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Yes, he had them ranked #2 at one point

Not really…he got three years, IIRC and got fired

Ironically, this may be the year we finally beat these guys—by doing what they’ve done to us. Every year, UAB just beats us into the ground upfront. They pound us on both sides of the ball. This year, that has become our MO. I think we win this one, which gets SL a guaranteed extension after the regular season, if not after the game.

They have really, really fallen since they fired Jim Leavitt. Just seemed to kill their program’s upswing.

Yes. exactly. He hasn’t underachieved at all. In fact, based on the fact that we have won about .382% of our games since 1995, I’d say he’s incredibly overachieved.

New Ft. Worth??

You think? That’s really hard-hitting…

I actually think this will be SL’s year to break the streak and win a bowl game. He’s about to get his extension of 3-4 years and the pressure will be a lot less. This team plays hard for him, too. I suspect that this is where the gorilla finally jumps off his back.

That worked out real well…

What amazes me on this board is how many people are surprised about this or act like this is not who Denton is… This has ALWAYS been Denton. The towns’ people don’t care about or just loathe athletics at UNT. The university’s administration and faculty have made that even easier to do for the Dentonites, too, as well as the student body they influence. Look at Vito and his columns. He expects us to be thrilled with .500 and a bowl game every year, since we’ve usually sucked. Never once asks what it would be like if the town cared more or if the university made winning its main priority…why? Because he knows the constituency for whom he writes for…it is what it is.

It doesn’t work like that. TWU claims they are overlooked as a mostly female college that is much smaller. The DRC grabs those complaints and runs with them, saying TWU is being mistreated. What Denton politician or social leader wants to run into that hornets nest? Nobody. Hence, TWU and UNT are treated equally by Denton, when they are not. But it’s like CUSA being stuck with Judy McLeod…not one college administrator is gonna say that she sucks ass at her job, knowing full well that he will be fired for sexism ASAP. Same goes for Denton leaders with TWU. UNT is held back by Denton—always has been. And we can’t do a thing about it.

Because there is no “New Denton”…it’s something that homers and newcomers want to believe in…the culture doesn’t want this to be important here, so it’s not…unless we beat schools people have heard of and care about.

That Lovelace Party is gonna be lit for Lit!!

Well, now, this seems negative…

Never has been…that’s why 2% of the alumni give back to the athletic department.

Oh the problem is that it is very acceptable…accepted by 98% of the university.

My gracious, that conference would be so tough…Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga, Houston, and Tech have made the last three Final Fours.

Well, I guess his former players know he’s gonna be here for the next few seasons…

Doesn’t Vito know it’s New Denton now??

I was told clearly by @greenminerthat this is New Denton, that Old Denton is gone…that’s just weird.

We win this one very easily--48-20, Mean Green The SL Extension gets closer to a reality.

What are your views on this?

Hey, I noticed you never answered my post to you yesterday...any thoughts?

@greenminerif we have the money, why didn’t we use it last year instead of making this a make-it-or-break-it year with the easiest schedule we have ever played? We had three straight losing seasons after last year, with a cumulative 11 wins against FBS teams. We have gotten prison-raped by SMU for the last 3 seasons, now 4 which I know you know, and who is the biggest game on our schedule every year by a mile. Outscored in those three games, a future AAC opponent, by only 149-74. Doesn’t count this year’s 48-10 beatdown, either. You can call it eeyore all you want, I’m just saying that $$$ is always the number one priority here for athletic decisions. We were not gonna use $2.7 million to buyout SL, while also costing us a huge BMD. That was never gonna happen. Obvious to anyone who wants to see it… Again, maybe I’m wrong and SL blows this chance. But I’ve said all along that 7 wins will get him an extension. And this schedule is the easiest one we have ever had to do just that. That’s probably eeyore to you, too, but it’s again obvious. I’m of the belief that SL coming back is a done deal. And I don’t believe that is in the best interest of the 15k Mean Green football fans that follow our program closely.

You can get tons of sway around here and be in the UNT 18!!