(02-21-2018 06:32 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(02-21-2018 06:29 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(02-21-2018 03:58 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(02-21-2018 01:57 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  Because Louisiana Tech is barely a step up from the other Louisana schools. Even if Tech is better on the field of play right now, UTEP is the better option for a myriad of reasons.

Fair enough. Does Tech look down on ULL and ULM?

They most definitely do. Recall that they spent 2001-2012 in the WAC when the newly formed SBC football would have been a much better fit. They absolutely loath ULM.

Sticking around in the WAC rather than joining a more geographically appropriate conference simply to avoid being associated with ULM seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

It really was but I guess you could argue that the WAC had 3 bowl tie-ins at the time while the Sunbelt had just 1. If LA Tech stays with the Sunbelt in 2001 then I think NMSU stays too in 2005. WAC schools Fresno St, San Jose St, Hawaii, Nevada, and Boise likely still have enough pull to get the Big West's Idaho and Utah St but they likely have to find a pair of FCS call ups to survive.