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Well, I am sorry that they feel that way, but to quote William Congreve "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Louisiana Tech would have been the biggest beneficiary of a WAC expansion that added ASU, North Texas, and ULL. The western WAC ignored their interests because nobody wanted to split the Utah/Tulsa basketball earnings further, and four of those schools have long harbored hopes of jumping to the Mountain West. What happens to the conference if two or three are able to leave? Simply put, they are all looking out for only their own best interest and not that of the conference. In addition to having regional rivals, reduced travel expenses, and a legitimate shot at playing in the New Orleans Bowl, Tech's chief rival for media attention in northern Louisiana would have been forced to return to Division 1AA to survive. How much easier would event promotion be for Tech if the nearest Division 1 competition was several hours away? Apart from not having a suitable bowl and not having any conference mates within 1300 miles, now they have to compete with Division 1 ULM for headlines in their own home market. Oh well, live and learn.

This is how it played: Boise, Nevada, La Tech, Fresno, Hawaii, and UTEP needed replacements for the member that the WAC had lost to CUSA; SMU, Rice, and Tulsa. Benson wanted Utah St, NMSU, and North Texas to join the WAC and screw over the 3 remaining Sun Belt football schools; Arkansas St, Louisiana-Laf, and Middle Tenn. Dr Pohl told the WAC that North Texas was not going to join another western-only league and that it wouldn’t be involved with any alignment that didn’t insure Division 1 conference participation to all our members. (At the time they thought MTSU may go MAC to replace the loss of Marshall and UCF, and ULM was still a full member of the Southland even though they played their football in the ‘Belt). All the Sun Belt presidents agreed to not make a move until there were contingency plans for all members. Hawaii was opposed to adding additional Central schools. There was a stand-off, but a league merger was inevitable unless somebody turned traitor. The WAC-Sun Belt merger was going to combine all members and have the 3 WAC bowls and the New Orleans Bowl. Enter the quisling: USU Athletic Director Rance Pugmire. Despite the fact that the Sun Belt had rescued USU’s football from the immanent slow death of independent status less than a year earlier, and that USU’s President had made a commitment to the other Sun Belt Presidents, USU AD Pugmire convinced their President to back-stab the league and jump ship immediately to the WAC. May USU athletics rot in hell forever. NMSU’s President and AD conferred with the Belt and decided that they too would need to join the WAC to avoid being excluded from a western league. TCU bolted from CUSA for the Mountain West, and La Tech was convinced that they would be the replacement. It didn’t happen and UTEP was invited to CUSA. The WAC again needed an eighth school and Boise was adamantly opposed to Idaho. Once again North Texas was invited, and the answer was again “No thank you, not unless ASU and ULL are included and a home is also found for MTSU. The WAC begrudgingly accepted Idaho. The Sun Belt; UNT, ULL, ASU, and MTSU, then offered full membership to ULM, Troy, FIU, and FAU to arrive at its current configuration. The WAC members live with the constant fear that one or more of its members may bolt for the MWC and there aren’t any western Division 1 candidates to replace them. UNT has a standing offer to join but has constantly refused because of A) no desirable bowl, excessive travel expenses, and C) unstable membership with threat of current WAC schools going to the MWC, CUSA, or Division 1AA. Oh, and did I mention that Utah State athletics can rot in hell. After this year they will be on probation for minimum attendance, will be ineligible for conference championships and will be on their way to being forced back to 1AA. I'm glad we sent the right man out there to help them on their way.

Didn't Obi Wan Kenobi blow up that bridge because it should never have been built in the first place?

OK, I'll take this one. fan19740, please show me which of your threads was about earth shaking revelations that kept you up at night. Miraculous Insight This board is for exactly this type of discussion; topic on which the fans have opinions. We're not going to cure cancer here, and we can't alter the outcome of games through discussions of X's and O's, but we can certainly discuss them if they are relevant to UNT football.

The kids that go down on the field are: A) Required to be dues paying members of the Junior Mean Green Club Required to be accompanied by their parent C) Required to be wearing either their Junior Mean Green Club shirt or be wearing UNT spirit gear and have a club stamp on their hand. "My parents don't care where I am" is not a valid reason for other kids to be on the field. Wow, issue solved.

