DFW Media Coverage

untjim1995 · September 1, 2013

I didn't get to see any of the 10pm newscasts last night. Did we get any coverage or mentions at all? I figured that the 100 years of football celebration might get us some mentions. Did the DMN or FWST give us any press?

UNT 90 Grad · September 1, 2013

The NBC 10pm newscast showed the score and mentioned the great night for Derek Thompson at the very end of wrapping up college football scores. No video footage.

Green Guy Bass · September 1, 2013

We talked about the game and atmosphere at Apogee this morning on The ShakeJoint

UNT90 · September 1, 2013

We talked about the game and atmosphere at Apogee this morning on The ShakeJoint

Good to see you still around these parts.

NT03 · September 1, 2013

We talked about the game and atmosphere at Apogee this morning on The ShakeJoint

Good to see you on the board

.. Raises my hand for a Internet fist bump

Edited September 1, 2013 by NT03

Rudy · September 1, 2013

What would it take to get The Ticket to send out their shows to broadcast from Apogee ALL DAY on Haloween?

ScreamingEaglesFan · September 1, 2013

Probably between $3500-7k

jdennis82 · September 1, 2013

We talked about the game and atmosphere at Apogee this morning on The ShakeJoint

Heard the segment...thanks for the great pub!

I know he's 52, but maybe Chico Caneles is enough "bro" for Jake? #hit6

greenit · September 1, 2013

I got 20 bucks.

Green Mean · September 1, 2013

We talked about the game and atmosphere at Apogee this morning on The ShakeJoint

Yep I happened to catch that whole segment and great job in saying good things about the game and atmosphere.

PlummMeanGreen · September 1, 2013

What would it take to get The Ticket to send out their shows to broadcast from Apogee ALL DAY on Haloween?

UNT had "the Hardline" guys out in 1994 inside the "Eagle-Dome" (a huge almost 50 yard long carnival tent) when we were in the midst of regaining our NCAA D1-A status and when 1310 "The Ticket" (in its first year of operations) carried all our football and basketball games that year. UNT had such success with them that year with audience response that the widdle' rich kid down the block got all huffy puffy and put out some of "daddy's" big bucks for KTCK to carry their games from then on.

Not sure if this money would be well spent, though. Why not spend those same thousands on buying Family Plan tickets for the Wing Zone and then give those out to the less fortunate out there that might not other-wise come to a Mean Green football game at fabulous Apogee Stadium.

North Texas in the worst way really needs to work on more Denton County families to fill our Wing Zone. If we can get the kids to Apogee, then we can get mommy and daddy to come along with them most times, too, one would think.

How would last night's crowd have looked had the Wing' been 1/2/ to 3/4'ths full or just plain full? Is it time for Band Day threads and posts again? LOL! (Don't worry, Band Day talk will not come from my keyboard any longer).

GMG!

Edited September 1, 2013 by PlummMeanGreen

casual fan · September 1, 2013

Channel 11 (CBS) showed video of 2 TDs. They also showed their executive sports producer in the stands celebrating and said he was a proud UNT alumn.

Bill Jones talked about how we were now in CUSA and gushed "Do you believe in the Mean Green?" after the 85 yard TD. (By the way, DT threw that ball just over 52 yards in the air on while on the move.)

Edited September 1, 2013 by casual fan

UNT 90 Grad · September 1, 2013

Channel 11 (CBS) showed video of 2 TDs. They also showed their executive sports producer in the stands celebrating and said he was a proud UNT alumn.
Bill Jones talked about how we were now in CUSA and gushed "Do you believe in the Mean Green?" after the 85 yard TD. (By the way, DT threw that ball just over 52 yards in the air on while on the move.)

I wouldn't know. (stupid dumb Time Warner Cable

)

Chief Rising Eagle · September 1, 2013

Channel 8 (ABC) News with George Riba had no coverage. They didn't even post the score.

ColoradoEagle · September 2, 2013

Channel 8 mentioned the score in passing, but didn't put it up on the screen.

NT91 · September 2, 2013

NT is off the radar at this point.

eulessismore · September 2, 2013

The print version of the Dallas Morning News (I was a paperboy as a kid, and got the ink in me) has us as the second score listed on the top of the front page "College Football" banner, just below A$M/Rice, fourth blurb from the top on the front page of Section C "Sports Day" between Texas and Baylor, second blurb from the top on front page of Section CC "Sports Day 2", between Ok State and Oklahoma; headline "NORTH TEXAS PLAYS LIKE LEGENDS IN OPENER", with Brett Vito's full writeup prominently featured on page 5 (centerfold) of CC, opposite Oklahoma, headline "UNT starts off with win".

It featured the story of the uniforms, the legends being honored (specifically mentioning Mean Joe Greene), and quotes from Derek Thompson and Zach Orr, with a photograph of Brandin Byrd on his way to scoring a touchdown (by David Minton of the DRC). Derek Thompson was mentioned as "noone playing a bigger role in the win"; also Brandin Byrd, Brelan Chancellor and Laramie Lee (for the two fumble recoveries) were prominently mentioned.

I don't remember seeing better print coverage of a UNT game, but unfortunately, only started following the football program closely since 2007. Say what you will about Vito, but I think he did us proper this Sunday (and I'm writing this just before midnight Sunday); hope I made the deadline).

Edited September 2, 2013 by eulessismore