Lamar needs to join CUSA asap

[UNLV]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

[KFDM COOP]

I agree!!!

[BearWolf]

ditto

[Guest coachacola]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

That would be nice but it won't happen.  They'd never vote to let us compete in just one sport.  But 5 years from now, who knows what opportunites will be out there.  Lamar should be just about finished with all of it's facility upgrades and it's athletic budget should be closer to $10M a year than just $5M now.  Lamar should be able to make a jump to a better conference at that time.

[Green Menace]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

That would be nice but it won't happen.  They'd never vote to let us compete in just one sport.  But 5 years from now, who knows what opportunites will be out there.  Lamar should be just about finished with all of it's facility upgrades and it's athletic budget should be closer to $10M a year than just $5M now.  Lamar should be able to make a jump to a better conference at that time.

CUSA?  You people are dreaming.  Lamar needs to be very successful in the Southland Conf first and foremost.  Compete for and win a FCS(D1AA) championship.  There are too many other options for CUSA to add.  Why Lamar when you have all of the SunBelt schools (read established D1A) to choose from.  Troy, Arkansas State, North Texas, etc., to name a few.  Besides, a $10 million athletic budget is nothing these days.  That's probably the very bottom end for an FBS program.

Besides, CUSA is not looking to add another football any time soon.

[UNLV]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

That would be nice but it won't happen.  They'd never vote to let us compete in just one sport.  But 5 years from now, who knows what opportunites will be out there.  Lamar should be just about finished with all of it's facility upgrades and it's athletic budget should be closer to $10M a year than just $5M now.  Lamar should be able to make a jump to a better conference at that time.

Coach, CUSA only have 5 schools with womens swimming; Houston, Rice, SMU, Marshall, and ECU. CUSA would welcome Lamar with

open arms. Conference allow one sport members all the time. Check out CUSA mens swimming, they have Hawaii as a one sport member.

[UNLV]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

That would be nice but it won't happen.  They'd never vote to let us compete in just one sport.  But 5 years from now, who knows what opportunites will be out there.  Lamar should be just about finished with all of it's facility upgrades and it's athletic budget should be closer to $10M a year than just $5M now.  Lamar should be able to make a jump to a better conference at that time.

CUSA?  You people are dreaming.  Lamar needs to be very successful in the Southland Conf first and foremost.  Compete for and win a FCS(D1AA) championship.  There are too many other options for CUSA to add.  Why Lamar when you have all of the SunBelt schools (read established D1A) to choose from.  Troy, Arkansas State, North Texas, etc., to name a few.  Besides, a $10 million athletic budget is nothing these days.  That's probably the very bottom end for an FBS program.

Besides, CUSA is not looking to add another football any time soon.

Womens swimming, not football.

[UNLV]

LU and UH should be travel partners in this sport.

[Guest etbu]

What about D-III?

[Guest mffl]

Nah. Do you think ETBU would be getting owned by Lamar in DIII?

If that is what your username refers to.

[Guest etbu]

Nah. Do you think ETBU would be getting owned by Lamar in DIII?

If that is what your username refers to.

Just a question mffl and name is a hidden myth. Outside looking in but what does Lamar or Beaumont offer CUSA?

[Green Menace]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

That would be nice but it won't happen.  They'd never vote to let us compete in just one sport.  But 5 years from now, who knows what opportunites will be out there.  Lamar should be just about finished with all of it's facility upgrades and it's athletic budget should be closer to $10M a year than just $5M now.  Lamar should be able to make a jump to a better conference at that time.

CUSA?  You people are dreaming.  Lamar needs to be very successful in the Southland Conf first and foremost.  Compete for and win a FCS(D1AA) championship.  There are too many other options for CUSA to add.  Why Lamar when you have all of the SunBelt schools (read established D1A) to choose from.  Troy, Arkansas State, North Texas, etc., to name a few.  Besides, a $10 million athletic budget is nothing these days.  That's probably the very bottom end for an FBS program.

Besides, CUSA is not looking to add another football any time soon.

Womens swimming, not football.

Never happen.

[Guest coachacola]

The University of South Alabama may be next to join the CUSA:

Once a coach is named, Stokes said a plan will be set in motion.

“Next year we’ll sign 30 players and ‘greyshirt’ all of them,†he said. “We’ll do the same thing the next year. In 2009, we’ll play for the first time, as a club-level team. The next two seasons, we’ll compete in Division I-AA. Then in year four, we’ll play as a member of Division I and compete in the Sun Belt Conference.“

However, residence in the Sun Belt may be relatively short-lived. Conference USA, which has a far more recognizable membership, has already made overtures to South Alabama.

“They’d like to establish a relationship because of their tie-in with the GMAC Bowl,†he said. “They are very interested in South Alabama joining their league.“

Stokes said the city and county of Mobile have pledged “significant†financial support. The city will allow South Alabama to use 40,000-seat Ladd-Peebles Stadium free of charge for the first five years of the program’s existence, and nine luxury boxes will be constructed to help raise additional money.

http://www.beltboard.com/forum/forum_entry.php?id=32806&page=0&category=all&order=time

[UNLV]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

That would be nice but it won't happen.  They'd never vote to let us compete in just one sport.  But 5 years from now, who knows what opportunites will be out there.  Lamar should be just about finished with all of it's facility upgrades and it's athletic budget should be closer to $10M a year than just $5M now.  Lamar should be able to make a jump to a better conference at that time.

