New Mexico State dropped from 2023 Football Schedule

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Originally Posted by moorecajun

And they are continuing to chip away at the non-supporting local community to get them on board. It's really not his fault that it takes longer than many fans think it should.

I think a lot of the lack of fan interest is part of our fault, the fans on here. We _____ and moan about everything, every little thing. Then we wonder why no one wants to join us.

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Yeah, it's OUR fault. Us. The people on RaginPagin. We're to blame for the non support. I mean, clearly that's the reason. If I had a dollar for everytime I tried to get someone to support UL and they said, "I would, but I noticed on RaginPagin that a lot of people critique stuff...I just can't support that."

*hard eye roll

Oh come on, nobody blaming Covid yet?

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Originally Posted by CajunNation

No way we finish 2021 ranked in the Top 15 without starting the year in the preseason Top 25. No way we start 2021 in the preseason Top 25 without finishing 2020 in the Top 15. No way we finish 2020 in the Top 15 without beating Iowa State.




Acknowledging the benefit of more money does not equate to prostituting your program. That is what they do. We are not them. We shouldn't even be in the same NCAA Division. You are comparing apples to oranges.



Again, you're comparing 2 very different programs. The budgets of Stokely and Bustle are ancient history. Scheduling back then was a symptom of the problem, not the cause.

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We cant even beat them in football, but we should be in a different league?

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

We cant even beat them in football, but we should be in a different league?

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FCS schools beat FBS schools all the time. Doesn't mean they should be in the same NCAA Division.

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Originally Posted by CajunNation

FCS schools beat FBS schools all the time. Doesn't mean they should be in the same NCAA Division.

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You are saying we are below ULM, in IMO we need to beat them to be able to say that we are over them.

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

You are saying we are below ULM, in IMO we need to beat them to be able to say that we are over them.

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Am I being trolled here?

We have outclassed them academically, athletically and financially.

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Originally Posted by CajunNation

Am I being trolled here?

We have outclassed them academically, athletically and financially.

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Ignore him. He's exhausting.

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Originally Posted by CajunNation

Am I being trolled here?

We have outclassed them academically, athletically and financially.

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You mean like we out classed them in football last season?

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

You mean like we out classed them in football last season?

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Even a blind squirrel finds a nut. We played like crap that night. They got lucky. May be another 10 years before they beat us.

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Originally Posted by CajunNation

No way we finish 2021 ranked in the Top 15 without starting the year in the preseason Top 25. No way we start 2021 in the preseason Top 25 without finishing 2020 in the Top 15. No way we finish 2020 in the Top 15 without beating Iowa State.




Acknowledging the benefit of more money does not equate to prostituting your program. That is what they do. We are not them. We shouldn't even be in the same NCAA Division. You are comparing apples to oranges.



Again, you're comparing 2 very different programs. The budgets of Stokely and Bustle are ancient history. Scheduling back then was a symptom of the problem, not the cause.

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Preseason rank means nothing, it's your entire season that matters and how you finish. We lost to Texas the first week of the season and won 13 consecutive games and a championship. That's how we finished ranked in a full season, and not a Covid season.

According to our athletic department, our Budget was cut $8M to $10M during Covid. So while we may not be at Bustle or Stokely Era budgets, it has been reduced drastically the last 2 years and will probably take another hit this year.

The staff and our athletic director both want the sixth home game, for different reasons. And extra game at home keeps us competitive and the tickets and ancillary revenue from a home game helps our budget. Playing multiple P5 programs on the road yearly is, prostituting your football program.

The football program will have the opportunity to make a statement every year with 1 P5 game. Outside of extraordinarily rare challenges like the 2020 where games were canceled due to a pandemic, I will never agree with your vision of playing 7 road games in a season. We've been there and done that.

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Originally Posted by CajunT

Preseason rank means nothing, it's your entire season that matters and how you finish. We lost to Texas the first week of the season and won 13 consecutive games and a championship. That's how we finished ranked in a full season, and not a Covid season.

According to our athletic department, our Budget was cut $8M to $10M during Covid. So while we may not be at Bustle or Stokely Era budgets, it has been reduced drastically the last 2 years and will probably take another hit this year.

The staff and our athletic director both want the sixth home game, for different reasons. And extra game at home keeps us competitive and the tickets and ancillary revenue from a home game helps our budget. Playing multiple P5 programs on the road yearly is, prostituting your football program.

The football program will have the opportunity to make a statement every year with 1 P5 game. Outside of extraordinarily rare challenges like the 2020 where games were canceled due to a pandemic, I will never agree with your vision of playing 7 road games in a season. We've been there and done that.

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Amen.....perfectly stated!

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Originally Posted by JMV JustMyView

You are saying we are below ULM, in IMO we need to beat them to be able to say that we are over them.

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Nick Saban wants to talk to you. .. there was a time ...

Just saying.