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Post by Hemi Man on Sept 24, 2014 14:48:54 GMT -6
Bipolar is a serious disease and not one to be mocked by a kid hiding behind a screen name. pc2 yougotitdude Call me crazy but I would rather put our players in a position to win 10+ games a year rather than 2 or 3 likely guaranteed losses. I would rather fans put their money where their mouths are over money games. Your thought process appears to be let the players go out and take a beating 3 times a year rather than people supporting the teams financially. The let someone else earn the money for us system doesn't work. Mental illness is a serious disease and shouldn't be mocked. Don't call people crazy, even yourself. Do crazy people know they are crazy ? Anyway..... If you went to Troy, you know that we don't have a lot of millionaire alumni that can provide the financial support to move dirt on facilities. So your point of building up the huge pool of Troy supporters with excess cash is not possible, because it doesn't exist. A very viable option. Money games. One million dollar payouts from Big 5 schools. These are real and can happen multiple times every year. These are real. Building million dollar money supporters from a alumni base that doesn't have it as a whole is not. I want to move dirt soon not in 20 years. Again, Sunbelt championships are the real prize for Troy. They can be achieved. We have fallen far when everyone on here now believes we don't even have a chance to be competitive against the big boys. I remember when they didn't want to play Troy. Nope not many millionaire alumni at all. That's why it's imperative that all Trojans do their part in building up the foundation of the athletic department. You do realize that all that money from the money games is not clear profit, correct? When you figure travel, lodging, and food into that it takes away some of that profit. Not to mention having to pay for travel and other stuff to conference games, especially like Idaho. Again, people that think like you and tell us to let the athletic department make it's own money instead of getting behind the program and trying to grow it, are slowing the growth process more than anything. Give what you can if you want to see Troy succeed. Whether that's $100 a year, $1500 a year, or more just give what you can and encourage other Trojans to do the same.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 14:54:39 GMT -6
This is your official warning. Warning for what ? Are you a moderator ? It does say that right above the rasslers picture. Now as to what you did I don't know, but it's not hard to find moderators on this here Troy e-board.
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Post by TrojanFanatic on Sept 24, 2014 14:55:14 GMT -6
it says right under his name that's he's a mod...
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Post by saintflorian on Sept 24, 2014 15:06:45 GMT -6
it says right under his name that's he's a mod... Don't see that.
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Post by saintflorian on Sept 24, 2014 15:07:23 GMT -6
Warning for what ? Are you a moderator ? It does say that right above the rasslers picture. Now as to what you did I don't know, but it's not hard to find moderators on this here Troy e-board. Don't see that. No name calling.
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Post by saintflorian on Sept 24, 2014 15:25:03 GMT -6
Mental illness is a serious disease and shouldn't be mocked. Don't call people crazy, even yourself. Do crazy people know they are crazy ? Anyway..... If you went to Troy, you know that we don't have a lot of millionaire alumni that can provide the financial support to move dirt on facilities. So your point of building up the huge pool of Troy supporters with excess cash is not possible, because it doesn't exist. A very viable option. Money games. One million dollar payouts from Big 5 schools. These are real and can happen multiple times every year. These are real. Building million dollar money supporters from a alumni base that doesn't have it as a whole is not. I want to move dirt soon not in 20 years. Again, Sunbelt championships are the real prize for Troy. They can be achieved. We have fallen far when everyone on here now believes we don't even have a chance to be competitive against the big boys. I remember when they didn't want to play Troy. Nope not many millionaire alumni at all. That's why it's imperative that all Trojans do their part in building up the foundation of the athletic department. You do realize that all that money from the money games is not clear profit, correct? When you figure travel, lodging, and food into that it takes away some of that profit. Not to mention having to pay for travel and other stuff to conference games, especially like Idaho. Again, people that think like you and tell us to let the athletic department make it's own money