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He sure is but I also would like to point out that Robert Allen is going to be a huge addition as well.

Absolutely!

Please come join us right after the Sam Houston State Game (4:30PM) this Sunday October 29th under the Super Pit in the Honors Club Room to learn more about the Mean Green Collective and how you can help us support student athletes at North Texas! Go Mean Green!

Somewhat minor issue compared to the fact we landed a great program to replace SMU. This is a huge win for the AAC. There were not a lot of viable alternatives and I think they landed they very best one available.

I'm good with it. If there was any team that I would want to see win it all other than the Stros it would be the Rangers. Congratulations, it was a good series.

Thanks for the post on the game @NT80 This is going to be a really good challenge early and as indicated both programs will be looking do develop chemistry with new faces. Also, I want invite everyone coming to the game to join us after it is over (about 4:30PM) for a unique chance to visit with the UNT coaches and players. We will be meeting in the Mean Green Honors Club room right under the Super Pit and providing more information on the newly formed Mean Green Collective. One of our primary goals is to do everything we can to keep the nucleus of talent on the UNT team together for a full two years. If we can do that it would be huge in terms of what we are capable of accomplishing. Space is limited down there so try to make it as soon after the game as you can. Looking forward to seeing everyone there. GMG

You know what, I do not agree with everything you are saying here but I will sure as hell give you credit for backing up your comments with some facts. There is a lot up in the air, but I will tell you the trio of Rubin, A Scott and Sissoko give us a real viable shot to be very good. I do agree that it will take time to build chemistry and also the level of competition this year is off the charts. I think Buggs will surprise some people this year as he is a great shooter and a high major level player when healthy. I also think Jason Edwards is a very good shooter and Robert Allen will help soften the loss of Abu. They think Matthew Stone may be the most improved player on the team. We shall see. But yes there are a lot of variables this season that could affect the record and outcome. A big objective of the Mean Green Collective is to do everything we can to keep the triumvirate of Jones, Scott and Sissoko here for two more years. Losing any or all of them after this season would be really rough and it absolutely could change the trajectory that we have fought so hard to build. GMG

Great news. Thanks for sharing!

Ron was from Terrell and very involved in the community there. He was a big UNT supporter and was always promoting us at the high school. I think he was friends with the Kennedy family and knew Brandon's brother Kenoy who played in the NFL. As the story goes, SMU wanted Kennedy, but at that time the death penalty was still fresh and I believe they were still under the guidance of academic rules set forth by Kenneth Pye that set an extremely high bar for student athletes. So they would not accept Booger without him doing some type of written statement or term paper begging to be admitted. He passed and the rest is history. I think Ron's promotion of UNT in the community helped make UNT a viable choice for their family once the SMU ship had sailed. On a final note, even after Booger had committed to UNT we had to stave off a late push from Tulsa who basically was camped out outside the Kennedy's house in the days just prior to signing day. I believe their head coach Ken Burns(?) was there in person trying to get him to flip right up until the end. On signing day, we had too sweat it out, as BK was the very last player to send in his fax... Ron and I shared many great conversations during that time. He was convinced that we had a future star in Booger and he was absolutely spot on. And it didn't take long. The coaches and the players knew in the very first week of Fall camp that he was unlike any player we had ever seen. People say it was his tree trunk legs and leverage and that was certainly part of it. But as Ron pointed out, his main asset was his incredibly strong hands. He could move people around with those hands like a rag doll and use his speed to get to the ball carrier. Good memories for sure. RIP Ron.

Ron was a long time poster here on GoMeanGreen dating back to 1998. He was a great alumnus and fan. His claim to fame was he helped us land Booger Kennedy out of high school. He will be missed. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ronnie-wesson-obituary?id=53350434 https://www.maxslaytonfunerals.com/obituaries/Ronnie-Wesson/#!/TributeWall

Game Time Announced vs. Memphis - Homecoming It's time for homecoming, Mean Green Nation! The Mean Green will kick off at 2pm CT against the Memphis Tigers on Saturday, October 28th. This past Saturday, we defeated the Temple Owls, 45-14, for our first American Athletic Conference victory! We look forward to seeing you out in full force next Saturday! With 3 games left on the home schedule, there's still time to purchase a 3-game mini plan for as low as $45! For those that purchased single game tickets to the Cal, ACU, and/or Temple game, you can upgrade to a 3 game mini plan for a discounted rate compared to single game pricing by calling the UNT Athletics Ticket Office at 940-565-2527. Get your tickets today by clicking the buttons below.

Talks about Army and other topics. Worth a listen.

Changes are coming for sure, but I also don’t think we can afford to sit on our hands and wait to see what happens either. Online donations to Mean Green Collective are being accepted. Go Mean Green! https://donorbox.org/mean-green-collective

Interesting, my only concern is does this allow P5 programs to stockpile guys for depth via NIL funding? Like signing 2 defensive tackles who likely will not play for you unless you have an injury but treating them like a preferred walk on and throwing some cash their way to stick around for depth.

