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@Tex - 10%
vs. GSU - 95%
@BGSU - 70%
vs. FIU - 60%
@Rass - 80%
vs. Mass - 80%
vs. USM - 0%
@UTEP - 60%
vs. UNT - 60%
@Marsh - 30%
@C-UAB - 0%
vs. UTSA - 60%
Sure L's vs. TeaSips, Buzzards & CUAB refs. 2-3 against FIU, UNT, Marshall, UTEP, & UTSA.
SO .... 6 wins, and Indy Bowl vs. MAC. Finish 7-6. Hardy, Dancy, Amik, & Sneed to draft.
Whatchyall got?
7 wins, but have have no idea which games because we will win at least 1 we aren’t supposed to have a shot and lose one that we physically can’t lose.
Does anyone care anymore?
The whole athletic program is in snooze mode.
Welcome to Louisiana Tech University. We have top notch aviation, engineering, and architecture programs. We think we still have athletics, but no really knows for sure. If they do, we assume apathy, mediocrity, and complacency abound.
On paper this is a cupcake schedule with 10 wins and a trip to the C-USA Championship Game written on it.
(I’ve not looked at the strength ratings, but this schedule has to be one of the easiest in FBS this year.)
On paper.
So...maybe 8-4?
8-4 seems doable by Skip. Bowl birth and win would give us a 9-4 record.
My mind wants gram to beat us so Skip is forced to make a change, heart says beat them.
We do seem to self destruct @ home games, so this might be the one that we will be left trying to figure out what happened. We know the G-Men will give us their best shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladzilla
This is the year I've been waiting for... 10 wins!!
We should go 10-2.
We'll go 7-5. If JMar has really improved, we'll hit 8-4.
Texas knocks everyone on the traveling squad out for the season except J’Mar. this gives skip the opportunity he has been waiting for and clones Smith and fields and entire team of rockstars against Grambling... he breaks out his secret strategy of winning 3-2 on the leg of our kicker.
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This roster will show out this year
We have been stacking for 4-5 years now. Time to show out, Holtz
I predict we'll go 6-6 in regular season, and 6-7 after our first bowl loss in six years.
On his best day, J'Mar won't lose a game, but he'll never be the reason we win a game. This team has mediocre talent at far too many positions for this to be a special year.
I'm sticking with 7-5 and then a 6th straight bowl win for 8-5.
CUSA is pathetic. Our OOC is very weak this year and we SHOULD easily go 3-1. But we'll probably slip up, 2-2. I laughed when I saw Champ having us at 0% to beat USM...too true!
As for the overall Athletic Department...well, we have a Southland Conference AD, what did you expect to happen?
8--4 should be expected this year with the cupcake schedule we have.
I am expecting a disappointing 7-5 though.
Anything above 8-4 and I will feel like it was a good year.
14-0
That's more or less what I'm thinking. I'm prepared for a severe step backwards on the defensive side of the ball...just too much change. I think the O will be better, but we still don't have a feature back and the QB has yet to be consistent. I have little hope that Skip will finally adjust the game plan to his personnel, but here's hoping I'm wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by detltu
9-4
Optimistic are we?Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
If I'm off by 2 games either way, I don't think it would be a great shock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotsudo
7-5 regular season. We beat another AAC team for 6 straight bowl wins, and finish 8-5. Shortly afterwards, Skip Holtz resigns, and leaves when J'Mar's eligibility expires.
And we're all better off for it.
Why on earth would Skip resign?Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
He's got everyone who signs his check by the balls.
He's got 0 pressure to win or put butts in the bleachers.
He can play golf at one of the top courses in the world.
Why leave?
This. He's our Jeff Bower.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
To be fair, I think I said in late 2012 that I'd happily take that deal.
After revisiting, do you feel as fortunate to have what we have now that your expectations have been met? Not ragging on you, just asking how you feel 7 years later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
meh.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
Most of us thought our leadership would be able to grow our program with the kind of winning we've experienced over the past 5 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
USM actually grew while Bower was being mediocre and taking them to bowls all those years...
