Welcome new member UTSA Paratrooper 04

[Harry]

It's time we start to get to know our new conference mates. We have a new member who joined us named UTSA Paratrooper 04. He is known as a good Roadrunner fan. We will be getting to know him and their other fans better we both move into the C-USA neighborhood.

Here's a link to his profile: http://www.gomeangreen.com/forums/user/41167-utsa-paratrooper-04/

[UNT90]

Don't kiss him, Harry. ;-)

At least he won't be able to ban people for making fun jokes about UTSA on this site...

Or will he...

Welcome, Paratrooper.

[Mo Green]

HOO-AH!

[UNT Five&Dime]

I prefer Parakoopas...

[Eastwood Eagle]

Did his membership come from a bucket of KFC?

Edited September 19, 2012 by Eastwood Eagle

[H-towngreen]

UT has a campus in San Angelo?!?

[UTSA Paratrooper 04]

Hey!

Dang, didn’t take y’all long to start up with the KFC jokes. Is this were I start giving y’all a hard time about attendance numbers? Nah…it’s all good.

Looking forward to playing y'all and hoping to make some trips up to Denton.

Thanks for the intro Harry. Hooah, Mo Green!

[Baby Arm!]

First and foremost, Thank you for your service to our country.

Second, Welcome to the board.

Third, Congrats on the 3-0 start,

Fourth, get ready for some beatdowns. It's going to be much different playing a full slate of FBS teams then a bunch of Div II, Div III, NAIA, and FCS teams.

[UNTLifer]

Hey!

Dang, didn’t take y’all long to start up with the KFC jokes. Is this were I start giving y’all a hard time about attendance numbers? Nah…it’s all good.

Looking forward to playing y'all and hoping to make some trips up to Denton.

Thanks for the intro Harry. Hooah, Mo Green!

Ditto on BabyArm's first three points.

Fourth: In response to your question:

Is this were I start giving y’all a hard time about attendance numbers?

Let's compare paid attendance and a 10 piece family pack doesn't qualify as paid attendance.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Hey!

Dang, didn’t take y’all long to start up with the KFC jokes. Is this were I start giving y’all a hard time about attendance numbers? Nah…it’s all good.

Looking forward to playing y'all and hoping to make some trips up to Denton.

Thanks for the intro Harry. Hooah, Mo Green!

Not gonna lie, I wish you were named 'TSU-SM Paratrooper 04', but since it's you... hello.

[UTSA Paratrooper 04]

Ditto on BabyArm's first three points.

Fourth: In response to your question:

Let's compare paid attendance and a 10 piece family pack doesn't qualify as paid attendance.

Thanks.

I believe the KFC promotion represents a very small portion of attendance numbers. If I can find a stat on it I will share.

We have over 13K season ticket holders. What is y'alls average attendance? (Seriously, I'm curious.)

We had 31K attend our first home game this year. Obvioulsy I hope the number will be higher for the next games. We'll see once we start conference games. We excpect to fill up the Alamodome November 24th when we play Texas State. (65k)

[Baby Arm!]

I wish our Athletic Dept would do a KFC-like promotion to fill up our wing section!

I think the Texas State game will allow you to keep your average over 30k this year. After that who knows? You wont have the Bobcats on the schedule next year.

The newness may be wearing off as your opening day crowd was almost 50% less than the previous year, but that could be expected. I think you're gonna see your average crowds in the 20-30k range here on out.

Comparing UNT vs UTSA attendance really isn't apples to apples. At UNT we have to compete for the sports dollar of the casual fan with the following:

NFL

NASCAR

2 other FBS programs

MLB

NBA

MLB

at UTSA you only have to compete against the Spurs

Edited September 19, 2012 by Baby Arm!

[H-towngreen]

Really intrigued to see how yall do once you stop playing Bacon State and start playing real schools.

[UNT90]

Thanks.

I believe the KFC promotion represents a very small portion of attendance numbers. If I can find a stat on it I will share.

We have over 13K season ticket holders. What is y'alls average attendance? (Seriously, I'm curious.)

We had 31K attend our first home game this year. Obvioulsy I hope the number will be higher for the next games. We'll see once we start conference games. We excpect to fill up the Alamodome November 24th when we play Texas State. (65k)

Have y'all built a weight room yet?

[MeanGreenTexan]

Really intrigued to see how yall do once you stop playing Bacon State and start playing real schools.

Excuse me sir. Where is this Bacon State you speak of. I would like to live there.

[UNT90]

Excuse me sir. Where is this Bacon State you speak of. I would like to live there.

Roomy??

[MeanGreenTexan]

Roomy??

Not enough bacon for that sir.

[UTSA Paratrooper 04]

Really intrigued to see how yall do once you stop playing Bacon State and start playing real schools.

Last year was our first and probalby last time to play them. Our team of freshman beat them 54-7. Dispite the level of their school they had a team of experienced and mature players.

Edited September 19, 2012 by UTSA Paratrooper 04

[UTSA Paratrooper 04]

Roomy??

"Bacon's good."

[UTSA Paratrooper 04]

Have y'all built a weight room yet?

We are working on brand new facilities. The project is called "Park West." It will have a much better weight room that what our guys are using now.

[Stix]

You are UTSA Paratrooper - so do you jump out of an airplane with the game ball, and land at the 50 yard line of... the Alamodome?

Welcome to the board.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Last year was our first and probalby last time to play them. Our team of freshman beat them 54-7. Dispite the level of their school they had a team of experienced and mature players.

Do all of your fans justify this win as any kind of quality win in the same way you just did?

[H-towngreen]

Last year was our first and probalby last time to play them. Our team of freshman beat them 54-7. Dispite the level of their school they had a team of experienced and mature players.

I count 21 upperclassman on your roster, must've had a lot of tranfers this summer

[Eastwood Eagle]

1) Is the Alamodome the long term plan for a venue and

2) Do y'all sell beer in the stadium?

[KRAM1]

Welcome to the board Paratrooper...and I, too, would like to thank you for your service to this great nation of ours.

As for UTSA...I am really happy and excited to have you guys in the conference with UNT. For way too many years UNT has had nothing that even approaches a "rival" game within the state...and now you guys are here and located in a great city to visit and travel to on away game trips. So, YIPPEEEEEEE, as far as I am concerned. You guys play whomever you want as you try to build your program and facilities...heck, Bill Snyder at K-State has been known to build programs and win totals on the backs of some pretty thin paper tigers...wins help...no matter who they are against when trying to build a team and a fan base...heck, we played TSU and had a good time watching the victory here at Apogee.

I hope you build a stadium as playing in the Alamodome will not be the long term solution for you guys I would think, but don't know if you guys have any on-campus room to build an adequate stadium. Anyway, welcome aboard...this Mean Green nation member is mighty glad to have you guys in the Conference!