[NDR] Men's D1 College Soccer in Texas

Discussion in 'Houston Dynamo' started by Art Vandaley, Dec 5, 2012.

  1. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A few years ago we had a nice discussion about D1 soccer in Texas. I believe there are still only 2 schools who sponsor D1 men's soccer and that is HBU and SMU. Well, starting in 2014 there might be a third. Texas - Pan Am was invited to the WAC last week and are presenting this to the UT board of regents tomorrow and are expected to officially accept Friday. For the WAC to keep their automatic bid in basketball, they need to sponsor at least 2 other sports (for each gender), baseball will not be a problem, but there is no other one that will make, so it is rumored that as a stipulation of the invitation, UTPA would need to start a Men's (and Women's) soccer program. This is not confirmed, but I know some of you would be interested.
     
  2. DynamoEAR

    DynamoEAR Member+

    May 30, 2011
    HoustAtlantaDMV
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Say, do you think the Big 12 will get men's soccer soon? West Viriginia has a team already
     
  3. Soccergodlss

    Soccergodlss Member+

    Jun 21, 2004
    Houston
    Club:
    FC Kaiserslautern
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yea, in 2002 I was more or less forced to leave the state if I hoped to play Division 1. That's quite a gamble without scholarship, considering out-of-state tuition costs. So Division 2 it was.
     
  4. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think you need at 8 teams and I think 6 of them must be full members. If that is right (and I am not sure it is) they would be pretty far away.



    UTPA could be intriguing with Dynamo Academy South Texas down there.
     
  5. troutseth

    troutseth Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Houston, TX
    I think that is the stipulation for automatic bid into the NCAA. They could still run a paired down conference schedule and championship with 5-7 teams if they wanted (I believe).
     
  6. TX Bill

    TX Bill Member+

    Apr 3, 2006
    Sugar Land TX
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I remember that thread.

    I remember when schools like TCU, UTSA, Pan American, and Hardin Simmons were all Div. 1 soccer schools in Texas before they dropped their programs or dropped down a division.

    I'd love to see them follow HBU's lead and bring their programs back.

    Still very good NAIA schools in TX including Midwestern State and Incarnate Word though.
     
  7. Beavis Stiffler

    Beavis Stiffler Member+

    May 14, 2011
    Naranja With Attitude. Straight Outta Houston.
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    Philippines
    Don't forget about San Jac. They have a very good soccer program.
     
  8. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    West Texas A&M had a good thing going for several years with their Men's D-1 program.
    So did North Texas.
    Tyler JC is quality as well, big rival for San Jac.
     
  9. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Was not presented today like I thought, it is on the agenda for the UT regent meeting on the 18th. The big news today at the meeting is a new UT school has been approved and will be located in the RGV. It will combine UTPA and UT-Brownsville as well as adding a new UT Medical School. UT-Brownsville sponsers NAIA soccer, so I am guessing that will come into play.
     
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  10. TX Bill

    TX Bill Member+

    Apr 3, 2006
    Sugar Land TX
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Forgot about North Texas. They were very good.
     
  11. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes they were Bill.
     
  12. anderson

    anderson Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know it's not Texas, but if you have WatchESPN, ESPN3, or ESPN U, you can check out a pretty watchable Georgetown x Maryland national semifinal. Love the way Georgetown played that first half (from what I've seen on my phone :)).
     
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  13. Heft

    Heft BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 20, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    It's a goalfest, but Glen Davis really makes it much more exciting.
     
  14. txsn

    txsn Member+

    Jan 22, 2008
    Texas
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought the WAC was dead?
     
  15. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    WAC football is dead. Still alive for Basketball, Baeball, Soccer and Gymnastics (maybe others)
     
  16. sitler18

    sitler18 New Member

    May 27, 2012
    Pearland, Tx
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. TX Bill

    TX Bill Member+

    Apr 3, 2006
    Sugar Land TX
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pan American had soccer up until the early 90's I believe. Good to see another school bring soccer back.
     
  18. camicia arancione

    Jan 17, 2008
    San Antonio
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pretty sure they still had a team when I was going off to college in '97. I think a couple guys from my club team were considering going there to play.
     
  19. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    They did not, 89 was the last year.
     
  20. troutseth

    troutseth Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Houston, TX
  21. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. troutseth

    troutseth Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Houston, TX
    LOL...I just read the friggin article and turned back to BS and saw your post. It was fresh on my mind. :)
     
  23. tex0313

    tex0313 Member

    Dec 17, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
  24. juvechelsea

    juvechelsea Member+

    Feb 15, 2006
    At the point when I played, it was SMU and TCU in-state for men and the women's D1s were all fairly new coming after the end of the Southwest Conference. I think UT-PanAm had it at one point so this would be coming full circle.

    Small college soccer has flourished since then.

    Let's be real, the Big 12 and SEC (as well as some of the "IAAs" like SHSU and TSU) schools use women's soccer for Title 9. It's absurd the difference between the men's and women's soccer D1 landscape.

    The one that strikes me funny is UH now being in a balanced soccer conference and no men's team. SMU is in that same conference.
     
  25. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    What does "balanced" mean in this context?

    The American Athletic conference has 11 full-member schools. 8 of them have men's soccer. Houston, Tulane, and East Carolina don't have teams. 10 of them have women's soccer. Tulane doesn't have women's either.
     

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