I wish we took our football as seriously as Arkansas State

[Buffnik]

First, they hired Gus Malzahn away from Auburn to be their head coach last December. $850k base salary (Embree makes $725k base).

Then, last month they announced their facilities project (set for completion in 2014):

[video=vimeo;48766399]http://vimeo.com/48766399[/video]

http://www.arkansassports360.com/86748/video-red-wolves-unveil-facility-upgrade-plans

Somehow, they were also able to secure Liberty Bank as a naming sponsor for their 31k seat stadium this year ($5 million donation).

Back in 1991, CU was coming off a national championship and Arkansas State was joining D1 for football. It took 21 years, but they have surpassed us in current relevancy on the college football landscape.

 

[Hawk Love]

Sounds like what's going on up the road in Ft. Fun :huh:

 

[tante]

their fans are as savvy as CSU. They recognize that a stadium has other revenue sources:

And when things go south, you can have tractor pulls and rodeos inside to cover the cost to keep it open

 

[J.R. Ewing]

Sounds like what's going on up the road in Ft. Fun :huh:

Except that indoor practice facility looks longer than 70 yards.

 

[dply]