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Forcing MGSF donors to pay $120 more for blue parking by pressuring them with the “you should be doing this to support our student-athletes” is bad business and how you drive people away. I don’t make enough to freely donate thousands of dollars that I can write off. To me it’s more of an entertainment expense. So if I notice the AD is trying to drastically overcharge me for parking, I’m going to take the cheaper option (buying week to week).

Love that 3 CUSA championships are being contested in Denton and one only 30 min away. Testament to our facilities and to Wren and the team.

We’re ready. We just need points scored. Rick FullSizeRender.mov

I have never been in the IPF-does it have AC?

Agreed. Grew up in Midland and the difference is staggering. I'd take 100 with zero humidity in West Texas over 85 and 60% humidity any day of the week

Depends on where in Boston, but about 60 miles +/-. Traffic on the Mass Pike will determine how long it takes. I live in Connecticut, about 80 miles from UMass. Looking forward to attending.

@BigWillie Happy 40th bday, even though he didn’t survive it! The golf club to the piñata wasn’t very successful and the HOA called the cops…

At this point that boat has long sailed. His performance is on Wren

Enough time has passed that I can enjoy Dickey's achievements at UNT despite the stunt he pulled on the way out the door. I had some great times during that 26-game conference winning streak. Seven of his players went on to be in the NFL and one who didn't -- Booger Kennedy -- is one of our all-time greats. There's also Andrew Smith, who quarterbacked the team to a bowl win over Cincinnati. I wonder what he could've gone on to do both in his final two seasons and the rest of his life.

Remember, Wren did not hire Seth...enough said.

How does one show support for the program as a whole, but want to show disapproval of a head football coach at the same time? Throwing money at the MGSF won't get anyone's attention. Stopping a donation or season ticket might. It's the only vote a fan really has that is meaningful.

It was time for a change after last season, especially after a home bowl loss to Miami-O-my. Pitiful. Dragging it out just hurts our start in the AAC.

Rick, as an ex-artillery man, I salute you. Thank you for keeping UNTs Boomer alive for so many years. Here’s to Rick and Boomer!

Not sure how this affects baseball, Seth's buyout or whatever, but here are some new regents.... https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-appoints-three-to-university-of-north-texas-system-board-of-regents-

The salaries paid to the coaches and athletic dept staff would suggest the money is no where near drying up... I'm so glad we are finally paying closer to big boy salaries. We have great facilities. Never had support like we do now (despite how bad our football program is compared to so many others with less) For someone not to expect a bare minimum of service (answer the phone for crying out loud) is foolish in my opinion. And I don't say this as a personal complaint...I've actually never had big problems with the ticket office (the original point of this thread) but I do get a little defensive when the finger gets pointed back at me as long time fan/donor that I should have zero expectations and just write checks and shut up. That's not the way it works....the current administration has WAAAAAAY more to work with than the last one. (please don't read this as defending RV, I'm not). the "big boy" term works both ways. you want big boy donors, don't do little boy things when it comes time to execute. And man....it looks like I'm dogging the AD, I'm not. Wren is doing a great job, but I can't accept donors being blamed for a lack of donations. People donate for several reasons....one of which yes, is blind, unconditional love for their University. Good for you. I burned out on that one a long time ago...

I get what you're saying....but my point was along the lines of: "who is responsible for ensuring an environment that is conducive to MORE giving" I'm gonna say it's the highest paid AD in the conference, the guy that just got the big fat raise and extension and makes a whole lot of money. That's LITERALLY his job. It's not mine. I'm not here to give him money with no strings attached. The strings are do what you're being paid to do. It's not my responsibility as an alumnus....it's the AD's responsibility. Guess what, I was giving $ before he got here and I'll be giving money after he leaves. Why are you holding ME responsible for fund raising. The guy making over $600K a year, headed toward $800K is where you should be looking. I'm not opposed to paying him a bunch of money. Hell, I hope we can double that in the coming years. But do your damn job and own it. Don't tweet pictures of an empty stadium and lecture fans that we'll never be a big time program if YOU don't show up. Maybe make it where it's not such a chore to buy tickets...there's a start.

Set the Bar Low (6 wins) then deliver more than promised... Yea...that might work for last year's team but this year's team has too many unknown pieces that are all over the board. Seth has got to feel some pressure when many of our team sports are doing so well. Six ain't gonna cut it IMO.

To me, the videos (with sound) of the initial test firing of Boomer in Apogee is fantastic.

Hate to break it to ya but there’s a lot of people not renewing their season tickets this year and it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the ticket office. Rick

He inherited some staffers who should have been gone when Dickey was here, much less several coaches later.

Littrell's record away from Apogee the past three (3) seasons is 5-12. Just sayin' don't expect a miracle in the desert.

