I have found NWSt, ULM and ULL grads to always be embarrassed to state where they finished college.
I have found NWSt, ULM and ULL grads to always be embarrassed to state where they finished college.
I have kind of a different t take on the game. I think this game is all on the Demons. Here's why: they haven't won a D1 game in almost 21calendar months, yes that's right. November of 2015. If they are not significantly improved from last year, this game will not be close. It just won't be. I think it will be like the Southern game in 2015. After about 5-minutes into the game, it was clear we could pick our number against them.
If the NSU from last year shows up, Dawgs 55-10
Improved NSU team shows up 41-17 Dawgs
At least the demon board livened up a bit. Nice to see some banter going on. Hope they bring plenty of fans and hope we get to give some young players some snaps.
Broadcast team is from LSU Cox Sports PxP (Lyn Rollins), Former NLU Indian (Humphries) and KTBS Sports Director (Everett). Interesting combo.
NORTHWESTERN STATE (0-0) at LOUISIANA TECH (0-0)
Saturday, September 2
6 p.m. CT
Ruston, Louisiana (Joe Aillet Stadium)
Television: ESPN3
Announcers: Lyn Rollins (PxP), Stan Humphries (AN), Tatum Everett (SL)
All-Time Series: Louisiana Tech leads 53-20-5
Last Meeting: Northwestern State 30, at Louisiana Tech 27 (Sept. 20, 2014)
FAST FACTS
**This will be 79th meeting between the schools, making it the second-most played matchup in Louisiana Tech history (trailing only Louisiana-Lafayette).
**Sophomore J’Mar Smith takes over as LA Tech’s starting quarterback. He saw action in seven games, making one start. He was 19-for-31 for 212 passing yards, a rushing touchdown and an interception in a close 21-20 loss to Arkansas in his first career start to open the 2016 season.
**Junior DE Jaylon Ferguson ended the 2016 campaign ranked sixth in the nation and led Conference USA in sacks with 14.5 for a loss of 89 yards. The 14.5 sacks are the fourth-highest single-season total in league history. Ferguson also registered 49 total tackles, including 16 tackles for loss.
MORE
Northwestern State Football: http://www.nsudemons.com/index.aspx?path=football
Louisiana Tech Football: http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m...otbl-body.html
Broadcast team is former LSU Cox Sports PxP (Lyn Rollins), former NLU Indian (Humphries) and KTBS Sports Director (Everett). Interesting combo.
NORTHWESTERN STATE (0-0) at LOUISIANA TECH (0-0)
Saturday, September 2
6 p.m. CT
Ruston, Louisiana (Joe Aillet Stadium)
Television: ESPN3
Announcers: Lyn Rollins (PxP), Stan Humphries (AN), Tatum Everett (SL)
All-Time Series: Louisiana Tech leads 53-20-5
Last Meeting: Northwestern State 30, at Louisiana Tech 27 (Sept. 20, 2014)
FAST FACTS
**This will be 79th meeting between the schools, making it the second-most played matchup in Louisiana Tech history (trailing only Louisiana-Lafayette).
**Sophomore J’Mar Smith takes over as LA Tech’s starting quarterback. He saw action in seven games, making one start. He was 19-for-31 for 212 passing yards, a rushing touchdown and an interception in a close 21-20 loss to Arkansas in his first career start to open the 2016 season.
**Junior DE Jaylon Ferguson ended the 2016 campaign ranked sixth in the nation and led Conference USA in sacks with 14.5 for a loss of 89 yards. The 14.5 sacks are the fourth-highest single-season total in league history. Ferguson also registered 49 total tackles, including 16 tackles for loss.
MORE
Northwestern State Football: http://www.nsudemons.com/index.aspx?path=football
Louisiana Tech Football: http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m...otbl-body.html
Hope we have a great crowd, like last time, 26K+. TMAC is counting on the attendance of these first two home games to justify having just one road money game.
But, also, big crowds make for a better overall atmosphere. And it helps when the visitors bring their band, especially good bands, like NSU has.
There are lots of road closures in Natchitoches Parish...today. But by Saturday I would think they'd all be passable. Besides, the worst of the closures were west and south of the city, not east toward Winnfield. So, NSU faithful (and we Tech fans down here) should have no problems getting to Ruston for the game. Safe travels everyone!
Due to flooding roads in Natchitoches, I took my son to work and picked him up afterwards last night. He works at the "C" Store on the NSU campus. Some of the football players were coming into the store around 7:00PM. I was wearing my LA TECH hat and several of the players asked me why I was wearing a TECH hat. I told them I was a TECH grad. Naturally, that started a conversation about the game Saturday. They all looked me in the eyes and let me know they are confident they are going to win Saturday. It was evident that they are not going to flinch and they are ready to rumble!!!
The Dawgs better NOT take them lightly AGAIN!! Focus, Dawgs, focus! GO DAWGS!!!!
Headed down to Ruston from Little Rock!
There was no prediction thread for this game....or did I miss it? We need Dwayne to say "we get pantsed."
Tech 34 NSU 21
Tech 63 NSU 21