Okay, they really didn't say that about the Belt, but could have.
Like it or not that is the perception. Bottom line is pecking order is the same, but if you are a gang school, perception is you are lower and weaker than you were. and to be honest that is true, for all 5.
USA Today doesn't seem to high on MTSU, FAU, and WKU. I believe at least one or two of those teams will continue to win. To me, C-USA seems to have enough quality programs to finish ahead of the MAC. I think USA Today perceives C-USA to be weaker then it really is.
This conference just needs to win our OOC games. Nothing will do more to improve our perception like winning the non-conference games on our schedules.
If one of our new QBs is serviceable we will challenge Marshall for the east.
Okay, they really didn't say that about the Belt, but could have.
Like it or not that is the perception. Bottom line is pecking order is the same, but if you are a gang school, perception is you are lower and weaker than you were. and to be honest that is true, for all 5.
USA Today doesn't seem to high on MTSU, FAU, and WKU. I believe at least one or two of those teams will continue to win. To me, C-USA seems to have enough quality programs to finish ahead of the MAC. I think USA Today perceives C-USA to be weaker then it really is.
This conference just needs to win our OOC games. Nothing will do more to improve our perception like winning the non-conference games on our schedules.
Western had more OOC wins over the last two seasons than any other team in CUSA..
7-2 in OOC games 4-1 last year and 3-1 the year before...2 SEC wins, 1 over Navy, 1 over S. Miss, 1 over Army and 2 vs FCS. We have 4 winnable games this year..
BG
Ill
Navy
Army
of course all are very losable games also..well we should be at least a TD favorite over Army
(This post was last modified: 07-15-2014 04:27 PM by WKUYG.)
Okay, they really didn't say that about the Belt, but could have.
Like it or not that is the perception. Bottom line is pecking order is the same, but if you are a gang school, perception is you are lower and weaker than you were. and to be honest that is true, for all 5.
USA Today doesn't seem to high on MTSU, FAU, and WKU. I believe at least one or two of those teams will continue to win. To me, C-USA seems to have enough quality programs to finish ahead of the MAC. I think USA Today perceives C-USA to be weaker then it really is.
This conference just needs to win our OOC games. Nothing will do more to improve our perception like winning the non-conference games on our schedules.
If one of our new QBs is serviceable we will challenge Marshall for the east.
I'm very impressed with the amount of redshirted players we have this year. It's something like 75.... some are walk-ons but methinks Stock is finally building some depth.
We should have at least one serviceable QB out of the 3.
My bet is on Brent Stockstill (although I hope he redshirts this season).
Okay, they really didn't say that about the Belt, but could have.
Why don't you go discuss this worthless crap on YOUR Sunbelt board instead of here. Buh-bye
Bc it's schools like Latech that's making these 2 conferences look bad!
The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Our Texas A&M game in 2012 was a home game that was played in Independence Stadium in Shreveport in front of 44,000 fans. Johnny Football and A&M beat us by two points, but it was a heck of a game. The 2010 Tech/Grambling game drew 40,000 in Shreveport. Both of those games would have easily been sellouts in Ruston. Through the years, we've chosen to play the likes of A&M, Baylor, California, OK St, Miami, as well as Grambling and others in Shreveport because Independence Stadium seats close to 50K as opposed to our stadium which seats 31K. Is the concept of playing in a larger stadium in order to play in front of MORE fans too complicated for you to understand?
On another of the points you brought up, La Tech did in fact rise to a ranking of #19 in 2012. It's fun seeing your logo roll across the screen every time the Top 25 scores are updated, don't you think? Oh, uh..., I mean you guys at UL-L really ought to give it a try some day. Perhaps you will once that Big 12 invite that you all are expecting comes through for you.
As far as what premier institutions left the Sun Belt, you and every other UL-L fan knows EXACTLY who it was that left UL-L behind. The sad thing for you is that it likely isn't over. At least one, and maybe two more Sun Belt members will leapfrog over UL-L before realignment ends. The good news for you is that you guys should be getting used to that by now.
(This post was last modified: 07-15-2014 05:06 PM by BRtransplant.)
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(07-15-2014 02:45 PM)Niner National Wrote: We're opening with UK in 2015. Ga State is either getting bumped to a new date or off the schedule completely.
