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  1. My wife and I will be in Mid Town Manhattan New York City during the New Orleans Bowl, so does anyone recommend a great sports bar to watch the game there? We have a place in mind already to watch it, but we'd like to know if anyone has a better recommendation.
  2. This will be the first bowl game I've missed since the 2000 game. My wife and I planned a long weekend in Manhatten for Christmas months ago, that's why I was hoping for the HOD Bowl. We've got tickets to the Rockettes and several Broadway plays. So go to NO and have fun! I'll miss it and I haven't been back to NO since 2004, so I'm interested in if it's changed a bit.
  3. I voted for the Heart of Dallas bowl. Playing a bowl game after Christmas & before New Years is a great for national exposure & practice time.
  4. MEH! It needs some environmental or natural sound or SFX from the game added to give it some real life!
  5. The main 2499 construction is the portion next to Grapevine Mills mall. Then once you cross over Lake Lewisville into Corinth/Southern Denton there's construction of 2181 Swisher/Teasley.
  6. I was by the old Sack N Save this past weekend and half of the old parking lot is torn up. It's odd with McDonalds and the old Mobil station gone from the I-35 & North Texas Boulevard Corner. IHOP now has a front row seat to the highway.
  7. Received my Victory Hall parking passes with my season tickets, but this year I didn't get the larger, graphic season tickets. What I received was just a regular looking season tickets. It still works but it's not as nice as the eye candy tickets.
  8. http://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2015/08/14/apogee-stadium-denton-countys-home-field-advantage/ Here's a great article published in the online version of the Cross Timbers Gazette. It's refreshing to read a positive article about Apogee and what the football team has accomplished. The Gazette target audience is mainly the southern part of Denton County where there is a huge fan base. Come on Brett Vito I know you read this forum. Do you have this story in your back pocket? The difference between a win and a loss could be as simple as crowd atmosphere willing your team to victory. The University of North Texas in Denton has enjoyed storied success in its newly-built Apogee Stadium, which opened to fans September 10, 2011. Winning nearly 70 percent of its games since it opened, the Mean Green football program is hoping for another year where Apogee becomes a Saturday destination for sports fans across Denton County. “Apogee Stadium and our fans have given us a tremendous home-field advantage,” said head football coach Dan McCarney. “We feel the electricity of the environment when we come out of the locker room and our team really feeds off of that energy. It is truly a special place to play and we are proud to call it home.” The groundbreaking for the new facility was on November 21, 2009 after the North Texas Student Government Association approved a dedicated athletic fee to fund the new stadium. The total cost of the stadium was around $80 million, but because the project was built during the recession, the cost today would exceed $140 million according to the contractors. The stadium received naming rights on Aug. 11, 2011 with Austin-based campus internet access provider Apogee signing a 20 year, $20 million deal, which was the second-largest naming rights deal for a college football stadium at the time. Apogee is also one of the first newly built stadiums to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest level awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. Apogee Stadium in Denton. Located just 15 minutes north of Lantana, the amenities at Apogee exceed most expectations and are on par with elite college football stadiums around the nation. There are 21 private luxury suites in addition to 750 club seats which offer patrons access to an exclusive area with catered meals and full bars. “Throughout the design process it was important to us to build a facility that could be multi-purposed for special events and have the level of amenities that discerning patron’s desire,” said Director of Athletics Rick Villarreal. “We host weddings, proms, concerts, business meetings and a variety of other events throughout the year and we wouldn’t be able to do that without having a first-class facility.” Another unique feature for fans is the view from “The Hill”, a tailgating area northeast of the stadium which serves on game days as a place to gather and a rallying point for students. It used to be a golf course before transitioning to a designated tailgate area that has provided fans, alumni and students a much-needed tradition before enjoying some football. In a continued effort to attract new fans to games, the North Texas athletics department has partnered with local organizations to offer special ticket packages. This fall, the Mean Green is partnering with the Lantana Community Association and offering Lantana residents a ticket and tailgate package for just $15 per person for the Sept. 19 game vs. Rice University. The package includes a ticket to the game and access to a pregame tailgate event exclusively for Lantana residents. The venue hosted its first nationally televised game on Oct. 16, 2012 when North Texas edged the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 30-23 on ESPN2. The broadcast had an estimated 366,000 viewers. The 2013 season started with a home game celebrating 100 years of football at North Texas with a crowd of 21,975 to watch a 40-6 Mean Green victory against Idaho. In four years at Apogee Stadium, the Mean Green has compiled a stellar 16-7 home record outscoring their opponents by a +277 point differential in those 23 games. North Texas has had a winning season at home in all four seasons at Apogee Stadium (2011: 4-2), (2012: 3-2), (2013: 5-1), (2014: 4-2). They also had a six-game winning streak from Nov. 10, 2012-Nov. 23, 2013. The Mean Green went 5-1 at home in 2013, tying for the second most wins in school history. The three seasons before 2011, the Mean Green went just 1-16 at home. In 2014 North Texas scored 77 points at home in Apogee Stadium, which was the fourth highest point total in school history and the most points scored at home in a game since 1940. In 2013, North Texas set an all-time home attendance record and set the single season average attendance record. With five home games upcoming in 2015, the Mean Green is hoping to continue its tradition of being one of the toughest places to play, featuring games against in-state rivals Rice, UTEP and UTSA in addition to games against Western Kentucky and Portland State. For tickets please go to MeanGreenSports.com or call the athletics ticket office at 800-UNT-2366.
  9. The late, great UNT President Dr. Norval Pohl gave out a warning to Denton businesses and residents about 13-14 years ago that if you had property near the North Texas campus expect it to become future property of the University. I'm surprised its taken this long for UNT acquire the Sack N' Save property. The master plan for land acquisition is just starting to roll near I 35E. TEAR DOWN FOUTS & SACK N' SAVE!!!!
  10. And the Beer Barn on Bonnie Brae and W. Prairie St.
  11. Link to FW Star-crapgram on Justin NW WR Emmanual Moore. Again, another local media person mentioning his choice of offers. http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/10/01/6167449/football-insider-justin-northwest.html
  12. A producer for the Inside HS football TV show on Ch 5 is on Twitter saying "@TexasJHarris: @Matt_SteppTOC Thinking he might upgrade b4 all is said and done." So we'll see what happens with his commitment. By the way the producer is s big UT fan!
  13. Yeah! I got BTN on ch 1650 HD on AT&T cable in Keller. I hope they update the guide schedule. Today it shows no North Texas vs Indiana game yet. UPDATE: today Tuesday 9/23 the guide now shows "North Texas Mean Green at Indians" at 1:30 pm
  14. Yep that's the same group that always against this and that in Denton especially the Hotel Convention Center. It's the Denial Neighborhood saga oh poor us attitude.
  15. Looking at the Master plan even the Beer Barn will be gone someday. Hey, I miss the Texas Pickup and Prairie Street Tavern, but that side of campus has improved. Now if the city would make the land lords clean up businesses on Prairie Street.
  16. It's about time this eye sore goes away! This is very good news! http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20140918-unt-set-on-buying-sack-save-site.ece
  17. Hah! There's a lot of talented flute players that have paid their dues.
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