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NORTH TEXAS: WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOOOSE?

Every week, Iowa's opponent just so happens to wear the worst uniforms we've ever seen.

WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE

WHAT. ARE. THOSE.

North Texas is the "Mean Green," a moniker it lifted from alumnus and future NFL Hall of Famer "Mean" Joe Greene after spending several decades as the Eagles. No word on what specifically prompted the change, but former UNT Chancellor Jeffrey Lebowski shared some thoughts recently:

But listen up, North Texas. There's only room in this town for ONE TEAM who's going to rip off the great Steelers of the 1970s and it ain't some interlopers from yon Denton.