This has been the "argument" the past several years. Some fans ask, "Is there nothing more?" Yeah, winning seasons, winning bowls is great, but what about a conference championship and an occasional finish in the Top 25? Other fans, like Dogfansince65, point to the very lean years, 3-9 ughs!, and say just be thankful we're not experiencing seasons like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
I was in the "is there nothing more" camp for awhile, but now, I am in the "I really don't care anymore" camp. I always hope Tech does well, and the football team is certainly no different. I just won't lose sleep over it...
That’s my problem also.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
With the exception of last years bowl game, the product Holtz and Rockstar put on the field isn’t worth me driving to Ruston to watch. Sad.
I don't care about the conference championship unless we are in or almost in the top 25. Those games are really only about the TV deal.
But if we are in the Top 25, then the next game is guaranteed to be a loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
7-5 or 8-4
7-5 or 8-4. That's just who we are.
Meh indeedQuote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
I do. We're in a conference. They're more or less our peers. The conference title should always be a goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Of course, we should want more - but the title still means something.
9-3. J'Mar will have a very good Senior season. Hardy will be a stud. New defense will be better than expected.
Then why is attendance so low in most all the championships? If the game mattered people would show up. Playing for another big game like the Utah State game in 2012 is big. Playing New Mexico State in the final game during Thanksgiving week means/meant nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
I predict we will be just crappy enough to appease the people who make the decisions, but not good enough to satisfy the true fans, or actually maximize our true potential.
Had a friend say just today,”I know it’s sad, but I am already looking forward to next season just to see if we have any other QBs on campus. Sad when diehards can’t even get excited before the first snap.
Are we fans the only ones that see what’s going on with our programs?
The thing that is so aggravating is that Holtz refused to show the fans he had nothing better behind him. Fans watched Smith throwing temper tantrums on the sidelines for two years and acting like he really didn't care, but we are supposed to ignore that and our HC's smugness. Yep, Grambling (what a joke of a game) will have 15Kish (20K announced) coming off our 5th straight bowl win. Tailgating will be limited to only those who pay big money or get there by 8:00AM.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
There's nothing wrong with playing Grambling this year in our annual "FCS game". I'd prefer to play Grambling instead of Nicholls State, or some of the other FCS schools that we've played in the recent past. In fact, if I was AD, I'd probably set up NSU, Southern U, and Grambling on a regular 3-year rotation for our annual FCS matchup. It's good for our attendance, and it will keep us connected to the high school recruits in those areas. (Yes, I know Grambling is in the same "area". But that's beside the point.)Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Skip Holtz's problems are all "on the field". He needs to tell us why he's one of the worst RED ZONE coaches in the history of LA Tech football. The fact that LA Tech can't score points is the MAIN reason attendance is so low. Skip Holtz couldn't score in a house full of prostitutes.
Nothing special about Grambling. Attendance won't be good.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Here's an idea. If our AD wants to sell tickets, schedule a team our fans will show up for. They won't come for Grambling. That was proven when we gave them the game in Shreveport. Time to start the season with a nut cutter game like LaLaff or LaMon. We are just another Sunbelt level program anyway.
BTW, attendance was bad the last time with played Southern and NSU in Ruston.
The key to good attendance for any such state school is not seeing them very often. Then it becomes more like an event, a happening, and both fanbases are more excited about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
So part of the "key" to good attendance is expecting or needing a large crowd from teams like NSU, Southern, or Grambling?Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Think about how sad that is for the state of our program. A program with 5 consecutive bowl wins has can't draw flies for a home opener. That's REALLY bad and it speaks to our leadership, coaching, and offense. We should be offering limited seating to FCS fans, not whimpering about how we need them to bring fans.
We have a better shot at beating Texas on the road than Southern Miss at home. I guarantee you Holtz already has that chalked up as a loss, and that’s just pathetic.
