PAC 12

[GeauxLA]

Remember when all we wanted to be was in a regional conference with a school like Southern Miss? Boy, that ship has sailed fast.

[shof]

Oh so now TV money matters even if it comes with weird Gametimes that will "hurt the future of the program" ? BTW Texas St will not get $10M...4 Max

Honestly doubt they’d make the move for $4M. Think it would take a number much closer to the $10M mark.

[Cajunrunner]

Remember when all we wanted to be was in a regional conference with a school like Southern Miss? Boy, that ship has sailed fast.

Well college athletics in and of itself is hardly recognizable anymore, especially for G5 type programs like us.

Hell, Oregon State baseball played independent this season because of the changed conference landscape, rather than joining Wash State in the MWC. Now they’re in the CWS.

[Big Buds]

Status Quo has been UL's mantra for several years now dating back to Dr. A. UL has moved up in so many ways, R1, campus beautification, higher enrollment, new facilities. If athletics is truly UL's "window to the world" as I have heard Dr. S say, why do we not take the next step athletically to move up? Whatever success the SBC has had in recent years, perception-wise to the average fan, it is the Sun Belch. UL has got to be more pro-active in moving up.

I was listening to sports talk radio on XM Satellite this morning and they said Memphis made $11M with the AAC last year. What does the SBC pay per member, less than $5M? Texas State may not make $11M moving to the Pac 12, but it will make a lot more than $5M and will change the perception of the university with its alumni and fans. That change in perception is what UL needs and it should be positioning itself now for any opportunities that might come up in the near future. Waiting for that opening before doing anything will be too late.

Only the legacy AAC programs make that money. UTSA and NT for example get SBC type money from the American.

[Big Buds]

My brother, you're smoking big buds if you think Tech elevates this conference in ANY way, shape or form.....it brings it down. No one in the conference wants Tech, except a handful of Cajuns fans still living in the 70's and 80's.

Where did I say they elevate the SBC? I only said this isn’t Southland 2.0.

[BabbForHeisman]

Some degree of success? Texas State? That’s being VERY kind. Since they joined Texas State has been one of the least successful programs in the Sun Belt.

It has been the same song and dance since the 90’s. Schools in big markets move up because these markets generate larger TV deals for the conference. Texas State is in a big market. They’ll always get the call before we will.

The most important factor in schools moving up is a factor we have no control over. It sucks. It’s not fair. But that’s the reality.

There has always been a narrative that if we just tried harder or pestered the commissioners enough we could move up. Maybe people say that because it makes them feel like we actually have a shot. It’s just not true though.

Unfortunately, to the average fan…Texas State has had a few good seasons and went to similar RinkyDink.com bowl games, so their program must be similar to ours.

Our biggest problem is that we have an SEC behemoth in between us and the major population center that we could represent.

[Cajunrunner]

Our biggest problem is that we have an SEC behemoth in between us and the major population center that we could represent.

San Marcos sits between UT Austin and UTSA being in the population centers on either side of the university.

Again, we need to acknowledge that Texas State’s current President has been VERY aggressive in athletic positioning. Hasn’t necessarily produced major results, but there has been improvement in football and baseball has become seen as one of the contenders in our conference.

[Big Buds]

San Marcos sits between UT Austin and UTSA being in the population centers on either side of the university.

Again, we need to acknowledge that Texas State’s current President has been VERY aggressive in athletic positioning. Hasn’t necessarily produced major results, but there has been improvement in football and baseball has become seen as one of the contenders in our conference.

Nailed it.

I don’t want to hear anything about LSU while TXST is in the shadows of Texas. This has everything to do with Martin Hall being very cozy and comfortable as things are.

[ColaCajun]

AND Texas A&M. Love T-Joe and thankful for everything he's done here. It's honestly worthy of a statue on campus, but it feels like he doesn't or hasn't built the necessary relationships needed to position UL's athletic future.

AND if the AAC schools find the $25 million to leave, I wouldn't be surprised if they went with GA State, JMU, App, Marshall or Coastal. This would put the SBC back at the bottom and something we'd have trouble recovering from.

[BabbForHeisman]

San Marcos sits between UT Austin and UTSA being in the population centers on either side of the university.

Again, we need to acknowledge that Texas State’s current President has been VERY aggressive in athletic positioning. Hasn’t necessarily produced major results, but there has been improvement in football and baseball has become seen as one of the contenders in our conference.

Looking even further, UH’s admin played a huge role in them getting into the Big12. Undeniable.