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because money does not grow on trees unless it is being wasted in dallas on failed economic developments
and eminent domain is not something that can just be used whenever some entity with the ability to use it wishes to use it....there has to be a PROVEN need and right now north Texas has plenty of land and space to build upon and it is doubtful they could prove need if they were to try
plus the Sack N Save property alone is on the tax rolls for $2,155,000 and I doubt it could be bought for that even with eminent domain since there would need to be provisions made for taking away the profitibility of the owners of that property both the real property owner and Sack N Save so you are probably looking at 4 or 5 million alone for just that property and when you add in the strip center, exxon, IHOP, and on and on and you add in that each of those businesses is having the ability to profit from an investment taken away from them you are looking at a very large investment of cash just to get the properties then you have to scrape them clean as well
Sack N Save, McDonalds, Exxon, Raise The Flag, IHOP, Dollar General and on and on are all making money from that property as are the property owners and the use of eminent domain that would strip them of the ability to continue to do so would be an expensive legal fight and a settlement well over the taxable value of all those properties which is about 4 million+
and I seriously doubt The City of Denton is looking to take ownership of those properties since doing so would remove the ability to collect property taxes from them....if Denton was going to lose the right to collect taxes on those properties it would be much smarter to just let north Texas pay that cost and Denton would just lose tax revenue instead of spending tax money to lose tax revenue
also The City of Denton getting involved would just make it much more likely that an eminent domain case would lose in court since "beautification" projects in Texas are not considered public interest projects and may actually not qualify for the use of eminent domain at all....north Texas could try and make a case, but at this point since no lack of space is shown on a 20 year plan that was just released for the university detailing the locations of future projects I doubt that would be a winning case in court especially in Texas
and when a university is having to spend 3.5 million on T-shacks to house two long established programs of study and they are going to place those T-shacks at the highly visible location of Chestnut and Welch I doubt there is money available so buy 6-8 million worth of real estate (maybe more depending on profitibility of the various businesses on those properties) and then pay to scrape them clean as well especially when there is no long term planned use for them
Your knowledge knows no bounds!
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The people out here in West Texas drive to Lubbock during the season. This was a way to bring the team to the fans, and allow the university to bring alums together which leads to donations. Some of you are in such a negative state of mind that you want to turn anything remotely positive into a negative. Worried about attendance, then invite every single coach from the Dallas ISD and the surrounding communities and leave the doors open for fans. Anybody that comes that doesn't normally make the drive to Denton for the games might become interested.
I live less than a mile from the practice field. I don't go to scrimmages. Season ticket holder. Scrimmages are boring.
This is the main problem with NT. We say we want to be a big boy, we talk about how cool it is that 60,000 show up for Alabama's or Nebraska's spring game and then we won't make the effort to travel less than a mile. It is about exposure.
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SMU won't be going anywhere. They are trying to ride UH's coattails but it's only a matter of time before they get cut loose. Their support is as bad as UNT's the only reason they've gotten as far as they have is because of recent winning and $$$.
Was responding to this comment.
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Are we talking about the same player?
1st Team All-Conference at Kilgore
All Tournament team
HM Juco All-American
Scored 51 points in HS (double OT)
Appears to be the same young man considering his jersey says Oak Ridge and he is from Oak Ridge, TN.
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So, did anyone watch this?
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I got Big Bird on speed dial if necessary, he's got two years of eligibility left.
Well, all I can say is this is one good reason for Romney not getting elected.
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Yes that's what we need....boo him in a room with 100 people in it. Why have we not thought of this before?
Maybe a room of eleven would be more effective than the caravan or a fan board.
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SMU's fan support is way below our's.
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Because Babe is an alum of Indiana.
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So how was the interview?
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Lubbock is on an island, they need to do this
True, but 7,000 showed up and there is big money in Midland.
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Saw that on ESPN. Brought a tear to my eyes. Nothing short of awesome.
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He's having an OK spring, but I have to tell you that his weight loss and greater determination to get better is not translating into a real noticeable change from what I've seen so far. In other words, he pretty much looks the same to me. Actually the most improved QB out there is McNulty. If he keeps developing, he could be a good bus driver-type QB. Nothing spectacular, but good speed and good percentage passing. I'm getting a bit annoyed with Bergland. Saturday he spent too much time trying to show off with his running (which is kind of back firing since this defense is noticeably faster than last year and often runs him down at the line of scrimmage) and long ball throwing and not practicing making good decisions.
