JayDub

A little. Still freakin' awesome, though. Had myself a Double-Double, Animal Style this weekend. It made me teh happy.

+1, sir.

That is all.

Ya know, it seems like anytime I read anything about Coach Stephens, she comes across as crazier than a sh*thouse rat. Slinker was the epitome of mediocrity but, at least she appeared sane to the public.

Happy Holidays to all.

The university really needs to embrace the SOW. It has potential to be a semi-iconic logo. White helmets with SOW, all the way.

Hang in there, Brett! Get well soon!

TIKI!

Like it or not...when it comes to outside perception, the SBC IS a step back. Even from the New WAC.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding...

I quit watching NFL football last year...much like when I quit going to church, my Sundays are infinitely better without it. Seriously, how many people do you really pay attention to or care where Demarcus Ware went to college? Do you think anyone in Kansas City pays attention when they announce where Brian Waters went to school? They don't.

Does it get any more embarrassing than the Belt? To me, a WAC with only mediocre teams and an ESPN contract trumps staying in the Sun Belt with occasional local coverage (if we're lucky). A move to the WAC right now, even with the mediocrity of the new WAC, allows for UNT to be highly competitive and seen on ESPN more often...against teams most fans have at least somewhat heard of. You guys grossly underestimate the perceived value of teams you've at least heard of. The average passive fan has at least heard of San Jose State, Utah State, and LaTech. The average passive fan has, typically, not heard of LaLafayette, LaMonroe, or even Troy State.

You're not. But, it's not popular around here to, in the least, ponder less mediocre options than the glorious Sun Belt. The WAC isn't the Mountain West...but, it may be less embarrassing than the Belt. Something to consider: the WAC's TV contract with ESPN (10 football games per year, plus extra money for addition games picked up, 12 basketball games, allotment for women's games...'til 2016). How's the Sun Belt's oh-so-rich TV contract working out for North Texas? And, let the downvotes commence....

So much win. And, yes, we are all idiots.

Reading comprehension, Rick. I know it's not your strong suit, but I wasn't referring to your identity. It's OK, we are all aware that you're some kind of pseudo-celebrity. Can't handle it? As much as I'm labeled a liberal, I'm as moderate as they come. What drives me insane is less about the actual politics and more about people who regurgitate talking points without any sort of independent thought. I don't claim to know the answer to the actual costs of this trip. All I am saying is, rather then consider for a moment that $200 million a day might just be a little bit overstated and look to other sources, you and the extreme-right start crying foul and screaming from the rooftops because you believe that, if a possible lie/half-truth is repeated enough, it suddenly becomes fact. Tack that onto the fact that not a single one of you batted an eye when Bush made similar trips or took a month-long vacations to Crawford...yet, it is not OK for this President...it's just obnoxious. As for why I continue to post here, well, that's a fine question. I have fond memories of my short time at NT and the years I spent cheering on the Mean Green with the lot of you, so I check on here once in a while. There are many posters here that I still consider good friends. It's not that I don't care about North Texas. For whatever reason, I still do. Probably because I like the underdog. I just generally despise many of their overzealous, Kool-Aid drinking fans who are incapable of recognizing the mediocrity they continue to accept is on par with the likes of Hardin-Simmons and SFA, not Oklahoma, TCU, or even SMU. I tend to go after your posts more than most, primarily because I just don't like you. Unlike the rest of people on here that despise you (and there are many), I'm able to admit that. I'm going to add you to my ignore list and maybe that'll fix the problem. Bingo. The (right/left/liberal/conservative/whatever) media is more interested in being the first to report something than getting the the story right. When said media outlet has an agenda push, the facts are distorted further. There ARE solid and legitimate news sources out there; the afternoon-drive programming of your local newsradio station and the prime-time lineup of your favored cable news station are not those sources. Prime example: The Qantas Airbus A380 that landed in Singapore a couple days ago with a catastrophic engine failure. The aircraft landed safely on 3 engines. No one was injured. Reuters' Breaking News Headline: "BREAKING: QANTAS A380 CRASHES OFF COAST OF INDONESIA". Seriously. The media feeds us hyperbole in order to evoke emotion...and in hopes of being right. In a way, Reuters was hoping for a crash, so they could say they were first to report it. The facts can always come later. Kinda like corrections in newspapers. The mistakes are huge, the corrections are buried on page seven. That's just the logistics and security costs. That does not factor in the amount lost by businesses when the President (or, Vice-President, for that matter) travels. Everytime Air Force One (and/or Two) rolls, the airlines have to factor in tons of additional holding fuel and arrival/departure delays. People have to find alternate routings to get around town. The impact is huge...and it matters not the political ideology of the President in office, the cost would be the same. ...and, yes, regardless of party, they're almost all corrupt. The ones that appear not to be are labled whack-jobs/shunned by their party (Paul Ryan, Al Franken, Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich) or are voted out of office (Russ Feingold). ...and, with that, I'll go back into lurk-mode for a little bit.

