Texas State looking to go D1-A

I think this was actually a major ambition of Jim Wacker, back when he served as AD of Texas State before he passed away. Good to see them working to bring that vision to fruition.

After they gave aggy a major scare a couple of years ago, I could see them being potentially competitive in some conference like the Sun Belt. It will take a lot to get to that point, though. Best of luck to them.
 
UTSA is getting a football team in 2010.

Since it is currently advertised as the "third largest university in the state," will it start off in 1A and will the Horns schedule them for a pounding?
 
They've been trying to do this for years. I have no idea how in the world they could possibly have met the minimum NCAA requirements.

******* stupid. More teams should be moving down to 1AA, not up.
 
I think it's awesome! Maybe once they get 1A (FBS, whatever) status, then they'll get better recruits, make a better team, etc.
 
Either way, for UTSA to get a football team is a huge joke. It bumped up tuition 10%!!! In fall 2009, a full load there will cost 4 grand...

Good for Texas State, if they get it... Grass is always greener, though...
 
There's a lot that has to happen for Texas State to move up.

They'd have to drastically expand Bobcat Stadium, and before that, make sure they could pull in the paying customers. I don't remember what the NCAA mandates as a minumum average attendance for football, but I'm pretty sure it's over twenty thousand, and I'm not sure Texas State (or SWT before) has even come close, including in Wacker's championship years.

It would take a lot of money, and while Texas State does have a significant alumni base, I'm not sure they have the kind of "got rocks" supporters to float the costs involved with moving up.

One more thing...what conference would they be in? The Sun Belt? That conference would have to be willing to take them, and there's no guarantee on that. I doubt they'd want to go the independant route...they're no Notre Dame.

One last thought...competitiveness. Texas State hasn't been very competitive where they're at for most of the last two decades or more. Mostly, they've been mid-pack in good years. What's going to magically happen if they move up that allows them to recruit the kinds of athletes that would make them competitive with the UNT's, Rice's, and SMU's, much less the big boys? I know they scared aggy a couple of years ago, but that was a one off deal where aggy just showed up.

Texas State would be a lot better off curbing the ambition, and concentrating on getting better where they're at. If they could become the Appy State of the southwest, that would be a significant improvement.
 
I graduated from Tx. St. in '04, never having attended a football game. I was a season ticket holder for 'Horns games throughout my 3.5 yrs on campus. There were MANY students like me and to my knowledge there still are.

Hell, even the Final Four team of '05 couldn't sell out home PLAYOFF games. I agree with the above poster who said he would rather be an Appy St. power type in 1AA than get slaughtered in 1A by ULaLa.
 
We keep saying that UTSA is a huge school but im going to have to say it...its kinda like a highschool. Most people use it as a stepping stone to get to UT and i like that more power to those people, but i am baffled about people being there four years and how it offers graduate programs
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and with this football team it should't be to hard to keep all the players academically eligible
 
Damn. All of you missed the most important thing in all of this.

The University of State Name

State Name State University

That is the standard format for states' two high profile schools around the country. So Texas State goes 1-A and eventually A&M is done and becomes the Florida A&M of Texas. This was the real reason that they dropped the Southwest appellation. It was part of the long-term master plan.

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Presenting the "Texas Conference" or the "Texas 10":

South Div. -
Texas
Houston
Rice
Texas State
A&M

North Div -
SMU
TCU
UNT
Baylor
TT

Conference Champion tie-in to Sugar Bowl vs. SEC Champ.
 
Can Texas really support another legit I-A team? We already have UT, Tech, Baylor, UTEP, North Texas, Houston, SMU, TCU... I don't think I'm leaving anyone off the list.
 
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