Re: Sycamores crowd funding for new uniforms?
Posted: September 24th, 2014, 5:23 pm
MoValley John wrote:Sir Sci wrote:Aargh wrote:MSU FB, on the other hand...when a fanbase thinks that losing a lot of games and having horrible attendance can be solved by moving up a level...smh...You have to at least try to educate those people.
Now, I'm on record both here and on BearNation for being skeptical of a move to the Sun Belt for many good reasons, but this is a complete mischaracterization of the argument. Nobody thinks that moving up will magically solve all everything. What Bears fans believe is that the school is large enough, is growing enough, and has the momentum to a point where a move up would be in the best interest of the school.
You can disagree with the logic behind those beliefs if you want - and you won't necessarily be wrong - but don't intentionally mischaracterize what is actually being asserted.
But..... With all of this momentum, you would think that Missouri State would be free from resorting to desperate moves like selling cattle, or God help them, resorting to crowd funding themselves. Missouri State is Indiana State with maybe a larger budget. Perhaps those all in favor of a move to the Sun Belt should make sure the school isn't selling cattle and other poor boy stuff, first.
I don't know where you come up with this stuff? I think you just like to hear yourself talk and especially put down any Valley school not named WSU. MSU is not ISUb on a smaller scale. No we don't have near the budget WSU has. But we have recently built a beautiful basketball arena that is arguably the nicest in the Valley. And we just completed a renovation of our football stadium and upgrades to athletic facilities all over campus. The stadium and new facilities are beautiful. That doesn't sound like a university on the brink of financial collapse? Say what you will but at least we are able to spend significant money. Do you ever actually talk about Valley basketball? As in the players and projections? All I ever see you do is make trolling comments about Valley schools and the eventual collapse of the MVC.
I'll be the first to admit our football program over the past 15 years has been wretched. But this year so far is different. The program is revitalized at least thus far (I know it's still early). Will this lead us to a different conference? No one knows at this point but so far our administration says no. I'll trust our administration to make the right decision. Right now I'm just enjoying the ride. The last home football game was a blast. For both the students and the rest of us. I do understand how football can be a financial drain. But it also gives back to the university in other ways.