Jump to content

eulessismore

Members
  • Posts

    5,217
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    5
  • Points

    8,695 [ Donate ]

Everything posted by eulessismore

  1. QUOTE(UNTLifer @ Mar 21 2008, 01:04 PM) Where is Mendoza now? You are correct 93-98; he did go to Cedar Hill as DC. No reason why we can't wish him well, as some of us did upon him taking that position; we could use a recruiting pipeline to that program.
  2. I was just thinking earlier today when I realized they might get in...why don't we wish them well. After all, they beat us this year, and unless it's OU or someone else I find distasteful, I think it makes us look good when our competition does well.
  3. Being a train nut, I found myself wishing I could take an Amtrak train directly to Houston (you'd have to take the Texas Eagle from Dallas or Fort Worth, then transfer to the Sunset Limited in San Antonio-not at all practical). However, I thought some of you might enjoy a reference to past rail glories in some quotes from Folklore in Motion, Texas Travel Lore, a 2007 Texas Folklore Society publication by the UNT press. "WE'RE ON FIRE! 252 MILES IN 252 MINUTES. That was the schedule of the Sunbeams, No. 13 and No. 14, when the Southern Pacific Railroad began running streamlined passenger trains between Dallas and Houston in 1936. The streamlined cars were swank, uptown. The coaches had comfortable seats instead of the old padded benches. There was a dining car with real white linen tablecloths and naplins. Passengers enjoyed dining from quality crystal, china, and a real silver service that had silver coffeepots. Chefs in tall white caps prepared the food and waiters in white jackets served it. Passengers rode in comfort in a big windowed observation car and watched the cars on the highways and cattle in pastures. Romances bloomed there during the 252 minute travel time in World War II. The door was located right over the wheels and when the door opened, passengers heard the busy clickety clack of wheels on rail joints." It's good to see such rich stuff coming out of the UNT press. I may have to buy this one (I just checked it out of the library yesterday).
  4. QUOTE(UNTflyer @ Mar 16 2008, 09:05 AM) Too expensive. Excellent point, NTPhiKap. We need to give many skeptics reasons to get behind this stadium project. Many who no longer (or ever did) consider themselves "hippies", are concerned about the environment. Producing aluminum is very resource intensive.
  5. I'm ok with that...it couldn't be that much more time on the bus than the Euless to San Antonio (by way of Hwy 281 due to a tanker spill on I35) bus trip I took in December for the HS class 5A championship game.
  6. I'll try to talk my wife into it. She works for a major airline, so transportation is no excuse for us not to go.
  7. Are there ever chartered buses for out of town UNT football games? It seems like this would be a logical game for one.
  8. It's good to hear (again) that Marcus King is doing well. In high school, he was great making catches in traffic. Of course, with our needs on OL, it's great to hear good things about J.J. Johnson.
  9. This is the kind of event (other than UNT football games) that we need to schedule at a new stadium!
  10. It's great to hear that Marcus King is practicing and doing well. He was very impressive as a "go to" receiver for the 2005 Euless Trinity state championship team.
  11. I guess he has to forecast the SBC winner at some point, but considering last year's results, why should he be taken all that seriously? Unless he came out in the 2007 preseason predicting FAU as conference champ. Stupid me, I thought Troy would win.
  12. Yes, that was useful information, Nautique, thanks. I was kinda thinking they'd be giving Tobe a third chance because that was the pattern with Dodge when there were disciplinary issues last year. However, I was also thinking, like H-towngreen, they wanted him to fill a big need at MLB.
  13. QUOTE(moffat @ Mar 11 2008, 09:06 PM) I agree... TN was kicked off the field today by Coach Todd Dodge only two plays after being warned by Dodge. I wish TD was a hard-ass and would stick to the "family...character... bulls#*t" he preaches. If so, he would have never let TN back on the team, and then he would have not allowed Coach DeLoach to put him back on the field, 5 plays later. I agree with you, H-towngreen. Let Dodge and Deloach use their judgment, otherwise hope and pray for the best. Coach Steve Lineweaver here in Euless is the only coach I know personally, and I respect him more than any man I have met who is in the public eye. The fact that he consistently supports Dodge indicates to me that Dodge deserves such support. Dodge stated, when asked about discipline issues last year (before the TN probation revocation), that he would deal with such things on a case by case basis. I feel he is keeping his word, and respect that he's trying to bring this troubled young man "back into the family". Will it work? Nobody knows, but at this point, I think it's worth a try.
  14. Just goes to show that we shouldn't be so disrespectful of Meager, or whoever plays backup quarterback. In this system, that's a very important position.
  15. I like that; then we wouldn't be so "thin" at whichever position!
  16. It would seem that the key to the above, concerning Mahan is that he is not rushed too quickly. After following this thread (and the college careers of the above mentioned), I'm thinking that Robertson, Nwigwe (I'm skipping the off field issues), and Mahan have the least to prove to the coaches in terms of abilities. And unless Mahan is back to 100%, it seems like the bulk of reps for spring could go to the other two, and those with less or no playing time (Davis, Padron, Warren, Hager, Penson) who are also healthy. Of course, Penson has been praised by Dodge recently, but would he really start over a completely healthy Mahan based on what happens in spring practice? In other words, I'm seeing spring practice as having the greatest importance for those who have played the least and need further evaluation, and the least importance for those who are proven players and are recovering from injuries.
  17. Thanks for bringing me back to reality. He had me so confused about who was coming from where to play what position that when he was predicting where Dodge would go next, at first I thought he said "defensive coordinator" at Oklahoma.
