[Rubin didn’t leave UNT for NIL money]

11 hours ago, Cooley said:

Good luck to Rubin @ Michigan. Thanks for the memories. Just curious why he just didn't walk on at Michigan from Yates HS if he loved the history and family feel so much. Had a very good career at Yates but Michigan wasn't around when only UTEP, UNT and Nichols State came calling.  

He was not the same player his freshman year.  
 

I think Rubin is the standard for a developing player.  His Frosh year, he was a source to eat minutes for the starters.  Good on defense. He was not part of the offense.  Soph year became part of the rotation, even handled the ball some. Jr year became starter, handled the ball a good bit, rebounded…..Sr year, he became the man.  Added scoring to his game.   Complete development of a player that got him a shot at Michigan.  
 

we need a Rubin in every recruiting class

[SWAC leading rebounder Brian Myles to announce where he's going]

3 minutes ago, MeanGreenZen said:

We got Tylor Perry from a junior college. That is a lower level. Did his college basketball career even continue when he left here?

Well, he was the leading scorer for Kansas St

[We Can Win!!!]

33 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Please do not post links behind paywalls. 

Thank you all.

I didn’t.  I don’t have a subscription to the DRC.  I copied and pasted.  It is not keeping me from reading the article.  

[We Can Win!!!]

UNT Dynasty

 

https://dentonrc.com/news/unt-solidifies-status-as-polo-power-by-repeating-as-national-champions/article_26ff11a2-82a8-5e4d-a13b-3f20d2d55b9a.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHfoIyB3jN2LmcmFmw9jsmfsyRESQKuI7QioOV7EgVvZi83m62LUE1cV7mg_aem_AcitdQvap5rxzcsqv1C1cEWuuvK2IS0oxOkn0wlmc2jX4TslqxRzxVX7a-KPUVcaxJg

[When are we going to hear some good news?]

On 4/11/2024 at 2:51 PM, Greendylan said:

Yeah, sadly, I fear that the answer is pretty simple: we have the worst NIL in the conference.  Until that changes, we'll be sending Hodge into a gunfight with a knife.  The further we get into the NIL era, the harder it's going to be to keep up the momentum from past success.  At this point we're basically just hoping and praying that Hodge is a WAY better coach/recruiter/evaluater than his AAC counterparts.  Even if he is really good at those things, we can't just expect him to pull off miracles every single season.

The problem with this, if Hodge is that good at recruiting over and over, in 2-2 years, he will be swooned away by $$$$ at a larger school. 

[Noland To The Portal]

Can I put my season tickets into the portal?  Maybe SMU will offer more for me to come watch them play.  
 

if I hadn’t already paid, I may not have bought.  I enjoy rooting for players as well as my team. 

[How was the Spring game? (new format & stuff)]

Hey…2 pick 6 is more than we have in a couple of years. 

[How was the Spring game? (new format & stuff)]

Defense was flying all

over the place.  No missed tackles.  Not sure how that really equates. Offense showed signs. 
 

frosh QB threw 2 pick 6’s in the first half, and came back with 2 good TD drives in the 2nd half.  Looked pretty good.  Throws a good ball.  The picks were on out patterns, and were both good plays by the secondary.  Receivers won most of the jump balls which is good/bad depending on which side of the ball you are on….but they were covered well  
 

I liked the format   Really only 2 Qb’s played   I didn’t see any injuries   
 

I give it a solid B 

 

 

 

 

[NIT Championship Game]

You know, despite the injuries, we still had a pretty solid season.  And if everybody came back, would be in line for a really strong 2024-25 season.  I have not heard any of them already with an NIL deal. 
 

is Hodge chasing them away?   I have only met him twice.  He seems like a nice guy and players coach.  

there has to be a reason to this….and without NIL deals in place, what is the pull?
 

