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If he is interested give Marcus Trice a job! If only everyone had the passion he has showed for this school and program.

They hired Everett Withers from James Madison.

It will never happen but hear me out. The SMU game should be free for any non season ticket holder (season ticket holders..thank you and don't flip a lid). We finally sell (or should I say pack) this beautiful stadium. These "new" fans spend $$$ on concessions and enjoy the experience which in turn could lead to them purchasing tickets in the future. From an athletic department budget perspective I'm not sure of the ramifications but at this point (year 5 of Apogee) we should explore all avenues to get people in here. Think of the pictures we would have to use in future marketing and showing to recruits.

@FootballScoop: Richt says, “Oh yeah, no doubt” when asked if coaching somewhere else is an option. Call him.... It sounds like we have at least 1.5 to 2 million reasons he would at least listen.

Any doubts about the effects a strong athletic department can have on an university and community needs to read this article. http://m.cjonline.com/sports/2014-08-28/manhattan-project-how-bill-snyder-transformed-kansas-state-and-entire-community#gsc.tab=0

Weiberg Named Deputy Athletics Director at Texas TechChad Weiberg arrives at Texas Tech following nine years at Big 12 Conference member Kansas State Chad Weiberg has been named Deputy AD at Texas Tech. May 5, 2015 LUBBOCK, Texas -Chad Weiberg, the 2014 National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) Fundraiser of the Year, has been named Deputy Athletics Director at Texas Tech, Athletics Director Kirby Hocuttannounced Tuesday. Weiberg will join the Texas Tech family on June 8 where he will serve as the chief operating officer overseeing many of the day-to-day functions of the athletics department. Serving as the second in command, Weiberg will be involved with all administrative units and department programming. "I have been impressed with Chad Weiberg for a long time," Hocutt said. "He has been an integral part of the leadership team at Kansas State and his leadership and relationship building abilities have been recognized nationally. His character, work ethic and positive energy will align perfectly with the team we have in place and I know his leadership will further strengthen the positive momentum of Texas Tech Athletics." Weiberg arrives at Texas Tech following nine years at fellow Big 12 Conference member Kansas State where he most recently served as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development. He began his tenure at K-State as Director of Major Gifts in 2005 before being promoted to Senior Associate AD in 2013. The K-State Ahearn Fund has experienced unprecedented success under Weiberg as donations to the department have increased in each of the last five years while participation has more than doubled, going from 5,000 to over 10,000 members, a department record. "I am very excited to be joining the Texas Tech Athletics family," Weiberg said. "I am grateful to Kirby for giving me this terrific opportunity. He is a great leader that has earned an excellent reputation in college athletics and it is an honor to get to work alongside him and his team. Although it is with mixed emotions that we leave the wonderful people that have been so good to us at K-State, my family and I look forward to meeting Red Raider fans, building new relationships and helping make Texas Tech Athletics the best it can be." Weiberg revamped K-State's fundraising efforts during his tenure, directing a philosophy that focused on personal interaction and communication to Ahearn Fund donors on all levels. K-State has benefited from a grass-roots fundraising campaign that is the department's largest source of revenue. During the 2013-14 academic year, K-State totaled $46.4 million in athletics gifts, a new department record that almost quadrupled the amount from the year prior to the Ahearn Fund being re-launched in 2010. Weiberg and his staff have generated 22 private gifts in excess of $1 million since the fall of 2009 compared to only five such donations previously in K-State Athletics history. Weiberg helped launch the National Leadership Circle in 2009 which is K-State's comprehensive annual giving program for $10,000 and above donors. The initiative began with less than 200 members giving at that level and has since grown to over 435 members representing 19 different states. K-State has completed more than $190 million worth of comprehensive facility improvements during Weiberg's tenure, highlighted by the Vanier Football Complex and West Stadium Center at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State has also added a state-of-the-art basketball training facility, a $3 million intercollegiate rowing center and the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium over the past five years. Weiberg is a 1994 graduate of the Oklahoma State Spears School of Business where he also holds a master's in business administration. He was honored in 2008 with the Spears School of Business Outstanding Young Alumnus Award and then again in 2011 as one of the top 50 MBA graduates in the program's first 50 years. Weiberg began his professional career at his alma mater where he worked for nine years in various institutional advancement positions with Oklahoma State Athletics, the OSU Alumni Association and the OSU Foundation.

