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Following their fifth consecutive series win, Louisiana Tech is back in action for a midweek contest against in-state rival Lafayette on Tuesday night.
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Following their fifth consecutive series win, Louisiana Tech is back in action for a midweek contest against in-state rival Lafayette on Tuesday night.
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Louisiana Tech at Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, La. | Radio: ESPN 97.7
Over/Under on LTU being on their scoreboard :icon_razz:
This game really doesn't matter -
It's a midweek -
It's against an inferior RPI opponent -
It's against a lower ranked conference team -
It's not a conference series -
It's not a weekend series -
We have a few injuries -
We will not be throwing our best arms -
Did I leave any excuses out? ;)
And we will still win but the cajuns will act like we have brought back Phil Deihl and Tyler Clancy as our 1-2 punch. Agree, but I still want to win this one badly.
ULL fans: Tech used their "ace" pitcher!
Word on the street is that the yahoos on raginpagin want "Ruston" but Coach Bathrobe is too "classy" to allow utQuote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Coon Asses can't read?
Speaking of our hillbilly friends from S. Arky, the official school media is proving what true skanks they are, "Lafayette-ing" us to death. What punks. No wonder their fan base is such a bunch of drooling idiots.....the fish rots from the head first.
http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m...050817aaa.html
This will be ULL's super bowl game! Their fans will turn out in mass.
I fully expect Ruston on the scoreboard this week.
Or "Ugly twin sister of Monroe" but that might be hard to fit.
Didn't realize they had a rivalry with the Leopards.
Seriously, LaTurd is nothing in the grand scheme of things. I'll take Lafayette over Rustonia, any day
Or this school. Unlike the @ruston scum admin, we are not gutter trash.
That's hilarious!Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
This seems like de ja vu, with the football clubhouse, & the b-ball team. I just cannot believe just a few years back we had all our sports in & winning tournaments, bowls, championships. Where the heck did most of the wheels come off. Softball, golf, tennis, girl b-ball, are stil competitive.
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I fully expect them to look up on the scoreboard and find their missing L..... AgainQuote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
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I will be there tonight and I hope you are right!Quote:
Originally Posted by SicemDawgz
Let's GO Diamond Dawgs!
ALL USL baseball games are streamed, AT NO COST. Don't accidentally signup for anything!!!
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Thanks DJDawg! I just found this out and was going to let folks know. Glad I don't have to give them any $$.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJDAWG
Bad enough that we have to look at their illegal site in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by girldawg
Bottom of the 3rd and theyve loaded the bases.
Bottom of the 4th and theyve loaded the bases.
Poor throw from mound to 2B cost us a double play and allows 2 Leopards to score. Bates great catch should've ended the inning.
Daigle with an RPI to get Tech on the board.
Dawgs down 2-1.
Dawgs with bases loaded, no outs in the 6th. ULL changing pitchers.
Followed by a KQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
Followed by a KQuote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
Cajun commentators are talking like this is their ace reliever.
Ouch
We are terrible when it comes to baseloaded with no out situations.
swinging and missed balls that way outside
Guys throwing nasty stuff- bases loaded and no outs - 2 Ks and groundiut
We're terrific unless the opportunity presents itself to perform at the minimum level of adequacy.
That was brutal to leave the bases loaded there.
Huge blown opportunity.
Same guy who threw 4 hits against 5 batters on Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Just get a sac fly with no outsQuote:
Originally Posted by latech
After the first K I don't understand why we weren't trying a squeeze. Now the momentum is all there's.
Hard to hit a sac fly when you can't even foul off a pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
So we used our Friday starter and reliever while there are quite a few pitchers whom haven't been used for awhile.
Squeezing was a lose-lose situation. It's too hard to safety squeeze with a force at home, and it's too risky to suicide squeeze against the nation's leader in strikeouts/inning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bone_afide_Dawg
Wheels are off.
uhm what are you talking about? Cajun just did a squeeze punt perfectlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
It was Griffen's bullpen day. He was gonna throw 25 pitches whether he did it in this game or in the bullpen.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech
Totally different situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech
So are we intentionally tanking?
