ULM is a 7 win team with a kicker. Unless we are talking about a Skip Holtz coaches kicker. Then you are a 7 win team in a 9-10 win teams body since he leans so heavily on 3 > 7.Originally Posted by glm47
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ULM is a 7 win team with a kicker. Unless we are talking about a Skip Holtz coaches kicker. Then you are a 7 win team in a 9-10 win teams body since he leans so heavily on 3 > 7.
It would mean nothing to you...they are trash. Would still mean more to the casual football observer.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
It depends what the definition of "casual" is. Most college football fans know what a sorry season FSU had in comparison to their history. Most know they canned their coach, I would bet. If we beat them, it would be a "MEH" to "casual" fans. If we got beat by them, it would be "LATECH was overrated". Just my most humble opinion and not based on any real facts whatsoever.
Much more. And there's nothing wrong with hitting the recruiting trail and telling your recruits that we beat Florida State in a Bowl game. FSU is still a team loaded with 4 and 5 star athletes. OMG!!
My preference: Knowing that Texas athletes makes up so much of our recruiting base, I still want LA Tech to appear in the First Responders Bowl, on Dec 30th, on SMU's campus, against a Big 12 team.
A "Battle of the Tech's", between LA Tech vs Texas Tech would be ideal, and a great way to make LA Tech's name more familiar to fans and recruits throughout Texas. We would also have a packed house for the game too. TT travels very well.
Maybe we can compete with them this time with Mahomes gone. You are correct: this one would be sold out, IMO.
I don't think you're wrong. I think it's a question of degree. ANY bowl we go to this year is a "MEH" bowl to the casual football fan.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
I really don't think it matters much at all. If you know enough to know that App. State is better than Florida State this season, you know more or less who and what we are. If you are a football fan that would dismiss a win over App (or think a loss to them was a bad loss) then it probably doesn't matter what we do short of a NY6 game. You're never going to get it.
The haters are going to spin any bowl with any result away. It's what they do. The fans/SID/recruiters will (and should) spin any bowl with any result positively.
I thought we competed with them last time, even with Mahomes. I believe Holtz thought so too. He even said we "competed" against Texas Tech.
I heard Jay Bilas say something to this affect......
I think Izzo felt his team would compete better in a game with Duke. They didn’t appear to be competing the way they should have.
All I could think was, “Holtz is a commentator on ESPN?”
It would mean a lot to me here in NW Florida. This area is infested with FSU fans. And since we would not play FSU for another 10 years or so, bragging rights would remain intact. Much like being able to tell the legions of Alabama fans (also critical level of infestation) that "yeah, we have beat y'all the last three times we played y'all". The confused look on their face is always laugh worthy. http://www.winsipedia.com/alabama/vs/louisiana-tech
On the Alabama note, what's the back story on why did Alabama forfeit in 1993 after Tech had them @ 56-3?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_A..._football_team
In 1995, the NCAA found Antonio Langham guilty of receiving improper benefits after signing with an agent following the 1992 season, forcing Alabama to forfeit all games in which Langham competed.[2]Officially, Alabama finished the season with a 1–12 record, only winning their bowl game. [3]
Yahoo Sports this afternoon has Liberty vs So Miss in Indy, Tech vs West Mich in First Responders. Where do they get these?
Of course, I have loved going to our three DFW bowls.
Why would Western Michigan go to the First Responders Bowl in Dallas? I mean......seriously?Yahoo Sports this afternoon has Liberty vs So Miss in Indy, Tech vs West Mich in First Responders. Where do they get these?
Of course, I have loved going to our three DFW bowls.
Big 12 looks to be a team or two light with only 6 eligible. TCU, West Virginia, Texas Tech, and Kansas have already packed it in for the season.
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