 

[O/U on a .500 season]

I wear green glasses, drink green kool-aid, and bleed green….dont get me wrong.  I want a 20+ win season as much as anybody.  But they keep getting earlier in hitting us up for tickets.  I have my tickets, so I can now speculate, prognosticate, bitch/moan, and make insignificant wagers with fellow fans as to what we think we will have next season. 
 

I encourage everybody to buy your season tickets and join me. 

[O/U on a .500 season]

5 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

The Final Four isn't final yet, we haven't begun to sign people for next year outside of the high schoolers and our roster is far from being set and we get this?  Let's let it play out and see what happens.  What if Ruben, Aaron and Edwards have a change of heart after casting their line and return?  Too many what ifs at this point.

Dude, they have already hit me up for my season tickets for next year.  
 

it is “Game On”

[O/U on a .500 season]

What is your O/U on the team being .500 next season with all the changes. 
 

I am worried about losing so much. 

[Just heard something interesting]

Creighton is in Omaha

[K-State is losing to Iowa]

11 hours ago, Pavlovs Eagle said:

Pretty sure he's ineligible for a Roth if the IRS is seeing him bring in $250k in a year.  And maybe I need a new money guy, but isn't the regular IRA max this year still $6500?

I get the sentiment of what you're saying... but you aren't hiding $250k pretax into a Roth IRA in a single year.

Hopefully he's well diversified in Bonds, Treasuries, Equities, his IRA, etc etc. 😅 Basically I hope he didn't go out and buy a Hellcat with that money (if he got it).

Good point. The new rule for a single is Max $161K to put into a Roth. Max is $8K now

[K-State is losing to Iowa]

2 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Good return over 5 months. Also, not life changing. He turned his back on culture to what will amount to 190ishk after taxes. Look, I ain't mad at him. Ultimately, I honestly don't care. It was just fitting to watch karma take care of all that in 1 night. But he will definitely find a seat next to Drez on the "I shouldn't have left" couch. My only question is, will he be as open about it as Drez was? I hope. Good recruiting pitch for us. 

You say the money is not life changing.  At his age, if he puts $100K in a Roth fund, he is able to retire a multi-millionaire at 50.  That is life changing. 

[Congratulations to FirefightnRick - Retirement after 30-years]

Nice!  Well done.  Time to live your best life. 

[Black Parking Lot issue]

Mods, feel free to move this, but it is football(parking) related

 

the MGSF has decided to take away the assigned parking privilege we have been paying for all these years in the Black Lot.  They are saying that too many people(~12 per game)are not parking in the right spots, the parking lot monitors are not doing their job.  So to alleviate that problem, they are taking away assigned parking from us all.  This is a making of their own actions.  They take away paper parking passes and switch to digital. No way to see on the windshield.  This is an issue they created.  
 

I bought into a program that promised assigned parking and am still paying for that.  They reduce a benefit, but not the price.  Assigned parking is a huge value to me.  It is nice to know where you are going to park every time.  
 

this was not thought out well. 
 

if this is a problem for you, please call the MGSF office and let them know

[President Smatresk Resigns]

7 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

I had no idea he was even a biology professor until right now. Thank you.

PHD in Biology

[President Smatresk Resigns]

I saw that he was going to take a teaching position at UNT in biology.  I kind of like that for him. 

[Dartmouth hoops could vote to become first labor union for NCAA athletes]

NO!!!

[Tulsa (2/7/24)]

1 hour ago, CMJ said:

We need this one so badly.  Losing 4 of 5 is very unlike our teams of recent years.

We have been right in every one of those loses….top teams in the conference.   We win those games with a full roster.  We belong in this conference. 

[Memphis is done]

Let’s put the nail in their coffin

[Meet the Baltimore Ravens New Defensive Coordinator]

10 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Well deserved for a quality young man.  Too bad it has to be in Baltimore.

Do you have to find the bad side of everything??

[Meet the Baltimore Ravens New Defensive Coordinator]

Zach just got promoted to the Ravens DC.  Nice!!!

[Transfer - OLB/DE Jake Shipley from Oregon]

Nice