[Kansas Board On North Texas Beating Tech]

The kansas fans are nice as long as they are beating you.

But if you beat them on the court or challenge them for recruits then the diplomacy vanishes rather quickly.

TC

[Congrats And Perspective From A Baylor Bear]

Those can only be set by admins. In this case it was me, a long time ago.

TC was over here talking some smack over the upcoming NT/Baylor football game, and he had made clear his hatred for the Aggies, so I changed his title.

I could change it now if he wanted.

Thank you. That would be nice.

No need to keep a grudge alive for 7+ years, is there?

TC

[Congrats And Perspective From A Baylor Bear]

First up, nice job of beating Texas Tech. That was a sweet win.

I went to the game and it is clear that this was no fluke. UNT has stepped it up in basketball. You can -- and should -- expect to post more wins like this at least from time to time. You have recruited some pretty good players and they just flat outhustled TT last night.

The super pit is a pretty cool place to watch a game. The band was rocking and the students were really into the action. The place looks good when it is rowdy and even half full.

I also like how the concourses just inside the entrance are pretty wide and easy to get around.

The tx tech fans just kind of sat there in horror and disbelief while UNT kept taking it to them and finally slammed the door shut in their faces. It's funny how so many tx tech people pride themselves on having such really intense, really kick ass fans. But when you throw a little adversity their way and they lose interest faster than you can blink an eye.

On the negative side of things...... I arrived in Denton kind of late. The parking situation was really, really bad. We had to park out by the football stadium and hike forever to get to the basketball arena.

Also, once we got inside the person selling tickets did not have any more of the $10 seats available. She made us walk around the building to the next section to buy tickets from someone else. She should have made "someone else" bring some extra $10 tickets to her.

The concession lines were too long. Way too long. Really unbelievable. I do not know if this is a staffing issue or what it might be, but we ended up buying just a pretzel since that was the shortest line we could find. If the regular concession area were shorter then we probably would have spent about 15 bucks. Some other people probably said screw it also.

If you want to move things up to the next level then you need to continue scheduling higher profile opponents from bigger conferences, and get a parking garage like SMU has, and improve a couple of basic things like ticketing and concessions. Just minor details, really. These are things which could help improve the overall fan experience.

Oh yeah, I also think it would also help for you to advertise your bigger games like this on the radio. The attendance was pretty good for a weeknight but when you are playing an opponent from a major conference like the Big 12 then you have a chance to pick up some extra local observers who do not normally follow UNT as much.

Again, great job on the win, and congratulations.

TC

[Any word on b-ball recruits?]

The spring signing period always starts around the 2nd or third week of April, and it always lasts for about a month. This year, the signing period runs from April 13th through May 18th, or something like that.

TC

[DMN blurb..Slinker and JJ to return next year]

greenfrog,

Actually, the Baylor women made it to the NCAA twice, then the NIT finals one year, and then back into the NCAA tournament two times. So technically, it's actually 4 out of 5 years.

It's all about having the right coach. BU had no history of success in women's baskeball before Mulkey came along.

TC

[Mens BB prospects..current list ?]

Justin Mason can play. That would be a really, really nice pickup for UNT.

He is running with a Dallas summer leage club(the Dallas Showtyme), so if you are interested, you can see him play. His AAU coach is pro-UNT.

TC