MeanGreenTexan

Yeah. One would think that with technology today 1 beat reporter could be in Hot Springs, AR as well as Denton, TX at the same time. Vito needs to learn to prioritize!!!!1! SBC Basketball tournament? Whatever... Football is king in Texas!

Way to go ladies!

This would be really cool! Would that be the first concert at Apogee?

Someone needs to find CMJ and make him take a bullet for this team (maybe like on his pinky toe or something). Praying for a speedy recovery CMJ!

So if the passing game does not improve, then opposing defenses will continue to crowd the box against Byrd/Jimmerson/Whitfield/Wilhite. So the problem persists, only I don't think any of these guys are as good as a Senior Dunbar.

Honestly, There's no way to predict this early without knowing if anyone will step up to fill the ENORMOUS void Lance Dunbar leaves. If the passing game does not step up significantly and Byrd/Jimmerson/Whitfield/Wilhite can't step up either, then we're in for a long, painful year... like 4 wins bad. If all goes well, then I don't think 8-4 is out of the question.

Klinnsman for President?

SBC Pep Band Spectacular

You better believe that if we come away from Houston with a win, Apogee will be rocking for ESPN/2. Weekday or not.

Right. Out of my own greed, I wish the televised game was an away game, so I could watch it with ESPN/2 quality. BUT, I understand the magnitude of having ESPN at Apogee, and for that, I'm extatic! Maybe with their camera crews enjoying the state of the art complex, they would put in a good word for us in conf. re-alignment talks...

Well, there goes the idea that maybe the AD was working on another home game this year...

Republican, Democrat, whatever... If you really believe and trust this economy is improving without smoke & mirrors, you're crazy. All we're doing is setting ourselves up for another "recession" or worse. The foundation of this economy is totally jacked up. Someone needs to call Tony Cooper @ All-Pro.

Dendy is a heckuva player. I suppose the SBC wanted to reward the best player on the best team. The coaches vote on this right? I wonder if the hype around Mitchell irritated them.

JJ Thomas was a Pre-season All SBC 1st Teamer. His loss is VERY significant. I agree with CMJ. This one went from a toss-up to a UNT edge.

I think Tony Mitchell qualifies as a "go to" guy every millisecond he is on the floor.

I think there are 3 burning questions for a bunch of us on here: 1. How are talks with C-USA/MWC/Alliance conference leaders going? 2. How close are we to adding baseball? 3. Are you striving to add another home game next year, or is the 2012 schedule set? Then there are 3 others: 1. Has Benson aproached you on your opinions of TX St./UTSA/LA. Tech? 2. Are you looking at real estate around Hattiesburg, MS? 3. When are we going to get the University to update the Super Pit?

I can't speak for everyone here, but my reasoning for not wanting to be in the same conference with either of them is because I would rather be in the "Alliance" conference, which will probably not have TX St. or UTSA... Not because I feel superior to those schools "like smu treated us". And I'll keep saying: aside from 2 sections, we should not need any school's help in filling Apogee. Gotta get a winner on the field and get some quality opponents in Denton. The stands will be full of Green if those 2 things come together.

OK. Gotcha. I certainly believe the visitor sections would be full for TX St. I don't know about Tulsa, Rice, or UTSA, but I bet they would be pretty full. If what has been repeated here on GMG.com by guys like Greenminer is true about UTEP's alumni base in DFW, I bet they would fill up their section of Apogee. I think the problem is that once UNT is in the same conference as UTSA and/or TX St., it would mean that we didn't make it into the "Alliance". We shouldn't be striving to be in the same conference with 2 new FBS schools (one of which just played their innaugural season of football last year). I highly doubt the new "Alliance" conference will take TX St. seriously, and I certainly hope UNT is more alluring than UTSA.

Again; If UNT focuses on building rivalries with local schools BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS WILL BRING MORE FANS TO APOGEE, then we are doing something very wrong. We need UNT fans to fill Apogee, not opposing fans. Ideally, the only opposing fans at Apogee would be sitting in sections 124 & 125. The rest of the stadium would be sold out and wearing Green. The correct thought process needs to be: "What schools will bring the most UNT fans out to watch the Mean Green play?" Now, answering that question is tough. Will more UNT fans show up for TX St. over Rice? Who knows?

I think it depends on where we end up: If we eventually move up to "the Alliance", then neither. If we stay in the Sun Belt, then TX St. only, or neither.

This sir, is the million dollar question. The first step is to throw logic out the window. Then, your guess is as good as anyone else's.

Shut up CMJ!!!1! I'm not ready to talk about that yet.

Now we're combining conference re-alignment with uniform talk!