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there's been a lot of posting about how much upgrades to the stadium will cost and how much a new coach will cost, but what about other expenses related to the football program. new football uniforms outdoor/indoor practice facility assistant coach salaries new band uniforms new band instruments. expanding the current lu staff to maintain the stadium new cheerleader uniforms

the only hype im hearing about lamar's football program is from some of the poster's on this board. i think the university is handling everything in an appropriate manner. ive said it before, i trust that billy tubbs and dr. simmons know what they are doing in getting this football team back on the field. if they feel that woodard is a good hire, then i think we should give him a chance

Here's a picture of FAU's proposed new 30K $62 million stadium: I'm ready to see the artist renditions for Cardinal Stadium. There's no reason why Lamar can't have both a big, fancy fieldhouse and a nice, on-campus stadium for around $22 million. I don't think Lamar will be bowling the stadium now, but they must expand it to 25 or 30K soon. Coach if FAU had picked you to design the stadium, it would look like High Island high school stadium. $62 million for this, Lamar is 1/3rd there. Now we need 10 donors to give $4 million or 20 to give $2 million or 40 to give $1 million then Lamar could have FAU stadium. Lamar would get endless fan support with this stadium. unlv, if you are referring to the 100 million dollar campaign for LU, that 100 million is not for a football stadium only. and second u cant get me to believe that just because we have a nice stadium people will support the team. maybe at first, but once the new wears off, then what? i still believe the key to long term success is WIN!!! WIN!!! WIN!!!

what Jimmy r u talking about? jimmy johnson, who coach the Miami Hurricanes, and the 1993-1994 World Champion Dallas Cowboys? u r kidding, right?

that's only 6, u said the same one 4 times. ;D

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i would like to have a big stadium too, but who is going to pay for it? and as far as SETX supporting big time football, for arguments sake, suppose we do join a conference with teams like U of H, Baylor and UNT. and just suppose we are the celler dweller every year in that conference, i want to see how long those aluminum end zone seats stay filled, much less the rest of the 17,000 seats. then where would we go from there? i trust that Dr. Simmons and Billy Tubbs know what their doing. if they stay FCS i will be happy, if they go FBS i will be happy too.

That's great! Has Jimmy Johnson been scheduled for a interview yet? i think Bill Parcells will be interviewed next week.

ill take a nice cold beer anyday over champagne. ;D

i don't care where we play or who we play, just win baby!!! imo, there is no shame in having a winning FCS football program. the stadium will look great when everything is finished.

i like it, as long as we dont go back to the numbers on the helmet. :-[

You might be right, but if they had given Alborn one more year, they probably wouldn't have been able to kill the program. That last year, they were very competitive and just about to turn the corner. yeah, that's what a lot of LU fans say, i wish LU would have never got rid of their football program.

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your right, there have been so many great ones i guess it would be hard to argue who was actually the best.

that turf field really looks nice. i think its interesting how other than color cardinal stadium and cowboy stadium are shaped almost identical.

i guess we need to win the tournament 8) where is it being held?

imo Deon Beasley was the greatest football player in WOS Mustang history. i know thats saying a lot, but ive been watching wos football for 20+ years and ive seen some good ones. but no one could carry a team on his shoulders like this young man. anyone who saw him play would have to describe his playing ability in one word...Incredible! im thankful i was around to see him go through the program. i hope he has continued success.

i dont normally agree with bob west, but i have to agree that Ronnie Thompson would have been a better hire than Ray Alborn.

not good :-[

i dont understand why everyone keeps complaining about the refineries. if u lived here all or most of your life, where can u go in this area and not see or smell a refinery? it's just part of life on the gulf coast. i think cardinal stadium has potential to be a very nice stadium for football with turf and new consessions and restrooms. i have always liked stadiums that have a sunk-in field to give it that "bowl" look, and cardinal stadium has that. with the montagne center to the north and a hopefully a large field house to the south with maybe a large scoreboard and tv monitor for replays, i think it will look better. i would love to have a new stadium too, but i don't think its going to happen.

drove thru nederland the other day and saw the scoreboard. it is HUGE!!! the scoreboard is so big that it makes the stadium look small. i was very impressed. 8)

you can bet it's going to be a good game. these 2 teams always seem to bring out the best in each other. where is this one going to be played at?

i think if Larry Neumann gets the LM job, you will see a lamarque team that is disiplined and well coached in the fundamentals of football. i could see coach neumann building that team into the incredible force they once were under coach alan waddell. i saw those lamarque teams in the mid 90's..........very scary.

i understand that, but as far as lamar is concerned we need to start by winning more games than we have been winning. im a firm believer that winning fixes a lot of things in any program, regardless of conference. and right now slc or not lamar is not winning enough games to get respect from the rest of the country. if we join another conference and win 20+ games a year then im all for it, but what happens if we join another conference and become a celler dweller. as for me id rather be on top of the lowly slc than at the bottom or middle of any other conference. believe me i agree that eventually we will need to move to another conference if schools like SFA, SHSU, or McNeese move. but for now imo we need to stay in the slc. Look at this way. Lets rate all recruits 1 to 5. 5 being superstars, 1 being good enough for D1. The big name conference gets the 4-5's. Midmajors like gets the 3's, some 4's and some 2's. The low majors like the slc gets the 1's and some 2's and sometimes a 3. How will a team with 1's compete with 5's. As a result, Roc could only do so much before he is working in vein. For Lamar basketball to grow, a higher conference which gets the 3's or 4's is a must. Lamar still has more room to grow however there will be a limit ion that growth in the slc. i see your point. 8)

i understand that, but as far as lamar is concerned we need to start by winning more games than we have been winning. im a firm believer that winning fixes a lot of things in any program, regardless of conference. and right now slc or not lamar is not winning enough games to get respect from the rest of the country. if we join another conference and win 20+ games a year then im all for it, but what happens if we join another conference and become a celler dweller. as for me id rather be on top of the lowly slc than at the bottom or middle of any other conference. believe me i agree that eventually we will need to move to another conference if schools like SFA, SHSU, or McNeese move. but for now imo we need to stay in the slc.