Lord knows we've had our own problems...we were snubbed for bowls two years in a row after moving to FBS and then proceeded to crap the bed for almost a decade under two different coaches. Our recent success hasn't come easy and we're grateful for the progress we've made as a program.
That being said I don't think any Bobcats think ya'll are above us (just being honest) and looking at the metrics you'd be hard pressed to find a more equal pairing of in-state institutions.
Both schools founded in the 1890s as teacher colleges
Both have 40k+ students and ~400k alumni
Both have respectable endowments (TXST has about $100m more in the bank)
Both have respectable athletics budgets (NTX spends about $10m more per year)
Looking down on folks is a funny thing...sometimes you're the pigeon, and sometimes you're the statue.
As of July 2025 my understanding is the Universities can designate from the general fund to compensate players just like they would employees. So schools that manage their finances well and have more enrollment should theoretically gain an advantage over others.
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