WT had 8 drafted in the 1966 NFL draft

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I don't see a D2 firing a coach mid-season unless there exists gross misconduct....

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For a D2 program, WT is flush with cash from student taxes alone. But to your point, I've never been impressed with the financial grass roots support...

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winner winner chicken dinner...

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Angelo State is the model of a high D2 football program. They bring it every year....

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Need to have a good football team for sure.

NDSU is a flagship university for that state. Flagships typically don't have the enrollment woes...

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Yeah, good point, but I don't know that it's related to D2 national championships. You and I have been to a fair number of D2 football games, and there...

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Never seen any evidence that a D2 natty in any sport helps enrollment. It's D2....

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That's some serious talent.

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A bit of context here...

Joe Kerbel did well because he was among the first colleges west of the Mississippi to recruit black athletes. They...

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He coached back in the day when WT was recruiting ballers, not necessarily students. If you're going to win in college football, you'd better be able...

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Yeah, that's a shining star. Is that actually a positive from A&M I would hope? Maybe the WT Ag Development Association could give a few pointers...

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Not to mention...but you mentioned it. ;)...

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WT's position for head honcho of student enrollment sat empty for a long time. That person is like your director of sales. At least at most universities....

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Good homework. Technically, Amarillo doesn't even have a university. ;)...

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WT and the community have traditionally had a "stepchild" complex about the school. It is a perpetually underachieving mindset that exists,...

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From a strategic standpoint, I've never been a huge fan of D2 overall. It seems to combine all of the disadvantages of D1 and D3 together: The obscurity...