instead of getting behind the program and trying to grow it, are slowing the growth process more than anything. Give what you can if you want to see Troy succeed. Whether that's $100 a year, $1500 a year, or more just give what you can and encourage other Trojans to do the same. I never said not to give to the department. I don't understand why you go to a subject I never mentioned. Yes I understand its not all profit. You agree we need all the million dollar pay day we can get ? Yes we need everyone to give but waiting on everyone to give will not move dirt. Your comment about the cost of travel and such proves my point. Going to UMass with little payout and incurring massive cost to do it just adds more debt. What we get for a return home game is not the million dollars we would get for a big game. Yes encourage everyone to give what they can. Scheduling bottom feeding FBS programs that are so far away is just not worth it. Just imagine if we scheduled Jax state or Alabama St. ? We could get our 1st sell out. We can get a lot of $$, a home game and a win. I would kill to see Jax State, playing UMass, not so exciting matchup. But I'll still buy my season tickets and go. JMO
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Post by preacher on Sept 24, 2014 16:05:41 GMT -6
We could always just have enough money coming in from donors that the need for money games is lessened. Thus, the potential for more wins is heightened. I would be just fine if I never stepped foot in another SEC stadium again. Troy fans must give but if all we do is schedule weak teams we prove nothing. We lose potential fan support if we don't schedule SEC games. Now we lose fan support if we play horrible also. We are in the south and whether you can play real college ball is gauged by how you play against the big boys. You get recruits that will go to other small schools that aren't scared to play the big boys if we stop. That's the football world in the south.
I'd rather go 10-2 or 9-3 with close losses to an SEC school than go 10-2 or 12-0 with a weak schedule strength. If that's how we are going to schedule then we need to go down a level and have a chance to be in a play-off system and a chance to win a NC again. If we can't compete in a couple of games a year with an SEC school we need to stop fooling ourselves and go back down.
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Post by Hemi Man on Sept 24, 2014 16:36:39 GMT -6
Nope not many millionaire alumni at all. That's why it's imperative that all Trojans do their part in building up the foundation of the athletic department. You do realize that all that money from the money games is not clear profit, correct? When you figure travel, lodging, and food into that it takes away some of that profit. Not to mention having to pay for travel and other stuff to conference games, especially like Idaho. Again, people that think like you and tell us to let the athletic department make it's own money instead of getting behind the program and trying to grow it, are slowing the growth process more than anything. Give what you can if you want to see Troy succeed. Whether that's $100 a year, $1500 a year, or more just give what you can and encourage other Trojans to do the same. I never said not to give to the department. I don't understand why you go to a subject I never mentioned. Yes I understand its not all profit. You agree we need all the million dollar pay day we can get ? Yes we need everyone to give but waiting on everyone to give will not move dirt. Your comment about the cost of travel and such proves my point. Going to UMass with little payout and incurring massive cost to do it just adds more debt. What we get for a return home game is not the million dollars we would get for a big game. Yes encourage everyone to give what they can. Scheduling bottom feeding FBS programs that are so far away is just not worth it. Just imagine if we scheduled Jax state or Alabama St. ? We could get our 1st sell out. We can get a lot of $$, a home game and a win. I would kill to see Jax State, playing UMass, not so exciting matchup. But I'll still buy my season tickets and go. JMO You continually state how the Trojan Warrior Fund isn't going to get the building built. It's and integral part of Troy Athletics. I'm certain John Hartwell is working day and night to secure major donors for the football projects along with the other projects. You are the first person I've even witnessed that would rather have 5 home games and and load up on money games. I'm totally in favor of Alabama St and other FCS schools coming to Troy. You do realize that's part of the scheduling idea is a money game, an FCS at home, and home and home with two schools? I assume your against the Boise St and NC State deals as well? Did you hate the Bowling a Green deal? Do you really think we would sell out with Jax St and Alabama St? I agree the attendance would be good, but sell out?
