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I agree - I like our 15 v 2 matchup now than any of the possible 14 v 3 matchups. If you can get Purdue in New Orleans or OKC, I think we will have a great shot.

...... Purdue. In Jacksonville. I really like this matchup. I think this is a game that we could win. They just lost their best player who was scoring 16 points per game. Without him, they only have 2 players scoring in double figures. They score 72 points per game, while we score 74. So there is going to be pressure for someone to step up and fill that void. They play tonight at 6:30 EST against Northwestern, a team that has already beaten them this year. Thoughts????

Which is good, since ESPN has UAB on the bubble also.

ESPN had Memphis as one of the last 4 in and was a 12 seed. I think with them losing today to Houston, they are out of the tourney - I think conference USA only gets 1 team in instead of 2 (assuming the UTEP wins the tourney). I also think that if another surprise team wins, we could move to a 14 seed. Do you think their loss helps us?

A Board of Visitors is nothing new for "top tier" institutions. If you look at most top institutions, they have a board of visitors. Please remember that our BOV is very very very different that our BOR!!!! Some places have BOV's for their department or college, and some - like us, have one for the entire university. This is a great step forward. Examples: University of North Carolina - http://www.unc.edu/bov/ Stanford University Law School - http://www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/alumnilife/bov/ Duke University Schools of Business - http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/about/leadership/bov/

UNT’s distinguished Board of Visitors to help guide the university toward greater prominence DENTON (UNT), Texas -- In recognition of the University of North Texas' momentum as a thriving student-centered public research university, President Gretchen M. Bataille invited a group of distinguished individuals to serve on a Board of Visitors and to provide guidance for UNT to chart its course as a top national university. The board is made up of prominent leaders and executives -- including several alumni -- from business, media, publishing, the arts, education, the energy industry and more. Bill Lively, who received UNT's Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2009, is serving as the Board of Visitors' chair and is president of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee. (A full list of members can be found at the end of the release.) Bataille said the dedicated group of advisors will act as a sounding board for her. "Creating this board comes at a critical time when UNT is experiencing unprecedented growth, reaping national and international recognition for its research, programs and creative activities, and seeing its faculty and students continually earn top honors," she said. "To keep advancing, UNT must maintain its historic strengths in education, music and art, while growing its strengths in science, engineering and technology. "UNT is becoming a premier public research university, and we have a clear vision of how to reach the top," she added. "Our new Board of Visitors will help UNT identify new opportunities while staying attuned to marketplace needs." Lively said UNT's Board of Visitors promises to be different from a typical advisory board because President Bataille is intent on taking advantage of the group's knowledge and experience. "I have seen many instances where a board convenes and the university just shows what it is and how great it is," Lively said. "The president's aim for the Board of Visitors, in my judgment, is to really listen." Lively, who earned his master of music education at UNT and was a longtime administrator and music faculty member at Southern Methodist University, said he benefitted greatly from attending one of the finest music programs in the country. He retired from SMU after 25 years and went on to direct a hugely successful fundraising campaign for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. He called UNT's growth since his days as a student "phenomenal." The Board of Visitors members will serve as ambassadors, spreading the word about UNT's mission, progress and success to those around the world, he said. The board's eclectic makeup also will serve UNT well, he said. "The Board of Visitors is purposefully comprised of scholars, corporate executives, artists, educators and others, all of whom understand UNT's mission and aspirations to be among America's most distinguished public universities," Lively said. "It's a stunning beginning to a board that will evolve and grow over time." Bataille said having a board with well-known and successful members speaks to UNT's growing stature. Expert rankings in U.S. News & World Report put UNT among the top national universities that are "leading the pack" in innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus, diversity and facilities. UNT also has set its sights on becoming a top research university and is investing in faculty and programs to reach that goal. At the same time, the university is continuing to build on its legacy in the arts, education and music with new initiatives, such as the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in downtown Denton. With 36,000 students, UNT continues to grow dramatically. In fall 2009, UNT experienced its ninth consecutive year of record-breaking enrollment and its largest increase in seven years. This fall's enrollment included an 11 percent increase in graduate students, which is important to the university's continued development as a national research university. UNT's fall 2009 enrollment also included important growth in retention and continued growth in Hispanic, African American and Asian students. The Board of Visitors will serve as an advisory group and will not have any policymaking authority. The board members will serve for three years and will meet twice a year. The first meeting was Jan. 22-23, 2010. The Board of Visitors members include: * Mary Anne Alhadeff, President and CEO, KERA * Phillip J. Bond, President, TechAmerica * Christopher Dickey, Bureau Chief/Mideast Editor, Newsweek Paris Bureau * Jeff Fegan, CEO, DFW International Airport * Alumnus Joe Greene, Former UNT and NFL Player, Pittsburgh Steelers * John Hofmeister, Founder and CEO, Citizens for Affordable Energy, former President of Shell Oil * Alumnus Bill Lively, President, North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee * Alumnus Lou Marini Jr., Saxophonist, Arranger, Composer * Marcus Martin, President, Education is Freedom * Gerald McElvy, President, ExxonMobil Foundation * Bernard Milano, President, KPMG Foundation * Alumnus Jesús Moroles, Sculptor * Felice Nudelman, Executive Director of Education, New York Times * Blaise Simqu, President, Sage Publications * Alumna Gayle Strange, President, Axiom Commercial, Former Chair, UNT Board of Regents * Scott Tarwater, Executive Vice President of Development, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts

http://pps.unt.edu/sites/default/files/RFSCP769_10_87873ER.pdf

That was is 2009 salary at USF.

$202,600. YIKES!!!!

I agree 100% with that.

...then it will be Mike Canales. After four seasons as USF's offensive coordinator, Canales left for N.C. State, where he spent two seasons as quarterbacks coach. He was the receivers coach with the New York Jets for one year and was offensive coordinator at Arizona for three years, before returning to USF as wide receivers coach in 2007. Coaching Experience - 24 Years Year School/Team Assignment 1985 Brigham Young Graduate Assistant 1986 Brigham Young Graduate Assistant 1987 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1988 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1989 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1990 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1991 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1992 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1993 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1994 Snow College Offensive Coordinator 1995 Pacific Quarterbacks 1996 USF Offensive Coordinator/QBs 1997 USF Offensive Coordinator/QBs 1998 USF Offensive Coordinator/QBs 1999 USF Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2000 USF Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2001 NC State Pass Game Coordinator/QBs 2002 NC State Pass Game Coordinator/QBs 2003 New York Jets Receivers 2004 Arizona Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2005 Arizona Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2006 Arizona Co-offensive coordinator/QBs 2007 USF Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers 2008 USF Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers 2009 USF Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

His salary at MUTS is 103,000. Ford was making 93,700. I say lets try and get him.

Looks like the game is over and we have won. Are you watching the game tracker?

#8 UALR defeated #1 FIU (1-0) Hopefully UNT wins our match and plays UALR!!!!!! GO MEAN GREEN!!!

Hey, Just wanted to let you all know you can watch the game online at ESPN360.com. You need to have a subscription - but if you have an internet/cable provider that is affiliated, then you can watch it for free.

The Carolina Panthers have named Danny Morrison as team president, a day after Mark and Jon Richardson resigned from their executive posts with the team. Morrison, who spent the past four years as director of athletics for Texas Christian University, has deep ties to the organization. He previously worked at Wofford College, the alma mater of Panthers owner Jerry Richardson and the site of the team's training camp for the first 15 years of its existence. "We are very familiar with Danny and he is very familiar with our organization," Jerry Richardson said in a statement issued by the team. "He has been successful as a college administrator and commissioner and brings a business expertise and sense of community that fits the position perfectly." The move comes after Mark and Jon Richardson, the owner's only sons, resigned from their posts as team and stadium presidents. The team has not given any reason for the departures, although the Richardson sons will remain part of the team's ownership group. The team said Morrison's role will include business operations, Bank of America Stadium business interests and representing the team in league matters. Morrison will start his new role in about a month, the team said. "We have been blessed to be part of the TCU and Fort Worth communities for the last four years. I have had a wonderful experience working at Texas Christian with Chancellor Boschini and the entire staff at the university. Leaving is not easy, but working with Jerry Richardson and the Carolina Panthers is a tremendous opportunity," Morrison said. "I am thrilled to be joining an organization I have followed closely since its inception. Meeting the high standards that Mr. Richardson sets is a challenge I embrace."

Coach, school Conf. Salary* 1. Pete Carroll, USC Pac-10 $4,400,000 2. Charlie Weis, Notre Dame Ind. $4,200,000 3. Nick Saban, Alabama SEC $3,900,000 4. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Big 12 $3,800,000 5. Les Miles, LSU SEC $3,800,000 6. Jim Tressel, Ohio State Big Ten $3,500,000 7. Urban Meyer, Florida SEC $3,400,000 8. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Big Ten $3,030,000 9. Mack Brown, Texas Big 12 $2,910,000 10. Bobby Petrino, Arkansas SEC $2,900,000 11. Mark Richt, Georgia SEC $2,900,000 T12. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan Big Ten $2,500,000 T12. Bobby Bowden, Florida State ACC $2,500,000 T12. Gary Pinkel, Missouri Big 12 $2,500,000 T12. Houston Nutt, Ole Miss SEC $2,500,000 T16. Mark Mangino, Kansas Big 12 $2,300,000 T16. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech ACC $2,300,000 18. Greg Schiano, Rutgers Big East $2,250,000 T19. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech ACC $2,100,000 T19. Butch Davis, North Carolina ACC $2,100,000 T21. June Jones, SMU C-USA $2,000,000 T21. Lane Kiffin, Tennessee SEC $2,000,000 T21. Gene Chizik, Auburn SEC $2,000,000 24. Al Groh, Virginia ACC $1,875,000 25. Bo Pelini, Nebraska Big 12 $1,851,000 T26. Jeff Tedford, California Pac-10 $1,850,000 T26. Steve Sarkisian, Washington Pac-10 $1,850,000 T28. Mike Sherman, Texas A&M Big 12 $1,800,000 T28. Art Briles, Baylor Big 12 $1,800,000 T28. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina SEC $1,800,000 T28. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Big Ten $1,800,000 T32. Ralph Friedgen, Maryland ACC $1,750,000 T32. Mike Leach, Texas Tech Big 12 $1,750,000 T34. Chip Kelly, Oregon Pac-10 $1,500,000 T34. Joe Paterno, Penn State Big Ten $1,500,000 T34. Randy Edsall, Connecticut Big East $1,500,000 T34. David Cutcliffe, Duke ACC $1,500,000 T34. Randy Shannon, Miami ACC $1,500,000 T34. Jim Leavitt, USF Big East $1,500,000 40. Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville Big East $1,450,000 41. Bret Bielema, Wisconsin Big Ten $1,400,000 42. Ron Zook, Illinois Big Ten $1,350,000 T43. Dave Wannstedt, Pitt Big East $1,300,000 T43. Gary Patterson, TCU MWC $1,300,000 T45. Danny Hope, Purdue Big Ten $1,250,000 T45. Rick Neuheisel, UCLA Pac-10 $1,250,000 T45. Pat Hill, Fresno State WAC $1,250,000 T45. Rich Brooks, Kentucky SEC $1,250,000 T49. Brian Kelly, Cincinnati Big East $1,200,000 T49. Jim Grobe, Wake Forest ACC $1,200,000 T49. Dan Mullen, Mississippi State SEC $1,200,000 52. Skip Holtz, East Carolina C-USA $1,160,000 T53. George O'Leary, UCF C-USA $1,150,000 T53. Paul Rhoads, Iowa State Big 12 $1,150,000 T55. Dennis Erickson, Arizona State Pac-10 $1,100,000 T55. Todd Graham, Tulsa C-USA $1,100,000 T55. Tom O'Brien, N.C. State ACC $1,100,000 T55. Greg McMackin, Hawaii WAC $1,100,000 T55. Dan Hawkins, Colorado Big 12 $1,100,000 T55. Mike Riley, Oregon State Pac-10 $1,100,000 T55. Bill Snyder, Kansas State Big 12 $1,100,000 T55. Doug Marrone, Syracuse Big East $1,100,000 T55. Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt SEC $1,100,000 64. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Big 12 $1,050,000 65. Mike Stoops, Arizona Pac-10 $1,025,000 T66. Frank Spaziani, Boston College ACC $1,000,000 T66. Dabo Swinney, Clemson ACC $1,000,000 T66. Tim Brewster, Minnesota Big Ten $1,000,000 T66. Jim Harbaugh, Stanford Pac-10 $1,000,000 70. Tommy West, Memphis C-USA $950,000 71. Chris Petersen, Boise State WAC $900,000 T72. Bill Stewart, West Virginia Big East $800,000 T72. Larry Fedora, Southern Miss C-USA $800,000 T72. Steve Fairchild, Colorado State MWC $800,000 T72. Brady Hoke, San Diego State MWC $800,000 T76. Dave Christensen, Wyoming MWC $750,000 T76. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Ind. $750,000 T76. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Big Ten $750,000 T76. Mike Locksley, New Mexico MWC $750,000 T80. Kevin Sumlin, Houston C-USA $700,000 T80. Kyle Whittingham, Utah MWC $700,000 T82. Bronco Mendenhall, BYU MWC $650,000 T82. Stan Brock, Army Ind. $650,000 T82. Bill Lynch, Indiana Big Ten $650,000 T85. Paul Wulff, Washington State Pac-10 $600,000 T85. Bob Toledo, Tulane C-USA $600,000 T85. Troy Calhoun, Air Force MWC $600,000 88. Al Golden, Temple MAC $575,000 89. Mark Snyder, Marshall C-USA $500,000 90. Mike Price, UTEP C-USA $475,000 91. Dick Tomey, San Jose State WAC $460,000 T92. Mike Sanford, UNLV MWC $450,000 T92. Tim Beckman, Toledo MAC $450,000 T94. David Bailiff, Rice CUSA 2 $400,000 T94. Frank Solich, Ohio MAC $400,000 T94. Derek Dooley, La. Tech WAC $400,000 T94. Gary Andersen, Utah State WAC $400,000 T94. DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State WAC $400,000 99. Mario Cristobal, FIU Sun Belt $390,000 T100. Chris Ault, Nevada WAC $375,000 T100. Howard Schnellenberger, FAU Sun Belt $375,000 102. Neil Callaway, UAB C-USA $360,000 T103. Jerry Kill, Northern Illinois MAC $300,000 T103. Larry Blakeney, Troy Sun Belt $300,000 T103. Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee Sun Belt $300,000 T103. Dave Clawson, Bowling Green MAC $300,000 T107. Butch Jones, Central Michigan MAC $275,000 T107. Bill Cubit, Western Michigan MAC $275,000 T107. Todd Dodge North Texas Sun Belt $275,000 110. Turner Gill, Buffalo MAC $265,000 T111. Stan Parrish, Ball State MAC $250,000 T111. Robb Akey, Idaho WAC $250,000 T111. Ron English, Eastern Michigan MAC $250,000 114. J.D. Brookhart, Akron MAC $245,000 115. Charlie Weatherbie, La.-Monroe Sun Belt $205,000 T116. Rickey Bustle, La.-Lafayette Sun Belt $200,000 T116. Steve Roberts, Arkansas State Sun Belt $200,000 T116. David Elson, Western Kentucky Sun Belt $200,000 T116. Mike Haywood, Miami (OH) MAC $200,000 120. Doug Martin, Kent State MAC $170,000

I'm loving the new athletics website!!!!!!

Looks like Aaron Ausmus has left. https://jobs.unt.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/...e=1245267682113

I was looking on the UNT website and they was a posting for a new Woman's Assistant Coach. Anyone heard anything?

The Senate goes into session at 11am CST (12pm my time in DC). You can look at the intent calendar to see all of the legislation that in on the calendar for today. But the Athletic Fee bill is on there. So you might have to watch some boring procedural votes before we get to our bill. http://www.senate.state.tx.us/bin/live.php

Just got an alert, the athletic fee bill will have a public hearing on APRIL 8, 2009 in the House Higher Education Committee!!!!!! One step closer!!!! http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/Hi...amp;Bill=HB2024

I was looking at the bottom of the Go Mean Green Forum and I saw that there were over 3,100 people registered on this site. My thought was, what if those 3,100 people gave $50.00 a month for one year to athletics. That would be $600 per person - which would be $1.86 million going to athletics. Imagine if we made that commitment for 5, 10, 15 years and the stadium was named after all of the alumni of the university? Don't leave it up to corporations, let us have a say in what happens. 5 Years - $9.3 million 10 Years -$18.6 million 15 Years - $27.9 million 20 years - $37.2 million I'm willing to give up $50.00 a month for the next 15 years - or $25.00 over the next 30 years. Where do I sign? Just a thought and some quick math

Here is an example of the revenue the Athletic Fee would bring in. During Fall 2006, there was a total of 372,879 semester credit hours; which would equal to $3,728,790 During Spring 2007, there was a total of 347,335 semester credit hours; which would equal $3,479,350 During Summer 2007, there was a total of 99,126 semester credit hours; which would equal $991,260 That would be a total of $8.19 million in revue for 1 academic year.

They use part of their stadium for academic purposes. I graduated from FSU in 2004 and saw first hand how these academic buildings helped to shape the stadium. Imagine the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management in the New Stadium. A University Center for the Eagle Point Campus. All of these things can be funded by tuition revenue bonds. Doak Campbell Stadium is a unique venue in collegiate football. It is contained within the brick facade walls of University Center, a vast complex that houses the offices of the University, the Registrar, School of Hospitality as well as numerous other offices and classrooms. * The University Center A (East wing) Building A houses the offices of the Registrar, Financial Aid, Admissions and Dean of Students. The Career Center is also located here until it is moved to the new Student Success Center. The Award Winning Film School is Located in the 2nd wing of Building A. The top two floors are home to Skyboxes * The University Center B (South Wing) Building B holds the Seminole Sportshop as well as Visitor Services. UCB is also home to the University Center Club and to the Osceola Sports Grill, the ultimate way to watch a Seminole Football game. The highly ranked Dedman School of Hospitality is located on the second floor of Building B. * The University Center C (West Wing) Building C is home to the College of Communication, Florida State Testing Center as well as the College of Social Work. The Athletics Ticket office is also located here as are many of the offices of Seminole Boosters. Floor nine is home to the Press Boxes with two floors of Skyboxes below. * Moore Athletic Center (University Center D) Located on the North Side of Doak Campbell, the athletic center houses nearly all of the athletic offices as well as some classrooms and lecture halls. Visitors are welcomed into the Great Hall showcasing the best of Seminole Athletics. The two National Championship Football trophies are on display for all to see.