SBC Media Deal

[mxpxfr690]

Louisiana could generate 4 times the money as an independent.

A much more attractive schedule home (Quality not quantity) and away.

Full start in comparison.

You dream general…. UL doesn’t have the fan support and money to make being independent attractive… the only G5 schools that can sustain success as an Indy would be Navy, Army, Air Force, SMU, and UCF

[Turbine]

Turbine, I've always been intrigued by what being a major Independent could do for our brand, status and revenue. Would you come up with a makeshift schedule for UL as an Indy with a mix of say 6 P5 schools, 5 G5 schools and 1 FCS school and what kind of revenue we could generate from that? With a 41,000+ stadium, we should be able to attract 2 P5 schools, 3 G5 schools and 1 FCS school for 6 home games.

A fantastic schedule would be easy as an independent, but I wanted to explore creating a great schedule as a member of SBC.

It would take a couple of decades to fully get all the ducks in a row, but it would be more than worth it.

As long as UL was in the SBC it would also require five home games and seven road games. In the end P5 caliber teams would be coming to Louisiana every third year.

[Duggie35]

As an Independent, what championships would all of our teams and athletes be playing for?

[Turbine]

As an Independent, what championships would all of our teams and athletes be playing for?

National Championships.

Other than that, the First P5 Invitee Championship. Incidentally that's a championship Louisiana would have already won (and all this would be moot) if it had gone independent at the opportune time.

Other than that, the same championship softball was playing for when it became a national powerhouse.

[LouisianaB]

I’ve never met turbine. But I imagine him as some long haired hippie who smokes weed all day.

[CajunVic]

I’ve never met turbine. But I imagine him as some long haired hippie who smokes weed all day.

This guy is spot on.

[fanof71]

I’ve never met turbine. But I imagine him as some long haired hippie who smokes weed all day.

Close, but he's more of a shroom dude..

[moorecajun]

I’ve never met turbine. But I imagine him as some long haired hippie who smokes weed all day.

I have never met him either, but I have to say, I see that picture myself.

Picture the doctor in the room with the alien in Independence Day.

[JMV JustMyView]

I have never met him either, but I have to say, I see that picture myself.

He actually sleeps during the day and works at night.

[Duggie35]

National Championships.

Other than that, the First P5 Invitee Championship. Incidentally that's a championship Louisiana would have already won (and all this would be moot) if it had gone independent at the opportune time.

Other than that, the same championship softball was playing for when it became a national powerhouse.

So what you are saying is that we probably don't need to worry about maintaining a trophy case, since the only possible championships the Cajuns could hope to obtain as an Independent would be "National Championships"! In the world of Turbine, apparently Conference Championships don't really matter. I think it would be hard to recruit athletes when they figure out they would be competing for nothing.

[Turbine]

So what you are saying is that we probably don't need to worry about maintaining a trophy case, since the only possible championships the Cajuns could hope to obtain as an Independent would be "National Championships"! In the world of Turbine, apparently Conference Championships don't really matter. I think it would be hard to recruit athletes when they figure out they would be competing for nothing.

Not true.

You asked "As an Independent, what championships would all of our teams and athletes be playing for?" I didn't expound, I just answered. But the fact is they would be playing for much more than a conference championship.

Case in point, Softball had the #1 out of conference RPI in the country but because they were stuck playing for a" SB "Conference Championship" (successfully I might add) their results dwindled to the point where they couldn't even host.

Ultimately that probably cost them a trip to Oklahoma.

[moorecajun]

Not true.

You asked "As an Independent, what championships would all of our teams and athletes be playing for?" I didn't expound, I just answered. But the fact is they would be playing for much more than a conference championship.

Case in point, Softball had the #1 out of conference RPI in the country but because they were stuck playing for a" SB "Conference Championship" (successfully I might add) their results dwindled to the point where they couldn't even host.

Ultimately that probably cost them a trip to Oklahoma.

Turbine, are you sure that is the case?

Did anybody play for the National Championship (softball) that year?