[North Texas adds games with San Jose State and North Alabama]

I'm just waiting for our basketball schedule to come out..... 

[Jared Mosley]

jesus christ ya'll just find anything to complain about.

offseason internet message boards.... gotta love em 

[Jared Mosley]

1 minute ago, MGNation92 said:

You missed my point completely. It is very much the schools fault

UNT is generally seen and treated as a "low effort, low cost, local option" by the majority of students that attend. It's cheap, it's not particularly prestigious academically (a few program tracks are top notch but the university as a whole is not) and relatively easy to get into, and it's within an hour drive of 8+ million people

Generally speaking, people don't go to UNT for Basketball like they do Kansas, they don't go for Football like Alabama, they don't go for tradition like Texas A&M, they go because it's cheap, close, and easy to get accepted (Seen as a fallback option for many who don't get accepted to their school of choice)

With that perception, and the lack of student buy in because of said perception, it makes athletic support infinitely more difficult. Couple that with UNT's greater administration's lack to encourage/re-enforce these things in an impactful and meaningful way (something like fish camp for Texas A&M) to students and it's no wonder we have low donor numbers.

Throw in decades of losing at revenue sports, and only the diehards are left. The problem is we don't foster an environment to create/encourage diehards in the first place.

I don't know how many active users there are on GMG, but I would guess the numbers pale in comparison to something like TexAgs. 

i wouldnt use internet message boards as barometers for fan support..... 

[2023 TBT Games - Bleed Green [Official thread]]

1 hour ago, flyonthewall said:

Lol.  Its the elon ending.  With 4 minutes left in the game that stop the game, add 8 points to whoever is ahead and that becomes the target score.  We drew that play up for reese so he could get the 1000 bonus from puma for hitting the game winner.

Any chance we’ll get to pick up another guy before the quarterfinal?

love the effort you’ve put into this the past two years @flyonthewall. Hopefully it continues to inspire current and future MG Bball players after they finish their careers 

[2023 TBT Games - Bleed Green [Official thread]]

Gotta love @flyonthewall getting all that ESPN screen time 

[2023 TBT Games - Bleed Green [Official thread]]

This team plays so well together. Thomas Bell always making the right plays at the right time 

[2023 TBT Games - Bleed Green [Official thread]]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

Ron Jackson not playing, must be injured.

Bleed Green 55-44 end of 3rd 

I know it’s a McCasland hallmark, but I’m surprised that depth hasn’t caught up to us 

[2023 TBT Games - Bleed Green [Official thread]]

@flyonthewall I know we have 8 folks- seems like only 7 playing a lot no?

nice to see coach hodge here 

[2023 TBT Games - Bleed Green [Official thread]]

24 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

By no shows do you mean:

1.  Practiced with the team, the team was expecting them, but they just never showed.

2.  Practiced with the team, team was expecting them, but they alerted the team that they couldn't make it.

3.  Told the team they would be there and then never showed.

Probably similar as Ryan Woolridge last year

[2023 TBT Games - Bleed Green [Official thread]]

We need to save some of this 3 hitting for the other games!!!!!

Absolute annihilation 

[Wyoming, North Texas add two games to future football series]

So our non con for 2024 is:

 

• 08/31 - at South Alabama
• 09/07 - Stephen F. Austin
• 09/14 - at Texas Tech
• 09/21 - Wyoming

A lot of us would've dreamed for that schedule and SMU as a conference foe back in 2006. 

I know some of you will hate on SFA, but theyll bring a crowd, and with everyones favorite bridesmaid Colby Carthel in tow. 

[Need to nip this in the bud]

2 minutes ago, keith said:

Starting to see/hear references to Mean Green Machine, Mean Green Wrecking Machine or some variation along these lines in the media...either on sports news or broadcasts.  We must defend our brand or we will lose it.  Other media types or casual fans will pick up on this and before you long, that's how everyone will refer to us.  We are the Mean Green.  No additional verbiage allowed.  This needs to be reiterated ad nauseam by our AD in media handouts, directives, communications, corrections, etc.

this was used when we knocked off purdue. i dont have a problem with it. still says mean green, its a positive connotation

[NBA Draft Update: Mavs Sign UAB's Jordan 'Jelly' Walker to One-Year Contract]

10 minutes ago, MrAlien said:

I think MIles got the last 2 way contract, but jelly should already have an E10.  I think both Jelly and Miles at times played better then Hardy.  The Mavs already have enough guards, but they need a center, so I can see Hardy being part of a trade.

They aren't trading Hardy. They specifically turned down deals when teams asked for him this summer. 

