[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

We've heard his credentials, now let's hear yours.

Um actually I don't recall anything from him regarding credentials Read my previous post. Able to identify BSers from afar...

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

Well, at least I contribute more than multiple screen names on a message board.

Your infatuation with me is cute.

No infatuation, just periodic amusement. Looking forward to the next bit of insight from your club seat.

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

I didn't say it was the reason for the hire. But it was probably a consideration.

The reason for the hire was because Benford was a hot-shot, up-and-coming assistant coach who wowed everyone when he set foot on campus. He seemed qualified for the job at the time, and he's an ace recruiter to boot! It was a no-brainer! Only, now we see what we have.

Hey! Hey! Hey! Don't argue with the final authority. He's a MGC member and has club seats. That provides full access to RV's thoughts, the coaching staf and the team.

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

You are either Andrew/skiver or you are checkfacts/gl2greatness...I refuse to believe that we could have already gained another complete dumbass on this board trying to stand up for the mess we are seeing right now. Seriously, we surely couldn't have yet another person that thinks we made a hire that has worked out well for the university and its basketball team, right?

I'm going with Andrew/skiver. He always posts on this board. I've never seen CheckFacts over here, IIRC.

Haven't once said I support or don't support what's going on. I've just said bitch directly rather than being a bunch of complete dumbasses on a message board. Oh and by the way, at least support your argument with some level of fact rather than assuming you are right about it because you said it.

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

Naw, you are just an exper t creating multiple screen names to talk to yourself.

But, that's kinda cool...

HAHA! Another of your hundreds of fact based statements. I look forward to your next brilliantly supported (BS) insight on all things athletic.

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

I'm a member of the SPCA, NRA, and I have window seats at McDonalds. I'm an expert at identifying BSers

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

So, we are having a penis measuring contest? Ok.

MGC member and club seat holder, what about you, Skiver?

Ah, I get it now. That for sure makes you an expert, lol,

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

Maybe you should just give, eh?

Eh, you didn't answer my questions. You did bitch some more though,

[UNT Alum Danny Kaspar article in USA Today]

We wouldn't have lost any of them. People thought we were going to lose them we we hired Benford. We didn't.

I don't care what tgeir twitter accounts said, 2 of them were going to sit out 1 1/2 years and the third wasn't going to risk being a 2nd round draft pick, plain and simpler.

Ummm, and you know this how? They confided in you? You are an authority on basketball in general and this team specifically, how?

Bitch less, give more....

[Arkansas Little Rock (1/26/13)]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that 25% of our active posters are an Andrew creation. I think he should dust off green_dude more often.

Nobody needs to dust me off. Sometimes it is much more amusing to observe the comments of the ill-advised, uninformed, misinformed, and just plain dummies than it is to comment.

Give more & bitch less...

[UNT to be another player short tonight]

i almost think that this is a suspension instead of an injury....it's a minor knee thing...players keep getting suspended....maybe it's a cover...

I hope you're right but this is beginning to concern me. I see a lot of ego. It appears to be a lot of "my way or the highway" mentality. Way too many suspensions for a team of this caliber.

Another couple of incredibly well informed comments. What is the right number of suspensions? Wow.

[Tony Benford is most like....]

And there it is ... It was only a matter of time before we had the obligatory pissing match post.

Has nothing to do with a pissing match. Has everything to do with getting in the game. You want improvement, quit bitching and start helping. Somebody commented earlier that bitching showed they were a passionate fan. I call BS. Participating, attending, cheering, and giving show passion. Takes a hell of a lot more effort than bitching, but the rewards are greater.

[Tony Benford is most like....]

We can't afford to let him go but we can spend millions converting a cafeteria into a basketball practice facility?

Ok, it's comments like this that show really how little people really understand about how D1 athletics work at this point in time. If folks want us to be competitive we have to have facilities to be competitive.

Has anyone seen the tcu practice facility? How about the new SMU practice facility? Let alone the ut practice facility? Recruiting is predicated on a commitment to a program. Practice facilities are part of the game now. Hell most suburban high schools have practice gyms or additional courts now.

Did you contribute to the practice facility or toward the coach's salary?

[Congrats to our players]

Dangerous territory here Green dude....you are hitting a tad close to home for some people here. They won't look in the mirror, but they will blame you and soon start calling you names because they can't think of any other response.

Plus one for you, Sir.

Haha! I guess when the excuses run out the name calling will begin.... BTW, before they call me one, I'm no apologist for the AD or coaching staffs. I just believe, probably in an old fashioned way, you express dissatisfaction in a private way to those who can affect change rather than a bunch of beer pongers.

Can you imagine the power of this board if people used it to generate positive interest in UNT athletics rather than constantly brand it negatively. Hell, we could prob solve the national debt. Wait, I suppose UNT athletics isn't that important.....

[Congrats to our players]

Give 250K alums a reason to come to games and get involved in the university. Like I said every school can use more money and more donors but the resources we have now we did not have a decade ago and we were able to be respectable in football even if we were feasting in a weak conference. Oh and I've tried to get people involved but most people just don't care. When the teams stink and expect their asses to get handed to them people won't be as interested. RV is the one that gets paid and he has failed to make hires in the sports that give the most visibility and money to the university. Nothing wrong with a little questioning and accountability. He has done some very nice things here but there is no reason we can't even be respectable in football at least. And the one time we the mens basketball program has a chance to make national noise it's pissed away in less than half a season.

