I Think I'll jump into this fray! It is one of my favorite subjects. Lamar will stay right where they are for many more years to come. No FBS conference EVER! Football will never be that successful. Just won't! And, if it ever does, the program will be no different that La-Lafayette, or Monroe, or Ark State. Not gonna happen! Lamar, like those schools, cannot compete with the big state schools for the quality athletes they would need. Plus, the market is too small. Same for Texas State. can't compete with Texas-Austin or any other FBS school in the state.
IT WILL NOT HAPPEN!!! Now, Texas State should eventually make it into the Sun Belt. So what?!? Southland schools consistantly beat SBC schools on the football field. You get to go to the New Orleans Bowl. So what!?!?! Lamar ran away once before and came back. Where can they possibly go? Football at UTSA is a long way from reality. 5 years, at least! They might have a better chance at surviving at the FBS level than Texas State simply because of their location. And certainly better chances than Lamar. There won't better a 30K stadium at Lamar. Why build something that won't fill up?
The money ain't there to support a FBS athletic department. What are you gonna pull money from? Baseball? The beloved basketball program? Women's sports?
Let the bashing begin.....
