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Almost any Texas school would have the ability to generate more money and make improvements faster than any school in the ULS system or LSU system with the exception of the mothership in Baton Rouge itself. Sadly their university endowment is probably the same or bigger than ours and I know they have more students. Plus they aren't under the crooked and archaic politics in Louisiana. All politics are crooked but Louisiana is a high hurdle to jump.
The only team that was remaining in CUSA that we joined the conference to be associated with is now joining the league we didn't want to be associated with which is populated by schools that don't want to be associated with us while CUSA adds schools we don't want to be associated with. We've really figured out this conference realignment thing after 30 years.
"Other than that Mrs.Kennedy, how was the parade?"
Have you considered those Dogs?
1) We practice in the storm because it builds toughness and character.
2a) It's not difficult to get suckers to cave to peer pressure. And there's plenty of suckers among the G5s
2b) Metal barns with astroturf do not "nice facilties" make.
3) Horsefeathers. There's negligible correlation between wins and practice barns. "But the recruits like it!" is a message board talking point without sources or substance.
I know there's a lot of laughter about it today, but if McNeese moves up and becomes part of CUSA, they are going to be in the league to stay.
And when Tech gets into the AAC - and I think it's going to be more like when not if - then McNeese becomes your problem.
They're just 75 miles away from Reinhardt Drive. They're going to recruit many of the same players you recruit. And there's going to be an enormous amount of pressure for you to play them home and home in football every year.
Remember, you could be hearing this thing over and over again in the decades to come, too!!!!!!!!!
Maybe even a lot more than Tech will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZegSJPMvAsc
I am assuming when you built your football facility a few years ago, you replaced the shed that had no AC or concrete foundation.
I know the owner of the company that put it up 15 or 20 years ago (I think his name was Descant) would joke at bank board meetings to not get near it in a hurricane it was so stripped down.
What is the new facility like?
Tech needs a ground swell of disapproval to our university leadership for their utter failure. Our university president failed us. Every western team from CUSA other than UTEP bettered themselves. We’ve taken a HUGE (maybe irreparable) step back.
Sam Houston State's endowment (2020) was $116.8 million. Fall 2020 enrollment was 21,918.
Louisiana Tech's endowment (2020) was $104.5 million. Fall 2020 enrollment was 11,197.
SHS is basically in Houston. Tech is... nowhere near any major city (no, the Monroes and SBC don't count).
Again I ask, does your dealer deliver? haha