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Surely AAW has the skinny on this and can update us.

[quote name="coachacola" post="873958" timestamp="1286993715"] In an interview a month or two ago Woodard specifically talked about the path Lamar wanted to take starting up the program.  He said that from talking to different folks at Lamar, around SETX, and from other recent startup programs, they decided to build up the program fast and not take the slow approach.  I think "young Christopher" is well aware of what South Alabama is doing, and the article is just contrasting the two approaches.  Not sure what the big deal is. [/quote] The "SPIN" is TT trying to make something negative about LU.  He does that every chance he gets.  I can't understand his motivation to constantly make negative comments.  Does anyone know if he had a prior unpleasant experience with Lamar that fuels his hatered?

The BOX SCORE??? Terror is an idiot for pointing out the box score.  No one cares about that.  The Cowboys look better in the box score every week yet they are 1-3.  Terror is not an idiot, just obnoxiously arrogant and condenscending.  He's like a little dog nipping at your heals, always looking for a dig to satisfy his unjustified ego.  But he is no idiot.  The point about the boxscore is yes we did the things we needed to do to win the game.  Great!  But we didn't dominate against a lower division team.  Before you run with that as being negative, its not, just a fact.  I'm ecstatic we won the game.

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="871410" timestamp="1286743360"] 42-10 Lions... [/quote] You are slowly but surely becoming more like the infamous PATITAN!

[quote name="TexasTerror" post="873000" timestamp="1286893769"] [quote author=puddin tane link=topic=74245.msg872966#msg872966 date=1286891027]not saying they are a powerhouse this year...BUT...didnt mcneese just come within 55 seconds of knocking off SFA?  SLU yada yada yada..we won, they lost...[/quote] McNeese has had success against SFA for the last few years, because their secondary has been very strong against Moses. That kept them in the game and it was no surprise to anyone... [quote author=puddin tane link=topic=74245.msg872966#msg872966 date=1286891027]Moronic post, wish you had a team to root for.... [/quote] I do... the same one that handed Lamar their first lost on Provost Umphrey Stadium's turf... Don't worry, basketball season is around the corner. Tubbs may have saved Roc's job by moving the Cards to the SLC East permanently. Though losing to schools with half the basketball budget of yours probably does not bold well... [/quote] You know Terror if this turns on you and LU starts dominating Sam in the top tier sports it will be absolutely unbearable for you.  Of course you will disappear.  And I won't stoop to your level by coming over to Katfans and sticking the knife in and twisting.  I've never been a slumlord!

[quote name="sleepy" post="873082" timestamp="1286900249"] boy does it ever.  Coaches are dumb one week and smart the next.  AMAZING! [/quote] Sleepy, we all know the competition was not nearly as good this week as last.  But we are all enjoying the win.  As our arch nemisis Texas Terror pointed out in a previous post, the box score did not reveal who the winner of the game was, and in fact tilted toward Langston.  However, it was a fun and entertaining game and I think everyone is enjoying them, even the Sam game.  I hope that people (especially me) who have concerns about where the team is right now will voice them in a positive manner (I know that impatience and frustration bleeds through sometimes).  I think everyone knows this is the first year and realistically we are 2-3 years away from having a really competitive FCS team and probably have overachieved at that level already in the McNeese and SELA games.  I think this Saturday's game will be a good barometer of where we are right now.

Another note, Dr. Simmons obviously orchestrated a band renuion and a lot of them sat right by me and my son.  They were absolutely a lot of fun and entertaining.  They obviously were reliving their college days in the band.  They made the game even more fun than it would have already been.  This is a great example of why bringing back football is really a great thing for LU.

[quote name="bigred360" post="871087" timestamp="1286685242"] Yea, I questioned the play calling there. But, hey we won and they are supposd to be better than Webber and we had trouble beating them. I'll take the W. [/quote] Trying to run Bevil on a QB sneak on a stacked Defense on the goal line is like trying to drive a finish nail into concrete with a tack hammer!  Game was fun, we won, but yet if you have been a fan of football for a long time and played the game in HS then you probably know a little about the game.  It doesn't make you a bad fan if you can see some glaring weaknesses and you talk about in a [b]CIVIL and RESPECTFUL[/b] way on this forum.  If you can't do that then this site needs to shut down.

Yes and SFA barely beats McNeese 32-27 in the last minutes.  I'm scraching my head over some of the scores from last night based on LU's performance against those teams.

From what I understand there are some really severe NCAA regs that almost assures that no will try to start a FBS confernce.  It will have to come from an already existing confernce who has a core group of at least 6 members who have been FBS for some specified period.  I know there are people who read this baord who know more about those rules but they negate taking a few schools from different conferences to form a new one.

[quote name="tappedout" post="868939" timestamp="1286572417"] Lumberton 30 PNG          28 [/quote] Is that the first loss for PNG's JV?

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="868675" timestamp="1286550124"] [quote author=slsblab link=topic=73839.msg868583#msg868583 date=1286543550] I believe those slow , unathletic, not very good in the past LCM freshmen and LCM JV teams both won their games against the more speedier and athletic Central teams last night. That kind of gives me a little tiny slight faint bit of unrealistic hope the Bears can hang with the mighty Jags for a quarter or so. ;) ;D [/quote]When does Subvarsity have any bearing on when the big boys are on the field on Friday night? [/quote] Whenever it proves your point!

I don't see Ned's victory over PNG as evidence they are that good nor PNG's loss that they are that bad.  This will be a very competitive district this year.  Accross the board, I think the teams are really down (LCM is definately up) and don't expect much noise in the playoffs.  One thing is for sure, you can always count on Soulja to root for a Raider defeat and pick against them.  Guess he can't overcome his world view (nice word for what it really is).  He is not alone in being upset that Lumberton has been much more competitive in the last few years and isn't an automatic W, in fact breaking bariers with wins against, Oh my God, teams they shouldn't have beat!

