NorthoftheBorder

While I have long wanted LU to reach for the stars, I have sadly, after 45 years, come to the conclusion that LU does not have, and has not had, the type of visionary leadership that can develop and sell a plan that would elevate them to be a successful G5 athletic program. It would take vision, leadership, inspiration, plus the execution ability to pull that off. Without confidence in the plan and the leadership to execute the plan, the big money LU people are not going to invest to make it happen. And at this stage of the game, I think we are out of runway with time to be able to get there even if we started now. The P4 schools will close ranks here soon and we will get down to around 40-60 schools (UT & A&M being leaders here) that will continue to dominate and take even more of the revenue available for college sports, especially football.

SWT continues to make Lamar look good, now the question is can Lamar make Lamar look good. A win over Weber State would do that.

Massey Ratings 9/10/24 Team Conf W-L Up/Down Rank Incarnate Word SLC 1-1 - 25 Nicholls St SLC 0-2 1 43 SF Austin SLC 1-1 -2 61 Lamar SLC 1-1 -9 64 SE Louisiana SLC 0-2 -6 73 McNeese St SLC 1-2 -5 87 TX A&M Commerce SLC 0-2 11 97 Houston Christian SLC 0-2 -9 106 Northwestern LA SLC 0-2 -9 127

Massey Ratings Weber State - 10 They moved up 5 spots this week Lamar - 64 We moved down 9 spots this week after what looks like a lackluster win. Would be a statement win for this season for LU to pull off a victory. Weber ranked in the top 25 in Massey and both FCS polls. I have faith that Rossomando will have them ready with a chance to win. We continue to grow under Coach Pete, but we are headed in the right direction.

I am like everyone else, expected LU to win bigger. Glad they won and will take the double digit win. I know you cannot compare scores, but still puzzling that they played to a 7 point lost to SWT and then watched SWT blow out UTSA by 39. It will take a few more games to get a bearing on where LU is, but I have to believe at this point they are better than they have been in a while.

SWT 35 UTSA 3 Halftime

SWT now up 28 - 3 with 4 minutes left before half. Maybe LU is better than we think.

A&M throttles McNeese, to be expected. On another note, SWT is up 18 on UTSA late in the 2nd Qtr.

One other observation, from the evidence I see through through last season and 1 game this year against a Group of 5 team who thinks they are better than everyone, Rossomondo is a quality coach and a great hire for LU. I think he can get us in the FCS playoffs and win consistently at Lamar, for as long as we can keep him!

LU - 45 Miss Valley - 6

I put my prediction on the SWT Game thread.

Southwest Texas State - 48 Lamar - 24 I am probably more optimistic than most. I am interested to hear what Puddin thinks about this game.

Has anyone been able to go to see a practice? I am not in a position to do that anymore. Wondering if anyone had a report on how the Cards are looking.

I went back this morning and looked at the roster. I do not have "snapshots" of the earlier 2024 rosters, but it seems like there are a lot of new names I have not seen before and I am sure there are missing names. Maybe some of you guys have more intelligence on what is going on with the roster.

In the current state of college athletics, it has to be extremely harder today for the below P schools to hold a roster together.

I searched and could not find anything on Menefee and Rasberry being anywhere else . Rasberry's X account still shows Lamar. I am thinking they may have had an academic issue getting in, but really have no clue. Both, from their HS careers, look like they would be really good additions.

The eternal optimist that I am, 8-4 floor, 10-2 ceiling!

Wow, I missed SFA rejoining the conference. I am good with that. Sammy State going to continue to flounder.

6 Conference games, 2 at home and 4 away. No consolation there. I am thinking that Rossomando has things going in the right direction. If we slip up on Tx State and beat them (Southwest Texas to me), then this could be a special season.