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This is what it comes too when "every one gets a tropghy at the end of the season" mentality takes over our culture. Wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings now would we? So, just who gets to say what is and what is not "offensive"? I have NEVER been asked! How about you? You know "Sooners" is not a "kind" word...it was meant to indicate those who cheated and went ahead of the "official start" of the Oklahoma Land Rush. Maybe the folks with ancestors who followed the rules of the land rush in Oklahoma should sue OU to get them to change their nickname. What do you think??? GIVE ME A BREAK...GET OVER IT PEOPLE. And, oh, I forgot...only "some" people can be accused of "saying the wrong thing"...other folks seem to get a free pass. Gee!
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The ratings were bad because no one cares about pro basketball any longer. A bunch of overpaid cry babies. What an absolutely boring game it has become. Did not watch 5 min. total of any of the final games with San Antonio, but am glad to see the Spurs win. I don't think any of them were arrested this year on a gun violation were they? The NBA needs more David Robinsons to bring it some class and to show folks that NBA stars can do something more in the off-season (and during the season) than get arrested, start fights on the court, etc., etc.
O.K., so I am not a pro basketball fan. Could you tell?
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Perry will probably go down as one of the worst governors we have had in some time...and I voted for him twice! YIKES!!!! Now he wants the taxpayers to pony up $3BILLION for cancer research....don't think so...at least we get to vote on this one. This guy can't even handle our border, can't get the hwy 121 deal straight and seems to like to spend about as much as any liberal does. can't figure this guy out, but from what I can see, I/m not a very happy camper. No wonder voters in Dallas showed they barley noticed in this last Saturday's mayoral election. I think only about 80,000 folks even went to the polls. Wow, that says alot more than the outcome of the election does in my book.
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It's not just Denton's support...what about the poor and POOER support from UNT itself?????? Where are the students???? Where are the professors, administrators, etc., etc.???? These folks either attend the University or make their living from being employed by the University...where are they???? They do not even support the University enough to join the Exes in any great numbers. Hard to believe that...if I was a UNT grad and got my paycheck from UNT and would darn sure be an active member of the Exes and Mean Green Club. Thatw ay I could support various areas of the University...not just sports or just academics. I know many staff and faculty who DO support the University and are Exes members and do but season tickets (and attends games), but that is the exception...not the rule. And, for me...I am pretty darn tired of looking across at the "student" section at all the empty seats at both football and basketball games. What's up with that????? Come on...let's find out what we can do about that too.
How about let's get some UNT flas out around town...especially on the square...when UNT plays at home....at least that might be a start...ever been to some of the Big 12, SEC, etc. towns on games days????? Denton needs to look like that!
Part of the problem is that we (UNT) IN THE PAST has seemed to have an inferiority complex...we were the "communter school", the "music school", we were the "counter-culture school", etc., etc. where it was cool to not attend games, not openly support the school, etc. It's time we quit apologizing for anything and started letting everyone know that we are UNT....an emerging research institution with high quality academic and athletic programs...we should take second place to NO ONE and we should act like it!
Me for one, am proud of being a two-time graduate of UNT! And...I let people know it!
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Got my "points sheet" too...interesting. Glad to see we are initiating something like this, but it is interesting to me...I don't recall any sell-outs at UNT games in the last few years....like say 20 plus years (some close calls, but no sell-outs)....and don't recall there being any cahllenge to get away tickets...the OU tickets are tough because they give so few to us...the visitor seats at OU are BAD and limited for everyone...hey, they sell out for their own fans...that's the way it should be at UNT, and maybe it will be one of these days...we needed to set up some system and this seems fair enough....I goofed when I did my President''s Council thing and forgot to send some of the donation to athletics...I send other monies for that...but it did "hurt" my points total...hey, live and learn. I know better now. I give a thumbs up to the athletic dept. for coming up with what appears to be an O.K. system...better get it in place now, as if things continue to improve, it will be "harder and harder" to get good seats for UNT home games...HOPE SO...that will mean we are winning! Go Mean Green...join the Exes and join the Mean Green Club. Tough to call it a club...doesn't do anything that I can recall as a "Club"...but, hey, call it want you want...just join! Support the GREEN!
Am waiting patiently for Quoner's comments about all the "..." between clauses. Come on...I know you are out there somewhere just ready for a "Quoner" comment!
