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Trust me, ipEAGLE...You wouldn't WANT to do anything else in west Texas if there was a high school football game to go to.

Screaming Eagle66, I hope the 66 refers to 1966, because that means you graduated one year before Vernon High School beat you and won the district and abi-district championships in football. (My class!)

Also...the museum was in the basement of the Historical Building, so I don't see how it could have ever had a swimming pool down there.

GrayEagleOne...Not the History Building, the Historical Building. We used to refer to it as the Hysterical Building, because it was so old, even in the late 60's.

FFR, no offense, but the green on that hat is the "toothpaste green," so aptly described on this board. That is not kelly...it is closer to turquoise.

I totally agree, UNTX. Any shirt from 1985 was kelly green. While I personally prefer the hunter, kelly is all right with me because of our history, but the current color worn by new students is not kelly. "Toothpaste green" is the perfect nomer.

The new eagle logo is fine...but it is my fervent hope that most fans, alumni, and students will reject the new color. Kelly green is fine, but the shirts the university gave students at orientation, and most of the shirts I've seen in the new shade are not kelly. They are a soft green, almost turquoise, and the farthest thing from "mean."

Well said, Adman. Who would want a tattoo that reveals your age? You could tell which year you went to NT by the logo or the color of the green. No solid traditions at this university!

I hate the "new" green.

Gamebreaker...You have evidently never attended a west Texas high school Class 3-A football game. You may never see as much school spirit in your life as was exhibited by the entire city when my Class AAA high school team made the playoffs. Every downtown store closed at 3:00 PM so the store owners could travel to the out of town games.

I am not Mr. Branch, nor am I Mrs. Branch nor any other relative whatsoever of Jamel's. I am simply a Mean Green fan who has noticed Jamel tackle the other team's ball carrier on numerous occasions, usually at the sideline. The position change this year seemed to work.

I think it should be said that Jamel Branch has done a great job for us this year.

There were quite a few positives about the La-La game, despite the score. Daniel is playing better, Quinn caught a great pass from Meager for a touchdown, and Patrick had a great game, rushing for 197 yards and 3(?) touchdowns.

...since Louisiana-Monroe and Arkansas State both lost tonight? Do those losses make any difference?

Georgia State would be a good addition. They are actually in the south and have a fine academic reputation.

"One guy, who was once in A.F. ROTC then turned "hippie anti-war radical" in 1968, tried to burn down the Administration Building. He threw a malatof (sp) cocktail through one of the windows of the Admin at night.....just happened to be the bathroom. I think it melted some of the plastic toilet seats and left burn marks on the floor." eulesseagle...Wasn't it the ROTC building, which at that time was located just west of the administration building, where part of the music building is, now? That's the way I remember it.

Hey...we're 2-2 on the year.

A close acquaintance was in Lubbock for their game against FIU that started their season. He was impressed with their running game. He said they ran the ball up and down the field pretty well, but Tech's defense either forced a turnover or stopped them every time they were close to scoring.

I like the new eagle logo on the hunter green...and kelly green is all right. But, I cannot stand that new soft green that is being disseminated.

I, for one, am very concerned that we cannot keep any traditions. Yes, we are the Eagles. We always have been. Yes, we are Mean Green, and have been since the late 60's. Can we not be Mean, Green and Eagles, too? Also...if we are going to change the school colors without asking anyone's opinion, why not just change the alma mater and the fight song, too. After all, aside from the school colors and mascot, what else is left that we can change? No one seems to care whether we keep any traditions. Yes...kelly green was the original color, but the color the university is using now is not kelly green. It is a softer, more feminine shade of green. Certainly not mean. What was wrong with the hunter green from last year?

HoustonEagle....Blasphemy!!! Truly...that is so wrong. Texas and Rice do NOT have higher ranked music schools.

What happens if we win the rest of our conference games (I know it's a stretch, but hey...) and Middle Tennessee beats Troy?

As frustrated as we are feeling, perhaps we all should remember that Daniel, for all his failings, scored our only touchdown.

The greeks were there. The most positive thing about the night, in my mind, was the spirit displayed by the students. I can remember when, as a student, I was embarrassed to stand up and yell. Those kids were going crazy. It must have been intimidating to the visitors in red.

As frustrated as we are feeling, perhaps we all should remember that Daniel, for all his failings, scored our only touchdown.