6 regular season wins, if the stars align 7 wins. Just like D80 said, I always want Tech to win, but here lately I can wait until Sunday to find out. This is the least excited I’ve been about a season of Tech football in 25 years.
First home opener I have missed in years. Don’t care about grambling, definitely don’t want to watch any FCS opponent at 2:30 in the afternoon, and sure as sh@t don’t want to see this offense, be even more offensive to the game of football than it was last year.
They may bring a decent number of fans. Skip should be glad it’s the first game because unless smith is 1000% better grambling would outnumber us a little later in the season.
I know this will come as a shock.....but, some of ya'll just complain TOO MUCH. Damn! :laugh: I mean.....football season is here boys. Stop you're bitching about EVERYTHING, and start getting ready for kickoff!Quote:
Originally Posted by DallasDog
hello Pot, I’m Kettle nice to meet you.:)
Don't even TRY to compare me to you. :laugh: Yes, like many fans, I want a better performance from the team on the field. But you're bitching about EVERYTHING. You "don't care about Grambling". You said you'll be "missing the first home opener in years", and you "definitely don't want any FCS opponents after 2:30 in the afternoon." HAHA! WTH is that all about? That's hilarious. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by DallasDog
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What's hilarious? Our AD could not get an FCS home game at 6:00 due to an internet broadcast demand of 2:30...like anybody wants to watch on TV.
It's ridiculous that it's at 2:30, but it's NFL Network - not ESPN+... carry onQuote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
IMO subscribers channel = internet game. TV means nothing now days and it cost us more in ticket sales/attendance than we get in TV revenue. Grambling at 2:30 is a glaring example
2:30 works GREAT for us out of town fans. It gives us plenty of time to drive home and sleep in our own bed on Sat night.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Here's how afraid our CUSA brethren is of J'Mar Smith: (Copied from USM fan on the CUSA board!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
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RE: The more I look at USM's front seven this year, the more loaded it gets...
This team played only 3 home games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_South...tball_team
UTEP, Rice, and UTSA will be awful. La Tech has JMar. WKU visits the Rock finally. That's 5 conference wins. UNT, UAB, and FAU have the talent to beat us, but 2 of those 3 are at home. The FAU game could very well be a trap game.
No one gives us a shot versus State or Bama. Bama I totally understand, obviously, but State doesn't impress me, especially their offense. Their great defense from last year graduated a lot and they lost their DC, but they'll have talent. I really like our chances here.
8 wins seems safe, plus or minus luck, wherever that may fall. I really like my defense and my offense has big potential with a new OC.
But we bumped our hotel and restaurant tax just for people like you so we can pay for the new ball field. Help us out HD!Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
“UTEP, Rice, and UTSA will be awful. La Tech has JMar. WKU visits the Rock finally. That's 5 conference wins.”
Ouch!! That is a direct kick to the nuts. But when we stand there with our arms out wide, our legs spread open, and we wear a shirt that says “KICK HERE!!” with a big arrow pointing down......what else should we expect.
I predict tailgating will be down even more this year. Our college group has to pay $1500 just to set up a tent and have space for our grill on the hill by the TAC. Was that the case last year and I didn’t know?
My... optimism has us at 5-7.
At one time you could tailgate on the hill for free provided you got there early enough to get a spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
Our university has done its best to turn the gameday experience into the worst. Many fans I know who used to tailgate are either not coming, showing up right before the game, or just going to the Argent Pavilion and calling it a day.
Sad reality when tailgate alley has been replaced by parking spots for big donors who aren’t there half the time.
I think the tailgating is “free”, but you have to pay for a parking pass to be allowed to drive through.Quote:
Originally Posted by revf
It is a sad state of Tech football when HD is our sunshine pumper.
TMAC has run our AD into the ground.