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Post by Hemi Man on Sept 24, 2014 16:42:53 GMT -6
We could always just have enough money coming in from donors that the need for money games is lessened. Thus, the potential for more wins is heightened. I would be just fine if I never stepped foot in another SEC stadium again. Troy fans must give but if all we do is schedule weak teams we prove nothing. We lose potential fan support if we don't schedule SEC games. Now we lose fan support if we play horrible also. We are in the south and whether you can play real college ball is gauged by how you play against the big boys. You get recruits that will go to other small schools that aren't scared to play the big boys if we stop. That's the football world in the south.
I'd rather go 10-2 or 9-3 with close losses to an SEC school than go 10-2 or 12-0 with a weak schedule strength. If that's how we are going to schedule then we need to go down a level and have a chance to be in a play-off system and a chance to win a NC again. If we can't compete in a couple of games a year with an SEC school we need to stop fooling ourselves and go back down.
I'm struggling to see the logic in your post. You prefer 9-3 over 12-0? Aren't you one of the ones telling us how people love a winner? I'd prefer a win over a MAC team, an CUSA team, and FCS, and an NCState, or a loss at Miss St type as opposed to losses at Georgia, Florida, and LSU.
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Post by preacher on Sept 24, 2014 16:51:49 GMT -6
Troy fans must give but if all we do is schedule weak teams we prove nothing. We lose potential fan support if we don't schedule SEC games. Now we lose fan support if we play horrible also. We are in the south and whether you can play real college ball is gauged by how you play against the big boys. You get recruits that will go to other small schools that aren't scared to play the big boys if we stop. That's the football world in the south.
I'd rather go 10-2 or 9-3 with close losses to an SEC school than go 10-2 or 12-0 with a weak schedule strength. If that's how we are going to schedule then we need to go down a level and have a chance to be in a play-off system and a chance to win a NC again. If we can't compete in a couple of games a year with an SEC school we need to stop fooling ourselves and go back down.
I'm struggling to see the logic in your post. You prefer 9-3 over 12-0? Aren't you one of the ones telling us how people love a winner? I'd prefer a win over a MAC team, an CUSA team, and FCS, and an NCState, or a loss at Miss St type as opposed to losses at Georgia, Florida, and LSU. Miss St is SEC. You said you didn't want to set foot in another Sec stadium. There was a time we were as good as the bottom half of the SEC. Sure I would love to go 12 - 0 but not by failing to schedule a SEC school. An SEC brings instant recognition (attendance and money) to that game in the area we play. South Alabama.
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Post by preacher on Sept 24, 2014 16:56:06 GMT -6
Troy fans must give but if all we do is schedule weak teams we prove nothing. We lose potential fan support if we don't schedule SEC games. Now we lose fan support if we play horrible also. We are in the south and whether you can play real college ball is gauged by how you play against the big boys. You get recruits that will go to other small schools that aren't scared to play the big boys if we stop. That's the football world in the south.
I'd rather go 10-2 or 9-3 with close losses to an SEC school than go 10-2 or 12-0 with a weak schedule strength. If that's how we are going to schedule then we need to go down a level and have a chance to be in a play-off system and a chance to win a NC again. If we can't compete in a couple of games a year with an SEC school we need to stop fooling ourselves and go back down.
