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Your assumption is wrong. It came out last week....that all 8 of our seniors.....decided not to return. They want to go on to their careers. Our school was willing to pay for their extra year. (Must be noted that softball players don't all get full scholarships.....not sure if any do. So if the gals had come back....they would have had to pay some of their own way. But our school was willing to pay what they had been paying.) https://dentonrc.com/rsssports/unt-softball-seniors-walking-away-with-fond-memories-after-deciding-to-not-take-advantage-of/article_78a7309b-b4b7-585e-8b32-1e65e7b061a3.html

I fish down in corpus with a group that all has little flats boats named for the college they went to or root for. I just got new decals for mine to rep UNT.

Well, what's your reasoning behind the thousands of unaccounted for deaths then Rick? You just don't wanna admit you're wrong. Your predictions for this haven't exactly been the best. Over a month ago you didn't think deaths would get anywhere near 100K when I said they would. Guess what - they are. Now you claim the deaths are all made up because you can't say you're wrong.

Not out of what is expected. More people being tested means more people testing positive. Simple.

Yes - coaches have a lot more say in basketball and the lead time is usually under 2 years. That's why we pivoted so quickly with Grant to a tougher OOC. Sometimes an assistant will have the scheduling duty. Here's some recent links with references: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2019/05/20/byus-new-basketball-coach/ https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2020/04/29/ul-basketball-coronavirus-impacts-cajuns-basketball-scheduling-plans/3047701001/

I would say his parents taught him well. We really didn't have anything to do with that. If you get a kid who has spent 18 years of his life not saying yes sir or no sir, four years of playing football at a university is not going to make him start. That is home training.

I don't believe anyone can completely peg McCasland's style. I think he is a coach that will use his players to his best advantage, not just stick with what he did last year or the year before. The three has definitely changed basketball. However, there are a lot of teams that play successfully with two bigs that don't shoot threes. My predicted lineup next year is Hamlin at pg, Simmons at the 5 and Lewis at the 4. I think the other two spots are up for grabs; Bell in the game should make NT a top rebounding team. He has an advantage as he can shoot the three. However, Reese and McBride are likely to start with Bell still getting big minutes off the bench. Scary, Jones looks like a better athlete than any of them. Robinson as a freshman might also surprise. Jackson will continue primarily as a defensive specialist. Ousmanes will get about 10 minutes a game. Wise is a mystery.

I think Jeffery brought the yes sir no sir with him to Denton.

Other, none of these options are likely to happen. Neither will the top p5's form a new association and bolt the NCAA. There is just no reason for them to do so, they wouldn't make significantly any more money, they already get most of that. They are also smart enough to know, the smaller the association gets; the harder it will be to win.

I'm not really that young, but I am under 50, which seems to be the cutoff line. And, this is actually pretty easy. The generation above you fought in WW2 and is typically known as the greatest generation. Before them, came a Great Depression, a first world war, and the industrial revolution (going to make an assumption and assume we can cut off some things at the existence of electricity, cars, refrigeration, etc.) Post WW2 to the 1970s was a pretty non-disputed economic boom and then the 70s saw some reckoning and a downturn, and the response was deregulation and the failed ideas of trickle down. Basically, pull up the ladder behind you and kick the can. Someone born in the early 80s has spent their lives feeling the aftershocks of those decisions and we have seen wage levels stagnate for 30 years now. The idea of kicking the can, making sure you keep yours and pretending that the rich give a shit about a shrinking middle class has somehow become a core value for people who will never make more than a quarter of a million dollars annually in their household. For some reason, you all really, really want to crap on Millennials to feel better about other problems and it is baffling when you raised them. It's like screaming at a mirror of your worst collective habits. That said, care to answer why Biden and Trump can't have fully transparent accountability for their accusations or are we gonna pivot to economic theory next to avoid a simple question?

I think this thread has run its course 😂

You're kidding, right?

I didn't say Biden gets a pass. I have never professed support for Biden anywhere. I'm just curious that if this is an absolute for someone, why it is only applied in one direction? I'd be happy to see everyone accused fairly investigated, prohibit them from using legal machinations to suppress the full disclosure of information and hold anyone that is proven to have done something completely accountable even if they are nice or a good kid / nice guy. Doesn't seem like a controversial stance, but here we are.

Nope. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/coronavirus-death-toll-cdc-misinformation

Can you imagine some unknown guy parading around the NFL, trying to smooch it up with their talent evaluators and telling them how awesome those Mean Green players are? lol Do other NCAA teams have this kind position on their payroll? Because, I'm kinda with Salsa on this: seems like we'd be begging. IMO, only one person right now could do it and we'd keep our integrity. Mean Jo Greene. He has the respect of the league. Anyone else, and I think we come across as a salesman that won't go away, trying to sell you his vacuum cleaner when you work in an office with stained concrete.

Brandon Kennedy was one of the best college players to ever play and he was not drafted. Olawale was not drafted, but has a nice NFL career and barely played in college. It probably would help in recruiting if NT sent more players to the pros, but on a personal level; I don't care much about anything in the pros.

Ugh...the infamous DD blackout game.

I don't understand why there isn't a stronger public outcry for testing. Everyone seems content to pick on Trump for his speeches or get into pissing matches about who has better stats and information. I know the CDC screwed up an initial wave of testing supplies but, come on!, wasn't that nearly 2 months ago?

Some of it at least. Question is, how much? My guess, not nearly as much as we’re being told. Rick

Just have to say...it is really fun watching the clips of what folks said during the Kavanaugh hearings and what they are now saying about the allegations against Biden. Almost must see video.

the odds are in favor of everyone

TheAthletic published a list of "The best and worst college football alternate uniforms of all time" Link: https://theathletic.com/1751892/2020/04/30/college-football-best-worst-alternate-uniforms/ I felt it some sort of victory that these guys didn't make the cut Admittedly, though, now that I look at them again in light of where uniforms have gone since 2006, the simplicity is pretty glorious

I, for one, am glad that we have the kind of stable leadership that can't keep from contradicting themselves in a 30 second period. Video

I see 1. Hamlet 2. McBride 3. Reese 4. Bell in the same situation as Geu last year 5. Simmons

Are you so binary that the idea of someone saying both sets of claims against both men (Trump has many more on the record with more evidence than Biden) deserve to be fairly vetted and all legal maneuvering of non-disclosures , countersuits, intimidation, etc. somehow means the libs have personally victimized you again? Why are you olds so frail and inflexible when you had possibly the easiest lives in the history of humanity?

contract doesn’t become fully guaranteed until they make the team there @UNTLifer First-round picks get all four years of base salary fully guaranteed, second-round picks get the first two years of base salary that way, while others only get the first year fully guaranteed. Meanwhile, undrafted players aren't required to get fully guaranteed money in their deals.

Have to agree, absolutely. At the very least it was unprofessional. If memory serves me correctly there were rumors of him going to Arizona at the peak of his run at North Texas. Since this stunt I don’t believe he’s even sniffed a HC job?

Me too. Just curious, how do you reconcile Trump to wanting better for women?

You don’t think our players are on the radar of GM’s?

How many? All those and more. I guess the real death toll from the disease is at least 75K in the States. Probably higher. I mean my grandparents are in great shape even though they're in their mid 80's. If they caught this tomorrow and died in a few weeks, sure some could belittle their deaths and say they had a foot in the grave anyway, but I bet my grandfather lives at least another ten years all things being equal. My mother is a breast cancer survivor, but still in excellent condition. She still dances several days a week, but if the suggestion is that if she dies, her death wasn't from this disease but because she had a shattered immune system from cancer - I'd take issue with that. She has better overall health than many people MY age. As far as never making that claim...maybe not in exact quotes, but at the very least you've implied as much. Practically everything since when I suggested the death toll would be much higher than we're gonna be prepared to handle and you chose the 12K-75K range (12K being the generally assumed H1N1 death figure to 75K - which was a number I saw for the 2017-2018 flu season). That was over a month ago if I recall.

That’ll never happen.

This is due to the NCAA changing ACT guidelines due to Corona.

We have had several players that were FA steals. None that demonstrated high performance output with the tangibles that had NFL teams drooling at the chance to draft. We need to keep doing what we're doing. Working towards getting that first bowl win, building our brand, and striving for next-tier players that break this trend. Players that we can coach and develop into little-or-no risk NFL investments.

If NT has to social distance for basketball, at least we have the arena for it. Passing someone in rolls might be an issue, unless they let people in by location.

As the interview shows he is a yes sir and no sir kind of quy. GMG

Underneath where it says, "Video Unavailable," there is a link that says, "Watch on YouTube." This has been posted somewhere before, but it's definitely worth another watch.

i know that, but everyone seems to be pointing to the death toll

For the record, I wouldn't mind seeing this but I do worry about how the division members will be chosen. I'd prefer that after selection of the highest group that they be put together geographically. Ditto for the middle group. Under the present setup I'd prefer to be in the AAC but in revision I'd rather not be in a conference that includes Temple, Navy, East Carolina and Cincinnati. Even the two Florida universities are too distant. I'd much rather see all conference opponents within a day's drive, if possible. I realize that there are some areas where that is not possible but let's try to cut as many expenses as we can. I believe that it's time for a major do-over, at least in the major conferences.

Did not realize they had hired Billy Gillispie. Interesting. Billy has dealt with his share of issues and demons. I do wish him well.

Ugh..that was a complete punking if I ever saw one. 😕

I would like to know that too. From what I’ve seen in the past, it’s more of a fill in schedule with some home and home or 2-1 like OU

The virus must be easy for you since you've never left the comforts of Mom's basement, the university you have claimed as your own has banned you from their board and social distancing just came naturally to all those that you come in contact with. You are probably the safest person in Harris County.

Looks pretty safe to assume we’re going to have a similarly tough schedule this year. Only question is can we get a solid non-conference opponent into The Super Pit? Also, Wichita State has had a lot of turnover this offseason. A lot of players have transferred out. Going to be interesting to see how good they are going to be and how quickly they will be able to get there.

I don't know if Kavanaugh's accuser was legitimate or not. That was never investigated thoroughly, McConnell had no interest in delaying the confirmation for the investigation to take place, and the evidence probably wasn't there due to the length of time. What was disqualifying for me personally, and a lot of other people, when it came to Kavanaugh was his behavior. Going full on Fox News/Breitbart in the middle of a confirmation hearing was disgraceful and would've resulted in him being thrown out on his ass in any other political environment than today's. And let's not forget that there are two current sitting conservative Supreme Court justices with sexual assault allegations made against them. One of which was approved by a Democratic Senate. Even if there was a double standard, it doesn't seem to matter.

Well, the double standard is kind of evident in your own post. I'm open to understanding more about the case, although early on the whole coaching from a Current Affairs journalist doesn't really help her credibility. We'll see where it goes. I also think trying to take the high ground when the most recent Supreme Court justice had multiple allegations against him, and same for the current President, is a bit laughable. As soon as the allegations became severe enough, Al Franken resigned, for example. So no, I wouldn't say this is a double standard. Serious claims are taken seriously, and we're not to the point with Biden where Franken found himself.

I was going to ask the same question. Side Show Joe, can you give us an estimate on the finished product? And where would the AD place this bronze bust of Abner? Athletic Center? Regardless, Abner should be honored for what he did in the advancement of black athletics at UNT. And set the record straight once and for all. It was not the black player from smu that was the first in Texas. I had an email argument with Bob West of the Port Arthur news. His reasoning was that smu was "major college football" at the time. And I called bullshit on that remark!!!!

Thank you. It was an honest question as I wasn't quite sure what you were referring to when using that term.

This team looks too deep, need another ball in the game. I am surprised that McCasland signed a juco with his last ship. That tells me that he believes Lewis is real good. There is also a strong possibility that one of the freshman maybe good enough to force themselves into the starting lineup. As an aside, it kind of strange; nothing has been reported about the woman's team. They only had two places and those were committed long ago, but that doesn't mean they should not get a little notice.

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