Hey CCSLUDGE, do you still beat your wife?Originally Posted by CCSLUDGEIs Tech better off in the WAC (or a simular conference) or going back to a conference like the Southland.
Why in the Southland:
I know some of the schools of the former southland are 1-AA, but is Tech better off playing in a conference like the old southland. I now live in Kansas but I always try to make a game every year and I listen to every game, but it seems like Tech only draws 20 plus for very select games at home. Back when, Tech used to always draw 30 plus for NLU(I cant call them anything but that) , Northwestern (Rally in the Alley I believe you older bulldawgs called it that), USL, Mcnesse, etc... It seems to me that no one in North LA cares to go see Tech play San Jose St, Tulsa, etc.... Which we should all support them at any game. Also in terms of the other sports it would seem more realistic to play a home and home with USL in baseball instead of Boise State. I think that it is hard to call any of the schools in the WAC rivals except Boise and Fresno.
Why in the WAC:
Beating Alabama, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, and winning the WAC were some of the greatest moments of my life even though I was not at any of those games. I will always remember me screaming as loud as I can in Walmart in Kansas as I was listening to the game through my cell pnone as we beat Michigan State. It is fun to be playing teams like Miami, Tennesee, LSU. When we get the big payouts from playing these schools, could we afford to keep the athletic programs going without these payouts? Is the difference of travel expenses from the southland to the WAC about the same as these payouts?
We have proven we can beat the big boys, but why can't we draw the fans to the games. Why don't more people come to the games in an area in which football is king.
I personally like being in the WAC and playing the big boys in non conference games, but I live in Kansas and don't get to go to the games. Would you rather go see the Dawgs play San Jose or NLU? I think we are heading in the right direction, and with a few changes would could get to a higher level.
Let me know what your thoughts are on this.
CCSLUDGE
by the way I have a Math degree from Tech so I never learned to spell so don't hate.
HD