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    A Big Thank You To Scotty Campbell And Tony Berone

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    (not to go all mutual admiration society on you, but..._

    I introduce Rick as the iconic North Texas fan. If there is a game on TV, especially on the road, Rick will be shown and seen. We had more time with Rick than most this game (the food and Scotch was that good) and our tailgaters, many of which did not attend NT, got a real education on NT sports and all that that implies. Rick has a photographic memory and has been around for 35 years of NT sports history.

    And besides that, he brought over some killer fried pies from hometown Weatherford (I preferred the peach).

    Thanks FFR for the kind words.

     

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  9. Expect Low Attendance

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    I am not a special pleader for Talons (though I am an early 80's Talons alum) but there are usually 5-10 Talons around the Model A and they do a good job of making it a focus point for fans. They have the cannon crew personnel and, I believe, the mascot the Mean Green flaggers. 

    Where they seem to fail is at the basketball games. Maniacs, thus, took the Spirit lead from Talons there.

     

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    Army is In

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    When we play them up there, we see a historical and pivotal piece of real estate and stand along side academy of men and women that will proudly serve our country. We also see a legitimately historical college football program. Upgrade.

    When we play them at home, we will get more opposing fans into DATCU in one game than we do from any five games from the team that is leaving our conference. Upgrade.

    We got the better brand.

    (no offense)

     

     

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    On to Memphis, but first....

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    Amidst a bunch of fun and food in New Orleans, a long drive back yesterday and getting wash done to pack before a 4:30 wake up call this am, I haven't had time to read how the board reacted to the Tulane weekend. 

    I did listen to the Mean Green Nation podcast from @aztecskin and @Aldo on the way to the airport this morning. Greatness as always.

    The stadium was great. All fans were close to the the field, or close enough. The sun seats have a similar effect on that side of the staium as we have at DATCU, but the opposite side was packed. The tailgating was fantastic, and greatly enhanced since the move from the Superdome. We went into the school of Law for the bride to bathroom herself and to get directions to the Alumni tailgate. Met two guys, in residence for a year I believe, at Tulane Law. One was German, the other a Midwesterner who did a tour through Fort Hood during his service in the US Army. He saw the battle flag on my shirt and he remembered seeing a similar flag on his walk to school, noticeable for its colors but also his recall of the Texas flag. He then gave me perfect instructions to the tailgate. We got there in time for shots with the always boisterous and generous (with his liquor) @WilliamMoriart

    Loved the aggressive play, some successful, some not, half time adjustments, the onside kick and the fourth quarter comeback. The score that got us to 28-28 was sheer ecstasy for a fan who puts all of his emotions into just one team. My wife caught those emotions in a picture I'll save for another day. I also enjoyed our seats above the tunnel our guys walked through after the game. It was good to see the emotion, mostly intense, some tired, some of both that turned to smiles when seeing family but mostly the coach (whoever it was) that slammed his clipboard against the wall on the way out. I want more of that, at least until we break through with a win in a game like this.

    This was the best I have felt after a loss in a long time. Maybe New Orleans will do that to you but this was a fun game to watch. Tulane fan is just flat out indifferent to NT fans, for the most part. Too busy with homecoming hobnobbing to bother with the hoi polloi, I suspect. One fan in the stadium talked to us after the game, and was quite complimentary of the game we gave them.

    But over dinner at Venezia and dessert at Angelo Brocato's in the Mid-City, four or five came up to us. Most were probably not Tulane students or alums, not that I am a good judge of that. But all enjoyed the game and called out North Texas for giving Tulane more than they bargained for from a homecoming patsy.

    It reminded me that New Orleans folks love their sports and their local teams. They watch and they read about it the next day in the Times-Picayune. They remind me of Boston fans. Saints first, but they love Tulane, especially for giving it a good local baseball team to watch. And everyone loves a winner, which Tulane now is.

    Moral victories aren't much to hang your hat on, but hearing opposing fans of a nationally ranked team show "respect" for North Texas is a start.

    Thanks to North Texas players, coaches and all associated with providing our school a fun and legitimately exciting October conference game. 

     

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  23. Early Tailgate this Saturday and Eclipse - What are you bringing?

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    SrSmoke1.thumb.jpg.9fe83a110ed3d6df097447fb24fa805a.jpgBrother, it was windy. But we put up our serving area inside a pop up shade thate we wrapped in a good and large tarp to block the wind. The trees gave shade for the big screen. We had 65 come by, 57 that ate. Board celebrities included @GrayEagle@SilverEagle@SUMG and @FirefightnRick along with a couple of others that I think are on the board. No judging anyone on this board, but only Mr. Fincher partook of the great Senor Smoke's BBQ.

    51 of those that came to the tailgate also went to the game. Along with the 10 tickets we own, our tailgate brought along 37 ticket buyers that joined us in Section 110.

    Not a huge fan of the 11 am start (it required starting up the smoker at 1 am) but it stretched out the party. Some ate around game time. Some of those then came into the game  and some of those ate again after. Some of us went to the game and ate after. 

    The once a year tradition will celebrate year 12 next year. I will always prefer a 3 pm game but honestly there were lots of good things about this BBQ, the earliest of the 11. We had more time to talk before , to eat and then to celebrate. Instead of my traditional pregame diet Mountain Dew, three Miller lites and pre-game Scotch, I had four pre-game Scotch's (three Ardbeg and one Glenmorangie) and two post-game Scotch's (both Ardbeg).

    Most importantly, the Mean Green are 9-2 in the games that Senor Smoke provides the BBQ karma. I challenge you to pick any random 11 games (other than the Hayden Fry years) where NT went 9-2. And we don't pick the "sure win" games. We try to pick a mid-season game, preferably in October, not the first FCS game of the year. And we win most of the time.

     

    Should you wish to praise Senor Smoke for his BBQ karma, look for the guy in the picture attached. Picture is from last year's game

     

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