(05-11-2021 05:14 PM)NMSUIndyAg Wrote:  

(05-11-2021 10:59 AM)Lopes87 Wrote:  

(05-11-2021 09:56 AM)FINALFOUR1970SWEETSIXTEEN1992 Wrote:  NMSU recruiting class is better then GCU's.

Theodore is a bucket but I don't think he has stayed a full year at any school he has been at and if his waiver doesn't get approved I see him heading to Europe. He's 23 so in BYU years he should be an incoming freshman. The rest of Jans group coming in is more consistent and dependable. Allen if he plays is the dessert not the main course if NMSU is "back". Should be a very fun season to see what happens and how the news schools adjust to the WAC and how the top end of the WAC adjusts to the new schools.

This made me laugh. Love the BYU reference! I also agree with you that Allen is the cherry on top. If NMSU is going to be “back” (not sure they ever really left, TBH) the rest of the class is going to have to be good too. We lost too much to the portal that we are going to need the new guys to step up if we are going to have the type of success we have become accustomed to.

GO AGGIES!!!

It looks like everyone lost a lot of players so everyone will need new guys to step up.

(05-12-2021 09:24 AM)SFAXE93 Wrote:  

Good to be in the WAC!

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE LUMBERJACK BASKETBALL

25 - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
150 + CONFERENCE WINS IN LAST 10 SEASONS
5 - NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (4 IN THE LAST 7 SEASONS)
1 - NIT APPEARANCE

As an NMSU fan, we are thrilled to have SFA in the WAC.

NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES BASKETBALL

19 - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
150 + CONFERENCE WINS IN LAST 10 SEASONS
25 - NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (8 IN THE LAST 11 SEASONS)
5 - NIT APPEARANCES
1 - FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE

Yes, I like NM State, I've been to Las Cruses before, nice campus.

Should be a great basketball conference that grows in prestige.

Our women's basketball program is one of the Top 10 all time winningest programs in the country, so SFA should be strong on both sides in the WAC.

(05-12-2021 10:40 AM)YesCubanB Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 10:36 AM)edinburger Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 09:24 AM)SFAXE93 Wrote:  

Good to be in the WAC!

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE LUMBERJACK BASKETBALL

25 - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
150 + CONFERENCE WINS IN LAST 10 SEASONS
5 - NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (4 IN THE LAST 7 SEASONS)
1 - NIT APPEARANCE

Good to have some SFA posters here, welcome. Hopefully you can bring some friends to give us a more balanced view. From the current makeup of posts one would believe Tarleton is the state's undisputed flagship institution, bigger than all the others combined.

lmao for real. Hope to see some of the new schools fans coming over and posting more. I can’t wait til basketball season. SFA very impressive with their resume.

BTW if any SFA fans are around I got a question. Is it difficult to get tickets to your home basketball games? I know the schedules aren’t out yet but if NMSU plays there I’m definitely going. I’m only 3-4 hours away and that’s definitely not a game I’d miss. I’m just not sure how the attendance is there and if it’s gonna be hard to get tickets.

I never have had any issues with getting tickets to a game.


William R. Johnson Coliseum seats about 7,300 and the average take is 3,000 to 4,000 a game.

The biggest crowds are always against our bitter rival Sam Houston State or non conference games against power 5 schools, when that happens, is when we could sell out.

Easy to buy tickets at the window, or to be safe buy on-line

https://sfajacks.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncom...=&appCode=

The coliseum is going through some changes right now ($30 Mil worth) with new facilities.

Going from this


to this




new practice facility is being added on with new offices, locker rooms, etc.


The court is getting a new design job as well as we put the new WAC logos on.

We have a new AD Ryan Ivey who is dedicated to taking us to the next level and transforming SFA into the best mid major sports program in the nation.

(05-12-2021 10:36 AM)edinburger Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 09:24 AM)SFAXE93 Wrote:  

Good to be in the WAC!

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE LUMBERJACK BASKETBALL

25 - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
150 + CONFERENCE WINS IN LAST 10 SEASONS
5 - NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (4 IN THE LAST 7 SEASONS)
1 - NIT APPEARANCE

Good to have some SFA posters here, welcome. Hopefully you can bring some friends to give us a more balanced view. From the current makeup of posts one would believe Tarleton is the state's undisputed flagship institution, bigger than all the others combined.

There are a few on here as we have our own SFA message board called the Sawmill which is the nickname for William R. Johnson Coliseum where we play basketball.

https://sfasawmill.com/

and we have a member who gave us the link to this message board, that's why I am here.

Thanks for the info SFAXE, much appreciated.