Neither is real conducive to a family with a little kid (save any comments for the 1000 other threads about the schedule, because I agree). 3 seats (not selling 1 or 2)and parking passes... PM any offers and we'll see what happens. Thank you

I had no affiliation to this school what so ever and choose to spend 5 figures of my money toward this program. As of now what a complete dumbass I am. Changes are needed, I don't get a flip what the change is but show your fan base you care about us.

Sure would be nice to have this happen at North Texas. But I guess we can't get anyone to pay a visit to the team with the #1 home field advantage in college football. @HowlYes: Per today's @TheSunJonesboro A-State generated more revenue from the Mizzou game than any prior full season of ticket sales. ~$850K 29,143

I seem to recall hearing numerous times (do I have it on tape... no.. Do I have where it was written down...no) fill up Apogee and we won't have to schedule these types of games. Well based on our continounce to schedule these games it would appear (my opinion) someone (who shall remain nameless) has little faith in that occurring.

From what I've been told he actually holds the student athletes responsible for their actions (I know hard to imagine...poor kids) not only on but off the court. My concern is this same thing happened at Illinois after Bill Self's boys left so their maybe something more to his persona. If this continues I may be making a road trip down to Stephen F Austin and sweet talk Underwood to coming back home.

I'm sorry Derek! I would love to be watching you stare down your primary receiver at this point.

Worst f'in QB play i've seen. Seriously give someone a freakin chance.

I pledge to drink 18.7% more beer at the games this year to help cover. Who is with me?

Late to the party but a couple of points (thoughts): 1. There is mostly likely not a person that posted on this thread that knows what our 2015 schedule will be.. how many home games, how many away games... so any talk is purely speculation. (for the record I won't be happy if we only have 5 homes games, but I'll withhold judgement until the schedule comes out) 2. Who the hell cares who plays at SMU... 3. SMU went 5-7 last year... do you honestly think they are saying come December when they are sitting at home.. "hey but we hosted Texas Tech" ... I got a pretty good feeling they would be much happier had they hosted a "cupcake" and been bowl eligible. 4. I agree that 2 for none with Iowa is a bad deal (from afar), but again who really knows if we will be playing up there twice until those years schedules are set.

Coach Mac and some players deliver tickets to some local season ticket purchasers = Free Sideline passes for pregame = Free You pick a player for a meet and greet = Free Scrappy to your kids B-Day = very little cost I could go on...

LA Tech game has been moved to Thursday the 11th for TV.

Poor Lily..

Just a comment I want to make about practice yesterday.. and its directed to anyone who may read this that is associated with James Jones. He took a moment to walk (not asked to.. he did it himself)over to my little boy and talk to him yesterday for a few minutes. That is first class all the way. That brief interaction not only put a smile on his face but it put in prespective that these guys care about the fans. Thank you James!

Anyone ever hear who may be splittin the scene?

New coaches..http://FootballScoop.com/the-scoop

Anyone know who is leaving the department?

6'2 190.....sounds good so far right? Past my stamina prime though, go hard for 5 minutes and then "sub!"

They need to have more kids stuff (starting from toddler on up). Us dad's/mom's on here have more than enough stuff to deck ourselves in (thank you Nike, Champion, etc...). You look around at the few kids that have gear and its the one t-shirt and the one sweatshirt (which sadly we have to purchase at Wal-Mart and not our bookstore... yes I know our bookstore has a shirt or two but you get the point) that they all wear. We get our kids use to wearing North Texas stuff it can only help mattters down the road.

Not really season ticket related. But start promoting that SMU game NOW. There is still alot of buzz about what occurred in the bowl game and how many people we had in attendance. That stadium needs to be packed September 6th. Initial thought of a good promotion is buy a ticket to that game get a free ticket to Nichols State (or any future game for that matter).