Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Dwayne From Minden
Here are the three schools I want to see on next year's OOC schedule -
FGCU (please continue this series Coach)
UTA
A-State
USL makes a return trip to Ruston
Throw in 3/4 money games against A-5 schools
Then we will probably see 3/4 SWAC/MEAC/SLC
Then that leaves us three for a tourney
That gets us 14 OOC games with a OOC SOS in the neighborhood of 150-175 which is a vast improvement over prior years
SF Austin?
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Bearpaw
SF Austin?
SFA is down again - A-State and UTA are much better teams right now
I could see SFA and/or SLU/SHSU as the SLC members
After the stunt NWSt pulled last year, I'm not in favor of giving them any games regardless of venue
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
Most want a pie in the sky schedule -
I just want a good decent schedule that leaves us in the neighborhood of 135-175 OOC SOS, we can't help our conference SOS
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Originally Posted by
Dawg06
WKU getting the invite rubs me the wrong way because they were the very last team invited to C-USA and didn't join until at least a year after everybody else. No way they should've gotten a Battle 4 Atlantis invite before Tech.
And Tech is the only team in C-USA that can't schedule decent OOC games at home or at neutral sites. You'd think the C-USA office would help us out a little bit, especially since our record shows we are likely to have success at a tournament like B4A.
Someone posted this on the CUSA board this week. It says LA Tech has the best mens BB record and the 2nd best football record against CUSA teams since 2014:
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I ran the stats a few weeks ago, but here are updated numbers that should be pretty accurate. This is since the 3.0 CUSA was technically "fully formed" for the most part with the current teams I think or overall close to it. Basically the past 3 years:
College Football standings last 3 years 2014-2016):
WKU: 31-10 (19-5)
La. Tech: 27-15 (19-5)
Marshall 26-13 (15-9)
MTSU: 21-17 (16-8)
ODU: 21-16 (14-10)
USM: 19-20 (12-12)
UTSA: 13-24 (11-13)
Rice: 16-21 (10-14)
UTEP: 16-22 (10-14)
FIU: 13-23 (10-14)
UNT: 10-27 (6-18)
FAU: 9-27 (7-17)
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UAB: 6-6 (4-4) - 1 year
Charlotte: 6-18 (3-13) - 2 years
MBB standings last 2.5 years (since new members fully competing): 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 current
LT 68-27 (37-12)
UAB 61-34 (36-13)
MTSU 66-31 (34-15)
ODU 67-31 (33-16)
UTEP 50-40 (30-18)
WKU 50-41 (26-22)
Marshall 42-48 (26-22)
Rice 41-48 (22-26)
Charlotte 39-50 (21-28)
FIU 35-55 (17-31)
UTSA 30-57 (17-31)
UNT 33-54 (16-32)
USM 24-59 (13-36)
FAU 25-60 (11-37)
Numbers may be a little off on MBB as I just updated them from the past few weeks of play. As you can see the Texas and Florida schools have struggled pretty badly since CUSA 3.0 was sort of fully formed. 5 of bottom 7 in MBB (UTEP only exception) and 6 of bottom 7 (if you include Charlotte) in CFB
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Originally Posted by
HogDawg
Someone posted this on the CUSA board this week. It says LA Tech has the best mens BB record and the 2nd best football record against CUSA teams since 2014:
Football seems to be tied for 1st record in CUSA with both Tech and WKU at 19-5 in conference... Not to totally take away from our phenomenal achievements, but I believe being in the west has helped our record somewhat...
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Originally Posted by
Bearpaw
Football seems to be tied for 1st record in CUSA with both Tech and WKU at 19-5 in conference... Not to totally take away from our phenomenal achievements, but I believe being in the west has helped our record somewhat...
Not really. At least not in football. Because unlike most teams in the west --and even some teams in the east-- LA Tech has had to play the best teams (WKU, MTSU, etc...) in the east. Even ODU doesn't do that. For example, this year ODU didn't even have MTSU on its schedule.
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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HogDawg
Not really. At least not in football. Because unlike most teams in the west --and even some teams in the east-- LA Tech has had to play the best teams (WKU, MTSU, etc...) in the east. Even ODU doesn't do that. For example, this year ODU didn't even have MTSU on its schedule.
Agreed, I said somewhat because I felt it was only a small impact.
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I, along with everybody else, hate our OOC home schedule. I have always wondered if Ruston's location had anything to do with it. Most majors and mid major teams are going to have to fly into Dallas, catch a connection to Shreveport, and charter a bus an hour to Ruston.
Objectively, if I was an AD of an opposing program that had my pick of away games, this would not be my first choice. I would like to compare Techs home schedule to another "mid-major" that has comparable location issues.
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S'PortDawg
I, along with everybody else, hate our OOC home schedule. I have always wondered if Ruston's location had anything to do with it. Most majors and mid major teams are going to have to fly into Dallas, catch a connection to Shreveport, and charter a bus an hour to Ruston.
Objectively, if I was an AD of an opposing program that had my pick of away games, this would not be my first choice. I would like to compare Techs home schedule to another "mid-major" that has comparable location issues.
I mean the Lady Techsters can get Auburn to come (granted, their history may be why). And the softball tournament brought in North Dakota of all teams. If we can do that with non-revenue sports, why not a team that makes money?
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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techdawg28
I mean the Lady Techsters can get Auburn to come (granted, their history may be why). And the softball tournament brought in North Dakota of all teams. If we can do that with non-revenue sports, why not a team that makes money?
Attendance wise, having a public bus service driving between Monroe & Shreveport 2+ times per day would make Tech's campus more accessible... and help North Louisiana's economy...
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I kinda think you answered your own question. WBB and softball are practically write offs for most programs. AD's are under more pressure to maximize profits for MBB and football. Spending the extra money and time for a Louisiana Tech away game may not make sense. I just wonder if there is a way to entice teams to travel here, 2 for 1 kind of deal?
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Sounds like Tech Aviation needs to spearhead expanding the airport :laugh: lol jk
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Originally Posted by
S'PortDawg
I would like to compare Techs home schedule to another "mid-major" that has comparable location issues.
Uh oh, that word.
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Originally Posted by
techdawg28
Sounds like Tech Aviation needs to spearhead expanding the airport :laugh: lol jk
no joke. A full service airport would be fantastic.
Re: 2018 Dunkin' Dawgs Schedule
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Originally Posted by
S'PortDawg
I, along with everybody else, hate our OOC home schedule. I have always wondered if Ruston's location had anything to do with it. Most majors and mid major teams are going to have to fly into Dallas, catch a connection to Shreveport, and charter a bus an hour to Ruston.
Objectively, if I was an AD of an opposing program that had my pick of away games, this would not be my first choice. I would like to compare Techs home schedule to another "mid-major" that has comparable location issues.
Many of our MBB gurus have explained why over the years. Our MBB budget is way too low. We can't afford to schedule home and home games with the likes of those mentioned above by FIM. We are forced to play money games for our own revenue. The coach/team needs a few home game tuneups before conference so we are left with very little money or scheduling room for the two home/two away games mentioned each year. We also waste spots/money playing some of the in state teams.
It has NOTHING to do with our location. That's been a well used excuse for many years by our admin, but it is VERY weak.