CMJ

Eight shots back after Day 2.

I'd really hate to see that kind of security on college capuses too. If they didn't after 1966, why now?

Eleven shots is alot to make up.

We are all Hokies today. RIP

June 21st I believe.

Wow....awesome....

This is Lera??

Didn''t we play Houston back in '98ish to a crowd of about 18K? I don't even think that was our biggest crowd of the season.

Hot off the presses. http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle...p;ATCLID=860642 Hopefully there's a good turnout.

Or Howerton for that matter.

Excellent 1st post. Obviously you're connected to things..

"Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey"

I think the old Blockbuster Bowl did it with Penn State in the early 90's.

Rams won the Super Bowl in their Yellow and Blue...changed for the next season and despite getting back to a SB once - have never won it all again.

UNT hoops recruiting, the jury is still out The North Texas men's basketball team picked up what figures to be a key player next season in Midland College point guard Ryan McCoy on Wednesday, but still has a lot of work to do if it is to land the class some expected after a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Joseph Fulce, who was widely considered to be one of the top prospects on UNT's wish list, ended up signing with New Orleans, a conference rival. UNT lost out on Fulce largely because Buzz Williams took over at UNO before last season and had a prior relationship with the 6-7 forward after recruiting him at Texas A&M. So where does UNT go from here? The Mean Green still has three scholarships to give, plenty of time to use them and a chance to build around McCoy, a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com. Expect UNT to dip into the junior college market in an effort to supplement a solid group of returning players in an effort to win now and post a second straight 20-win season. UNT lost all three of its top wing players in Calvin Watson, Kendrick Davis and Rich Young, but Collin Dennis will be eligible next season after transferring from South Florida and sitting out last season. UNT's coaches and some high school coaches who faced Dennis believe he could be just as good as any of the players the Mean Green lost. UNT also has three solid front line players in Keith Wooden, Quincy Williams and Harold Stewart returning. Point guard Ben Bell is also back and will have a solid backup in McCoy. The coaching staff is also high on Collin Mangrum, who they believe could be ready to become a major contributor as a sophomore. UNT's focus appears to be supplementing that core with players who will be ready to contribute right away. UNT will bring in some additional players for visits. One coach in the state -- no not a UNT coach -- said he would not to be surprised to see UNT go after a player from Paris Junior College, where Mean Green assistant coach Bill Foy worked before coming to UNT. DeUndrae Spraggins, a 6-2 guard who averaged 10.6 points a game last season at Paris, could be a perfect fit for the role Young played last season as a defensive stopper and complementary offensive player as a third guard. UNT was also said to be interested in 6-6 Paris forward Ramon Clemente earlier in the year. Clemente averaged 13.9 points a game last season, but is more of a post player who does not appear to fit UNT's needs. Paris shooting guard Derek Fugate is also still on the board. UNT could also turn to the transfer market, even though a Division I transfer won't help next season. The Mean Green would never have won 23 games last season without Division I transfers Kendrick Davis (Arkansas) and Keith Wooden (Arizona State). Boston College transfer Marquez Haynes is still uncommitted. And while UNT's focus appears to be making a run next season, word is the Mean Green would like a frontcourt transfer to stash away for a season to soften the blow of losing Wooden and Williams after next year. The hope was UNT would pick up some highly rated high school recruits to build around for the future after reaching the NCAA Tournament in this class. UNT has yet to reach that goal, but that could change if it can land a few of the top players left out there for the taking. The bottom line is UNT appears to be far from done in recruiting for the current class and could quickly build on McCoy's commitment for a standout class or could fizzle late. It's just too early to make a judgment. For more on McCoy, including a more detailed look at the medical problems that hampered him last season, see tomorrow's edition of the Denton Record-Chronicle.

Thanks Cooley! Looks like we may need to go out of state to get some big guys then.

I watched pieces of the game out here. Very tough loss for the Stars. I can't imagine they can use the normal "it's just Game 1" lines, that has to be shattering. The Stars may not recover emotionally till Game 3.

Any idea who our #1 target is now Cooley? You and Buford seem to have the best info of anyone around the program.

Nope, the "Daffy" Eagle was adopted in 1995 or 1996 I believe.

Let's wait awhile before passing judgement. I'm sure we'll have more than 1 signing.

I'd definitely agree with that. But I would've wanted something more akin to a 3 year deal personally. If JJ continues to be successful we'll likely have to rework his 5 year deal anyways in acouple of seasons(maybe even next year) - or hire a new coach because he's left for greener pastures.

Well they have to seed the tournament is some fashion, and the SEC(also with divisions) format wouldn't work with the West 3 vs the East 6(in round 1) with us since the odd number of teams would throw it off. The ACC does rank schools 1-12, but they were complaining about that on the ACC touarnament TV coverage. Frankly when you don't play everyone in your conference it's almost impossible to do a real 1-12(or 13...or 16) ranking system. We tied for 5th best recod in league play(with FAU). Out of the 4 schools ahead of us, we didn't play Monroe or USA twice. And we played BOTH on the road the first time(losing nailbiters to both). Not a reach to suggest we would've beaten each in the SuperPit.

To add to what Carribean said...on the other coast. Most of the schools in the LA Area are also commuter schools. I'd argue that even UCLA is to some degree(they escape that designation though because they have such a loyal and giving alumni base). Only USC wouldn't really fit the general definition of a commuter school. But Cal State-Northridge, Fullertson, Long Beach all have large enrollments...and nearly all are considered commuter schools.

I know it was expected, but nonetheless welcome aboard Ryan.

I think it's 3 bucks.