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That's a perfect location for The Tomato. It's a Denton establishment and now even more people will be exposed to it's popular products.

Here's a link to an online poll on the Louisiana Cajuns site which has North Texas as one of the options for the question "Which football home game are you most looking forward to?" Ragin Cajuns page

The campus is set for Wi_Fi wireless, but it doesn't extend to Fouts. Now, if you have the Verizon wireless, well, that's another matter; you can show a video of the game. It may be Kramerica Productions style, but a video none the less.

We also beat ULL because of a couple of opportune turnovers, went through 6 overtimes with winless FIU who had plenty of chances. The only convincing victory was against SMU and that was an evenly played game until the blocked punt for the touchdown. We could have easily been 6-6, but we also could have easily been 1-11. What games did we dominate the statistics? Please, I am not saying that the team is bad or that last years victories weren't earned. What I am saying is that it's impracticle for fans to be disappointed by what are reasonable expectations in a rebuilding season. I too want to go 12-0 this season but it will probably take a season or two to get all the pieces in place, by that I mean depth and experience.

I think that you are correct on every single point. Those are the reasons why it's going to be difficult to retain his services long term. His ambition will make him successful and we need to poise the program to be able to satisfy that ambition. TCU has done that with Patterson and had done an outstanding job to retain Fran.

I think it's fairly accurate although I would certainly like to have more than 3 wins. I predict there will be some offensive fireworks this season but there will also be several losses by large margins. Half the Belt teams will have distinct advantages and I think WKU is the only predictable OOC victory. There will be a new defensive alignment, totally new offensive system, totally new coaching staff that is adjusting to the college level, massive infusion of young talent including a freshman quarterback.......folks, this is a rebuilding year. Two to four wins is very possible, anything more than that would be reason to celebrate. I know some of you possibly question why I stated freshman quarterback. Can you build your future around somebody with the injury history of Meager, especially with the concussions? Meager should be counted on heavily in the role of experienced veteran back-up. Woody's strength is improvising outside the system and making the most of broken plays, he a good scrambler but he isn't the passer that you build around; there is a good reason that he only passsed for 92 ypg in juco and was not ever recruited as a QB by anybody other than North Texas. Woody does have excellent athletic ability and should be able to garner playing time in a different position (how about a rb/wr with passing ability?) Phillips, I don't know where he fits in; he doesn't have the speed to play this offense, and even if his mobility has improved, why build the offense around him? 2008 will be a different story and expectations should be significantly higher.

Hey man, that's not even funny to joke about. Documentary about Inhumanity

Clue Professor Plumm did it in the Library with the Candlestick the candlestick is now pressing charges http://www.oritsuru.com/games/kh2/bc/lu.jpg

Are you trying to tell us which has the bigger Wiki? Should the other compensate by buying a Porsche?

Only if they can be blackmailed by use of multicolored redundancy. Oh, the horror.

Agani Bank is a financial institution in the northern part of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is basically an agricultural country comprising a total area of 147570 square kilometers. About four fifths of the population lives in rural areas with the majority living below the poverty line and agriculture is the main stay of the economy. Rural people have to depend on credit for financing the necessary form ofexpenses and sometimes to meet the consumption requirements as well during the gestation period. Due to their needs and the prevalence of monopoly position of the creditors (usually the large landowners and moneylenders) inherent to non- institutional credit market, institutional credit is of prime importance for the enhancing production and removing inequalities. I think that the Agani Bank may be unreceptive to any request to assist an American college football team. We should probably discontinue this thread before Plumm starts beating us down with a polychromatic "Agani Bank of Bangladesh Stadium in the Mean Green Village on Prime Real Estate along Interstate 35 seen by 40 million people daily" novella.

Didn't Oklahoma lose a couple of signees after their basketball coach left? I think the signed recruits were able to enroll at other schools without having to sit for a year. (One was a Dallas kid who wound up at UAB) Were there NCAA violatins at OU that would have made their cases exceptions?

Buford and Cooley, Thank you to both of you for researching and sharing this information. I always value your opinions in matters of North Texas basketball.

DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! Folks....We have a WINNER!

Isaac Newton referred to it as his Third Law of Physics, which states that every action in this universe brings an equal and opposite reaction We should never try to force the tailgaters to enter the stadium on our schedule. That is our agenda, not theirs. If the stadium starts getting more packed in the next few seasons, the laws of supply and demand will take hold. The students will want to enter early before all the good seats are gone. Let's look at it from their point of view. You're 21 or 22 years old, it's 40 minutes till kickoff, there's a long-ass line qued at the student entrance, you're flirting with Sally Sweetknees, it's 100 degrees outside, and there's a cold beer sitting there calling your name. What are you going to do? You probably will only enter then if you are convinced that you are going to get stuck with seats hat suck if you wait.

