re: LaTech QB Ryan Higgins Arrested for DWI

How many pages has it gone without actually discussing, you know, the original topic?

Gotta say, this thread turned into a pretty interesting read.

Rookie mistake. You can't speed down Alabama at 3 a.m.

Is this guy really comparing our attendance through money? You know how silly that is, right? With the price and population differences?

Lafayette is almost at a population about 130,000, with 19000 students.

LATech is in Ruston, pop around 22000, with 12000 students.

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why Ruston can never support a program any bigger than it is now.

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Ummmmm - look at the proposed lower floater bond activity happening / proposed in Ruston:

Airport expansion to become a national primary catagory airport (we were shown the drawings - it will be fine)

Hotel infrastructure just northwest of the stadium across I20 - at least 2 full service hotels with a Marriott and Hyatt as the anchors

The new press box at the football stadium

The north end zone mezzanine and corporate seating area

The Technology park development - the university is already generating tons of cash off of nano and micro engineering and biology applications - they are in their 3rd phase

Student housing will all be less than 15 years old within the next 3 years 1 the last phase starts early fall

A new highway structure that will loop just north of Ruston and connect to a new proposed medical plaza

A hospital group is looking at putting in a regional NICU facility and women's center that will be a regional service provider

A new Olypmic sports park / plaza the City of Ruston, Grambling University and Louisiana Tech will utilize

A multi million dollar baseball facility upgrade - will be state of the art and capable of hosting a super regional

The Australians are looking a constructing a state of the art toll road that will run from the new airport to just shy of Barksdale

Banks are fighting for each of these projects - this does not include what their new mayor is doing downtown

But again.....numbers do not lie: why does none of this 'support' ever make its way down to the bottom line of the school's budget?

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Beg your pardon? What do Aussies have to do with Ruston?

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BOT system of financing - Australians have done multiple projects in the states in the past 15 years - it has slowed down the last 4 or so...but they are still active.

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But again.....numbers do not lie: why does none of this 'support' ever make its way down to the bottom line of the school's budget?

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I have discussed this in other threads.....Louisiana Tech has the most sophisticated funding / foundation systems in places sans LSU when it comes to Louisiana public schools.

TAF and LSUF are very open and transparent - where Louisiana Tech (on a much smaller scale) is no where near as transparent.

Just like LSU, no state auditor will ever set eyes on their university foundation or athletic foundation. LSU is just much more transparent with their TAF and LSUF audits....none of that ever makes it back to the "school budget".

LSU and LaTech's foundations play by big boy rules...LSU is on a MUCH larger scale than Tech - but to tie it back to a "school budget" shows me how much a an internet warrior you really are.

Ya'll won't win an internet argument with this shithead. His keyboard warrior skill set consists of asking the same questions over and over again even though you supply him with answers. I will say the insults thrown his way have been classic! Let's get back to the topic...how will Tech handle the DUI? 2 game suspension, or more?