(11-29-2012 11:11 AM)MG61 Wrote:  Texas State initially joined the Western Athletic Conference, the school’s current conference. But when the WAC lost too many football-playing schools due to last year’s conference shuffle, Texas State aligned itself with the Sun Belt Conference, which the school will join in 2013. Neither move was particularly popular with a Texas State fan base that was clamoring for more familiar, stronger and regionally closer opposition.

When current WAC foe and longtime Southland Conference opponent UT-San Antonio announced that it would join the more notable Conference USA, it made some Texas State supporters feeling like they were left out in the cold. After all, Texas State is a school that had been playing college football for more than 100 years, while UTSA just started its program in 2011.

UTSA winning the first-ever football game between the two schools last weekend only magnified those feelings, considering Texas State might not get another shot at the Roadrunners for at least four years.

But when Tulane and East Carolina University announced Monday they would be leaving C-USA for the Big East, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for Texas State to pursue membership in CUSA. After all, the conference already has four Texas institutions (Rice, UTSA, North Texas and Texas-El Paso) along with other notable programs like Tulsa, Southern Mississippi and Marshall.

But for some reason, Texas State wasn’t even on Conference USA’s radar. Instead, the news on Wednesday was that current Sun Belt members Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic would be moving into the CUSA with current WAC member New Mexico State and Sun Belt member Western Kentucky rumored to join the conference in the upcoming weeks. Once again, Texas State faithful are left wondering: ‘Why not the Bobcats?’

Even Texas State Director of Athletics Larry Teis seemed a bit dismayed with the shake-up when contacted late Tuesday evening after the news of Tulane and ECU’s departure from Conference USA to the Big East. Teis did not return calls on Wednesday after the news of the two schools leaving the Sun Belt for CUSA.

FULL ARTICLE
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x9...once-again

MG61

You are like the kid that puts a turd in the punch bowl. You are such a tool.

lets make quick comparisons here

one school moves up from D1-AA.....they "power up" for this by spending a whopping 2 million dollars on aluminum bleachers 500 yards from the field of play on the outside edges of their turd of a stadium

they kept their horrible coach when they moved up and then fired him and hired a high school coach, they had one of the lowest budgets in D1-A and they played "independent" when they first moved up

the other program (TxState) expanded their stadium with very nice suites and club seats before they actually moved up and then put in a very nice end zone addition, tore out the track, and greatly improved the look of their stadium before they even played a down in D1-A

they hired a well know coach that had winning records at several places through out his career and was familiar with their program from previous experience there, they passed a student fee, and found a home in the WAC

the other program waited 15 years to hire a guy that almost no one has heard of outside of Iowa and that has a career losing record, 15 years to pass a student fee, and 15 years to get a new stadium that is still one of the smallest in D1-A and they have never had a sell out in it....the conference they found a home (and sucked in) folded and they moved to the Belt and were passed over by CUSA once before

TxState had the WAC fold from under them, immediately found a new home in the Belt, they were looked at by others, and they beat a team that was 12-1 the year before at that teams stadium in their first D1-A game and then sold out their twice expanded stadium in their first home game in D1-A......they have gone 3-8 so far with one win against a D1-AA program in their first season in D1-AA and they have one game left that is very winnable

the other program has had 2 winning seasons in 18 years back in D1-A and they are 4-8 this year with their "big time hire" head coach and still waiting for a sell out at their stadium/football taj mahal (with two ponds and a bridge and wind turbines) and they were finally called "up" to CUSA after most of the teams that mattered left from CUSA and after upstart UTSA was called up first......since then CUSA has lost more teams that matter and even some that don't and will probably lose a few more

so basically with the exception of a bowl win and 2 winning seasons TxState has done in 1 season in D1-A what it took the other program 18 years to accomplish and they are basically viewed by anyone anywhere as pretty much in the same exact position as a program even though one has that bowl win, two winning seasons, and 18 years back in D1-A and some other years before that in D1-A

so not surprising one group of fans is in a panic about TxState because TxState has 17 more years to get two winning seasons and a bowl win or to move to the MWC or some other conference and they will have passed the other program by most likely for good

and that is not even mentioning the accomplishments over the last decades of TxState academics vs the other program/music school/basketball school

