(07-11-2020 05:30 PM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  

(07-11-2020 04:32 PM)Vulpes88 Wrote:  

(07-11-2020 01:24 PM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  

(07-11-2020 12:52 PM)chrisattsu Wrote:  

(07-11-2020 11:02 AM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  We bleed the purple blood because we've been winning for a long, long time. Albeit at a different level, but the high expectations of a winning program is a powerful thing. We'll win in the WAC, maybe not as soon as I'd like, but we will get there. What y'all need to realize is its much more than a recent quality coaching hire, we've already had that for the past 30 years. BCG and the WAC helps to bring exposure to Tarleton so the rest of the world can see what we already know. I will say that BCG and Tarleton are a perfect fit. I can't think of anybody more qualified to carry on the great legacy of Lonn Reisman. BCG literally grew up just down the road from Tarleton. He knows and respects Tarleton's history better than anyone, and now has Lonn as his AD. We have a great storied program thats now in the hands of the epitome of a Coach & AD Dynamic Duo. You bet I'm fired up about it. Can't wait to see what these two accomplish together. I guarantee you it will be fun to watch, so get your popcorn ready!

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You talk about NMSU dodging big games and scheduling cream puffs, but Tarleton has a long history of scheduling NAIA and lesser D2 schools to pad our win total (or total home games). How many times did we schedule the Arlington Baptist and Southwest Assembly of Gods of the world?

Even last year, we didn't schedule the home football opener against a regional rival or a National top 25... instead we brought in Doane, a private NAIA from Nebraska to al but guarantee an easy win.

I like the paycheck games right now because it is getting our name out there and gives our fans something to be excited about while we cannot go to the tourney.

Eventually we will schedule schedule some of our former conference mates or a regional D3 school the way (including some of our D1 neighbors in the metroplex and central Texas) have.


As others may have mentioned, NMSU may choose or be required to play the NMMI or Western NM of the world to keep money in the state.

I'm sure down the road, the powers that be in College Station will encourage A&M to schedule Tarleton, Corpus and PV to keep money in the system. Likewise we will be asked to buy OOC games from WT, Commerce, and Kingsville.

Having said all that, I think you"re missing the point. Tell me how the WAC progresses to a multi-bid conference without changing its ways. NMSU wins WAC, gets the lone bid, loses Round 1, Repeat. For how many years now?
Tarleton was in the LSC, so yes they scheduled cream puffs in OOC to prepare for a brutal conference schedule, where more often than not, the top 3 schools in the LSC are in the regional top 5. Most importantly, how many times did you see multiple LSC schools in the D2 tourney?

Why are you placing the onus to improve the bid count on NMSU solely? Looking at last year's standings 3 teams finished the regular season with a winning record. 1/3 of the conference from last year.

I'm not. Since you're a fellow Tarleton fan I'll break it down for you: It's a collective effort to raise the status of your conference, and it's the job of a school's AD to schedule accordingly. We need NMSU, and everyone else, to raise their strength of schedule, meaning they have to go out and play, and win, some high-risk ooc games. You see, if we had 3-4 WAC teams in the Top 25, it wouldn't be an issue, like we did when were in the LSC. But the WAC isn't that strong (yet) so we (all of us) will have to go out and beat some of those ooc Top 25 teams, especially the regional ones, in order to gain status. Again, you can"t win 'em if you don't schedule 'em!

Sounds like NMSU has done what they can and are too dangerous to be worth the hit from a potential loss. Yeah you can't win them if you don't schedule the but it takes two to do that. It is possible to be too good for an automatic win but too bad for a quality loss. The hypothetical top 25 team has nothing to gain but quite a bit to lose in that situation.