(04-21-2013 09:34 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(04-21-2013 09:25 AM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  

(04-21-2013 08:48 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(04-21-2013 01:48 AM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  Funny thing is that Kent State of the MAC had a terrible run from 1994 until recent time. Their lack of winning seasons appears to be abismal as well. However, they have evaded the crap talk of "move down" or "unable to perform at this level". Seems some schools are privy to double standards...or some people are just ignorant to what all goes on in college football and take that ignorance out unfairly on other programs.

Pretty sure Kent State's budget is more than double ULM'S.

And I'm sure it has been for all of the years they worse or just as well as ULM. The reality of it all is that ULM does a lot with the lowest budget in FBS. But, they will be a heck of a force to deal with once they get their budget up a few more million dollars. We are tapping into our donor and alumni base like never before. Things are actually turning around at ULM.

For one thing this isn't just about football, but ULM isn't being talked about moving down out of a lack of competitiveness in football, at least not by me, it's about being woefully underfunded and letting non-revenue sports wither on the vine in order to allow ULM football to "do more with less"and this is about rumors of budgetary concerns. If you are increasing your budget, you won't hear anything from me(though I'm not sure "a few million" will go as far as you seem to think) but if you do see your budget shrink and can't pay an AD...I think the moving down talk is merited.

Non-revenue sports are not withering. That is your perspective based upon your outside view and limited information. We have made commitments in baseball. We are limited in men's basketball due to APR restrictions that almost killed the program. We just recently have been able to recruit and schedule a sufficient number of games by getting out of those restrictions. Our men's basketball will be much improved in 2014 and even better in 2015. And we will be doing it while spending less. We are fine. Many, including yourself, are just not as educated on ULM as you should be if you are going to make the statements that have been made here. We will have a new AD come July 1 and I foresee a capital campaign being announced come this football season.