McTailGator Posted May 3, 2008 Report Posted May 3, 2008 ...Who would you guy's like to see Lamar play it's final regular season SLC game against once you begin conference play? Just wondering. Personally, I would like to see McNeese and Lamar save that game for the last regular season game to help re-build the old rivalry... We really haven't had a good Rivalry week Rival since Lamar and UL@L left the SLC in the 80's. We played Nichols for a lot of years, but it really was just another conference game for us. Northwestern was a bigger deal for our fans, but they already had a totum pole swapping game going every year vs SFA, and that is a big deal to those two schools. SHSU has TxSU, SLU now has Nichols which is a natural for them. Right now they have us playing UCA, but there is no good reason other than we are the only two schools not to have a natural rival like I think Lamar and McNeese has just simply because of our proximity to each other.
TexasTerror Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 Plenty of rivalries in the final weekend. As it stands now, each game has a lot of meaning, especially since UCA vs McNeese is going to feature two of the top SLC teams each year and will have title implications. When Lamar comes in, it has to change unfortunately and poor UCA will get the late season conference bye week...perhaps they can get UAPB in a yearly game to close out their regular season? McNeese vs Lamar SHSU vs Texas St-San Marcos Nicholls vs Southeastern SFA vs Northwestern St UCA vs...
Guest coachacola Posted May 5, 2008 Report Posted May 5, 2008 Yes, LU vs McNeese. Guaranteed sellout in either Lake Charles or Beaumont.
BLUEDOVE3 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Posted May 6, 2008 aCTUALLY FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES, I'd prefer LU and Texas Southern University.
TexasTerror Posted May 6, 2008 Report Posted May 6, 2008 aCTUALLY FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES, I'd prefer LU and Texas Southern University. How does this help recruiting purposes? A probable win. Texas Southern won't travel to Beaumont because their season will always be a wash in the final game. Lamar won't be playing in a meaningful game every year as quite a few of the SLC final weekend games are due to playoff and championship implications... Seems to make little sense.
BLUEDOVE3 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Posted May 9, 2008 aCTUALLY FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES, I'd prefer LU and Texas Southern University. How does this help recruiting purposes? A probable win. Texas Southern won't travel to Beaumont because their season will always be a wash in the final game. Lamar won't be playing in a meaningful game every year as quite a few of the SLC final weekend games are due to playoff and championship implications... Seems to make little sense. As much as people in this area would think otherwise, Lamar U has NO name recognition in Houston and the nearby areas of Greater Houston. Lamar would get some press in the Houston papers, just like Sam Houston "College."
TexasTerror Posted May 9, 2008 Report Posted May 9, 2008 As much as people in this area would think otherwise, Lamar U has NO name recognition in Houston and the nearby areas of Greater Houston. Lamar would get some press in the Houston papers, just like Sam Houston "College." Not much more than you are getting now, especially if TxSo has their typical piss-poor record in that final game. That game would not do anything as the media (the area writer) tends to bounce around when it comes to the PVA&M, TxSo, SHSUs and such. They go with the 'hot hand' and who has the more attractive match-up. If TxSo brings their usual 2-8 or 1-9 record into that game, no coverage.
Guest mffl Posted May 9, 2008 Report Posted May 9, 2008 As much as people in this area would think otherwise, Lamar U has NO name recognition in Houston and the nearby areas of Greater Houston. Lamar would get some press in the Houston papers, just like Sam Houston "College." Not much more than you are getting now, especially if TxSo has their typical piss-poor record in that final game. That game would not do anything as the media (the area writer) tends to bounce around when it comes to the PVA&M, TxSo, SHSUs and such. They go with the 'hot hand' and who has the more attractive match-up. If TxSo brings their usual 2-8 or 1-9 record into that game, no coverage. Your making a dumb agruement Bluedove, TexasTerror is a writer who knows FCS football better than anybody on this board. A rivalry game with McNeese (a team that would crush TSU) would draw much more media through the area and people would pack the stadium... not so much with TSU.
BLUEDOVE3 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Posted May 9, 2008 From a recruiting point, McNeese and Lamar would not attract any attention outside of southeast Texas. No one would care about the game but the locals.
Guest mffl Posted May 9, 2008 Report Posted May 9, 2008 McNeese gets good players from this area and what good players go to TSU? I promise you McNeese would dominate TSU in a game. McNeese could probably win the Sun Belt or other lower FBS conferences with the talent and coaching they have not to mention good facilities, add to the fact it would be a rivalry game, I think we could probably dominate TSU too if you give it a few years. TSU doesn't really seem to compete for McNeese talent and you know we want to recruit better than McNeese, or anyone else in our conference.
TexasTerror Posted May 10, 2008 Report Posted May 10, 2008 From a recruiting point, McNeese and Lamar would not attract any attention outside of southeast Texas. No one would care about the game but the locals. In season finale... McNeese + Lamar = Full House Lamar + Texas Southern = 3000 fans at most (perhaps even less considering TxSo has drawn under 1000 before, mostly would be Cards fans in Houston) You have to understand, no one will care about Lamar vs Texas Southern. You will get no coverage if that were your final game because they'd bring a piss poor record into the contest. No one would show up. Lamar's fans wouldn't even want to waste time going to Durley Complex (it resembles a YMCA field). With McNeese vs Lamar, you would get a strong crowd on the rivalry alone, as McNeese travels when they are good or bad (more when they are good, of course). It would have some meaning whether it was playoff opportunities, SLC championship or what not. It'd actually be a competitive game. Playing Texas Southern in the season finale does nothing. Each team in the SLC could be the Tigers by atleast 20 and some (UCA, SHSU and McNeese) would probably win by 30+. If Lamar wants to do things right (which you all claims it does), playing Texas Southern in the season finale should be nowhere on that list.
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