[Away Game Watching Events]

I am thinking that taking a nap in my chair while checking the score every hour on the hour might be my plan for this week.

[Blast From Past: #22 Texas Aggies @ UNT (1997)]

I will always believe that if we do not drop that punt we end up winning that game.  It changed everything.

[C-USA scores 9/5]

The stands at West Point look empty.  I hate that for the Cadets. A game is a nice break for them.

[What are you doing with your season tickets?]

Daughter, grandson, and friends will be using ours.

[We should play TCU this season]

Did you notice that there will be no tailgating before TCU games this season ?  That will not be popular.

[Southland cancels fall sports]

Houston Baptist has North Texas, Texas Tech, and La Tech to. start their season. They can play those games and collect the pay checks while still getting a red shirt for each of their players. Interesting .....

[RIP Jimmy Gales]

Good man ..... gone too soon

[Horned Frogs Vs Alabama ?]

The hot word on the street in Ft. Worth playing has The Horned Frogs playing  Alabama in Jerry World the first week of the season.   Both have games with California schools and the chances of those schools getting to play is unclear.  Nothing is set in stone but I find it interesting.

[Everything on the Table]

I find myself in the same age group as Wardly.  I will give my money and buy my tickets but am not sure I will be in attendance.

[TEAMS BEING CUT/DROPPED STARTED]

Be careful with track.  Those athletes compete in three sports - indoor track, outdoor track, and cross country.

[Coach Chuck Mills - RIP]

Chuck was a good guy who was always willing to talk football at any time of the day or night.  He will  be missed.

[DRC: UNT athletics preparing for huge financial hit due to COVID-19]

I feel similar to Wardly .. I will be 78 when the season starts. I am going to buy my tickets and give my money but with my health issues going to the games - if we have games- might not be the smartest thing I have ever done. I am pretty sure this stuff. Is a long way from over.

 

 

[Has the Corona Virus infected anyone you know?]

Our lives have been affected in two ways.   (1) Five of us were scheduled to leave on a trip to The Dominican Republic last Saturday.   Three of us are older than 70 and two of us are younger than 55.   We all checked with our health care professionals about the trip.   The ones over 70 were advised to not go while the younger ones were told to go and have a good time.      I would love to be on a beach drinking a pina colada BUT.....     (2) Our church service today was live streamed with no audience allowed in the sanctuary.    I watched the service from my recliner while drinking  cup of coffee and eating a donut.   It may be tough to get me back to a regular service if we continue to do that.  

[Ivy League Cancels Conference Tournament]

The MAC has also closed their tournament to the general public. Only players, their parents, school officials and some media will be allowed to enter.

[Western Kentucky (3/1/20)]

That is the bext basketball game I have seen in a long time.  Congratulations to the players, coaches, and fans.

[WHERE DID OUR HOME GAME WITH CAL GO?!!!!]

Lets see if I understand this right.   Cal swapped an away game at North Texas for an away game at Notre Dame plus Notre Dame gave them almost two million dollars to sweeten the pot.    Guys, that sucks for us but if I am the athletic director at Cal I would make that deal in a heart beat.

[UNT Spring Training 2020 dates]

If they had waited a week they would have been into the weekend of Good Friday  and Easter.  People would have been critical of that.

[UAB 2/8/20]

Nice coverage of our game on the six o`clock news on channel 11.  Folks are starting to notice our team.

[‘21 DE Stone Eby - Flower Mound]

Former UNT player Casey Fitzgerald is on the coaching staff at Flower Mound.  That might help us a little with this player.

[Name to watch for DL opening]

Was he on the previous coaching staff at Mississippi State but not retained by The Pirate ?  Sometimes a new coach will want his own person for a particular position and a good coach is looking for a job.    I hope that is the situation here.

 

[Mike Leach]

• Kiffin Vs Leach in The Egg Bowl ought to be fun to watch - as long as you don't care for any defense.

[FAU VS SMU Bowl Game]

FAU now leads 42 to 14.

[Who is your all-time favorite NT basketball player?]

I agree with Wardly. John Savage was an amazing player on teams that were not very good.

[Sad: Jacksonville State drops football]

Rick, it was later than that. Jitter Nolan was President from 1971 to 1979 and he was very pro athletics.

[Sad: Jacksonville State drops football]

Most of our younger fans do not realize it but North Texas came real damned close to doing the same thing about 25 years ago.  Our president ...I believe it was Al Hurley ..... thought we would be just fine playing soccer, basketball, and baseball.  Some influential supporters kept it from happening but it was closer than many people understood.