(11-30-2012 01:08 AM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  lets make quick comparisons here

one school moves up from D1-AA.....they "power up" for this by spending a whopping 2 million dollars on aluminum bleachers 500 yards from the field of play on the outside edges of their turd of a stadium

they kept their horrible coach when they moved up and then fired him and hired a high school coach, they had one of the lowest budgets in D1-A and they played "independent" when they first moved up

the other program (TxState) expanded their stadium with very nice suites and club seats before they actually moved up and then put in a very nice end zone addition, tore out the track, and greatly improved the look of their stadium before they even played a down in D1-A

they hired a well know coach that had winning records at several places through out his career and was familiar with their program from previous experience there, they passed a student fee, and found a home in the WAC

the other program waited 15 years to hire a guy that almost no one has heard of outside of Iowa and that has a career losing record, 15 years to pass a student fee, and 15 years to get a new stadium that is still one of the smallest in D1-A and they have never had a sell out in it....the conference they found a home (and sucked in) folded and they moved to the Belt and were passed over by CUSA once before

TxState had the WAC fold from under them, immediately found a new home in the Belt, they were looked at by others, and they beat a team that was 12-1 the year before at that teams stadium in their first D1-A game and then sold out their twice expanded stadium in their first home game in D1-A......they have gone 3-8 so far with one win against a D1-AA program in their first season in D1-AA and they have one game left that is very winnable

the other program has had 2 winning seasons in 18 years back in D1-A and they are 4-8 this year with their "big time hire" head coach and still waiting for a sell out at their stadium/football taj mahal (with two ponds and a bridge and wind turbines) and they were finally called "up" to CUSA after most of the teams that mattered left from CUSA and after upstart UTSA was called up first......since then CUSA has lost more teams that matter and even some that don't and will probably lose a few more

so basically with the exception of a bowl win and 2 winning seasons TxState has done in 1 season in D1-A what it took the other program 18 years to accomplish and they are basically viewed by anyone anywhere as pretty much in the same exact position as a program even though one has that bowl win, two winning seasons, and 18 years back in D1-A and some other years before that in D1-A

so not surprising one group of fans is in a panic about TxState because TxState has 17 more years to get two winning seasons and a bowl win or to move to the MWC or some other conference and they will have passed the other program by most likely for good

and that is not even mentioning the accomplishments over the last decades of TxState academics vs the other program/music school/basketball school

Well said Sir - Rep points to you (hope that won't mess up your rep point trend) . .

(11-30-2012 12:46 AM)Cat79 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 11:11 AM)MG61 Wrote:  Texas State initially joined the Western Athletic Conference, the school’s current conference. But when the WAC lost too many football-playing schools due to last year’s conference shuffle, Texas State aligned itself with the Sun Belt Conference, which the school will join in 2013. Neither move was particularly popular with a Texas State fan base that was clamoring for more familiar, stronger and regionally closer opposition.

When current WAC foe and longtime Southland Conference opponent UT-San Antonio announced that it would join the more notable Conference USA, it made some Texas State supporters feeling like they were left out in the cold. After all, Texas State is a school that had been playing college football for more than 100 years, while UTSA just started its program in 2011.

UTSA winning the first-ever football game between the two schools last weekend only magnified those feelings, considering Texas State might not get another shot at the Roadrunners for at least four years.

But when Tulane and East Carolina University announced Monday they would be leaving C-USA for the Big East, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for Texas State to pursue membership in CUSA. After all, the conference already has four Texas institutions (Rice, UTSA, North Texas and Texas-El Paso) along with other notable programs like Tulsa, Southern Mississippi and Marshall.

