[Arkansas losing to CSU did not help us]

Arkansas firing Morris in under a year would be about as foolish as it gets. Hiring him was a completely new direction for the team and surely people realize that it takes more than a couple of games to work things out. I hope the powers that be are more well-equipped to work through this season than the knee jerk fans of the world.

[DRC: UNT aims for historic 2-0 start against Incarnate Word]

5 minutes ago, RiseUNT said:

It’s Brett's fault that UNT hasn't started 2-0 since before freshmen on campus were born?

Agreed. Seems like a fair point. I actually think Brett has been pretty positive about this year’s team.

[It may be time to look into expanding Apogee]

At the end of the day, the Super Pit is not really that great. Lack of true premium seating, suites, elevators, entertainment areas for donors, legit practice facility, outside needs a ton of work to make it inviting, etc. It is missing so many things that a premier venue would need and I don't see it making financial sense to renovate. For the cash it will take to make it what you want, I think your money would be better spent by building new. And that doesn't even scratch the surface of the issues that arise from Athletics not controlling the facility.

If the plan is to keep good basketball coaches around, I think a new arena needs to be a priority. Baseball is a long-term issue to me. Fixing the basketball facility is a very short-term issue.

[51 Yard Field Goal]

Perhaps they want a more convincing win than that where the nation gets put on notice

[It may be time to look into expanding Apogee]

I can’t remember who, but I heard a P5 AD once say that he wanted a third of his stadium to be sold out from season tickets. For Apogee, that number equates to approximately 10k. Last I heard, we were still under 5k. That seems like a fair target to me. Once we get there and actually have a sellout or two under our belt and we have strung together some sustained success on the field, I would agree it’s time to consider expansion. Until then, just win!

I agree with the comment that you don’t add seats to cater to visiting team fans. When Texas travels to USC, do you really think the administration at USC is concerned about seating for Texas fans? If anything, they’re trying to figure out how to get more USC fans in the building to keep Texas fans out.

[UAB tonight]

They’re Portland State bad. 😉

[Announcement from Wren Baker]

They may want to proofread the headline on meangreensports.com

 

 

[FYI - New Purse and Bag Rule for Apogee this year]

5 hours ago, EagleMBA said:

This rule SUCKS! Convenient for 100 people, inconvenient for 25,000 - 30,000.

 

Yeah. Why would we want security to know what fans are bringing into the game?!?!

[UNT Org Chart > Athletics]

3 minutes ago, rws69 said:

Paul Batchelder (spelled differently on chart) has been gone over a year. Has he come back?

If you look at the link I posted above, you’ll see that Paul’s no longer on it.

[2018 UNT vs. SMU FB Opener Attendance Predictions]

I'm going to say real butts in seats 26.5K, but I predict they call it sell-out.

[Coach Accuses Saban of Cheating]

I would also say that vehicles are not always a great barometer for cheating in college sports. On a full ride scholarship, you just apply for student loans and "Bam! New Car!"

[UNT Org Chart > Athletics]

Now that this has come to the top, here's the actual Org Chart.

LINK

[A Picture of the Endzone]

I really long for the days of real grass playing surfaces in football.

[Details of new contracts for Littrell, Baker, McCasland, Mitchell]

Honestly, if someone buys out Seth's contract (no matter how big it is), that means UNT has had a hell of a run. I'll take it! Also, with the hires Wren has shown he's committed to making, I trust that the next head coach will be a good fit and continue the momentum. Worrying about the size of the buyout is a relatively minor concern to me. Let's win some games, raise some money, and sell some tickets! Everything else will take care of itself in due time.

[North Texas has Arkansas Worried]

51 minutes ago, Hogfan14 said:

3 of the last 4 games have gone into OT and that was with Bielema lol

I would imagine a lot of Aggies would end that sentence with "and that was with Sumlin lol"

[A Picture of the Endzone]

I like it! Kind of makes me wonder what it would look like with the whole field that color with white endzones.

[Get to know Charles Ashford (video)]

17 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

Man, who mixed that?  That music is so loud I can only make out a word here and there.

I gave up.

I gave up too. Their video staff is normally better than this.

[Where is the Coach's Caravan ?]

I would just give them a call.

 

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For more information, call the Office of Alumni Relations at 940-565-2834.

 

[Where is the Coach's Caravan ?]

LINK

[Littrell mentioned as candidate for Kansas job]

Well, the AD is in place now. Kansas hired former Arkansas AD and CFP Chair Jeff Long today. He's been in the business a long time and has lots of football connections.

[Mean Green Ditches Ticketmaster, Moves to Paciolan]

They are a recent purchase of Learfield. From what I can tell, they’ve been a monster in the collegiate ticket world for a while though (OU, UT, Texas Tech, Mizzou, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, just to name a few of their clients). 

 

Thought this His was interesting too:

“Under terms of the deal, Ticketmaster must license its ticketing software to Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) to help it become a viable competitor instead of a customer of Ticketmaster. In addition, Ticketmaster must sell its Paciolan primary ticketing division to Comcast-Spectacor, which currently controls much of Philadelphia’s sports, venue and ticketing ventures.”

LINK

[Mean Green Ditches Ticketmaster, Moves to Paciolan]

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DENTON – North Texas athletics announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Paciolan, an industry-leading ticketing, access-management and fundraising company. Paciolan is expected to help North Texas athletics enhance all donor and fan experiences while generating additional revenue. 

“Over the past few months we have made several changes to improve our customer service in the ticket purchase and donor processes,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Bakersaid. “As we continue to search for ideas to streamline the customer experience for Mean Green fans, we believe Paciolan provides the best solution. One of our goals is to be an industry leader in making it easy and accessible for fans to enjoy UNT athletic events, and Paciolan provides better synergy across all of our platforms and should be the most seamless system to assist in that effort.”

LINK

[Racist regents 'scapegoated' black football players in Baylor rape scandal, former AD says]

You don't get to be a whistleblower after the fact. If there was so much rotten stuff going on when he was at Baylor, why was he not standing up for women and helping them get justice? Is he trying to imply that he's somehow a victim in all of this?

[Racist regents 'scapegoated' black football players in Baylor rape scandal, former AD says]

It's also worth noting that Ian McCaw is about as lowlife as a human being can be. I don't trust a word that comes out of his mouth. Baylor did a lot of bad things, but I'm not using Ian as my source.

[UNLV's New Season Tickets Offer Unlimited Concessions]

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Season ticket holders have the option to add unlimited concessions at all six games for just $30 for the season, or $5 a game. Season tickets begin at $99.

This is the best part of the whole thing. The headline on that is misleading, in that the $79 package is a 3-game package. $30 for an entire season tacked onto your season ticket price. Sign me up!