(05-14-2013 04:09 PM)troy4ever Wrote:  

(05-14-2013 04:01 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(05-14-2013 03:57 PM)troy4ever Wrote:  

(05-14-2013 01:33 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(05-14-2013 12:49 PM)troy4ever Wrote:  What really stinks as a Troy or USA fan is having to be in the same state with the behemoth that is Alabama. What really frustrates me is seeing many of my friends that I went to school with at Troy and were die-hard Trojan fans at the time, have went on to become Alabama fans more than Troy fans. It's difficult to compete in a state with a university that is arguably the best all around college football program in the nation at the moment.

I don't think it's arguable to say Alabama is the best football program in the country right now. I think it's very safe to say they are without question the best program in the country at this time. They have more national championships in the last 4 years than 85% of FBS teams have all-time. Saban has been better than Bear Bryant in an age of parity. Unreal.

Did you really feel the need to take the time to try and correct me just because I said it was ARGUABLE instead of saying they ARE the best football team? Some things are just so trivial they aren't worth responding to ya know?

Ok.

I didn't try and "correct" you. I was agreeing with you and elaborating your premise. If this is so trivial, why did you respond to me?

Bc sometimes you have to point out trivial things for people for them to see how trivial they really are.

Come on!!!

(05-14-2013 12:49 PM)troy4ever Wrote:  What really stinks as a Troy or USA fan is having to be in the same state with the behemoth that is Alabama. What really frustrates me is seeing many of my friends that I went to school with at Troy and were die-hard Trojan fans at the time, have went on to become Alabama fans more than Troy fans. It's difficult to compete in a state with a university that is arguably the best all around college football program in the nation at the moment.

bobcat fans feel your pain. TxSt is only about 30 miles away from the University of Texas. Its become much better since the name change, but when I went to school in the nineties there were days when I swear there were more longhorn shirts walking around campus than bobcat shirts.

(05-14-2013 01:21 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  Too much blue on WKU's campus.

Saw that change a bit when UK lost in the first round of the NIT this year, though.

Heh heh.

Haha, that's awesome! If I had a kid in my class always sporting UK stuff, I'd have to use all the restraint I had not to rub that NIT loss all up in his face.

(05-14-2013 12:24 PM)The Black Flag Wrote:  Seen it happen time and time again. App St is another good example about what happened to them just have one win over Michigan. Enrollment went up, SAT went up, game attendance shot up... (And we still beat them that year )

Obviously not on the scale of Alabama, but the effect is still the same.

The ball started rolling in 2005 with a new AD and our first National Championship. The Michigan win was a great booster but the momentum was already going strong.