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Please work on getting recognizable teams to play at Apogee. Arizona St and Texas St schedule home and home series for 2024 & 2025 ASU goes to San Marcos first in 2024. http://www.fbschedules.com/2016/06/arizo...ll-series/

I guess I don't quite understand this post. I would expect that Hank would be politicking and doing whatever needed to get the job. He loves this town and this community, is a great guy and wants a job.... I think we all go for jobs we want?

Enjoy!

BOOYAH!! Its well past the time that the "good ole boys club" be dismantled and dissolved. Now, I have nothing against Hank and would not have a problem with him being involved with the Athletic Department in some capacity but NOT as the Athletic Director. If Hank is appointed AD, it would prove to me once and for all that this University is not serious about Athletics at UNT and after 46 years of being a loyal fan I will willingly walk away. I will not renew my 5 season tickets for football, my 4 season tickets for men's basketball and my annual MGC membership will end immediately, not that it would matter to anyone anyway. Again, I appreciate Hanks dedication and loyalty to UNT Athletics but we desperately need someone with experience and someone from the outside.

Unbelievable how our fanbase was gladly sold SMU and Army as being premier OOC opponents to bring to Apogee...when both were easily hosted by us at Fouts... SMH

The flapping access panel on top of the I35 Apogee sign has been closed! I know I said "We" in the title... but I'd really mostly like to thank myself for this accomplishment. Job well done. I think I now understand the over-inflated sense of self-worth/importance 90 felt when the RV news came down... and I like it. Sorry I didn't have the chance to grab a picture as I drove by this morning... but I promise its not flapping anymore. You're Welcome

From the guy who did nothing to help the cause.... youre welcome

Glad to see RV is gone. Maybe this area will improve.

I am not sure how many of these late signees will help our team in 2016 - or even make it to campus - but I appreciate that this coaching staff is out knocking on doors and turning over rocks to try to get some better players to work with. They are not sitting around eating BonBons or trying to figure out a way to play another 18 holes of golf today. That kind of effort will pay off in the long run.

MGB: Former Eastern Kentucky linebacker talks about what he has left to do to land at UNT, how he will fit in http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/07/dvonta-derricott-talks-about-unt-plans-for-future.html/

So trying to control a debate, also known as winning an argument, is worth me, a tax paying contributor to American society for 35 years, being kicked out of Houston's America? Good to know. You know what controls debates? Facts. One usually feels the other party is controlling the debate when one doesn't have the facts on their side. Oh, and that's an original quote.

Legit question.... you think George is openly campaigning for what he thinks isn't the best for UNT? Look, I don't want them to hire Hank either.... I'm also open to believe George is a good high profile alum who cares overwhelmingly about NT and legitimately thinks Hank is the right choice. Sure, they're friends and that sways it... but I don't think George wants anything more than UNT to be successful.... even when i disagree with him, which I do here.

Not much teams like Marshall, WKU, La Tech, of USM can do in Today's college landscape. They have no TV market to sell, so their value gets greatly diminished, even if they are way better programs than schools like us, UTEP, UTSA, the F_Us, or MUTS, all of whom provide huge TV markets, if they could somehow win and gain a foothold in those markets.

Literally everyone but UNT.

I wish they didn't count wins over FCS opponents for bowl eligibility. (Our schedule would transform pretty quickly.)

Exactly! I had the same idea. Hell, put Mean Joe at one entrance and Abner Haynes at the other main entrance. This is a must do for the new AD.

DRC: Littrell, Benford talk about state of their programs at meetings with fans http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/sports-headlines/20160628-littrell-getting-creative-with-unt-depth.ece

I for one applaud you. Now, can we PLEASE get me the kudos I deserve because I said Fouts needed to be replaced at least ten times. I made things happen people!!!

I call BS. Baylor and Oregon have gone through more color changes than we have. And they are not the only ones. I wish we could find something that works and stick with it, but I don't buy the story that we are the only school who can't decide on a color.

Hey, I incorrectly thought you were griping about a Rudy's fabric banner (there's that word again) being draped across the sign for like two pages. If that's not contributing, I don't know what is.

DRC; Littrell's family was in the car business for more than 40 years in Muskogee, where family, friends anticipate him being a hit at UNT http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/sports-headlines/20160702-unt-coach-learned-value-of-work-from-family-business.ece

I think if a clearly better candidate were presented to George, he would dismiss that candidate and continue to push for Hank. I don't know if you were at the fan meeting, but that was abundantly clear when George got up to comment. He tried to use false emotion in an attempt to campaign for Hank. It was calculated, but to me came off as very contrived. Then George went and talked to the media both before and after the event, using his sizable media weight to further the campaign. George is a one candidate guy. It wouldn't matter if the college football version of John Daniels was out there, George wants a friend to get a job. Period. Look, this is what Geirge is used to at UNT. He is the ultimate insider from the RV regime. This is the culture that he knows so well and has used to his own advantage. He also faces the possibility of losing influence inside the program with an AD not named Hank Dickenson. I just hope this university does the right thing for athletics for the first time in a very long time.

Stebo comments about Fouts & the Baylor game - 09/19/2008 Maybe the new AD can make it so.

