(10-13-2019 06:04 PM)wewererebels Wrote:  As long as Citadel beats GaTech, SC beats GA and GaSt beats Tennessee, I can continue to have hope that UTA will eventually return to the gridiron. I mean, what can be more pro-underdoggish than rooting for a team that has not existed since 1985? When it happens, it will be that much sweeter for having taken so long.

Meanwhile, our college is now the third largest in Texas and is closing in on Longhorn U for second place in enrollment. When we start playing, I'm confident someone will be in the stands watching.

Is there still no ground swell of support for the program to return??? Does this ever have a realistic chance of happening???

Didn't y'all play in the old baseball stadium before you built the on campus place?

(10-14-2019 04:26 AM)OsageJ Wrote:  Didn't y'all play in the old baseball stadium before you built the on campus place?

different old stadium. turnpike stadium, the predecessor to the ballpark/globe life field. was a sucky experience. football area was in the outfield and part of the main stands were made to be able to swing out. I went to all the games there and they were not well attended..we also had a cpl. games at the stadium at Lamar high school..it was a pathetic time compared to the rocking games at our old dusty on campus stadium.

(01-21-2019 06:49 PM)Coach Bonez89 Wrote:  I just like making that statement from time to time to poke holes in state pride... In all seriousness though, I've always thought UTA could successfully relaunch football.

I had to go back and read what you're referring to. (Are you from Tennessee? I think Texas would not have existed without the influx of bankrupt Tennesseans, like Sam Houston, who had abdicated as Tennessee governor, and all those other pro-slavery democrats that had been followers of Andrew Jackson.)

But back to the subject and this century, football at UTA appears to be inevitable, be it next year or next decade. Whether it's on campus, at the old Rangers stadium, or even sometimes at Jerryworld, we'll be back in the mix again.

(11-04-2019 01:56 PM)wewererebels Wrote:  

(01-21-2019 06:49 PM)Coach Bonez89 Wrote:  I just like making that statement from time to time to poke holes in state pride... In all seriousness though, I've always thought UTA could successfully relaunch football.

I had to go back and read what you're referring to. (Are you from Tennessee? I think Texas would not have existed without the influx of bankrupt Tennesseans, like Sam Houston, who had abdicated as Tennessee governor, and all those other pro-slavery democrats that had been followers of Andrew Jackson.)

But back to the subject and this century, football at UTA appears to be inevitable, be it next year or next decade. Whether it's on campus, at the old Rangers stadium, or even sometimes at Jerryworld, we'll be back in the mix again.

How far is the old Rangers stadium from Campus? Would be neat if it's close enough and you could create an extension of Campus with it like GSU did.

They would have to flight Los Cowboys for that land since it shares a parking lot with AT&T

(11-04-2019 02:30 PM)Warhawkman Wrote:  They would have to flight Los Cowboys for that land since it shares a parking lot with AT&T

It’s not close enough for that anyway

(11-04-2019 05:40 PM)debragga Wrote:  

(11-04-2019 02:30 PM)Warhawkman Wrote:  They would have to flight Los Cowboys for that land since it shares a parking lot with AT&T

It’s not close enough for that anyway

a cpl. miles away..many stop/go lights...uta and the city are however jointly melding the campus and downtown area together with some nice venues and dining and partying spots.

It's about 3.5 miles from UTA to Globe Life Park. But that's probably a good 10-12 minute drive considering you're going through downtown Arlington to get there. Probably wouldn't be a long-term solution but maybe something temporary until Maverick Stadium was renovated into something more modern maybe?

Agree with runamuck though that the area between UTA and downtown is becoming a decent spot for college kids or college sports fans to hang before a game. I've been an Arlingtonian (Arlingtonite?) for a little over 2 years now. My usual before a TXST/UTA game at CPC is pregaming at J. Gilligans then walk over to the arena.

(11-06-2019 10:39 AM)_x_ Wrote:  It's about 3.5 miles from UTA to Globe Life Park. But that's probably a good 10-12 minute drive considering you're going through downtown Arlington to get there. Probably wouldn't be a long-term solution but maybe something temporary until Maverick Stadium was renovated into something more modern maybe?

Agree with runamuck though that the area between UTA and downtown is becoming a decent spot for college kids or college sports fans to hang before a game. I've been an Arlingtonian (Arlingtonite?) for a little over 2 years now. My usual before a TXST/UTA game at CPC is pregaming at J. Gilligans then walk over to the arena.

Gilligans is good. we sometimes do the Grease Monkey or Bentley's..an old time favorite but more walking..

(11-06-2019 02:18 PM)runamuck Wrote:  

(11-06-2019 10:39 AM)_x_ Wrote:  It's about 3.5 miles from UTA to Globe Life Park. But that's probably a good 10-12 minute drive considering you're going through downtown Arlington to get there. Probably wouldn't be a long-term solution but maybe something temporary until Maverick Stadium was renovated into something more modern maybe?

Agree with runamuck though that the area between UTA and downtown is becoming a decent spot for college kids or college sports fans to hang before a game. I've been an Arlingtonian (Arlingtonite?) for a little over 2 years now. My usual before a TXST/UTA game at CPC is pregaming at J. Gilligans then walk over to the arena.

Gilligans is good. we sometimes do the Grease Monkey or Bentley's..an old time favorite but more walking..

Speaking of Gilligan's, there will be a UTA Football Alumni lunchtime meeting there tomorrow to discuss the latest status of program rebirth. Sorry about the late notice!

"You are cordially invited to attend a luncheon with teammates and supporters of UTA Football. Some of you have been involved in recent discussions about UTA and a possible return of football. There has been a lot that has happened.

During the luncheon, we will share with you what actions have taken place over the past couple of years and what is currently in process as well. Besides UTA Athletic Director and myself, we will have the school’s consultant Jeff Schemmel with College Sports Solutions [to] provide an update.

It will be worth your time to hear what has and is being done to evaluate and possibly move forward with this program.

Date: Friday, November 8th
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location: J. Gilligans Draft House, 400 East Abram, Arlington

Lunch: $10 lunch that includes chicken fried steak, Chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad and tea.

Please convey this invite to anyone that you can think of as it would be great to provide an update to a good number of folks besides seeing everyone.
Thanks.

Brian Happel"

No. NOt the Ranger Stadium.

The meeting was well attended and informative. I had not realized how close we came to having Les Miles on board to restart football at UTA. Right up to the time Kansas snapped him up, he was working a plan with UTA partisans. He was even looking at housing in Arlington, but alas, that bride has been left waiting at the altar. Today's surprise information was that the movement didn't die, but is still ongoing, just not with Coach Miles.

Some takeaways, in no particular order:

* The University has hired Jeff Schemmel of CSS College Sports Solutions to study our situation and come up with facts and figures. Jeff is very well connected and has spent most of his adult life in college sports management. It is interesting that originally, President Karbhari insisted that UTA would not pay for this study, but the Texas BOR strongly came out in favor of UTA doing the study, so he adjusted his position.

* Globe Life Park is not being considered as a potential home venue for UTA football, but neither is the current Maverick Stadium. When we do football, President Karbhari is committed to going with a first class on-campus stadium, and the thinking here is that the old stadium is not potentially a good option, since it has been encroached upon from all sides and needs too many upgrades to make economic sense. Allegedly, someone has already come up with drawings of what the new stadium would look like and where it would be located. All I could ascertain is that it would be on the West side of the main campus, so I'm thinking it would be where the large "south 40" parking lot exists on Cooper. Hopefully, the current stadium will be kept as a track and field, and soccer stadium, so the new one will not have to be as "Multi-purpose."

* President Karbhari has said he will not consider raising the Student Athletics Fee from its current bargain rate of $8.50 per hour. This is a major source of funding for all Sunbelt Conference schools, ranging from $5 million to $15 million per year at the other member institutions. UNT recently paid for a new stadium by raising their SAF rate by $10. Given our enormous enrollment, simply raising our SAF to $20 (versus $30 at TxSU) would easily raise about $15 million more per year. But such a move will not originate in the president's office. Perhaps a student led referendum, as has been done elsewhere, would work. Costs of college are ridiculous, so it's good that President Karbhari is trying to keep UTA fees down as much as possible.

* During the transition period to startup of a new football team, NCAA transfer eligibility rules are suspended. Thus, a junior player from another university could transfer and not have to sit out for a year.

* There are several "big money" supporters potentially involved in the football revival process, including one who is on the BOR. To what degree their contributions could cover startup costs is unknown.

* First of all, student enthusiasm and support for football will be essential before anything can get done, and currently, the only way for such support to manifest itself is for UTA students to attend basketball games. Last Tuesday, 700 attended the game against UTDallas. Granted, that was an exhibition game against a lower division non-rival. So it will be interesting to see how many more will show up for the Saturday game against Tulsa (Homecoming).

* Any revival of UTA football will have Title IX ramifications, and thus will result in additional women's sports programs. Most likely, there will be Wlomen's Soccer.
* When we did the 2004 referendum, it was for "athletics expansion." It passed overwhelmingly, but the increased SAF increase was never implemented by President Spaniolo.

* No thought or consideration whatsoever is being given to the university possibly supporting club sports as a way of raising student interest. This should be considered, in my opinion.

* There was no interest expressed by the AD in swimming, gymnastics or any other sport outside of possible W Soccer.

* I noticed that many if not most of the football alumni who attended this meeting were former players from championship and winning teams, like the 1979 team that went 9-2 and crushed TCU. Several former NFL players attended, such as Byron Williams, Danny Griffin and Brian Happel.

Good recap. Now got to get that student support up.

Good Luck Mavs!!!!

(11-08-2019 10:14 PM)Usajags Wrote:  Good recap. Now got to get that student support up.

Good Luck Mavs!!!!

We had a club football team for a short bit, but the administration didn't support it. They eventually made it hard enough on the club that it folded. If I remember correctly they played against the USA club football team in a game.

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(11-08-2019 10:14 PM)Usajags Wrote:  Good recap. Now got to get that student support up.

Good Luck Mavs!!!!

What worked at USA to get the student support up? Was the club football team any help in that regard? I remember when your club team arrived on the USA bus for a game in Arlington. It appeared that your school was supporting its club team with travel and nice uniforms. Is that correct? Also, what is the level of your Student Athletics Fee? Ours is $8.50 per semester hour. UNT was $20 last I checked, and TxSt was going up to $30.

I'll be rooting for you guys! A friend of my parents, now diseased, played for UT Arlington in the early 1970s.

Thanks for the synopsis Duck.

I know Texas State has been at $30 for a long while now.

What was the players name that was friends with your family Bonez?

Good details from that meeting

It sounds like Maverick football could be a real thing!

With 4 instate schools in C-USA plus a pair on the AAC OOC scheduling ought to be easy.

This probably would make the Sunbelt fans of the waiver the AAC wants so that they too can keep hosting a CCG with 11 members and avoiding the need for a football affiliate or additional full member.

If UTA does start up, they'd have to play two years in FCS, right? That'd give the conference some time to figure out wtf is going on with the AAC's waiver or figure out if the Belt could poach another school somewhere else if needed.