The Junior Mean Green Club is an outstanding investment for all the kids, even for the little guys. First of all, it's inexpensive. Membership is around $20 for the whole year and the kids get Junior Mean Green Club shirts. The best part about the club is that it's condusive to your child making friends with the other Mean Green kids. My four year old daughter loves to go to games, and it's mostly because of the anticipated opportunity to play with some of her Mean Green friends. The Kids Zone at football games have several inflatable bounce houses; usually a slide, an obstacle course, and a bounce house for the bigger (4 to 8 year olds) and there is a separate bounce house for toddlers. There is usually face painting, spirit tatoos, and free ice cream. It's a good way for the kids to release a little energy before sitting in a stadium for three hours. The Junior Mean Green Club also enables the kids to participate in activities that make them feel involved. There have been opportunities to meet with the players from football and basketball, my daughter was one of the hundred or so that danced with the Dance Team during halftime of one of the games, and the Spirit Line at halftime is always a huge hit with the kids: getting to high-five the players and then getting to run accross the end zone turf over to the west side ramp where they all cover their ears as Boomer blasts the start of the second half. At basketball games there is always a bounce house available pregame and during halftime. The athletic department employee overseeing the bounce house groups the children by age so the younger ones don't get knocked around by the bigger kids. That employee also moniters the time that each group jumps and insures that all kids have a chance to play. There is also a basketball hoop, but that is always dominated by the older boys that realize that they are getting a little too old for the bounce house. I think it's a very good deal and your child should love it. GMG

I love the idea of having an extended series with Tulsa. I love playing against schools that are within easy driving distance for day trips, and Tulsa is even a nice weekend destination. I was unable to be at the Tulsa game this past year, but the Tulsa fans that came to Fouts in 2005 were very social and joined the tailgating festivities. They impressed me as being very nice people. (Ugh, what a shocking game...favored by 5, lose by 50. Ouch! That one still hurts.) There are drawbacks about extending that series. Tulsa recruits northern Texas very aggressively. They already play in Dallas every other year, but playing us gives them exposure in our market every single season.

Navy loses basketball standout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanton, 6-foot-10 forward, to transfer By BILL WAGNER, Staff Writer Navy men's basketball coach Billy Lange thought he had a major building block for the future in forward Trey Stanton. Stanton enjoyed a tremendous freshman season, ranking among the team leaders in numerous categories and earning Patriot League All-Rookie honors. Unfortunately for Lange and Navy, Stanton has decided to continue his promising career elsewhere. The 6-foot-10 Texas native called Lange last week to inform the third-year head coach that he intended to transfer. Contacted yesterday at his home in Friendswood, Texas, Stanton said he simply could not follow through on the post-graduate service commitment. "I don't have anything bad to say about the basketball program. I loved the coaching staff, I loved the players. I enjoyed my basketball experience at the Naval Academy," Stanton said. "It's just that I realized during the past year that the military wasn't for me. I couldn't see myself as a Naval officer for five years." Stanton was the most the most highly-touted member of Navy's 2006 recruiting class after averaging 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks as a senior at Friendswood High. He chose the academy over Air Force, Rice, San Diego and Texas A&M. Because he was a 6-foot-3 guard as a high school sophomore, Stanton had outstanding ball skills and perimeter shooting ability for a big man. He possessed an accurate jump shot to 3-point range and could also put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket. As a plebe, Stanton started 29 of 30 games and averaged 28.4 minutes. He ranked third on the team in scoring (8.0 points per game) and second in rebounding (3.9 average). He led the Midshipmen with 24 blocked shots, the most by a freshman since David Robinson smacked 37 in 1984. "It's tough to lose a player of Trey's ability, but there's not much a coach can do if a kid does not desire to be at the Naval Academy," Lange said. "We do all we can to support our student-athletes, but the demands and pressures of the academy can be overwhelming to some young men." Stanton burst onto the scene in impressive fashion, scoring 17 points in his first career game against Loyola. He scored in double figures in eight of Navy's initial 10 games before suffering somewhat of a mid-season slump. He bounced back later in the season and drained four 3-pointers in scoring 15 points to go along with four blocks against archrival Army in the Star game. Gonazaga, Texas Tech, Southern Methodist, San Diego and Evansville have all expressed interest in offering a scholarship to Stanton, who said he was well aware of what he was getting into when he enrolled at the Naval Academy. "Coach Lange did a good job of explaining what the academy was all about and the challenges I would face," Stanton said. "I wanted a great education and I was real excited about the engineering program at Navy. I had my concerns about the military side of things, but figured I would give it a year and see if I would grow into it." Stanton is not the only basketball player who has left the academy since the school year ended. Bobby Fenske, a 6-foot-8 forward from Carrollton, Texas, has also announced he will transfer. Fenske appeared in 26 games with 10 starts and averaged 8.5 minutes. The Trinity Christian Academy product averaged just 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds. While Lange was not happy about the departure of another skilled frontcourt player in Fenske, clearly the loss of Stanton stings the most since he was slated to start in 2007-2008. Now the pressure falls to rising sophomore T.J. Topercer to fill the void in the pivot while classmate Scott Brooks must step up and become a contributor on the perimeter. Navy also has a pair of promising recruits who could join the front-court rotation in 6-foot-9, 230-pound Jeremy Wilson and 6-foot-10, 220-pound Mark Veazey. "I am confident we will be able to plug guys in who will get the job done. We lose a very skilled big man, but we are adding two traditional post players. We just may be a little different in terms of makeup," Lange said. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This may be a recruit worthy of that last unused 2007 scholarship.

