Football brings excitement, revenue

[coachacola]

Article from the American Press in Lake Charles talking about the game and the impact of football on McNeese and Lamar.

[quote]Lamar found out about the thirst for football on campus as President James Simmons and former athletic director Billy Tubbs fought to reinstate the team. Supporters donated $7.5 million to build the program, and enrollment rose by more than 2,000 to nearly 11,500 undergraduates this fall.[/quote]

[quote]“Many people assume the athletic program at McNeese loses money,” Williams said. “In fact, it’s a net positive, financially. Most of our student athletes aren’t on full scholarships. Most pay tuition. When you factor in the tuition they pay, along with people who choose McNeese because of the athletic experience, it more than breaks even.”[/quote]

[quote]“We’ve talked a lot about McNeese, but only because it’s our first game,” Woodard told the Houston Chronicle before the game. “I don’t want people to think that this is our Super Bowl, a win-at-all-cost, make-or-break the program game. It’s not. It’s a big game because it’s our first game.”[/quote]

http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpnewssum/?p=10490

[TexasTerror]

McNeese nets $$$ because they do not fully fund most of their sports and of course, most of the athletes pay part of their tuition. They do not have many full equivalency sports at McNeese nor do they around the SLC...

[bigred360]

Thanks for the post coachacola, Coach Wooodard was quoted as saying exactly what I stated in a prior post. This wasn't our "Super Bowl".

Just the first game in 21 yrs.