(05-11-2014 10:37 PM)Redwolves06 Wrote: (05-11-2014 09:58 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote: Dude, I really don't get La Tech's issue with ULM. Few others do either.
Louisiana Tech doesn't own North Louisiana. You aren't going to get them to move down to FCS. You are stuck with them in your neighborhood. But its their neighborhood too. They're underfunded to be sure, but hey, they've got a winning record over the last two years.
Lets do the math over the last 2 years (doing that to include La Tech's "great" season in 2012)
Bowl games - ULM 1, LTU 0
Bowl qualifying seasons - ULM 2, LTU 1
FBS wins - ULM 13, LTU 12
FBS wins over full FBS teams with winning records - ULM 3 LTU 1 (LTU 2 - if you include LTU's win over transitional UTSA in 2012).
Wins over AQ/P5 teams - ULM 2, LTU 2
Wins over bottom feeding SEC teams - ULM 1, LTU 1
Where's the separation?
Easily academics and sports history. Of course you look at two years, but look over the body of work. It took ulm like 15 years to have a winning season and a bowl bid. Tech had their football and basketball teams ranked during the same year just two years ago. I'd trade our last bowl and conference championship to have state in the top 25 even for a week.
I wouldn't trade with UAB, which was ranked in the top 25 for exactly one week.
How about the last 10 years?
Bowls played in - LTU 2, ULM 1
Bowl wins LTU 1, ULM 0
Bowl eligible seasons ULM 4, LTU 5
Bowl wins over teams with winning records ULM 0, LTU 0 (LTU beat a team that finished 6-7 in its bowl win)
Winning seasons - LTU 3, ULM 1
Wins over AQ/P5 teams - LTU 4, ULM 3
Wins over AQ/P5 teams finishing with a winning record - ULM 1, LTU 0
Wins over SEC teams - ULM 2, LTU 2
Total wins over full FBS teams with winning records - ULM 7, LTU 6 (LTU has 7 if a 2012 win over transitional UTSA is included).
Okay, I'll add another one. Close losses to high profile teams. LTU 1, ULM 0. But it was still a loss.
Making your team a laughingstock by being so petty as to deny your seniors a bowl game LTU 1, ULM 0.
LTU was ranked in the top 25 during one season. But ended up finishing 3rd in their conference that year.
To be honest, I was expecting to find some separation when I started pulling their records. But I'm not really finding it.
Again, where's the separation? That's in the last 10 years.