TexasTerror Posted June 26, 2008 Report Posted June 26, 2008 Texas State - San Marcos, currently in the midst of an effort to obtain Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) status has cut shoulder pads from their budget in a line by line removal of needs on the athletic department budget. Before the admins get worked up, this is absolutely factual, as an unofficial group of boosters on the BobcatFans message board is currently in the process of raising the funds for this project. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up How can it be, that a program with the deepest pockets in the Southland Conference, one that aspires to play at a division that they perceive as higher than FCS, not have the necessary funds to buy shoulder pads? I understand that unofficial groups raise moneys for 'wants', but this is a 'need' that the athletic department does not have the funds to purchase for the program. As one fan put on the thread, " We'll do whatever we can to help Brad (Wright), but we really shouldn't have to raise money for basic needs for our sports teams". This is reality slapping the program in the face. If you want to move up to FBS, you need to do things the right way. While I am not a proponent of SHSU moving up under the current climate of football, a failure by the school in San Marcos would make it harder for SHSU and Lamar, both schools in the same system, from ever moving up.
Guest coachacola Posted June 26, 2008 Report Posted June 26, 2008 How can a school that outspends everyone else in the SLC on football not afford shoulder pads? That does not make any sense whatsoever. And on a related note, is their goal for season tickets only 2500? I guess their football budget is mainly funded by student fees.
TexasTerror Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Posted June 26, 2008 How can a school that outspends everyone else in the SLC on football not afford shoulder pads? That does not make any sense whatsoever. As we have learned, budgets don't mean anything when you have a school like them that has constantly held down the cellar in the conference. And on a related note, is their goal for season tickets only 2500? I guess their football budget is mainly funded by student fees. Compared to McNeese where the goal is 8,000. For a school that is much larger, is in between two major cities, and everything else that would benefit them more than that of the Lake Chuck institution. Set it so low for a reason, I suspect...
Guest coachacola Posted June 26, 2008 Report Posted June 26, 2008 Here's what was posted: Yesterday at the luncheon I announced that I have started a fund drrive to buy 10 sets of new shoulder pads for the offensive line. This item was cut by the Admin and the team needs new ones. The cost for each set of pads is $335.00 each. So the athletic department can't come up with about $3,350 from a budget of over $2 million? Sounds like there's some issues between the coaching staff and the athletic department, or maybe just plain incompetence. As far as Texas State having problems selling season tickets, it's quite simple: UT. I live here in the Austin area and of course everyone lives and breathes UT football. Texas State (SWT) was where you went to be a teacher and was known as a party school. Even though it's a fairly large school and more than just a teachers college, nobody really cares about their athletics. I'm sure they'll get more attention when they go FBS but they'll always be the poor stepchild of UT.
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