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Just picked up my 2019 edition of DCTF. Thought I’d start a thread where folks could share their thoughts on this year’s offering. One of the greatest things I noticed was that while they list NORTH TEXAS AT SOUTHERN MISS as UNT’s Game of the Year, they list SMU’s Game of the Year as SMU VS. NORTH TEXAS. Greatness.

My guess would be a reworking of the courtside seats. Maybe the long table is history?

Kim, My time at NTSU coincided with your Dad's and it was a privilege and a thrill to watch him play.

Kimberly, during my time at North Texas(long ago), it was a pleasure and sure fun to watch your Father chunk the football. He was an amazing QB to watch. Thanks for sharing him with Mean Green fans!

I don't know about anybody else, but if they announce that they are going back to orange seats, I am out of here !!!

Easy choice. It is all perception, if MWC comes calling, we go.

Come on! He’s dropped to #2!!

Jalie was a bit more vague. If you watch Mac's video he refers specifically to changes to the Super Pit.

I hope you can bring the family to a game some time Kim. It’s great to hear from your dad’s family as he is a legend here. I hope you keep posting. Rick

https://www.theeagle.com/aggie_sports/texas-football-picks-longhorns-over-aggies-for-state-s-best/article_1cbcc590-9ed3-11e9-9ff8-bf770b6e446d.html "A&M is ranked second followed by North Texas, Baylor, TCU, Houston, SMU, Texas Tech, Texas State, Texas-San Antonio, Texas-El Paso and Rice."

And who could forget the great protection for Steve Ramsey, #61, Glen Holloway. R.I.P,

If I had my choice between the AAC and MWC. Of course I would take the AAC. But that wasn’t the topic of this thread. The two choices are choosing between MWC (higher profile) and CUSA (easy road trips)

Not at all said to disparage either UNT nor Mason Fine. In fact, the quotes I saw were rather complimentary to both. They seemed to be saying...yep, we missed this one and the reason we did was...... Both programs are fully aware of the talented college QB Mason has become, and neither program has done anything to disparage UNT’s program in the last few years. Why would they? One of their own is the head coach who might just end up leading one of the two Oklahoma programs someday. Someday...like hopefully a very long time from now! Very long.

Leading up to New Mexico? Surely you mean earlier than that, how many 3 TD leads did we blow down the stretch again? Not to mention getting our teeth kicked in two Decembers in a row. FAU, Troy, and USU all beat the daylights out of us. The head coaches of two of those programs are coaching in the big 12 now, the third has an alias and goes by the name Joey Freshwater.

You. You're evil.

Groundbreaking on Tony Benford and Justin Howerton statues outside the Pit

I was under the impression this whole area was going to be a new "Grand Entrance" of sorts that was a true ok I'm not on UNT's campus. Did I miss something?

Did you see the article on him and the Manning Passing Academy? I bet he is even more prepared this year than any year prior, and that is saying A LOT! I have heard the guy is always in the film room getting ready for opponents.

Nobody leaves GOMEANGREEN.com alive !

Rod was a great coach no doubt and deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. His problem, being from out of state, was recruiting. He inherited the great players he had and once they departed, he was unable to recruit in Texas at even an acceptable level. If he had more local ties, he would have had a better chance at competing in the recruiting game.

Oh and of course I loved seeing all the NCAA records my dad set....not only was he an amazing athlete, but an amazing human being ❤️ - Kim

Hi - Thank you all for the posts! It is all so interesting to me and my family. My dad was Steve Ramsey the QB you are speaking of. My son, John Stephen, is now 8 and loves football! He is also so interested in looking up his stats etc. on the internet. It has been really fun and interesting to see these posts and hear about my dad. I really miss him. He died in 1999. Keep the info coming! (ie I didn't know they were suppose to play in Texas Stadium, but it wasn't finished!!!) Thanks - Kim Ramsey Kavanagh

A wild guess - naming rights? If so, then not-yet-planned major improvements because of that money?

Never heard of league of legends. But it sounds like you actually did get your feelings hurt? Don’t,.....it’s just our opinion. I’ve wasted more money on video games than I ever care to admit over the years and for everything I’ve seen it’s a waste of time and money. In fact...that’s exactly what it’s for...wasting time and money as a luxury to relax and pass the time,....similar to laying around and eating and drinking and sleeping all day. I wouldn’t recommend a person to lay around and eat and drink and sleep all day just like I wouldn’t recommend them spend untold hours laying around eating and playing video games. But that’s exactly what more and more kids are doing these days and it’s an extremely unhealthy lifestyle and I believe our university shouldn’t be encouraging that lifestyle. Rick

The CALS Tweet announced the Symposium will be October 6-8th, 2019. So there you have your projected finish date!