Dear Lord, Please grant these posters the strength to read, reread, and keep reading this post over and over until they are able to comprehend it. The actual JMGC members are almost always dressed in their club shirts, replica NT jerseys, or cheerleader uniforms. It is not the children that are supposed to be on the field that are the issue, it's the ones that are not supposed to be there. Membership for the 2006-07 season is $20 per child. I pay for two kids to have this privilege. I would be happy to discuss the insignificance of this issue with any of you if you'd be willing to send me $40 first to participate in the discussion. Amen

The only thing that Baldwin deserved was a visit from "Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker" You Coach are probably saying to yourself, "Now, I'm gonna go out, and I'm gonna get the world by the tail and wrap it around pull it down and put it in my pocket. I'm gonna get rich off a big lawsuit!" Well, I'm here to tell you that you're probably gonna find out, as you go out there, that you're not gonna amount to JACK SQUAT! Whoop-dee-freakin-doo, you had a record of six wins and twenty seven fricking losses during your horrible career. You sucked as a coach, and you suck even more as a former coach. You're gonna end up in Ruston eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river! Dont like it? Well LA-DE-FRICKING-DA!

The kids that go down on the field are: A) Required to be dues paying members of the Junior Mean Green Club Required to be accompanied by their parent C) Required to be wearing either their Junior Mean Green Club shirt or be wearing UNT spirit gear and have a club stamp on their hand. Unfortunately the regulations are abused by derilict 12 year olds that can easily gain access to this club function. Last year I told some little orange clad pugsley that it was innapropriate to be waving his 'hook 'em horns' hand signal at our players as they emerged after halftime. His defense, "well, I don't like North Texas". What the heck are these twits doing on the field? Those little kids that they are edging out of the way have parents that actually pay for the privilege of their children interacting with the team. The same can be said for the bounce houses at the football and basketball games. It's simply poor management, but in everyone's defense, this is an issue that must be incredibly far down on the priority list of things that need to be fixed.

Hey, don't blame me just because I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand. ..... I'm tellin' you, man, every third blink is slower.

I think Southern California resembles that remark.

I hope UTEP finds a way to keep him, and I think Price still owes UTEP for the opportunity he was extended when nobody else was going to acknowledge him. Dynaco may be interested but it was Rust-Eze that gave him his big break. (analogy for all you daddies out there)

Any News On The SMU Coach's Status? Coach Bennett's career has recently received a visit from the nursing home cat. I wonder what it means?

Well, at least he wasn't dancing.

Last chance.... any questions for the show tonight?

If you want it, here it is, come and get it, but you'd better hurry 'cos it's going fast, you'd better hurry 'cos it's going fast.

"Johnson, Navin R." Random son of a bitch, typical run-of-the-mill bastard.

I'm not a vagrant! This is my point! I know somebody here. I met him on a train. His name is.... His name is.... James.... No. His name is.... James Josephson. No, no! James Lawrence. Lawrence. Lawrence. Lawrence F-- Lawrence Fells. Lawrence Fings. Forrest Lawrenceton. His name is James Jestenthen. Lawrence Jesterton. -Lawrence Jamison? -Yes. Yes! Yes. We're like this! OK, name that film.

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Be there if you can. Other than the waitstaff asthetics, the place is so much better than Hooters for this event. The menu is pretty good and every Monday is $2.00 Margarita Night. The beer is also very cold. If anyone has a question that they'd like submitted (please keep it respectfully worded) please send me a Personal Message by 4:50 today and I will either read it on air or give it t George Dunham. Please include your name and home town.

It's the medication. A couple of years ago you could host a home game at a neutral site even if it was closer to your opponent's home stadium. UL-Monroe hosted Arkansas at War memorial in Little Rock (even though Arkansas handled all the ticket distribution and host activities), and Arkansas State hosted Missouri at a game in Missouri. The rule has since been changed; you must now host two games at that site for it to count towards attendance. ASUfan should be here in a few minutes to expound further.

Always check the recruiting forum often. People sometimes make things disappear. *this is called a hint

They're newbies. Oh, and that loss to SMU was clearly a fluke. The Mustangs were so geeked for that game it was incredible. It was by all accounts their Super Bowl. This week we dimantled a team that destroyed Arkansas State last week. Arkansas State beat the crap out of the Ponies the third week of this season. If those excuses worked for them last year then they're certainly valid for this year.

"Oh no, please just don't throw me in the Briar Patch! Please don't throw me in the Briar Patch!" Where do ya think they're gonna throw the rabbit?