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Call me crazy but I want Tech to win out, get a bowl offer and win it too. While knowing full well that it will cement in Holtz’s mind that he managed the whole season exactly like he knew he should have and that he’s brilliant above all of us Sunday morning coaches, I still want “the team” to finish up on an up-stroke.
I just can’t help but want for Tech’s success even if the credit ends up where it really doesn’t belong. Need I name, names?
Seeing Holtz crash and burn with this painful underachieving season does no good for the program which is what’s most important.
Go Dawgs, please! Do it for yourselves.
After 3 straight bowl wins, all of our backup QBs transferred out because they knew they would not get a fair shake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bone_afide_Dawg
Superficial success does good for Holtz. I don't know what it does for Tech.
I totally have switched to basketball season.
I have been a member of this board for 15 years or so, and I don't ever remember us having a coach who was not trashed by some of our members. Our current coach is of course no exception, and I am sure the next one will receive the same treatment.
I hate losing as much as anyone on this board, and losing the way our guys did hurts even more, but I don't understand how you guys can be so sure that the backup qb's that left were better than Smith, or that the junior college transfer is better.
It is easy, and I suppose it is a form of catharsis, to second guess coaching decisions, since we don't have to live with the results of those decisions. I guess that is why message boards are so popular.
My only problem with Coach Holtz is that I believe he heaps too much praise on his players. I think the world of Jonathan Barnes, but all that public praise may have added a little pressure to his kicks, and saying J'Mar is going to be a rock star may have put a little too much on his shoulders trying to live up to that billing. Even if it doesn't, it may cause us fans to have unrealistic expectations for those players.
I am sure I will get lambasted for saying this, but I would be happy with a mediocre season every fourth year with three successful ones in between, and I definitely want our guys to win out!
I haven't seen any posters here who are convinced our 2nd string guy is better, but several believe he deserves a chance to work in mop up duty even if the mop up duty is in a losing cause like last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by old dawg
I haven't seen any posters who are convinced that our quitter QBs were better than JMar, but logic says they left because they knew they would not get a fair shake from Holtz.
Some may have been anxious to bash the HC, but most of us simply started out analyzing what was happening with our program and play calling. Anyone and everyone can be an armchair QB and many try to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by old dawg
This year seems so different to many of us, the manner we are losing in seems different, even different from JBIII and those were some hard times. The exciting brand of football(win or lose) that we once played seems to be disappearing rather quickly.
First of all,there is no guarantee that Elliott is as good or better than J'Mar. Most would like to find out though and skips failure to put Elliott in the FAU after the game was out of hand to give him some snaps and to protect J'mar from injury was just a classic example of the many questionable call being made this year. That's not armchair QB'ing, that's a lack of common sense and a missed opportunity for Skip and Elliott.
The two QB's that transferred out, were they better or as good as J'Mar, who knows for right now, we will know in a couple of years as I believe Abraham signed with USM, they apparently thought he was serviceable. The transfer of the two QB's was mysterious, that just does not happen in the manner that it did, at least not for good reason. We lost two Backups just before the season who were just one play away from being a starter. There is something wrong with that picture, anyone can see it and Skip, Rattay, and those two QB's know but are not talking.
We have an OC who we never see and many do not even know who he is, which by the way is probably best, he is not very good, history shows that. Our HC has the same things to say at every pre game and post game conference because he keeps making the same mistakes over, and over, and over.
Yes, Holtz per-maturely piled on the praise, he should have refrained somewhat until we saw the product on the field. This bunch does have High expectations, we should always have high expectations and push our coaches and administration to expect the same or many will remain in that SLC state of mind.
This is not a mediocre season, it falls below that standard, we have a team that has been regressing all season rather than improving.
You are correct, PD. I haven't seen a single LA Tech fan post saying "our backup qb's that left were better than Smith, or that the junior college transfer is better".Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Unfortunately, in old dawg we have a confused and wayward fan who just likes to make stuff up. I guess he just likes to stir the pot. He appears to be one of those "blame the fans" posters. For the life of me I don't understand why. It's not the fan's fault we are 4-6.
A mediocre season, with this schedule, where we are, is 7-5. That's the absolute lowest this team should ever see in the conference we are in.
