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What's at Stake for LA Tech.....
Many LA Tech fans may not realize just how important this Tech-USM game is to BOTH teams. With UNT already sporting a 3-0 record in CUSA play and 4 more teams log jammed with 1-1 CUSA records (including LA Tech & USM), CUSA West appears to be very competitive this year. That means the loser of the Tech-USM game will likely find themselves out of contention for any chance at the west title chase after this game.
On the other hand, the winner of this game improves its' chances of a CUSA Championship exponentially.
Beat USM, and LA Tech's dreams of a CUSA championship in 2017 are still alive. A win over USM (1-1) for Tech (1-1) sets up an enormous showdown for 1st place in CUSA West on 11/4 with current conference darling UNT in Ruston. With so much at stake, this would likely guarantee Tech another large crowd in Ruston, with the winner of that game owning the very important conference tiebreaker between the two schools. A win over USM also puts Tech in a strong position to likely finish the 2017 regular season with a final overall record of 7-5 or 8-4, with an outside chance at 9-3.
However, lose to USM, and LA Tech automatically moves to a spoiler role status in CUSA, with our best outcome likely being a 6-6 or 5-7 final record in 2017. Of course, the other likely contender in CUSA West is UAB (1-1). But I can't see the Blazers getting past USM or UTSA.
This year, 2 conference losses in CUSA will move anyone from contender to pretender. That's why this game is so important.
http://www.conferenceusa.com/standin...?path=football
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Re: What's at Stake for LA Tech.....
This is not good news.
Our performance is inversely proportional to the importance of the game.
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