I'm struggling to see the logic in your post. You prefer 9-3 over 12-0? Aren't you one of the ones telling us how people love a winner? I'd prefer a win over a MAC team, an CUSA team, and FCS, and an NCState, or a loss at Miss St type as opposed to losses at Georgia, Florida, and LSU. Now I am for it being home and home or a 1-2 deal. If you are talking about only going to there place I understand. Took it wrong. To get them to come to us we will have to go to them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 17:27:07 GMT -6
I'm struggling to see the logic in your post. You prefer 9-3 over 12-0? Aren't you one of the ones telling us how people love a winner? I'd prefer a win over a MAC team, an CUSA team, and FCS, and an NCState, or a loss at Miss St type as opposed to losses at Georgia, Florida, and LSU. Now I am for it being home and home or a 1-2 deal. If you are talking about only going to there place I understand. Took it wrong. To get them to come to us we will have to go to them. The problem with 2 and 1 deals is that usually leaves us a season with only five home games while we pay back that 2nd away game.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 17:29:21 GMT -6
It does say that right above the rasslers picture. Now as to what you did I don't know, but it's not hard to find moderators on this here Troy e-board. Don't see that. No name calling. Now that I'm viewing the board on my iPhone it does not show moderator titles. It does on computer and iPad.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 17:35:47 GMT -6
We could always just have enough money coming in from donors that the need for money games is lessened. Thus, the potential for more wins is heightened. I would be just fine if I never stepped foot in another SEC stadium again. Troy fans must give but if all we do is schedule weak teams we prove nothing. We lose potential fan support if we don't schedule SEC games. Now we lose fan support if we play horrible also. We are in the south and whether you can play real college ball is gauged by how you play against the big boys. You get recruits that will go to other small schools that aren't scared to play the big boys if we stop. That's the football world in the south.
I'd rather go 10-2 or 9-3 with close losses to an SEC school than go 10-2 or 12-0 with a weak schedule strength. If that's how we are going to schedule then we need to go down a level and have a chance to be in a play-off system and a chance to win a NC again. If we can't compete in a couple of games a year with an SEC school we need to stop fooling ourselves and go back down.
ENOUGH of the "go down a level" talk. It servers zero purpose to even bring that nonsense up. As for the schedule, go 12-0 have people say "that's because they don't play anybody" (cough, cough, Boise a few years ago) and whoop them in bowls and move on.
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Post by saintflorian on Sept 24, 2014 18:04:55 GMT -6
I never said not to give to the department. I don't understand why you go to a subject I never mentioned. Yes I understand its not all profit. You agree we need all the million dollar pay day we can get ? Yes we need everyone to give but waiting on everyone to give will not move dirt. Your comment about the cost of travel and such proves my point. Going to UMass with little payout and incurring massive cost to do it just adds more debt. What we get for a return home game is not the million dollars we would get for a big game. Yes encourage everyone to give what they can. Scheduling bottom feeding FBS programs that are so far away is just not worth it. Just imagine if we scheduled Jax state or Alabama St. ? We could get our 1st sell out. We can get a lot of $$, a home game and a win. I would kill to see Jax State, playing UMass, not so exciting matchup. But I'll still buy my season tickets and go. JMO You continually state how the Trojan Warrior Fund isn't going to get the building built. It's and integral part of Troy Athletics. I'm certain John Hartwell is working day and night to secure major donors for the football projects along with the other projects. You are the first person I've even witnessed that would rather have 5 home games and and load up on money games. I'm totally in favor of Alabama St and other FCS schools coming to Troy. You do realize that's part of the scheduling idea is a money game, an FCS at home, and home and home with two schools? I assume your against the Boise St and NC State deals as well? Did you hate the Bowling a Green deal? Do you really think we would sell out with Jax St and Alabama St? I agree the attendance would be good, but sell out? Yes, we need the money games more now. We will not always have 5 home games, sometimes 6, it works out that way some years. Any time you get a Big 5 school to come to Troy is a winner. Worth the 2 for one. So NC state is a winner. Boise St is a winner. One for one. Name opponent. Having UMass gives us nothing. Bottom feeder FBS program. Would rather have the million dollar payouts at this time. UMass will bring 25 people. Little money in this deal. Will be on ESPN3. Don't see the value sorry. YES on Jax state. When we were in school we lived and loved to hate Jax state. I personally know at least 100 alumni that don't come to Troy games very often that would come to a Jax State game just to say "Whup Jax State" Jax State people would also fill the stands. The younger generation of Troy alumni does not know the passion of Whup Jax State because we quit playing them due to our move to I-A. If prompted, a game against Jax state would sell out, yes. A Jax State game would re-fire renewed alumni support into the program. Myself and a lot of older alumni cannot describe the emotional bond of hating Jax State, it was something you had to experience. "Whup Jax State"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 18:18:42 GMT -6
I'm ok with not scheduling AL St or Jax State. We don't really need an FCS "rival". Having SoAL is bad enough.