CUSA?  You people are dreaming.  Lamar needs to be very successful in the Southland Conf first and foremost.  Compete for and win a FCS(D1AA) championship.  There are too many other options for CUSA to add.  Why Lamar when you have all of the SunBelt schools (read established D1A) to choose from.  Troy, Arkansas State, North Texas, etc., to name a few.  Besides, a $10 million athletic budget is nothing these days.  That's probably the very bottom end for an FBS program.

Besides, CUSA is not looking to add another football any time soon.

Womens swimming, not football.

Never happen.

And you base that on what?

[UNLV]

The University of South Alabama may be next to join the CUSA:

Once a coach is named, Stokes said a plan will be set in motion.

“Next year we’ll sign 30 players and ‘greyshirt’ all of them,†he said. “We’ll do the same thing the next year. In 2009, we’ll play for the first time, as a club-level team. The next two seasons, we’ll compete in Division I-AA. Then in year four, we’ll play as a member of Division I and compete in the Sun Belt Conference.“

However, residence in the Sun Belt may be relatively short-lived. Conference USA, which has a far more recognizable membership, has already made overtures to South Alabama.

“They’d like to establish a relationship because of their tie-in with the GMAC Bowl,†he said. “They are very interested in South Alabama joining their league.“

Stokes said the city and county of Mobile have pledged “significant†financial support. The city will allow South Alabama to use 40,000-seat Ladd-Peebles Stadium free of charge for the first five years of the program’s existence, and nine luxury boxes will be constructed to help raise additional money.

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1.USA

2. North Florida

3. Troy

4. FLA Int

5. FLA Atl

6. So Miss

will join CUSA..

[Guest etbu]

The University of South Alabama may be next to join the CUSA:

Once a coach is named, Stokes said a plan will be set in motion.

“Next year we’ll sign 30 players and ‘greyshirt’ all of them,†he said. “We’ll do the same thing the next year. In 2009, we’ll play for the first time, as a club-level team. The next two seasons, we’ll compete in Division I-AA. Then in year four, we’ll play as a member of Division I and compete in the Sun Belt Conference.“

However, residence in the Sun Belt may be relatively short-lived. Conference USA, which has a far more recognizable membership, has already made overtures to South Alabama.

“They’d like to establish a relationship because of their tie-in with the GMAC Bowl,†he said. “They are very interested in South Alabama joining their league.“

Stokes said the city and county of Mobile have pledged “significant†financial support. The city will allow South Alabama to use 40,000-seat Ladd-Peebles Stadium free of charge for the first five years of the program’s existence, and nine luxury boxes will be constructed to help raise additional money.

http://www.beltboard.com/forum/forum_entry.php?id=32806&page=0&category=all&order=time

1.USA

2. North Florida

3. Troy

4. FLA Int

5. FLA Atl

6. So Miss

will join CUSA..

With all respect to you school does Lamar or the area have the money to upgrade to get in? Hey nothing like football on campus but is the $$$$ there to support it along with the other sports?

[UNLV]

We have ExxonMobile. ExxonMobile just reported the biggest profit by a company

uin the history of the world. We can always hit them up.

[Guest coachacola]

Lamar's not looking to join the CUSA anytime soon.  They have their hands full starting football and upgrading their facilities the next 5 years.  After that, if there's a big shakeup of conferences then they'll probably try to move up to a better conference.  But it's always fun to talk about this stuff.

[UNLV]

Lamar is not joining CUSA. period... Maybe LU can get a swim team in for a few years.

[Guest coachacola]

Lamar is not joining CUSA. period... Maybe LU can get a swim team in for a few years.

You hear that Gean Menace?  Stop posting on other message boards that we Lamar fans think Lamar is ready to join the CUSA.

[Guest etbu]

Lamar's not looking to join the CUSA anytime soon.  They have their hands full starting football and upgrading their facilities the next 5 years.  After that, if there's a big shakeup of conferences then they'll probably try to move up to a better conference.  But it's always fun to talk about this stuff.

Bingo

[BLUEDOVE3]

Lamar needs to hire a coach, recruit women swimmers, and join CUSA in that sport now.

That would be nice but it won't happen.  They'd never vote to let us compete in just one sport.  But 5 years from now, who knows what opportunites will be out there.  Lamar should be just about finished with all of it's facility upgrades and it's athletic budget should be closer to $10M a year than just $5M now.  Lamar should be able to make a jump to a better conference at that time.

CUSA?  You people are dreaming.  Lamar needs to be very successful in the Southland Conf first and foremost.  Compete for and win a FCS(D1AA) championship.  There are too many other options for CUSA to add.  Why Lamar when you have all of the SunBelt schools (read established D1A) to choose from.  Troy, Arkansas State, North Texas, etc., to name a few.  Besides, a $10 million athletic budget is nothing these days.  That's probably the very bottom end for an FBS program.

Besides, CUSA is not looking to add another football any time soon.

Whew! I was thinking the same thing. Luckily he was referring to swimming and not the whole athletic program.