Texas A&M Victoria

[WT_TKW]

Only if it’s 1987 Kim Cattrall that comes back to life.

I much prefer Kristy Swanson in that role.

A regular mannequin would not encourage freshmen to go to junior colleges, or entertain dropping to D3.

Speaking of football, I’m sure Kristy Swanson would motivate the team more than Lynn, and no one would transfer.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

I much prefer Kristy Swanson in that role.

A regular mannequin would not encourage freshmen to go to junior colleges, or entertain dropping to D3.

Speaking of football, I’m sure Kristy Swanson would motivate the team more than Lynn, and no one would transfer.

Cant go wrong with either actress and 100% agreement with Wendler's archaic responses.

Even if WT goes 15-0 and wins a national championship, 6-5, or 0-10, several peeps are going to transfer in and out yearly thanks to the NIL and transfer portal.

Ferris State has their own topic on this in the GLIAC forum tracking several departures.

[Techster88]

Is this from the same poster who declared Tarleton's athletic budget is $30+ million a year and can't provide a link?

In 2004, there were 3,000 in the freshman class at Tarleton. Tarleton's acceptance rate is 94%.

Record Enrollment Announced as Tarleton State Celebrates 125 Years | The President

That means that there were approximately 3,180 applicants. 21,000 applicants this year would represent at 660 percent increase in one year.

Sorry, I don't buy that.

It is incredible that people can post even the most ridiculous claims on the internet, and others just take it as fact.

Good grief. Do you live under a rock or are you just a pessimist?

I just toss random things I hear or see when all I hear iis WT can’t.

Straight from the desk of TSU President

Tarleton State University is experiencing record enrollment, with preliminary numbers indicating approximately 18,000 students for the 2024-2025 academic year. This includes the largest freshman class in the university's history. Specifically, for the fall 2025 semester, first-time freshman applications have surpassed 21,000, exceeding the previous record and marking an 80% increase over two years.

I don’t really care if you accept it or not

And as reported by the AD and HC at Tarleton on Big Mountain podcast Tarleton athletic budget is $40 million

Take your pessimistic attitude up with them not me.


Remember I’m a Tech / East Texas Alum with family that are both Tarleton and WT

[MooseLodge]

Good grief. Do you live under a rock or are you just a pessimist?

I just toss random things I hear or see when all I hear iis WT can’t.

Straight from the desk of TSU President

Tarleton State University is experiencing record enrollment, with preliminary numbers indicating approximately 18,000 students for the 2024-2025 academic year. This includes the largest freshman class in the university's history. Specifically, for the fall 2025 semester, first-time freshman applications have surpassed 21,000, exceeding the previous record and marking an 80% increase over two years.

I don’t really care if you accept it or not

And as reported by the AD and HC at Tarleton on Big Mountain podcast Tarleton athletic budget is $40 million

Take your pessimistic attitude up with them not me.


Remember I’m a Tech / East Texas Alum with family that are both Tarleton and WT

Pessimist? Or someone with a decently working bu!!**** meter?

If that's what the AD and HC said, and I doubt they did, they lied. The NCAA numbers - which are reported by the institution and cannot be falsified, says Tarleton's athletic budget is less than half of that.

NCAA Finances: Revenue & Expenses by School - USA TODAY


And 21,000 applications would have no basis in fact or logic. I'm guessing someone meant 2,100. Or else Tarleton, at a 96% acceptance rate, will be the world's largest university in 4 more years. Put down your crack pipe and work a little math.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

You know its the preseason and how bad the LSC sucks now since we are complaining about a NAIA school getting more A&M money "taking away" from two existing D2 schools (WT and Kingsville) and arguing about a current FCS school's application process.

[Techster88]

Pessimist? Or someone with a decently working bu!!**** meter?

If that's what the AD and HC said, and I doubt they did, they lied. The NCAA numbers - which are reported by the institution and cannot be falsified, says Tarleton's athletic budget is less than half of that.

NCAA Finances: Revenue & Expenses by School - USA TODAY


And 21,000 applications would have no basis in fact or logic. I'm guessing someone meant 2,100. Or else Tarleton, at a 96% acceptance rate, will be the world's largest university in 4 more years. Put down your crack pipe and work a little math.

You obviously have issues.

You must be Dr Wendler’s right hand man.

Please call up the University and tell them you have evidence contrary to what they are reporting and posting on line.

I’m sure the President, Athletic Director and Head Coach will be all ears listening to your diatribe.


Seek help

[MooseLodge]

You obviously have issues.

You must be Dr Wendler’s right hand man.

Please call up the University and tell them you have evidence contrary to what they are reporting and posting on line.

I’m sure the President, Athletic Director and Head Coach will be all ears listening to your diatribe.


Seek help

Nice straw man.

Evidence to the contrary? How about actual data that Tarleton reported to the NCAA and published, and some common sense?

