PAC 12/Mountain West

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Originally Posted by JamesTheJeweler

Blows my mind how any Cajuns fan would want to be in the same conference as Tech

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Agree, we can contract a series of Home and Home games without being their conference mates. IMO that will be more profitable instead of a random MAC school on the schedule. Having said that, IMO a long term Home and Home series with Tulane is higher priority than ltech.

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Originally Posted by CajunNation

BTW, if you look at the divisions of G5 schools in our region based upon budgets, 7 of the nine schools in the higher group are in the AAC. The other two are us and Texas State.


Athletic budgets in millions:https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search

64 - Memphis
52 - Rice
50 - North Texas
47 - Tulsa
45 - UTSA
43 - Texas State
43 - Tulane
43 - UAB
39 - Louisiana


29 - Troy
28 - South Alabama
28 - Louisiana Tech
28 - Southern Miss
24 - Arkansas State
22 - Sam Houston State
22 - Jacksonville State
19 - ULM



If we ever turn down an invite to the AAC, that is when I will be done with this university for good.

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Athletic budgets are a bit smoke and mirrors. For example, Rice has a 52 million dollar budget, but a large part of that goes to paying Rice tuition for all of their student athletes.

I can’t see Rice’s books, but I would bet my left testicle that we’re spending more on athletics than they are.

Budgets aren’t always the best way to measure who is really investing in their athletic programs.

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Originally Posted by CajunRebel

Athletic budgets are a bit smoke and mirrors. For example, Rice has a 52 million dollar budget, but a large part of that goes to paying Rice tuition for all of their student athletes.

I can’t see Rice’s books, but I would bet my left testicle that we’re spending more on athletics than they are.

Budgets aren’t always the best way to measure who is really investing in their athletic programs.

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Agreed. *

* Not with your betting of body parts but your overall point. :)

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Originally Posted by JamesTheJeweler

Blows my mind how any Cajuns fan would want to be in the same conference as Tech

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Mr. Jay Walker if you’re out there (or anyone that has it). Please post the link to your SBC board post regarding many of the bridges Tech has burned with multiple SBC members. Thank you in advance.

It’s not just on the field of competition. It’s not just hate, it’s business. Never forget.

It’s Turbine’s board, but a permanent sticky of Jay’s SBC post should be somewhere on RP.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Mr. Jay Walker if you’re out there (or anyone that has it). Please post the link to your SBC board post regarding many of the bridges Tech has burned with multiple SBC members. Thank you in advance.

It’s not just on the field of competition. Never forget.

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I don’t think there are any bridges to Ruston . . .

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Originally Posted by Big Buds

I do like the competition with the SBC East schools, but this looks attractive.

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It will never happen because it makes too much sense!

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

I don’t think there are any bridges to Ruston . . .

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WAIT!

They burned them ALL?

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

I don’t think there are any bridges to Ruston . . .

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Very good point, nobody is seeking out L A Tech. Look no further than the G5 shake up that happened a few years back. NOBODY had L A Tech on their dance card. And goodness knows they tried.

Reports that Texas State has received a verbal offer to join MWC.

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Originally Posted by Rainman66

Reports that Texas State has received a verbal offer to join MWC.

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Goodbye

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Originally Posted by Rainman66

Reports that Texas State has received a verbal offer to join MWC.

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TX St. lost to Sam Houston today. Maybe MWC will go with Sam Houston instead.

You don’t get a verbal offer unless you’ve already told them you’ll accept the offer