From a Lamar fan, I've been to three games at SFA over the years and never had a problem getting tickets. Granted it's been years since Lamar was considered a solid program but for what it is worth Lamar won two of the games I have seen at SFA. Most years Lamar plays SFA and Sam Houston tough no matter how bad the team seems as a whole on the season.

(05-12-2021 12:07 PM)YesCubanB Wrote:  Thanks for the info SFAXE, much appreciated.

Oh, and when we play NM State, that would probably draw a big crowd as well, since we consider you guys the best in the WAC. :)

(05-12-2021 12:13 PM)SFAXE93 Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 12:07 PM)YesCubanB Wrote:  Thanks for the info SFAXE, much appreciated.

Oh, and when we play NM State, that would probably draw a big crowd as well, since we consider you guys the best in the WAC. :)

The Aggies are the best in the WAC. As a GCU fan, I am hoping this will change over the next few years as the Lopes continue to improve. Looking forward to having SFA in the WAC and also challenging that top spot.

The Jacks will bring their "A" game, I guarantee that!

We lost a very good Associate Head Coach in Jeremy Cox who went to UTEP to join their new coaching staff with head coach Joe Golding who did a great job at future WAC member Abilene Christian, who went to the NCAA Tourney in 2021.

The SFA basketball team is taking shape and should be a strong team, with all who are returning.

C: #00 JONATHAN AKU 6-10; 263 (SO.) **** (transfer from Texas A&M)
F: #22 NANA ANTWI-BOASIAKO 6-9; 220 (FR.) ***
F: #14 GAVIN KENSMIL 6-7; 260 (SR.)
F: #13 CALVIN SOLOMON 6-7; 194 (SO.)
F: #00 JULES MOOR 6-5; 200 (JR.) (transfer from Stony Brook)
F: #00 SADAIDRIENE HALL 6-5; 200 (FR.) *** (transfer from East Tenn. State)
G: #00 DERRICK TEZENO 6-5; 200 (FR.) Future 150 (#2 Player in the state of Louisiana)
G: #11 NIGEL HAWKINS 6-4; 191 (JR.) *** (transfer from UTEP)
G: #2 ROTI WARE 6-3; 187 (SR.)
G: #10 ELIJAH ELLIOTT 6-3; 182 (SO.) (transfer from Kansas)
G: #5 JAYLIN JACKSON-POSEY 6-2; 196 (FR.) ***
G: #4 DAVID KACHELRIES 6-1; 170 (SR.)
G: #21 RUSSELL HYMAN 6-1; 168 (FR.)
G: #00 LATRELL JOSSELL 5-11; 170 (FR.) *** (transfer from Kansas)
? We are signing one more, don't know who yet.

Players in bold are returning starters from a 16-5; 12-3 team that has now served it's post season ban and is free and clear.

Great recruiting as well, excited to see what this team can build together.

(05-12-2021 02:06 PM)SFAXE93 Wrote:  The Jacks will bring their "A" game, I guarantee that!

We lost a very good Associate Head Coach in Jeremy Cox who went to UTEP to join their new coaching staff with head coach Joe Golding who did a great job at future WAC member Abilene Christian, who went to the NCAA Tourney in 2021.

The SFA basketball team is taking shape and should be a strong team, with all who are returning.

C: #00 JONATHAN AKU 6-10; 263 (SO.) **** (transfer from Texas A&M)
F: #22 NANA ANTWI-BOASIAKO 6-9; 220 (FR.) ***
F: #14 GAVIN KENSMIL 6-7; 260 (SR.)
F: #13 CALVIN SOLOMON 6-7; 194 (SO.)
F: #00 JULES MOOR 6-5; 200 (JR.) (transfer from Stony Brook)
F: #00 SADAIDRIENE HALL 6-5; 200 (FR.) *** (transfer from East Tenn. State)
G: #00 DERRICK TEZENO 6-5; 200 (FR.) Future 150 (#2 Player in the state of Louisiana)
G: #11 NIGEL HAWKINS 6-4; 191 (JR.) *** (transfer from UTEP)
G: #2 ROTI WARE 6-3; 187 (SR.)
G: #10 ELIJAH ELLIOTT 6-3; 182 (SO.) (transfer from Kansas)
G: #5 JAYLIN JACKSON-POSEY 6-2; 196 (FR.) ***
G: #4 DAVID KACHELRIES 6-1; 170 (SR.)
G: #21 RUSSELL HYMAN 6-1; 168 (FR.)
G: #00 LATRELL JOSSELL 5-11; 170 (FR.) *** (transfer from Kansas)
? We are signing one more, don't know who yet.