But for some reason, Texas State wasn’t even on Conference USA’s radar. Instead, the news on Wednesday was that current Sun Belt members Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic would be moving into the CUSA with current WAC member New Mexico State and Sun Belt member Western Kentucky rumored to join the conference in the upcoming weeks. Once again, Texas State faithful are left wondering: ‘Why not the Bobcats?’

Even Texas State Director of Athletics Larry Teis seemed a bit dismayed with the shake-up when contacted late Tuesday evening after the news of Tulane and ECU’s departure from Conference USA to the Big East. Teis did not return calls on Wednesday after the news of the two schools leaving the Sun Belt for CUSA.

FULL ARTICLE
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x9...once-again

MG61

You are like the kid that puts a turd in the punch bowl. You are such a tool.

Oh gee, 79 is pissed because an article from his local paper was posted. Have you commented on similar articles posted by others that came out of Lafayette and Jonesboro ?

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603481

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603437

(11-29-2012 12:47 PM)ManzanoWolf Wrote:  does it make you feel better about yourself to put down others ??

This has been MG61's prime objective for years. He'll start something and try and play it off like he didn't mean it to be vindictive. Example below.

(11-29-2012 02:05 PM)MG61 Wrote:  This is an article in their HOME TOWN newspaper......... so what's the problem ?

MG61 and a few other UNT fans have continually stirred the pot and then sit back with shock and awe wondering why no one likes them. I also remember a time when MG61 got fed up with seeing Troy threads everywhere and threw a temper tantrum, yet at least twice a day for years after that MG61 would post two or three general UNT threads that were really only relevant to UNT fans. Thus, I bring you Troll Oath #1:

Troll Oath #1: I, Rediculous Troll, must always adhere to rediculous double standards that I will uphold to others, but never to myself.

(11-29-2012 06:54 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 03:18 PM)CatMom Wrote:  Stevens is a hack and hates TXST. He rarely has an article that puts the school in a good light.

That answers my question then..

How good is San Marcus as a place to live now? I may end up there as a professor when I finish my Doctorate at some point in the next 5 years or so depending on openings.

What's your field? San Marcos is still a small town but growing along with the university. Adjacent communities currently have better public schooling, but SM is improving.

(11-30-2012 10:15 AM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 12:47 PM)ManzanoWolf Wrote:  does it make you feel better about yourself to put down others ??

This has been MG61's prime objective for years. He'll start something and try and play it off like he didn't mean it to be vindictive. Example below.

(11-29-2012 02:05 PM)MG61 Wrote:  This is an article in their HOME TOWN newspaper......... so what's the problem ?

MG61 and a few other UNT fans have continually stirred the pot and then sit back with shock and awe wondering why no one likes them. I also remember a time when MG61 got fed up with seeing Troy threads everywhere and threw a temper tantrum, yet at least twice a day for years after that MG61 would post two or three general UNT threads that were really only relevant to UNT fans. Thus, I bring you Troll Oath #1:

Troll Oath #1: I, Rediculous Troll, must always adhere to rediculous double standards that I will uphold to others, but never to myself.

I will not miss his inane, absurd or offensive posts. Many have been a combination of all three.
His littering of this board has been a large reason I have not read it as often as I might have.

(11-30-2012 01:49 PM)MBA2000 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 06:54 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 03:18 PM)CatMom Wrote:  Stevens is a hack and hates TXST. He rarely has an article that puts the school in a good light.

That answers my question then..

How good is San Marcus as a place to live now? I may end up there as a professor when I finish my Doctorate at some point in the next 5 years or so depending on openings.

What's your field? San Marcos is still a small town but growing along with the university. Adjacent communities currently have better public schooling, but SM is improving.

Laxtonto, I live in the area (New Braunfels). Someone would need to have me at gunpoint to make me move back to the DFW Metromess.

I hated Sam Marcos many moons ago when I had to travel there for college athletics.. I could never really get into the small town college feel of San Marcos and have kinds gotten attached to down town style living.

I might just have to make another trip down there at some point over the break and check it out again

(11-30-2012 04:11 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  I hated Sam Marcos many moons ago when I had to travel there for college athletics.. I could never really get into the small town college feel of San Marcos and have kinds gotten attached to down town style living.