Trying to show off and be "wonder boy" is probably what got Mr. Bergland his hamstring injury in the first place.
Thanks SE. Sounds like McNulty could be another, probably faster, Scott Hall type. DT is a thinner model of last year's version. Will have bouts of looking good and bouts of looking bad which can probably be attributed to mechanical issues (Come on Coach Chico!). And it sounds like BB has been reading the headlines and needs a little attitude adjustment.
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So you are sayiong that this board is all powerful with recruits but no-powerful with anyone at UNT?
Kinda conflicting statements, don't you think?
And I don't have the financial clout to have audience with anyone at UNT. I also don't believe in taking up their valuable time by telling them something they already know. It's a public job. With that comes public criticism.
I will respond to each statement:
1. Yes, it is important with an 18 year old. He likes to see his name written up, check with the school's website or fanboard to get reaction from his visit, etc... He's 18. I think the AD staff keeps an eye on the board, but it is not near as important to them as it is to an 18 year old hoping to go somewhere he is wanted.
2. Not even close to being a conflicting statement. I would consider the question inane at best.
3. So you "don't believe in taking up their valuable time" but have no problem taking up our's with the constant bombardment of negativety? Interesting train of thought considering they are the one's that have the ability to facilitate change.
UNTnewbie hits the nail on the head.
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Not sure why this posted twice. Please delete one of these.
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Texas Tech had their Saturday practice/scrimmage in Midland to accomodate the alumni in the area, increase interest and work the pockets of the alumni banking $$$ in the Permian Basin oil fields. I hope we get to a point and can take a practice down to Dallas or north to one of the smaller communities.
http://www.mywesttexas.com/top_stories/article_ca0fd056-9f17-11e2-bae3-0019bb2963f4.html
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No but repeating the same thing over and over is just tiresome. Go beat on RV's door or go to the next board meeting and rant and rave, anything but hijacking every thread on here. You even chose to hijack a thread about a young man that is a potential recruit. Ever stop to think that maybe he or his parents stopped by to see what we had to say? I am sure they were reassured by reading your rant.
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We seem to be going the opposite direction with the whole successful team thing.
What an ass whippin'. Why don't you hitch your wagon to some other team if all you can do is bitch about our teams, our coaches, our athletic department, the administration, the BOR, our conference affiliation, etc..?
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Practicing against yourself really doesn't prove anything to the untrained eye.
And we are all untrained.
Interesting admission or does this only apply to football?
All of our QB's have potential. DT has played very well in some games and not so good in others. McNulty got the RS year he deserved, works hard and is athletic. BB was highly rated coming out of HS but has been inactive for a couple of years. So, they all have the potential or a capable. Plus, who knows what Williams will bring to the table once he gets here.
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Nah. I...now pay attention because I may use a big word or two...WELCOME criticism of my work product. This is why I excel at what I do. My superiors don't believe I deserve a four year plan to get it right. Arresting a peon like you for simply being mouthy would result in (deserved) reprisal. You see, some of us excel at what we do and don't count on an apologist here or there to prop us up. And, please, tell me what I've ever yelled at Benford. I harass the opposing bench mercilessly, never denied that, but what pray tell have you heard me yell at the OTHER end of the court? Might this be yet another example (like the Coach K argument) where you spouted off without doing your homework first? It's cool, I've come to expect nothing less.
And chances are I'd never pull you over anyway. Supervisory personnel don't often make traffic stops.
You win. You are clearly superior, officer. Oh, and thanks for the reminder about your success at DPD. You never fail to remind us or let an opportunity pass to be condescending. I won't ask because I am sure you were without error in your first year on the force.
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Wow. A head coach with previous head coaching experience. If only we had done this in basketball.
Just can't let a post go by without a shot at the basketball program, can you?
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The comments on that article are hilarious.
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Depends on the frame. For the sake of ceterus paribus, if we had a thing where a man and woman at 5'9" 120 were put through the same training program, starting at the same fitness level with the same trainers and the same nutrition, they'd probably be about the same strength. I mean, the assumption is that a man and woman of the same weight starting at the same base fitness level and same frame would end up with roughly the same muscle composition and muscle density.
Not going to happen. For example, women do not have the same levels of testosterone as men.
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Tacos?!
Oh, they are there. You just aren't looking in the correct place.
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No need to play the race card emmitt.