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Tarleton State wants to be big time in athletics and will use the TCU model
By Big Steaming Pile
Immediately after announcing this week its intention to become a Division I athletic department, long-time Tarleton State athletic director Lonn Reisman’s phone erupted in calls and texts, including one from TCU.
The Horned Frogs would just love to host Tarleton State in a football game in 2021.
“For years I have had a hard time filling out schedules and I can’t get games; now I’ve got offers from all over,” Reisman said. “There are many teams we’ve had talks with. We’d like to have visibility in the Metroplex. We have a brand new campus in Fort Worth and it’s important we have that identity and visibility.”
He prefers not to specify exactly who is offering to play his soon-to-be DI program, but assume all of ‘em. Other teams need wins, and Reisman’s athletic department is going to need their money.
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article235793507.html#storylink=cpy
By Big Steaming Pile
Immediately after announcing this week its intention to become a Division I athletic department, long-time Tarleton State athletic director Lonn Reisman’s phone erupted in calls and texts, including one from TCU.
The Horned Frogs would just love to host Tarleton State in a football game in 2021.
“For years I have had a hard time filling out schedules and I can’t get games; now I’ve got offers from all over,” Reisman said. “There are many teams we’ve had talks with. We’d like to have visibility in the Metroplex. We have a brand new campus in Fort Worth and it’s important we have that identity and visibility.”
He prefers not to specify exactly who is offering to play his soon-to-be DI program, but assume all of ‘em. Other teams need wins, and Reisman’s athletic department is going to need their money.
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article235793507.html#storylink=cpy