Hungry for some Rice

[sportdawg]

Sean Isabella ‏@ST_IsabellaTNS 1m1 minute ago
Skip Holtz declines to say if Kenneth Dixon will start against Rice. Will need to see how ankle responds this week during practice

[sportdawg]

Sean Isabella ‏@ST_IsabellaTNS 39s39 seconds ago
Kenneth Dixon had 16 touches and came away without an major setback. Did have some swelling though, which Louisiana Tech expected

[sportdawg]

Record: 4-4-0

1 L 09-18-1965 0 Houston, TX 14 2 W 10-27-2001 41 Ruston, LA 38 3 L 10-05-2002 20 Houston, TX 37 4 L 11-29-2003 14 Ruston, LA 49 5 W 11-29-2004 51 Houston, TX 14 6 W 09-15-2012 56 Ruston, LA 37 7 L 11-16-2013 14 Houston, TX 52 8 W 11-29-2014 76 Ruston, LA 31 Joe Aillet Stadium

272

Totals

272

[sportdawg]

Sean Isabella ‏@ST_IsabellaTNS 56s57 seconds ago
Skip Holtz says he's not a huge fan of Friday night games but does like the exposure. In this case, on FS1 at Rice

[champion110]

We need Dixon! Hopefully, he will start.

[sportdawg]

@ST_IsabellaTNS: Lots of movement with Louisiana Tech-Rice. Bulldogs opened as a 9.5-point road favorite for Friday's game and has since shifted to -12.5

[arkansasbob]

they gave up 24 to north texas. we should put up 70.

[Dawg06]

Record: 4-4-0

1 L 09-18-1965 0 Houston, TX 14 2 W 10-27-2001 41 Ruston, LA 38 3 L 10-05-2002 20 Houston, TX 37 4 L 11-29-2003 14 Ruston, LA 49 5 W 11-29-2004 51 Houston, TX 14 6 W 09-15-2012 56 Ruston, LA 37 7 L 11-16-2013 14 Houston, TX 52 8 W 11-29-2014 76 Ruston, LA 31 Joe Aillet Stadium

272

Totals

272

4-4, 272-272

We can't get any more even than that!

[BlindDog]

The Rice Owls strengths is the rushing offense... I don't expect them to have much luck against our front defensive line!
We are going to have us some Gumbo on their home field for the first time!

[BoutThemDawgs]

This needs to be a statement game for LA Tech. The Dawgs are still getting little to no respect from inside CUSA. I know we haven't played well on the road this year, but we need to blow Rice out.

Ehh as far as the fans go, at least on CSNBBS, most put us as either #2 or #3 in the conference, interchanged with Marshall and behind WKU. I think its a fair placement.

[BlindDog]

Ehh as far as the fans go, at least on CSNBBS, most put us as either #2 or #3 in the conference, interchanged with Marshall and behind WKU. I think its a fair placement.

Take a look at the latest power rankings!
54 Western Kentucky A = 74.17 6 2 0 63.23( 89) 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 74.98 49 | 74.08 54 | 73.70 54
62 Louisiana Tech A = 71.47 5 3 0 62.06( 96) 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 72.49 58 | 71.37 63 | 70.88 64
75 Marshall A = 67.58 7 1 0 50.05( 156) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 65.16 87 | 67.85 75 | 69.19 70
92 Southern Miss A = 62.36 5 3 0 55.07( 128) 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 65.13 88 | 61.96 93 | 60.74 96
93 Middle Tennessee A = 62.07 3 5 0 65.43( 76) 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 65.03 89 | 61.94 95 | 60.33 98
110 McNeese State AA = 59.05 7 0 0 39.54( 215) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 60.13 108 | 59.69 102 | 58.40 109
116 Rice A = 57.79 4 3 0 58.27( 116) 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 54.50 129 | 58.05 115
| 59.87 99
119 Fla. International A = 57.30 4 4 0 55.04( 129) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 60.31 107 | 56.57 121 | 55.48 123
121 Louisiana-Lafayette A = 56.73 2 4 0 60.27( 107) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 56.50 121 | 56.18 122 | 56.89 115
126 Tulane A = 54.21 2 5 0 72.08( 34) 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 51.75 142 | 54.42 126 | 55.74 120

[champion110]

Take a look at the latest power rankings!
54 Western Kentucky A = 74.17 6 2 0 63.23( 89) 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 74.98 49 | 74.08 54 | 73.70 54
62 Louisiana Tech A = 71.47 5 3 0 62.06( 96) 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 72.49 58 | 71.37 63 | 70.88 64
75 Marshall A = 67.58 7 1 0 50.05( 156) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 65.16 87 | 67.85 75 | 69.19 70
92 Southern Miss A = 62.36 5 3 0 55.07( 128) 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 65.13 88 | 61.96 93 | 60.74 96
93 Middle Tennessee A = 62.07 3 5 0 65.43( 76) 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 65.03 89 | 61.94 95 | 60.33 98
110 McNeese State AA = 59.05 7 0 0 39.54( 215) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 60.13 108 | 59.69 102 | 58.40 109
116 Rice A = 57.79 4 3 0 58.27( 116) 0 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 54.50 129 | 58.05 115
| 59.87 99
119 Fla. International A = 57.30 4 4 0 55.04( 129) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 60.31 107 | 56.57 121 | 55.48 123
121 Louisiana-Lafayette A = 56.73 2 4 0 60.27( 107) 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 56.50 121 | 56.18 122 | 56.89 115
126 Tulane A = 54.21 2 5 0 72.08( 34) 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 51.75 142 | 54.42 126 | 55.74 120

If both Tech and WKU continue to win, that is going to be one heck of a championship game! It sure would be nice for WKU and Marshall to stumble, though, and we get that game at Tech.

[Dowty]

If both Tech and WKU continue to win, that is going to be one heck of a championship game! It sure would be nice for WKU and Marshall to stumble, though, and we get that game at Tech.

I'd love for us to host that game, but even if we wind up having to play a rematch at WKU, I think we will beat them. We started out in such a hole in that first game, and we just didn't have enough time to get back out.

To only lose by 3 on the road, on a short week, and in the second game of the season with new QB and several players on defense after the way we started tells me we should be able to take care of business in December.

[sportdawg]

Sean Isabella ‏@ST_IsabellaTNS 32m32 minutes ago
Looks like Louisiana Tech will play another rain game Friday at Rice. Forecast is calling for 80% chance of precipitation

[Houston Techsan]

Sean Isabella ‏@ST_IsabellaTNS 32m32 minutes ago
Looks like Louisiana Tech will play another rain game Friday at Rice. Forecast is calling for 80% chance of precipitation

Latest I have seen is only 20%. Rain expected on Saturday. He must have a different forecaster than I have. I'm looking at KPRC's (Houston Channel 2) 5 day forecast.