) Shout out to Cadillac Heights! So, you won't see me joining in on the Houston vs Dallas skirmishes. But, maybe you could give Rice one more chance. As for UH, I can't disagree.

If it was just UT pictures and not pictures of himself while running out on the field then I would have a problem. I bet it will change when he gets a good coaching shot of himself repping the meangreen.

I think you will see more Mean Green signage around i35 after the construction around UNT ends.

I would rather be a commuter school... Than a cheater school...! Besides, SMU is going to look like it is St. Patrick's day will all the green in the stadium. Their 12 fans won't know what to do.

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/wednesdays-injury-report-rb-lance-dunbar-injures-ankle-is-listed-as-day-to-day.html/ I hope you heal fast Mr. Dunbar. I'm looking forward to seeing you playing more this Cowboys season!

Did he fall off that damn Skywalker thing?

Like it or not, Todd Dodge was a major contributor to our getting Apogee Stadium. I can't say anything good about Benford. At least once.

and how many times did Football appear in the Bottom 10 over that last 14 years.

Can you explain more? This seems like a Denton business embracing UNT culture.

"Sleeping giant" Give me an F'n break. What we are is a slumbering drawf, and will remain that way until the President and the BOR get serious about athletocs and hire an AD that is a difference maker. RV has been here 14 freaking years and has advanced the needle a millimeter. But hey, he is a nice guy, so the good old boy system keeps him around. If they do it after a miserable football and basketball season this year, I'm out, as should EVERY supporter of UNT athletocs. Then, just maybe, the president and the BOR would open their eyes to the terrible job performance of this AD over the last 14 years.

Marshal had the best offense in '13 and came in second just ahead of us. im all for "Explosiveness" but it takes a "distributor" who is a dual threat. If you don't have that then you had better have a top 25 defense. Also, it's difficult to be "Explosive" when the most "Explosive" player on the team rarely gets the ball. That's not a lack of "Explosiveness", that's a lack of coaching. Rick

They better count for something otherwise the 1000+ four year schools engaging in athletics that aren't in the 10-20 making a profit need to rethink their spending. I think you have to look at the big picture. There was a guy in Sherwood, Arkansas who had a pretty good Cajun restaurant. Food was great, sevice sucked, and nothing ruined a nice night out worse than him stopping by the table to whine. He once went on rant about the various taxes and fees he had to pay to have a business and he could be profitable but for the taxes and fees. Well he could have been profitable if the owner of the building lowered the rent or let him use the place for free. If his suppliers charged less or gave him his sacks of rice and shrimp for free, he would have made money hand over fist. If people came in and volunteered to cook, bus tables, wash dishes, and take orders for free he would have made big bucks. This is reality. You don't "lose" money on softball or volleyball. NCAA rules say that if you want to play FBS football you must sponsor 16 sports and award at least 200 rides. None revenue sports are a cost of FBS football just the same as buying helmets and pads. The law says if you offer educational opportunities, you must offer them to women as well. Sponsoring enough women's sports to play FBS football is part of the cost of football. The NCAA recently lost a lawsuit (it is pending appeal) where the judge ruled that the NCAA cannot conspire to pay students anything less than full cost of attendance. If a school chooses to not offer it, that is the business of the school but the NCAA is barred from preventing schools from paying full cost. Does not matter whether you think it is fair for players to have spending money, the bottom line is the NCAA can't prevent it and if schools choose to do so, anyone they compete against for talent is at a disadvantage. If the Texas schools in CUSA opted to not pay that is fine, If UT does it, that's not going to hurt UNT, but if Texas State, Houston, and SMU opt to pay, then you either pay or live with the disadvantage. FCOA is a cost of business like paying the electric bill or the rent.

Thanks Guys, I am a big fan of speed and if this kid is any where close to what Chancellor had, then I'm a fan

Let's end the Thanksgiving Weekend home games.

The 2013 game vs Ball St was a great game and IMO the best game of Derek Thompsons career. You missed a treat. Laramie Lee put on a safety clinic that game in the 2nd half.

SMU Fans?

I'm sorry, but getting killed by 40 pts at Apogee isn't going to change anyone's mind about UNT. This is what would happen, casual UNT alum/fan sees OU is coming to Apogee and thinks, "Oh, that's really cool! UNT is hosting OU at Apogee, I might go!" But when OU fans buy up most of the tickets and the secondary market prices go up to $60-$80 most of our fans don't think it's worth it because they can watch it on TV for free. On a positive note, we do finally sellout Apogee...with the help of about 12K to 15K OU fans. Once the game starts we put up a good fight for 1 or 2 quarters before OU kicks our heads in during the 2nd half. By the 4th quarter most of the fans left are cheering for OU, with "Boomer Sooner" chants echoing throughout Apogee. You're right, that sounds like a sure fire way to build credibility with alumni and casual fans...

"I say we win by about 35 or so and then they can fire their coach after the game..." Hahahahaha! I'm sorry, but that is a bold statement. Especially coming from a 1-11 record last year and getting their clock cleaned in Denton. I think I see some bad taste in their mouth about us causing their coach to run out with his tail in between his legs last year. I hate SMU fans, because of crap like this flowing out of their mouths

Until we run an offense that Texas HS kids want to play in that are taller than 6'0", we are going to have to go the JUCO route for QBs. Its just that simple.We run an offense that Woody Hayes would have run in the 60's and 70's. The high majority of Texas HS kids play in spread offenses. Their coaches think its more fun for the kids--they think Mac's offense is boring. Obviously, by the results we have seen since Mac got here, so do the HS QBs from this state. Mac's starters have been Derek Thompson, who was already here, MiniMac, who he got from Iowa because he knows his dad, Greer, who came from the juco ranks and cannot play at this level, and Dajon, who was run off for multipple reasons and didn't have another FBS offer, IIRC. And if Damarcus Smith cannot come in here and win this job against this bunch this year, that will be just pathetic. And then we will start all over again trying to find another JUCO QB to come here and hope to take the reins of the busdriver offense, this time with a different OC, since Chico will probably be gone after this season ends.

When will we see the non conference scheduale? Even though we play WKU twice at least we get them at home for once!

I like where this is going

At least he stands for something and says what he thinks about school collaborations on medical schools. You gotta respect that, especially when so many of the younger generation just wants to play video games and let someone else decide how to evaluate the long-term benefits of a non-traditional medical school partnership.