[Best BBQ in each Texas college football town]

4 hours ago, Big Z said:

Has anybody tried 407 BBQ? Any good?

Yes and yes.  

[Former UNT signee Layne Taylor commits to central Arkansas]

Aaron Scott had a pretty solid freshman campaign, as did Rubin Jones.

[We Got A Commit]

22 minutes ago, SUMG said:

Pretty sure that's the same high school as Aaron Scott. 

That is correct.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4897338/johnathan-massie

One year left?

[SB vs. FAU (4/12-14/24)]

Sparks was a big time power hitter out of high school.  Hot she has found her stroke.

[Former AD Steve Sloan passed away]

Now there was an administrator that spent way more time on the golf course than in the office.

[UNT beats SMU to win the 2024 US Intercollegiate Polo Championship.]

Best news: We beat smuT to secure the title. 

[Nothing is off the table per new AAC commish]

15 minutes ago, Matt from A700 said:

She would say... Start your engines!!

Pretty sad. That in all her years as the CUSA Commissioner, this is about the only picture of her. 

[Nothing is off the table per new AAC commish]

9 hours ago, RBP79 said:

First year in 20+ that I'm hesitant to pull the trigger on renewing my 4 season football tickets. 

Tired of never "winning the big game", tired of "it's about me", and "show me the money". Very little or no loyalty to "the team or school".

Maybe I'm too old to be a college football/basketball fan.....

Yep. 

They want an NIL?  I want a list of what players are being paid what amount and how their name, image or likeness is being used to earn these dollars. The fans give this money so we have a right to know. 
These kids entering the portal and signing elsewhere, I want to know what we offered/paid and what the new school is paying. Too much secrecy when the fan base is paying the salaries. 

[Homecoming set for October 26th vs. Tulane]

On 4/12/2024 at 12:46 PM, UNTcrazy727 said:

It must really drive you crazy when our coaches and players say every team is tough. Let alone the program that's been at the top of the conference and ranked the last 2 years. 

 

On 4/12/2024 at 10:47 PM, MeanGreenGlory said:

I want to agree with you.

Truly, I really do...

But I don't think anybody was looking at our run defense last year and thinking, "I'm worried about playing them."

Tulane barely beat us last year with their all world QB, etc.  They will have a new coach, system, etc.  There is no reason we should not beat them. 

[Portal Visits]

Who is visiting dear ol' UNT?

[Drez speaks on the portal]

4 hours ago, Tom McKrackin said:

 

Hindsight is 20/20

[Former UNT signee Layne Taylor commits to central Arkansas]

13 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

Building something special, gotta be talking about the waterpark right??

You realize that is a city project and not a UCA project?

[Homecoming set for October 26th vs. Tulane]

Tough opponent?  We should have beat them last year.  Personally, I hate posts that are state our opponent is tough.  That should be worried about playing us.

[Meet today's 2024-25 Mean Green???]

22 minutes ago, NT80 said:

We don't need development high school players in this time of NIL and Portal. We need experienced JUCO or other college-portal players that seek starting positions to apply.

[When are we going to hear some good news?]

2 hours ago, Green Otaku said:

 

Memphis has 4

Pierre

Young

Cherenfant

A. Hardaway

 

3-4 players seems normal, I don't see a single team up at 7 or more outside of ECU which I mentioned.

 

Per 247, the following players from Memphis have entered the portal:

Cherenfant

Young

Pierre

Taylor 

Williams 

 

 

[When are we going to hear some good news?]

Per 247:

OK St 4

OU 3

UT 5

TX Tech 5

ECU 8

Memphis 5

Temple 5

Tulsa 3

USF 4

WSU. 4

[When are we going to hear some good news?]

15 hours ago, Green Otaku said:

 

Players leaving due to coach leaving makes sense to me. You like that coach and he recruited you there, maybe you don't want to play in an unknown system. I understand those reasons.  We are not in that situation, our coach is still here.

Again, you don’t have to look very far to find both examples. 

[John Calipari to Arkansas]

3 hours ago, MeanGreenZen said:

Layne Taylor is not going to Arkansas, lol. Now… Aaron Scott, Rubin Jones or Jason Edwards might. 

I would be shocked if any of them ended up in the Ozarks.

[Noland To The Portal]

If Hodge is giving these players his blessing to go, then the pressure is on him to replace them with as good or better players.  There is zero loyalty to the school and I won't have much loyalty to these players.  As @Marty stated in another thread, cheer for the name on the front of the jersey, not the back.  The bad part I foresee is that people are going to get tired of giving to a NIL Collective when these players come and go on an annual basis.

[When are we going to hear some good news?]

37 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

It is hard to believe that all D1 teams in the  NCAA  are having this kind of turnover.  

You don't have to look very long or hard to realize we aren't in this boat alone.

[Meet today's 2024-25 Mean Green???]

21 hours ago, wardly said:

Coaches and AD's use G5 programs as stepping stones [ Wren, Mac] so how can you not expect players to as well.

Calipari made $8.5 million at UK with all the pressure and lack of NIL to go with the job.  Drew makes a reported $5.13 million at Baylor with an alumni base funding NIL's left and right and about half, if that much, the pressure at UK.  Drew could end his career at Baylor in another 15 years pocketing around $80 million, have a statue erected on the banks of the Brazos and be a local legend or he could go to UK, spend about 5 years before the pressure and expectations run him off and pocket around $42.5 million.

Because of ego, he will probably go to UK, flame out in 5 years of so, and end up on Sports Center or covering March Madness every year.

[Meet today's 2024-25 Mean Green???]

Drew would be a fool to leave Baylor for Kentucky.

[Meet today's 2024-25 Mean Green???]

20 hours ago, greenminer said:

Most of them were recruited to fit McCasland's system.  What if Hodge has a different vision for our system? Do you change the system to accommodate this loyalty/investment, or do you take advantage of the portal to put yourself in a winning position...sooner?

Edwards, Buggs and Noland arrived as transfers after McCasland left and Ross was named his replacement.

[Calipari to Arkansas?]

4 hours ago, Coffee and TV said:

I read that while the expectations at Kentucky were super high (duh), the NIL money was simply not there. Arkansas' team can be more easily bought with Tyson chicken and Jerry Jones.

Don't forget the Walton family.

[Season Ticket Change]

Honestly, I am having a difficult time pulling the trigger on renewing my football season tickets when there is complete roster turnover, very little information coming from the department and coaches obviously telling our kids to "test the waters".