(04-17-2011 01:27 PM)eager eagle Wrote:  Why is ULM their problem? Someone piss in their corn flakes?

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ULM is not only their problem but their biggest most horrific nightmare. La Tech is 30mi out in the sticks, thinly populated area, no tv stations, only media outlet is small town fishwrap. Monroe is their nearest semi metro area and if ULM ever gets their feet on the ground, if they ever establish a solid winning program then all eyes in that area shift to the Warhawks and Tech is down the drain.
[/quote]Are you done Velton? If ULM is our nightmare because we are worried about what ULM will do with the local media, then we can sleep like babies. That program will never get off the ground. ULL is the only program we really keep our eye on as they are the only school in Louisiana, besides the great LSU, with any real potential. La Tech's focus is Shreveport anyway. And why don't you do some research Velton. Ruston is no more in the sticks than Starkville or Auburn. As a matter of fact it sits right smack dab on I20. Alot of college towns don't even do that. We have a research campus that is about to double the size of the main campus. We don't want to be associated with ULM because they do absolutely nothing to better themselves and only want to ride the coattails of those schools that do. If you really wanted to delve into the pulse of ULL, you would find that they don't really want to be associated with them either.
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Looks like Tech is still serving the same flavor cool-ade as the dogs continue to lap it up. Apparently you dont know it but the difference between Starksville, Auburn, and Ruston is the first two of these are home to schools identified as STATE universities whereas Ruston is home to one of EIGHT regional state schools. Each of these eight have their own immediate local fans whereas Ms State and Auburn are statewide. Tech is on I-20 but so is Grambling (5mi away) so enough of the interstate stuff. You have nothing but your opinion in order to state La Tech and ULL are the only schools other than LSU that has any potential (check out the ticket sales for McNeese, they usually beat both La Tech and ULL in fan support). And, the research campus about to double the size of La Tech-dont hold your breath. Just like your end zone project that has fizzled. I hear they have put it on hold, dont want to spend the architect fee on a project that is on life support due to inability to raise the funds. I hear there is a revised plan developing if you are interested.
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Let's get the McNeese St stats correct eagle. First, their stadium sits only 15,000 period. Second, their last playoff game at home a whopping 12,000 showed up, so they have more fan support? They do travel well to in in state schools and of course LSU. Because most of them have LSU and McNeese St window decals. Let's not mix opinion with facts ,McNeese State has a good fan base but they ain't outdrawing anyone in the SBC expect ULM.