FB: American Southwest Conference

[Privateer6]

With games in Ohio (twice), Georgia, Wisconsin, and Indiana, you're certainly preparing for life as a D3 team.  Does the money for travel come from the athletic budget?

No.  The football team has been raising its own funds for equipment and travel (it even had its own separate cheerleaders and dance team last year) and we haven't been told that athletics has paid for anything. 

Some folks from the athletic department (and other parts of the university) volunteered to help with gameday operations in the past, but the statement about the athletic department assisting with "administration, media relations, game day operations and other efforts associated with the team" is new this year.

The head coach is the Director of Admissions for the university and tickets had been sold through the Bursar's Office and the Department of Recreation & Intramural Sports the last two seasons, but this is the first we've heard of any official athletic department involvement.

They played a two-game schedule (one home, one in Ohio) in '08, an 8-game schedule (4 home, 2 away at club teams in Texas and Illinois, 2 away at official teams in Alabama and Florida) last season, and this year will play 10 in what appears to be our final club season.

Original schedules showed 11 games including a home-and-away series with Texas-Arlington (as we did last season).  UTA is now off the schedule (forcing us into a second home game with South Alabama's club team and adding an open date) and the rumor I've heard is that UTA won't play this season.  That's the nature of club football.

[cowboyfan2]

tic toc tic toc tic toc tic toc........its almost time.....

[color=purple]G O   C O W B O Y S ! ! ![/color]

[cowboyfan2]

that didnt work...

[Ralph Turner]

tic toc tic toc tic toc tic toc........its almost time.....

[color=purple]G O   C O W B O Y S ! ! ![/color]

Purple

I think that you need to find the color purple (red was "2,300") to get it to glow "purple".

[hsugma]

http://go%20cowboys%20go%20!!!!

[Ralph Turner]

ASC Pick'em contest is on the Pick'ems' board.

http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=5903.654

[btyndall]

how does bacone look this year? hopefully we (mcm) can get a win and get ready for the first home game on the 11th.

[dsc]

Go COWBOYS!!!

[Ralph Turner]

how does bacone look this year? hopefully we (mcm) can get a win and get ready for the first home game on the 11th.

Comparing scores from the indexes such as Lazindex.com and Bornpowerindex.com, we should be a 3 1/2 TD favorite.

[drinkxs.com]

Hello Slidell and Privateer,

We live in New Orleans, our son played for UMHB for 4 years. It would be a great addition to have UNO and a great city for all ASC to visit.

[D O.C.]

A healthy season to all! and may the winner of the ASC get a better NCAA draw this season.......

                                      ...and come straight to McMinnville   

[Toby Taff]

A healthy season to all! and may the winner of the ASC get a better NCAA draw this season.......

                                      ...and come straight to McMinnville   

We don't want that.  football teams get sick up there.

[crufootball]

Good luck to all the ASC teams starting up this weekend. Heres to some good games and no injuries.

Also to anyone not wanting to wait to see UMHB, they will be playing a scrimmage on Saturday versus Monterrey Tech and from what I hear treating it as much like a game as possible.

[hsuASChamps]

Wishing the best for HSU Cowboys tomorrow afternoon as they open their season against Whitworth in Washington. It is my understanding ALL HSU games this season may be watched on the Hardin Simmons website, free of charge. Outstanding!! Commentary will also be broadcasted on 100.7. May this season be injury free and reward you with an ASC championship in 2010. Good luck guys!!!!

[Li'l Giant]

Also to anyone not wanting to wait to see UMHB, they will be playing a scrimmage on Saturday versus Monterrey Tech and from what I hear treating it as much like a game as possible.

You sure they're playing Monterrey Tech? I only ask because I'll drive up from San Antonio to see that but would hate for that to be wrong. If only the schools could publicize their scrimmages. 

Oh, and Sul Ross's website says THEY are playing Monterrey Tech this weekend.