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re: The Sun Belt might add another school -- Louisiana Tech??
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:28 pm to xiv
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:28 pm to xiv
I post on that board some and of course (like TD) there are irrational idiots. But theres also those of us that see the writing on the wall for the new wac and agree that the Sun Belt would be an improvement over the new wac. Is it a move that Tech fans would be excited or happy about? No. But with the way the WAC is headed, it may be Tech's best option.
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Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:55 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Well put, hoohoo.
Tech fans and admins should accept these facts:
- WAC and SBC pretty much equally suck at this point, with SBC being considerably more stable.
- C-USA has never considered Tech, and there is no reason why they should do so at this point.
- Membership in the Sun Belt is beneath no current WAC school.
- Membership in the Sun Belt would not hurt any current WAC school, mostly because there isn't a whole lot to hurt.
Tech fans and admins should accept these facts:
- WAC and SBC pretty much equally suck at this point, with SBC being considerably more stable.
- C-USA has never considered Tech, and there is no reason why they should do so at this point.
- Membership in the Sun Belt is beneath no current WAC school.
- Membership in the Sun Belt would not hurt any current WAC school, mostly because there isn't a whole lot to hurt.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 8:44 pm to xiv
quote:
C-USA has never considered Tech, and there is no reason why they should do so at this point.
Tech was one of the final schools before CUSA decided to take UTEP. Tech still has good relationships w/ UTEP, SMU, Rice, and Tulsa
Posted on 4/7/11 at 8:51 pm to Lsuhoohoo
quote:
....of course (like TD) there are irrational idiots.
The difference between the fricktards on TD and those on on BB&B is that the former are mostly college boys, while that board is dominated by middle-aged people. It's more pathetic when the poster is 50 years old.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 8:52 pm to ULL Cool J
this would be economically brilliant for la tech... think of the money the athletic department would save
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:54 pm to hsfolk
quote:Nope. It was UTEP and North Texas. Tech wasn't in the discussion. Maybe they were in the discussion in a message board you post on, but C-USA has never considered adding Tech.
Tech was one of the final schools before CUSA decided to take UTEP.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:55 pm to Enfuego
quote:Pride, delusion, and a twinge of dick envy are Tech's biggest obstacles right now.
this would be economically brilliant for la tech... think of the money the athletic department would save
Posted on 4/8/11 at 6:56 am to hendersonshands
I went to the ragin cajun message board to see what they were saying about this and MOTHERfrickER that place is whacked out.
Click on this link and read the thread (close to the top) that is titled "What if a Sun Belt School". The craziness starts a few posts down when they actually think that their athletics program budget will be as big as BCS schools in the very near future.
There is also a thread titled "Hud, a money making machine" lwer on the first page about an older couple who visited the athletic facilities recently and were so impressed they dropped a 150k check off on the way out. The circle jerk thread goes on for like 5 pages until somebody from the athletic dept posts that the story is not true. Of course there is a rant in that thread about TigerDroppings.
RAGIN PAGIN
Click on this link and read the thread (close to the top) that is titled "What if a Sun Belt School". The craziness starts a few posts down when they actually think that their athletics program budget will be as big as BCS schools in the very near future.
There is also a thread titled "Hud, a money making machine" lwer on the first page about an older couple who visited the athletic facilities recently and were so impressed they dropped a 150k check off on the way out. The circle jerk thread goes on for like 5 pages until somebody from the athletic dept posts that the story is not true. Of course there is a rant in that thread about TigerDroppings.
RAGIN PAGIN
This post was edited on 4/8/11 at 7:00 am
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:24 am to threeputt
They sure do like talking about facilities and budget. They sound like Tech fans.
ULL's record vs. ULM in 1A/FBS: 6-8
If your athletic budget and facilities are anything about which to brag, shouldn't you be able to take care of an opponent with the lowest budget in FBS? What's the goal here--dollars spent or games won?
ULL's record vs. ULM in 1A/FBS: 6-8
If your athletic budget and facilities are anything about which to brag, shouldn't you be able to take care of an opponent with the lowest budget in FBS? What's the goal here--dollars spent or games won?
This post was edited on 4/8/11 at 8:27 am
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:42 am to xiv
Tech in the WAC makes no sense anyway. Their travel budget has to be insane!
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:54 am to hendersonshands
quote:
ULM was 5-6, a chance for a sure-fire bowl bid on the line in the last game against the Ragin Cajuns, they barely filled up half the stadium.
Announced attendance was 9,215.
This post was edited on 4/8/11 at 8:57 am
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:55 am to xiv
quote:
Nope. It was UTEP and North Texas. Tech wasn't in the discussion.
That's not true. Tech was very likely the 2nd choice behind UTEP. CUSA officials visited the Tech campus and the UTEP campus as indicated in this article:
LINK
"The past two months included visits by Banowsky to several new members' campuses, including UCF, and visits by C-USA representatives to Louisiana Tech and UTEP. During that time, Toledo and Miami (of Ohio) re-affirmed their commitment to the Mid-American Conference, though Orsini said no candidate has rejected C-USA's overtures.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:56 am to ITdrummer
To be fair, that looks like Joe Aillet on most fall Saturdays...
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:58 am to Salmon
Have you been to a game in the past 5 years? Our attendance has actually been growing. Its still nothing to brag about, but we average over 20,000. Like I said, I'm not bragging, but don't say it looks like THAT.
And that game was ULM vs. ULL. Our games are against west coast teams.
And that game was ULM vs. ULL. Our games are against west coast teams.
This post was edited on 4/8/11 at 8:59 am
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:08 am to ITdrummer
A couple of years ago, Latech played Fresno State on ESPN and the crowd looked exactly like that. Even the announcers were making jokes. Plus there were the hokey fraternity pep banners placed on the green areas of the endzones. Looked Div. II all the way.
Perhaps Latech should be playing UL(M) and ULL instead of Utah State or whatever.
Perhaps Latech should be playing UL(M) and ULL instead of Utah State or whatever.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:18 am to ULL Cool J
The frat letters haven't been on the hill for about 10 years.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:24 am to ITdrummer
quote:Nope. 2010 average home attendance:
Have you been to a game in the past 5 years? Our attendance has actually been growing. Its still nothing to brag about, but we average over 20,000.
Louisiana-Lafayette 17,383
Louisiana-Monroe 20,934
Louisiana Tech 19,485
LINK
If you can't outdraw ULM--no matter where one of ULM's "home" games is--your entire fan base needs to stfu about attendance, facilities, and going in the right direction.
It's just lil' ol' ULM--any program that doesn't suck total balls should be able to outdraw them, right?
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:26 am to T1
T1, I stand corrected. I apparently misremembered. I do believe that prior to their final decision, they had decided that it would be one of the Texas schools--that's probably why I remembered it that way.
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:26 am to ITdrummer
IT the greek letters made a return at last years homecoming game. there were a lot of people pissed at that juco bullshite
Posted on 4/8/11 at 9:27 am to xiv
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Louisiana-Monroe 20,934
Why don't you give me the avg. home attendance for ulm minus the 'home game' in Little Rock?
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