(10-10-2017 02:36 AM)NoDak Wrote:  

(10-10-2017 12:41 AM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  there is zero chance that Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston or Lamar could survive in D1-A football

they will kill their programs if they even try

they do not come close to having the budgets, fan, financial or alumni support nor do they come close to having the facilities

I would see it as highly possible the Texas legislature steps in to stop it if they try as well

The Texas schools all have much greater athletic budgets and enrollment than Louisiana-Monroe by at least $3 mill. Going FBS is only 44 more expensive if one goes the cheap route like ULM. The programs will not be gold plated like other Texas teams.

If the Texas legislature does something, more money can be saved by going after high school districts, which gold plate their stadiums and programs.

only because they subsidize $7+ million more per year Vs ULM

and the high school sports are a local tax funded issue not a state funded issue or a student funded issue with little or no student input for a large part of it

Texas limits student athletics fees to a max of $20 per credit hour, but universities simply fund more from general tuition anyway and if more of these schools with enrollments that are not close to being able to sustain a D1-A program try and move up Texas will step in and set a hard limit of $20 per credit hour and zero other dollars from any other source other than donations

and just because ULM does something that does not make it a good idea and in Louisiana it is possible to use state funds for athletics as well and to get state funds for facilities so that is something the State of Louisiana has made a decision on

Texas does not allow that and if more of these schools try and move to D1-A Texas will step in and make sure that $20 per credit hour student approved athletics fee is a hard cap with no ability to just spend more tuition dollars without student input