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[MelRock]

----Someone had inquired about the 2 different tourneys and if they would empty after the ladies game?? Anybody know??

My understanding is they will not.

[Boomer]

My understanding is they will not.

--Good see you there---Brock's dad said they are coming--hope we can get our group there since the great knowledge of the game that we all have!!! lol

[GeauxCajuns]

My understanding is they will not.

i have two season tickets, but only want to purchase one ticket for the game, online you dont have the option to only buy one of them?

[moorecajun]

Their record could be deceptive. However, they do pass the eye test. I watched part of their game against SFA and they seem to have quality players. Also, deceptive or not, their record indicates that team is much deserving of post season play. Without tournaments like the CIT, they would not have that opportunity in today's world.

That game also showed how really good SFA is! Those are two good teams and one really, really good one.

[MelRock]

i have two season tickets, but only want to purchase one ticket for the game, online you dont have the option to only buy one of them?

Unfortunately not, you will have to call the Cajundome 337-265-2357. I noticed the same thing. One of my co-workers picked up two of my tickets so I would not have to call.

[moorecajun]

----Someone had inquired about the 2 different tourneys and if they would empty after the ladies game?? Anybody know??

The email I received this morning from the athletic department states "Since this is a doubleheader, one ticket will allow you to enjoy both games." So Boomer, you can go empty if you want but you won't be forced to.

[31Ragin97]

i have two season tickets, but only want to purchase one ticket for the game, online you dont have the option to only buy one of them?

pay for both, and write one off as a tax deduction, to offset the "buy-in"

[Parrott]

That does not mean the teams at the top of the SLC are not of quality. Teams at the bottom bring that no. down.

Exactly right, Mike. SFA & Texas A&M-Corpus Christi topped a Southland Conference that is bringing in better coaches and talent in large part due to their experience, but unfortunately is dragged down a bit by a few teams a year (due to APR issues, lack of resources or both). I'd argue the top three or four in the SLC is as good as those in the SBC right now. Underwood has taken SFA from program that won 20 games a season and was an annual league contender to nearly 30 wins a year and easily the class of the league (using both Kaspar's players and his own). The 'Jacks are winning because they're really, really good -- their recent league success is better than any in college hoops in recent memory -- and not just because the SLC is weak. In terms of national perception (fair or not), the SLC is probably on par with the Sun Belt right now just because of SFA's recent dominance in league play and NCAA tourney run a few years ago under Underwood, who is likely to land a power-league job this spring (the SLC hasn't had a coach move up to that level since Andy Russo and Pat Foster in the mid-1980s). Both the SBC and SLC, like other mid-major leagues, face big hurdles in terms of scheduling. Little Rock has a chance to make a run this year and has already given the SBC a needed national boost building off what Georgia State did last year.

Having covered the SLC so closely since leaving Louisiana I'll just say the league is much better than the average fan thinks.

TAMUCC brought back basketball in the late 1990s (when I lived there, with Ronnie Arrow as its coach) and the Islanders made the NCAA tourney in 2007. They dipped a bit after Arrow left for South Alabama under Perry Clark, but Willis Wilson has taken it from single-digit wins to 20 each of the past two years. TAMUCC has a complete team that would have represented the SLC in the NCAA tourney most other years. Rashawn Thomas is the SLC's top big and Hameed Ali is an all-league point guard. They beat OVC tourney champ Austin Peay (and its star 6-8 big) twice and stayed with Wisconsin on the road until late in the second half of a loss in what was Bo Ryan's final game there. Their five-point loss to SFA was the closest game for the 'Jacks this season in conference play.

Sam Houston State lost four all-league players from last season then its top two PGs (one a preseason all-conference, multi-year starter) to injury and Marlin's replacement, Jason Hooten, coached the Bearkats to a third-place finish in the league. (Last year TAMUCC, SHSU and Northwestern State were good enough to win the league, but SFA stood in the way.) Houston Baptist recently transitioned back to D1 and was on a roll until losing its 6-11 big to injury. Incarnate Word also is new to D1 (played the Cajuns in last year's CIT) and has more quality non-conference wins in that short stretch than the Cajuns do. Southeastern Lousiana hired a coach that won a junior college national championship and despite battling injuries is slowly putting together good program that could surprise in the league next season. Northwestern State has some nice non-conference wins in recent years - and actually won in the NCAA tournament in the 2000s - but struggled this season after its All-America/NBA potential point guard Jalan West got hurt vs. Ole Miss. He is better then any guard the Cajuns have had other than Elfrid Payton since they made the 2005 NCAA tourney.

[CajunFan3406]

So when is TAMU-CC heading here to Lafayette? And are they planning on flying? If they're driving, they may have to take a slight detour...

[jric116]

RAGIN4U, not discussing Marlin's future in this thread but fans eventually fire coaches. If fans are not showing up to games, it may be because they do not see a quality product and are tired of mediocrity in a mediocre conference.

Let me ask you this because you asked the question, "What possible benefit is there to not supporting our university?" Do you ask this question of baseball supporters , softball supporters and basketball supporters that are not RCAF members? It seems to me that with season ticket records in baseball and softball we should have more then 2,000 plus RCAF members by this stage. I have no problem with the fan that doesn't want to attend a football game or basketball game because they are not happy with the final product. I have more of a problem with the numbers of individual sport supporters that are not RCAF members and don't get asked the same question you just asked Zee.

I have to disagree with your opinion about support and belonging to RCAF. I have tickets to baseball and football but don't belong to RCAF. The only reason is economics. I can't afford both and I choose to attend games. When I am able I will join RCAF

[CajunDreDog]

So when is TAMU-CC heading here to Lafayette? And are they planning on flying? If they're driving, they may have to take a slight detour...

oh ____, didn't think about that. OUCH!

[Boomer]

I have to disagree with your opinion about support and belonging to RCAF. I have tickets to baseball and football but don't belong to RCAF. The only reason is economics. I can't afford both and I choose to attend games. When I am able I will join RCAF

---That is not a big deal and doesn't matter--great of you to back our teams!!!