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Just announce that there is an anti-Trump rally at Apogee at 6pm next Saturday and we'll get a great student turn out! lol

I agree. This team has presented a bucket of issues for us in the past. We had better come out and be extra crispy in our execution. This game could come down to Trevor Moore's leg, Wilson's strong thighs and packing loud fans into the wing.

Overall the band is one of the best in the country if based on the ability of the musicians. However, they seem to go out of their way to be as bland as possible at games. For one, if not the best music departments in the world, their creativity is usually lacking. The band just has not forced an identity and hasn't changed in decades other than getting larger. Hey Baby and Seven Nation Army are the most overplayed songs at college games. It doesn't matter how good you play it, if every college band in the nation also plays it. The Green Brigade is a good college band, but they should be great. Everyone appreciates the work and time, the band members contributes. Probably much of the music department view the marching band as totally unimportant. Neglecting to realize this is the most exposure that most get to a great Music School. Invest a little money and time and expand the playlist. Find some traditions and add some pizazz to the routines. Frankly, if the current band director can't improve the game performances, find someone who can.

I am suppose to go to a family reunion. Thinking about telling them this game is more important and driving up there. Might be famlyless after this weekend.

Their halftime shows are painfully short and lack any pageantry. The uniform thing is shitty as hell.

I feel like this offense clicked last game.....it wasn't anything crazy....they just showed that you cannot commit to stopping one aspect. What they really did against USM was stretch the field. I think had we done it earlier vs SMU, we could've seen a different game. Fine threw down field...a lot. Then Wilson had long runs and the OLine wore them out. (The O Line seems to be coming together too) If UT Permian Basin gets on their heels to stop that, Jeffery Wilson is gonna have a big day. If they load up to stop Wilson, Fine is gonna make them pay deep. I think we saw our offense become VERY difficult to game plan against and stop. One of the best defenses in the conference had no answer for what this offense can do. There were no crazy wrinkles, it just seems like they finally lived up to their potential. Would you put UT Tyler's D above USM's? I don't know. But UT Dallas will see something they haven't seen from us if we put it all together Saturday.

The bit they do where they only play a few notes then stopping.......then starting.............then stopping. Then starting. It makes me insane

Now that's a real promotion! Great job Athletic Department!

And predicting your own team to lose to avoid getting your hopes up is the North Texas fan's defense mechanism.

how about watch party @ Appogee Atadium

DRC: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2017/10/08/brett-vito-c-usa-west-division-taking-unt

Don’t worry about bowl games. This team just needs to concentrate on business. Win and the rest will take care of itself.

well Fine puts 40+ on everyone, it's our secondary that we are worried about. I originally was planning a fun weekend trip to Colorado with the GF. Told her today we are tailgating and going to the UNT game instead! (She went to TWU and she was cool with it) Lets pack the house for this one!

I've always thought that the band should do more to pay homage to some of our own. Instead of Hey Baby, how about playing Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" (something people know and can sing along to even if it's only the chorus) at the start of the 4th quarter? Or if it's near the end of the game and we are obviously going to win, whip up the chorus of his "It's Over" and let everyone sing along. Seems like we have a legitimate claim to uniquely call this as our own tradition. I'm sure there may be other options out there. These two just seem obvious to me. Edit...or if we're losing, play "Crying" or 'Only the Lonely" ... hahahaha.

I appreciate the fact that you named three UT feeder schools in your post. We'll get it right one of these days

It's about time someone talks about the band. Our marching band could be so much better. Take it away SilverEagle.

SSSSHHHH. It has historical significance unlike wearing uniforms.

If Mr. Whisler really wanted to prove his writing chops, he would have written an article over the weekend & had it ready for today, titled: UTSA's path to 3-9 is no pipe dream

I just want to thank @Harry and everyone else who manages this site because it is easy to maneuver and post on. RowdyTalk on the other hand sucks. I do not even know what thread I am in half the time there.

Came here to post this. Glad to see Wren taking control.

This is Awesome!

They are really pushing for attendance. Such a breath of fresh air from the AD

Not disrespect from Vegas line-setters. Disrespect from the betting public at large. NT still hasn't done anything to prove to Joe Gambler that they deserve to be favored. Again, as much as we can justify it away (for real, in very justifiable ways... Baylor is winless), UTSA beat Big-12-Baylor. That apparently still means something to Joe Gambler.

