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[quote name="NorthoftheBorder" post="1273311" timestamp="1347764665"] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=103188.msg1272921#msg1272921 date=1347747520] [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=103188.msg1272879#msg1272879 date=1347745184] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=103188.msg1272627#msg1272627 date=1347732388] [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=103188.msg1272343#msg1272343 date=1347719377] Lamar took a major step backwards starting in the late 80's under the inept leadership of George McLaughlin and Billy Franklin.  It took Jimmy Simmons his whole tenure to restore and improve it's reputation of the and grow the University.  The next hire is absolutely crucial!!!  I am trusting the Texas State System Board (I have to, they will make the decision) to perform a national search and get the right person.  I do not believe that Dr. Carrol Thomas is the right person, and it has nothing to do with his ethnicity!!!! [/quote]I believe you. However the majority of the hat towards Thomas is because of his ethnicity. BISD was a failed  school district, rated unacceptable, crumbling schools, with the state of Texas moving to take it over. Today, rated recognized, new high tech schools, no layoffs in the recession, plus teacher raises. If you had read the Beaumont Enterprise online comment section on BISD over the years, the outrage was "Spending white tax payers money on blacks." 20 years ago, who would have ever thought a high tech brand new school would be built on Irving st. [/quote] UNLV I agree with you on the direction LU needs to go with Athletics, but absolutely do not agree with you if you are for Thomas as President.  Once again, as with every dang thing in this town, this will only be viewed through the lens of racial politics.  Just because you are a Supt of a Texas Independent School Dist doesn't qualify you to be the president of a University. [/quote]The media, specifically KFDM, was behind the endless attacks on BISD and Thomas. We all remember what the media did to Bush and now Romney. Stories were ran about ex-BISD students robbing banks. When there is a child molest case, the media never said ex-VISD student or ex-LCMISD student. KFDM really split the  community so, like you said, everything will be seen through race. Thomas would not get the job because Lamar does not want to get divided by this ignorant thinking mess. I personally think Thomas would do a heck of a job in growing Lamar to 20,000 and FBS. [/quote] I just categorically disagree with you that he would do a good job.  Just cannot see it.  Would be a huge mistake in my opinion!!!!  My gut tells me that support, financial or otherwise, for LU would dry up quicker than a mud puddle in the Sahara!!!! [/quote]How can you in any form of honesty say that. BISD was near bankrupt when he took over. Today BISD is in excellent financial shape. Whereas many area school districts fired educators, BISD fired no one and gave educators a raise. Please explain...

Very unfair to you to judge what is in Dr Thomas heart after the local media lynched him., Again, remember the liberal media had polls believing Bush was the worlds greatest danger. The media has become irresponsible and dangerous. Look at the Obama vs Romney polls.

[quote name="NorthoftheBorder" post="1272867" timestamp="1347744581"] How in God's creation did the BISD Supt get on the selection committee!!!! [/quote]Why not? Can anyone give a good reason he should be kicked off?

[quote name="mat" post="1273036" timestamp="1347753010"] Regardless of how many problems were caused by him, the media or the haters, there was cloud of controversy that stayed over him. That cloud would follow him to Lamar. [/quote]Exactly....

[quote name="NorthoftheBorder" post="1272879" timestamp="1347745184"] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=103188.msg1272627#msg1272627 date=1347732388] [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=103188.msg1272343#msg1272343 date=1347719377] Lamar took a major step backwards starting in the late 80's under the inept leadership of George McLaughlin and Billy Franklin.  It took Jimmy Simmons his whole tenure to restore and improve it's reputation of the and grow the University.  The next hire is absolutely crucial!!!  I am trusting the Texas State System Board (I have to, they will make the decision) to perform a national search and get the right person.  I do not believe that Dr. Carrol Thomas is the right person, and it has nothing to do with his ethnicity!!!! [/quote]I believe you. However the majority of the hat towards Thomas is because of his ethnicity. BISD was a failed  school district, rated unacceptable, crumbling schools, with the state of Texas moving to take it over. Today, rated recognized, new high tech schools, no layoffs in the recession, plus teacher raises. If you had read the Beaumont Enterprise online comment section on BISD over the years, the outrage was "Spending white tax payers money on blacks." 20 years ago, who would have ever thought a high tech brand new school would be built on Irving st. [/quote] UNLV I agree with you on the direction LU needs to go with Athletics, but absolutely do not agree with you if you are for Thomas as President.  Once again, as with every dang thing in this town, this will only be viewed through the lens of racial politics.  Just because you are a Supt of a Texas Independent School Dist doesn't qualify you to be the president of a University. [/quote]The media, specifically KFDM, was behind the endless attacks on BISD and Thomas. We all remember what the media did to Bush and now Romney. Stories were ran about ex-BISD students robbing banks. When there is a child molest case, the media never said ex-VISD student or ex-LCMISD student. KFDM really split the  community so, like you said, everything will be seen through race. Thomas would not get the job because Lamar does not want to get divided by this ignorant thinking mess. I personally think Thomas would do a heck of a job in growing Lamar to 20,000 and FBS.