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Post by Hemi Man on Sept 24, 2014 18:20:52 GMT -6
I'm struggling to see the logic in your post. You prefer 9-3 over 12-0? Aren't you one of the ones telling us how people love a winner? I'd prefer a win over a MAC team, an CUSA team, and FCS, and an NCState, or a loss at Miss St type as opposed to losses at Georgia, Florida, and LSU. Miss St is SEC. You said you didn't want to set foot in another Sec stadium. There was a time we were as good as the bottom half of the SEC. Sure I would love to go 12 - 0 but not by failing to schedule a SEC school. An SEC brings instant recognition (attendance and money) to that game in the area we play. South Alabama. I would be perfectly happy without ever playing another SEC school, however I'm not in charge of scheduling, so I go where the Trojans go. Your love affair with playing SEC schools leaves me scratching my head.
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Post by Hemi Man on Sept 24, 2014 18:25:57 GMT -6
You continually state how the Trojan Warrior Fund isn't going to get the building built. It's and integral part of Troy Athletics. I'm certain John Hartwell is working day and night to secure major donors for the football projects along with the other projects. You are the first person I've even witnessed that would rather have 5 home games and and load up on money games. I'm totally in favor of Alabama St and other FCS schools coming to Troy. You do realize that's part of the scheduling idea is a money game, an FCS at home, and home and home with two schools? I assume your against the Boise St and NC State deals as well? Did you hate the Bowling a Green deal? Do you really think we would sell out with Jax St and Alabama St? I agree the attendance would be good, but sell out? Yes, we need the money games more now. We will not always have 5 home games, sometimes 6, it works out that way some years. Any time you get a Big 5 school to come to Troy is a winner. Worth the 2 for one. So NC state is a winner. Boise St is a winner. One for one. Name opponent. Having UMass gives us nothing. Bottom feeder FBS program. Would rather have the million dollar payouts at this time. UMass will bring 25 people. Little money in this deal. Will be on ESPN3. Don't see the value sorry. YES on Jax state. When we were in school we lived and loved to hate Jax state. I personally know at least 100 alumni that don't come to Troy games very often that would come to a Jax State game just to say "Whup Jax State" Jax State people would also fill the stands. The younger generation of Troy alumni does not know the passion of Whup Jax State because we quit playing them due to our move to I-A. If prompted, a game against Jax state would sell out, yes. A Jax State game would re-fire renewed alumni support into the program. Myself and a lot of older alumni cannot describe the emotional bond of hating Jax State, it was something you had to experience. "Whup Jax State" First, Jax St wouldn't come here without a return trip. Their egos wouldn't allow it. Second, why you would want a rival game with a school in a lower classification? Why would you want to reach out and pick up Jax St? Third, I don't understand the whole idea of I will go to a Troy game only if they play this team or that team. Are they Troy graduates and only Troy fans when they play old FCS schools?
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Post by jerichojohnny on Sept 24, 2014 18:45:45 GMT -6
I do think there's something to be said for playing SEC teams - it's essentially free advertising and, when you hang with them, it definitely gets the attention of football fans in America ("oh TROY's a tough, scrappy little school) whereas going 12-0 in the Sun Belt against bottom barrel MAC, MWC, and FCS teams gets us the Northern Illinois treatment - nobody's impressed. Granted, I'd love to see a 12-0 season, even under those circumstances. But it's got to help recruiting when kids see that at TROY you are going to get a legitimate chance to beat high-level competition, and not just lose to them 66-0 like most Sun Belt teams.