Okay, they really didn't say that about the Belt, but could have.
Like it or not that is the perception. Bottom line is pecking order is the same, but if you are a gang school, perception is you are lower and weaker than you were. and to be honest that is true, for all 5.
USA Today doesn't seem to high on MTSU, FAU, and WKU. I believe at least one or two of those teams will continue to win. To me, C-USA seems to have enough quality programs to finish ahead of the MAC. I think USA Today perceives C-USA to be weaker then it really is.
This conference just needs to win our OOC games. Nothing will do more to improve our perception like winning the non-conference games on our schedules.
Western had more OOC wins over the last two seasons than any other team in CUSA..
7-2 in OOC games 4-1 last year and 3-1 the year before...2 SEC wins, 1 over Navy, 1 over S. Miss, 1 over Army and 2 vs FCS. We have 4 winnable games this year..
BG
Ill
Navy
Army
of course all are very losable games also..well we should be at least a TD favorite over Army
I've always liked and respected WKU as it seemed you guys always played tough against the big boys. I think you guys are very capable of winning all 4 of those games. That would be huge for you guys and CUSA if you can pull it off. I will be cheering for you guys.
Okay, they really didn't say that about the Belt, but could have.
Why don't you go discuss this worthless crap on YOUR Sunbelt board instead of here. Buh-bye
Bc it's schools like Latech that's making these 2 conferences look bad!
The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Small town and we move most of our big games against AQ schools to Shreveport.
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(07-15-2014 07:12 PM)winston70 Wrote:
(07-15-2014 12:08 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 11:55 AM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 01:09 AM)RustonCAT Wrote:
(07-14-2014 01:41 PM)DogsWin1 Wrote: Why don't you go discuss this worthless crap on YOUR Sunbelt board instead of here. Buh-bye
Bc it's schools like Latech that's making these 2 conferences look bad!
The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Small town and we move most of our big games against AQ schools to Shreveport.
There's not one of us that isn't up and down in attendance and when a program is up and down in the W/L column it's hard getting people to attend games.
I think a better question why can't UL-L sellout their stadium...
if you can get 35,000 to travel to New Orleans you would think you could get 30, 000 at every game. All it'll take is one losing season and UL-L will be back to the 18,000
La Tech moving their big games is all about money...just like Western playing uk in Nashville in front of 45,000. There's no doubt about it that Western could have put 28,000 (could have put 50,000 if we had the room) with standing room only in the Houch and that number would have pushed up our overall attendance by 1500 on average. But at $45 to $60 on 45,000 seats sold there would have been a lot of money left on the table.
(This post was last modified: 07-15-2014 07:24 PM by WKUYG.)
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(07-15-2014 07:12 PM)winston70 Wrote:
(07-15-2014 12:08 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 11:55 AM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 01:09 AM)RustonCAT Wrote:
(07-14-2014 01:41 PM)DogsWin1 Wrote: Why don't you go discuss this worthless crap on YOUR Sunbelt board instead of here. Buh-bye
Bc it's schools like Latech that's making these 2 conferences look bad!
The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Small town and we move most of our big games against AQ schools to Shreveport.
Thanks Winston, that makes sense and I did not know that LaTech typically moved its big games to Shreveport though I recalled you guys played A&M there in front of a big crowd.
Still a bit suprising to me though that even with the disadvantage of Ruston being small, the team didn't sell out when you guys were in the Top 20. Seems like EVERY game would be a big game under those circumstances.....at least it would be to me.
As for your buddy BR, that's one huge burr he's got up his ass.
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(07-15-2014 07:29 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 07:12 PM)winston70 Wrote:
(07-15-2014 12:08 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 11:55 AM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 01:09 AM)RustonCAT Wrote: Bc it's schools like Latech that's making these 2 conferences look bad!
The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Small town and we move most of our big games against AQ schools to Shreveport.
Thanks Winston, that makes sense and I did not know that LaTech typically moved its big games to Shreveport though I recalled you guys played A&M there in front of a big crowd.
Still a bit suprising to me though that even with the disadvantage of Ruston being small, the team didn't sell out when you guys were in the Top 20. Seems like EVERY game would be a big game under those circumstances.....at least it would be to me.
As for your buddy BR, that's one huge burr he's got up his ass.