Ahlrich's arm is definitely not up for throwing todayQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
Sullivan gets out of bases loaded jam, keeps Dawgs in the game.
We haven't been in this game since we flushed away a golden opportunity to score 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
Is this the same ilk that the Dawgs have beaten the last three times we have played?
Maybe Southwestern can muster a split. It's your World Series because you beat Tech so seldom, in anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kent
The one thing ULL had over Tech was baseball. Watching the meltdown now that we can beat them in even their one good sport is beautiful.
I mean...we are losing right now. To be fair (which is an odd concept to a Leopard, I know).Quote:
Originally Posted by techdawg28
our batters have been on the beach since Sunday
This is true. But even if we can't come back the series will still favor us 3-1 over the last two years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
Yea. I'm not upset because we're losing to a terrible team because we've lost to a lot of terrible teams this year. I'm upset we're losing at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by techdawg28
ULL has lost their 2 Conference series. Coach on Monday's Talk Show, was wanting to work pitchers that haven't seen much action this season. More concerned with weekend series than beating ULL at any cost.
Definitely. But dropping that 3 OB with no outs...that can't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechFanno1
This one's over.
I guess I am still missing something this season, basically we has everyone return from last year-and we cannot get any consistency. My biggest concern is the loss of so many seniors and not seeing anyone filling the void. Expectations for next year, seem filled with alot rookies. Restocking in every postion. Diaz is a junior, but may be drafted.
Tech only scored 1 run? WTF? Who was pitching for the Leopards, Nolan Ryan?
Geez.....you're not going to win many games only scoring 1 run. That's pathetic.
For those of you that attended the game.
What was your impression of ull's new stadium? They try and make it out to be "one of the best" in the country.
I went inside the place for three innings during their astate series. An old budd's son pitches for the red wolves. In my limited opinion the brick exterior is impressive. The inside was just another ball park. I wasn't impressed.
Their reliever that shut us down in the 6th inning is very impressive. Bases loaded and then 3 strike outs. I don't remember a single time out by our guys in that stretch. Take a little time, get your optics set, and get him out of his groove. That's what I was taught. That pitcher is the real deal, although no Nolan Ryan.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
He had something like 85 K's and 16 bb's in only 50+ innings of work...Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
He had nasty stuff to K the 3 he k'd
He only K'd the first two with the bases loaded. Neither of our first two guys could even foul off one of his pitches. Ullrich grounded out to SS to end the inning.
Regardless - he specializes in getting the K in those situations and got some BIG ONES last nightQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
Right. That's one of the reasons I said it would have been a horrible situation to try to squeeze. The guys who would've squeezed couldn't even foul off a single pitch. They wouldn't have been able to get a bunt down either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
A bunt is far and away an easier effort than a full swing especially when the pitcher is throwing well. If I was HCB I'm pretty sure I would've called for a bunt after the first K. Considering the big picture... on the road against a motivated underdog, losing, lifeless hitting, fairly late in the game with no over achieving hitters in order... I bunt!
Of course it's all water under the bridge now. Interesting side note is that shortly thereafter ULL rubbed Burroughs' nose in it by doing the very thing he should've. In order to win you have to play to win. Hoping that a "W" falls in your lap isn't going to work out well most times.
But with the bases loaded, wouldn't a bunt be an easy force out at home? Unless the bunt was absolutely perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bone_afide_Dawg
Safety squeeze...Quote:
Originally Posted by techdawg28
What is Safety Squeeze?
A type of squeeze play, which is a sacrifice bunt with a runner on third, where the runner waits to leave third base until the bunt has been hit. This is opposite of a Suicide Squeeze where the runner at third leaves the moment the pitcher begins their pitch.