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Wow...brings back a bunch of great memories...enjoy every second of it..it will be a memory before you know it...my youngest is now 28! I do remember when he was young enough to think I actually "walked on water"...ha! But, great things continue...he just graduated from medical school a couple of weeks ago...serves as a Lt. in the Navy medical Corps. Stationed at Norfolk Naval Hospital for his interneship...I am trying to get him home for the UNT-Navy game on Nov. 11. Already sent him an Exes "Sink Navy" T-Shirt...he thought it was "pretty cool", but didn't think he would wear it on base! Probably good thinking....Congrats on the new Dad thing...it is indeed a GREAT RIDE...enjoy it!
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We SHOULD play SMU (and TCU for that matter) every year. Close to home games make for great traditions and BIG fan support. Even though I like beating MTS, Troy, etc., I just can't get as worked up over playing them as I can SMU, TCH, etc., etc. I still think a great "traditions" game beats all...take a look at the Army-Navy game, the Texas-Ou game, the Texas-Texas A7M game...and on and on and on....no, UNT-SMU may not have the same "feel" as Army-Navy, TX-OU, but the excitement and fan support is BIG just the same. This year's game at SMU should be FUN...especially when we beat them at their home this year! Go Mean Green! See you at the game!
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Quoner...just for you....
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Very funny! That's the kind of new we could possibly get if we took a run at the kid Texas kicked off their squad recently. Not good, don't need it.....Nice Quoner...nice job!
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Hey, I saw a bit of Coach Hedlund's soccer camp...no, I do not have a daughter attending, I am just a "soccer guy"...had a son that played all the way through college...great game! Anyway, UNT is doing great things with great people. If you haven't been keeping up with the soccer program...you should be. It's winning and winning! The team is a real threat to go to the NCAA's every year! I remember when "G" took the job at Texas A&M several years and several NCAA tournament appearance ago.....He told me that Texas A&M has made a committment to win in women's soccer...well, looks to me like UNT has made a similar committment...we have an excellent coach, a nice soccer facility and a team of quality players...both on and off the field. You can see the results of building a good program by watching the girls at Coach Hedlund's camp. Anyway, this program and team has earned respect...and it has earned the right to have support from UNT fans...come out this next season and watch the team play...it's fun...and, cahnces are VERY good that you will watch a UNT victory!
NOW IF RV WOULD ONLY RE-START THE MEN'S SOCCER PROGRAM! Come on RV...would cost a heck of a lot less than baseball...and, it's a much more exciting sport to watch! Baseball...let's see about 5 min. of activity in a 3 hour span...yep, that's my idea of an exciting spectator sport! Hey, don't get me wrong...I loved baseball when I played baseball....played it for many years... GREAT sport to PLAY...but, BORING TO WATCH...it puts me to sleep! Soccer, on the other hand...is non-stop...not many fat guys play soccer! Check out some of the bodies wearing those major league baseball uniforms these days....UGH...and, why do the managers still wear uniforms????
Go get 'em John Hedlund. Great job...keep it up! Well done ladies...keep it up!
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In case you haven't noticed...Oklahoma State is on the move...that Boone Pickens money is beginning to kick in....I think UNT could take a lesson or two from Oklahoma State with these football camps, etc. OSU just might be a great school to get on the football schedule...I think we would have a better shot at them than we would OU right now. I think with the "new sheriff and attitude" on the football field at UNT right now, that we would have a decent shot at OSU! Beat them in the past...let's see...who was that coach...Oh, I remember, an exciting...mix it up... entertaining...Coach named Hayden Fry Go get 'em Todd!
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I've got an idea....let's quit talking about the past and DD. It was...it's over! Whether he was a good recruiter, a bad recruiter, a lousy play caller, a boring coach, a lazy coach, etc. is all in the past now...THANK GOODNESS! Let's look forward with TD, get behind the team, buy tickets and go to the games. And, be part of the Exes...an active part...It's a new day and new era at UNT and I, for one, am 100% happy about that. I just want to look forward...the recent past with DD is just too BAD to even remember. I say...FORWARD!