I agree and we were doing a good job increasing our core group of fans during the Dooley and Dykes years to the 18-20K range and with a decent opponent we would get around 25k. The student support is pretty solid and continues to grow. Plenty of room for improvement though.
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(07-15-2014 07:24 PM)WKUYG Wrote: There's not one of us that isn't up and down in attendance and when a program is up and down in the W/L column it's hard getting people to attend games.
I think a better question why can't UL-L sellout their stadium...
if you can get 35,000 to travel to New Orleans you would think you could get 30, 000 at every game. All it'll take is one losing season and UL-L will be back to the 18,000
Renaissance Man, the Cajuns have sold out the stadium before and expect over 40,000 for the first two games this year, Southern University of Baton Rouge and LaTech. Actually, I think the athletic department is expecting on the order of 45,000 for the Southern game (they travel well) but I'll believe it when I see it.
As for your comments about Cajun fans traveling to New Orleans, you make the same error as many who have questioned how a team that averages 25,000 or so at home can get 35,000+ to the Super Dome.
It's easy. Big Easy.
First it's a bowl game in a destination city and Cajun fans love to make a 3 or 4 day trip out of it and party. And secondly, but more importantly, is that not all those who travel to New Orleans to cheer for the Cajuns are from Lafayette. Tulane fans don't like to admit this, but it's the truth. Many are from the New Orleans area.
When I was at USL, the first thing that surprised me was the number of students enrolled from the New Orleans area. I recall that the entire wing of my dorm alone was almost 100% New Orleans and West Bank residents.
Those folks typically wouldn't make a 2 hour plus drive to Lafayette to watch a regular season game, but will turn out for the party in the Dome.
And yes, you're right. We're but one lousy season away for averaging what you guys did last year with one of your better teams....18,334 to be exact.
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(07-15-2014 07:46 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 07:24 PM)WKUYG Wrote: There's not one of us that isn't up and down in attendance and when a program is up and down in the W/L column it's hard getting people to attend games.
I think a better question why can't UL-L sellout their stadium...
if you can get 35,000 to travel to New Orleans you would think you could get 30, 000 at every game. All it'll take is one losing season and UL-L will be back to the 18,000
Renaissance Man, the Cajuns have sold out the stadium before and expect over 40,000 for the first two games this year, Southern University of Baton Rouge and LaTech. Actually, I think the athletic department is expecting on the order of 45,000 for the Southern game (they travel well) but I'll believe it when I see it.
As for your comments about Cajun fans traveling to New Orleans, you make the same error as many who have questioned how a team that averages 25,000 or so at home can get 35,000+ to the Super Dome.
It's easy. Big Easy.
First it's a bowl game in a destination city and Cajun fans love to make a 3 or 4 day trip out of it and party. And secondly, but more importantly, is that not all those who travel to New Orleans to cheer for the Cajuns are from Lafayette. Tulane fans don't like to admit this, but it's the truth. Many are from the New Orleans area.
When I was at USL, the first thing that surprised me was the number of students enrolled from the New Orleans area. I recall that the entire wing of my dorm alone was almost 100% New Orleans and West Bank residents.
Those folks typically wouldn't make a 2 hour plus drive to Lafayette to watch a regular season game, but will turn out for the party in the Dome.
And yes, you're right. We're but one lousy season away for averaging what you guys did last year with one of your better teams....18,334 to be exact.
The point was most fans take a wait and see...
when you win for a couple years and then turn around and have 2 bad seasons it's hard to get them to show up for the special one's...
unless it comes on the back of back to back winning seasons. Tech like most of us seems to do the 2 good 2 bad and none of us have enough fans to over come that.
BTW we ALL are one losing season from getting a few thousand drop in attendance
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(07-15-2014 04:59 PM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 12:08 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 11:55 AM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 01:09 AM)RustonCAT Wrote:
(07-14-2014 01:41 PM)DogsWin1 Wrote: Why don't you go discuss this worthless crap on YOUR Sunbelt board instead of here. Buh-bye
Bc it's schools like Latech that's making these 2 conferences look bad!
The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Our Texas A&M game in 2012 was a home game that was played in Independence Stadium in Shreveport in front of 44,000 fans. Johnny Football and A&M beat us by two points, but it was a heck of a game. The 2010 Tech/Grambling game drew 40,000 in Shreveport. Both of those games would have easily been sellouts in Ruston. Through the years, we've chosen to play the likes of A&M, Baylor, California, OK St, Miami, as well as Grambling and others in Shreveport because Independence Stadium seats close to 50K as opposed to our stadium which seats 31K. Is the concept of playing in a larger stadium in order to play in front of MORE fans too complicated for you to understand?
On another of the points you brought up, La Tech did in fact rise to a ranking of #19 in 2012. It's fun seeing your logo roll across the screen every time the Top 25 scores are updated, don't you think? Oh, uh..., I mean you guys at UL-L really ought to give it a try some day. Perhaps you will once that Big 12 invite that you all are expecting comes through for you.
As far as what premier institutions left the Sun Belt, you and every other UL-L fan knows EXACTLY who it was that left UL-L behind. The sad thing for you is that it likely isn't over. At least one, and maybe two more Sun Belt members will leapfrog over UL-L before realignment ends. The good news for you is that you guys should be getting used to that by now.
And here are some specifics. La Tech played, in Shreveport, the Baylor Bears in 1996, The California Bears in 1997, Texas A&M in 1999 and 2012, Okla State in 2002, and Miami in 2003. The Grambling game, 2010, was a GRAMBLING home game as they sponsored the Port City Classic and invited Tech as a visiting team. The A&M game in 2012 ended a 9yr drought of biggies in Shreveport so if they are moving all their big home games to Shreveport then they don't have many big home games.
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(07-15-2014 09:06 PM)eager eagle Wrote:
(07-15-2014 04:59 PM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 12:08 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 11:55 AM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 01:09 AM)RustonCAT Wrote: Bc it's schools like Latech that's making these 2 conferences look bad!
The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Our Texas A&M game in 2012 was a home game that was played in Independence Stadium in Shreveport in front of 44,000 fans. Johnny Football and A&M beat us by two points, but it was a heck of a game. The 2010 Tech/Grambling game drew 40,000 in Shreveport. Both of those games would have easily been sellouts in Ruston. Through the years, we've chosen to play the likes of A&M, Baylor, California, OK St, Miami, as well as Grambling and others in Shreveport because Independence Stadium seats close to 50K as opposed to our stadium which seats 31K. Is the concept of playing in a larger stadium in order to play in front of MORE fans too complicated for you to understand?
On another of the points you brought up, La Tech did in fact rise to a ranking of #19 in 2012. It's fun seeing your logo roll across the screen every time the Top 25 scores are updated, don't you think? Oh, uh..., I mean you guys at UL-L really ought to give it a try some day. Perhaps you will once that Big 12 invite that you all are expecting comes through for you.
As far as what premier institutions left the Sun Belt, you and every other UL-L fan knows EXACTLY who it was that left UL-L behind. The sad thing for you is that it likely isn't over. At least one, and maybe two more Sun Belt members will leapfrog over UL-L before realignment ends. The good news for you is that you guys should be getting used to that by now.
And here are some specifics. La Tech played, in Shreveport, the Baylor Bears in 1996, The California Bears in 1997, Texas A&M in 1999 and 2012, Okla State in 2002, and Miami in 2003. The Grambling game, 2010, was a GRAMBLING home game as they sponsored the Port City Classic and invited Tech as a visiting team. The A&M game in 2012 ended a 9yr drought of biggies in Shreveport so if they are moving all their big home games to Shreveport then they don't have many big home games.
What big home games have we played in Ruston other than the MSU game?
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(07-15-2014 09:10 PM)winston70 Wrote:
(07-15-2014 09:06 PM)eager eagle Wrote:
(07-15-2014 04:59 PM)BRtransplant Wrote:
(07-15-2014 12:08 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-15-2014 11:55 AM)BRtransplant Wrote: The WAC, MAC, and CUSA have ranked teams practically every year, and La Tech has had one of those teams on more than one occasion. The Sun Belt has NEVER, EVER had a single team break into the Top 25, yet you have the nerve to come on the CUSA board and attack La Tech? Maybe you'll seem more credible if a team from the Sun Belt ever breaks into the Top 25 for the very first time. That's going to be even tougher to do now that the Sun Belt has lost what most considered to be it's premier institutions. Anyway, you obviously carry a grudge against La Tech as is evidenced by your screen name. Are you related to Eager Eagle?
Uh, I thought he was just pulling your leg there BR. Otherwise, there's no logic at all to what he said.
On another topic, which premier institutions did the Belt lose?
And finally, speaking of LaTech, I was dumbfounded when I learned that Tech had never sold out its stadium, even during the 2012 season when late in the year you guys played at home ranked #19 in the nation. What's up with that?
Our Texas A&M game in 2012 was a home game that was played in Independence Stadium in Shreveport in front of 44,000 fans. Johnny Football and A&M beat us by two points, but it was a heck of a game. The 2010 Tech/Grambling game drew 40,000 in Shreveport. Both of those games would have easily been sellouts in Ruston. Through the years, we've chosen to play the likes of A&M, Baylor, California, OK St, Miami, as well as Grambling and others in Shreveport because Independence Stadium seats close to 50K as opposed to our stadium which seats 31K. Is the concept of playing in a larger stadium in order to play in front of MORE fans too complicated for you to understand?
On another of the points you brought up, La Tech did in fact rise to a ranking of #19 in 2012. It's fun seeing your logo roll across the screen every time the Top 25 scores are updated, don't you think? Oh, uh..., I mean you guys at UL-L really ought to give it a try some day. Perhaps you will once that Big 12 invite that you all are expecting comes through for you.
As far as what premier institutions left the Sun Belt, you and every other UL-L fan knows EXACTLY who it was that left UL-L behind. The sad thing for you is that it likely isn't over. At least one, and maybe two more Sun Belt members will leapfrog over UL-L before realignment ends. The good news for you is that you guys should be getting used to that by now.
And here are some specifics. La Tech played, in Shreveport, the Baylor Bears in 1996, The California Bears in 1997, Texas A&M in 1999 and 2012, Okla State in 2002, and Miami in 2003. The Grambling game, 2010, was a GRAMBLING home game as they sponsored the Port City Classic and invited Tech as a visiting team. The A&M game in 2012 ended a 9yr drought of biggies in Shreveport so if they are moving all their big home games to Shreveport then they don't have many big home games.
What big home games have we played in Ruston other than the MSU game?
MSU is the only big (bcs) home game ever played in Dogpatch and the above six are the only ones in Sheveport but not moved there for attendance but those teams would not go to Dogpatch. Looks like you have had about seven "home" games in your history that would be considered big time game.
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(07-16-2014 07:43 AM)eager eagle Wrote: MSU is the only big (bcs) home game ever played in Dogpatch and the above six are the only ones in Sheveport but not moved there for attendance but those teams would not go to Dogpatch. Looks like you have had about seven "home" games in your history that would be considered big time game.
Wouldn't it have been cool though for the California Golden Bears to play that game at Tech's home field? I can just imagine that group from Berkeley stepping off the bus in Ruston.
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(07-16-2014 08:18 AM)CajunFanatico Wrote:
(07-16-2014 07:43 AM)eager eagle Wrote: MSU is the only big (bcs) home game ever played in Dogpatch and the above six are the only ones in Sheveport but not moved there for attendance but those teams would not go to Dogpatch. Looks like you have had about seven "home" games in your history that would be considered big time game.
Wouldn't it have been cool though for the California Golden Bears to play that game at Tech's home field? I can just imagine that group from Berkeley stepping off the bus in Ruston.
That Cal game was a great game. Check out the 8:50 mark for one of the greatest play calls ever:
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I do not mean this as a knock at all, but I did not realize some of you averaged less than 20k/game. Hopefully we are able to get everyone to above 20k/game here soon.
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(07-16-2014 09:40 AM)FlyHawk98 Wrote: I do not mean this as a knock at all, but I did not realize some of you averaged less than 20k/game. Hopefully we are able to get everyone to above 20k/game here soon.
I'm pretty sure average below 20k now than over it.
The actual number doesn't matter to me as much as % of stadium capacity.
ODU for example only holds right at 20,000, but I'm pretty sure 20,000 is actually a bit over official capacity.
Their games will look great on television despite only averaging 20,000.
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C-USA and SunBelt football get no love from USA Today
