Do I think we are better off now than five years ago. It is all a matter of perspective. On the positive our conference payout is higher than it has ever been, thanks to SMU, Tulsa, Rice and UTEP surrendering their portions. Our administration has finally announced a campaign for some much needed facility improvements and other funding increases. Last year, 11 of our 12 football games were televised. We have some great wins against OSU, Michigan State, Boise, Fresno, and Alabama. On the negative side, we were passed over bu CUSA for UTEP. Our facilities need some upgrade (finally going to happen). We are still a small school (8,000 undergrads). We have some embarassing losses (UTEP, Tulsa, SMU, and San Jose State). Despite all our shortcomings and a 6-6 record, we still averaged 17,548 fans last year. At the time, the WAC made sense for us. For the short term, it still makes some sense. The WAC did not make sense for UNT based on economics. The conference payouts were too far down the line for UNT to justify the expense of the WAC. In time, the WAC will not make sense for Tech. As long as the payouts remain high, we should consider staying. If a better deal comes along from the Belt or CUSA then we should jump.