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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.

http://uhcougars.cstv.com/facilities/hou-robertson.html

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:

http://search.ebay.com/Lamar-Media-Guide_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQfromZR40

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.

Athletic Fee Adjustment:  Looks like they sweetened the deal.

http://lamar.edu/newsevents/news/207_5895.htm

They said they are approved to ask for $8.+ for an athletic fee.  Does anybody know if they are going to ask for the whole amount this year?  Or, would they ask for something like $5 first?

L-Train PIC I took lastnight.

I have a PIC of the L-Train from tonight that I'm trying to post.  It says the upload folder is full though.  I'll try and post it tomorrow.

Anyway ...  Good luck Raiders.  Strap 'em up !!  It's about time for some hard-nosed football.

OK, I put the last LU Football game on youtube  - The final drive (quite literally).

The resolution is a little low to get the file size down.

http://youtube.com/bmttxsmith

Great Job LUMBERTON !   It should be a classier game next week.  I doubt Waller will be taunting our stands/fans during pre-game next week.  LaMarque won't be doing it to anyone either !!!!     Ha.