Well hopefully Lumberton doesn't cancell the game due to the size difference! ;D

Will a responsible moderator please kill this thread!!!!!!!!!!!1

[quote name="TexasTerror" post="868294" timestamp="1286501454"] Worth mentioning that Lamar, UTSA are mentioned in the story... forgot to say that. Sorry folks! [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=74105.msg868274#msg868274 date=1286500541]So tell me Terror, is ODU playing football in a FBS conference?  I bet if they are not now, they will be talking about and making the move very soon.  Maybe we should sick Puddin on them to damper their spirit![/quote] You may note who they hired as their AD recently... a gentleman who knows a thing or two about rising a proud athletic department with basketball success (saw ODU win their first round game this year) to the next level in football. That may tell you something... And no football school can play FBS in year two. Duh! ;) [/quote] I didn't read the article before posting, Duh!  It is very good.  I do not know who Wood Selig is, I'm sure you can enlighten me.

[quote name="JJWooten" post="868132" timestamp="1286490184"] [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=74099.msg868119#msg868119 date=1286488472] [Hidden Content] UNLV you are a profit ;) [/quote] I bet he wishes he was money, I like to think of people that predict the future as prophets. [/quote] Spelling corrected in original post.  Thanks for being kind! :) I read the McNeese fans site and they are pretty much against a move to FBS.  But after reading with the Montana AD had to say about FCS economically I just don't know long term how Football plays out at that level economically, not that it isn't a struggle at the FBS level (had to get that in before Puddin did).  When you see what Boise has done over the last 15 years, you see that it can be done.  It will take money to do this.  If Dr. Simmons can convince the Big donor/supporters that he has the right long term plan and they will step up with the needed funding, it can be done at LU.  We will just have to see.  One thing UNLV is right about, if LU isn't proactive then forces outside of their control can (maybe likely) will change the future of LU football and it probably wont be for the better.

[quote name="puddin tane" post="868269" timestamp="1286500359"] [i]Eighteen of 38 schools that provided copies of those reports to USA TODAY showed losses, their balance sheets sagging beneath the costs of travel, lodging, meals and tickets. Twelve schools had deficits of more than $100,000. For three, the shortfall exceeded $300,000[/i] [/quote] I can't figure our why you are excited that LU brought back football.  You continue to make the argument that brought about it demise in the 80's.  Are you really Billy Franklin in disguise?

[quote name="TexasTerror" post="868251" timestamp="1286498878"] Interesting... Lamar's early success could put it on the map in due time as well... keep it up Cards! [quote]The Old Dominion University athletic department is buzzing, talking about its second-year football program in pinch-me-please terms. Tickets are selling on Craigslist for $200, eight times face value. A moratorium was placed on students camping out for ducats simply because crowds became too large. Fans watch from a parking garage because they can’t get into 19,782-seat Foreman Field.[/quote] [Hidden Content] [/quote] So tell me Terror, is ODU playing football in a FBS conference?  I bet if they are not now, they will be talking about and making the move very soon.  Maybe we should sick Puddin on them to damper their spirit!

[quote name="TexasTerror" post="868253" timestamp="1286499026"] [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=74099.msg868119#msg868119 date=1286488472] [Hidden Content] UNLV you are a profit ;) [/quote] None of those schools are really new to the SLC, if they weren't also in the mix for the OVC (the GSC schools) as well... Talked to Matt prior to writing this and he asked me for my feedback, which I provided. I agree with BR360 and our AD at Sam does too. We are not going to be with a Div I Lonestar Conference. Though I am wondering if the SLC people in place would be willing to bring in a private school whether it HBU or ORU. [/quote] So this is really your article.  Silly me. I should have known! 8)

[Hidden Content] UNLV you are a prophet ;)

This is must reading for everybody on both sides of the LU FCS/FBS debate!

[quote name="PURPLE 4EVER" post="868034" timestamp="1286481065"] The rankings are according to who is playing last, not according to who I think would beat each other. Right now I think BH will get 4th place and make the playoffs.  I don't see Lumberton getting there, but in 20-4A who knows.  Since BH will be playing in bidistrict and Lumberton won't BH is ranked higher.  There will be 8 teams making the playoffs.  In week 1 of the playoffs I don't see BH beating any of the other teams, that is why they are ranked 8th. [/quote] Ok so I understand your logic but then it really isn't a "power ranking", it is a playoff prediction, or its a power ranking among likely playoff teams.

I love these rankings.  Lumberton beats Barbers Hill pretty good but is rated behind them in the Toups rankings.  Lumberton beats Silsbee @ Silsbee but is ranked behind them in the SETXSPORTS rankings.  Head to Head means nothing.  Makes logical sense to me ;)

[quote name="coachacola" post="867946" timestamp="1286474396"] Lamar is going to rely heavily on ticket sales to support the football program so they need to do all they can do keep the stadium full.  Season ticket sales are important because on bad weather days when there's a sparse crowd at least those seats have been paid for.  I'm sure televising the games locally is very much about promoting football and Lamar doesn't make much from Fox 4, and any short term loss of ticket sales will be made up by getting people out to see future games. [/quote] Thats the thinking but I don't think it ever worked for the Basketball team.  We all no that nothing works very well, except winning.  That is the sure fire ticket sale promotion that always works (and the better the competition you can beat, the better the crowds).  I'm sure Puddin would disagree with me though.