Originally Posted by
HogDawg
IMO, our win over Illinois in the HOD Bowl did a lot to finally substantiate LA Tech's football credibility in CUSA, and elsewhere. It was only LA Tech's 2nd year in CUSA, and up until that HOD win over Illinois, we were known throughout CUSA as "the team that lost to FCS NSU". Or "the team that lost to newbie ODU" when they shouldn't have. Or "the team that managed to lose a CUSA championship game against Marshall that they should have won". We were also known for really sucking bad the previous year in 2013 (record of 4-8).
We badly needed that win over Illinois, and the team finally delivered.