I might just have to make another trip down there at some point over the break and check it out again

If that is the case, chances are you that you will still not like San Marcos all that much.

It's still fairly small, but that is an endearing quality for me. From the campus, you can reach most of things that you would want by foot or bicycle.
Live music every night, variety of restaurants, and outdoor activities (hiking/biking/river).

(11-30-2012 02:44 PM)MeanInGruene Wrote:  Laxtonto, I live in the area (New Braunfels). Someone would need to have me at gunpoint to make me move back to the DFW Metromess.

Wow, my sentiments exactly - except that I am still in the DFW area. My biggest hope is that TxSt's new STARPARK engineering/science research campus fosters some high tech industries to move into the San Marcos/New Braunfels area. If I get hired, I'd be back in the hill country in a shot.

(11-30-2012 09:22 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 12:46 AM)Cat79 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 11:11 AM)MG61 Wrote:  Texas State initially joined the Western Athletic Conference, the school’s current conference. But when the WAC lost too many football-playing schools due to last year’s conference shuffle, Texas State aligned itself with the Sun Belt Conference, which the school will join in 2013. Neither move was particularly popular with a Texas State fan base that was clamoring for more familiar, stronger and regionally closer opposition.

When current WAC foe and longtime Southland Conference opponent UT-San Antonio announced that it would join the more notable Conference USA, it made some Texas State supporters feeling like they were left out in the cold. After all, Texas State is a school that had been playing college football for more than 100 years, while UTSA just started its program in 2011.

UTSA winning the first-ever football game between the two schools last weekend only magnified those feelings, considering Texas State might not get another shot at the Roadrunners for at least four years.

But when Tulane and East Carolina University announced Monday they would be leaving C-USA for the Big East, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for Texas State to pursue membership in CUSA. After all, the conference already has four Texas institutions (Rice, UTSA, North Texas and Texas-El Paso) along with other notable programs like Tulsa, Southern Mississippi and Marshall.

But for some reason, Texas State wasn’t even on Conference USA’s radar. Instead, the news on Wednesday was that current Sun Belt members Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic would be moving into the CUSA with current WAC member New Mexico State and Sun Belt member Western Kentucky rumored to join the conference in the upcoming weeks. Once again, Texas State faithful are left wondering: ‘Why not the Bobcats?’

Even Texas State Director of Athletics Larry Teis seemed a bit dismayed with the shake-up when contacted late Tuesday evening after the news of Tulane and ECU’s departure from Conference USA to the Big East. Teis did not return calls on Wednesday after the news of the two schools leaving the Sun Belt for CUSA.

FULL ARTICLE
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x9...once-again

MG61

You are like the kid that puts a turd in the punch bowl. You are such a tool.

Oh gee, 79 is pissed because an article from his local paper was posted. Have you commented on similar articles posted by others that came out of Lafayette and Jonesboro ?

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603481

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603437

MG61

It must hurt when Texas State has better attendance than UNT in their first season of FBS.

(12-02-2012 08:50 PM)Cat79 Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 09:22 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 12:46 AM)Cat79 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 11:11 AM)MG61 Wrote:  Texas State initially joined the Western Athletic Conference, the school’s current conference. But when the WAC lost too many football-playing schools due to last year’s conference shuffle, Texas State aligned itself with the Sun Belt Conference, which the school will join in 2013. Neither move was particularly popular with a Texas State fan base that was clamoring for more familiar, stronger and regionally closer opposition.

When current WAC foe and longtime Southland Conference opponent UT-San Antonio announced that it would join the more notable Conference USA, it made some Texas State supporters feeling like they were left out in the cold. After all, Texas State is a school that had been playing college football for more than 100 years, while UTSA just started its program in 2011.

UTSA winning the first-ever football game between the two schools last weekend only magnified those feelings, considering Texas State might not get another shot at the Roadrunners for at least four years.

