We only have LSU 50 miles down the road to contend with for attendance and support.
The have Texas 30 miles Northeast AND now a UTSA program 50 miles to the Southwest that has been jockeying for Top 25 rankings these past two seasons.
With that, you’d THINK they’d have a tougher time than us drawing support, yet their average attendance this season beat us by about 2,500 people.
They do have a new university President, whom I’ve been told by a coworker who played baseball there, is extremely vested in promoting Texas State athletics and has real expectations for the football program. Was apparently very vocal in support on Twitter and stuff this season, and halfway through the year, many knew he was not happy with results and would be making a change for head coach.
That makes it sound like Texas State’s President is not sitting “comfortable” with the state of their athletic program. Do we have a leader like that in Martin Hall?
MartinHall is still in a state of grieving. Might be another half year or never to adjust over the passing.
San Marcos is a much smaller city than Lafayette but the whole I-35 corridor is booming from San Antonio north thru Georgetown. So while Texas is still the dominant force here there is plenty of room for Texas State to do well. Heck the school population is close to 40,000 students!!
WRT the new President, he has been very visible at football games this season and appears to be a HUGE upgrade from the previous one in many ways; specifically in support of athletics. We could use such a leader at UL!!!
Strange how there’s zero talk of the new coach at TxSt on the SBC message board.
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