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QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - ManzanoWolf - 07-16-2009 10:13 AM Posted by fresnofanatic: Yesterday 4:29 PM Re: LA Tech fears the Sun Belt I have a few questions. has the sunbelt ever asked la tech to be a member? does the sunbelt "powers" want/still want la tech? (and i'm not talking about sunbelt fans in this question). now, would you sunbelt fans like to have latech in the sunbelt now? LINK to question: http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=451&f=2369&t=3589311&p=3&sto=MS_57501879 RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - Fanof49ASU - 07-16-2009 11:22 AM It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. How did they manage to 'more than' double their fanbase? RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - MeanGreen61 - 07-16-2009 11:25 AM (07-16-2009 10:13 AM)ManzanoWolf Wrote: Posted by fresnofanatic: Yesterday 4:29 PM RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - CajunT - 07-16-2009 11:42 AM (07-16-2009 10:13 AM)ManzanoWolf Wrote: Posted by fresnofanatic: Yesterday 4:29 PM Louisiana Tech made it clear they are not interested in the Sun Belt within its current configuration. Dooley has now made it public, that he does not want to be viewed on Equal Terms with any Sun Belt program. Louisiana Tech will remain in the WAC until the next conference realignment in the hopes of being part of a more regional conference with former CUSA members. Sounds very similar to the current status of most Sun Belt programs. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - InjunJohn - 07-16-2009 12:18 PM (07-16-2009 11:42 AM)CajunT Wrote:(07-16-2009 10:13 AM)ManzanoWolf Wrote: Posted by fresnofanatic: Yesterday 4:29 PM I agree with CajunT. Tech will stay with the WAC no matter how much it costs them. They have expressed (Dooley on down to the fans) that they feel they are superior to the SBC and see it as a step down in their opinion. We all know that Tech could not come into this conference and dominate (they know it as well), but being in the WAC helps them feel superior. It makes regional sense for them to belong, I say they can stay where they are at.....enjoy those plane rides to Hawaii. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - arkstfan - 07-16-2009 12:37 PM (07-16-2009 10:13 AM)ManzanoWolf Wrote: Posted by fresnofanatic: Yesterday 4:29 PM RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - eager eagle - 07-16-2009 12:59 PM (07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. La Tech had sold about 6,000 tickets, N Ill had sold about 500, the I Bowl had their base of about 10,000 as game day approached. They went into a panic mode and discounted the other tickets on sale in blocks that were basically dumped on businesses who gave them away. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - OwlFamily - 07-16-2009 01:19 PM (07-16-2009 12:59 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. In all honesty how many more tickets would of been sold had UL or stAte gone? 6K+ fir UL and 3K+ for stAte? (basing this on solely on location to the game, not a slam on travelleing fanbase) NI was a mistage by the Indy bowl. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - CardinalBlackTrojan - 07-16-2009 01:54 PM I doubt the Sun Belt will ever invite La Tech to the conference until there is a major administration change. Add on top of that most of their sports aren't that great. Their women's basketball has faded back into the shadows. I doubt the presidents in the league would allow for La Tech to come back, especially the Florida and Louisiana schools. As a fan, I don't want La Tech in the conference. There are better options out there. I'd rather see UTSA, Texas State, Missouri State, etc. join the conference. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - RaiderATO - 07-16-2009 02:10 PM (07-16-2009 01:54 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote: There are better options out there. I'd rather see UTSA, Texas State, Missouri State, etc. join the conference. I'm not too sure there are BETTER options out there. (and those listed definitely aren't BETTER) Now, I'm not too happy with them, but a FBS team is easily a better option than an FCS team (or one without a football team like UTSA). RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - AsylumGuido - 07-16-2009 02:25 PM (07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. The Indy Bowl numbers really didn't have anything to do with La Tech. Our local community has always supported the Indy Bowl with outstanding attendance regardless of who was in the game. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - AsylumGuido - 07-16-2009 02:46 PM (07-16-2009 12:59 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. Wrong. As of December 24th Tech had sold around 11,000 tickets. Sales were brisk the final week and the walk up numbers were decent, but a little lower than normal. I am sure the economy had something to do with that. I have attended all but one of the last 20 Indy Bowls and while the crowd wasn't the largest it was still respectable. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - eager eagle - 07-16-2009 03:19 PM (07-16-2009 02:46 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 12:59 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. I didnt say Tech dildnt sell 11,000 or whatever number nor did I say the attendance wasnt respectable. I said they had sold 6,000 at full price and then in step with I-Bowl officials joined in dumping the rest in bulk to businesses who gave them away. I am surprised they didnt get rid of the fulll 12,000 allotment under those circumstances. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - ManzanoWolf - 07-16-2009 05:54 PM (07-16-2009 02:25 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. True; the city of Mobile supports the GMAC Bowl regardless of who is playing and the city of El Paso supports the Sun Bowl regardless of who is playing. These bowls have good community support that turn out for the bowl not necessarily for the teams playing in the bowl. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - AsylumGuido - 07-17-2009 11:10 AM (07-16-2009 03:19 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 02:46 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 12:59 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. I'm not sure where you are getting your information, but there was no dumping like what you are describing. Tech had sold 11,000 of their tickets with several days left. Those were the numbers reported by Missy Setters, the Indy Bowl Executive Director and a long time acquaintance. I would have to do a little digging, but I would doubt that the remainder went before game day. Now perhaps those went at some sort of discount. It sounds to me like you are getting a slanted story from some uninformed source. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - eager eagle - 07-17-2009 01:23 PM (07-17-2009 11:10 AM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 03:19 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 02:46 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 12:59 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. Nope, my information is correct. They went into the discount dumping mode (100 tix or more) about two weeks before the game. This doesnt say the tickets werent distributed, only that they were dumped in bulk to businesses who gave them away. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - AsylumGuido - 07-17-2009 02:56 PM (07-17-2009 01:23 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-17-2009 11:10 AM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 03:19 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 02:46 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 12:59 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. Are you talking about block sales at discount pricing? Heck, that happens everywhere. Companies commonly buy blocks of tickets at reduced pricing and give them to employees and such. The company I work for buys several hundred tickets every year, but I have season tickets with better seating. The way you presented it was that it had something to do with La. Tech. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - eager eagle - 07-17-2009 04:57 PM (07-17-2009 02:56 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-17-2009 01:23 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-17-2009 11:10 AM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 03:19 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 02:46 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:(07-16-2009 12:59 PM)eager eagle Wrote:(07-16-2009 11:22 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote: It humors me to see the Loser Tech fans touting the Indy Bowl numbers (42k or so), when their home attendance was around 18k. It DID have something to do with La Tech. La Tech, two weeks before game time, began unloading their ticket allotment in blocks of 100 or more and just before that had offered students tickets at half price. Thats how they got rid of their tickets other than the original 6,000 which is what their fan base usually buys even to home games. The I-Bowl ALSO began selling them in blocks because they could not afford half empty stadium. They didnt get any money for them but they did get more people inside to buy cokes, etc and look better on tv. If this game had proceeded as it was, very little overall ticket sales, then it would have gone belly up. They pulled out all the stops to get people into the seats. RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - T_Won1 - 07-17-2009 07:23 PM [/quote]It sounds to me like you are getting a slanted story from some uninformed source.[/quote] ... if you only knew who you were talking to! This guy is the king of La Tech disinformation!! (I think he gets paid to stalk Tech). RE: QUESTION on Scout Board for SBC fans about La Tech and the SBC - eager eagle - 07-18-2009 02:03 PM It sounds to me like you are getting a slanted story from some uninformed source.[/quote] ... if you only knew who you were talking to! This guy is the king of La Tech disinformation!! (I think he gets paid to stalk Tech). [/quote] All I do is provide a hankie for you La Tex guys to remove the fog from your rose colored glasses and see your program for what it actually is. You degrade me personally in order to divert attention away from what I report. |