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re: As a board, I think we should adopt a Mexican College Football team to follow
Posted on 10/11/15 at 10:54 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 10/11/15 at 10:54 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Back in the 60's and through the late 70's Monterrey Tech used to recruit players from Texas to play on their teams. They had some very good teams back then and were absolutely schooling the other teams they played.
Somewhere in early 80's that practiced was stopped, although an occasional Texas player still plays.
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That is ITSEM vs. A&M Kingsville in 2013 in Dallas. Monterrey Tech lost in 3OT's.
Football is very, very popular in Mexico.
Somewhere in early 80's that practiced was stopped, although an occasional Texas player still plays.
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That is ITSEM vs. A&M Kingsville in 2013 in Dallas. Monterrey Tech lost in 3OT's.
Football is very, very popular in Mexico.
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Posted on 10/11/15 at 11:03 pm to RGV AG
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Monterrey Tech is a private institution, with total enrollment exceeding 90,000 at more than 30 campuses throughout Mexico (the LSC representatives made it clear that membership would be only for a single campus, presumably the one in Monterrey). It has the significant advantage of being accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since the NCAA requirement of accreditation by an American agency became an issue in Simon Fraser’s case.
Think about the Tshirt sales. Lotta green to be made by playing bigger time football in Mexico. Most DII games probably have attendance of 8-20K at best. Monterrey Tech puts about 35K in it's stadium a few times a year for big games. US teams would be big time sellouts, and tickets would not be cheap.
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