Future Tech

[dawg80]

Unlike you, I’ve never cared about WBB. Actually I hate the “sport”.

He deserves every bash he got going back to letting TJ Eagles get away, then hiring Lloyd. His screw ups in athletics were abundant, but not having us prepared for CUSA when they opted for UTEP is totally on him and hurt us the most.

I was just joking in that pigtails comment. Your view of anything dealing with women is well known.

While it is true university presidents have the final word on hire/fire, usually the AD plays the biggest role in such matters, as in the employment of coaches.

[DD Dawg]

FJ Taylor is the model when it comes to increasing support for athletics! He was very well connected to the state of Louisiana governor and legislature. When opportunity came he jumped hard for Tech. He knew how to get things done and always found ways to find $$ for capital projects. TAC, Intramural complex, and natatorium. And had the foresight for D1 football. He was a do-er! Not a reactionary person!

[PawDawg]

I was just joking in that pigtails comment. Your view of anything dealing with women is well known.

While it is true university presidents have the final word on hire/fire, usually the AD plays the biggest role in such matters, as in the employment of coaches.

Not in those days. Our AD did exactly what DR told him to do.

[dawg80]

Not in those days. Our AD did exactly what DR told him to do.

Okay, gotcha...

[Rama Jama]

If "Private Equity" is making a run at college sports, then what hope do hundreds of colleges have doing it "the old way"? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/19/priv...ge-sports.html

There are greater, more invested minds on this board regarding Tech Athletics, but I would be fine with playing the regional traditional rivals with an SEC team mixed in every season. It would make game days more fun again. And we need more fun in the experience...I do enjoy the great memories from the FJ days!

[Tech77]

We took our shot with the WAC and it made sense at the time. We competed very well with quality athletic programs. Things are radically different now and continuing to change. I now agree we should try to align ourselves with a stable, regional conference if the opportunity presents.

[veerbone]

We took our shot with the WAC and it made sense at the time. We competed very well with quality athletic programs. Things are radically different now and continuing to change. I now agree we should try to align ourselves with a stable, regional conference if the opportunity presents.

I'm in the minority, but I'm all in for the Sun Belt at this point. College football has become a money game, and we can't keep up. I give to the program, but contributions like mine don't amount to a piss hole in a snow bank these days. I'd like to at least have regional rivals to keep the program interesting. At this point though, I doubt they'd ever let us in.

[PawDawg]

I'm in the minority, but I'm all in for the Sun Belt at this point. College football has become a money game, and we can't keep up. I give to the program, but contributions like mine don't amount to a piss hole in a snow bank these days. I'd like to at least have regional rivals to keep the program interesting. At this point though, I doubt they'd ever let us in.

I think they'll get poached waaaay before CUSA, so there will be an opening at some point. Not sure our leadership can make it happen for us. Many who call themselves "in the know" say we are in. They've already run me off.

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

Jech will inevitably screw up whatever chance or chances they get to improve things. Leadership and forward thinking matter and Jech keeps proving that they don’t have any.