TMAC hasn’t run it into the ground. We just had a few years where we saw the possibilities with strong leadership.....Dooley gave us a brief glimpse, the momentum lasted a little while. We are now back to normal?Quote:
Originally Posted by latech
If we had better facilities, we now have them, if we had a video board, done, and people complain how it is managed. If we were in CUSA , done, and things were better in the WAC. What’s it going to take? We have our Jeff Bower in Skip Holtz, many said they would be satisfied with that, obviously that wasn’t true.
What will energize the Tech fan base? Wins against LSU, MSU, Texas? We need better players to make that happen....How do we recruit top level talent to La Tech and Ruston, La?
Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
You are trying to win the quote of the season before the first game. Bully for you!!!
We waited until CUSA was worse than the WAC before we jumped from one sinking ship to another.
Bower won CUSA 4 times outright in 12 seasons with USM, beating a good handful of P5s in the process (although to be fair many of those were not P5 at the time, just goes to show how far CUSA has fallen).
Holtz, entering his 7th season, would have to win CUSA 4 out of the next 6 seasons to match Bower.
Because, if my math is right, Holtz has never won CUSA for Tech.
First of all, I have been positive about football for far longer than you. You have been bitching about almost everything since I joined the board. Just because you have a month of positivity, do t mean anything. Your negativity is legend. So yes after getting this far into the shit show that is this offense, for this one year I don’t care.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
You have run people off the board with your posts, you have run people away from Dfw game watching parties before. You have a reputation of while being a great donor, a royal pain in the ass with multiple administrations combinations on campus. It’s funny because while they confide in others they simply wanted your money too much. Of course that goes back to poor alumni relations that they have never cultivated the money enough. I would never name them because several still work for the university.
I would never leave the board or switch boards for that matter. I love my University as a whole, that’s why I started an academic ship for kids from my area, once the AD proved he couldn’t use my money responsibly.
So your Jekyll and Hyde shit is wasted on me, so go ahead and say what you want from here on out about anything, I won’t see it because after 16 years you sorry old ass is on mute.
The saddest thing is while people who only read this board and know you from that contact, may think wow this guys post is overboard, but at the same time think, well it’s true, that you hold the title for grumpiest poster on the board since they joined.
Your personal friends who you know off the board that post here, will say that’s guys an ass for that post, but they will still silently nod their heads when they read this.
But the one year out of my 42 years as a bulldog fan and alumni, that I truly find Fault with the athletics department will be just that one year, because whoever comes on after Smith will get my support because it’s their time to prove their ability, the next AD will get the same support, the next coach the same, and I will always support the academic mission of the university no matter the president, although I like the things happening academically right now.
But this one year of my negativity is being made infinitely brighter because, for the rest of time my life supporting the Dawgs, I’ll never see anything from you again.
Cheers,
I know Jeff Bower and Skip Holtz is no Skip Bower.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
Skip's time at Tech doesn't measure up to Bower's time at Southern Miss.
Winning percentages Bower .591 Holtz .582
Pre-season Top 25 rankings Bower 2 Holtz 0
Post-season Top 25 rankings Bower 2 Holtz 0
In-season Top 25 rankings Bower 6 Holtz 0
Bowl Teams Bower 11 Holtz 0 Although Skip is 5-0
Teams finishing with winning record and no bowl game Bower 5 Holtz 0
CUSA Championships Bower 4 Holtz 0
Jeff Bower coached Southern Miss in a much more difficult CUSA and has far superior results compared to Skip. Of course, maybe you meant Jeff Bower of the Phoenix Suns. He also never won a championship.
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to DallasDog again.
Some would argue that LSU was toying with us and pulled away in the 4th. I think our coach/coaches pulled back on the throttle when they got satisfied we weren’t going to get blown out. K State, Kansas, and South Carolina are 3 games that stand out to me that we had no business losing. Just win the games we are supposed to win and every now and then surprise us by outthinking a team with more depth or more money and win those games too.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle2180
those are really good points.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog Tom
My meaning was ... at the end of 2012, what I really wanted was sustained coaching stability.
