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MeanGreenTexan

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  1. Looking like he's going to bring a nice redshirt to the table while Berglund is QB'ing.
  2. This is magnificent. I know I sound like a broken record, but I just believe that Coleman will put up bigger numbers than that: Min/pts/rbds (unless he fouls a ton). I dunno if PJ sees that much time... If Benford wants to go big, he may slide Alzee over to the 1 and bring Jordan to the 2 or something. This type of lineup might eat into PJ's minutes. He'll have to really earn much more than 10 min/game... which he might. And I think I may jump on the Holeman bandwagon as well. I think you may be able to swap his minutes with Patton's. If so, then hopefully his production goes up as well, but there are just so many scoring options ont this team... so maybe not? Mitchell was challenged to lead the nation in rebounds by coach Benford. I hope that means his rebound numbers increase from last year more than what you have him down for. But, with as big/strong as Coleman is, Mitchell may not have to board as much when Coleman's in the neighborhood, and that could lead to Mitchell up the court in transition... Oh My!
  3. Lee Jackson is awesome for our university! I really love that he is our chancellor because of all of the awesome things he does for UNT. He obviously has political connections not just in Texas, but all over the entire universe. I can't wait to see what he has in store for us instead of the new Union. Ther MUST be something more pressing that we just don't know about. :thumbsu: :thumbsu: :thumbsu:
  4. I didn't really wander over there during the tip-off because I already have one, but are they even still selling the Mitchell t-shirt jerseys?
  5. You know, it would be great if an employee of the A.D. (I dunno, maybe a Sports Information Director) would clear this up for us. I wonder if any of those guys have accounts on GMG.com and maybe read the board from time to time?
  6. I can't tell if you're describing Patton or Franklin. I think Patton will be a great 'glue guy' and should contribute, like you're saying, all over the floor. Sounds like most people have these same types of expectations of him, so if he meets them, he won't really be surprising anyone. BUT, this poll is for who the surprise player will be. I think I have to give that to Coleman. Sounds like most people around here are hoping for lots of rebounds and alleviation of foul trouble for T-Mitch, with minimal scoring as his expectations. I think he'll surprise those people. Tony was challenged by coach Benford to lead the nation in boards. I think he can do it, but he may wind up having a hard time leading his own team. And if the formations during the Tip-off scrimmage are any indication of how the team will play, Mitchell is going to be on the ball at the top and on the wings often and I'm assuming Keith will be the main post player (couldn't really tell because he was the only guy defending Mitchell in the scrimmage, so he was pulled out to the periphery to guard him). I think he'll score more than just a few points per night. I'll say he'll average around 8/night getting his down low (put backs and massive jams).
  7. You're right. But for the past few seasons, we've seen our beloved program take 1 step forward, followed by 2 steps back. It's hard for general population to jump on board without consistency. Macrocosm: In 2007, we bring in Todd Dodge and tons of people around DFW get excited about the Mean Green. Little did we know the catastrophe awaiting. Microcosm: This year, we play LSU & K-State to somewhat respectable losses (if there is such a thing), and smash little TXSouthern at home, allowing us to drum up a little support. We then crap the bed when Troy comes to town, followed up by a gut punch in Houston, and the general population starts saying, "Same ol' North Texas..." again. Those of us who are on GMG.com will ALWAYS show up. We're the core. The football program needs to get some consistency going so the general population (re: disconnected UNT alumns and Denton area residents) will jump on board. I don't think promotions, band/cheer/spirit, etc... can help, yet.
  8. I'll back this sentiment, if Tony Mitchell is not on Women's Soccer 1st team All-conference.
  9. If you've been around for at least the past 10 years (which I know both of you have), you would know that it's not either/or here. It has to be a combination of all of the above. 4 NO Bowls in 4 years. One of those years, a 9-3 year. Winning alone does not cure attendance woes when you play in a dilapidated, non-excitable venue with a standoffish coach, and have no tailgating festivities. Fast forward 8 years later... a new, accomplished, like-able coach, a brand-spankin new, state-of-the-art stadium... and a 5-7 team. We need all 3 to work together. I think EVERYONE can agree we have the facility. MOST agree we have the coach. FEW agree we are where we need to be in the winning column... for now.
