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Post by acumedic on Apr 2, 2021 13:00:21 GMT -6
Hmmm. A D3 game. Not a fan. On the other hand, there are six games and the last 4 are tough. I was thinking last year was the one exception where we could schedule D3 teams. Apparently not. Is this going to be the rule going forward?
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Post by bucfan on Apr 2, 2021 13:08:21 GMT -6
And not even a good D3 program. I wouldn't be as disappointed if it was UMHB or even HSU.
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Post by EastTexasWildcat on Apr 2, 2021 13:34:20 GMT -6
Not a fan either, cap’n. Ugh...
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Post by Outsider on Apr 2, 2021 14:23:11 GMT -6
And not even a good D3 program. I wouldn't be as disappointed if it was UMHB or even HSU. I would be, DII is bad enough. DIII is flat out embarrassing, just like NAIA. Yeah, I know basketball hosted HPU. That doesn't make it any easier to swallow. It's time our athletic department start giving us what we are paying for. That is, unless they want ticket sales to keep falling.
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Post by wildcatter on Apr 2, 2021 14:29:58 GMT -6
Might risk losing to UMHB
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Post by rc on Apr 2, 2021 20:26:35 GMT -6
DIII, hmmm, do we have to pay them to play them?
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Post by Evan from KTXS on Apr 3, 2021 0:19:47 GMT -6
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Post by acumedic on Apr 3, 2021 6:48:39 GMT -6
So I’m guessing that’s how we are allowed to schedule them
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Post by Outsider on Apr 3, 2021 7:36:50 GMT -6
It's embarrassing and the athletic department needs to understand unacceptable. We deserve better, the team deserves better and Abilene deserves better. It's time for respectable DI games in town. Giving us, and Abilene, these stupid match-ups is wasting our time and money. AZ Christian was just as embarrassing and unacceptable and yet they wasted 2 years with them. LC is no different; stop it...
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Post by wildcatter on Apr 3, 2021 8:23:42 GMT -6
Sounds like money is what we don’t have available.
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Post by jaminthebody on Apr 3, 2021 9:59:41 GMT -6
The best solution to get better games at AFAWS is to buy tickets to the games that are scheduled now and in the near future. You all keep complaining about not having good matchups and exciting games and talking about not wanting to watch us play D3 schools and NAIA schools and then saying that you don’t want to go to those games because it’s embarrassing and you don’t like blowouts and mismatches. Is it an entertaining game you want or do you love ACU football? I know most of you love ACU football. If money and revenue are issues, then buy tickets or find a way to contribute more or promote the program. I get that most people don’t want to watch Louisiana College, or Arizona Christian, or Concordia of Alabama, but scheduling those games accomplishes several things. 1. It gives ACU an extra home game, which adds to ticket revenue (which is not much), adds to student involvement, and gives the local fans and players’ families a chance to see the team play. 2. It gives the smaller schools some needed exposure (a score on the scroller on ESPN and other networks) and much needed cash. To some programs we are in that category. ( Except in basketball, where we are the University of Texas’ newest rival)😜. 3. It gives us in most cases a needed win, I think that the difference between a 5-7 record and a 6-6 record goes a long way in recruiting and in fan engagement, just my opinion though. You all can keep complaining about the schedule, but it’s the situation we are in right now. Just be fans.
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Post by mavsman53 on Apr 3, 2021 10:51:30 GMT -6
And now you know how Baylor, A&M and others feel when they have scheduled us
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Post by PurpleHaze on Apr 3, 2021 12:23:16 GMT -6
The best solution to get better games at AFAWS is to buy tickets to the games that are scheduled now and in the near future. You all keep complaining about not having good matchups and exciting games and talking about not wanting to watch us play D3 schools and NAIA schools and then saying that you don’t want to go to those games because it’s embarrassing and you don’t like blowouts and mismatches. Is it an entertaining game you want or do you love ACU football? I know most of you love ACU football. If money and revenue are issues, then buy tickets or find a way to contribute more or promote the program. I get that most people don’t want to watch Louisiana College, or Arizona Christian, or Concordia of Alabama, but scheduling those games accomplishes several things. 1. It gives ACU an extra home game, which adds to ticket revenue (which is not much), adds to student involvement, and gives the local fans and players’ families a chance to see the team play. 2. It gives the smaller schools some needed exposure (a score on the scroller on ESPN and other networks) and much needed cash. To some programs we are in that category. ( Except in basketball, where we are the University of Texas’ newest rival)😜. 3. It gives us in most cases a needed win, I think that the difference between a 5-7 record and a 6-6 record goes a long way in recruiting and in fan engagement, just my opinion though. You all can keep complaining about the schedule, but it’s the situation we are in right now. Just be fans. THIS.
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Post by Cap'n Cattitude on Apr 3, 2021 13:02:36 GMT -6
I note that most of us who are frustrated are season ticket holders and Wildcat club members. So ... Football just doesn’t seem to be gaining any traction. Recruiting is some of it but lack of identity is more, I think. We don’t seem to have a clue as to who we are on the field. Just look at UIW and HBU, for example. They have strong offensive identities. They are qb and wr destinations. Hardly dominant programs but fun to watch. Sorry I rant.
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Post by rc on Apr 3, 2021 13:17:09 GMT -6
Our new D-III opponent has 450 or so fewer students than HSU and maybe 100 more than McMurry. We don't really have anything we can win... we either beat them badly as anyone should expect, or we lose and it is a destructive loss for a D-1 school. Just think how bad the loss to Angelo State was last season. Maybe a first game just to try out our plays and formations, etc., and get players in sync, sort of like what SMU considers its game with ACU, but not after the season is underway. This type of game does not seem like something that would build attendance.
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