OK, GreenMachine, and you are? *crickets* Yeah, that's kinda what I figured. You've made detailed personal attacks here before, only to remain a coward who won't fess up to an actual identity. I gave no crap then, nor now, what the vast majority of people in Gainesville, Texas thought of me. After all, most of them are meth'd out of their gourds or too busy with their 5 kids for me to be concerned with. I got the hell out of there with no regrets. Bitter? Hardly. My life rules in comparison to so many. That shitty job? I frickin' love what I do...it pays well enough to provide a pretty nice life for the wife and me...and has some pretty killer perks. And college, yeah, I never finished...financial circumstances and lack of motivation. Guess what?... things turned out pretty awesome and I have ZERO debt, which is more than most around here can say. I'm going back on my own terms now...not because of some veiled threat from corporate America that I'm unemployable without that little piece of paper, but because I have a genuine interest. I'm not looking for your approval. Rick, you're right, I couldn't hack it at NT. Primarily because I was a lost 19 year old kid, away from home for the first time and fending for myself financially. I made a decision to postpone my education and, overall, I don't regret that. Besides, if I've learned anything, any moron with 4 years to kill and accumulate debt can finish college...that doesn't necessarily mean they possess any greater brainpower. I mean, you're a prime example, "genius".

Typical smug fucking idiot who believes whatever bullshit he is force-fed by Fox News response. Do we know how much Bush's clandestine trips to Iraq cost the taxpayers? What about Dick Cheney's almost-weekly trips to Jackson Hole, WY in a VIP Boeing 757 over the course of eight years? (which, if nothing else, cost my company untold amounts of money in holding fuel, delays, and diversions). Did we care then? No. These are the generally accepted costs of the United States Presidency. Why do you suddenly care now? Seriously, when will you admit that the only reason you and your ilk suddenly give a shit about any government spending is because the President is black...and, we just can't have that, now can we? This report originated in India, where 200,000,000 Indian Rupees comes out to about $4,523,761 US. Still a lot of money, but perhaps this was just a case of a conversion error that made things sound worse than they really are? Basic logic and rational thought would look at that possibility first. Or, maybe, the numbers are close, but that includes the monies spent by the media (which make up the majority of those 3,000 people), not the government. Of course, you can't throw the President you hate under the bus with such relatively small numbers...so, the $200 Million number flies with the extreme-right because it suits their purposes better. Facts be damned. If you want to bitch and whine about spending, how about that $190 million per day we've been spending in Afghanistan? Or, perhaps the more than $1.1 trillion we've spent in Iraq & Afghanistan combined since 2001 (your share comes out to about $7,655...and, ya know, the burden we all must carry for sending thousands of young men to their deaths for reasons that are still unclear). At least those numbers come from a legitimate accounting source, as opposed to the calculations of a noted mathematical genius like Michelle Bachmann. But, dammit, it was worth it, eh? I mean, we got bin Laden, afterall...right? I hate that I have to write in the same hyperbolic undertones as you (I prefer rational, civilized discussion), however, I deduce that hyperbole is what you are conditioned by your leaders (political, religious, and otherwise) to understand best. P.S. - Since it is the 5th of November, has anyone ever noticed the parallels between Lewis Prothero (in V for Vendetta) and Glenn Beck? Wow...disturbing.

If you follow Johnny Quinn on Twitter, you already know this: Former UNT Great Attempts To Add New Sport To Resume. That's right folks, our very own JQ is now a bobsledder, pushing in 2-man and 4-man with Cory Butner. They will be competing at the America's Cup in Park City, Utah this weekend. Here's video of one of their training starts (that's Johnny in the black helmet). Kick some tail, JQ!

I would kill a few people who abuse kittens. I love them so fluffy much.

FTFY. Worry about one thing at a time.

From the blog comments: THIS is what is most important. The city of Denton would come to see Mike Leach coach this team. They won't come out to see another no-name.

Let this be a lesson for those of you who choose to live the insulated life where North Texas is king. This is what everyone outside of Denton and outside of our own happy little fantasylands think of North Texas athletics. THIS is why we need a big name like Mike Leach to come in, draw some positive attention to the program, and bring in support from people outside of the current small inner-circle.

That does seem to be the prevailing mentality around here. Fly those Jolly Rogers proudly at the tailgate!