[quote name="NorthoftheBorder" post="1272343" timestamp="1347719377"] Lamar took a major step backwards starting in the late 80's under the inept leadership of George McLaughlin and Billy Franklin.  It took Jimmy Simmons his whole tenure to restore and improve it's reputation of the and grow the University.  The next hire is absolutely crucial!!!  I am trusting the Texas State System Board (I have to, they will make the decision) to perform a national search and get the right person.  I do not believe that Dr. Carrol Thomas is the right person, and it has nothing to do with his ethnicity!!!! [/quote]I believe you. However the majority of the hat towards Thomas is because of his ethnicity. BISD was a failed  school district, rated unacceptable, crumbling schools, with the state of Texas moving to take it over. Today, rated recognized, new high tech schools, no layoffs in the recession, plus teacher raises. If you had read the Beaumont Enterprise online comment section on BISD over the years, the outrage was "Spending white tax payers money on blacks." 20 years ago, who would have ever thought a high tech brand new school would be built on Irving st.

He wouldn't get it, but if he did, Lamar would be a slam dunk for FBS.,

I hope they over look us.

[quote name="Tigersvoice" post="1266497" timestamp="1347249937"] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1266482#msg1266482 date=1347247362] [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=102813.msg1266446#msg1266446 date=1347243260] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1266282#msg1266282 date=1347229841] [quote author=Tigersvoice link=topic=102813.msg1266249#msg1266249 date=1347226345] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=102813.msg1266140#msg1266140 date=1347219416] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1266128#msg1266128 date=1347218692] [quote author=Tigersvoice link=topic=102813.msg1265673#msg1265673 date=1347164023] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1265577#msg1265577 date=1347160059] Great win, but not as impressive as UL-Monroe beating 8th ranked Arkansas. [/quote] DUH??? [/quote]I didn't mean to brush over the win. Lamar beating PV would be expected. Lamar 31-0 over PV, astonishing. Texas Southern beat PV by 3 UNT beat Texas Southern 34-7 Lamar beat PV 31-0 [b]What am I implying?[/b] [/quote] [Hidden Content] [/quote] I can't tell what you are implying, but to make a comparison about anything Lamar does this season in football with what UL-Monroe did in and to Arksansas is - well, just ludicrous.  That's just my opinion; a proud alumnus of Lamar State College of Technology, now Lamar University. [/quote]First, I didn't make that comparison. But lets say I did. [b]The fact that UL-Monroe is able to win these mismatch games on a budget much smaller than Lamar's athletic budget. It goes against all those "Lamar can't ever compete at FBS, Lamar should stay in the SLC" crowd. UL-Monroe can do, so can Lamar even better. But we need to stop with the wimpy glass half empty we just can't do it" attitude so common among Lamar fans.[/b][/quote] On this I wholeheartedly agree with you!!!!  Now on some of your posts on the politcal thread we seem be in different camps! [/quote]I pride myself on not being in any camp. Conservatives think I am a left wing loon, liberals call be a right wing nutt job. I am a thinker, so it is difficult for me too tow a line. I usually have a better idea. Back to Lamar, I sure hope they make the Hawaii game competitive or win it. Woodard needs too pull out all the tricks. [/quote] "Nice win, but not as impressive as UL-Monroe beating 8th ranked Arkansas."  Your original statement, and my thinking friend, that certainly is a comparison. [/quote]Ok fine. UL-Monroe budget is smaller than Lamar's therefore we should be able to do the samething. Bring on Hawaii.

[quote name="NorthoftheBorder" post="1266446" timestamp="1347243260"] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1266282#msg1266282 date=1347229841] [quote author=Tigersvoice link=topic=102813.msg1266249#msg1266249 date=1347226345] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=102813.msg1266140#msg1266140 date=1347219416] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1266128#msg1266128 date=1347218692] [quote author=Tigersvoice link=topic=102813.msg1265673#msg1265673 date=1347164023] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1265577#msg1265577 date=1347160059] Great win, but not as impressive as UL-Monroe beating 8th ranked Arkansas. [/quote] DUH??? [/quote]I didn't mean to brush over the win. Lamar beating PV would be expected. Lamar 31-0 over PV, astonishing. Texas Southern beat PV by 3 UNT beat Texas Southern 34-7 Lamar beat PV 31-0 [b]What am I implying?[/b] [/quote] [Hidden Content] [/quote] I can't tell what you are implying, but to make a comparison about anything Lamar does this season in football with what UL-Monroe did in and to Arksansas is - well, just ludicrous.  That's just my opinion; a proud alumnus of Lamar State College of Technology, now Lamar University. [/quote]First, I didn't make that comparison. But lets say I did. [b]The fact that UL-Monroe is able to win these mismatch games on a budget much smaller than Lamar's athletic budget. It goes against all those "Lamar can't ever compete at FBS, Lamar should stay in the SLC" crowd. UL-Monroe can do, so can Lamar even better. But we need to stop with the wimpy glass half empty we just can't do it" attitude so common among Lamar fans.[/b][/quote] On this I wholeheartedly agree with you!!!!  Now on some of your posts on the politcal thread we seem be in different camps! [/quote]I pride myself on not being in any camp. Conservatives think I am a left wing loon, liberals call be a right wing nutt job. I am a thinker, so it is difficult for me too tow a line. I usually have a better idea. Back to Lamar, I sure hope they make the Hawaii game competitive or win it. Woodard needs too pull out all the tricks.

it was katfans.