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This thread is pretty funny...to even CONSIDER this kid id NUTS...plain and simple! No, I am not convicting him ahead of time (remember the Duke Lacrosse players?????), but appears this is not the first little incident involving this young man. He needs to get his act together somewhere else. UNT does not need this kind of stuff. Convicted or not...there is a character issue when a kid is found in two cars...neither of which are his....think about it...not just as a football prospect, but as a young man who seems to be headed in the wrong direction. He may need to consider priorities surrounding his life that do not involve football....No need to bring this "stuff" to UNT>
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It's DEAD and it's a good thing....BUT, yes, rest assured there is "back room doings" going on as I type to put another bill forward. Will probably happen late at night when most folks are not watching as closely.....can't believe what Teddy had to say recently....but, that guy never surprises me...want to get a view of what makes that guy tick? Read, "The Last Brother".....interesting tale of Teddy and his "family"....
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Politicians...can't find many good reasons to support any of them these days...every time they open their mouths, I think of special interest groups, lies and broken promises. Davis is just one of a long list of "what's in it foe ME" politicians in Dallas, Denton, Austin, Washington, etc., etc. But, do vote...throw 'em out...perhaps term limits is a better idea than many of us thought at one time in a galaxy far far away.......
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I like it....yes, I did giggle a bit with the "wide open"....thinking of other things I guess, but it's a great statement with lots of meaning to lots of folks....hope we see them UP all over the place....the sooner the better...the more the better....
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Think we could get these guys to design a new logo for UNT????? EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! This just sucks! And, I am sure...someone made some big bucks designing the UGLY thing! Hey, leave it to the Brits......remember...they wore red coats and walked down the mifddle of the road in 1776....not a very creative bunch! Ha!
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CONGRATULATIONS....Hope Mom is doing great...Dad...well, we know you are a proud papa!
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GreenJoe....when was the last time the Mean Green "Club" did anything as a "Club"....seems to me it's just a name for a sales campaign for tickets....I think it would be great if the Mean Green Club actually operated as a Club where members had some contact with each other, when events are held for the members and where members "enjoy" some specific "real" benefits other than the "right" to pay full price for tickets after a donation....hey, not complaining, I know that's how it's done in "big time" college athletics these days, but wouldn't it be nteresting if the Mean Green Club was actually a "Club"...you never know where that might take us in the way of additional ticket sales for both football and basketball, more folks watching our VERY GOOD women's soccer team, etc., etc. Just wondering.....
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What was the attendance like at the Fish Fry this year compared to the recent past? Interest up with our Letterman's Club? hOPE SO...We have "lost" quite a few lettermen in recent years...for one reason or the other...we need to get these men and women BACK and involved with the program...they need to be recognized when they atend events on campus to SHOW folks they are involeved and still behind THEIR school. Anyone who attended...can you give us a read on attendance this year as opposed to the recnt past???? Many thanks...
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For those of us who are old enough to remember Hayden here at UNT...his games were fun to watch...even when he got beat! There was ALWAYS a play or two that really was "unique", and his teams played hard. I do not recall any game where the team "gave up" even when behind. I long for those times, and I think we may well have a chance to get back to some exciting football...win or lose...with coach Dodge. Proof will be in the pudding as they say, but I'll be there to see it happen. Bring it on...by the way, I remember being in a meeting with Coach Fry one day at a local bank where I worked here in Denton when Coach Fry drew a picture of the "flying worm" and told us he wanted to change the logo....also was with him at the bank when he told us privately that he was heading to Iowa! The first meeting was fun...the second...not so much.
Go get 'em Coach Dodge...
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WOW...Coach Dodge hasn't even coached one game here at UNT and the worry is how long he will stay....that's a good thing...I guess! We'll see about the "integrity" thing when/if the BIG DOLLARS start being shoved in his face AFTER he wins here at UNT. And, I do think he will win here at UNT!!!! This is going to be a great opportunity to turn around the fortunes of UNT football...and basketball, etc., etc. I see good things beginning to happen with the entire program....Good people make good things happen...Dodge is a good person as well as a good coach. Let's all get behind him and UNT football and make it a great year! See you at the games....
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Who Cares???? It's pro basketball after all....the most overpaid and biggest cry-babies in the world of sports.....I'll take the Spurs in 6, but won't watch a game. Bring on Mean Green basketball and football....
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Sitting On The Plane Today!
in Mean Green Football
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Glad to hear you are getting some response to the flag question. That's a start. I was told once that we "couldn't do it" on the square because the flags would get stolen! Ouch! Not true...I hope. I hope to get a flag myself and fly it at home on game days and special event days for the University. If we at least start, others may follow. Thanks for taking the lead in this "ShopMeanGreen". Please keep us posted on your progress and when flags might be available.