Those numbers are fascinating. Whatever we need to do to keep beating ULL like they stole something is fine by me!

(07-25-2015 12:30 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(07-24-2015 09:34 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  Your admin is basically saying "Hey athletics isn't that important so we're going to take some of their money to fund academics that can't survive on their own."

So by that logic, is your admin is basically saying "Hey our athletic department is in such a financial bind that we're going to have to take money others earmark for academics and instead toss into that hole to help it survive"?

Or to put it another way, if athletics wasn't important to our admin, and wasn't healthy, how is that in less than 5 years our athletic budget has almost doubled and now easily surpasses Tech's?

2010
Cajun Athletic Expenditures - $12,357,621
LaTech Athletic Expenditures - $16,481,887

2014
Cajun Athletic Expenditures - $21,542,643
LaTech Athletic Expenditures - $19,239,017

That's a 74% increase for the Cajun program versus a 17% increase for Tech's during the same timeframe.

I'd say our admin has spoken loudly and clearly on athletics.

Impressive increase in budget - call us when you field a FB team

(07-25-2015 05:41 PM)winston70 Wrote:  

(07-25-2015 12:30 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(07-24-2015 09:34 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  Your admin is basically saying "Hey athletics isn't that important so we're going to take some of their money to fund academics that can't survive on their own."

So by that logic, is your admin is basically saying "Hey our athletic department is in such a financial bind that we're going to have to take money others earmark for academics and instead toss into that hole to help it survive"?

Or to put it another way, if athletics wasn't important to our admin, and wasn't healthy, how is that in less than 5 years our athletic budget has almost doubled and now easily surpasses Tech's?

2010
Cajun Athletic Expenditures - $12,357,621
LaTech Athletic Expenditures - $16,481,887

2014
Cajun Athletic Expenditures - $21,542,643
LaTech Athletic Expenditures - $19,239,017

That's a 74% increase for the Cajun program versus a 17% increase for Tech's during the same timeframe.

I'd say our admin has spoken loudly and clearly on athletics.

Impressive increase in budget - call us when you field a FB team

Deal, if you'll call when you figure out that baseketball thingy.

(07-25-2015 12:30 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(07-24-2015 09:34 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  Your admin is basically saying "Hey athletics isn't that important so we're going to take some of their money to fund academics that can't survive on their own."

So by that logic, is your admin is basically saying "Hey our athletic department is in such a financial bind that we're going to have to take money others earmark for academics and instead toss into that hole to help it survive"?

Or to put it another way, if athletics wasn't important to our admin, and wasn't healthy, how is that in less than 5 years our athletic budget has almost doubled and now easily surpasses Tech's?

2010
Cajun Athletic Expenditures - $12,357,621
LaTech Athletic Expenditures - $16,481,887

2014
Cajun Athletic Expenditures - $21,542,643
LaTech Athletic Expenditures - $19,239,017

That's a 74% increase for the Cajun program versus a 17% increase for Tech's during the same timeframe.

I'd say our admin has spoken loudly and clearly on athletics.

Yep it took two down years at Tech (12/13 bowl fiasco Head coach & AD replaced, then 13/14 Bad first year for holtz 3-horrible) for ya'll to finally pass us. These are the first 2 years since before 2010 that we haven't had an increase of 1mm. Hopefully the recent succes will get us back on track.

Now your pleased as punch that you made 1.3mm more than us but YOU HAVE 50% HIGHER ENROLLMENT! You've been getting your a$$ handed to you by some one with 50% less funding.

We will see how committed your admin is with the new RCAF director/division, and the follow through on your other facility upgrades.

Eager read the executive summary on the page 4

"The Project is expected to be funded by Private gifts donated to the University of approximately $10 Million AND a student approved fee of $50 per quarter that the University is seeking to be bonded/financed for up to $9 million for 25 years"

Also our Tier 1 status tells us what you need to know about our commitment to academics, we are able to balance our athletic stipend and our academic budgets.

(07-25-2015 06:38 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  Yep it took two down years at Tech (12/13 bowl fiasco Head coach & AD replaced, then 13/14 Bad first year for holtz 3-horrible) for ya'll to finally pass us. These are the first 2 years since before 2010 that we haven't had an increase of 1mm. Hopefully the recent succes will get us back on track.

Now your pleased as punch that you made 1.3mm more than us but YOU HAVE 50% HIGHER ENROLLMENT! You've been getting your a$$ handed to you by some one with 50% less funding.