  18. Hey, I will be 61 next month, and actually I strongly resemble my avatar.
  19. I don't think it would be a good deal for Willis, since he'd have to wait a year to use what little remaining eligibility (1 year?) that he has left. I don't think it would be a good deal for UNT, since it seems like we're blessed with quarterback talent for the next four years. If we do have one or two remaining scholarships to give out, I think we have greater needs elsewhere, such as offensive and defensive line.
  20. In my heart of hearts, I agree with you (as far as the 2008 game), but at some point, maybe 2008, maybe 2009, UNT will win a game that none of us fans truly expected to win. I think what will be a major key is one or two guys who become dominant for us defensively.
  21. I haven't dismissed the idea of beating LSU. Last year, despite the brave words of our AD, I did have that familiar feeling of dread before we went to play Oklahoma. I have several actual reasons to be hopeful: 1. More of Dodge's recruits will be playing. This includes those redshirted last year as well as those who will play as true freshmen or JC transfers this year. 2. Whether Dodge's recruits or not, the defensive players (perhaps special teams as well) will benefit from the years of college coaching experience of one Gary Deloach. 3. Those who were disciplinary problems from last year will most likely not return this year. 4. We will have better quarterbacking from the start. If, in the unlikely case of Riley playing and starting, that would mean he had to beat out an incredibly talented sophomore in Giovanni Vizza. 5. We will have a system which has been in place for a season, and personnel who have weathered mighty storms and showed good character.
  22. I appreciate your insight on the music and transit ideas, GrayEagleOne. I agree with your ideas about promotion of Denton as a "Music City". Also, UNTLifer is correct about Civic Center Park having long outlived it's usefulness as a venue for Jazzfest. I do think you're on to something in terms of presenting a variety of music. Of course, Denton probably has more to offer musically than any place within a 5 hours drive of Dallas or Fort Worth. I think a valid question about musical productions at a new stadium is whether that they would be more for producing revenue, or more for the enjoyment of the UNT community and therefore a way to justify the increased costs of a new stadium I did to to the DCTA site and learn more about their rail alignment, and agree with your general statement about commuter rail transit probably not being an option for the new stadium. However, you brought up interesting points about anticipated parking problems during a construction phase, and I do think UNT needs to coordinate its stadium planning with DCTA transit planning to the extent of usint their proposed park and ride facilities as remote parking for shuttle buses going to the stadium. Those hundreds of parking spaces at their South Lewisville location could be a big help on a Saturday afternoon with a sellout crowd. I would suggest, however, that stadium planning be done with a sensitivity towards future rail transit possibilities in and around Denton, such as light rail connections going east and west from the planned downtown Denton rail depot. I'm sure many here can remember those saying rail transit in the DFW area wouldn't work. I haven't hear any of them eating their words since then, but memory is selective, I guess. Let's remember, we need to be planning for a time well into the future, and when the price of gasoline will be much higher than it has in the past. If nothing else, the freight line mentioned by SilverEagle might be considered as a possible way of bringin chartered passenger trains into big games- I have never taken the Trinity Railway Express to go to a Mavericks or Stars game, but those taking these "game trains" sure do look like they're having fun!
  23. QUOTE(untcampbell @ Feb 26 2008, 06:37 AM) When North Texas added its school of hospitality management (hotel/restaurant), I proposed building a U-shaped stadium and filling the open end with a hotel. All guests staying on the stadium side of the building are included in attendance. Each room has a balcony, and Marriott or Hilton pays for part of the building of the stadium. Can you say naming rights? QUOTE(hickoryhouse @ Feb 27 2008, 08:51 PM) i personally think that is a fantastic idea. The SMHM school needs one of those to find a larger identity in the field which it is desperately trying to do. Raddison is refusing to spend any money on the denton property because it doesn't generate enough revenue to make it an economically viable idea. Naming rights would be good due to the oft mentioned highway location and with this idea not only does the athletic program get a donor that it desperately needs (Hilton, Marriott, Holiday Inn, etc) and so would the SMHM school! It would be a win win for all involved and not only would it help the athletic program it would also help the young, up and coming, and increasingly more respected SMHM school! Now could we find a hotel chain willing to spend that kind of money? that is a totally different question. QUOTE(eulessismore @ Feb 27 2008, 09:28 PM) I was thinking that this concept existed already at the Texas Motor Speedway. Looking at their website though, I don't see any reference to a hotel at the Speedway. I do wonder if such a combination of facilities might allow for more creative financing, since the hotel/motel would be used as a teaching facility. One place I found where there is some academic use of the football stadium is UNC at Chapel Hill, North Carolina (I was there in Chapel Hill last October on the day of a football game-for a wedding reception-very heavy traffic in the vicinity). Here's a link: http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/facilities/unc...adium.htmlKenan Stadium, UNC Chapel Hill No, but it wasn't all built in one phase either...yes the trees are beautiful, but beautiful trees can grow in Denton. I, for one, believe this stadium could be landscaped in a way that enhanced the beauty of the Denton area.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.