Texas State Headed To Mountain West Conference?

[UL_Cajuns]

No to La Tech. They burnt their bridge and we not rebuilding the bridge.

[ZoomZoom]

No to La Tech. They burnt their bridge and we not rebuilding the bridge.

ULM dropped the name fight for SBC membership. In Tech’s case, probably help get a ULS med school in Lafayette might garner a vote.

[Million$Mullet]

Tuck fech. Let them rot. It’s possible to play every year in football without being in the same conference. We play them every year in everything else.

[Turbine]

I hope not. I think UL vs. Texas State could be an awesome rivalry in football, baseball and softball every year.

The Sunbelt messed up pairing an I-20 school with an I-10 school.

The natural travel partner would be two I-10 schools. Louisiana & Texas State.

Instead they went Texas State/ULM

[Turbine]

Well this right here proves my point right here! Put those feelings aside and ask what is best for UL and growing fan support.

"Best for UL" not sharing the high school talent pool with an in-state school.

Focus on getting rid of ULM, not making it worse by adding Tech.

[Ragin9221]

How much money would we save, plus added revenue in playing them in conference all sports?

Bowling Green to
Huntington - 290 mi
Atlanta - 310 mi
Boone - 385 mi
Statesboro- 530 mi
Harrisburg - 575 mi
Conway - 660 mi
Norfolk - 745 mi

Jonesboro - 345 mi
Troy - 400 mi
Hattiesburg- 485 mi
Mobile - 510 mi
Monroe - 535 mi
Lafayette - 710 mi

Ruston to
Monroe - 35 mi
Lafayette - 180 mi
Hattiesburg - 240 mi
Jonesboro - 300 mi
Mobile - 335 mi
Troy - 431 mi

Lafayette would be right smack dab in the middle. Probably no more then 300 miles from any western opponent except
for Ark St.

Norfolk - 1095 mi
Harrisburg - 1000 mi
Conway - 900 mi
Huntington - 850 mi
Boone - 820 mi
Statesboro- 740 mi
Atlanta - 530 mi

Someone needs to do the cost analysis of adding Tech to the Sunbelt West.

Then at best how much in Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Football the increase in attendance vs. a WKU?

Does WKU increase fans in Baseball, Softball, or Football vs. Tech. No way does WKU makes that needle move except maybe Basketball

[Turbine]

Tech and WKU both left and said good riddance to the Sun Belt.

Isn't there someone else out there?

[Boomer]

"Best for UL" not sharing the high school talent pool with an in-state school.

Focus on getting rid of ULM, not making it worse by adding Tech.

…….With the Monroe Dental and now Medical schools, I think along with Sbelt membership they are maybe passing ltur…….anybody have the enrollments of the schools?

[ZoomZoom]

…….With the Monroe Dental and now Medical schools, I think along with Sbelt membership they are maybe passing ltur…….anybody have the enrollments of the schools?

They’re just a landlord. There’s no University of Louisiana at Monroe on the diploma.

[Cajun90]

ULM dropped the name fight for SBC membership. In Tech’s case, probably help get a ULS med school in Lafayette might garner a vote.

We won't need there help.

[mxpxfr690]

If Tech wants into this conference there needs to be a stipulation that they MUST refer to us as Louisiana or UL at all sporting events to include showing it on the scoreboard and state it in all broadcast… failure to comply will result in financial restitution paid to our university…. Also if I was ULM I would force them (tech) to recognize them as such and pay the same financial penalty. It would be one way to stick it to the necksters… MAKE THEM SAY OUR NAME!

[Big Buds]

If Tech wants into this conference there needs to be a stipulation that they MUST refer to us as Louisiana or UL at all sporting events to include showing it on the scoreboard and state it in all broadcast… failure to comply will result in financial restitution paid to our university…. Also if I was ULM I would force them (tech) to recognize them as such and pay the same financial penalty. It would be one way to stick it to the necksters… MAKE THEM SAY OUR NAME!

That won’t be an issue. It would be the same as Southern Miss.