re: Tech/ULM football series

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Everytime that NLU and Tech played football during my time at NLU (79-86), both stadiums were packed.

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Both teams were generally competitive during that time, mediocre at worst.

For the 1997-2000 series:
1997: Tech was good, and NLU was mediocre. Aillet was packed.
1998: Mediocre/mediocre. Malone was packed.
1999: Decent/mediocre. Aillet was a little over half full if I remember correctly.
2000: Terrible/terrible. 15K.

If Tech was in the SBC, they'd be in the running for the title virtually every year, and ULM is in striking distance by the beginning of every November if Troy isn't undefeated. Also, ULL is competitive in the conference more often than not. I'm telling you, if ULL/ULM/LT finished their season with a three-week round robin like Kentucky/Tennessee/Vanderbilt, those three games would more often than have a New Orleans Bowl bid at stake, and the stadiums would be packed.