Rarely will you see a squeeze of any type with the bases loaded. The force out at the plate negates any advantage of doing it. Plus, if it happens to be a bad bunt you're likely to end up with a double play. Not saying it never happens, and everyone can second guess all they want, but it is not a smart baseball move there.
We had every chance in the world to win and didn't. Against a team with a good pitching staff like ULL, you have to make them pay when the bases are loaded with nobody out. Game over, time to win the upcoming conference series.
Yep, it dropped our RPI to 39. How's that search for a new baseball coach going after your 12-43 season. Or are you going to hire another AD first before that? Glad we aren't a UL-X.
I have only seen pictures but it certainly seems like a nice facility you guys have @ Lafayette. I can't recall any Tech fans saying otherwise. Yeah, losing 2 of 3 to MTSU probably hurt. What are @ Lafayette's chances of gaining an at large bid? Welcome back, LaCajunFan.
I thought all grandstands were elevated and that was why they were called grandstands. Rows one behind the other wouldn't make much sense for a sports venue.
“I take full ownership of the recent issues within our program,” Hudspeth said.
That took a while
(LOL: seems my posts are being deleted, yet I have done NOTHING wrong, lol. So let's try this again)There are none so blind than thos that will not see. Especailly someone who is blinded by hate, fear and loathing. From post #59 on this very thread….by one 'rabid' dawg (lol): "What was your impression of ull's new stadium? They try and make it out to be "one of the best" in the country. I went inside the place for three innings during their astate series. An old budd's son pitches for the red wolves. In my limited opinion the brick exterior is impressive. The inside was just another ball park. I wasn't impressed." That’s so painful to read….he first says he was impressed, but no, he was not impressed. OMG. Must be really lacking something to be so insecure you can't admit it when something is nice, even if it is a foe. It's not just a 'façade'…again, the entire grandstand is elevated, so that anyone on the main course going to the can, concessions, etc., has a clear view of the game. This also raises all of seats in the GS, so there really is not a bad seat in the house. Not to mention the 10 fantastic suites, the new PB, the new club room, the size/attendance, crowd participation, etc., etc. But yeah, just 'another ball park.' Painful as it may be to acknowledge, it was already known as one of the best in the country....and now it has far surpassed that. Oh, and I am not 'LCF.' From what I hear, he has no posting privileges here….he would like to be able to post, but cannot. Why don't you get your mod friend to let him post???Quote:
Originally Posted by stodgdog
No, it didn't. Just because you are reading about it now, doesn't change the fact that he has owned it since the beginning. This is just another example of the deep-seated hatred you have for Lafayette, the city and people of LFT. Also: why do ltur couples not like the reverse cowgirl position? Because they were always taught not to turn your back on your family.Quote:
Originally Posted by stodgdog
Are you seriously going to stand by that statement? Man, you have zero comprehension skills, lol. Read my description again and then give it another try. And hey....why have you started referring to the Cajuns as 'ull' exclusively on the SBC board? What happened to all the @Lafayette's? The '@L's? And all the other beauties you used to use? Why the sudden change?? And why are they deleting most of your posts there, and calling them 'drivel'? And what happened to your posting abilities on RP? Why don't you post there anymore? Since you have such a huge complex with their 'name issue' why don't you take it there? Cheers!Quote:
Originally Posted by stodgdog
ironyQuote:
Originally Posted by ulm2009
I was speaking of the academic fraud. As Hud used the plural, i.e. "issues," he took "ownership." Do you not consider academic fraud an issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by ULM2009
As a "new" poster, what makes you think I hate Lafayette, its people, and @ Lafayette the college. I don't. Don't blame ME for what YOU think. Also, have you not been taught that it is wrong to continually spread lies about others. I have never said I hated anything to do with Lafayette. I do hate that you @ Lafayette will not ". . . take full ownership of the recent issues within our program,” including your name game and continue to use UL and/or Louisiana on your ball caps and "official documents" (your words).
Ruston is not part of Louisiana Tech University's name. You need to only look at our official seal to see for yourself. Why do you @Monroe@Lafayette fans drag us into your name game. We did not participate in the name change nonsense.