Jax State was before my time - I would LOVE to see that game, given it's rich tradition - at the same time, I see the argument about a "rivalry" with a lower-level school being kind of demeaning. And when is the last time a FBS school did a home-and-home with an FCS??
Alabama State would be a GREAT choice for a visiting FCS team. I don't think any other small conference/FCS school would travel like they would. Makes sense - they're close. But in 2006 I was on campus and I remember being impressed with how much more tailgating was going on - just it was black and gold rather than cardinal.
Oh, this Umass thing? Cool - kind of underwhelming. Definitely don't see their program becoming a contender before these games. No way I'm traveling to Massachusetts to watch a football game - maybe if I could take a week to vacation there and see the sights - but no...
Go Trojans!
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Post by cornhole on Sept 24, 2014 18:55:35 GMT -6
Ho hum. Nothing more exciting than if we should find a way to win this weekend. It really doesn't matter WHO we play in the future if no one is attending games. Go Troy, beat DOWN THOSE 'HAWKS! Do pardon the repeat TroyFans. We have much more immediate concerns with Troy Football than who we play in 2-3 years. Who knows where UMass will stand, much less our program... then. Just keyboard conjecture at this point. NEED to WHUP Those 'Hawks this weekend.
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Post by preacher on Sept 24, 2014 19:25:07 GMT -6
Miss St is SEC. You said you didn't want to set foot in another Sec stadium. There was a time we were as good as the bottom half of the SEC. Sure I would love to go 12 - 0 but not by failing to schedule a SEC school. An SEC brings instant recognition (attendance and money) to that game in the area we play. South Alabama. I would be perfectly happy without ever playing another SEC school, however I'm not in charge of scheduling, so I go where the Trojans go. Your love affair with playing SEC schools leaves me scratching my head. They play ball better than anyone in the country. You may not like them but you can't help but to respect the level of ball they play. To say they aren't the best conference in the country is sticking your head in the sand. I am a football fan. I watch Troy because I love the school. I haven't seen good football on the field in over three years. Truth hurts as I type it. If we have a football program we should want it to compete with the best. If we will never be able to (or will not try to compete) lets go to a level where we can be the best.
Have you ever played football or competed in athletics? If you have I would think that you would have more desire to compete with the best.
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Post by Hemi Man on Sept 24, 2014 19:30:53 GMT -6
I would be perfectly happy without ever playing another SEC school, however I'm not in charge of scheduling, so I go where the Trojans go. Your love affair with playing SEC schools leaves me scratching my head. They play ball better than anyone in the country. You may not like them but you can't help but to respect the level of ball they play. To say they aren't the best conference in the country is sticking your head in the sand. I am a football fan. I watch Troy because I love the school. I haven't seen good football on the field in over three years. Truth hurts as I type it. If we have a football program we should want it to compete with the best. If we will never be able to (or will not try to compete) lets go to a level where we can be the best.
Have you ever played football or competed in athletics? If you have I would think that you would have more desire to compete with the best.
I'm guessing we have a closet Bama or Aub fan on our hands here. That's ok though. The SEC is great. However, I couldn't care less about them. I want Troy to be 12-0 whomever the opponents are and I will be happy with the easiest possible path. Yea I played a lot of ball when I was much younger.
