(07-18-2012 11:12 AM)troy4ever21 Wrote:  Texas State- I'm excited to have TxSt join the Belt. Great looking stadium and campus. You guys also seem to have a large fan base to fill your stadium on game days. How in the world did you get Texas Tech to come to your house your first year in FBS? Awesome!
GA State- I love Georgia and I love Atlanta (I'm from Columbus). GA State's campus is modern and right in the middle of everything. I can't wait to make a trip to the GA Dome.
UTA- I know very little about your school, but your new arena looks great.

It was a great get, that's for sure. I think Fran being there certainly helped along with other ties to persons in our admin. I do recall it came down to TT and Mizzou? (not sure if I recall that right)
We've played mainly B12(or former SWC) teams OOC over the years. It was, IMHO, excellent good will on their part to open our renovated stadium.
Tech also has a large alumni base in Austin/SA. They leave Lubbock after graduating because there's nothing there.

UTA also has a good baseball program. Thorn in our side many a time.

I'm a pretty big fan of the Troy gameday experience (from what i've seen on TV) and i'm a fan of their stadium! I hope we get to play there again this decade.