TheFranchise

I met Babe a few years back when I worked at the Best Buy in Grapevine. If you didn't know who he was, you'd have never known he was a former pro athlete or a local television personality because he's so approachable and down-to-earth. He's an incredibly nice guy and just seems like he'd be extremely fun to sit down and talk with over a few drinks.

Incredible season. He did a lot to quiet his critics today. He did exactly what the game asked him to do, and did it in a VERY gutsy manner!

Any way to up the number of "+1" votes allowed today? 'Cuz I'm in a really good mood and want to hand out some positive vibes today!!!!!! Not to mention, there's a lot of good things that we are going to be saying on here tonight!

Leader.

Repping the Mean Green in Bedford with my shirt, hat and coffee mug!!! I know, I know . . . Yes, I'm in the Metroplex and should be at the game, but I was scheduled to work today with no way out of it. (holiday pay is a nice consolation, though) However, I will be streaming the game live while I work!!!

It should be noted that North Texas isn't "there because major conferences couldn't fill all of their bowl slots." North Texas is there because of conference affiliation. But having said that, great write-up!

Oh yyyyyeeeahhhh!!! Stevie likey.

I think you're on the right path, man. The Mrs. Franchise is a family member in a long line of A&M grads and I'm attempting to be the first in my lineage to graduate from a four year college, so naturally the Mrs. and I have talked a bit about our children (7 y/o an 2 y/o right now) and their educations. Of course, she's bent on them going to A&M, although I'm more thinking along your lines, Jesse. While I'd love to see both of my children go to UNT like the old man, I understand they may have completely different passions and career goals than I do. I feel more that as long as they talk it out with both of us parents and make decisions that we all believe will be of the best benefit for each of them, respectively, then they're going to do well. Shoot, college may not even be what they need. I mean, they could get an opportunity at a major company right out of high school for all I know. Having said that, they're both left-handed and pretty active so I could totally see my daughter golfing on scholarship somewhere with a great women's golf program (*cough*GoMeanGreen*cough*) and my son as a speedy left fielder on scholarship at a powerhouse baseball school (*cough*UNTin17years*cough*) but maybe that's just me. *ishouldreallydosomethingaboutthatcough*

You assume that all those SMU and TCU fans would be there to "support" us. Just sayin' -- if I show up at Gerald J. Ford Stay-jum . . . I'm not there to root for the Ponies.

Sorry, but "all green" just looks bad with our particular shade of green. It's too much. It reminds me of Oregon's all-yellow uniforms. I'm glad it's a look we never wore this season. Don't get me wrong, I like our shade of green. But It just "burns" too much when it's on the jerseys and the pants at the same time. Put that green jersey with some black pants though, and I think it'd look pretty sweet. I'm also a fan of our all-black unis. Those are pretty sweet -- especially in person.

I'll just say this -- I was in a class with an athlete last semester. While attendance wasn't "mandatory," there were deductions to the overall grade if you missed too many times. There were a few days where this athlete was not in class, yet his signature was still somehow on the sign-in sheet used to take roll.

As an RTVF major, I can say, "This guy's a straight shooter with RTVF upper management written all over him."

So Delany is basically like a physical trainer looking at this little wimpy guy saying, "Look, dood . . . the key to having awesome abs and biceps is watching ME do lots of sit-ups, crunches and bicep curls. Cuz, like, if your physical trainer isn't all buff, then you can't get buff, amiright, li'l' dood?" Or better yet, like a financial adviser telling his broke client, "The key to wealth is watching me get filthy rich. Because you can't trust a broke financial adviser, right?" <---------- I picture the late, great Phil Hartman when I recite this in my head. He's a douche. Delany, not Phil Hartman.

This makes me really, really happy.

#7 looks like the Santa from "A Christmas Story." #8 looks like Mike Rhyner I'm pretty sure #14 ate the kid afterwards . . . and burped up the mask for #9. I'm now officially scared. I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep for a while now.

Glad to see Jason Garrett frequents the boards . . . I keed, I keed.

Oh I hear you. While I'm certainly in the "not happy" camp, I also understand the decision. My grief has more to do with asking the students for 8 AM classes to make up their exam at 6:30 PM. For people like me that actually already work in our field of study, this is not feasible. But instead of cursing out the school publicly on a message board, I'm getting on the e-mail system and the telephone and staying in contact with my professors.

At the risk of sounding redundant -- Not opening until Noon tomorrow. That now makes TWO finals being rescheduled for me, and a third is now in jeopardy.

Harry, You have any thoughts about doing a Bowl Pick 'em? Like, list all the bowls and see who can predict the most winners? I think it would be well-received by the masses. And being the man of the people that I know you are, this would bring you great pleasure. Would anyone be up for this?

Not opening until Noon tomorrow.

I read your thread title and before even opening it, I thought to myself, "He's watching the Cowboy game."

Other than the fact that he called it "The Heart of Texas Bowl," not bad.

Just got the Eagle Alert -- closed Monday.

I'd say it's possible but not likely. TNT Monday final is online so I'm probably taking it either way,