  10. I think there are 2 different conversations happening in this thread. 1. A body-bag "away" game held at the Cotton Bowl/JerryWorld. This would be a FANTASTIC idea... if we did not already have our body-bag games scheduled out 7 years. I would love to have an "away" money-game against Okie St. (for example) at the Cotton Bowl/JerryWorld rather than Stillwater. 2. A neutral site game with a team on our level (SMU/LATech) at the Cotton Bowl/JerryWorld. This is plain dumb...unless it is considered an "away" game and we would play there rather than at Ruston or Ford.
  11. Wow! So far, I'm the only one to pick big Keith...
  12. I think UNT caught a break with Cunningham out for this game. If there is a game that UNT wins going away, it would be this one. Or, MT could circle the wagons and make this thing tight. If it's a close game, I would not be surprised if they willed-out a win to avenge last year's season finale.
  13. Thank you for your service to this great nation.
  14. Awesome. This isn't stereotypical of Tennesseans at all...
  15. I think our fan base is actually pretty level-headed for the most part. Threads after the losses to LSU and K-State were cheerful for the good parts (ahem, moral victories), as they should be when our rebuilding team is up against VERY established programs. The loss to Troy was completely unacceptable and the vitrol on GMG.com was well deserved. Worst performance I've seen from a McCarney coached team. Threads after the Houston loss were insightful, and mostly derailed by the Cougar Troll. Threads after the win against TXSouthern were partly praise, and partly concern, as they should have been. Threads after the win against FAU were tame. We beat a bad team we were supposed to beat. Now, this week, we beat the reigning SBC champ at home on national TV! We should be elated. Only a few zealots, or trolls were here to poo-poo the performances of the team so far this year.
  16. ... and the undersized recruits/bare cupboard talk. Shoot me now.
  17. Read the whole article... It could have been the writer putting spin and editing comments, but there was no credit to our team whatsoever. Sounds like they (mainly coach Hudspeth) are saying they beat themselves. He gave himself an out with their injuries. If that is the way they truly feel, I hope they lose the remainder of their games. If that's the writer's spin, shame on him!
  18. it's gotta be Beth Maries. Although, as the weather gets colder, my view will change to Super Nachos.
  19. But I think what everyone is trying to tell you is that ULL IS the point. Students can over-run them if they, corporately, really want to. Obviously, the students didn't really want to... and I'm so glad they chose not to. If it were UT or A&M, I doubt anyone would have cared if security was in front of the gates, and in that scenario they probably would have been blocking the same way because that is their job. It's probably standard CSC policy that Rick V. or McCarney cannot trump.
  20. Gotta go with my boy Zach Orr, the D's leading tackler and a key 1st half interception that led to a FG. not to mention, he's my adopted player, so I gotta show him some love...
  21. Although his stats aren't as great as the other two, I like Byrd. ALOT. I like the idea of him pounding the middle of the defense to start the game and wear down the opposing D-Line & LB's. Then, Jimmerson and Brown can make the big plays in the second half... In my opinion, because he doesn't break the huge runs, Byrd is taken for granted. I like Brown running off-tackle or sweeps, but I don't really like him running up the middle. He's not very effective up the middle, but he has the jets to get outside and turn the corner in a hurry. Jimmerson... what can you say? The guy is not speedy, he gets run down from behind often, but in order to get run down from behind, he must be shifty enough at the LOS to get by the D-Line & LB's. Then, as he proved 2 times on the long TD RACs, he can shift and make guys miss once he is caught from behind. A perfect 3-headed monster.
  22. I was one of those who came down hard on Olen for the debacle that was the Troy game, but he has certainly redeemed himself lately. Hoping he doesn't get complacent and the kicking game stays reliable for the remainder of the season. We're really going to miss Atterbury next year.
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