Originally Posted by
markay714
I certainly do not agree with you on that. I love Louisiana Tech, but I expect some degree of value for my entertainment dollars elsewhere, does Tech football get a pass? Not from me. It would be one thing if there was a clear direction for the program towards winning and being successful. We constantly get slapped in the face with mediocrity - less than actually - and are expected to keep supporting the program/coach in the same way? I think not! While I do not think everything is Bicknell's fault, when you have the attitude that beating a 2 and something Tulsa team near the end of the season is the best thing in your life next to having children, you have a losing attitude and should not be leading a football program aspiring to even three wins! As a Tech fan valuing excellence and wanting some W's I was humiliated by this remark and our administration's obvious tolerance of it!
If what we are doing is not producing the results that we want, why do we keep doing the same thing and expecting different results? While I can't do anything about the coaching situation I'm trying a different approach. With the state of our program, its just not worth it for me to drive up from Baton Rouge to see mediocrity or worse. When things get better, I'll be most happy to drive up regularly for the football games again. I refuse to keep playing like all is fine and wonderful when its certainly not in my view.
No question if I lived in Ruston, I'd still be at every game. But, there's a great deal of time and money investment when you live away to attend games. When my alma mater treats football like all they should have to do is throw a team out there to call themselves a success, why should I keep treating it as a worthy investment of 5 weekends for home games each fall? Do the math on driving up to Ruston, staying in a hotel, eating out all weekend, returning home tired and frustrated. Where's the value there? Tech needs to show me that they want to be something other than local entertainment.