What Exactly Did the Sun Belt Sign?

[MetryCajun]

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1996 (5-6) Stokley - Florida, Texas A&M (H), USM, LA Tech (H), Houston, Ark. State (HC), USB, Memphis (H), Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois (H), Texas Tech

1997 ( 1-10) Stokley - Pitt, Oklahoma State (H), Texas Tech, Texas A&M, UAB (H), Ark. State, N. Alabama (H), ULM (HC), Tulane (H), Washington State, LA Tech (H)

1998 (2-9) Stokley - Arkansas, Northwestern State (H), LA Tech, USM, UAB, Ark. State (HC), UCF (H), Tulane, ULM, Oklahoma State, W. KY (H)

1999 (2-9) Baldwin - Oklhaoma State, Texas Tech (H), Houston, MTSU (H), LA Tech (H), Washington State, Tulane, ULM (HC), Ark. State, USM, Wofford (H)

2000 (1-10) Baldwin - Sam Houston State (H), Texas, Texas Tech, Northwestern State (H), UAB, Tulane (HC), LA Tech, N. Texas (H), ULM, Jacksonville State (H), MTSU

When you look at these former schedules, you realize how much easier we have it now. But, I have to say the SBC may be better for us. I think scheduling is much more difficult today than it was in the 90's.

[Project10]

_ Really?

Not what I saw on BBB. I saw Tech would bring its 20,000 regulars (???), 15,000 coming to check them out, and 5,000 NIU fans for a crowd of 40,000. _

So in actuality, BBB says Tech would bring 20k? I think that's reasonable, don't you? Especially considering the last time we were there, the attendance was 48k and the opponent was located 300 miles further away from Shreveport than NIU.

I have a hard time believing anyone at BBB thinks NIU will bring 5k. If indeed that was posted, it was probably one of our more optimistic/exuberant/fanatical members. Maybe it was an NIU fan?

[BirdofParadise]

_ Here is my reaction.

We are playing Division I FBS football not Special Olympics football where everyone is winner just by trying.

NEVER has a 6-6 team been selected at-large. Last year an 8 win Troy sat at home.

We had a deal in place that thanks to the circumstances would have GUARANTEED homes to three seven game winners. The PapaJohns.com Bowl was in Troy Saturday prepared to hand Troy its GUARANTEED bowl bid had ASU won.

Reading the papers, it seems to me that Ricky Bustle and Steve Roberts played out this year content to get to 6-6. Doubt that is the truth but it reads that way.

Anyone needs to grow stones, its the two of them. They had a choice. They could say, "We only needed to win one more game this year and we had a bowl berth stone-cold locked up and we didn't get the job done." or they could say "Boo-hoo, we won half the games we played in and someone should have picked us." They chose the latter course.

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In the sake of fairness it should be pointed out that those were pretty much the first words out of coach Bustle's mouth yesterday at the press conference...that we could have ended the discussion by winning seven games and didn't get it done.

[4LSU]

_ In the sake of fairness it should be pointed out that those were pretty much the first words out of coach Bustle's mouth yesterday at the press conference...that we could have ended the discussion by winning seven games and didn't get it done. _

Coach Bustle comment on the subject out of the Advocate:

“There’s no question that we needed to take care of business, get that seventh win and not leave it in somebody else’s hands. We can make all the excuses we want, but if we win another game we’re not in this situation.”

Sounds like the man has a pair to me.

[johnnylightnin]

_ C'mon, Johnny Lightnin does! He's the man. He spends alot of time here, Scout Board, and Sunbelt Board....I might adopt him. Does he eat much?

Z _

More than I'd like to admit.

I don't recall making a prediction. I will say that if 40K showed up to watch ISU and Miami (OH), it's not unreasonable that 40K could show up for this one. If you adopt me, will you let me go hunting with uncle choudawg on occasion?

[Arkstfan]

_ In the sake of fairness it should be pointed out that those were pretty much the first words out of coach Bustle's mouth yesterday at the press conference...that we could have ended the discussion by winning seven games and didn't get it done. _

Then my apologies to coach Bustle and I'll focus my ire on the reporter he made him look whiney.