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I'm really hoping Chico uses Hamilton as more than just a spell for Dunbar and finds ways to get the ball in his hands when both are on the field.
Can you say 'wildcat quarterback'? I hope that Chico can insert a few of those plays...especially near the goal line.
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Thank you for your generous gift, Serena Cole!
I suppose that learning this in the midst of multi-million dollar gifts. this gift may seem small but I can assure you that it's not. Many on this board would want to give a body part to be able to give a gift of that magnitude. You are a beautiful lady with a beautiful soul. May God bless you.
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Shucks, it was only $22M.
What a week! That makes commitments of $50M topping the old record by what, $48 million? Also, a collection and software valued at $2.5M. Fantastic!
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Where is the stadium in relationship to your old one?
Right across the Interstate. Don't know for sure which exit you'll be able to use. I'd guess that it's North Texas Blvd. on the north side of I-35E and they'll shuttle you back to the stadium. Eventually there'll be a sky bridge from old Fouts to Apogee Stadium.
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Guys, don't forget that we have to have 14 sports for the Division I level. If you take away track & field then you're eliminating 6 of those sports. Don't take away those sports! Not only do we have great history in track & field but they're not that expensive. Some of the big Relays often pay enough to cover transportation costs.
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Hey Gray, not sure if you caught the interview with DMac last week. He mentioned Baine being the most consistent WR thus far.
...for what it's worth...
Good to hear, miner...somehow I missed that.
Chase is an enigma. He's like a jack-of-all-trades, master of none to me. One thing that I especially like about him is he leaves it all on the field. He'll give you his maximum effort every time. He's worked hard for what he's accomplished and I'm glad to hear about the kudos.
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So much for coming in over/underweight. Mason came in light and Akunne heavy and they both made it. My next candidate to get his stripes removed is Micah Thompson.
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First, I don't see but three wide receivers to a unit, at least this year. Someone will need to block for Dunbar and that job falls on the tight end/u-back. Receivers are usually just downfield blockers.
I see the starters as Stradford (in spite of his iron hands) and either Bynes or Outlaw as the other outside receiver. Unless a slot receiver really steps up then one of them could (and I think will) be moved inside.
I believe that Breece Johnson is the #2 wide receiver behind Stradford on one side and my surprise #2 on the other side is Teegarden. Willie Taylor should be #2 in the slot.
My #3 unit is Schutza and Olewale on the outside and Brelan Chancellor in the slot. I think that it's also possible that Chaz Sampson and Mike Marshall earn some playing time.
I believe that the Brown that you are referring to is Greg Brown. He is considered a wide receiver but so far he has been on special teams. The athlete that I'm having the most trouble placing is Chase Baine. He's a good athlete and deserves to play...but where? My guess is some slot and some special teams.
This is the weakest position on paper but somehow I feel that it could surprise. Coach Quartaro will drill them on catching the football until they could catch them in their sleep. He'll have them running routes until they're dragging. He'll find whatever talent exists. Teegarden, Chancellor and Sampson are hidden gems IMHO.
Receivers are another great recruiting need. Stradford, Outlaw, Johnson and Olewale are seniors on an already thin receiving corps.
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I'd rather do North Texas back and forth 3 or 4 times and then end with everyone yelling "Go Mean Green". Leave Fight to the longhorns.
'Go Mean Green' is too much to try to get in there on this chant. Try to develop another chant with that as the basis. Besides, we've often had FIGHT in our yells because it rhymes with white. Maybe we should use WIN instead of FIGHT in that chant; wins are what we need.
Also, make the NORTH...TEXAS a stated number of times. Too often, one side or the other fades out. May I suggest four, the number of quarters. I also like increasing the volume with each successive yell.
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I think that Cook is again the starter at strong backed up by Shorter. At the free I like Brad Graham backed up by Ryan Downing. I would expect Kerry Swarn to also see some pt since all but Cook are seniors.
I like Hill and Ford at the corners backed up by McCord and Warner. We're strong there this year but only Warner would return for next year. Jackson could be used here to give some experience for 2012.
We really need to have a good class here because most/all will play right away next year.
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He is listed on the roster now. I think he will probably red-shirt as he's listed as a 197 pound LB.
Probably the coaching staff's decision. He was listed as a safety in last year's class and he's heavy enough for that position. He could make a great linebacker with his speed.
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I don't think that they'll ever come calling on us but I do believe that we may apply in the future. We just aren't ready now. It would be too much, too soon.
