(06-17-2010 02:11 PM)PirateHeist Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 02:10 PM)southernmiss4ever Wrote:  I remember his kickoff return against USM the year y'all beat us in OT in Hattiesburg. It was a blur.

I also remember DeAndre's 97 yard TD against ECU his freshman year. It was a blur.

Can't wait to show you guys our 6"8 WR... should be a fun matchup :).

Hey, it worked for Memphis

(06-17-2010 01:33 PM)memtigers321 Wrote:  Where are all the Southern Miss votes coming from?

Southern Miss fans... WHO ELSE?

BTW 43 responses... That's more like it.

(06-17-2010 01:53 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  Just curious since I didn't watch much big east when it happened, but how well did temple do in the big east when they were in re: wins and attendance? Im just wondering how much potential is really there.

I did this pretty quickly, so I might've messed it up, but it's approximate:

Pitt: 3-12
WVU: 1-12
Cuse: 2-13
BC: 2-13
Rutgers: 6-9
Miami: 0-12
VA Tech: 1-11
UConn: 0-1

Attendance:

1998: 15,127
1999: 20,771
2000: 18,612
2001: 18,440
2002: Cant find it
2003: 24,137
2004: Cant find it
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2005: 12,735
2006: 15,810
2007: 28,859
2008: 15,582
2009: 17,379

We really struggled in the BE, because we didn't even have support from our school's president, who wanted to drop football. It's unreal we beat anyone in conference. Attendance was much better in the late 80's I believe. We're expecting 22K+ per game this year.

Though not the best candidate I voted for Buffalo since we need at least 1 . Of course, the majority of pimping is based on academic profile and potential:

*New York is the largest state without a public BCS program.
*The only public, FBS, AAU member not in a BCS conference.
*The only candidate designated as an institutional 'peer' among a majority of BE football schools (WVU, Pitt, Rutgers, Louisville, USF). Most other candidates are absent from peers listings for all BE schools. UB also designated a peer by other BCS programs like, for exmaple, UCLA and LSU. Remember, the university presidents vote for invitations.
*1 of 3 candidates (UMass, Delaware) that is an official state flagship.
*Buffalo is the #52 media market. Rochester 1 hour east is #80, with many UB alums. No D-1 football programs within 170 miles.
*Buffalo-Niagara International Airport 10 minute drive from UB North Campus.

*Largest enrollment of any public school in NY and New England.
*The largest operating budget of any candidate ($1.3 Bil).
*Classified as Tier 1 National U. by US News.
*3rd largest endowment among the public candidates.
*2nd highest research expendatures to UAB, Carnegie classified a Very High Research.
*210,000 alums; 110,000 in NY state; 65,000 in Western New York.

*College football historically ignored for pro-football locally. Best-rated 2010 BCS game was BSU-TCU with a 3. Yet, the UB--UConn 2009 International Bowl earned a ~16 rating, the most-watched college event ever locally.
*With UB in the 2008 MAC Championship against Ball State, the game was the most-watched championship in conference history.
*2009 International Bowl record attendance (40,000, with the aid of ~25,000 Buffalo fans). 2.1 rating made it the 2nd-most watched ESPN2 bowl ever (credit to UConn as well as Buffalo fans).

*At present, $25 Mil. athletics budget, increasingly annually. 12K Sq FT of training space on campus.
*$25 Mil fieldhouse project designed, fund raising on-going.
*UB2020 plan on-going. Campus expansion and renovations. Enrollment would increase to ~40K. University's economic impact will double to $3 Bil.

(06-17-2010 02:46 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  We really struggled in the BE, because we didn't even have support from our school's president.

now, if you could only get the support of your students and alums...
then again, the mac is prolly your best bet. at least there, you can compete... ya know... with the occasional (usual) fcs loss

(06-17-2010 10:59 AM)UofL07 Wrote:  Non-BE school fans: Tell us why your school is the better than all those other crappy programs available.

Because we sold more tickets than every other non-AQ school except BYU.

(06-17-2010 03:10 PM)laureleagle Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 02:46 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  We really struggled in the BE, because we didn't even have support from our school's president.

now, if you could only get the support of your students and alums...
then again, the mac is prolly your best bet. at least there, you can compete... ya know... with the occasional (usual) fcs loss

Cool.

(06-17-2010 03:14 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 03:10 PM)laureleagle Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 02:46 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  We really struggled in the BE, because we didn't even have support from our school's president.

now, if you could only get the support of your students and alums...
then again, the mac is prolly your best bet. at least there, you can compete... ya know... with the occasional (usual) fcs loss

Cool.

Wasn't trying to take a shot at Southern Miss is any way. I just haven't see Southern Miss in rumors invloving Big East expansion.

(06-17-2010 03:28 PM)memtigers321 Wrote:  Wasn't trying to take a shot at Southern Miss is any way. I just haven't see Southern Miss in rumors invloving Big East expansion.

http://www.eaglepost.net/viewforum.php?f...d5cf20099e

Look at the entire front page.....There is even a thread on there asking their fans to come here and vote

Heaven forbid we have pride in our school!
For Shame, I Say, For Shame!!

(06-17-2010 01:52 PM)Corey4USM Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 01:33 PM)memtigers321 Wrote:  Where are all the Southern Miss votes coming from?

You will see come June 30, 2010

Eaglepost doesn't get a vote on BE expansion. You do know that right?

neither does bigeastexpansionboardbbs

(06-17-2010 02:43 PM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  BTW 43 responses... That's more like it.

I'm actually kind of diappointed. I was hoping for this




and so far, all we have gotten is this:

(06-17-2010 03:39 PM)laureleagle Wrote:  neither does bigeastexpansionboardbbs

USM isn't getting into the BE unless it is completely decimated (i.e. loses 4-5 teams). It simply doesn't bring enough value to warrant being any kind of legitimate expansion candidate in any scenario except for a BE holocaust.

(06-17-2010 03:38 PM)UofL07 Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 01:52 PM)Corey4USM Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 01:33 PM)memtigers321 Wrote:  Where are all the Southern Miss votes coming from?

You will see come June 30, 2010

Eaglepost doesn't get a vote on BE expansion. You do know that right?

But your President does. Bang your source monkeys and find out who was on your campus yesterday.

ha ha, UofL, got pretty defensive of your opinion huh.

I voted on Southern Miss on this page. I think its fun to think outside the box.

(06-17-2010 03:45 PM)Corey4USM Wrote:  But your President does. Bang your source monkeys and find out who was on your campus yesterday.

You know what makes me laugh...apparently USM fans know more about what Ramsey and Jurich are up to than anyone in Louisville (media, boosters, etc). USM is literally mentioned by no one up here so I find it a bit hard to believe that Jurich and Ramsey are pushing for USM to be included in the conference.

(06-17-2010 03:41 PM)UofL07 Wrote:  

(06-17-2010 03:39 PM)laureleagle Wrote:  neither does bigeastexpansionboardbbs

USM isn't getting into the BE unless it is completely decimated (i.e. loses 4-5 teams). It simply doesn't bring enough value to warrant being any kind of legitimate expansion candidate in any scenario except for a BE holocaust.

you are so cute with your silly Armageddon beliefs and all