(11-09-2011 08:37 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  In all seriousness, you can't say that TSU wouldn't have larger crowds in a larger stadium in the SBC. There would be bigger crowds. Not many people are going to show up and watch the Bobcats take on (for example...) Lamar. If Louisiana came to town, that would be a different story. Just because a school's stadium isn't large doesn't mean the program doesn't have potential if they move up. However, I agree that right now they're not at the needed level for an SBC team.

Outside of diehards, most fans won't know the difference between Southland teams and WAC or Sun Belt teams. It's a harsh reality, but it is a reality. Texas State will have an initial bump from the fact that they're moving to FBS and it will be publicized, but within a few years, whether in the WAC or Sun Belt, their conference games wouldn't be viewed much differently by the average fans than Southland games.