I have reached my limit. After 19 consecutive years of football season tickets, I have chosen not to renew this year. Not due to the team but due to the ticket office - I just can't deal with this any more. After problems with my seats last year and then the bowl game, this year has been even worse. My wife and I normally get seats next to some friends who have been season ticket holders for five years. This year, he has not received any communication via email or mail regarding the season ticket renewals. He contacted the ticket office and was told to login and check his email address. He never did get access to his account and all they would ever tell him is to confirm his email online. He finally did get the last minute text about renewing tickets. He asked about his account issues and no one was aware of any issues he was having. Back in January after the bowl game, I called and requested to talk with someone regarding the issue that I had with my bowl tickets. I was promised a call. Never did receive a call. I did receive a call about season tickets and I asked about the bowl game ticket issue again. There was no note on my account about requesting a call. I asked to speak to someone and was told by the ticket sales staff the sales method was explained but I probably just didn't understand the ticket policy. They could not find anyone to forward me to at the time. I asked to speak to someone else regarding the issue. Never received a call. Today in the mail, I received the MGSF flyer declaring the goal of getting 5,000 donors for UNT Athletics. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it will never happen the way this staff performs. I am still going to attend games but I will be buying single game tickets. I will buy any road game tickets via the team we are playing. I'm just not going to support this level of service any longer.

You got that right. I think it will be shocking for some to see how many old fans are leaving. Maybe they can get new blood in, maybe. I think UNT screwed the pooch last year in many ways that some old fans will find unforgivable.

But do they like football?

Rick that is freaking AWESOME! Thank you!

I just came back from El Paso after a business trip this past Thursday and it was my first time too. I stayed at a place called "The Hotel" at Sunnyville or something like that. I believe I saw the bill at $70 and it was nice. They offer no breakfast. It is next door to a casino but there is just a snack bar there. It is really hot and man you get some strong sand storms there.

The Camino Real has been rebranded as Hotel Paso Del Norte

#Hit7

Baseball is now a revenue sport. Don't believe me, listen to Wren's latest podcast. The start up cost would basically be building a stadium. Baseball will sustain itself.

Ironically our “terrible” tv deal is the only reason I get to watch the games overseas since they are all online.

I mean sure, certainly. But there's other shades in there. My kids' private school hired a new fundraising coordinator a couple years back and this person thought slipping in an honor code agreement into the tuition contract to donate X amount of money to the "academic fund" or some such - was a good idea. All it did was come off as classless and back handed and perhaps shady. All the parents, i mean all, quickly took the be stance of "try to collect it" ... Instead of " happy to give what i can ... Show me what it is going to this year." It was a disaster and the school raised next to nothing that year. That employee didn't make it long at the school and fundraising resumed with the next person who could "read the room." I'm glad that employee got the chance to learn and moved on to another place, and I don't have to get emails about my "agreement." I still support the Mean Green, but competition for excess donation money IS a zero sum scenario and you are needing to show what is the return. For me, there was a tipping point on tactics. Others its service. Others it's performance. But overall you can only vote with your dollars.

That's a great interview with Wren discussing, among other things, the future of the NCAA. I HIGHLY recommend watching it.

Trying to contact wren will just bring you in circles until Jared Mosley answers the phone…

He's on his 7th Doctorate

I emailed them about their blunder. They blamed it on a lame software vendor (sure) and it has now been corrected.

Wait so you're telling me going 5-7 and sneaking into a bowl on a technicality and then getting blown out in said bowl by some no name opponent isn't good enough? How dare you have expectations beyond the bare minimum

Just in time for a new football coaching staff to come in and hopefully hit the ground running in a new conference, exciting stuff

The offseason that just keeps on giving for this program

Let's see if I can break this down for you: UTSA/TXST/La Tech already have resources committed to baseball. We do not. For us to add baseball and commit resources to baseball, you have three choices financially: 1- Divert $'s you currently use to support existing programs 2- Generate new $'s; this can be through ticket sales, donations, student fees, etc. 3- Use a current operational surplus Considering baseball does not typically turn a profit through ticket sales/donations and I can't imagine there's much of an appetite to increase student fees to pay for baseball, option 2 doesn't really work. This leaves you in a position where you would have to divert funds from other sports to pay for baseball. I guess you could say we can backfill money we divert, but our history does not support that we would be able to backfill those $'s either. We do not operate in a surplus, so option 3 is out.

The Belt came up after we left it. CUSA isn’t and hasn’t been close to what the early Belt was. Would you call UAB, LaTech, Marshall, or Kiffin’s FAU teams spares? That is not what happened in 2000/2001. It would be the equivalent of us joining the Wac minus the Bearkats.

Perhaps but as great as Hall and Co. were, Attaway/Bridges was pretty bad and that is on the coach just as it is with us right now and our less than desirable quarterback play.

His sister plays basketball, Lia. Although she's not very good.

As bad as they are, at least the color is correct. Lucky, I guess.

This is clear. Can I bring this in?