We will see how committed your admin is with the new RCAF director/division, and the follow through on your other facility upgrades.

Eager read the executive summary on the page 4

"The Project is expected to be funded by Private gifts donated to the University of approximately $10 Million AND a student approved fee of $50 per quarter that the University is seeking to be bonded/financed for up to $9 million for 25 years"

Also our Tier 1 status tells us what you need to know about our commitment to academics, we are able to balance our athletic stipend and our academic budgets.

Never questioned your commitment to academics Germdawg, as you say, that commitment is obvious. And honestly, wasn't questioning your commitment to athletics either......what you guys have managed to accomplish operating out of Ruston, La is nothing short of amazing. My question would be, do you think you have reached, or are you near reaching your ceiling? How much more room for growth is there operating out of Ruston?

As you yourself have pointed out, our ceiling is much higher, especially now that we've finally bothered to pick ourselves up off the floor. A 50% higher enrollment and growing, our university located in a growing area of the state that serves the nation's oil industry, our fundraising arm finally separated from the university and soon to name a new director, major expansion and renovation projects all across campus both athletics-related and non-athletics-related, Cajun Field expanded (not reduced in seating capacity), our new Athletics Performance Center soon to open for buisness, numerous other athletic projects on the table, and despite that embarrassing loss on the football field to LaTech at Cajun Field last year, our athletic programs are all on the move, winning, and gaining national attention.

Yeah, you're right, I'm pleased as punch.

(07-25-2015 07:26 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(07-25-2015 06:38 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  Yep it took two down years at Tech (12/13 bowl fiasco Head coach & AD replaced, then 13/14 Bad first year for holtz 3-horrible) for ya'll to finally pass us. These are the first 2 years since before 2010 that we haven't had an increase of 1mm. Hopefully the recent succes will get us back on track.

Now your pleased as punch that you made 1.3mm more than us but YOU HAVE 50% HIGHER ENROLLMENT! You've been getting your a$$ handed to you by some one with 50% less funding.

We will see how committed your admin is with the new RCAF director/division, and the follow through on your other facility upgrades.

Eager read the executive summary on the page 4

"The Project is expected to be funded by Private gifts donated to the University of approximately $10 Million AND a student approved fee of $50 per quarter that the University is seeking to be bonded/financed for up to $9 million for 25 years"

Also our Tier 1 status tells us what you need to know about our commitment to academics, we are able to balance our athletic stipend and our academic budgets.

Never questioned your commitment to academics Germdawg, as you say, that commitment is obvious. And honestly, wasn't questioning your commitment to athletics either......what you guys have managed to accomplish operating out of Ruston, La is nothing short of amazing. My question would be, do you think you have reached, or are you near reaching your ceiling? How much more room for growth is there operating out of Ruston?

As you yourself have pointed out, our ceiling is much higher, especially now that we've finally bothered to pick ourselves up off the floor. A 50% higher enrollment and growing, our university located in a growing area of the state that serves the nation's oil industry, our fundraising arm finally separated from the university and soon to name a new director, major expansion and renovation projects all across campus both athletics-related and non-athletics-related, Cajun Field expanded (not reduced in seating capacity), our new Athletics Performance Center soon to open for buisness, numerous other athletic projects on the table, and despite that embarrassing loss on the football field to LaTech at Cajun Field last year, our athletic programs are all on the move, winning, and gaining national attention.

Yeah, you're right, I'm pleased as punch.

More ULL smoke and mirrors, a lot of hopeful wishing there. But the official admin stance is "silent" fundraising, and another good ole boy hire.

Don't be fooled by Ruston, it's also growing it's had a quite a bit of inflow of business in the last few years, mainly to Tech. And we finally have an admin dedicated to getting our enrollment up.

(07-25-2015 07:26 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(07-25-2015 06:38 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  Yep it took two down years at Tech (12/13 bowl fiasco Head coach & AD replaced, then 13/14 Bad first year for holtz 3-horrible) for ya'll to finally pass us. These are the first 2 years since before 2010 that we haven't had an increase of 1mm. Hopefully the recent succes will get us back on track.

Now your pleased as punch that you made 1.3mm more than us but YOU HAVE 50% HIGHER ENROLLMENT! You've been getting your a$$ handed to you by some one with 50% less funding.

