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I'd have to agree. Lamar should be primed for a fresh start and well rounded athletic program.

I'd have to say - just regarding actual plays - would be the '88 Fball game vs Arizona State. One of the plays that sticks out in my mind is a multi volly'd pass from John Evans to Robert Allen (offense alway gets the glory). As time ticket off the clock in 3Q the pass was deflected up by Allen, deflected up by AzState DB or LB, then a diving catch by Allen. The crowd cheered for the possible INT by AzState but then seemed to end up cheering at the play. Regarding Bball - I'd have to say the slam vs UTSA this year was sweet.

I was afraid that one might be to easy. This is like t-ball for atr!

We had a little can music pre-game tonight at the women's game right before lineup announcements. It adds a little something something.

I just saw that Eugene Seale has taken LB coaching job with the Demons. What's a good trivia question here .... Ok, what's the LU connection?

Yeah - kinda what I was wondering. You would be "unfairly" pursuading these select Sr's etc to go to Lamar. Maybe ok if they didn't play. It's kind of a kin to a couple of UoH games I went to in late 80s. They would invite local players to the game, left tickets at will call and brought you down on the field a while during the game. (That was their old Astrodome days)

Just thinking here. Over the next couple of years, LU should invite some select local HS kids to play with them at the basketball games. Kind of a school of the week thing - building to a marching band.

Nothing builds tradition at college like streaking does! ;D

Sounds Good! Looks Good. Have we lost half a step though - '08 recruiting wise?

I just realized something. That guy that attended that one game might have been feeling sorry for "Bum" Phillips who played for Lamar during those JuCo years.

Very good post. Exactly right. I saw in the PA News that there was this one guy that one time went to one Lamar Football game all the while stealing time away from his family and sat by himself in section c feeling sorry for the guys playing for having no fan support back in the 50's. (this sounds familiar from the PA News editorials) As I read it two thoughts came to mind. First, what if you substituted the word Lamar Football with any other Lamar sport. The '89 Lamar season average attendance was a mere 5999. You don't hear the clamering from the PA News to kill any other Lamar sport because their attendance is below 5999. And this guy would surely be stealing time away from his family to attend these games as well. ?? This leads me into my second thought. Why the daggers for football from these types. These are not commercial endeavours. The guy that one time went to one football game didn't realize the guys he was feeling sorry for were playing a game they loved to play whether or not he had ever showed up.

Great News !

Don't you mean Lamar, A&M, and UH ?? Typo I'm sure.

Oh no, I don't feel like I took the wrong deal. That was my thought for a short while in '88. My skin got a little thicker that season. I'm glad I went to Lamar, enjoyed playing with the rest of the guys, and for the most part liked the coaching staff. At that time I just said the hell with the nay sayers, I know what I can do. I'm playing for myself and to not let the guy next to me down or the coaches. As time went by I gained a little perspective and can understand what some peoples angles were. It's just as a young athlete coming in from scratch, anything said in a bad light about the team is felt as a direct attack on you. I can see how it was probably hard for Lamar to "dig out" back then. I'm very excited about Lamar right now and can't wait to start a new chapter.

I remember rolling into town back in '88. I didn't know much, if anything, about Beaumont and Lamar. I remember I wasn't here but a few weeks and hearing this guy trashing Lamar Football. I remember I couldn't believe it. I guess I was young and nieve but I couldn't believe the local community would tear itself down like that. I wasn't used to that where I came from. For a short while I was kicking myself thinking "Man I took the wrong deal".

Good Win! They just had to make it exciting didn't they.

That was a NICE monster SLAM and drew the foul.

It must be common (at least then). Off the top of my head I remember , as the visiting team, playing on the pressbox side at Northeast Louisianna (Louisianna Monroe) SFA Sam Houston State and Arizona State. I'm sure there are a few more if I thought hard about it.

Now we're getting on track!

UofH is a good example of an older stadium getting renovated. They fixed up Robertson Stadium and named their field after a donor to boot. [Hidden Content]

Their plan was to take "all that money" they would save by not having a football team and really pump up the basketball program bigtime. The "local media guy" and the other two were to busy focusing on the cost of having a program and didn't see the true cost of not having one. Enrollment dropped by about 2 thousand over the next three years. I think it's finally back to where it was in the late 80's and I think will keep growing.

yeah, from what I listened to, BYU was sinking their 3's

Yes, there are also some other football media guides out there: [Hidden Content] I thought about scanning and posting some of my '89 media guide and posting under the Lamar history section, but I'm not sure of what "the rules" are.

What a GAME! Great Job Dayton!

That shouldn't happen with football. It didn't when I was there (that I know of). It may be a different culture in football. The recruiters basically gave a "gentleman's" agreement to you that it is a 4 year ride even though it is a 1 year renewable scholarship. Even some of the guys that have "career ending" injuries stay on.