[NBA Draft Update: Mavs Sign UAB's Jordan 'Jelly' Walker to One-Year Contract]

10 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

22 off the bench tonight. 7/12 from the field and 5/8 from 3. Also had 3 rebounds and 3 assists to 1 turnover. I believe he had 8 assists and 0 turnovers yesterday which gives him an 11/1 assist to turnover ratio which will definitely turn heads even though the sample size is small. He finished tonight with a +17 and was one of the main reasons the Mavs separated themselves from Atlanta. In my opinion, he's at least played himself onto a G league roster.

He's been fun to watch during summer league. I'm curious if he'll get a two way. Maybe an Exhibit 10. He could be a cheaper THJ 

[Breaking News: North Texas Hires New Senior Associate AD Shannon Halbritter]

11 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Sources have confirmed to gomeangreen.com that Jared Mosley is set to welcome a new Senior Associate AD to his team. Shannon Halbritter has joined the department as Mean Green's new Senior Associate AD for Marketing and Fan Engagement. Halbritter is currently serving as Texas Tech's Assistant AD of Promotions and Fan Engagement. She has been at Texas Tech since 2019. Shannon will be joining North Texas as the new top marketing person in athletics. The newly created position comes as North Texas looks to grow its staff with the move to the American Conference. 

 

https://texastech.com/staff-directory/shannon-halbritter/2821

Interesting, so is she above Jamie Adams in the hierarchy then? Seems like a fast riser 

[Bleed green training camp]

1 hour ago, flyonthewall said:

Big z and t bell getting work!

I'm jacked about this. Feel like we might be better than last year right @flyonthewall?

[Coach Morris speaking at the THSCA]

2 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

 

Coach Morris continues to connect with the HS coaches!!!

 

 

 

I mean... this is kind of a requirement for him to go to this... nothing new here. 

[The real measure of Morris's success at UNT is yet to be seen]

Feel like this thread qualifies as "no s***" since he hasn't played a game yet. 

We need a college spring league or something

[Job Opportunity for new grad/entry level person interested in tech]

Since this is a Mean Green forum, I wanted to help other Mean Green alums out... especially since the hiring manager is a Mean Green alum

If you're a new grad, junior level professional with a little project coordination experience and want to work at a growing startup, Glass Media, a retail tech organization (they do a lot of the visual displays you see in stores, and work with a ton of top retail brands) in Farmer's Branch is looking for a Project Coordinator as they continue to grow their team

Salary is 40-45k, but lots of upside (last person that got hired got promoted within 6 months) and great opportunity for someone to learn onsite from a company whose revenue grew 4x in 2022. 

If you know anyone interested, tell them to apply: https://www.indeed.com/job/junior-project-coordinator-901bbd32f3c6b1e0 If you yourself are interested, DM me and we can have a conversation (I'm the recruiter for the role) 

 

GMG

[Commits and Cautious Optimism]

2 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

In todays age signin means "jack shit" . They can hit portal 25 mins later. 

to be fair this is basically what the professional job market is lol 

[Commits and Cautious Optimism]

Seems like we're doing a lot of good work on the recruiting front, which is great. 

My question is how excited should we be about commits ? Do I get jacked that they committed? Or am I praying every night until that first December signing period? 

[Coaches Caravans This Week]

1 hour ago, jtm0097 said:

Lol, I remember at the Denton one a few years ago Grant was chatting with me about sandwich places in Italy. It was like I met a long lost friend, and it was the first time I had met him. Then the HCs got called on stage, and he was like "oh got to go". I only met him a few times, but that guy understands it (fan engagement). Hopefully the new HCs are like that with us tonight in Frisco.

All three definitely seem that way. Burton might be the smoothest operator of the three (not a bad thing)

[Coaches Caravans This Week]

12 hours ago, NT80 said:

I mean he didnt help, but the venue was too big for how many people we had as well. Wren wasn't there either and even Jalie was meh. 

[Lama pursuing new opportunites]

17 hours ago, untbowler said:

Community oriented, she had a great following in Ruston, retains players well, especially considering Ruston is not overly exciting. She also is good at hitting the transfer portal. 

Think she will do extremely well, she is 180 degree change in demeanor from Lama, fairly soft spoken. 

Kinda like that she played other sports and was in something else before coaching too- someone who gets the 360 degree picture of the collegiate experience which could help with development 

[Coaches Caravans This Week]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

 

Currently at the austin one… super intimate setting which is nice. Lots of energy compared to last year. 
 

even the athletics and alumni association folks seem more excited than last year