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re: ULM hires a new interim athletic director
Posted on 8/30/22 at 1:10 pm to Pedro
Posted on 8/30/22 at 1:10 pm to Pedro
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Yeah, I do think ULM is underrated on academics. But damn, If my memory is worth a shite, I thought ULM was competitive in most sports back in the 80's? Maybe I'm thing Tech, but I thought ULM had some teams across the sports that played well. I ain't talking champions, but you know mid range national compete.
no they were. Like i said athletics got deemphasized at a time when they were hyper emphasized nationwide. When youre a havenot in the ncaa athletics world you cant afford periods like that if you want to remain competitive. We're just now starting to get caught up to where similar sized universities were 10+ years ago.
They were decent in the 80's. They won the NCAA I-AA national football championship and had decent men's and women's basketball teams. I was there in the late 70s and early 80s. What was allowed to happen by administration then was atrocious.
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Posted on 8/30/22 at 2:35 pm to LaLadyinTx
Amen to that
Posted on 8/30/22 at 4:04 pm to LaLadyinTx
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They won the NCAA I-AA national football championship
That was in 1987. NLU, and let me make that clear, NLU had some legit football talent roaming around campus then. Monroe people actually went to school there and didn't leave for LSU, Tech, or Ole Miss. I guess LSU not really being much of a SEC powerhouse program helped. Athletics were a focus, not an afterthought. I know this might be a shock, but people really went to football games. I guess because NLU won. That is what puts people in the stands and in the school. Winning. Greek life was legit. It was a cool campus. I mean seeing that school in the Fall with the Bayou backdrop, I mean it had cool scenery. It was within 30 minutes in almost any direction of good duck and deer hunting plus fishing.
Then the school decides to jump up to 1A. I guess to follow Tech and to pay for other sports. NLU gets it's teeth knocked in playing teams that it can't remotely hang with on a consistent basis. Starts to suck in football since everybody is hurt from playing the big boys. Questionable coaching hires. Questionable AD hires. Even more questionable leadership at the top. Starts losing in pretty much all sports, except water skiing. Athletics is an afterthought. School loses focus on attracting local talent, both in academics and athletics. Finally changes name to ULM, leaving lots of alumni wondering WTF? And then lets ULL just have the UL brand.
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