10/6: UAB Game

[dawg80]

We are a 7 pt favorite.

Nothing but homefield. Would be a toss-up on a neutral field.

[PawDawg]

Nothing but homefield. Would be a toss-up on a neutral field.

No

Your logic means UAB would be favored by 7 at Birmingham. Not true.

[Bulldog Tom]

No

Your logic means UAB would be favored by 7 at Birmingham. Not true.

Regardless Tech covers again next weekend. I fell we will have a complete four quarter game next week.

[PawDawg]

I fell we will have a complete four quarter game next week.

That would be great

[techman05]

I hope so too, but to this point, Holtz needs 3-4 weeks off to get his team ready to play anything close to 4 quarters.

[dawg80]

No

Your logic means UAB would be favored by 7 at Birmingham. Not true.

Not necessarily. If the pundits think we're, say 5 pts better, they would only be 2 pts favored at home. -5 + 7 = -2

But, you and D65, have been citing Vegas. I could care less what Vegas thinks. I don't know what algorithms they use, or what values they assign different factors. I posted the site I base my contention on. Vegas does things...like set odds...for gambling reasons. That's their goal, not actually trying to evaluate the relative quality of teams or the effect(s) of the location of the game.

[TDAWG]

I want to beat UAB's azzz! LA Tech was repeatedly cheated at Legion Field last year. Here's just one (1) example:

That game was still the only time I've ever seen a football team receive a 15-yd "unsportsmanlike" conduct dead ball foul penalty because our WR (McKnight) stood up and made the 1st down signal (pointed 1st down) after making a tremendous catch and achieving the 1st down deep in UAB territory. That single penalty changed everything. LA Tech went from having a 1st down and 10 around UAB's 25 or 30 yd-line to suddenly replaying 3rd down and 25 (with penalty) or so. It killed our drive and any chances we had of scoring on that drive.

Before last year's game against UAB, I had seen at least 100 players make that same 1st down signal after a 1st down catch, without penalty. And since that game, I've see it about 50 more times, without penalty. Those referees in Birmingham literally cheated us, and I WANT PAYBACK.

That same thing happened at ULL a number of years back. Consider the location.

[Bulldog Tom]

That same thing happened at ULL a number of years back. Consider the location.

Well don't worry yourself about the past. CUAB cannot stop the Bulldogs this week.

[PawDawg]

I could NOT care less what Vegas thinks.

fify. You know better

[DogsWin]

CUAB cannot stop the Bulldogs this week.

Don't underestimate these guys. They were more than we could handle last year in Birmingham and the winner of Saturday's game will likely host the CUAB Championship game.

[techman05]

Guys, guys, guys. No worries. Coach Field Goal will go for the throat instead of relying on special teams.

[Houston Techsan]

Is Antee scheduled to call the game?

[HogDawg]

I fell we will have a complete four quarter game next week.

Tech needs to get a better start for sure. That's 2 weeks in a row that we've dug ourselves a 3 score hole early in a game. That's ridiculous.

[dawg80]

Don't underestimate these guys. They were more than we could handle last year in Birmingham and the winner of Saturday's game will likely host the CUAB Championship game.

Underestimate 'em? No way! We are laser focused on the Blazers.

[tech70]

Do we Anatee again?