I've said this before and I'll say it again if people really think NT is a sleeping giant then the average person will have to have reasons to come and support the school and the sports teams. It's that simple. People have options especially when you're a part of a huge major city. You win and be consistent at it then it won't be a surprise to see more people coming to the games and more people joining the MGC.

Seems to me we've made progress in football. I may be mistaken, but I believe we have more wins in each of the past two seasons than in several seasons before. What is your definition of respectable in football? I'd fully expect progress be shown next year as well.

BTW, the move to Conference USA (orchestrated by our athletic department) was great for an incredible amount of reasons. Those include, a significant amount of more money, BCS AQ, better competition, better regional competition/rivalries, and on and on and on. Now, because of the wackiness of the ever changing conference alignments, will all that still hold true? Remains to be seen. However, our leadership did everything they could based on what was available at the time.

I see people on here talking about the athletic department making excuses and not doing everything they should to make this successful. I'm only suggesting that if folks want to bitch and make excuses about why people don't attend or get involved, they should make sure they're not part of the issue.

Like I told my kids, you can't complain about politicians if you didn't vote in the election.

[Congrats to our players]

Those other sports don't draw well very many places. UCLA is a national champ contender in pretty much every sport, but it's not like they're selling out water polo matches. They do support those "minor" sports better than many schools, but still.

It's just the way it is.

It's not the way it HAS to be.

[Congrats to our players]

And why is it do you think, so many people don't give a damn? Other schools have people in their leadership and on staff who know how to create that connection on a large scale. North Texas does not. Our people have no idea how to build a brand past an elementary point and I think some of them don't even care about getting any better at it. Whoever our leadership is doesn't care either or they'd get rid of the inept. I have been watching this for many years and I don't think it will ever change. North Texas is a bigger school than most SEC schools, but you'd think it has maybe a couple thousand students. Our stewards and administration should be ashamed but apparently they have no shame. I do, and North Texas athletics has brought plenty of it on me.

Now here is a person who gets it! In this time it is all about brand. There are an incredible amount of positive things going on at UNT. I'll grant that we all thought the men's basketball team was gonna be more successful than it is. Doesn't make me want to abandon them, makes me want to work harder to help our athletic program get better.

We have to find a way to carry our success in music, the arts, business, medicine, etc to athletics. If you can connect them you connect the people. Then you generate fans and funds.

Aquila_Viridis, if you are a marketing/branding person, give the UNT leadership some input. Directly, not on here. Ask them where you can help.

[Congrats to our players]

That's really hard to do when there is nothing to sell. You got to have a product to sell before giving the pitch. Trust me, I did talk to people, especially about this basketball team. Now those same people (many ex-alums) just shake their heads ask me why I even care about UNT athletics.

I'm beginning to wonder if they have a point.

So here is what I don't get. If all it takes to gain support is to win, then why aren't our soccer, volleyball, and tennis stands sold out? Why aren't the fairways lined when our golf teams play locally.

Our football & basketball teams haven't given up on themselves. Why would fans give up on them? I remember going to basketball games when Johnny first got here. There were nights there might not have been 500 people in the stands. It was still D1 basketball. I could never understand how people couldnt find value in a $5 ticket. I guess folks are either really fans or really not fans at all.

[Congrats to our players]

Nobody is saying there doesn't need to be more money and donors but the way you're making it sound like it's as if RV's job status should never be in question. If it is all about giving and donating then then I guess we can completely dismiss the importance of an AD's work. Like I've said many times that just because you don't have the most money and resources doesn't give you the automatic excuse of not making the best and right hires given ones situation. And just remember that the money and resources we have now we did not have just a few years back and definitely a didn't have a decade ago when we were able to at least be respectable and win our conference.

Ahhhh, mmmm. Not one of my posts has ever mentioned or inferred anything about anybody's job status. RV needs to do his job. However, his (or whoever is in the position) job is a lot easier if financial resources are available. Get your emotion out of your eyes so you can see reality. I'm told there are 250,000 UNT alums residing in the metroplex. Lot of people sitting on their thumbs...

Getting on here and constantly bitching about the AD, players, or coaching doesn't motivate one additional person to physically or financially support our program. Use your energy to go talk to somebody about coming to a game or getting involved in the Mean Green Club.

[Congrats to our players]

Ok, Skivandude.

Another informed comment....

[Congrats to our players]

I think you're wrong.

You can think all you want. It doesn't happen by magic. The successful programs don't want for resources. Why do you think the conference membership has gotten so crazy? Keep thinking....

[Congrats to our players]

"I know UNT90. He is a former NBA all-star and future hall of famer. He is more athletic than Tony Mitchell, a better shooter than Tristan Thompson, and has advised Coach K on coaching stratagy before the national title game (not the one he almost lost to Butler, though)."

With all that I'm surprised you don't post more informed comments.

[Troy (1/3/13)]

Always there. Always at football games. Attend many other events. Short of a team committing a crime, I'll always support. These kids are special. Takes incredible commitment to be a full time student and compete as a D1 athlete. Their efforts and success will grow the university. It's all actually a pretty simple equation.

[Troy (1/3/13)]

Nope

[Troy (1/3/13)]

Were you there? Were you one of the 2338? Considering our season so far and no students, I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the crowd. Good job Mean Green fans!