I grew up down there (Weslaco) before my dad took a job in Falfurrias. I can only say that they’re going to have to import their players from elsewhere since valley teams get quickly drummed out of the TIL football playoffs due to no talent. UH had a lineman recruit from Falfurrias many years ago who didn’t make it pass season opening practices. Baseball should be very good though.
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I also a recall safety out of Harlingen or Weslaco named Bear Crouch who was signed by Yeoman in the early eighties but left after his redshirt year.
PS-He nonetheless remains a member of my all -time cougar name team. Lol
It’s a little too close for a vote.of 5,784 students.
Sumlin to UTRGV!!
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Their undergrad enrollment is around 27,000, so the turnout on that was…not good.
Honestly, it’s kind of surprising when any kind of vote like that passes these days.
How many years before they are ranked higher than UT-Austin in the playoff poll?
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How long did it take UTSA, 11 years to be exact. Their first coach was Coker who won a natty at Miami.
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Waste of cash - but you can tax students for the hell of it
Same colors as UT Donkey Show
They’d be a great FCS add. UTRGV was a good combo to make and their medical school is pretty solid. I know someone who did their fellowship (sub-specialty) there and is now a hospitalist at the border, making >$375k.
Good reason to go catch a game that far south: Vera’s Backyard BBQ in Brownsville (hour east). The only place in Texas that is allowed to make traditional barbacoa.
Sounds like a super opportunity for Lyin’ Tom Herman.
nice…
As someone who grew up in the Valley, it’s great to see all of this coming together. I predict a great future for their sports programs.
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This also gives more opportunity for high school football players in the valley. The area is highly underrecruited.
One of the qbs for the area broke several state passing records but ended up at a D3 because teams wouldnt recruit the valley. Definitely the type of player UTRGV could have used.
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they’ll be FBS from day one most likely - good luck
teams recruit the Valley if there’s a player - with video now no way he falls through the cracks
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