Category: General

Summertime

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It has been a relatively news-free summer for the football program and all things considered, that is a good thing. Coaches are famously drama-averse and the lack of off-field issues will make preparing for the new season much easier. Of course, the paranoid among us will be concerned that maybe things are going too smoothly…. Read more »

UNT Students Approve Athletics Fee Increase

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The student service fee referendum passed after a hearing on the matter on Monday Feb 19th, 2018. The details are posted on the student affairs sit hosted at unt.edu. The details of the complaints were revealed and the decisions from the Election Board on the matters are posted. The first item on the Agenda was… Read more »

Athletic Fee Vote Held Up A Second Time

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SGA Tweet: On February 16, 2018 at 5:00pm., the Election Board received a formal complaint regarding the 2018 SGA/GSC Intercollegiate Atheltics and Student Service Fee Referendum. The hearing will be held within 72 hours of the time the complaint was submitted. The involved parties will be notified of the complaint immediately so that the hearing… Read more »

Football Scoop: Seth Littrell on the Board of Directors at AFCA

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Football Scoop Among the other leadership changes listed, the Scoop has this note: Additionally, Stanford head coach David Shaw, North Texas head coach Seth Littrell and North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman were selected to the AFCA’s Board of Directors, which now consists of 19 members.

Help Out Dion Novil

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YouCaring Please keep Dion Novil & his family in your thoughts & prayers after losing their home in a fire last night. A website has been set up for anyone wanting to donate. #MeanGreenFamily come together and help one of our own! That’s what family is all about! https://t.co/1LD4UxHrbS — Seth Littrell (@SethLittrell) December 31,… Read more »

Mike Lawrence Feature on KTXS

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2017’s leading receiver and bearer of the best nickname got a feature this week. North Texas’ own Evan Nemec is now the weekend anchor in Abilene and produced the piece. https://twitter.com/KTXSSports/status/945885477885874176 I sure liked the shirt that he called his ‘favorite’. You might recognize it as this one from the MGN Shop The Lawrence family… Read more »

Merry Christmas!

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I hope you are enjoying time with your family and friends and loved ones. Whatever you think about this holiday — the creeping commercialism, etc — it is an opportunity to spend the short time we have with people we care about and who care about us. Take full advantage of the opportunity. Merry Christmas,… Read more »

Vote ‘Yes’ On The Fee Increase

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Sarah Sarder of the NT Daily wrote a good story on the University’s perspective on the issue. Essentially, it is about keeping North Texas competitive in the league in all sports. The fee is not outlandish or even galling considering the rest of CUSA. I voted ‘yes’ on the stadium referendum back in 2008. My… Read more »

UTEP Preview: Q&A with Miner Rush

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In lieu of a podcast appearance with Alex Nicolas of the SBNation UTEP blog Miner Rush, we exchanged questions. Here is MGN over there. 1. Where does UTEP stand in the AD/Coaching search? There were reports earlier this week that UTEP is down to three candidates, and the AD announcement should come later in November…. Read more »