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I believe they start the student side tomorrow.

A news release will go out on the stadium painting in the next couple of days. Once it is out, I will post the inside story that might not be covered in the release.

If someone is close to Coach Jones and likes my idea please pass it on to him. I believe that he and former coach Bill Blakeley have established a good rapport and I would like a part of the Blakeley era to return. Every year Blakeley would have the "theme of the year" put on the back of his chair at the SuperPit. His first year, he posted "Don't expect miracles," and when he won about 20 games that year, next year he put "Wonders never cease." What about Johnny picking a theme and bringing Bill Blakeley up for the first game to unveil the back of the chair? Blakeley realized what many coaches do not....he was in the entertainment business, not just the college basketball business.

Over the years NT has taken its lumps athletically, but I think we should be proud we have never been on NCAA probation. Sure, the 79 to 0 hurts, but at least we know we are doing things the right way. On another front, has NT ever gotten its props for integrating its athletic teams long before the 'wonderful' Southwest Conference even thought about it?

And herein lies the problem. Can either school look you square in the eye and tell you that they have an upcoming opponent who will bring fans to the game like SMU and UNT could do for each other? One of the problems of our 'series' with SMU is the gap in the scheduling. If both schools want to create a rivalry they need to play each other for a few year consecutively. I doubt that SMU has more that one team a year at home that will bring the 7.000 fans like we did this year, and conversely, I doubt that UNT has very many home opponents that would cause the stir that the SMU team would cause for a home game.

My degree is in advertising art, but I just think it is so funny to read all the bs people say about branding and logo and color ambiance, etc. If the universities would spend the money they waste on these branding efforts on real educational endeavors we tax payers would be a lot better off. Graphic artists can be the biggest con artists sometimes and they really start to believe in all the bs they say.

The three university presidents could do it with the stroke of a pen. Unfortunately, it will probably never happen.

Thanks for the comments....I need your help BIG TIME....please downplay the painting for now. I want the company involved to get their just deserts for stepping up and doing this. The university is committed to doing the promotion and news release, etc. about the paint job. So, for now, please just kinda ignore the project. I will post further info with the inside story in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again for kinda keeping this downplayed for now. OK????

I doubt that NTSU will ever schedule SMU again, since there is no NTSU to do so. Maybe they might want to start calling us by our real name and might want to not degrade us constantly by calling us the Eagles. Sure, we are the Eagles, but Mean Green might have been nice to hear a few times. I still hate them and hope only the worst for them in the upcoming season. Never forget and never surrender when it comes to SMUT.

App State better thank the gods of football that their mascot is not an Indian or they would never be considered for a top 25 spot. The NCAA would see to it they were never given such attention.

Miller was a peevish and sad young man as a student....time has not been good to him, as he is still a sad somewhat young man who now has developed a chip on his shoulder about the university that gave him the training to do what he wants for a living. Every Miller there are a lot more Debbie Denmons and Rebecca Lopezs, Dave Barnetts, etc. They are loyal to their alma mater and they are the ones we want to embrace as fellow alumni, not the dissidents.

Apparently Diet Coke boy must have held a seminar and taught the SMU guys those devastating preppy moves.

The Denton chapter of the North Texas Exes are patiently waiting for the official men's schedule so we can print basketball shirts. I won't divulge the image on the front, but the back will have the men's and women's home schedule printed. The shirts should be available from the Exes Center around November 7th. We are into our third printing of the Sink Navy shirts.

Scrappy ( I think he was Eppy then ) was blindside tackled by a K-State student at the Kansas State game back in the late 80's...it blew up his knee. Scrappy or Eppy had secret service protection for the next game, which was at home. He arrived at the stadium by ambulance and had guys dressed as secret service attend him during the game....by the way we beat Kansas State that year.

Congrats to former NT coach Jerry Moore and the Mountaineers.

It is my understanding that the game will be on Fox Sports Southwest, but will be televised nationally. Kickoff is set for 6pm. Hope this helps. I don't know where you are located, but here in Denton it is on Charter cable channel 47.

Someone needs to warn the Utah State posters not to ride Dickey too hard or the next thing they know the Aggies will show up for a game wearing all black uniforms and Dickey will be doing his Johnny Cash impersonation.

How about running the 'Southlake quarterback barf play?'

Let's give JJ a pat on the back for the schedule. Basketball coaches tend to make their schedules and run them by the AD for approval.

I haven't been up there for awhile, but when I went I always parked in the parking lot of the basketball arena. I think it is called the Lloyd Noble Center. From that parking lot you can hop a ride on one of the shuttles that will take you to the stadium...I think they charge for the shuttle, but it is not much.

Hey Brett, tell it like it is, don't be so mealy mouthed.

If they have so little interest, let them stay home. No one said to themselves, 'man, I can't wait to visit with the ticket manager or the fund raiser.' The fans went to see George and Todd, period.

Whoever talked to Snelleburger must have awakened him from his afternoon nap.

Very interesting how you researched all aspects of the one dimentional flying worm. I did some art for the marching band years and years ago, but I fudged a bit and turned the bird a bit, so as to give the bird a second wing...you may have seen the art, as someone who posts on gomeangreen uses it as an avatar. It is the flying worm wearing a band hat and beating a bass drum.

Great Job, Smitty....just curious....could you do an animated version of the flying worm that shows the 'other wing' that would be on the other side of the body as the eagle flaps his wing (s). Nice job.