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You act as if our players are gonna be bullied and beat up by the big kids! Both teams have nearly grown men that are in great shape. Just because they are more talented doesn't mean they are more physical. They have a great DL, but physically they are not the big bad ogres that are gonna manhandle us and cause harm. They may out perform us, but that doesn't equate to us getting hurt necessarily.Originally Posted by SicemDawgz
It’s a good thing the Tech fans here aren’t playing this game or it would be over before even leaving the locker room. Too many self defeatists...
I’m not conceding anything... Go Dawgs!
LSU: A lot
LaTech: not much
ULM The only team in North Louisiana with a Division 1 National Football Championship.
Utah State was ranked in the Top 25, as was San Jose State.
Not sure how you got that impression by what I said. "We just need to come out of this with no injuries" does not imply that our players are weak or out of shape. It implies exactly what it states, that coming out of this game healthy before playing North Texas next week would be a good thing. Winning CUSA is something we haven't done yet, and the battle for the top is next week.
Not to mention every coach talks about the hope to avoid injuries every single week. In every pre-game locker room prayer the pastor, minister, priest whoever always prays for no injuries, at least the ones I've heard. Avoiding injuries is one most spoken about aspects of sports. Most teams need to be fortunate in injuries to achieve their season long goals and I think this football team is most definitely in that category. So I am with you 100% in hoping we come out of this game with no injuries. Perhaps not everyone feels that is important.
It doesn't matter who you play, injuries can occur in any game. I bet....and no, I don't have any stats...you would find that over the years Tech has suffered as many injuries vs. peers and inferior foes as we have against "big" schools. I remember one year, about 20 years ago or so, when we had two games, like at Penn State and Florida State in a 3-week span, and everyone was talking about just getting thru those games with minimal injuries....which we did. Then a couple of weeks later, against USL, I'm pretty sure it was, we lost THREE OL for the season. One just twisted his knee, no contact, and the other two got rolled up on from behind by another Tech player....friendly fire.
And there's this....do you really think LSU is so superior humanly that they'll be like some giants, 7 feet tall, 400 lbs of pure muscle, faster than cheetahs, and ogres, mean as the devil? Nah!
If Tech is in the same classification as LSU, Division I FBS, same number of scholarships, same opportunities for weight training and conditioning....oh! and we get to put 11 on the field just like they do! then the Dawgs will be just fine. Injuries occur for numerous reasons, and sometimes it is just bad luck. Might as well pull on your big boy pants and get out there and give, as good as you get.
31 - La Tech
28 - lsu
Agreed that we hope every game is injury free. Did you post the same thing when we played Southern or USA? They have big, strong players just like the tigahs do. They, as well, were out of conference. No greater emphasis should be given to this game vs. the two previous games is all I am saying.
Injuries can occur at any time against any opponent. I don’t think we are any more or less likely to be injured playing against them as any other team. However, our biggest challenge in the West is next week against North Texas who is playing some good football right now. So when I said “we need to come out of this with no injuries”, it is only because of the timing of the game, not because of the opponent.
Yep, UNT next week.
LSU is a trap game for us, if we're not careful. Get caught looking ahead to the more important game.
Good post.
By the way, it has been proven that many football injuries occur when players ARE NOT going full speed. They "let up" for a few seconds or for a couple of plays, and get clobbered.
That would definitely be targeting now.
The wussification of America continues.
Interview with Coach with Diaz-- he addressed your issues-- 1. Jmar will be throwing quick passes --like you I worry about pass rush .. 2. Coach disappointed so far with Smoke and inferred he will be using Dancy and Veal. Probably Veal on punts. 3. we ranked pretty high in NCAA offence numbers but we played weak teams 4. agree with your post I am very worried about NT State next week -- 31-10 makes since-- especially if its a rain storm. They have a great fg kicker ...
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