Players in bold are returning starters from a 16-5; 12-3 team that has now served it's post season ban and is free and clear.

Great recruiting as well, excited to see what this team can build together.

That Nigel Hawkins has sure turned into a bust so far. He had a promising freshman year at UTEP and has fallen big time since. Hopefully he can finish strong with SFA.

Conversely, I don't see any of the new schools moving the needle on attendance at Aggie home games. Nothing like the PCAC/Big West days or the earlier WAC days.

I don't see the crowds turning out much more than they have for the current WAC lineup. There's no UNLV or Utah State in this group to rival with.

(05-12-2021 03:52 PM)Todor Wrote:  Conversely, I don't see any of the new schools moving the needle on attendance at Aggie home games. Nothing like the PCAC/Big West days or the earlier WAC days.

I don't see the crowds turning out much more than they have for the current WAC lineup. There's no UNLV or Utah State in this group to rival with.

NMSU has done nothing but win over the past several years and nothing has really moved the attendance needle. So singling out the new schools seems unwarranted.

You are also comparing eras where attendance was much higher for all programs across the board, not just NMSU. It is well documented that attendance across all sports, college, professional, etc. is way down over the past several years.

I think SFA could get a few more butts in the seats. Anyone that even moderately follows college basketball should be familiar with SFA.

(05-12-2021 05:21 PM)PojoaquePosse Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 05:20 PM)PojoaquePosse Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 03:52 PM)Todor Wrote:  Conversely, I don't see any of the new schools moving the needle on attendance at Aggie home games. Nothing like the PCAC/Big West days or the earlier WAC days.

I don't see the crowds turning out much more than they have for the current WAC lineup. There's no UNLV or Utah State in this group to rival with.

NMSU has done nothing but win over the past several years and nothing has really moved the attendance needle. So singling out the new schools seems unwarranted.

You are also comparing an era where attendance was much higher for all programs across the board, not just NMSU, to the current era. It is well documented that attendance across all sports, college, professional, etc. is way down over the past several years.

I think SFA could get a few more butts in the seats. Anyone that even moderately follows college basketball should be familiar with SFA.

Whatever the reason, I just don't see NMSU increasing attendance because of the expansion. I didn't say any new schools are why our attendance sucks, I just said that I doubt they will change things much.

Yes attendance trends are a thing, but given the right opponents, we would probably have attendance more in line with our history, minus the last 7-8 years. Its all about the billing...

(05-12-2021 01:22 PM)DZ1 Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 12:13 PM)SFAXE93 Wrote:  

(05-12-2021 12:07 PM)YesCubanB Wrote:  Thanks for the info SFAXE, much appreciated.

Oh, and when we play NM State, that would probably draw a big crowd as well, since we consider you guys the best in the WAC. :)

The Aggies are the best in the WAC. As a GCU fan, I am hoping this will change over the next few years as the Lopes continue to improve. Looking forward to having SFA in the WAC and also challenging that top spot.

Going by straight records and championships NMSU has been the leader in WAC basketball. But over the past few years we could see the talent level in the WAC keep rising as well as the addition of some good coaches. While we’ve won the WAC every year but last year for a while there was a ton of close and tough games. I’m super excited to see the additions to the WAC and look forward to the NMSU games with SFA and GCU next year. The WAC looks to have a bright future ahead.

solid pick up

(05-13-2021 10:46 PM)FINALFOUR1970SWEETSIXTEEN1992 Wrote:  solid pick up

I see this tweet and see "The TIME is NOW" and all I can think of from the year 2006 is...

(05-14-2021 01:38 AM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(05-13-2021 10:46 PM)FINALFOUR1970SWEETSIXTEEN1992 Wrote:  solid pick up

I see this tweet and see "The TIME is NOW" and all I can think of from the year 2006 is...

I don't know why, but that was always cringe worthy to me. I was actually living in LC at that time and saw that all the time.

I did enjoy being able to go to those games with Theus at the helm. It was some really good basketball.

GO AGGIES!!!

I know exactly what it was cringe to you Indy. Because it is very cringe. Not critical level cringe, maybe borderline super cringe but definitely cringe worthy. If I’m not mistaken I’m pretty sure that’s Frank rapping on those vocals.

(05-14-2021 11:16 AM)YesCubanB Wrote:  I know exactly what it was cringe to you Indy. Because it is very cringe. Not critical level cringe, maybe borderline super cringe but definitely cringe worthy. If I’m not mistaken I’m pretty sure that’s Frank rapping on those vocals.

LOL...I do have to give it props as an advertisement...I knew exactly what they were selling and made me think of it every time I heard that jingle.

GO AGGIES!!!