Anyway, glad to see you back and that you will bring your criticism of Tech here, where it belongs, instead of other boards where you have recently been reinstated.
Nice joke about Ruston. I actually believe marrying cousins is an accepted trait of "swamp people." Haven't you heard - all Cajuns are "undesirables." They were "kicked out of" Canada's Maritime Provinces for that reason, among others. I'm just using your logic. However, I'm sure you will use this against me on other boards. Your whole problem with me began because of something I posted on the CUSA board (yet admonishing CUSA fans for visiting the SBC board) in response to a Cajun poster lobbying for @ Lafayette to be a CUSA member. However, in his statement he unfairly and falsely criticized Tech, unabashedly, using language and "jokes" such as you just did earlier in this thread. I responded with my opinions of @ Lafayette's actions. Opinions I stand by today. The main opinion being that you folks are using the law you begged the legislature for to go through the back door to use UL and/or Louisiana as your moniker and such is precluded by law, as it implies flagship status of the UL System. I maintain that these action were premeditated and you suckered NLU to go along with you. Since then (2 1/2 years), you have chased me from one to another message board, disputing, misquoting, and misrepresenting anything I have posted. All because you cannot stand an opinion you disagree with. You have also been banned, re banned, used multiple names to spread your hatred and personal insults of any and all Tech supporters.
Moderators, please don't ban this guy. His musings (using that term loosely as they don't resemble deep thought) should be very informative. I even suggest he be granted his "rightful" name of LCF.
It was meant as a joke. However, I also knew it would draw your criticism and misinterpretation, which you have been doing for over 2 1/2 years. I use ULL on the SBC board because I was asked to because @ Lafayette was upsetting the thin skinned @ Lafayette folks. They didn't delete any of my posts. That thread was moved to the "Pit" or whatever they call it. All posts by Tech folks are called "drivel" by many SBC folks, especially @ Lafayette and stAte folks, even though the thread was about a merger of SBC/CUSA and another about ULM. Apparently, SBC folks don't like input from CUSA, especially Tech, fans. Odd, since many threads are about CUSA and Tech is often discussed/criticized. I haven't been to RP lately, as we have not played you since the baseball game. Frankly, I didn't have the time during game week. I may visit there to see what you folks had to say about the game. As far as I know, I have posting privileges there. I don't have a "complex." I do know UL on your ball caps and Louisiana in your "official documentation" (your words) is illegal. Oh, I forgot, you are a fan of ULM - "Shonuff." And, as such, you should certainly have a problem with @ Lafayette calling themselves UL and/or Louisiana. It certainly implies that ULM is a satellite campus and lower in the UL System hierarchy than @ Lafayette, which it is not.Quote:
Originally Posted by ULM2009
Man, you sure do keep up with me a lot. You criticize me if I visit the SBC and RP boards, and you criticize me if I don't. Which do you prefer?Quote:
Originally Posted by ULM2009
Anyway, glad to see you back. How do you keep up with all of your User IDs? You must have a lot of free time. Also, I've always wondered how you are alerted when I make a post? I've also always wondered why? Man, it is Orwellian. Care to enlighten me as I am computer challenged.
LaCajunsFan seems to have multiple personalities using ULM2009 and LaCajunsFan sharing the same computer. No soup for you! and you! and you!Quote:
Originally Posted by ULM2009
That sounds incestuous! :shocked2::oQuote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Man, don't ban him, please. As he chases me from BBB to CUSA to SBC boards, it should be entertaining to see what else he has to say here. He HATES Tech, and Tech fans personally. He has also gone by the name of geauxpnc, Vermillion White, and Shonuff (ULM fan). I may be missing a few. I certainly don't have the computer savvy or inclination, if I did, to do any cyber research to identify him. His writing style is unmistakable, however. Anyway, please don't ban him. I suggest he be able to post as LCF. That way there is no deception, except in his monotonous and unfounded criticism of Tech.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg