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Y’all, If you live in DFW and have any ability, you need to get up to Lovelace to see Trautwein pitch at least once before she graduates. She’s the greatest to ever lace ‘em up for MG Softball. Just on a totally different level. I know UAPB is pretty bad, but to strike out every batter you face is simply incredible at any level. Way to go Hope & way to go Mean Green Softball!

Amazing! https://meangreensports.com/news/2021/4/11/softball-hope-trautwein-perfection.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3-r01nDP0gityjMB2i970p_Yx3FuHcw9tYAqDbNxucSvseCAKYLhfNMUY

I saw this, and when I clicked on the video, it showed her last out. And after the final K, in which her softball was already in the catcher's mitt before the batter began her swing, she just kinda skipped off the field like it was just a normal win for her. No crazy celebration or anything... just "met expectations". She's phenomenal.

A buddy of mine in Florida who played baseball at Alabama and has no ties to NT other than he knows I love the Mean Green, is in the early stages of his fight with ALS. He has texted me twice in the past month or so. One was a "how about the Mean Green" text with a pic of Hamlet after the Purdue win. The other was the ESPN story of Hope Trautwein's perfect game. His comment: "A record that can only be tied, at best." Supporting college sports matters. GMG

Y'all, this was the first perfect game in program history.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/perfect-ks-north-texas-pitcher-strikes-out-all-21-batters/2021/04/11/8ba3cfd2-9b32-11eb-b2f5-7d2f0182750d_story.html

It was me. Wanted to see if he have something to say!!

In addition to the fact that the transfer portal should be larger this year I believe that North Texas will be more attractive to transfers because of the success that we had at the Dance.

Was on Sports Center just prior to the Top Ten. How this didn't make the Top Ten over your typical home runs and dunks is crazy to me. One other note, UAPB's facility is horrible. Googled "Hope Trautwein" and here is a sampling of page one's results. Nice coverage. The window to the university. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31240353/north-texas-softball-pitcher-hope-trautwein-strikes-all-21-batters-perfect-game https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/12/softball-pitcher-perfect-game-21-strikeouts-hope-trautwein-north-texas https://abc13.com/north-texas-softball-pitcher-hope-trautwein-perfect-game-21-strikeouts/10509626/ https://uproxx.com/sports/north-texas-hope-traut-perfect-game-softball-21-strikeouts-video/ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10001255-north-texas-hope-trautwein-strikes-out-all-21-batters-in-perfect-game

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Good stuff. As someone who doesn't really follow the draft, it dawned on me that these workouts are probably very important to Darden's draft potential. Much more than the SEC guys. I'm thinking, if they are dwelling a lot on the CUSA-level of competition, they are going to look for everything they can find to justify his production, or prove it was an illusion. Guys who produce at the top level of NCAA competition and get de facto-placed at the top of these mock drafts, these workouts probably don't have a ton of value to them. At least, not as much.

Look on the bright side, 3.5 months until fall practice starts and 2 weeks away from a great NT player being drafted.

https://www.etonline.com/james-hampton-teen-wolf-and-the-longest-yard-actor-dead-at-84-163709

Whoever in Michigan called in just now to get Mel’s take on Darden...props to you! Mel has him as a 3, but thinks he will be a steal in 4 or 5 because of so many receivers.

I have a business relationship with a company in Regina, Sas, the hometown of the Roughriders, and I told her to look out for Mason Fine. She told me that vertically challenged QBs have a history of doing well in the CFL. She is from Texas and knows all about NT. The Mean Green Nation is expanding.

Very impressive!

Fantastic. Terrific accomplishment, and big for UNT program.

A feat that can only be duplicated but never broken in a regular seven inning game CONGRATS HOPE!! 🥎🦅

I didn't realize he was an alumni. Great character actor. The original Caretaker in the best "Longest Yard." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hampton_(actor)

I hope he goes in the 3rd round as that would be day 2, and would be great, but seems like he should be drafted so we can get that behind us. know we just need to keep developing talent so it continues. You can see from the free agents in the league we have had some good players. It all helps with the biggest goal recruiting.

ESPN front page this morning. Check out the "Top Headlines" column on the right.

To me, to generate any interest in UNT athletics as a whole, more people need to show interest in everything UNT. North Texas Cheer wins a national championship and other than the few who comment here, no one cares. I bet if this was Texas, they would have at least a 1000 who care. We have to show that we care about all of UNT in order to get the best kids to come here. Just my opinion.

"HONOR" doesn't count towards your schollie limit.

If I remember correctly, the female soccer player from Purdue had already committed to UNT as a grad transfer. She was still kicking field goals and extra points for the football team; garnering national headlines.

https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-pine-bluff-texas-softball-aedd5355833d2cc608ea7efeefd556c1

Brune said he’s expecting closer to the end of the month for the dominos to start falling. https://247sports.com/college/north-texas/Article/Update-on-North-Texas-Mean-Green-basketballs-roster-163952942/ For example, in 2019 we landed Javion Hamlet, James Reese, Deng Geu, and Thomas Bell all within a 2 or 3-day span at the very end of April. Reese and Hamlet committed together on April 28th and Geu and Bell committed on the 30th. Wouldn’t be surprised to see the dominos fall quickly once they start. Especially if these guys come in on visits together here in the next couple weeks or so.

Munoz won $43,700 at the Masters.

It’s still 4 open scholarships at the moment. I never included Da’kquan Davis because he was always reported to be a walkon.

Well, it is time.

I remember watching James Franklin while he was at Lake Dallas HS back in the late oughts. I can only imagine he was what Vince Young looked like in HS... just on a totally different level than anyone else on the field. Had a nice career at Mizzou, then NFL, then CFL! Hope Mason gets a chance to win this job. If he gets a fair shake (not slighted for his height), it should be his.

I am particularly fond of this design I thought up. Could really revolutionize us as a team.

Rated an 85 by 247. No composite at this time. Also holds offers, besides those listed above, from Buffalo, Columbia, Lehigh and IL St.

Came across this and found it to be a nice, clean way to implement the diving eagle on the jersey elements... The site's constructed in a way to let you play around with various color combinations involving white, green, and black... https://colinturner95.wixsite.com/1972project/north-texas-mean-green

Not sure what D3 or the transfer portal has do with whether he was offered a ship or not. I doubt he was offered anymore than a pwo. However, he would have been an interesting player to watch. Does not matter he is going elsewhere and McCasland has a lot of scholarships to award.

Division III does not offer athletic scholarships.

Unbelievable! Even if UAPB was 1-18, striking out every batter for 7 innings is insane. I'm really hoping Hope gets the nod against OU in a few weeks because it seems she is on fire! Also, anyone notice how the field had no stands, just lawn chairs lol

What 5 golfers would you pick to be the favorites for the tourney this season? I am choosing: Chamblee, Thomas, DJ, Speith, Cantalay and Horschel. Any better combinations you may suggest for me? There's money involved.

So, how'd the picks turn out? @Tom McKrackin's group was was +20 overall, counting those that missed the cut. DJ: Missed cut +5 DeChambeau +5 Thomas E Speith -7 Cantlay MC +9 Horschel +8 Hope you didn't put too much money on this. My five ended up -4 overall: DJ: Missed Cut +5 JT: Even Speith: -7 Schauffele: -7 Kisner MC +5 Surprised DJ didn't play better. Typical great Masters.

I know of several DII basketball players that are in the transfer portal , I an sure they go through the same process as DI players do.

Nor does pay your tuition

Seems like the discussion of a scholarship would be about the second thing a player and a recruiter-coach would talk about.

Murray was a slot corner from where they listed him on the depth chart last year. As far as high safeties it sounds like Sanders and Gaddie are starting with Crosby and Alex Morris behind them. Then 2 of our highest rating signees are safeties in Dillion Williams and Harold West. Also that recent commit Cinque Williams from SLC is listed as a safety.

This morning on the live feed at masters.com, Carlos has been on a lot since he was out early and as he's teeing of on 11 the announcer goes into a bit more detail about his bio and mentions that he's a graduate of North Texas State University in Denton, TX ... the Mean Green ... also where Sebastian Munoz went to school. Thirty-one years later and we are just unable to shake the former name. At least he got the Mean Green part right, but jeez.

I'll take ANY QB on our roster over McNulty and Greer. That alone gives us an infinitely better team

Mac has 3-5 ships yet to give. I believe unless there is a great high schooler available, he will recruit transfers. Mac seems to value experience more than anything, he does not play freshmen much. Jones I believe is a second year player. Hopefully, the new freshmen will be so good that they play. However, it is Mac tendency to go with jucos or graduate transfers. The one sure thing, is that he is a defense first coach and no one is going to get significant minutes unless they are good defensive players.

Another potential target off the South Plains roster. http://www.spctexans.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/soares_rivaldo_5b9h?view=career&pos=sh