Remember how Coach Pat preferred to let the "legal system run its course" when several TCU football players beat a kid into a coma outside a Fort Worth night club? Pat didn't want to interfere with their season and refused to suspend anybody form the team. Well, he's at least suspending this kid "for now'. I guess that means sweet little Mike will not be allowed to play while he's currently incarcerated. ESPN story

I hope he gets everything together and comes back to North Texas after next season. He is supposedly an excellent athlete and could be a valuable addition to the team.

New coach has five-year contract By TROY PHILLIPS Star-Telegram Staff Writer New North Texas football coach Todd Dodge signed an escalating five-year contract through the 2011 season that averages $331,448 per season in base salary and guaranteed compensation -- a figure 3 1/2 times his pay at Carroll High School. Dodge's $75,000 per year in guaranteed compensation includes a $30,000 radio stipend, $20,000 in end-of-season deferred money and $25,000 for North Texas maintaining its NCAA certification, Division I-A status and Sun Belt Conference membership. He'll also receive an annual $6,000 car allowance. The contract also has incentives tied to season-ticket sales, conference titles, bowl appearances, bowl wins, season win totals, top 25 rankings, coach of the year awards and team academics. Dodge's ticket bonuses will kick in if North Texas sells at least 5,000 season tickets. UNT sold between 1,500 and 2,000 season tickets last season. The contract's buyout clause requires Dodge to pay UNT one year's base salary, which would range from $185,000 to $224,869. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How long do you think that a BCS program would be delayed by a buyout of $185,000 to $224,869 if they wanted a certain coach?

There is one thing that I can be fairly sure about. Darrell R. Dickey didn't invent the Ford Mustang, but that may change in the next 30 years or so. Look, let's stop beating a dead horse here. North Texas has several football legends that are certainly more deserving than Dickey of having facilities and monuments dedicated to them; Haynes, Greene, Hardeman, Ramsay, Fry, and Cobbs are just a few. Although I believe that Dickeys accomplishments are also worthy of recognition, I believe that it would be better to follow the NFL's example of waiting at least 5 years after that person's departure before dedicating anything. Truthfully, who thinks it wouldn't be awkward at best if Dickey spoke at the dedication of a facility being named in his honor. I dread to think what venom would be laced in that dribble.

Dickey was by no means perfect, but he's still an important part of our history. The facts are that teams coached by Dickey won 4 straight conference championships and he directed the team to 4 straight bowl games. During those seasons the team had a conference winning streak that is unmatched in North Texas history. Coach Dickey is certainly deserving of this honor.

Here's a little information about Thomas Moreland that I found on another Mean Green site. The site also provides videos of the recruits. UNT Football.net Thomas Moreland, Kicker Forney High School 6', 185 lbs. 24 of 28 Field Goals 48 of 51 PAT's 2nd ranked High School punter in nation by Kicking.Com Selected to kick for Texas All-Stars in the 2007 Oil Bowl 2 year Letterman Football 4 year Letterman Soccer

Here's a photo of Central Florida's new stadium. One end is nearly complete. The stadium is designed to give as many fans as possible the best view possible, and of course, the press boxes and the cocktail suites are placed behind the fans where they belong. Central Florida will open the new stadium with a game against the Texas Longhorns and is currently negotiating series with several other premier programs.