Sun Belt - One I-A OOC Win

[TexasTerror]

Yep, a 17-15 Middle Tennessee State win over Vanderbilt.

A 6-26 out of conference record. The wins include Vandy and I-AAs Florida A&M, Western Kentucky, Cal Poly, Tennesee-Martin and Northwestern State.

Congrats to Arkansas St on the bowl bid! Co-champ ULM has a loss to I-AA Northwestern State...

I'm wondering if the Sun Belt has interest in welcoming Temple to the conference? Or perhaps Temple will go over-drive and get a few Sun Belt teams in for the future on their schedule...

[dbackjon]

Yep, a 17-15 Middle Tennessee State win over Vanderbilt.

A 6-26 out of conference record. The wins include Vandy and I-AAs Florida A&M, Western Kentucky, Cal Poly, Tennesee-Martin and Northwestern State.

Congrats to Arkansas St on the bowl bid! Co-champ ULM has a loss to I-AA Northwestern State...

I'm wondering if the Sun Belt has interest in welcoming Temple to the conference? Or perhaps Temple will go over-drive and get a few Sun Belt teams in for the future on their schedule...

And that was a horribly depressing loss by Vandy - they'd be in a bowl otherwise - had a FG blocked as time expired. Didn't help MTSU's coach - still got canned this year.

[dbackjon]

McCollum doubts math

Ousted coach questions league attendance figures

By MIKE ORGAN
Staff Writer


MURFREESBORO — Andy McCollum yesterday accused other Sun Belt Conference football programs of inflating attendance figures, an issue at Middle Tennessee State that he said led to his
firing.

<snip>

"When I walk in at Troy last week, I see 5,000 people there, and then I hear 17,000 was the number they said was there,'' McCollum said.

"And then I've got to come back and hear attendance problems. Or I walk into Florida Atlantic and see 1,200 and I hear 10,000. Then that gets put on our players and coaches and everything else. That's a bunch of crap.''

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051130/SPORTS0603/511300440/1345/SPORTS

[89Hen]

"When I walk in at Troy last week, I see 5,000 people there, and then I hear 17,000 was the number they said was there,'' McCollum said.
You mean at 'Movie Gallery Stadium'? :rolleyes: :nonono2:

[Coastal89]

McCollum doubts math

Ousted coach questions league attendance figures

By MIKE ORGAN
Staff Writer


MURFREESBORO — Andy McCollum yesterday accused other Sun Belt Conference football programs of inflating attendance figures, an issue at Middle Tennessee State that he said led to his
firing.

<snip>

"When I walk in at Troy last week, I see 5,000 people there, and then I hear 17,000 was the number they said was there,'' McCollum said.

"And then I've got to come back and hear attendance problems. Or I walk into Florida Atlantic and see 1,200 and I hear 10,000. Then that gets put on our players and coaches and everything else. That's a bunch of crap.''

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051130/SPORTS0603/511300440/1345/SPORTS
My brother lives about 1 mile from the MTSU stadium and his wife is an Alum of that school and they've never been to a game. The administration just doesn't do the PR needed to create community interest in the program.

[bobcatfan06]

My brother lives about 1 mile from the MTSU stadium and his wife is an Alum of that school and they've never been to a game. The administration just doesn't do the PR needed to create community interest in the program.

Sounds like a problem Texas State used to have untill this year. Well sucking wind in football didn't help either, but still. :bang:

[Cocky]

Troy has had math problems since going I-A. There are not enough people living in South Alabama to support two I-A programs. Auburn will win the battle for fans everytime.

[Hansel]

Sadly IAA only had two wins over IA this year :o