But when Tulane and East Carolina University announced Monday they would be leaving C-USA for the Big East, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for Texas State to pursue membership in CUSA. After all, the conference already has four Texas institutions (Rice, UTSA, North Texas and Texas-El Paso) along with other notable programs like Tulsa, Southern Mississippi and Marshall.

But for some reason, Texas State wasn’t even on Conference USA’s radar. Instead, the news on Wednesday was that current Sun Belt members Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic would be moving into the CUSA with current WAC member New Mexico State and Sun Belt member Western Kentucky rumored to join the conference in the upcoming weeks. Once again, Texas State faithful are left wondering: ‘Why not the Bobcats?’

Even Texas State Director of Athletics Larry Teis seemed a bit dismayed with the shake-up when contacted late Tuesday evening after the news of Tulane and ECU’s departure from Conference USA to the Big East. Teis did not return calls on Wednesday after the news of the two schools leaving the Sun Belt for CUSA.

FULL ARTICLE
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x9...once-again

MG61

You are like the kid that puts a turd in the punch bowl. You are such a tool.

Oh gee, 79 is pissed because an article from his local paper was posted. Have you commented on similar articles posted by others that came out of Lafayette and Jonesboro ?

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603481

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603437

MG61

It must hurt when Texas State has better attendance than UNT in their first season of FBS.

maybe texas state and uta should ask for admittance to the mwc..

(12-02-2012 08:50 PM)Cat79 Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 09:22 AM)MG61 Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 12:46 AM)Cat79 Wrote:  

(11-29-2012 11:11 AM)MG61 Wrote:  Texas State initially joined the Western Athletic Conference, the school’s current conference. But when the WAC lost too many football-playing schools due to last year’s conference shuffle, Texas State aligned itself with the Sun Belt Conference, which the school will join in 2013. Neither move was particularly popular with a Texas State fan base that was clamoring for more familiar, stronger and regionally closer opposition.

When current WAC foe and longtime Southland Conference opponent UT-San Antonio announced that it would join the more notable Conference USA, it made some Texas State supporters feeling like they were left out in the cold. After all, Texas State is a school that had been playing college football for more than 100 years, while UTSA just started its program in 2011.

UTSA winning the first-ever football game between the two schools last weekend only magnified those feelings, considering Texas State might not get another shot at the Roadrunners for at least four years.

But when Tulane and East Carolina University announced Monday they would be leaving C-USA for the Big East, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for Texas State to pursue membership in CUSA. After all, the conference already has four Texas institutions (Rice, UTSA, North Texas and Texas-El Paso) along with other notable programs like Tulsa, Southern Mississippi and Marshall.

But for some reason, Texas State wasn’t even on Conference USA’s radar. Instead, the news on Wednesday was that current Sun Belt members Middle Tennessee State and Florida Atlantic would be moving into the CUSA with current WAC member New Mexico State and Sun Belt member Western Kentucky rumored to join the conference in the upcoming weeks. Once again, Texas State faithful are left wondering: ‘Why not the Bobcats?’

Even Texas State Director of Athletics Larry Teis seemed a bit dismayed with the shake-up when contacted late Tuesday evening after the news of Tulane and ECU’s departure from Conference USA to the Big East. Teis did not return calls on Wednesday after the news of the two schools leaving the Sun Belt for CUSA.

FULL ARTICLE
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x9...once-again

MG61

You are like the kid that puts a turd in the punch bowl. You are such a tool.

Oh gee, 79 is pissed because an article from his local paper was posted. Have you commented on similar articles posted by others that came out of Lafayette and Jonesboro ?

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603481

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=603437

MG61

It must hurt when Texas State has better attendance than UNT in their first season of FBS.

Why ?

(11-29-2012 02:05 PM)MG61 Wrote:  This is an article in their HOME TOWN newspaper......... so what's the problem ?

Texas State board thread
http://bobcatfans.com/forums/viewtopic.p...3&start=15

Call us when Andrea Mitchell becomes relevant again in basketball...

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