I can tell you this is the deepest and most talented UNT team they've ever had. That is one of the primary reasons we formed the collective was to try and keep this team together as well as supporting other sports. The $ amounts being offered to some of our men's basketball players from other P5 programs would astound you. But they love UNT, and they want to stay here. We are simply trying to bridge the gap. GMG

It's a start but it just doesn't do enough in my opinion. I would love to know who is pushing for this portal? Like which teams and which coaches? They should come forward and identify themselves and their motives.

Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to former UNT QB Jason Bean… So, after a long hot day in Denton, on my drive back home I felt pretty good, but I certainly didn’t feel great. Sure, North Texas had in fact won their second straight ballgame 45-31, against a decent Abilene Christian program who despite being FBS had a good QB (McIvor 217 yds 4 TD’s 1 INT), RB Jay’ Veon Sunday (21 carries 140 yards) and seemed to have pretty good size on both sides of the ball. But in retrospect, this was not a game that should have been even close. UNT was 31-14 with 1:40 left in the 1st half, and then allowed ACU to outscore them 41-7 in the 3rd quarter which was just unfortunate. Especially for the defense and defensive coordinator Matt Caponi. Which is basically what Coach Morris said in his post-game interview. This team just does not put people away; it becomes complacent whenever they taste success. So again, while I don’t like that we have these types of problems, I do like that our HC sees it and is transparent about it and how they intend to fix it. That does not directly address the elephant in the room, defensive coordinator Matt Caponi. So far, 4-games into a 12-game regular season, basically a 3rd of the season and we still are struggling defensively in tackling, and just gutting up and making key plays on 3rd downs. Is there some issue with personnel, of course, but to have them be this exposed against an FCS program is truly a concern for Morris and things will not get any easier in Annapolis, I can assure you…. …Had a great gameday on Saturday with Tony, Vic, Amanda, Lauren, Terry C and Mike rolling out the red carpet for everyone at the tailgate. I want to thank everyone who helped us welcome the returning NIT Champions who also braved the heat and signed autographs, took pictures, and visited with the fans. Rubin Jones, Robert Allen, Aaron Scott, Moulaye Sissoko, CJ Noland, Jason Edwards and Matthew Stone were all there and gave everyone a good time. I cannot emphasize enough that besides being great talents on the floor, they also are great people and represent our university in a first-class manner. So, Saturday was a special day for me and several other Mean Green fans who have formed a brand-new Name Image and Likeness (NIL) Collective officially called Mean Green Collective (MGC). Through the efforts of the founding MGC members, we were able to write a $100,000 check to both Mean Green Men’s and Women’s basketball scholarship players. The founding members of the MGC are Ernie Kuehne, Diann Huber, Curtis Clinesmith, Denny Kalk, Harry Miers and First State Bank of Denton. I give a handshake and virtual hug to all of them and thank them so much for their support. We did it! Thank you. A specific need was identified in terms of basketball and the MGC met and significantly exceeded that need in a very short period. It was time to make a move and instead of commitment, it was a time that required action and I am proud that we were able to get that done. But there is so much more to do, and we will need your help to get it done. This request gave us the opportunity to go beyond a one-time solution and instead build something that could last and go on to help UNT excel in athletics for many years to come. Whether you love or hate the NIL, I assure you that it is not going anywhere. UNT’s blessing is that it has so many successful alums in the DFW area and State of Texas. Our strength always has and will be in our numbers. So, we wanted to form an NIL that was not just a small group of big donors (who we greatly appreciate BTW) but a wider net that included more of the common man fan who cares and wants to help support the program but just could not find a good way to do it. Forming the MGC gives us a vehicle to support our student athletes in a direct way that has not been available before. I know that there are a lot of questions out there about our NIL and we will be working on addressing many of those in the coming days. I have a couple of key points that I would like to share on the Mean Green Collective: • We are a UNT athletics NIL (not just basketball or football but all scholarship sports). We will support all sports that are in need and make good business sense. We have an obligation to be good stewards of your gifts to the players and we intend to do that. If you want to give to a particular sport or even a player our intent is to help you do that with as little hassle as possible. • We have zero admin costs and are self-funding the costs either through our wallets or from sweat equity to start this up on our own and run it as well. Our goal is to be as transparent as possible about everything that we do. We are all UNT alums, and we have all invested in this NIL. We believe GoMeanGreen.com gives our Collective a unique opportunity to connect and engage with Mean Green fans who want to support athletics. • We need money. We need your help, and remember our strength is in numbers. There is no number too small or too large to help aid our cause. We need to get as many people as possible invested in this athletic program to actively participate. We are working on ways to make this easy to do through online tools that are secure and simple to use. • We have 300,000 alums in the Metroplex. We need your help to connect with them and get as many people as possible engaged in this program. And we don’t just mean writing checks. We need you to help us get others engaged as well. • If a donor or player chooses to disclose the amount of money they have paid for or received, that is their choice and by the way the player is responsible for paying taxes on any money he oir she has received. Any UNT player receiving money will receive a 1099 at the end of the year and will be solely responsible for paying his or her taxes. That is all for now! Very excited to be traveling to Annapolis for the big game against Navy. I will be sending updates from there and hope to visit with others who make the trip as well. More to Come! Go Mean Green! View full article

^^^^ He is correct!

This is great news! This schedule is really great.