Anything worse than that and some hard questions need to be asked.
They left for the green grass! Most of the time, that green grass isn't so green when you get on the other side of the fence!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Nah, they left because our HC was putting the screws to them. BOTH of them left and we've seen what our HC wanted in place of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
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Originally Posted by PawDawg
If those transfers are proven to be right, what will happen in Ruston?
Anything?
I think they have proven to be right and we've already seen what will happen...Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
Our HC has no confidence in the guy he anointed the starter so he won't let him play the game. We have an old man playing the game instead of a great athlete.
I agree, but was thinking more along re lines of watching to see if those 2 guys have success. Will anyone with power at Tech notice or care?Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
I like Holtz, but the facts are in close games Holtz style doesn't win. That hasn't changed whether he has a "young injured" team or a 5 star at QB and two NFL WR's. We've had 5 years worth of data here at Tech and that's what the evidence shows. In saying that, I hope he's so successful at Tech that they build a bronze statue of him in front of the Joe. If he's gonna get that statue built, he's going to have to flip his win/loss record in close games.
Well we are a 6 FG favorite over arguably the worst winless team in FBS today. So we have that going for us.
Worst FBS record in 2017
UTEP 0-10
GA Southern 0-9
San Jose St 1-10
The most important thing for today is to compete. Even if we lose I hope we compete.
Since UTEP fired their coach they are 0-5 and have been averaging 8 points per game. If we can jump on them early with 3 quick FGs then we can slow down the offense and kick a late FG at the end if needed to win it.
Some might call this running up the score, but I don't care. We have a nation leading single season FG attempts record at stake.
I am sensing sarcasm. I could be wrong though..........
The sad part is, does anyone really have confidence we will win? We should kill them, but..... If we don't beat them badly, we will be able to have our pick of the seats next week- there will not be $5k there.
Even if we over compete today and win by 7 pts or more we won't have 12K in the stands next week. We thought the east side crowd was bad for FAU. Next week will truly show what our AD and other administrators have done to kill our student attendance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cal&Ken
Edit: Yes, I know the students will be out next week.
We need to bring our A game today!
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Let’s bring it!!!
Not the first time you have accused me of being a confused and wayward fan or something similar, which I may be, but my point was I don't think Tech will ever have a coach who will meet the standards that some of you guys set. We haven't had one in the fifteen years I've been on the board, and I suspect we never will. What is funny to me is that their is nothing unique about our board in that regard. When Alabama starts losing, which they will eventually, their fans will be making the same comments.
Lucky to remember my name, so if I got some info wrong, I apologize.
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Originally Posted by HogDawg
so, against my better judgement I'm trying cusatv again. And the link goes to UTSA - UTEP women's basketball!
Yep, mine too! And the game has already been played.
What in the world is going on? I'm not happy about the Tech game not being on C-USA TV.Quote:
Originally Posted by diamonddawg31
Reload C-USA TV. It is showing the FB game now.
yes it's showing now...it's brutal
We fumbled. Geez.
Whew I thought we might actually come out and play real football for a minute there.
Not real football until we throw on 1st or 2nd down.
Am I the only one not getting audio?
I'm listening to Nitz and watching CUSA TV one play behind.
Seriously, who do we have to bribe to get a better TV deal? We were on TV more as a mediocre WAC school
Understatement.Quote:
Originally Posted by diamonddawg31
Same here.Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDawg
Nobody available even to accept a bribe anymore. The TV landscape has changed from even 3 years ago, not to mention 10 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by RunwayDawg55
J'Mar trying to throw long, incomplete (almost an interception).
Lollipop pass into the wind. NO zip at all.
I believe the quality of CUSA TV depends on the production capabilities of the individual school. It's been very good from some places and absolutely terrible from others. The commissioner needs to require everybody to get up to speed. Time for her to grow a pair. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RunwayDawg55
Another incomplete pass by J'Mar to Veal.
....
Two completions, two fumbles.
And McKnight shows out not in a good way again.
McKnight fumbles.
Correct, many schools in CUSA do not have the capability to do an in-house production.Quote:
Originally Posted by maverick
If schools say they don't have the money, have the conference office bid out the equipment and deduct the cost from the school's conference revenue distribution.
This is just not a good season...
