DeepGreen

TCU has come such a long way from the days of the 1-9, 2-9 seasons. I guess it was Franchionne that righted the ship and the Frogs have never looked back. Give them credit for what they are accomplishing. And yes, I believe those attendance numbers are accurate. Look for TCU to be the next BCS Buster. BTW, my daughter graduated from TCU. Go FROGS!

I should have majored in photography.

Why would they take UNT? Because we are a sleeping giant?? Sadly, we've been a sleeping giant since 1995. And probably the same can be said pre-D1AA dropdown. Great post houstonmeangreen. Sums up everyone's frustration very nicely and why older alumni have never done their fair share in supporting UNT Athletics monetarily.

Playmaker you usually have good posts on this board, but this was not one of them!

But, but....isn't that the way education has evolved? Dumbing down of the masses.

Excellent choice of topics. Care to start a new thread?

To All My Valued Employees, There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat to your job. What does threaten your job however, is the changing political landscape in this country. However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might help you decide what is in your best interests. First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there is a back story. This back story is often neglected and overshadowed by what you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. You've seen my big home at last years Christmas party. I'm sure all these flashy icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life. However, what you don't see is the back story. I started this company 28 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300 square foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living apartment was converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building a company, which by the way, would eventually employ you. My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent went back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a defective transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often times, I stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out drinking and partying. In fact, I was married to my business -- hard work, discipline, and sacrifice. Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. Instead of hitting the Nordstrom's for the latest hot fashion item, I was trolling through the Goodwill store extracting any clothing item that didn't look like it was birthed in the 70's. My friends refinanced their mortgages and lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and my life into a business with a vision that eventually, some day, I too, will be able to afford these luxuries my friends supposedly had. So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in at about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't. There is no "off" button for me. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend all to yourself. I unfortunately do not have the freedom. I eat, and breathe this company every minute of the day. There is no rest. There is no weekend. There is no happy hour. Every day this business is attached to my hip like a 1 year old special-needs child. You, of course, only see the fruits of that garden -- the nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations... You never realize the back story and the sacrifices I've made. Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the right decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people who didn't. The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed a decade of my life for. Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I've paid is steep and not without wounds. Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, is starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me tell you why: I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay enough. I have state taxes, Federal taxes, Property taxes, Sales and use taxes, Payroll taxes, Workers compensation taxes, Unemployment taxes and Taxes on taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these taxes and then guess what? I have to pay taxes for employing him. Government mandates and regulations and all the accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of my time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000 for quarterly taxes. You know what my "stimulus" check was? Zero. Nada. Zilch. The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the guy who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves over 2,200,000 people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single mother sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next welfare check? Obviously, government feels the latter is the economic stimulus of this country. The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you'd quit and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you? That's nuts. Who wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree, which is why your job is in jeopardy. Here is what many of you don't understand ... to stimulate the economy you need to stimulate what runs the economy. If the government suddenly mandated to me that I didn't need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of depositing that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have spent it, hired more employees, and generated substantial economic growth. My employees would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in the form of promotions and better salaries. But you can forget it now. When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't defibrillate and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to life, do you? Or, do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate it, not kill it. Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington believe the poor of America are the essential drivers of the American economic engine. Nothing could be further from the truth and this is the type of change you can keep. So where am I going with all this? It's quite simple. If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be swift and simple. I fire you. I fire your co-workers. You can then plead with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your child's future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more. Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and retire. You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes the productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship. If you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy; it will be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this country, steamrolled the constitution, and will have changed its landscape forever. If that happens, you can find me sitting on a beach, retired, and with no employees to worry about.... Signed, Your boss

Anything the federal government has their hands in is criminal.

Thank you! You've made my case for joining the WAC.

Quick! Without doing a google search, who won the 2008 FCS championship game? Most have already forgotten. Dropping to FCS is not an option. UNT, including the university and the fans, needs to either sh!t or get off the pot. At this stage, I'd be a proponent of moving to the WAC and let the hair go with the hide. If UNT football is going down, we might as well go down swinging. Louisiana Tech would be our travel partner and the WAC has a much better TV deal. Plus, we would at least have New Mexico State to slap around again. Speaking of Louisiana Tech, there's a athletic program that does pretty well with not much to work with.

Think of a new stadium at UNT and the corresponding promises/start dates the way you would think of physical responsibility, accountability and promises made for the good of U.S. Citizens by the U.S. Government.

I hope so too. But you can't change spots on a leopard. When will these young men ever learn.

Interesting thread. A Socialist for a head football coach. I like the idea and have already picked our new coach. He comes from the "old regime" and would be the perfect answer to our football future. Please me allow me to introduce Coach Igor Kolyvanov, formerly on staff with many of the USSR national teams.

For you Silver Eagle.

Been watching a ton of bowl games but none of the teams come close to those Utah Utes. Wow! Very impressive team and deserving of the National Title.

What we are seeing are the fruits of Cincinnati belonging to a BCS conference, pure and simple. You can rag on the Big East all you want but they are still BCS. Better recruits, more BCS money, and more TV exposure. When D1A was formed and the 30,000 capacity stadium requirement came about, Cincinnati did the right thing and stayed 1A. UNT, in it's infinate wisdom, decided to drop to 1AA. The rest is history.

Can you play defensive tackle?

"...the Mean Green made a great comeback and almost stole the win." How demoralizing. We can't beat UTA in basketball on our home court.

Agreed. This guy sounds like a mistake waiting to happen. Dodge should move on to some other needed position.

Well sheeeet! That one flew right over my head. Never caught the connection with the crying Evil Empire. My apologies to emmitt01. Carry on.

emmitt01, it's about the clothing being worn in your avatar photo. What's up with that? BTW, cute kid.

Looks like a pretty nice crowd.

The scenerio you are describing represents uncharted waters at North Texas. A successful coaching winning 9-10 games a year, new stadium, 30,000+ in attendance, 5-6+ years of success, and winning OOC games against goos BCS teams and bowling each year..........the North Texas fan base and Denton/Northern Texas community could really energize and provide the financial support needed to sustain this success and the coach that was responsible. This is probably the dream of all fans of North Texas football. It can be done, it's just too bad that the administration constantly gets in the way and makes stupid decisions.

I seem to remember that Cedric started his first year of fall practice at NT as a running back. Maybe 6-2, 220 pounds.

My post was tongue in cheek, but in reality, as Oldtimer points out, my hope is that DeLoach is on to some heavy duty defensive tackles and doesn't want anyone to know who they are until signing day. Stealth-like.