2012 Poll: Conference Affiliation

[LFTCajun]

can't exactly change coaches every other year and think we will find success so hopefully he will stay a while

Keep an eye on ASU.

[anhil8tor]

I'll bet you do see it.

That is all.

Z

baseball too?


anyone wonder what the perception is of non UL fans as to coach huds contract? Someone (nonfan) was busting me up yesterday because they remembered the contract being agreed to in principle back in december (from the da) and yet still nothing signed... they predicted hud to arkansas... I disagreed... but realized how bad it makes us look... perception wise.

[Zeebart21]

baseball too?


anyone wonder what the perception is of non UL fans as to coach huds contract? Someone (nonfan) was busting me up yesterday because they remembered the contract being agreed to in principle back in december (from the da) and yet still nothing signed... they predicted hud to arkansas... I disagreed... but realized how bad it makes us look... perception wise.

Cannot let people get your goat. The ONLY perception you worry about is the one the kids have once they meet Robe, Marlin, HUD, et al. Everybody is a hater. **** em.

Z

[ULGrad@HOU]

can't exactly change coaches every other year and think we will find success so hopefully he will stay a while

I totally agree with this. If people think you can lose a very successful coach, and then just plug in another, just because Farmer did it once, is sadly mistaken. I agree our program itself is on the rise, and the UL administration's commitment is just as important as a good coach, but at our current level, we are very fortunate to get a coach like Coach Hud and when he's gone, it's a roll of the dice whether we end up with another coach that can bring what Coach Hud can.

[Geaux]

HUD is the CEO of our university's biggest revenue generating sport and the largest marketing tool we have. He is also a pretty good ambassador for UL. A signed contract, with a buy out is insurance for UL and provides the funding to hire a proven winner and keep the momentum. Let's not mess it up UL, take the money from someone else, you can't afford to lose here. Start being proactive and the support will follow.

[veedreen]

Think you are right on that. Think the same will hold true with other sports too. Only time will tell.

[CajunMarineBBK]

Huds contract is done just wait and see boys I promise you it is done and signed by all and now just waiting on approval. Thats all I will say.

[DaddyCajun]

Lets look at some positives(selling points) about UL:

1) Largest attendence in Football, baseball, and softball.(will be again in Men Basketball soon) in SunBelt and I know we beat La Tech in ALL these areas!!! and probably quiet a few CUSA schools.

2) Soon to be a Tier I National Research University like La Tech. This will also top some other schools wanting to get into CUSA.

3) One hour radius of population around and including Lafayette is more than La Tech and Shreveport.

4) Our budget is smaller than LaTech now but once they lose their WAC TV and conference monies they are more in line with UL.

5) As we elect a NEW US President the Big Oil monies will begin flowing to tunes not ever put upon UL before!!!!

[LFTCajun]

As we elect a NEW US President the Big Oil monies will begin flowing to tunes not ever put upon UL before!!!!

Ah... The ecstasy...

[cajun4life]

I don't agree with A&M and Mizzou in the SE conf but I understand why.I understand why all these things are done. $$$ & perception. I understand but I guess what I'm saying is the SE conf is a successful REGIONAL conf why can't the Sun Belt do that??

It is done because currently each member school in the SEC receives approximately $15-17 million per year in TV revenue. By adding the Texas A&M and Mizzou market, schools will likely get close to $20 million per season from TV revenue.

The Sunbelt desperately needs to get into the Atlanta, Charlotte, San Antonio and Virginia(ODU) markets and hold onto FIU and UNT. If the Belt can somehow do that then each member school could see TV revenue increase by maybe 700% from $150K per member school to $1M per member school.