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SBC pre-season poll

No real surprise in its release, ULM picked last in the West - App St/Texas St the favorites in the east/west.

2024 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
East Division

1. App State – 96 Points (12)
2. James Madison – 79 Points (2)
3. Coastal Carolina – 67 Points
4. Georgia Southern – 50 Points
5. Marshall – 49 Points
6. Old Dominion – 32 Points
7. Georgia State – 19 Points

West Division
1. Texas State – 92 Points (9)
2. Troy – 68 Points (4)
3. Louisiana – 66 Points (1)
4. Arkansas State – 65 Points
5. South Alabama – 54 Points
6. Southern Miss – 31 Points
7. ULM – 16 Points

Not surprised by the lack of all conference selections, not much returns from last year's squad and with so many new players - no one has shined in the SBC.

Here's the doom and gloom now - the 16 points, the lowest point total since the inaugural poll in 2001. In that poll, ULM picked up just 11 points in the coach's poll and 12 in the SID poll. This again though is due to how the team performed last year. This team will be better, but it may take a a few weeks to get the team to gel and be together. The advantage through the first 2 weeks though is the lack of film or knowledge on what ULM will do on either side of the ball. The bottom has happened and the rise is coming.

Warhawk Excellence

Quick recap from the Warhawk Excellence Zoom/Meeting.

72 new players

Excited about the roster

1 incident in the semester

But over all good kids and we’ve grown



7 weeks to prep for the season

  • how do we gel these guys


Bfast and lunch for SA



38k raised at golf tournament

20k a month to feed team for a month



New gear is in



Living arrangements

  • apartment/ dorm / Malone
  • Kids are in good places
If they don’t like where they live how are we going to come together

All of this is part of building a program



People are hungry for change

  • need to feed them


Malone upgrades

  • Team room is wiped out and ready for rebuild - ready in end of July


SEC TE in office

  • showed the construction and it’s big to show the actual work


WR - beat out some teams with 10 wins

  • been here a while and it’s different


What do we do now

  • keep it going - keep building
  • 5 leg sleeves ordered for recouping
  • Shoulder sleeves for recoup
  • Recovery for more practice
  • 4 massage guns
Progress is great but we are just now catching up

We can win here and consistently if we recruit the right kids

Reaching out to former players and reaching out to more people in the community

I don’t how many games we will win but it’s going to be a fun team to watch.

The program going will ignite the town.

It’s all the town and the players. We want to do what we have never done - win a bowl game, win a championship.

Warhawk Excellence- 501c3 under foundation.

Typical ULM

Finally got my "invoice" for tailgate spot and season tickets (moved so it took a little longer). Let me preface it by saying that last year they raised the minimum donation to get a tailgate spot to $900 annually and the spot cost $300 ($1200 total). Looking at my invoice, it listed the rental as $900 and the donation as $500. I called, confused, thinking that someone failed to proof read and reversed the numbers. I think everyone can understand that...this is ULM after all. Nope. They raised the price of the tailgate spot to $900. They dropped the minimum donation to $500. "But Molly, I already donate $900. Does that count towards the total of $1400?" No, I still have to pay $900 for the spot. Guess what John is doing today! I will pay $900 for the spot buy my annual donation will be dropped to $500. Because my 2 chairbacks cost more than 4 GA season tickets, I only have to get those 2 and total I will pay $50 more this year.

What kills me is that I have to call to ask what in the hell is going on. It took me a good 5 minutes with her on the phone to actually figure out what they are doing. So typical of ULM to send this crap out with no explanation. I wonder how many spots they won't sell because people will be looking at this and say $600 more for the tailgate spot isn't worth it. How many more are going to do what I am doing and lower their donation?
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