Some of you guys must be a real hoot at parties!
Yep, legendary!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
Lmao Rof!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Yep, that sums up BB&B !!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
Gotcha and the 5-0 record in bowls is a positive. My problem is CUSA is so weak and yet we never win the championship. Never have that big ten win season. But maybe this is the year. A senior QB and one very easy schedule.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
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Originally Posted by LEEDAWG
I'm not a sunshine pumper.....unless it's earned. But if it is earned, you may mistake me for Dawg65.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech
The problem is, we've got too many bitchers and whiners, especially considering that not a single game has been played yet. Hell, at least let us get thru one football game before people start calling the program a dumpster fire. :laugh:
That's actually a very good post. Probably your best all-time. Over the last decade, Tech's "management" has essentially removed most of what we thought were our barriers to success. You named many, and there are others. Now it's just time for our Head Coach and players to prove that the investment was worthwhile. It's PAYBACK time!Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle2180
Wow. THANK YOU, MR HATER! :laugh: This would be disappointing, if I really cared what you thought. But I don't. :laugh: Clearly, your post is what we call a "over-reaction" by a small-minded individual, who is apparently too afraid to even introduce himself to me, yet wants to pass himself off as someone who thinks he knows me. What kind of sick person claims to know so much about me, but has never bothered to meet with me, even though we live in the same town?Quote:
Originally Posted by DallasDog
Why don't you put your real name on that last post for the world to see? Let all LA Tech fans see what kind of person you really are? You deserve it. They deserve it too. You would be doing them a big favor.
BTW most, if not all of your accusations, are absurd. For example, I've never had anything to do with the DFW "game watching" parties, and I haven't been to one in about 15 years. So, if someone has been "run off" from DFW game watching parties, it was by someone other than me and my family. But I strongly suspect --like so many other things you said in your vindictive and ill-conceived post above-- you simply lied again, and made the whole thing up. You obviously have some serious mental issues. What do you think this is, 7th grade?
But, as any long time poster here on BB&B can tell you, folks like you come along every now and then, and show your true colors. Best of luck sitting at home this season!
OMG...really
Some of you on this board need to get a grip with reality
Attendance is over rated! LOL!
Worse Case
at Texas Loss 0-1
Grambling State Win 1-1
at Bowling Green Win 2-1
FIU Win 3-1
at Rice Win 4-1
Massachusetts Win 5-1
Southern Miss Loss 5-2
at UTEP Win 6-2
North Texas Loss 6-3
at Marshall Loss 6-4
at UAB Loss 6-5
UTSA Win 7-5
Bowl Game Win 8-5
Best Case (Which includes J'Mar playing like a 3rd year Senior starter)
at Texas Loss 0-1
Grambling State Win 1-1
at Bowling Green Win 2-1
FIU Win 3-1
at Rice Win 4-1
Massachusetts Win 5-1
Southern Miss Loss 5-2
at UTEP Win 6-2
North Texas Loss 6-3
at Marshall Win 7-3
at UAB Win 8-3
UTSA Win 9-3
Bowl Game Win 10-3
Finally a ten win season. Maybe even 11 wins if Skip can get over his mental block versus Southern Miss.
This sort of feuding is what keeps me coming back to this board. Yall keep it real.
Fo real.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
I can only remember one: DONW vs RealityCheck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
Not sure if there is any other feuding in the last 5 years.
Last night I dreamed that Tech beat Grambling by a point in 3OT. Skip and JMar were celebrating.
It was one of those fitful, stress dreams.
No more microwave burritos before bedtime.
were any pickles involved?Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
You talking about that one dream where you're wearing sun god robes standing on top of a golden pyramid and thousands of naked women are screaming and throwing little pickles at you?Quote:
Originally Posted by skilldawg
Or are you talking about pickles in the burrito? (because that would be weird.)
yes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
Not gonna get this kind of entertainment on some other sites.
If you were predicting the score of our bowl game, you nailed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg