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Good enough!
Time to cancel a couple hotel rooms and book a third one!
I love it. I'm sure we'll be wearing our US flag helmets.
probably the stickers :icon_razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/...l/8069489.jpeg
I'm excited for this game just to see how our defense does lol. Can we finally take down the triple option, or get absolutely destroyed.
Wonderful news!
I'll try to give some where to eat/what to do/where to park advice tomorrow.
Navy is the 3rd best rushing team in the FBS football,
# 1 in 3rd down conversion,
# 1 in fewest penalties,
# 1 in fewest penalty yards,
# 7 in passing efficiency,
#18 in scoring offense,
#35 in total offense.
Defensively they are #123 in pass eff defense.
http://stats.ncaa.org/team/726.0/12424
What's the day/date/time for this game?
Better matchup but worse day (at least for me) than HOD. Go dawgs!
We definitely drew a much better team than WKU. See where USM got ULahLah in New Orleans, UTSA is in the New Mexico Bowl.
Dec 23 and 3:30 I think, unless that's Eastern Time.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
So our defense will need to be sure tacklers with discipline.
:((
We have never matched up well against Navy. With how pathetic our run defense has been against one running back options and the absense of two linebackers I can only imagine the yards we will bleed against Navy's triple option.
We CAN BEAT them but we will have to score on most of our possessions bcuz time of possession is likely going to be lopsided.
This is still up on the LMAFB website. Maybe it's a premonition!
"The 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl will feature the Big 12 Conference, facing off against the U.S. Naval Academy."
Friday December 23 @ 3:30Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
I like that it's a different and good bowl.
Tech's now played bowl games in: S'port, Dallas, Fort Worth, New Orleans, San Diego and Boise. That's not a bad list.
Much rather Tech experience many different bowl environments than going to the same one every year, i.e. the Leopards.
I love the match up and location!
Dec 23 (Friday) 3:30 at TCU's stadium, I think.
Navy will roll us. We have no defense. They will be able to name their score.
But, as painful as it'll be, I am planning to be there.
Armed Forces Bowl >>>>>>> I-bowl
Army vs UNT in the HODQuote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
IndubitablyQuote:
Originally Posted by DJDAWG
May be shoot out. Dogswin didn't post their defensive stats.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Navy is ranked 25th in the CFP poll. This is very very good for us. The first time Tech has played a ranked team in a bowl game, correct?
Isn't their QB lost for the game with an injury?
Is the the first time that Tech has played a ranked opponent is a bowl game?
Anyone know if alumni association or one of those other groups like nwtag are interested in renting out a bery nearby parking lot?
If so send me a PM. My church usually sells parking for TCU games. Hard to staff a weekday bowl game, so we'd love to pre-sell if we can.
If we don't pre-sell the whole lot, it's a good location. Usually not cheap (I'll find out details tonight) but you can't get very much closer.
Sorry, I didn't see your post before asking the same question. I think it is, but I am often wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJDAWG
Thothe thtickerth are fabuluth.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
What is a bery? Typo?Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
You know, as in "Santa, I've been bery good this year."
or: Chico Escuela on SNL saying "Biesbol been bery, bery good to me!"?Quote:
Originally Posted by maverick
http://www.hark.com/clips/xmxlbvdqxc-chico-escuela
Yes, Navy QB Will Worth is out for the season. Definitely affected their performance vs. Temple. Will be interesting to see how his back-up does vs. Army. I'm sure, whoever it is, with one game under his belt as a starter, that'll be enough experience to whip Baker's pitiful defense.Quote:
Originally Posted by CARTEK
Temple vs Navy is on WatchESPN. Hopefully our defense watches that game!
http://www.espn.com/watchespn/player...ize/condensed/
Watch out for the pass, coach! :D
What's our record vs the Academies?
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amos Moses
Very.
oferQuote:
Originally Posted by qng001
BVDV and all his brilliance moved our last Army game to Dallas.
0-4, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
0-2 Army
0-2 Navy
I'm thinking TCU in 2011 Poinsettia bowl was rankedQuote:
Originally Posted by Cory
Wasn't that a doozy!! Monsoon followed by a skull thumping!Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Yes. Thank God The TSF had a decent beer garden.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amos Moses
0-2 vs. Army
0-2 vs. Navy
They were #15 at 10-2. Favored by 10 pts.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeggoDawgs
I am totally pumped about this game.... obviously my loyalty is with the Bulldogs!!!
I know you will want to support our university, but...
Tickets are way cheaper through the Bowl website especially if you are buying for lots of people. Families of five or more especially kids may not want to drop $60 bucks a piece.
