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Brown misses 3 shot. UALR gets 3 point play after foul on Simpson. 58 to 50. 3:45 left in the game.

UALR 55 to 50 after 16 to 2 NT run. UALR 6.5 minutes without basket. 5.5 minutes left.

Trojans go on 13 to 3 run, lead North Texas 47 to 33.

Shooting 32%, 9 of 28. 13 first half turnovers. Davis leads North Texas with 6 points, 5 for Hines, 4 for Stewart. Rebounding edge to UALR 21 to 20. Other 'Belt action. Troy 71 to 44 over WKU late in game. South Alabama up on MTSU.

UALR 28-24 at the half.

We really need to start promoting the hell out of the two home games at the end of this month. Send 2 free tickets to every football season ticket holder. Send 2 free tickets to every active member of the North Texas Exes. If a raucous sellout crowd were to witness a victory in that Sout Alabama game, it will go a long way towards jump starting a program which has been somewhat dormant for more than two decades.

Well, theres 12 days left. I haven't heard anything yet or received anything in the mail, but there's still time. Go Mean Green!

It's entirely possible that Paul Batchelder could be too busy working on that Steve & Barry's deal to be spending time writing replys to e-mails.

The January 28th coincides with the final weekend of FOOTBALL recruiting. The recruits will be in attendance at the game. This would also be a great time to start spreading some news about activities involving athletics on our campus. Basketball has a nationally ranked recruiting class that will be playing next season, there are several new facilities nearing completion, the Athletic Center has been finished out, we have an outstanding nonconference home slate for football including SMU and La Tech. There are a lot of positive things happening at North Texas. Why keep them a secret? Confirmed and committed season ticket purchasing fans are readily available. Why not get them involved early, and maybe expose them to a little North Texas basketball in the process. Well, theres 13 days left. Go Mean Green!

I went there a week ago, and not only could I not find any, neither could either of the clerks that were working the sales floor. Maybe they've received another shipment in the last few days, but maybe they're just that well hidden.

Well, there are two weeks remaining. Tickets will need to be mailed soon to allow fans enough time to include this game in their plans. Has anyone heard anything yet about any promotions?

So, the January 28th basketball game against Sout Alabama is the only home game that will be played during recruiting visits. At least it happens during the final week of recruiting which is SO important. I wonder what the North Texas Athletic Department is planning to insure that we have a huge enthusiastic crowd to show to recruits at that game. click here: Maybe I Could Make A Few Suggestions

They stocked North Texas shirts and sweatshirts in the weeks preceding Christmas. In spite of 'hiding' the North Texas sweatshirts because of what they termed as 'excessive sales without replacement merchandise', Steve & Barry's sold out of North Texas sweatshirts within a week. All of the green North Texas tee shirts are also perpetually out of stock. The only shirt that has regularly stayed in stock is a short sleeved heather gray shirt with generic scripted North Texas on the front. Steve & Barry's just isn't willing to invest a whole lot into a school that will not show any signs of cooperation. I think it's obvious that I have done everything that I personally can, and at this point I have to agree with the Steve & Barry's management that The University of North Texas has been impossible for them to work with. According to the Branding Department, this failure lies at the feet of the North Texas Athletic Department. Branding Department's Response To Dearth Of North Texas Merchandise So UNTLifer, what was the response that was provided by Paul Batchelder?

What! We're not going to put all our eggs in that basket again?

Yes. I'm sorry if I disguised it too well.

Only 43 of his team's 65 points? What's wrong, is he still injured?

I think that we'll probably see some major promotions this semester to get those attendance numbers raised. It's difficult to promote the basketball games while it's still football season, and it's also hard to do any special promotions during the semester break when the students are gone. (we likely didn't see too much this past year because the athletic department staff was so busy preparing for the SBC tournament) Our current Athletic Director has always shown a willingness to be receptive to promotional ideas from the fans. He may not always agree as to how worthwhile or cost effective suggested promotions may be, but he will always listen and consider the possible options. This has not always been the case with our former ADs at North Texas.

From official Sun Belt site MEN- Average attendance: 2,760 5,489 Western Kentucky 4,116 Middle Tennessee 3,780 UL-Lafayette 3,197 UALR 3.049 Arkansas State 2,929 South Alabama 2,580 Denver 1,685 North Texas 1,619 Troy 966 FIU 672 New Orleans This doesn't really look too good. Has anyone heard about any planned promotions for the remainder of this season?

I know one area where something HAS to get fixed. We employed a pressure defense several times. UNO always cracked it and would suddenly have 3 guys advancing on one defender. It always resulted in a basket, and often a basket and a foul. Take away half those easy points we gave them, and we would be discussing last night's victory today.

OK, it's time for The Dad Joke Of The Day If Puppeteers play with their puppets, then what do Privateers play with?

Courtesy: Rick Yeatts from the Mean Green Athletic Site Mean Green Basketball Teams Look For Second Conference Win On Saturday Night Courtesy: University of North Texas Release: 01/06/2006 DENTON (1/6/06) - The Mean Green men's basketball team has won four games in a row and six of its last seven as it is set to host Sun Belt Conference West Division foe New Orleans on Saturday, Jan. 7, in its second of four consecutive home games to open league play. Every North Texas game can be heard live on KWRD (100.7 FM) in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Tip-off is set for 7 pm. North Texas opened Sun Belt Conference play with a victory for the second consecutive year and fourth time under head coach Johnny Jones, but has never started with a 2-0 record in the league. The Mean Green has played six of its last seven games at the Super Pit, where it is 7-1 this season, and remains at home for its next three games against two teams from the Sun Belt’s West Division and one from the East. Saturday’s game will be the 14th meeting ever between North Texas and New Orleans, which played each other for the first time during the 1975-76 season. North Texas swept the season series from the Privateers last year as Sun Belt opponents and has now won the last three regular-season games against the Privateers. The 3rd Annual Soles vs. Souls charity basketball game pitting North Texas area high school basketball coaches against ministers is set for 5:00 pm on Saturday, January 7th. Tickets for the fundraising basketball game are $8 if purchased in advance and can be bought at www.cadc.org and at participating area DATCU branches. Proceeds benefit the Childrens Advocacy Center of Denton County and tickets will be $10 at gate D of the Super Pit after 4:30 pm. The ticket also gets you into the North Texas game that evening as well. NBA great Spud Webb and North Texas Athletic Director Rick Villarreal will be the honorary coaches of the Souls. George Dunham of the Mean Green Radio Network, KTCK Sportsradio 1310 "The Ticket" and the Dallas Cowboys is also a guest coach of the Soles. printable NOTES FOR TONIGHT'S GAME AGAINST NEW ORLEANS

What about having $1.00 Hot Dogs, and giving every student that enters a coupon for a FREE Hot Dog. Do this at every game. Hot Dogs cost considerably less than a dollar, have very little labor involved, and any profit possibly lost through the promotion would be regained through soft drink sales.

We never had a Branding Campaign. We designed new logos that made all the available logos obsolete, but there hasn't been any push to get the new logos out to the public.

That guy has Shinola all over his face.

First, I hate the 'Pack the Pit' name for the promotion, it flat out sucks. It's like trying to get people to your restaurant by saying 'Pack the Restaurant'. We need to promote the things that people will actually come out to see. We have a good product. We need to sell people on the product which is a good basketball team. I have not contacted anyone in the Athletic Department, but if anybody would be interested in conveying any of these ideas, please feel free to do so. I think it's a win-win for everyone involved. It may even be a good time to reveal our potential football schedule for next season and start plugging for additional season ticket sales. We need to rebuild some of the momentum that was lost this past football season, and this could be a start.