[the Northeasterner]

Tamu Texarkana is trying to get in D2 it won't take tamu Victoria long. It would be a good addition for the lone Star. Not so good for TAMU kingsville. I wonder if kingsville could get out of being in the Texas A&m system and say get into the Texas tech system like Angelo did. It Does that seem to have helped Angelo State. Maybe get their cool name back. Texas A and I

[ctrabs74]

Tamu Texarkana is trying to get in D2 it won't take tamu Victoria long. It would be a good addition for the lone Star. Not so good for TAMU kingsville. I wonder if kingsville could get out of being in the Texas A&m system and say get into the Texas tech system like Angelo did. It Does that seem to have helped Angelo State. Maybe get their cool name back. Texas A and I

Is there any guarantee that Kingsville will be treated better by the Powers That Be in Lubbock compared to how they're treated by the Mothership in College Station?

Although, when you consider the way the Texas Tech system has expanded in recent years (Angelo State in 2007, Midwestern State in 2020), it wouldn't be surprising if the Tech system wanted to have a presence in the Coastal Bend area or in the southern part of the state.

[the Northeasterner]

I see this as a move to keep the University of Houston from becoming a big boy system. I don't think Texas needs four systems either. Getting tech a presents in South Texas would be a huge deal the mission of old a&i would still fit in. But I truly think that kingsville will get squeezed out because it's in a position to get squeezed out. If you're not based in an urban area you will not get as much money. Then you'll be forgotten.

[Finchwidget]

I see this as a move to keep the University of Houston from becoming a big boy system. I don't think Texas needs for systems either. Getting tech a presents in South Texas would be a huge deal the mission of old a&i would still fit in. But I truly think that kingsville will get squeezed out because it's in a position to get squeezed out. If you're not based in an urban area you will not get as much money. Then you'll be forgotten.

For the record, I don't think this was a power play or anything between the Texas university systems. Victoria is 2 hours outside of Houston, and their economy is a little more rural, so it makes sense for their local university to be in a system that's known for its agricultural and petrochemical programs than an urban-based system. This isn't the first time a bill like this has been proposed, my understanding of the situation is that local leaders in Victoria have wanted this for a while.

[MooseLodge]

Is there any guarantee that Kingsville will be treated better by the Powers That Be in Lubbock compared to how they're treated by the Mothership in College Station?

Although, when you consider the way the Texas Tech system has expanded in recent years (Angelo State in 2007, Midwestern State in 2020), it wouldn't be surprising if the Tech system wanted to have a presence in the Coastal Bend area or in the southern part of the state.

Any time you are a branch campus, you are going to be treated as such by the mothership.

[the Northeasterner]

For the record, I don't think this was a power play or anything between the Texas university systems. Victoria is 2 hours outside of Houston, and their economy is a little more rural, so it makes sense for their local university to be in a system that's known for its agricultural and petrochemical programs than an urban-based system. This isn't the first time a bill like this has been proposed, my understanding of the situation is that local leaders in Victoria have wanted this for a while.

Well I hope you're right. But I do believe that kingsville would be better served outside of the A&m system.

[LSC Fan]

Tamu Texarkana is trying to get in D2 it won't take tamu Victoria long. It would be a good addition for the lone Star. Not so good for TAMU kingsville. I wonder if kingsville could get out of being in the Texas A&m system and say get into the Texas tech system like Angelo did. It Does that seem to have helped Angelo State. Maybe get their cool name back. Texas A and I

It might be worth a try. It really doesn’t make a lot of sense to have now six campuses in the Texas A&M system in South Texas with those being in Kingsville, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen and now Victoria. The campus in McAllen is not its own stand alone campus and it’s more of an extension of mothership in College Station. But I have no doubt the Aggie brass wants to go head to head with the UT system down there just as they are in San Antonio area now.

The only thing that is going to maybe reinvigorate the campus and the mission of the school short of going to another system is possibly revisiting the merger with the Corpus campus which the now former Chancellor John Sharp really pushed in order to get PUF funding. Tech would be the logical choice for a new affiliation if their goal is to become a large player in Higher Ed statewide. The thing is I don’t know if A&M would let it happen because they “own” the Pharmacy school in Kingsville and the King Ranch has a lot vested in the mothership in College Station. At the end of the day the status quo needs to change.

[LSC Fan]

It never made sense to me that the UH system had their campus in Victoria, but it makes even less sense that UH-Downtown and UH-Clear Lake are separate campuses and independent of the UH main campus in the Third Ward (southeast Houston) - especially when UH-D and UH-CL are both within Houston city limits (though the Clear Lake campus is partially in the city of Pasadena).

I didn’t know this about the U of H. That doesn’t make sense at all, but the U of H has always been kind of an odd ball among the larger schools in the state. It’s been around longer than UTSA and both traditionally relied on students from within their own metro or extended metro areas for students. But UTSA really in the last two decades has shed that and become more of statewide destination. The U of H seems like they want to a be a statewide name, but really doesn’t push for students outside of its area. I don’t recall my three kids ever getting a promotional mail piece from the U of H, but they got plenty from most of the other large schools like UT, A&M, Texas State, UTSA, Tech, etc.