We will see how committed your admin is with the new RCAF director/division, and the follow through on your other facility upgrades.

Eager read the executive summary on the page 4

"The Project is expected to be funded by Private gifts donated to the University of approximately $10 Million AND a student approved fee of $50 per quarter that the University is seeking to be bonded/financed for up to $9 million for 25 years"

Also our Tier 1 status tells us what you need to know about our commitment to academics, we are able to balance our athletic stipend and our academic budgets.

Never questioned your commitment to academics Germdawg, as you say, that commitment is obvious. And honestly, wasn't questioning your commitment to athletics either......what you guys have managed to accomplish operating out of Ruston, La is nothing short of amazing. My question would be, do you think you have reached, or are you near reaching your ceiling? How much more room for growth is there operating out of Ruston?

As you yourself have pointed out, our ceiling is much higher, especially now that we've finally bothered to pick ourselves up off the floor. A 50% higher enrollment and growing, our university located in a growing area of the state that serves the nation's oil industry, our fundraising arm finally separated from the university and soon to name a new director, major expansion and renovation projects all across campus both athletics-related and non-athletics-related, Cajun Field expanded (not reduced in seating capacity), our new Athletics Performance Center soon to open for buisness, numerous other athletic projects on the table, and despite that embarrassing loss on the football field to LaTech at Cajun Field last year, our athletic programs are all on the move, winning, and gaining national attention.

Yeah, you're right, I'm pleased as punch.

We too now have a President that is more involved with athletics than Dr. Dan ever was and are moving in the right direction too. I have been impressed with ULL's improvement over the 5 years or so. I maybe in the minority but the more ULL does to improve facilities and programs the more it pushes our university to maintain the pace.

I look forward to a much better game in Ruston this season

(07-25-2015 08:45 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  More ULL smoke and mirrors, a lot of hopeful wishing there. But the official admin stance is "silent" fundraising, and another good ole boy hire.

Don't be fooled by Ruston, it's also growing it's had a quite a bit of inflow of business in the last few years, mainly to Tech. And we finally have an admin dedicated to getting our enrollment up.

Lemme see, Ruston is growing but our facilities improvements and what our athletes have accomplished on the football field, basketball court, and baseball and softball diamonds over the last few years is smoke and mirrors? 'k.

And I see that you're following Ragin Pagin as closely as a Cajun fan.....that's a good sign GD, that's a very good sign.

Like Winston, I think that what's happening in Cajun athletics will indeed influence your program in a positive way......at least it should light some fires.

(07-25-2015 09:19 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(07-25-2015 08:45 PM)Germdawg Wrote:  More ULL smoke and mirrors, a lot of hopeful wishing there. But the official admin stance is "silent" fundraising, and another good ole boy hire.

Don't be fooled by Ruston, it's also growing it's had a quite a bit of inflow of business in the last few years, mainly to Tech. And we finally have an admin dedicated to getting our enrollment up.

Lemme see, Ruston is growing but our facilities improvements and what our athletes have accomplished on the football field, basketball court, and baseball and softball diamonds over the last few years is smoke and mirrors? 'k.

And I see that you're following Ragin Pagin as closely as a Cajun fan.....that's a good sign GD, that's a very good sign.

Like Winston, I think that what's happening in Cajun athletics will indeed influence your program in a positive way......at least it should light some fires.

Nope I follow it as closely as some one who lives in Lafayette, which is occassionally, plus I posted in response to question about RV and Ruston amenities awhile ago. What you've done to date isn't smoke and mirrors (although that APC is but ugly and looks like the prison off of walking dead) it's the next phases, they look great on paper but I doubt they'll ever happen. The same as how every year I read "we'll be Tier 1 soon"...

And wait a sec why am I rationalizing reading another board to someone who spends their time trolling a conference board they don't belong to...

I find it amazing that LOUISIANA TECH --a proud member of CUSA-- is the school with the brand new $22M South End zone field house (and it looks FANTASTIC!) as well as the new field upgrades (new turf, etc...), and yet the Laugheyette clowns and EE are so insecure that they still feel the need to give advice to SUCCESSFUL programs like Tech about their football budget. Somebody needs to tell them that their opinion doesn't count. LOL!

Here's the good news: LA Tech is obviously doing JUST FINE --and THRIVING-- without advice from either of these idiots. Every post these two parties make on this subject smack of big time jealousy. HAHA!

