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Some good news
Some believe that there will be 2 or 3 super power conferences - Tech will not be part of that. Good news is that there appears to be a mega G conference forming to get some stabilization. Most AAC and MWC teams are included. A few CUSA, Sunbelt, MAC teams.
Tulane
Louisiana Lafayette
Louisiana Tech
All three are proposed to be in - the conference will be split into pods. Sounds like North Texas is a big Tech ally in all this mess.
We do bring a huge travel fanbase to UNT.
any sources we can read about this?Quote:
Originally Posted by faninmonroe
Tech's fanbase BUYS TICKETS at ALL regional game sites. I'd even venture to say Tech's last appearance at LSU resulted in a sell-out of 102K+. Can any other state school say that since the Tigger Stadium expansion?Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
As you know...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgpix
- ticket sales for one game mean nothing compared to the TV thing.
- I was at the game in Baton Rough where our HC Skip worked hard to lose it...The stands were not even close to being "sold out".
We still do much better than southwestern and northeast so that's all that really matters to our "decision makers".:rolleyes4:
The TV market kills us. Pair that with the athletic budget and we just don’t check the Disney boxes.
I mean, Boise State is a glorified junior college but they will probably land in a new Big 12 or PAC12 structure….but people quantify their status with TV market. Heck, Idaho is the flagship school there.
I am somewhat glad we were excluded from the new Sunbelt - it gives us much more ability to be flexible is there is a last minute shot at aligning with the remaining MWCs / AACs of the world.
My concern is that ULL has a significant advantage over us for one of the final spots in the G5 mega conference. If it is TV market driven, we lose.
Does this have legs or just internet speculation?
LafayetteQuote:
Originally Posted by faninmonroe
https://krgspec.com/MarketSearch.aspx?DMAID=253
We rightfully claim both of these which is a MUCH larger TV market.
https://www.krgspec.com/MarketSearch.aspx?DMAID=585
https://krgspec.com/MarketSearch.aspx?DMAID=111
Our LaTech leaders use this small market excuse every time they fail at something they never really tried to do...like getting in the AAC.
Tech needs to grow some balls and control the narrative that highlight us in a positive position and manner.
Great point!Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
Hopefully the blatant snub by the AAC academia snobs showed our AD how far we are behind the curve compared to what his bosses are telling him.
I've always said that. The "TV market" strategy endorsed by so many conferences during conference expansion is a farce, because the UNT's, SMU's, UNCC's, FAU's and Rice's of the world DO NOT control their media markets anyway. Yet, they still get "promoted" based upon their supposed access to "markets". It's absurd, and Tech's leadership needs to work on redefining that narrative.Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
I have not been able to find any links, reports, or articles outside of this thread that supports this discussion. As someone else posted, is this just internet speculation?Quote:
Originally Posted by Amos Moses
Why would G5 want to go to mega conferences?
G5 conferences need to retract and have 10-12 members at most with regional travel that is within a 5 to 6 hour bus ride and maybe on or two plane trips per season
OAAA 2021 NIELSEN DMA Rankings Report.pdf
If we could claim (86) SBC, (143) Monroe/El Dorado & (181) Alexandria, we'd be in the 51st largest media market, between New Orleans & Memphis. Without Alexandria, we'd be 62 between Tulsa & Knoxville.
Here's a look at future AAC
Greenville 102
Memphis 51
Tampa 13
Dallas 5
Philadelphia 4
N.O. 50
Tulsa 61
Wichita 70
Birmingham 45
Boca Raton 39 (W Palm Beach)
Charlotte 22
Denton 5
Houston 8
San Antonio 31
I've never been a proponent of claiming that crap hole in Cenla, but the crapholes in Monroe, and Sheveport/Bossier all cover Tech and their signal reaches Ruston.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Signal? what's a signal?
They're finally installing Fiber Optic in our hood. That's the only signal that needs to be installed everywhere