Friends and Family Pack is 4 tickets, drinks, and hot dogs for $99.00
What is our allotment?
Navy also lost their starting RB for the season in addition to their QB on Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Not so obvious to me. Why does "Navy" come first in your name? Gonna have to send some agents to check out your Bulldog loyalty.Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyBulldog1
How great would this matchup have been last season with Dixon and Reynolds battling it out for the TD record!??
What a great way to end our season! Top 25 opponent, drivable distance, holiday weekend.. see y'all in Ft. Worth! HBTD!!!
We lost in 2009 32-14 at Navy. That was during a 4-8 season under Dooley.
We lost in 2010 37-23 in Ruston (to Navy). That was Dykes' first year, we were 5-7.
So...we have a winning record for the first time as we play Navy. So...who knows?
Will they be in the top 25?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimJimWillie
They are right now. Will there be another set of rankings between now and then? Army/Navy is the only game left to play between now and bowl season.
Thanks revf - started a thread just for thisQuote:
Originally Posted by revf
I know there are lots of us that can't afford $60 tix - so $25 each plus hot dog, drinks and chips is AWESOME
More...those Navy teams were under their current coach Ken Niam....tolo? They were 10-4 in 2009 and 9-4 in 2010. Beat Notre Dame both years. Beat Mizzou in a bowl game. So, good Navy teams beating not-so-good Tech teams. Hmmm...
Is this better than Heart of Dallas???
Navy will kick our ass. Baker isn't up to the task of being a DC at this level. We absolutely must reassign him at the end of this season and go out and find a proven, seasoned DC somewhere.
It is this year!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Brasky
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Originally Posted by PawDawg
They lost yesterday so they may fall out. I doubt beating Army will put them back in, but it might.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimJimWillie
It's different. We've been in the old Cotton Bowl Stadium twice. I like Ft. Worth better than Dallas. Basically the same set up (same committee I believe) for both bowls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Brasky
Passing defense sucks, but rushing defense is ok as long as the other team is:
A) not holding our players or
B) is being called on holding our players
Neither of which happened yesterday
Which team is home and which is visitor?
For the 2016 bowl game, the U.S. Naval Academy is the home team and Louisiana Tech is the visiting team.
Are any team events open to the public?
The Kickoff Luncheon (Omni Hotel), Pep Rally (Tailgate Outpost), Tailgate Outpost and Pre & Post-Game Concerts are open to the public. Check out our Bowl Events page throughout the fall for exact times and dates.
What are the team hotels?
Official team hotels are the Omni Fort Worth Hotel (U.S. Naval Academy) and the Renaissance Worthington Hotel (Louisiana Tech).
It's a helluva lot better than the Ain't-Going-To-No-Bowl Bowl :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bill Brasky
Seriously, it's a reasonable distance, a bowl Tech hasn't already been to, against a ranked (or recently ranked) opponent and basically on a weekend. Sounds good to me.
I think this year, Heart of Dallas & Armed Forces are about equal - you'd play Navy or Army. Both Higher Profile teams than MAC or SBC.
Armed Forces is good because it's on Friday before Christmas at 3:30 p.m.- a lot of us can get off work (or beg off work) and drive over and back on the same day.
Heart of Dallas is Tuesday after Christmas, which might be easier to get off work, but it's at 11 a.m., so most of us would have to get a hotel for Monday night.
It's weird that they went with a rematch in the Army-UNT: North Texas and Army have already played once this season. The Mean Green won 35-18 on Oct. 22 at West Point.
I agree the rematch thing is odd and I know comparing scores is dangerous, but the Dawgs beat a team 45-24 that beat Army 35-18. Don't know that HOD would want to have to market a Tech-Army matchup.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Anyone ever hear from BD13 a few weeks ago when we were wondering about him?
Sagarin has us at a 6pt underdog for now.
The "Rematch Bowl". Those two programs played each other on October 22nd. I can't believe the HOD went for that, but I'm glad things worked out the way they did.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Yes, at the time TCU was ranked #18 ESPN/USA Today and #16 by the AP.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeggoDawgs
http://www.espn.com/college-football...meId=313552348
In the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl, Dykes' Cal Bears beat Air Force 55-36.
Not that that means anything, just an interesting tidbit. Okay, maybe not so interesting....IDK. :icon_roll:
For you first timers, Ft Worth is a GREAT little town too. And it is much smaller than Dallas. Unlike when you visit Dallas, you should try to stay DOWNTOWN in one of Ft Worth's downtown hotels near Sundance Square. Downtown Ft Worth is great, and has a lot of restaurants, bars, etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by bleudog
Check out this link.
https://sundancesquare.com/
IMO, this Ft Worth experience will be much better for our fans than the HOD experience. It's a much smaller environment, so you are much more likely to see your friends and fellow LA Tech fans in downtown Ft Worth. And the TCU stadium is not in a ghetto.