What does this even mean?

That was probably the worst written article I have read in a long time. That person writes like an 8th grader. That's probably insulting to 8th graders so I apologize to any 8th grader now.

Not favored when you're still undefeated in conference play.......at home. Hope that fires up the team. Everyone still thinks we're a fluke.

This is a relief. They weren't very smart when we went to Hattiesburg.... ;-)

Hmm...wonder what the UNT Dancers could contribute to this?

I suspect he is referring to away games. GMG!

this will be there fourth performance of the year....maybe we finally get uniforms??? they marched in their uniforms at high school competitions recently, but can't for a home football game??? my time in the green brigade, we learned 3 SHOWS A SEASON!!! class was one hour a day except for mondays and then they were 3 hours and wore uniforms every stinking game! the head band director, nick williams, was my drum major...he knows how it was and how it should be...and he was a hell of a trumpet player

There are plenty of examples of more prominent schools doing way more creative stuff with their bands. The UNT band is probably one of the best just based on the talent of the musicians, but unfortunately, that doesn't matter to the majority of students. As a recent grad, I think its clear that tradition means very little to the average UNT student so it's probably best to ditch uniforms and go with some off the wall music choices

They're all the same to me....

And these are the type of pre "big game" buildups that we have failed to execute on previously. And the result, same ole UNT. Guys, WE MUST DEFEAT NutsaK THIS WEEKEND!! We have to turn around our fortunes, and this is the game to do it! We cannot drop the ball on this one. With the promotions going on to get students in attendance in big numbers, I expect 25,000+ in attendance. Maybe more. Forget about winning the West. Our team has to show the fans that we are for real! Let me repeat, WE MUST DEFEAT NutsaK THIS WEEKEND!!

@aztecskin spoke with his chest bowed out the entire time

An approx 2 winning seasons every 10 years is our main problem as far as generating the kind of home stadium following an almost 40,000 enrollment UNT with over a quarter a million alums should create. DFW is a major league sports "winners town"(area) so to speak & we just have to have more winning seasons. Hayden Fry (as I understand it) & one of his Mean Green teams will be at this game. Maybe ol' Hay'boy can generate some karma passed down to S.L. for what should be a good college football game at fabulous Apogee Stadium. GMG!

Some students (such as Austin and I) are doing everything we can across campus to get people hyped for this game.

Apparently Jeffrey Wilson is electron-charged too

Can’t be disappointed in a loss if you expect to lose every game.

With a vegan only menu?

Vegas sets a line to achieve equal $$$ bet on each side. They're not really saying that UTSA is 4.5 pts better than UNT.

But my mindset on this team has changed after 5 games. What I mean is if we have a solid game plan and the team is prepared.....we shouldn't lose this game. If we lose this game because we were out coached, I will be extremely disappointed. UT's Southern Extension Campus hasn't shown one thing this season that would lead me to believe they're a better team. They had an extremely weak schedule and then got beat at home by a team we drilled on the road. The best thing to happen to them this year is not having to play one of their games. I mean if they would've played Houston and gotten beat 38-17 or something. (Probably about right) no one would give them a 2nd thought. If we have a solid game plan, and the team is prepared, we should win. And it shouldn't be a shock. So I put this game squarely on the coaches' shoulders. And I think if we lose....it will be because we got outcoached. And I can't accept that given where our staff is compared to theirs. No excuse to get out coached by a staff that has been there the same amount of time ours has. Yes my bar is raised now. And for the record. I think we will out coach them. And I think we will win this game. And I really don't think it will be that close. I'm not looking past them. I just think we're good. And I think we're about to get on a roll.

Then tell them that utsa called their mom's fat.

I'm gonna guess that a healthy % of students on campus don't know UTSA has a football team....

Pretty sure this upcoming game on sat will be for west division leaders. If our secondary plays like yesterday, fine will put up 50 on us. I'm positive coach Wilson will go to the drawing board and correct things, but its hard to gauge what will happen on sat. Wish I could show up to the game at Apogee, but wont be able to make it.

Yeah, their defense did look pretty pissed after the game...