I call things like I see them and I am very very seldom wrong -
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I call things like I see them and I am very very seldom wrong -
Game 2 and Game 3 are HUGE games. If we win them both, we are going to have a great season. If we split, that's OK. If we lose them both, 75% of our fans will likely give up on the program for the rest of the year and 10% will give up forever. And those are NOT easy games, but they are perceived to be easy because of recent history (they used to suck beyond belief).
And you very very seldom make a prediction with out extensive assumptions to wiggle out when it turns out different... :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
My new favorite past-time on BBB is to tweak DFM, maddawg, and Dawg06 on their Doom & Gloom outlooks :D
Remember the mantra- "It's all Skip's fault" Then find a way to prove it... :icon_razz:
I guess since LFR's left someone had to take up his mantel.
Nope - I do say I hope I'm proven wrong but that's about it...
Never have said it was all Holtz' fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by GermDawg
I was screaming about Dykes signing Jucos and proven correct. Were you one of the ones complaining about me complaining about that?
I've been consistent in saying that Holtz should have won 6 games last year and that our weakest links were
- his conservative nature of playing not to lose
- his offensive line coach
- his unproven hire S&C coach.
Now try to argue those points
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Originally Posted by T1
Thank you for your fine contributions to this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by GermDawg
Spare me the snarky personal comments. I've ignored all of them til now. Yeah, I think Holtz is a terrible coach (along with Spoon and Sim). There's no denying that. I called Holtz a terrible hire from the first moment it was rumored, and last season provided some strong evidence that I was right. Needless to say, of course I hope I'm wrong about that. However, I think Skip is ultimately responsible for our football program right now, but never have I said it was all Skip's fault.
I'm sorry you don't like what I have to say. That's fine with me. I try to be objective and real with my posts. I'm not gonna stick my head in the sand and act like nothing's wrong when there is. But to insinuate that I am doom and gloom Negative Nancy complainer all the time is hogwash. If you disagree with me, discuss why you believe your opinion is right and mine is wrong. Don't resort to petty name calling.
- Who was the biggest supporter of the Mike White hire when others weren't on board with it? I was.
- Who was the biggest supporter of the Tommy McClelland hire when others were displeased? I was.
- Who is probably the biggest Reneau defender on this board? Me.
- Who is about the only poster on here with absolutely no problem with juco recruiting? Me.
- Who never bashed BVDV or Reneau for the bowl fiasco like almost everybody on here did? Me.
- Who led all of the "Tech Trolley" stuff in Dykes last year? Me.
- Who never bashed Dooley or Dykes after they left like so many still do? Me.
- Who didn't hound the admin over the delay of the SEZ project? Me.
- Who has started more positive academic threads on here than anybody else? Me.
- Never do I bash our players. I'd never call our players "garbage" or other posters "douches" or say I "hated" our 2012 team like T1 has recently.
I could go on and on and on with all the positive stuff I post on here (or negative stuff I don't post), but you'd probably just choose to ignore it.
Obviously I like to share my opinions, but most of what I post is objective information that I choose to share with BBB. It's neither positive nor negative. It's your choice if you wanna draw negative conclusions from what I post, but that does not make what I post negative. If you are reading negativity into everything I post, then you have me totally misunderstood. I also think I use decent discretion on what I post on the open board vs. HOF BoaRD.
On the other hand, coaches and especially our admin are fair game to me because they are getting paid. Expressing displeasure about coaching is limited in what it can do, but calling out our admin usually gets their attention to make things better. I believe it's our job as fans to keep our admin accountable because if we don't, then nobody else will. I hold Tech to high standards, and I post what I post because I want what I think is best for Louisiana Tech.
The guys who are the loudest/most negative are the guys who were not happy with the hire from day 1. Y'all overlook the dumpster fire that La Tech became before he took the job and yes, you do try to blame it all on Holtz. You post our team rankings and say, "Look how bad Holtz is" while totally disregarding that we had 17 new starters and 8 of them had never played FBS football before. I don't want to rehash it though. Holtz has won 91 games in 13 years as a head coach... I think that speaks for itself. Y'all keep believing it was just luck, I think he'll get us where we need to be.
1. I didn't overlook a dumpster fire because I don't believe Holtz inherited a dumpster fire. I don't believe all our players were "garbage except for Dixon" (your words).Quote:
Originally Posted by T1
2. Again, never have I blamed it all on Holtz.
3. I did not totally disregard who we lost. In fact, I actually started a thread and went through every one of the so-called "32 seniors." The conclusion was that we essentially lost 8 guys. All the others either didn't contribute, or we easily replaceable. We even upgraded at a couple positions.
4. Never have I posted anything about Skip's luck.
1. I never said all our players were garbage except for Dixon. I had a couple of players in mind when I said our offense is garbage, but I didn't want to call them out. We had a lot of talent on defense, just not much at all on offense, apart from Dixon.
2. You have blamed it all on Holtz. To start a thread "This is how bad Holtz is" and show our Sagarin ratings for the past 15 years lays the blame directly on him. If you didn't think Holtz was responsible, you would have stated "This is how bad our team is."
3. We lost our QB who set an NCAA record for most passes without an interception. He was being protected by 3 OL who were invited to NFL camps and 1 of which now starts for the Chicago Bears as a rookie. He was throwing to 2 current NFL receivers. Those guys are not easily replaced, especially at a school like ours. Add to that, we tried to replace them with 2 QBs who've never played an FBS game, 3 JUCOs who've never played an FBS game and a DL from last year's team, 2 career backup WRs, one of which has shown a propensity to drop everything thrown his way, and a transfer from USF who's been hurt most of his career. In no way did we upgrade our offense. I can't even comprehend you thinking we may have.
4. True
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Originally Posted by T1
2. Again, never have I blamed it all on Holtz. Also, the thread title was an honest question, "How bad is Skip Holtz?" Again, you are drawing your own conclusions about what you think I think, and you aren't comprehending what I'm saying. Yes, I believe that Holtz is ultimately responsible for our football program, but I have never placed all the blame on Holtz like you continue to falsely claim. Those are two very different claims.Quote:
Originally Posted by T1
3. Never did I say we upgraded or replaced our offense, just like we didn't lose 17 starters on offense. You can't comprehend because you aren't reading what I'm saying. You are only reading what you want to believe I'm saying.
Whatever. Like Dwayne said, "We'll see in 8 months." Hope you're wrong.
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Yes my pretties fight it out..
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Like talking to Bill Clinton. :laugh: Depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.
What a craptastic schedule
As far as to who T1 and Dog06 really are....they need to realize this and apply it to themselves: I am not who I think I am. I am not who you think I am. I am who you think I think I am.