Buffalo Bob

Hell no. The best thing I got from North Texas was my wife. And she has no desire to go back, except to visit a couple of friends from school, whom by the way, are Longhorns fans.

Colorado has a lot more to do with my job than the degree from UNT. Besides, I paid dearly to go to school out of state at NTSU. A college degree is a neccessity, but has very little to do with our success in the real world. God knows, I gave North Texas enough of my money. I've been to Denton in the past 3 years. It is a thriving, nice little town. I am not sure how safe it is. I did get shot at in my car on Mulberry Street back in 1984, but I suppose that can happen anywhere. I would suggest you don't hang around that area. I was told there were 13 muggings there during the month of that incident.

I was surprised a little bit at first with the reaction I got from my initial post. Then, it dawned on me.. You guys are acting like any healthy Division I school should. You're fired up about your team and pissed that an alumn could possibly cheer against his own school. I respect that and understand it to a certain extent. What you need to realize is that I went to UNT at a time when they were not even in the same league as CU. CU had been my team since birth. NTSU averaged about 5,000 fans per game. Fouts field was not a place where most students watched football games Our gym class used it to run the three mile conditioning program. I loved running up and down the bleachers every day. How many times was UNT on national television in the 80's? Do you think anyone really talked UNT football in those days? I chose NTSU for it's excellent music program. The ironic thing is that between 1981-1983, NTSU probably could have whipped CU, during our days of baby blue jerseys and Chuck Fairbanks as coach. We lost to Drake twice! Once you're loyal to a team, it never changes, unless you go and play or coach for that other team.

I graduated from UNT in '86. Though, I'm a big-time CU fan, I still have a soft spot in my heart for my alma meter. Not many of us cared about the NTSU football team in those days. We were Div 1AA and didn't get many to the games. I'm excited that UNT is now a 1A school and with the hotbed of talent in Texas, I believe they will someday join a major conference and compete head to head with the state's best teams. Denton is a thriving town. I think North Texas football is destined for some great success down the road. I was born and raised in Colorado, but went to school at UNT. I met a beautiful Texas woman (there are alot of them down there) and have been happily married for 19 years. My wife isn't much of a football fan, but she got us 4 tickets for the family to see the game Saturday evening. We're excited. I hope you guys don't have a few tricks up your sleeves. I am always nervous playing a large underdog. Barnett's teams have not been known to blow out many opponents. The games always seem to be tough and in doubt until late in the 4th quarter, regardless of the opponent. For those of you going to the game, enjoy beautiful Colorado while you're here!