“Fire in the hole!” “Fire in the hole!” “Fire in the hole!” With the third warning, a thunderous noise boomed through the stadium and white smoke hung in the air. Yells of enthusiasm filled the green and white’s territory as the start of a Mean Green football game had been announced by Boomer the…
Read MoreDentoning, a word common in Denton culture, means participation in any facet of Denton life. One such facet that gets the university crowds and community Dentoning like no other is Mean Green football. In 2014, the CVB and Mean Green Athletics teamed up with local businesses to create and promote a…
Read MoreSeptember in Denton is busy. Quite literally, there is a festival every single weekend this month. My planned writing schedule for this column included features about these events, the first being this coming Saturday’s Arts & Autos Extravaganza. Then came Harvey. The entire gulf coast of Texas is…
Read MoreOne of Denton’s most captivating characteristics to me is what happens when we come together. I find it almost magical. It is original and independent, unlike anything I’ve experienced anywhere else. We are a diverse and largely passionate people, and there are times when that can be uncomfortable…
Read MoreSaturday is another Mean Green Game Day in Denton. It’s a 6 p.m. kickoff, which means plenty of time for hanging out downtown and tailgating before the game. Last week, game day shuttles were upped from two to four, thanks to Mean Green Game Day transportation sponsor, Jagoe-Public. Fans love the…
Read MoreTomorrow morning, Denton’s daytime population will swell by the thousands as university students begin classes. Last week, Discover Denton deployed Dentoning Experts to UNT’s Mean Green Fling and TWU’s Pioneer Block Party, events designed to welcome students back to school and into the Denton…
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 3, the Mean Green will kick off the 2016 football season against the SMU Mustangs at Apogee Stadium. Mean Green Game Day is right around the corner! It’s been four years since UNT’s Interim Athletic Director Hank Dickenson and I dreamt up Mean Green Game Day. We shared some…
Read MoreEveryone is talking about it. Not enough touchdowns. A head coach change mid-season. It has looked to laymen like an unusual flurry of activity in what is obviously not the Mean Green’s most stellar season. I’ll be honest: I don’t know the whys about all that. I can talk with authority about how…
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Two weeks ago, Livability.com named Denton number five on the list of the top ten college towns in the United States, and my column opened like this: “Word: dentoning. Definition: Exploring the shops, restaurants, music venues and cultural attractions in Denton, TX. This is Livability.com’s…
Read MoreStory by Tim Cato Denton Live Fall-Winter 2015 Going spot to spot allows him to catch up with the dozens of friends he’s made throughout the years, thanks to Mean Green Athletics. He might linger at one tent for a bit longer than another, but he never stays put for long. It’s always off to the next…
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