(07-26-2015 01:11 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  I find it amazing that LOUISIANA TECH --a proud member of CUSA-- is the school with the brand new $22M South End zone field house (and it looks FANTASTIC!) as well as the new field upgrades (new turf, etc...), and yet the Laugheyette clowns and EE are so insecure that they still feel the need to give advice to SUCCESSFUL programs like Tech about their football budget. Somebody needs to tell them that their opinion doesn't count. LOL!

Here's the good news: LA Tech is obviously doing JUST FINE --and THRIVING-- without advice from either of these idiots. Every post these two parties make on this subject smack of big time jealousy. HAHA!

Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

(07-26-2015 06:30 AM)LAcajuns_fan Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 01:11 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  I find it amazing that LOUISIANA TECH --a proud member of CUSA-- is the school with the brand new $22M South End zone field house (and it looks FANTASTIC!) as well as the new field upgrades (new turf, etc...), and yet the Laugheyette clowns and EE are so insecure that they still feel the need to give advice to SUCCESSFUL programs like Tech about their football budget. Somebody needs to tell them that their opinion doesn't count. LOL!

Here's the good news: LA Tech is obviously doing JUST FINE --and THRIVING-- without advice from either of these idiots. Every post these two parties make on this subject smack of big time jealousy. HAHA!

Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

I can't figure out if you continue to repeat the same info in every post to try and convince folks reading this thread or yourself?

Quote:Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

I can't figure out if you continue to repeat the same info in every post to try and convince folks reading this thread or yourself?
[/quote]
The very nice things about facts are that they do not require anyone to agree or disagree with them.
But I agree: enough pimping.

(07-26-2015 06:30 AM)LAcajuns_fan Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 01:11 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  I find it amazing that LOUISIANA TECH --a proud member of CUSA-- is the school with the brand new $22M South End zone field house (and it looks FANTASTIC!) as well as the new field upgrades (new turf, etc...), and yet the Laugheyette clowns and EE are so insecure that they still feel the need to give advice to SUCCESSFUL programs like Tech about their football budget. Somebody needs to tell them that their opinion doesn't count. LOL!

Here's the good news: LA Tech is obviously doing JUST FINE --and THRIVING-- without advice from either of these idiots. Every post these two parties make on this subject smack of big time jealousy. HAHA!

Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

You're an ill-informed fool. LA Tech's ceiling is much higher than ULALA's. First of all, LA Tech is in CUSA, and ULALA is not. LA Tech will continue to reap benefits from CUSA for decades to come. ULALA obviously will not.

Secondly, LA Tech is the only tier one academic university in north Louisiana. In addition to ULALA not even being a tier one national university, the Cajuns have to share the spotlight with LSU - a Tier One national academic university located just 1-hour down the road. Furthermore, LA Tech claims much more than just Ruston in its "market share". LA Tech has more alumni living in Shreveport-Bossier (combined population 300K) than anywhere in the world. Northwest Louisiana --including Shreveport-Bossier City-- is definitely Bulldog country. That's why we pack over 40K into Indy Bowl stadium almost every time we play there. Yeah, there's LSU fans in S'port too, but the LSU campus is a 5 hour car drive away from Shreveport. Meanwhile, ULALA has big brother --LSU-- sitting only 1 hour away in Baton Rouge.

LA Tech also controls the Monroe-W Monroe/northeast Louisiana market, much moreso than ULM does. In fact, LA Tech's biggest athletic fund raising event is held annually in the Monroe Civic Center, and its' largest student recruiting base is in Monroe/West Monroe. Again, NE Louisiana is clearly Bulldog country too.

LA Tech also has a long history of competing successfully at very high levels in football, and a history of producing Hall of Fame professional athletes in both football and basketball. ULALA nada.

So, if anybody in this race has a 'limited ceiling" it's ULALA, because everything ULALA does will always be heavily overshadowed by LSU only 1-hour away. Good luck with that.

Apparently we have no money, corrupt leadership, and crappy athletics.

I just wonder why the cajuns are so concerned about us? They've clearly surpassed Tech and all other C-USA programs.

UL-L vs. current BCS/P5 Programs
Wins Since 1996: 2

(LA Tech: 11)

Last 5 Seasons vs. BCS/P5:

Tech: 4-7. UL-L: 0-10

We'll all shudder in fear until your next New Orleans bowl proves UL-L's ultimate supremacy.

