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Louisiana regent suggests LaTech, UL, ULM drop down to FCS

Posted on 9/30/26 at 2:28 pm
Posted by Baers Foot
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Member since Dec 2011
3943 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 2:28 pm
Louisiana regent suggests Tech, UL, ULM drop to lower football tier

quote:

"Schools that are trying to play Division I ... that just a sinking hole trying to play Division I ball," Wilbert Pryor said during the hearing. "I don't think much of the public would know the difference if they all play the same level, and it seems like they have to have a self-realization and put a humble cap on. They have to have a humble pie."


Odd for this to come to light after LSU recently made the news about their large operating deficit.
This post was edited on 9/30/26 at 2:31 pm
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
62767 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 2:35 pm to
quote:

"Schools that are trying to play Division I ... that just a sinking hole trying to play Division I ball," Wilbert Pryor said during the hearing.


One person in this scenario is an idiot. It’s either the source of the quote or the transcriber of the quote.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
55703 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 2:40 pm to
quote:

Odd for this to come to light after LSU recently made the news about their large operating deficit.


You can pay it back in the SEC… you can’t in the Sun Belt with no chance ever to move up
Posted by 9Fiddy
19th Hole
Member since Jan 2007
67357 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 2:43 pm to
The answer is to split the power 4 and g6 into their own divisions with playoffs for both. They still can play each other for OOC games so the g6 can get the payoffs from the P4, but to have the g6 continue to strain itself to keep up with the P4 is ridiculous
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
106675 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:17 pm to
You could put together a fun little conference with the schools from LA plus USM and a few from ARK and ETX. Local rivalries, easy travel.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
20486 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:17 pm to
Wait till Jeff Landry gets word of this
Posted by sgallo3
Lake Charles
Member since Sep 2008
28720 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:23 pm to
Would be a great move for ULL and ULM to make them competitive again. Never heard of UL
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
62767 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:31 pm to
quote:

You could put together a fun little conference with the schools from LA plus USM and a few from ARK and ETX. Local rivalries, easy travel.


Like the Southland?
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13615 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

Would be a great move for ULL and ULM to make them competitive again. Never heard of UL


This warms my heart.
Posted by msutiger
Houston
Member since Jul 2008
72109 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:36 pm to
quote:

Wait till Jeff Landry gets word of this


Jeff Landry is spearheading it.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
26648 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:36 pm to
frick it. They should all be DIII and have PE teachers as coaches
This post was edited on 9/30/26 at 3:38 pm
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
39461 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:42 pm to
quote:

LSU recently made the news about their large operating deficit.



That is paid by TAF. They are playing a shell game to get more money.


I honestly have no clue about the others.


Do their booster clubs pay all deficits?


Or do taxpayers and students
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
10159 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 3:43 pm to
That school in Monroe should just volunteer to drop down to FCS & get this over with for good.
Posted by hsfolk
Member since Sep 2009
19373 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 4:00 pm to
how about NW State drop football?
Posted by Stealth Matrix
29°59'55.98"N 90°05'21.85"W
Member since Aug 2019
12110 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 4:38 pm to
And then the state will turn around and sink more cash into LSU athletics.
Posted by New Money
Athens, GA
Member since Jun 2023
5130 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 4:41 pm to
quote:

The answer is to split the power 4 and g6 into their own divisions with playoffs for both. They still can play each other for OOC games so the g6 can get the payoffs from the P4, but to have the g6 continue to strain itself to keep up with the P4 is ridiculous


...only if a relegation system comes with it. Live in the cellar; get demoted.
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
17840 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 5:22 pm to
ULL fans would take this very hard. They spent years and millions marketing themselves as University of Louisiana to make them sound more of a flagship university. Tough to keep up the fallacy when your football team is FCS
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
125907 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 5:24 pm to
Not really

College sports as we knew them are dead. I agree the state shouldn’t be spending tens of millions on deficits to keep up. Will the state reallocate this money wisely? No.
Posted by WeareLATech
Member since Sep 2021
583 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 5:26 pm to
Another reason to hate LSU.

I also think Dr. Jim Henderson was forced to resign.

Lines up perfectly with Steve Davidson exiting the UL board.

Landry is POS.

Tech is about to end up with some awful hire as president.

Again Landry only cares about LSU.
This post was edited on 9/30/26 at 5:27 pm
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
17840 posts
Posted on 9/30/26 at 5:34 pm to
ULL was mismanaging their funds at an egregious level and you think LSU is to blame?
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