[quote name="Tigersvoice" post="1266249" timestamp="1347226345"] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=102813.msg1266140#msg1266140 date=1347219416] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1266128#msg1266128 date=1347218692] [quote author=Tigersvoice link=topic=102813.msg1265673#msg1265673 date=1347164023] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1265577#msg1265577 date=1347160059] Great win, but not as impressive as UL-Monroe beating 8th ranked Arkansas. [/quote] DUH??? [/quote]I didn't mean to brush over the win. Lamar beating PV would be expected. Lamar 31-0 over PV, astonishing. Texas Southern beat PV by 3 UNT beat Texas Southern 34-7 Lamar beat PV 31-0 [b]What am I implying?[/b] [/quote] [Hidden Content] [/quote] I can't tell what you are implying, but to make a comparison about anything Lamar does this season in football with what UL-Monroe did in and to Arksansas is - well, just ludicrous.  That's just my opinion; a proud alumnus of Lamar State College of Technology, now Lamar University. [/quote]First, I didn't make that comparison. But lets say I did. The fact that UL-Monroe is able to win these mismatch games on a budget much smaller than Lamar's athletic budget. It goes against all those "Lamar can't ever compete at FBS, Lamar should stay in the SLC" crowd. UL-Monroe can do, so can Lamar even better. But we need to stop with the wimpy glass half empty we just can't do it" attitude so common among Lamar fans.

lol....Lamar also jumped 50 spots up to 178.

[quote name="Tigersvoice" post="1265673" timestamp="1347164023"] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=102813.msg1265577#msg1265577 date=1347160059] Great win, but not as impressive as UL-Monroe beating 8th ranked Arkansas. [/quote] DUH??? [/quote]I didn't mean to brush over the win. Lamar beating PV would be expected. Lamar 31-0 over PV, astonishing. Texas Southern beat PV by 3 UNT beat Texas Southern 34-7 Lamar beat PV 31-0 What am I implying?

[quote name="jdcurran235" post="1265149" timestamp="1347140284"] Sell Out crowd this week.  Seems like someone would be paying more attention to us with the crowds we keep drawing.  Imagine if we were actually good at football how many would be at the game!!! [/quote]If Lamar could put up a good fight against Hawaii....

Great win, but not as impressive as UL-Monroe beating 8th ranked Arkansas.

[quote name="BADSANTA" post="1263852" timestamp="1347069552"] PV 45 Lamar 20 [/quote]Woodard would not have a job after a score like that.

Pat Knight is trying to give an inexperience team some experience. Lamar record won't be very good this year going  into conference, however Lamar will dominate in the SLC. ORU and Lamar fighting the championship.

[quote name="Wreckem2011" post="1260012" timestamp="1346730826"] Lamar doesn't need to go anywhere until they are contention to win the Southland. I think UTEP makes a lot more sense to join the MWC than Lamar. [/quote]For the 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 time, schools don't choose conferences. If schools chose conferences, then I choose Lamar to join the SEC or BIG 12. Conferences invites schools on their time table, not schools time table. And if the SBC or MWC invite Lamar, ready or NOT, Lamar needs to say yes. Or risk being stuck in the SLC FOREVER. UTEP would need to pay 5 million exit fee to leave CUSA to play in a conference with no Texas schools:NO Houston, DFW, San Antonio, Tulsa, or New Orleans. So does it really make sense for UTEP to go MWC?

[quote name="SabineRavine" post="1259766" timestamp="1346712575"] [quote author=UNLV link=topic=101078.msg1258881#msg1258881 date=1346603724] Forget SHSU. Have you been to katfan site. They should rename it we-are-obsessed-with-hating-on-Lamar.com. 90 percent of the non-SHSU post are hate Lamar post. Seriously, there are more post on Lamar there than on this site. [/quote] Kind of ironic, being that the only one ever discussing Katfans.com on this site is you [/quote]What is ironic about that?

[quote name="jdcurran235" post="1259258" timestamp="1346642180"] No comment, UNLV.  I am kinda surprised [/quote]If Texas st gets the MWC invite, Texas st our TSU-system member will be key to getting Lamar in as travel partner.

No one really expected Lamar to win, we expected to see some improvement and hope. I see improved talent from year 1, but the coaching is not improving.

I thought this was local rankings. How is La Porte local?

I blame the coaches for being so un-imaginative. When you have a David vs Goliath situation, you think out side the box.

Didn't Woodard get a huge pay raise a month ago?