I think we play CALS in September. 6 for Heisman GO MEAN GREEN

The change to the roof had already been announced: https://www.gomeangreen.com/forums/topic/135449-super-pit-to-undergo-major-change/

Other than size, your comparing apples to oranges... Kyler Murray was at the helm of of a team that went undfeated for 3 straight years and won 3 state championships in the highest classification in the state with the arguably the best football being played. Mason Fine was at the helm of a small classification school in an ok football state and never won a state championship, nor is he anywhere near the pure athlete that murray is. and again, if Mason would have been 5-11 180-185 coming out of high school like you say murray was then he may have very well ended up at OU or OSU, Mason was 5-8/5-9 and 165 coming out of high school

Or, when he wins 9 games again regardless of a bowl win/conference championship (which all of US desire badly). Seth wins 9 games 3 seasons in a row at UNT after what our program got turned into in previous years.....The guy will be carried away by piles of $$ to a much larger institution. No matter what every time he gets extended his buyout $$ goes up substantially meaning we wont be paying as much for our next HC because whatever school hires Seth away will be footing most of that bill.

Well, maybe you are right and they and the Louisiana schools won't want to go east because of their ability to recruit in Texas. You may find out in 2023.[I say you only because I will be 80 then if still above ground. Sorta iffy]

I really must say I could not disagree with you more. I think what the University has done is shown a commitment to athletics and something that is being noticed throughout the country. With Seth’s contract, the University is getting recognition throughout college football as a school that is committed to building an ongoing successful program. This commitment has been something North Texas has not had in the past and frankly has been used against us in recruiting. As we move forward if Seth should decide to leave I believe we will have a much higher level of interest in this position as potential coaches will understand the commitment from North Texas for success. I believe it also shows high school coaches that the University is committed to building a strong program - A place where they can encourage their players to continue their football careers. Are there risk, yes. But as you try to take it to the next level just like in many sports contracts you have to pay for potential. I believe what North Texas has shown is they are committed to the future.

Arkansas. He laid some beautiful passes downfield with some SEC heat bearing down on him,...plus he pounded one in on the ground.. Rick

I remember Cobb's final year, when we had the last two national rushing champs sharing the backfield, was pretty stoked.

It also helps us pull in better coaches in the future via our budget. It’s easier to keep allocating $1.8M to salary each year than it is to change the budget to bring in a new coach at $1.8M or even $2M from $1.4M.

“No upside”? The guy has us playing some of the best football we’ve played in decades... Baker & Smatresk give him a ~10% raise (which keeps him very happy here & thinking twice/pulling out of P5 offers), and there’s “no upside”?

The news to me is Seth is still here and he is in the top 5 in G5 dollars .WOW! This not only shows our $$ commits to football, but will definitely attrack attention from other highly regarded coaches when the position opens up.

We'll get him so high in this poll, he'll get an offer from Notre Dame.

I think being in the MWC paints UNT in the same picture as SMU and UH. Being in our current position clearly puts a peg or two under those programs as far as perception goes. To note, it also puts us squarely a peg above the current Texas CUSA members. And given the ebbs and flow of the MWC vs AAC, it could put UNT above all of the G5 Texas programs for recruiting purposes. And if you're not getting better, you're getting worse. And there is no valid or verified invitation or even an actual legitimate rumor of one. But that's on UNT's administration to get that rumor buzzing with real conversations with the MWC office. Reach out and test the waters and see if there is some valid mutual interest there.

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Clark's compensation will begin at $1.45 million and reach $1.65 million over the life of the term. https://uabsports.com/news/2018/11/30/football-clark-to-become-highest-paid-c-usa-coach-pending-formal-approval.aspx https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2018/11/30/uab-coach-bill-clark-agrees-to-new-five-year-deal/38646669/ https://patch.com/alabama/birmingham-al/uab-extends-contract-bill-clark-after-historic-season Littrell is set to make $1.35 million in base salary with guaranteed incentives that will boost his annual compensation past $1.8 million https://dentonrc.com/sports/breaking-littrell-signs-one-year-extension/article_f84d9b59-d123-5119-b037-26c80e6c2314.html

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I know we all keep saying it but he is such a good role model and ambassador for our school. His maturity levels are through the roof.

The whole height thing is slowly changing as these shorties make it into the nfl, get highly drafted and win Super Bowls. It’s going to be a Fine season! GMG

SMU & Cal

“small school quarterbacks”. That just torques me to no end.

How so? It’s accurate. And let’s also be honest that Fine was likely not our first or even second or third choice. But it worked out well for both sides.

Wish they would fix the crumbling steps up to the Super Pit.