But before bashing the idea to smithereens consider some of our positives:
1. A fairly central location within the footprint of the conference
2. The largest number of alumni in the largest market
3. Twenty miles from the third busiest airport
4. The 33rd largest American university
5. Now, among the better football and basketball facilities in college athletics (albeit small)
6. Larger stadiums nearby to accommodate crowds up to 90,000
7. A new, football staff with appearances at 80 bowl games and 5 NCAA championships between them
8. A university that offers more than 200 bachelors, masters and doctorate degree plans.
9. An athletic budget expected to approach $25 million dollars this year.
10. A president and a consultant that knows their way around the NCAA
11. Five straight 20-win seasons in basketball with two NCAA tournament appearances
12. A highly rated basketball recruiting and a transfer in rated #12
13. Top 100 men's golf, women's golf, women's tennis, and women's soccer teams
Of course, you can't quantify the tremendous improvement in enthusiasm among students, alumni and football fans from other universities that are now expressing interest in the Mean Green.
There are certainly areas where we need to improve. We need to improve our attendance to 25-30,000 where we can comfortably expand Apogee Stadium to 50,000. We need a conference with greater average attendance to make that happen. We need to add baseball and become competitive in it. We need to WIN football games in the numbers that we enjoyed in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. We need to keep the momentum of this year going. We need time or for a conference to have a great leap of faith.
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No one that is not already in a non-AQ conference is better qualified. They are only a few miles removed from the Big 12 footprint whereas Brigham Young is 700 or more from the closest member. BYU won't play on Sundays. They're a private school, but then again so is Baylor; still, all others are state. BYU wouldn't be a bad choice but neither would Houston. I believe that Houston's biggest drawback is their stadium (and their attendance) but their attendance was around 30,000 last year and being in the Big 12 would up their average 5-10,000. There are stadiums nearby to hold the crowds that Texas and Oklahoma would generate. They also have plans on the board for a 50.000 seat stadium. They have been competitive in football and the additional allure of the Big 12 would enhance their ability to recruit better athletes even more. Houston is the third largest university in Texas and in the top third of American universities. They are in the 10th largest market. No one available will be able to top A&M's numbers so don't compare them (or anyone else) to the Aggies.
However, I don't see the urgency for adding Houston without increasing the total back to 12. Twelve members give you a championship game and reduced travel costs as well as a lot more bodies and money interested in Big 12 football.
TCU would have been the no-brainer addition had they not bolted for a non-AQ berth with the Big East. That could come back to bite them if the SEC goes to 16 teams. The Big 10 and the ACC would likely be able to take any teams that they wanted from the BE, especially their base of Rutgers, Syracuse, Pitt, and West Virginia, which would hurt the most.
The only other FBS teams within the current footprint are SMU, Tulsa and North Texas. Like it or not, the future of the conference lies with those five UNLESS some of the current members are able to join other AQ conferences.
We are not really ready for an AQ conference yet and CUSA would be better than the SBC even with several current USAers possibly going to the ACC or Big East.
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Maybe this has been brought up before but it seems really small. I'm a new alumni association member as I graduated a year ago. I guess I'm having a hard time seeing what is so great about this facility. It seems too small, you have to pay for food and drink, and you can't see the game from inside. I'm not trying to dog it, I guess I'm trying to get someone to sell me on why this is a cool thing to have and what we as alumni get out of our membership fees other than access inside.
There's no guarantee that the pavilion will be a fit for you but you should give it a try.
In comparison to the old "deck" at Fouts, this is much larger, cooler/warmer, with a better menu. It's also drier should it be raining. You have a better chance to see or meet friends here than at the parking lots where the tailgating is. I look at this as more of a "poor man's" club deck.
Because there will be tailgating and a lounge on the club deck, it was probably felt that this was a decent capacity in which to start. Not everyone will participate at first but it may seem the best alternative later. There will still be some that go directly to the stadium and some that will eat in twon and then go to the stadium. Most of the tailgating is with family and a limited number of friends. The club lounge is limited to 750 and expensive by our standards. The Alumni Pavilion seems to be the best spot to get food and renew acquaintances, see more alums, have a beer if that's to your liking and all for a decent price in my estimation.
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My first thought...how do we know that wasn't in their plans and the student just jimped the gun?
So far, I've had little to complain about the opening day campaign. It should be perfectly fine for any student or alum to launch their own campaign regardless of AD support.
As a matter of fact I worry about some recurring thoughts that we've oversold the opening. I worry that 30,000 students show up for the opening and 5-10,000 have no place to sit. Because the student body is so heavily involved, I fear that an abnormal number of students may want to "follow their dollars" on opening day. It may be a nightmare for the CSC staff but a welcome problem for our confidence in support.
Maybe PlummMeanGreen was right; you build a stadium equal to the number in your student body or more.
