Biggest Regular Season Win?

[PawDawg]

I think so under Holtz. Western in Ruston was big, but this win does so many things...

-It gets a huge monkey off the back of our program (not Holtz)

-It it s win that most fans did not have marked as a win. Many fans had us at 4-3 or 5-2 at this point. 6-1 is huge!

-It gives us a legit shot at a Top 25 showing which should be one of our goals, but we've never really sniffed it under Holtz.

-It gives our fan base a breath of fresh air. Our fans know we can win 8 or 9 and a bowl game. We need more.

-It shows that Holtz is willing to make adjustments in the name of winning games...not just bowl games.

-Other than the Top 25 dream we have a realistic shot at actually hosting a conference championship. Traveling East again in not acceptable.

[latech]

This is huge win for us fans as we finally got to see the whole menu from skippy.

[glm47]

I think so under Holtz. Western in Ruston was big, but this win does so many things...

-It gets a huge monkey off the back of our program (not Holtz)

-It it s win that most fans did not have marked as a win. Many fans had us at 4-3 or 5-2 at this point. 6-1 is huge!

-It gives us a legit shot at a Top 25 showing which should be one of our goals, but we've never really sniffed it under Holtz.

-It gives our fan base a breath of fresh air. Our fans know we can win 8 or 9 and a bowl game. We need more.

-It shows that Holtz is willing to make adjustments in the name of winning games...not just bowl games.

-Other than the Top 25 dream we have a realistic shot at actually hosting a conference championship. Traveling East again in not acceptable.

I agree with all of that.

But we have to back this up. This is how we should play almost every week. I understand a let down every now and then. We really should not lose another game. That is my expectation. No excuses!

[PawDawg]

I agree with all of that.

But we have to back this up. This is how we should play almost every week. I understand a let down every now and then. We really should not lose another game. That is my expectation. No excuses!

No reason that we should not have 7 wins going into HC. We could very well be ranked after a HC win against UNT.

HC, and road games to Marshall and UAB will make or break us. Win all 3 means we host the championship game and will likely be ranked going in to that game. Lose any of the last 5 and it's just another year of unranked bowling.

[Cal&Ken]

That was such a fun game to be there for. I think it was an example of what Holtz can do when he has the time to prepare. We did not play the predictable game I thought we would. All in all, it was a great day to be a TECH fan!

[HogDawg]

That was such a fun game to be there for. I think it was an example of what Holtz can do when he has the time to prepare. We did not play the predictable game I thought we would. All in all, it was a great day to be a TECH fan!

I agree with this 100%. Yesterday was SO MUCH FUN!!!

The home crowds need to come back to JAS. It's worth it when the 'Dogs play like they did against USM and UMASS. Fun times!

[HogDawg]

So here are the games that are left:

Saturday Oct. 26		at UTEP Miners Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX	8:00pm ETESPN3	Buy Tickets
Saturday Nov. 2		OFF
Saturday Nov. 9		North Texas Mean Green (HC) Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA	4:00pm ETFacebook	Buy Tickets
Friday Nov. 15		at Marshall Thundering Herd Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV	7:00pm ETCBSSN	Buy Tickets
Saturday Nov. 23		at UAB Blazers Legion Field, Birmingham, AL	Time TBA ETESPN+	Buy Tickets
Saturday Nov. 30		UTSA Roadrunners Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA	3:30pm ETESPN+	Buy Tickets
Saturday Dec. 7		C-USA Championship Site, City TBD	1:30pm ET CBSSN

Looking at this schedule, there are 6 more potential wins here, including the CUSA Championship game. That would take LA Tech to 12-1.

- Breaking this schedule down, UTEP, UNT & UTSA should all be expected wins. (9 total wins). So, we should FEED off of the state of Texas this year while we can.

- I think we could lose at Marshall (50/50 chance) and win at UAB (60/40). There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to playing Marshall, but not UAB. Our guys know UAB, and hopefully look forward to getting payback from UAB the same way they just did against USM. Split these two games, and we finish the regular season 10-2.

- CUSA Championship. It's very doable this year.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I agree with this 100%. Yesterday was SO MUCH FUN!!!

The home crowds need to come back to JAS. It's worth it when the 'Dogs play like they did against USM and UMASS. Fun times!

Just like the old days with traditional TECH aggressive play on all fronts.

[T1]

76-31 win over Rice in 2014 was bigger, imo. That was an 8-win Rice team who beat us by 38 pts the year before... the game was for the West Division too. This one was big too though, but will soon be forgotten if they drop a couple of games. 1 game at a time.

[Tech79]

76-31 win over Rice in 2014 was bigger, imo. That was an 8-win Rice team who beat us by 38 pts the year before... the game was for the West Division too. This one was big too though, but will soon be forgotten if they drop a couple of games. 1 game at a time.

Yes, but this was Southern Miss. We knew we could beat Rice, wasn't sure we would ever beat the Buzzards!

[boxerdog]

I think it's the biggest win under Holtz for the reasons PawDawg listed. Of course, it won't matter much if we stumble later but, in terms of setting the table for the rest of the season, it's pivotal. This team could emerge as a Top 25 contender.

[Tech52]

2014 Rice was the first big win.
2015 had some let downs.
2016 had WKU, but a let down in Hattiesburg. Navy was a big enough win.
2017 lacked. Just a bowl win.
2018 was better, nothing big. Bowl win.
2019 USM is pivotal, will go down that way. Just get past UAB/UNT.

[THEarmada]

I really think this could be a spring board game. You could tell the players wanted this game bad.

[Rama Jama]

Listening to the immediate post game comments by Holtz with Luke McCown, Holtz said that JMar was in defensive huddles on the sidelines and Amik was offensive huddles on the sidelines, encouraging each other.

I think three things emerged in this game:
- this team has heart
- Holtz will play agressively
- this team is bonding deeper at the right time and is showing they have each others' backs.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Listening to the immediate post game comments by Holtz with Luke McCown, Holtz said that JMar was in defensive huddles on the sidelines and Amik was offensive huddles on the sidelines, encouraging each other.

I think three things emerged in this game:
- this team has heart
- Holtz will play agressively
- this team is bonding deeper at the right time and is showing they have each others' backs.

This 100%