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Post by saintflorian on Sept 24, 2014 19:31:04 GMT -6
Yes, we need the money games more now. We will not always have 5 home games, sometimes 6, it works out that way some years. Any time you get a Big 5 school to come to Troy is a winner. Worth the 2 for one. So NC state is a winner. Boise St is a winner. One for one. Name opponent. Having UMass gives us nothing. Bottom feeder FBS program. Would rather have the million dollar payouts at this time. UMass will bring 25 people. Little money in this deal. Will be on ESPN3. Don't see the value sorry. YES on Jax state. When we were in school we lived and loved to hate Jax state. I personally know at least 100 alumni that don't come to Troy games very often that would come to a Jax State game just to say "Whup Jax State" Jax State people would also fill the stands. The younger generation of Troy alumni does not know the passion of Whup Jax State because we quit playing them due to our move to I-A. If prompted, a game against Jax state would sell out, yes. A Jax State game would re-fire renewed alumni support into the program. Myself and a lot of older alumni cannot describe the emotional bond of hating Jax State, it was something you had to experience. "Whup Jax State" First, Jax St wouldn't come here without a return trip. Their egos wouldn't allow it. Second, why you would want a rival game with a school in a lower classification? Why would you want to reach out and pick up Jax St? Third, I don't understand the whole idea of I will go to a Troy game only if they play this team or that team. Are they Troy graduates and only Troy fans when they play old FCS schools? Don't think an ongoing rivalry with Jax state is good either. But if you promote it right it would be a good chance to a sellout and would rekindle older alumni. One time game. Various reasons why Troy alumni are not hard core followers of the program. These have been discussed at length before. But Jax state would help bring them back. I understand why some don't understand the Whup Jax state spirit. You just had to experience it.
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Post by Hemi Man on Sept 24, 2014 19:42:27 GMT -6
I do think there's something to be said for playing SEC teams - it's essentially free advertising and, when you hang with them, it definitely gets the attention of football fans in America ("oh TROY's a tough, scrappy little school) whereas going 12-0 in the Sun Belt against bottom barrel MAC, MWC, and FCS teams gets us the Northern Illinois treatment - nobody's impressed. Granted, I'd love to see a 12-0 season, even under those circumstances. But it's got to help recruiting when kids see that at TROY you are going to get a legitimate chance to beat high-level competition, and not just lose to them 66-0 like most Sun Belt teams. Jax State was before my time - I would LOVE to see that game, given it's rich tradition - at the same time, I see the argument about a "rivalry" with a lower-level school being kind of demeaning. And when is the last time a FBS school did a home-and-home with an FCS?? Alabama State would be a GREAT choice for a visiting FCS team. I don't think any other small conference/FCS school would travel like they would. Makes sense - they're close. But in 2006 I was on campus and I remember being impressed with how much more tailgating was going on - just it was black and gold rather than cardinal. Oh, this Umass thing? Cool - kind of underwhelming. Definitely don't see their program becoming a contender before these games. No way I'm traveling to Massachusetts to watch a football game - maybe if I could take a week to vacation there and see the sights - but no... Go Trojans! Nothing wrong at all with NIU's scheduling. I absolutely love they way they schedule. I would trade where we are now to have there NIU treatment. By you own admission you rarely come to games in Troy. No one expects you to travel to Massachusetts.
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Post by preacher on Sept 24, 2014 19:42:32 GMT -6
They play ball better than anyone in the country. You may not like them but you can't help but to respect the level of ball they play. To say they aren't the best conference in the country is sticking your head in the sand. I am a football fan. I watch Troy because I love the school. I haven't seen good football on the field in over three years. Truth hurts as I type it. If we have a football program we should want it to compete with the best. If we will never be able to (or will not try to compete) lets go to a level where we can be the best.
Have you ever played football or competed in athletics? If you have I would think that you would have more desire to compete with the best.
I'm guessing we have a closet Bama or Aub fan on our hands here. That's ok though. The SEC is great. However, I couldn't care less about them. I want Troy to be 12-0 whomever the opponents are and I will be happy with the easiest possible path. Yea I played a lot of ball when I was much younger. Just looking at it a little different than you. If I could figure out a way for both of those teams to lose every weekend I would. But they won't because they have an administration and fan base that will not except anything but excellence out of their coaches and team. Either one of those schools have 8 win seasons back to back their coach is gone. Not to mention the pitiful outcomes and absolute sorry non competitive outings we have had. And yes they have the money but they have it because they demand excellence from their program. We have plenty of money as a fan base but these are business men. They will not support an inferior product. Simple truth. A poor return on their investment.
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