(07-27-2015 01:44 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 06:30 AM)LAcajuns_fan Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 01:11 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  I find it amazing that LOUISIANA TECH --a proud member of CUSA-- is the school with the brand new $22M South End zone field house (and it looks FANTASTIC!) as well as the new field upgrades (new turf, etc...), and yet the Laugheyette clowns and EE are so insecure that they still feel the need to give advice to SUCCESSFUL programs like Tech about their football budget. Somebody needs to tell them that their opinion doesn't count. LOL!

Here's the good news: LA Tech is obviously doing JUST FINE --and THRIVING-- without advice from either of these idiots. Every post these two parties make on this subject smack of big time jealousy. HAHA!

Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

You're an ill-informed fool. LA Tech's ceiling is much higher than ULALA's. First of all, LA Tech is in CUSA, and ULALA is not. LA Tech will continue to reap benefits from CUSA for decades to come. ULALA obviously will not.

Secondly, LA Tech is the only tier one academic university in north Louisiana. In addition to ULALA not even being a tier one national university, the Cajuns have to share the spotlight with LSU - a Tier One national academic university located just 1-hour down the road. Furthermore, LA Tech claims much more than just Ruston in its "market share". LA Tech has more alumni living in Shreveport-Bossier (combined population 300K) than anywhere in the world. Northwest Louisiana --including Shreveport-Bossier City-- is definitely Bulldog country. That's why we pack over 40K into Indy Bowl stadium almost every time we play there. Yeah, there's LSU fans in S'port too, but the LSU campus is a 5 hour car drive away from Shreveport. Meanwhile, ULALA has big brother --LSU-- sitting only 1 hour away in Baton Rouge.

LA Tech also controls the Monroe-W Monroe/northeast Louisiana market, much moreso than ULM does. In fact, LA Tech's biggest athletic fund raising event is held annually in the Monroe Civic Center, and its' largest student recruiting base is in Monroe/West Monroe. Again, NE Louisiana is clearly Bulldog country too.

LA Tech also has a long history of competing successfully at very high levels in football, and a history of producing Hall of Fame professional athletes in both football and basketball. ULALA nada.

So, if anybody in this race has a 'limited ceiling" it's ULALA, because everything ULALA does will always be heavily overshadowed by LSU only 1-hour away. Good luck with that.

A special edition of the Dogpatch USA newspaper dated 9-6-2015 reports that 303 fans sat atop the new $14mil bldg in Techs south end zone and watched as officials denied entry to the students who had been promised burgers & cokes as they watched games if they would vote a fee upon themselves to enable its construction. Half the student body, about 3500 kids, wanted in but were sent on their way after being told they "misunderstood" and should have read the fine print. The 27,100 capacity stadium was packed, mostly with visiting fans from Southern University whose band gave such an elaborate performance no one even remembers who won the game.

(07-26-2015 10:19 AM)LAcajuns_fan Wrote:  

Quote:Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

I can't figure out if you continue to repeat the same info in every post to try and convince folks reading this thread or yourself?

The very nice things about facts are that they do not require anyone to agree or disagree with them.
But I agree: enough pimping.
[/quote]

Dont confuse those Latex boys with facts!. They thrive on self-delusion.
Its hard to believe that even after gutting the rest of your athletic program your football team isnt a national power yet. It appears that latex only cares about football and maybe a little about basketball. Its hilarious that laturd claims such a huge area when their attendance figures show it to be a lie. In football attendance last year latex would be in the middle range of the FunBelt. Just a bit higher than their cousins at ULM. Good luck battling it out with the Warhawks for 3rd or 4th best athletic program in the state.

(07-27-2015 03:43 PM)eager eagle Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 01:44 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 06:30 AM)LAcajuns_fan Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 01:11 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  I find it amazing that LOUISIANA TECH --a proud member of CUSA-- is the school with the brand new $22M South End zone field house (and it looks FANTASTIC!) as well as the new field upgrades (new turf, etc...), and yet the Laugheyette clowns and EE are so insecure that they still feel the need to give advice to SUCCESSFUL programs like Tech about their football budget. Somebody needs to tell them that their opinion doesn't count. LOL!

Here's the good news: LA Tech is obviously doing JUST FINE --and THRIVING-- without advice from either of these idiots. Every post these two parties make on this subject smack of big time jealousy. HAHA!

Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

You're an ill-informed fool. LA Tech's ceiling is much higher than ULALA's. First of all, LA Tech is in CUSA, and ULALA is not. LA Tech will continue to reap benefits from CUSA for decades to come. ULALA obviously will not.

Secondly, LA Tech is the only tier one academic university in north Louisiana. In addition to ULALA not even being a tier one national university, the Cajuns have to share the spotlight with LSU - a Tier One national academic university located just 1-hour down the road. Furthermore, LA Tech claims much more than just Ruston in its "market share". LA Tech has more alumni living in Shreveport-Bossier (combined population 300K) than anywhere in the world. Northwest Louisiana --including Shreveport-Bossier City-- is definitely Bulldog country. That's why we pack over 40K into Indy Bowl stadium almost every time we play there. Yeah, there's LSU fans in S'port too, but the LSU campus is a 5 hour car drive away from Shreveport. Meanwhile, ULALA has big brother --LSU-- sitting only 1 hour away in Baton Rouge.

LA Tech also controls the Monroe-W Monroe/northeast Louisiana market, much moreso than ULM does. In fact, LA Tech's biggest athletic fund raising event is held annually in the Monroe Civic Center, and its' largest student recruiting base is in Monroe/West Monroe. Again, NE Louisiana is clearly Bulldog country too.

LA Tech also has a long history of competing successfully at very high levels in football, and a history of producing Hall of Fame professional athletes in both football and basketball. ULALA nada.

So, if anybody in this race has a 'limited ceiling" it's ULALA, because everything ULALA does will always be heavily overshadowed by LSU only 1-hour away. Good luck with that.

A special edition of the Dogpatch USA newspaper dated 9-6-2015 reports that 303 fans sat atop the new $14mil bldg in Techs south end zone and watched as officials denied entry to the students who had been promised burgers & cokes as they watched games if they would vote a fee upon themselves to enable its construction. Half the student body, about 3500 kids, wanted in but were sent on their way after being told they "misunderstood" and should have read the fine print. The 27,100 capacity stadium was packed, mostly with visiting fans from Southern University whose band gave such an elaborate performance no one even remembers who won the game.

And that folks, is what you call a post written out of "jealousy", pure and simple.

(07-27-2015 07:47 PM)ragin4u Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 10:19 AM)LAcajuns_fan Wrote:  

Quote:Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

I can't figure out if you continue to repeat the same info in every post to try and convince folks reading this thread or yourself?

The very nice things about facts are that they do not require anyone to agree or disagree with them.
But I agree: enough pimping.

Dont confuse those Latex boys with facts!. They thrive on self-delusion.
Its hard to believe that even after gutting the rest of your athletic program your football team isnt a national power yet. It appears that latex only cares about football and maybe a little about basketball. Its hilarious that laturd claims such a huge area when their attendance figures show it to be a lie. In football attendance last year latex would be in the middle range of the FunBelt. Just a bit higher than their cousins at ULM. Good luck battling it out with the Warhawks for 3rd or 4th best athletic program in the state.
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When you make the statement that Tech has reached their ceiling that is not a fact just your opinion - FYI

(07-27-2015 07:47 PM)ragin4u Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 10:19 AM)LAcajuns_fan Wrote:  

Quote:Thriving? Again, your budget says something very different.
And most importantly, and to CF's earlier post, it's pretty clear that ltu has reached its ceiling, given the size of Ruston and its fan base, etc.
Meanwhile, despite the loss to ltu in FB, we have had 4 great years in a row in virtual every sport we field....and this is also reflected in our bottom line.
Numbers don't lie. No 'smoke and mirrors' needed.

I can't figure out if you continue to repeat the same info in every post to try and convince folks reading this thread or yourself?

The very nice things about facts are that they do not require anyone to agree or disagree with them.
But I agree: enough pimping.

Dont confuse those Latex boys with facts!. They thrive on self-delusion.
Its hard to believe that even after gutting the rest of your athletic program your football team isnt a national power yet. It appears that latex only cares about football and maybe a little about basketball. Its hilarious that laturd claims such a huge area when their attendance figures show it to be a lie. In football attendance last year latex would be in the middle range of the FunBelt. Just a bit higher than their cousins at ULM. Good luck battling it out with the Warhawks for 3rd or 4th best athletic program in the state.
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.....and this one is even funnier. If LA Tech is "3rd or 4th best in the state", ULALA must be about 7th or 8th, cause we sure kicked your arse.....in your own stadium.