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Pac 16, SEC 16, Big 16, ACC 16. Big East 16. That's 80 teams. Or, they could have 5, 14 team conferences for 70 teams. Remember when the D1A designation was formed? That consisted of maybe 90 teams if I remember correctly.
The beginning of the Super Conferences/Associations and the end of amateur college football as we know it.
They can align however they want but it's going to be very difficult to kick anyone out unless they set standards that they cannot meet. Personally, I believe that most of the current teams will likely remain. They're setting themselves up for anti-trust violations if they arbitrarily exclude a current member without cause.
I do think that you may be right about the influx of 16 team conferences. In many ways it makes sense. The conferences have more to offer and if there are only, say 8 leagues for TV networks to deal with there might be better packages that could be offered. Let each conference decide how the proceeds will be allotted.
The fairest way to me would be to set a budget of $20M, average attendance of 20K and a stadium of 30K. Except for the budget and raising the attendance 3,000 that's pretty much the original standard. Require an annual report (they're already doing that on their budget) that is to be certified correct and there's no need for close scrutiny. The major conferences are already in compliance; it's the lesser conferences that may need to be tweaked. I still believe that all should be 16-team conferences where possible.
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The tickets will be at the printer's this coming week and will be distributed the week of the 22nd.
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This thing, if true, could blow everything wide open. I believe that several, maybe most, conferences will now try to go to 16 members in order to try to stay near the SEC.
If the ACC tries to go to 16, I would expect all of them (6) would come from the Big East. If that should happen, the Big East would be basketball conference only; causing TCU to withdraw. Or the Big X/XII might cherry-pick up to four from the Big East. Either way, as a football conference the Big East is dead.
The next big unknown is what will Oklahoma do? Independent? Pac-12? Hold the Big XII together? With or without Texas? Go to the Big X/XII?
However, I'm still not very concerned about North Texas in all of this. If we can jump our attendance to a mid-20s average and improve our number of wins we should be primed for advancement.
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I believe that Mark Miller told me that he was running but that was before the heat wave. He finished third last year. Maybe he'll come on here and confirm.
If they ever have a 5Y I'll be a contestant (but hurry).
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Do you mean that Dilonga was upgraded because we signed him? Of course if UT had signed him he's be a four-star but the world, she-is-a-changin'.
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Texas will now become an independent. Having your own network should exclude them from the Big XII. You can't have your cake and eat it too. It's grossly unfair to the other conference members to having one member take the lion's share of the TV money. Notre Dame doesn't usurp conference money nor will BYU if they're able to get their own network.
What happens to Texas other sports? Do they put them in another conference as have Brigham Young and Notre Dame? Maybe the WAC could benefit from that.
We might still benefit from all of the rearranging because there will likely be seven or eight teams from the MAC, WAC, Sun Belt or independents that should advance to a higher profile conference. That would be if no conference went to more than 12 teams but 16 teams could command a higher dollar figure for most/each member even after distribution. That might make for fewer conferences but it's doubtful at this stage, that there would be fewer teams. We will soon have 124 FBS teams and I hope that it caps near that figure.
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I'm hoping I get to meet JJ when the team is in LA, however unlikely that is.
Not too unlikely with a little effort. Johnny's very approachable and if you're wearing green he may seek you out.
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If A&M is accepted by the SEC it almost becomes impossible to speculate because many conferences could be involved.
For instance, who else comes to the SEC? It could be Missouri, reducing the Big XII one further, or it could be Clemson or Florida State, taking one from the ACC.
Does the now Big VII or IX try to add two or four more teams (or even six) to become the major Midlands conference? Do some go to the MWC or the Pac-12? The Big East is now virtually forced to expand at least to 12. Do the come from CUSA or from the former Big XII? Or both? The only conference with possibly a pat hand could be the Big X+2; but that may not be a slam-dunk.
North Texas could end up in any of four conferences. It depends on our success on the field and attendance this year. At the very least we will need to make significant progress.
We had the perfect formula for this explosion to happen...Greed (Big X/Longhorn Network) and Pride (Aggies rebuffed/SEC threatened).
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Does that include Trice and C. Feldt, or are these others that we don't know of yet?
It seems to me it must because, maybe coincidently, that total would be 11.
However, I don't believe that Cam Feldt or Trice count toward the 25 per year because they must sit out for a year. Jucos do count because they do not sit. Trice and C. Feldt will count toward the 85 maximum. They are probably taking the scholarship of undergraduates that left before completing their eligibility.
However, it's possible that either the recruiting staff or the player doesn't want some individual commitments to be known publicly at this time so the pledges could exceed the 11 that we know about.
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All I can tell you about that is that throughout high school and camps he has been listed as a wide receiver. If the roster is gospel then we need to take Teegarden off as well because he's listed as a quarterback.