Rivalry

[Dwayne From Minden]

We get it. Honestly though, I'm starting to think it's not the causal, luke-warm Tech fan that won't get over the NSU loss. It's our diehard fans. Causal fans have a shorter memory than diehards, with a "what have you done for me lately" mentality that can be good or bad (e.g., forgetting great wins too soon, but also forgetting bad losses).
After being 3-0 in conference, the only thing that really matters, our diehards still can't move past an FCS OOC loss. That's fine. I'm right there with you, but call it what it is. I suspect if Tech wins out in the regular season, makes it to the conference championship (win or loss), and wins a bowl game (11-4 or 10-5 final record) our causal fans will have forgotten all about the NSU loss. The diehards...they'll be complaining about it 3 years from now.

That's true -

The difference is - the diehards will still be at games, the casual/lukewarm ones will NOT have come back to another one...

That's why the loss was so damaging - and what most who are saying GET OVER IT don't comprehend or understand

[PawDawg]

It will hurt this year, but if we go 11-3 with losses to OU, Auburn, and NW State, they will realize what a fluke it was and be back next year... unless they're stupid.

The folks we are trying to groom into fans know just enough about Tech Athletics and college sports in general to be dangerous. Not stupid, but ignorant. I think it is just as ignorant for some of our fans to think the loss did not cost us attendance last week and will not cost us attendance at HC.

Also, as others have pointed out, the loss will certainly cost us any shot at being ranked late in the year. 10-2 would have been plenty to get us there.

[T1]

Facts man!


Football, 53-20-5
Baseball, Tech Leads series 88-61
Men's Basketball, Tech leads 78-64
Women's Basketball, Tech leads 22-6
Soccer, Northwestern leads 2-0-1
Softball, Tech leads 52-44
Volleyball, Tech leads 24-5


All-time Tech Leads 317-202-6

These are from media guides/game notes.
Can't find head-to-head records for other sports.

I really just had those two in mind when I said that. It "seems" they have been beating us in baseball and men's basketball for the past several years now.

[T1]

If you want to increase attendance, schedule ULM, Grambling/NW State every year. We will win 9 out of 10 times. If that 1 loss hurts us then we are surrounded by fools.

[PawDawg]

If you want to increase attendance, schedule ULM, Grambling/NW State every year. We will win 9 out of 10 times. If that 1 loss hurts us then we are surrounded by fools.

Your ULM theory only works early in the year and requires a trip to Monroe. Not worth the risk.

Grambling? Proven wrong.

NSU? A few there from NSU and for "the rivalry" (talk about ignorant!), but most of the crowd was there because they were excited about what they had seen vs. LaLaff and UNT.

[T1]

Your ULM theory only works early in the year and requires a trip to Monroe. Not worth the risk.

Grambling? Proven wrong.

NSU? A few there from NSU and for "the rivalry" (talk about ignorant!), but most of the crowd was there because they were excited about what they had seen vs. LaLaff and UNT.

Locals think Tech are elitists for not playing ULM. They thought it was funny that NW State beat us. They don't respect Tech. We turned down a bowl game to avoid ULM (in their mind). Play ULM and earn respect of the locals. Be a part of the community again. Play Grambling and NW State to re-establish the flagship of North Louisiana. Right now, it's NW State (in their mind).

[PawDawg]

Play Grambling and NW State to re-establish the flagship of North Louisiana. Right now, it's NW State (in their mind).

They aren't that lost. Just a few thousand LaMon fans who will would rather watch lsu than their own school are looking for something to crow about. They got nothing. They know they are horrible. No need for us to come down to their level.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

It will hurt this year, but if we go 11-3 with losses to OU, Auburn, and NW State, they will realize what a fluke it was and be back next year... unless they're stupid.

Has Alabama ever gotten over us beating them twice in a row? You bet. They went on to win the SEC championship. Now we have to do the same.

That's true -

The difference is - the diehards will still be at games, the casual/lukewarm ones will NOT have come back to another one...

That's why the loss was so damaging - and what most who are saying GET OVER IT don't comprehend or understand

Total fluke. Get over it. You miss a number or decimal, in your field of accounting, you fix it and move on. In my field,
you drill a dry hole (didn't drill many of those ) ... you figure out what went wrong and move on. You don't close the deal to sell some insurance, like MD, because you said something you shouldn't have and you "move on' to the next potential client. Same with the simple game of college football played by 18 - 22 year old kids. MOVE ON!

[Dwayne From Minden]

Total fluke. Get over it.

With you not living here you have no IDEA how damaging it was/is to us in this market -

Now do you?

[TYLERTECHSAS]

It will hurt this year, but if we go 11-3 with losses to OU, Auburn, and NW State, they will realize what a fluke it was and be back next year... unless they're stupid.

Has Alabama ever gotten over us beating them twice in a row? You bet. They went on to win the SEC championship. Now we have to do the same.

With you not living here you have no IDEA how damaging it was/is to us in this market -

Now do you?

You miss a number or decimal, in your field of accounting, you fix it and move on. In my field,
you drill a dry hole (didn't drill many of those ) ... you figure out what went wrong and move on. You don't close the deal to sell some insurance, like MD, because you said something you shouldn't have and you "move on' to the next potential client. Same with the simple game of college football played by 18 - 22 year old kids. Total fluke. Move on!

[PawDawg]

With you not living here you have no IDEA how damaging it was/is to us in this market -

Now do you?

Great example: A few Tech Grads I know were finally excited about us having a real defense. They were talking Tech up while they turned their nose up at the Dykes teams a few years ago. I could see things turning in or favor for getting these folks interested...then we lose to NSU. Nothing since from those guys.

[Dwayne From Minden]

But when there is a very limited potential "client" base you cannot afford a major snafu without paying the price -

And as we are seeing by through the gate attendance - we are paying the price (and yes some of that was the 11:00 kick)

[BlindDog]

But when there is a very limited potential "client" base you cannot afford a major snafu without paying the price -

And as we are seeing by through the gate attendance - we are paying the price (and yes some of that was the 11:00 kick)

They say "If You build it they will come"!
A good road win over Southern Miss. this weekend and a respectable crowd at home-coming
where we put on an awesome show for the fans and they all leave happy campers, then the
excitement should get some butt's in the seats for the season ending stretch!
JFW!

[T1]

They say "If You build it they will come"!
A good road win over Southern Miss. this weekend and a respectable crowd at home-coming
where we put on an awesome show for the fans and they all leave happy campers, then the
excitement should get some butt's in the seats for the season ending stretch!
JFW!

Rice is the only home game after WKU and it's at 11 am. :bigcry:

[Dwayne From Minden]

Rice is the only home game after WKU and it's at 11 am. :bigcry:

That's the only game I feel that the 11:00 am time will not be too detrimental to our attendance

That's just historically a bad attendance day for us regardless the time of the game 6:00 pm or 3:00 pm

Best case is we win out and Rice wins out and we can hype up the game for the West championship