Denver Post reporting BYU likely to stay in MWC

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Originally Posted by LATechBanjo

At least we have been voted on twice. What's your excuse?

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Huh? Dang banjo is that what you really meant to ask?

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Originally Posted by dawg78

Huh? Dang banjo is that what you really meant to ask?

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Blame it on the Miller Lite. *The official beer of Louisiana Tech Athletics, brought to you by Learfield Sports*

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Originally Posted by LATechBanjo

At least we have been voted on twice. What's your excuse?

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uh, being a founding member...

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Originally Posted by gomemphistigers1

uh, being a founding member...

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Ah, I see what I did there.

I thought you were from MTSU. Not paying attention. :)

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Originally Posted by LATechBanjo

Ah, I see what I did there.

I thought you were from MTSU. Not paying attention. :)

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You gave him too much credit.

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Originally Posted by theboro

Which part?

MT
WKU
Troy
FIU
Arkansas State all have better stadiums than Tech.

WKU
South Alabama
UALR
MT
ULL
ASU
UNT all have nicer basketball arenas.

Everyone has better baseball stadiums.

FIU
Denver
WKU
MT have bigger athletic budgets than that big $16 million budget you're playing with.

C-USA wants Temple for all sports. Historically strong basketball, huge market.
Temple probably won't leave the A-10 because of their local rivals and they're holding out for the Big East.

Middle has superior facilities, budget and fan support, as well as a superior market (Nashville) to Tech. We're also the top all-around athletic program in the Sun Belt.

WKU has better facilities, a top notch basketball program and a football program that has won a I-AA national title in the last decade. They also split the difference between Louisville and Nashville.

UNT is mostly on potential alone, but they've been to a couple of NCAA tourneys lately and are building a new football stadium. Just being a school with 36,000 students in a Top 5 market is enough to merit consideration.

If you want to argue back, that's fine. If you want to call me stupid and not say anything else, that's fine.

I know what I'm talking about.

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Where do/did you go to school? Also, I don't understand why you care one way or another whether Louisiana Tech is invited to join C-USA. Care to explain?

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Originally Posted by theboro

Why did we only average 500 more a game? Probably because Tech obviously fudged the hell out of the numbers. ( you had exactly 100,000 people show up this year?)

Why has Tech already been passed up by CUSA twice?

If we were playing such crappy teams, then why did more people show up to see ULUpick'em and F_U than came to Tech to see Boise, Hawaii and Nevada?

Why are your facilities so bad?

Why is your athletic budget nearly $4 million less than ours, even though you get $500,000 more from your conference?

Why are we on TV more than you?

Why can our AD put together a decent home schedule, yet you played five home games last year and are opening up this year with a neutral-site game against Grambling?

Why do you suck in baseball?

Why can't you win your conference in anything other than women's track and women's basketball?

Why does MT finish light year's ahead of Tech in the Director's Cup standings?

Why did we beat you by four touchdowns the last time MT and Tech played?

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I seriously doubt you have spent much time, if any, at Louisiana Tech. Tech is every bit as good a school as any Sunbelt Conference school. I still don't understand why you care what conference Tech is in.

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Originally Posted by gomemphistigers1

then why has La Tech been "no voted" twice?

AD's and fans have NO vote...only Presidents.

SMU is private...UNT is public...they don't fight each other for funding for students.

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Louisiana Tech Universit is as good a university as Memphis State and would be a fine addition to C-USA. Seems like you would want the conference to improve and the addition of Tech would improve the conference.

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Originally Posted by gomemphistigers1

i've got some great pictures from Crump back in the 50's

i'll see if i can find em.

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finally found it...

Crump Stadium...Memphis, TN...1950...capacity: 30,000

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...umpstadium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...rphymsuwin.jpg

it was sad to see it go:

http://www.mallofmemphis.org/images//cr1.jpg

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Originally Posted by gomemphistigers1

it was sad to see it go:

http://www.mallofmemphis.org/images//cr1.jpg

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Was Memphis the "Warriors" at one time?

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Originally Posted by RougeDawg

Was Memphis the "Warriors" at one time?

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after the Tigers stopped using the facility, the Central High Warriors used it as their home field...

after it was torn down, a standard aluminum HS stadium was built for Central to use.

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Originally Posted by gomemphistigers1

after the Tigers stopped using the facility, the Central High Warriors used it as their home field...

after it was torn down, a standard aluminum HS stadium was built for Central to use.

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I've never been to the Liberty Bowl, but how far is it away from the Memphis campus?

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Originally Posted by DawgFight71

I've never been to the Liberty Bowl, but how far is it away from the Memphis campus?

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2 miles...i walk farther than that every morning for exercise.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/...icture2-26.png

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Originally Posted by gomemphistigers1

2 miles...i walk farther than that every morning for exercise.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/...icture2-26.png

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I bet....holding up those convenience stores can be taxing. Do you prefer stockings or masks?

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Originally Posted by LATechBanjo

Blame it on the Miller Lite. *The official beer of Louisiana Tech Athletics, brought to you by Learfield Sports*

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Ain't cold beer great.....