Next to New Orleans, this is as good as it gets for Louisiana fans.
No. I hope he is okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
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Originally Posted by sportdawg
Is NAVY the highest ranking opponent of any CUSA team this bowl season?
How far is Sundance Square from the Stockyards? Last time I was in Fort Worth I watched a minor league ball game at LaGrave Field then saw Delbert McClinton's son, Clay, play at the White Elephant Saloon.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
2-3 miles to the north on the other side of the Trinity.Quote:
Originally Posted by bleudog
Only ranked opponent.Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDog
They are not ranked now
#25 CFP. This is the only poll that ESPN uses.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
My bad. The link I pulled up only went to 10 on the CFP which, I believe, indicates the significance of 11-25. Where is Temple ranked?Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
#24. Western Michigan got the Cotton Bowl bid at #15.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
This game is one year too late. Think of the players competing for the career touchdown record in their last college game against each other.
No one should have much to complain about as far as the bowl game goes. It's in the location that the majority wanted and against a top 25 team. Kudos to whomever made that happen.
Does anybody know if somebody (alumni association???) is doing a charter bus package from Ruston or Shreveport? I'll be in Shreveport that week visiting family for the holidays and I'm making plans to go now. If there is going to be a bus/shuttle situation though, I am very interested in getting in with this as it will make things for me a little easier.
My thoughts as well. I was also wondering if the hotel will be doing a fan discount at the team hotel like the one in New Orleans last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by RunwayDawg55
So how did we end up in this bowl? -- it's not one of the CUSA bowls on the list. Seems like something of a promotion compared to most of the CUSA bowls. Did the bowl choose us from whatever teams were available?
Not complaining, just curious.
Just curious, how will 7 C-USA teams in bowls benefit the Bulldogs financialy?
And it is doubtful that Navy is ranked after their blow out loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Since all payouts go to the conference for distribution to the schools, it is to the benefit of everyone to get as many schools drawing payouts as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlindDog
http://conferenceusa.com/news/2016/1...204163410.aspxQuote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
Navy is ranked #25 in the final CFP rankings released this afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddog75
http://www.espn.com/college-football...r/2016/week/15
The AF and HOD Bowls are operated by the same committee. Both bowls were gonna get stuck with crappy match-ups because the Big 12 couldn't fill their spot in AF, and the Big Ten couldn't fill their spot in HOD. That meant they were both going to get stuck with bowl ineligible teams: Army and North Texas. (Army has 2 FCS wins, 1 of which doesn't count.) Instead of having 2 division champs facing off against 2 ineligible teams, they moved Tech over to AF to play Navy. That way they'd have 1 really good matchup and 1 really crappy rematch instead of 2 really bad matchups.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechDawgMc
I think this is awesome. A Top 25 military academy from the AAC in a bowl we've never been to in Fort Worth. It couldn't have worked out better for us. Now we have 3 weeks to get healthy and figure out how to defend the triple option. Go Dawgs!
Thanks for a great explanation. I was curious too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
I hate it but there's no way Mrs TD & I can make the game. Had been planning to spend 3 or 4 days in the DFW area around the HOD bowl but that's the breaks. The AF bowl with Navy is a better bowl situation than HOD so I'm glad for the team. Still hate to break our string of bowl trips.
Kind of worked out the opposite for me. I will be two hours away for the AF bowl, but I will be back in New Orleans for the HOD. Could have flown in by myself, but I would have been in the dog house with the family.Quote:
Originally Posted by tenacious_dog
Is MTSU still without a QB? They are a terrible team without Stockstill (sp?) as is USM without Mullins.Quote:
Originally Posted by bleudog
They scored 75+ points last game without Stockstill...Quote:
Originally Posted by DJDAWG
Ill buy 10 tickets today. Only if Baker is Fired
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...es.html?pg=allQuote:
Tier 3: Good football … but not great
Armed Forces Bowl: 8-5 La Tech vs. 9-3 Navy
This game would have been in a higher tier if Navy QB Will Worth hadn't been lost for the season against Temple. Worth was the Midshipmen's top passer and rusher, and he's an integral cog in Navy's triple option offense. We'll get a chance to see Navy play Army before the bowl game, but things seem a bit one-sided with La Tech having QB Ryan Higgans' 4,208 yards and 37 touchdowns available for this game.
how many will you buy when Baker is not fired?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
I will buy 0 in either cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
(I can't go)