I'm pass being pissed about cusatv, and now on to being pissed at turnovers (seriously, turnover margin was the one thing we were OK on ...)
J'Mar over throws it to Bonnette.
J'Mar overthrows to Hardy.
Anybody else’s live feed on cusatv go out and show the same play over when you refresh?
J'Mar to Veal for first down on UTEP 41
We passed the ball, caught it, didn't fumble, and got a first down. Progress!
Boston Scott with the first down!
Boston Scott defying the odds just now as Tech has only converted on 3rd down 1 time for every 3 attempts.
Scott with the TD (receiving).
Swing pass to Boston Scott and he runs in for the TD!!!
Finally! Boom Scott
Yep, I'm done. Dave and Teddy it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by RunwayDawg55
This game should be 21-0 by now. Just give the ball to Boston. Let Dancy sub in when Boston needs a breather.
Friends don't let friends do cusa.tv.
http://streamdb3.securenetsystems.net/v5/KXKZ
And special teams lets them get back to mid-field. Barnes had to push UTEP out of bounds.
Yep, it is being a real challenge to follow the game. The Nitz and Company broadcast kept dropping on the Tech app so I am now streaming KXKZ on my computer. Maybe we'll have video again at some point. I am streaming using Internet Explorer and using Chrome for the video (when it is playing - audio muted).Quote:
Originally Posted by RunwayDawg55
I don’t care about CUSAtv, that shouldn’t even be a thing as horrible as it has been. I’m talking about real tv, or at least some professional production like Stadium (not a damn Jumbotron feed).Quote:
Originally Posted by maverick
Video is back for me. You can sync it with radio broadcast pretty close by pausing the webcast feed on a snap until they call the snap on the radio broadcast.
If Tech loses by 21 and loses next week by 30. If Skip has a.job does that make Tommy anti Tech?
FIFY and yesQuote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
This is gonna be a long and ugly football game.
They are an AWFUL team.
Geeez UTEP is bad. UTEP got a "False Start" on a 33-yd FG attempt, and then missed the 38-yd attempt after absorbing the 5-yd penalty.
CUSA-TV is comically bad.
Hardy just missed a deep pass right thru his hands.
Run the ball please.
3 and OUT! for our Bulldog offense. We are as bad as UTEP.
So no matter how bad Tech loses how does Skip still have a job other than a bad contract?
That was working too wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Wade_Antley
Sure seems to be a lot of Time Outs in this game. Or maybe CUSA-TV just isn't broadcasting part of the game?
I wonder what is going thru Skip's mind right now? It must be a very dark place.
Why do all of our DB's (this time #38) always look like "Edward Sissorhands" when attempting to block a pass? IT SEEMS LIKE THEY JUMP TOO EARLY EVERY TIME.
Why? He's not paying attention to the game. All is sunflowers and roses for Skip. No problems here!Quote:
Originally Posted by diamonddawg31
Fumble recovery TECH!
Thankfully UTEP continues to be bad to offset our bad play.
UTEP fumbles the ball on LA Tech's 15-yd line. Now you know why UTEP is 0-10.
Now THROW to Boston Scott on that same pass play that he scored the TD on earlier.
Dancy with a TD!
^^^throw this pass play!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by hogdawg
Dancy!!!!
Dancy!!!
Up double digits, time to hamstring the offense!
I'm no playcaller but when I used to play Super Tecmo Bowl I would run the play that was working until somebody could stop it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech77
Wow! Dancy looked FAST!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
From here on out, let's slow the offense down and just get into FG range (kidding, I'm kidding).
With LA Tech up 14-0 in the 2nd Qtr, it's about time for Skippy to put us in a "PREVENT" defense. :icon_razz:
Pick 6
ON 4th down and 1 from their own 30, UTEP does a QB sneak and gets it. 1st down.
Pick 6 Damarion King!
Pick 6!
Yep. Congrats to Damarion King.Quote:
Originally Posted by diamonddawg31
UTEP's feed on CUSA TV is bad. I have the USM-Charlotte game (also on CUSA TV) playing on another computer and it hasn't missed a beat since kickoff. 27-7 USM.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
USM's stream also isn't a jumbotron stream.
https://twitter.com/ConferenceUSA/st...94213914353665Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg