North Texas Game - Sat Sept 16th - Red Out game

[Heavyarms]

Well, we *might* neat Sam Houston and maybe Jacksonville State. I don't see many more wins on the schedule. Gonna be fun when we're the dregs of out bottom-feeder conference.

[Tech52]

Going for 2 on that first TD of the second half was stupid.

[Tech52]

Not kicking a Field Goal at the UNT 24 in a 23-14 game was a stupid decision.

We were too aggressive when we did not need to be.

[SicemDawgz]

He has no idea how to manage a game. He definitely has no idea how to manage an offense. Gonna be a long, long however many years he’s got left on his contract.

[techman05]

Sure looked like the coach and the team prefer Turner.

[roughedge]

Every part of the game experience was awful. Tech is in an extremely sad situation. It’s no wonder why no other conference than a sliding CUSA accepts Tech. Everything about our program screams “Loser”.

Game day experience? I love to watch the 'Dawgs but we've completely eliminated any effort at creating a game day experience beyond the play on the field. Have you noticed all the little things we don't have any more--no smoke or pyrotechnics when the team takes the field, no fireworks when the team scores, the band gets less and less playing time during the game with the awful DJ, fewer and fewer concession options. Do those things win games? No, but people want to be entertained, they want the pageantry that goes with the play on the field and we have completely eliminated that.

[techman05]

We drove in right at kickoff. Almost as many students were walking out of Hideaway Park headed to their car or apartment as were headed toward the stadium. Then they leave at half if they even show up.

[weunice]

I don't get to make it to too many games but I brought my entire family today. Eight of us. We went to the UMass game a few years ago and the game experience from then until now is night and day. My kids had a blast at the UMass game and the game today was just not as fun and the outcome had very little to do with it.

We have GOT to fix the MC/DJ vs. Band issue. It is a real problem. The sound system is also TERRIBLE.

It has been nice to be in and around Ruston this weekend. Ruston - the town - has made so many strides since I was in college and the game experience is still better than when I was in school but it has taken a BIG step back from where it was a few years ago. Those things matter ... they just do.

[roughedge]

We have GOT to fix the MC/DJ vs. Band issue. It is a real problem. The sound system is also TERRIBLE.

This should be an easy fix and DONE before the next home game. No one expects a bunch of money to be spent on a video board that's going away, but turn the volume down and rely more on the Band of Pride for our music. The number of times the DJ and the band are playing simultaneously is ridiculous.

[techman05]

Easy for Louisiana Tech? That is the biggest 4 letter word in history for a Tech employee.

[ProfStudent158]

Game day experience? I love to watch the 'Dawgs but we've completely eliminated any effort at creating a game day experience beyond the play on the field. Have you noticed all the little things we don't have any more--no smoke or pyrotechnics when the team takes the field, no fireworks when the team scores, the band gets less and less playing time during the game with the awful DJ, fewer and fewer concession options. Do those things win games? No, but people want to be entertained, they want the pageantry that goes with the play on the field and we have completely eliminated that.

Be careful what you wish for, or the Tech brain trust might resurrect “The 300” next home game.

[roughedge]

Be careful what you wish for, or the Tech brain trust might resurrect “The 300” next home game.

At least they would be trying to do something. Now we're doing nothing at all to create an experience.

[GonzoDawg]

This should be an easy fix and DONE before the next home game. No one expects a bunch of money to be spent on a video board that's going away, but turn the volume down and rely more on the Band of Pride for our music. The number of times the DJ and the band are playing simultaneously is ridiculous.

North Texas Band fixed it, they just played over it. BOP got out performed all around.

[GonzoDawg]

We drove in right at kickoff. Almost as many students were walking out of Hideaway Park headed to their car or apartment as were headed toward the stadium. Then they leave at half if they even show up.

I honestly don’t know why they bother to show up when they can’t stay past halftime. Just stay home.

[THEarmada]

Still happy we called a timeout for them at the end of the half. We are such nice hosts.

Turned out to be the difference in the game.