29 tackles on a full season for an FCS? That's about 2.5 a game? Was he a starter? Look, I hope he pans out, but this most likely isn't any great recruiting coup. We were probably his only offer this year. Maybe a good depth and ST add, but I wonder how much PT he gets. Agree. Especially if a qualified, motivated AD is hired to give them help.

Dress codes usually make sense..... [ a few are nuts ] if none existed there is often someone that would show up dressed inappropriately for the job (or school) or offensive to others (customers?) Some would even dress to the point of dressing dangerously... loose clothing around machines for example. They should have learned ... they don't make the rules .... especially a new employee..... If they can't live with the system ... leave.... that would even apply to a Hooter's employee. They too have a dress code ... just not like most job dress codes.. ... Crazy one... several years ago a large oil company here required male employees to wear black or dark blue suits and a plain white shirt ... Their employees resembled a bunch penguins... none of the other companies here did.. just dress clothes in their offices...

Why do people question @TheWestie when it comes to this topic?

"Prediction?" "PAIN" I love that movie. As much as I hate to admit it, I think UNT90 is right in this case.

Nice now let's play some BALL!

To echo above, these particular reliefs were from Stovall and are re-placed in or near where they where originally affixed in that building.

Actually RV put it in a closet because he was a little upset that the bust didn't look like himself.

About those reliefs from Fouts...I hadn't noticed these until the other day. They don't look like ones from Fouts, but pretty similar and all of female athletes. This picture was taken outside the Union across Highland Street from the BLB (where Stovall Hall used to be located). There are a couple of picnic tables next to the new Shield statue by now deceased UNT alumnus Jesus Moroles.

Jub: 1. Did not want to fire DD 2. Pushed for the Dodge hire 3. Openly advocating for Hank 0-2 so far for Jub, on par with RV. Maybe Jub should go out with the old regime....

What is Scotty's blog?

But he would have to sit a year, correct? You can't transfer from FCS to FBS and be immediately eligible, can you?

NT being top choice would be a little more meaningful if he had any other FB division offers.

Okay. I guess it's a lot more your call than it is mine, but I would have at least discussed it with the others involved before taking it public.

It always irritated me when a guy I managed started complaining about his/her pay relative to a co-worker. I always asked them something along the lines of: "Was the $ figure you're paid disclosed to you when you signed on? Yes? And you found it fair and took the job? Yes? Then what is this discussion about? Can you enlighten me? Because I'm not sure what your co-worker's pay has to do with yours?"

I drove up the ticket office a few weeks ago to renew club seats and Mean Green Club. I took a couple of posters and had one placed at Fuzzy's in Flower Mound.

I bet an intern pointed out your mistake... you could've saved yourself a lot of words by simply saying "I don't understand how the world works these days so I'm going to keep those creating it at arm's length while I attempt squeeze every last drop of profitability from my company until it shrivels and dies without innovation and new ideas." I bet someone under 35 would've even been able to reply in the right thread. especially if they themselves started it. oh...and "p*ssy"? really? just say pussy, you pussy. stop being such a pussy.

Alabama's don't look radically different than ours, and they're winning championships pretty regularly. Are we putting kids on scholarship to sit around the lockerroom and wank, or to play football?

There has been zero to be optimistic about lately. Littrell himself said some of these guys won't make it to campus. Is he the most negative person you have ever ran across? Lol.

In other words: "We didn't have a clue about the true situation we were bitching about, made a gross, unforced error in judgment, got our ass handed to us after looking like callous, entitled fools, and now realize we're not in school anymore."

This upcoming season will be about nothing else other than finding scholarship players for the next few seasons from the TX HS ranks and Jucos. Our talent level and size are woeful. McCarney left this thing in a bigger hole than Dickey and Dodge did combined. It's gonna take years to dig out from, even if we were playing a crap CUSA schedule. We aren't. We get the three best CUSA East teams, plus the two teams we can compete with in CUSA West (UTEP and UTSA) are both on the road, where we rarely win. Getting to two wins will be very challenging, no matter what some others think on this website. This season, wins in the homes, fieldhouses, and locker rooms of recruits will be the victories we need to dig out of this mess by 2018. This year is the throw away, while next year should be about competing against fellow G5 programs. Then, 2018 should be when we should hope to be competing for a CUSA West Championship and a bow berth, especially when we get to play three teams in the CUSA East that are ODU, Charlotte, and the F_Us...

An old job of mine had an open feedback intranet forum for suggestions. The wisdom of the older crowd brought us gems like "why can't we vape on the shop floor?," "why's the CEO an asshole and paid so much?," and "why won't the company pay for all my training to do (unrelated job things?)," and "can I start bringing my dog to office areas?" (Complete with links to a random study on therapy pets in nursing homes.) The clapping seals in HR lapped this crap up and made senior leaders spend time answering these and other gems. The interns and younger folks definitely have their moments, but maybe once you wipe your knob dry from the joygasm over this one, you may want to cast an eye or two around the old peer group.

And I do believe this was covered at the meeting, wasn't it?

I bet they're just itching to play

It's infectious!

Its early, and it typically takes East Texas kids a little longer to get the exposure / be seen than kids from other parts of the state. This kid is a really good player, and will likely "blow up" in terms of recruiting as time progresses.

Remember the difference between Means' Jr & Sr seasons? If Pearson doesn't do that, I think he'll be fine.